subject: What Is Backup Dial Up Utilised For When Thinking Of Asdl Internet? [print this page] Dial Up is not the first choice when connecting to the Internet, but it has its uses. When would it be needed? What is backup dial up used for? It turns out business broadband ASDL is useful for a myriad of situations, not least for backup. Although Dial Up is more expensive and slower, it is worth having. While older than most college graduates, it is still used today, and for good reasons.
A user may have a fast and efficient ISP, but this can change quickly. Cables go down and companies can be run out of business. When this happens, a backup dial-up ISP is needed in order to access the Internet until the primary source is available again. Emergencies come up and the Internet must be available in case it is needed.
A user may be leaving the house. Are there any hotspots to which he or she would have access? What if the Internet is needed right away? If the user has a cellphone plan that allows tethering, Dial Up is now available. Simply plug the phone in and Internet is available wherever there is reception.
The user may be banned from using the ISP he or she had originally. Whatever the reason, Dial-Up will be required until a new Cable, DSL, or Fiber Optic ISP is made available. How will users access the sign up page if there is no Internet? This limits what users can do until the dsl provider arrives to install the modem, but it is better than having no Internet service whatsoever.
Unlike with Cable, it is possible to dial directly when using a dial-up modem. This means no more logs, which means no more traces of any access to computers other than the computers themselves. This is useful if the user has paranoid tendencies or would like some privacy. This is not a way to perform an illegal act, however, as the computer the user connected to has a record of the connection.
Telnet is still available if needed, so if a computer must be accessed remotely, there is a way. Further uses exist now that text-only browsers are around, and images can be compressed to a fraction of their original size. This not only saves space, but also allows Dial Up to access sites more easily. FTP is available if the files are small enough. Streaming is impossible, but with technological know-how, is not needed.
Hackers take a longer time to access a slow connection. This means that a would-be victim actually has more time to react when it has a slow connection. This is because it takes more time for the user's computer to accept incoming data, meaning the one being attacked is given a bigger grace time between the beginning of the hacking attempt and any damage being done. A few more seconds to load a page is a small price to pay for a safer computer.
A second ISP is handy if users need to do something that may not want to be linked to the first. This could range from accessing a site form which the user is IP banned to performing suspicious acts (though this is never recommended). One must remember that an Internet Service Provider will still track all use of the Internet, more in some countries than others. Do not perform illegal actions, especially if there is an obvious log, which there is.
