Open Source: Do any North Carolinians still use dial-up internet?
I'm Brian Gordon, tech reporter for The News & Observer, and this is Open Source, a weekly newsletter of business, labor and technology in North Ca...
I'm Brian Gordon, tech reporter for The News & Observer, and this is Open Source, a weekly newsletter of business, labor and technology in North Carolina. 919-719-5295 Dial that number, and you'll hear a remnant from an earlier internet. It's the drawn-out beeps and screeches of a dial-up modem. The sounds are like an arcade game mixed with a car crash. It may spark nostalgia, but it's not pleasant. While grabbing coffee with a friend earlier this week, he mentioned an internet provider called NetZero might still offer dial-up service in the Triangle.