Slow medium for connecting to the Internet, which some people STILL use because:
1. They can't afford broadband (understandable, unlike the following)
2. They don't know about other ways to connect
3. They've been brainwashed into thinking AOL is number one

an internet connection that doesnt allow the people using it to talk on the phone at the same time, if you call someones house while their on dial-up internet you will recieve a sound so horrid that it will make your ears bleed.
it sounds like a robot being tortured.

1) Of or relating to a network connection, as to the Internet, which requires that a telephone number be dialed.

2) A temporary, as opposed to dedicated, connection between machines established over a telephone line using modems.

A horrible, extremely slow internet connection. With dial up your phone and computer use the same line.

“ dial-up” (Adj.) as in a dial-up computer connection to indicate a outdated mode, thought, recommendation, or activity?

Slow medium for connecting to the Internet, which some people STILL use because:
1. They can't afford broadband (understandable, unlike the following)
2. They don't know about other ways to connect
3. They've been brainwashed into thinking AOL is number one
4. Don't have broadband in their area.

Very slow