ALSO CALLED: Dialup Access Services, Dial-Up Internet Services, Remote Access Services, and Dialup Internet Services DEFINITION: Dial-up pertains to a telephone connection in a system of many lines shared by many users. A dial-up connection is established and maintained for a limited time duration. The alternative is a dedicated connection, which is continuously in place. Dial-up lines are sometimes called switched
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SUMMARY:I’m InTouch is centred around a technology that locates your computer connected to the Internet, regardless of whether its IP address is changing or static.
DIAL-UP ACCESS SERVICES DEFINITION (continued): … Dial-up pertains to a telephone connection in a system of many lines shared by many users. A dial-up connection is established and maintained for a limited time duration. The alternative is a dedicated connection, which is continuously in place. Dial-up lines are sometimes called switched lines and dedicated lines are called nonswitched lines. A dedicated line is often a leased line that is rented from a telephone company.
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