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Not trying to be snarky or unhelpful here, but it is actually possible to live off of dial up, if you change your habits and expectations. And no, I'm not /tha

Not trying to be snarky or unhelpful here, but it is actually possible to live off of dial up, if you change your habits and expectations. And no, I'm not /that/ old. I wrote this about my experience living on dial-up while living/working in Benin, West Africa. You won't be watching any youtube videos or using Facebook or other javascript-heavy sites. But you can do really well with IMAP, POP, FTP, NTTP, and the like. http://therandymon.com/index.php?/archives/166-Life-in-56K.html http://therandymon.com/index.php?/archives/166-Life-in-56K.h...

jason_slack 12y ago
Hi Randall! I read your blog. Thanks for the reply. Yes, there might be a few dial-up options left in the area I am moving. I am surely going to check it out. I will have a landline for phone but that is all Verizon can get me. I have 30gb a month for 4g LTE so I am hoping I can stay with in this changing browsing habits, downloading updates at friends, etc. Your suggestions in the article are great. Offline RSS, using a dedicated e-mail client, I'm also going to stop apps from phoning home unless needed. Any ideas for file transfers? Meaning what if I am downloading and it stops, having it pick up where I left off versus starting the download completely over again...
crystalclaw 12y ago
> And no, I'm not /that/ old. I remember dial up. I'm 18. I had it for several years before we switched to satellite, then verizon hotspot, then (pending). I'm sorry, but remembering dialup is not any indication of age.