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[–] 11 points 4 months ago (3 children)

It didn’t ring very often.

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  • [–] 28 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Unless you wanted to get online. Then everyone would call in the small window you were using the line.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I'm too young to have experienced dial-up, but wouldn't it be the case that people just wanted to go online and/or call people after school or work, so around the same time?

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