Plus, at that time
dialup Internet access was still pricey for most people (AOL / Prodigy / Compuserve was $ 10 for 5 hours and $ 3 for each additional hour per month).
Not exact matches
Before telecom companies realized there was money to be made providing
internet service over lines they already owned, third - party companies were connecting people through
dialup.
In ’98 my cable provider came out with unidirectional «high speed» (250K or so)
internet — the upload connection was still
dialup.