If the office phones are representative of the modem lines, I reasoned, my first calls would be a gauge of future service.

Some customers submit print jobs over Kinkonet, a service that uses dial-up modem lines.

I didn't realize it, but a few of our 1200-baud lines weren't dial-in modem lines.

It also features multiplayer over a modem line or Internet.

People stay at ice hotels for the novelty, not for the high-speed modem lines.

Each console has access to an administrative telephone and a modem line for use with a laptop computer, if required.

Access to these systems varied from single to multiple modem lines with some requiring little or no confirmed registration.

Except for the dedicated modem line, there wasn't even a phone.

Before Willow could think, the older woman reached down, closed the laptop, and disconnected the modem line.

Connecting is not a sure thing and can be slow even on a high-speed modem line.