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drop-dial verb. To drop a user's existing Internet connection and then dial up a new connection that offers a service (such as a video or concert) over a premium-rate phone line.

Example Citation:
"Just as broadcasters are assessing the potential of drop-dialling, so is the music industry. With MSN putting time and money into developing a website to stream concerts, it would not be surprising if MSNMusic.com introduced drop-diallers as an alternative to credit card subscriptions."
—Amy Vickers, "New media: Drop everything," The Guardian, March 19, 2001

Related Words:
dial tone
earballs
microchannel
music service provider
pay radio
pay-per-listen

Subject Categories:
Computers - Internet
Technology - General

Posted on March 20, 2001 at 4:53 PM
Updated on March 20, 2001 at 4:53 PM


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