The death of dialup?

I must be getting on a bit! I remember how excited I was when I first got onto the Internet with my first PAYG dialup account, in the days well before even unmetered dialup.

SimplySwitch are now reporting that broadband access has become cheaper than dialup access, effectively pricing dialup out of the market (Reuters story).

Surprising just how significant the cost differential is:

"Telewest and NTL customers could save almost 60 pounds per year by switching to broadband from dial-up, while those with Tiscali and AOL could save 33 pounds and 12 pounds respectively per annum"

Now dialup might be on its last legs - I can see it becoming just for remote access for broadband users in the future.