Is there anything better than dial up Internet service?
821967
High speed cable internet is pretty good. I have comcast and pay less than $50.
72537
If you have a SBC telephone connection, you can try SBC Yahoo DSL, they provide it for $19.99.  Dial-up services such as Netzero and PeoplePC are cheaper too, but slower thatn cable and DSL.
1168121
It's all about downloading! If you want to download video files or music, dial up makes you change your mind real quick! For this, you'd better go for dsl!\nIf you're just surfing the web, dial up is fine.
543176
There are downloads that supposedly speed up Dial Up downloads, but the benefit is marginal if at all. A dial up connection is faster the closer you are to your ISP. But if you really want speedier downloads you will have to forsake Dial Up altogether. DSL is faster by a whole lot, and cable is even much faster. Of course, fast costs money. If budget is a consideration, then DSL that includes phone, television and Internet may be an option as they come bundled in various price ranges. You can only speed up the horse and buggy so far. Time to switch to a Mustang.
892582
high speed internet, only way to go baby.
899572
nope, that's dial-up for you. Ask them to convert it to an ADSL line, otherwise you are SOL.
1006937
well i have tried limewire, that site works best if you have dsl or cable. dial up will literally make you grab your shot gun and blow your face off.
23490
There is no way to increase the speed of a dial-up connection.  However there is software such as Net-Zero 3G "high-speed" which uses compression technology to make web pages load faster.  It will increase your browsing speed but will do nothing to increase download speeds.  Net-Zero 3G is $10 per month but if you're going to spend that you may as well get DSL and you can get cheap DSL for $15 per month.
26259
The above answers are correct.  A long time (15 to 20 minutes is a long time in internet land).  Maybe you should consider DSL for $15 per month, http://www.verizon.com/
100174
You can use the DSL download option even when you connect through dial-up. The only issue is that you will get only at dial-up speeds.
893718
get a better internet connecton
1086817
The best for your money, if you are using them strictly for the internet, would be an e-Machine pc. They are a good price for a good computer. As far as connection, I would go with cable, because dial-up is very outdated and slow. If you have to, use dial up, run it through your phone line, but if possible, open a new line just for the internet so you don't miss any important phone calls.
91988
If you're asking for a high speed ISP, I'm afraid you're out of luck. If you've got a WiFi card, you could try to get some free Internet from neighbors with an unsecured wireless access point (note: this may or may not be legal, if it is and you get caught, don't blame me). Otherwise, there is Netzero/Juno. They offer ad supported dialup for 10 hours a month for free. It might take some good eyes, but the link for a free account is buried somewhere in their site. If you don't mind a banner of ads taking up a fair amount of screen real estate while you're online and you don't plan on using it for more than 10 hours a month, this should be fine.
819177
I used to connect years ago with dial up. When I did use my webcam with sound it was horrible. It cut off alot and the voice transmissions were horrible. There is so much bandwith going through those lines that it cannot handle it. Go DSL or Cable and you shouldn't have a problem. If you dont have access to that in your area then you may want to consider satilite access. But that costs lots of money.
92582
Unless you really know a lot about programming then there really isn't a whole lot you can do to "boost performance" on dial up. Sorry.
537576
You should either abandon the dialup for something better (at least DSL, then you don't have to worry about phone calls), or you should get a seperate phone line (they are inexpensive).  If you MUST use dialup on the same line, then there are plenty of programs for that.  Check download.com .
536883
im using throttle its really magnificent\nit makes ur dial-up speed like a ADSL(200 more)\ntry it from http://www.throttle.com