Once connected you can utilise all aspects of the internet, the drawback with a dial-up connection is the speed, a standard 56k modem can theoretically transfer 56 Kilobits of data a second.
The most common broadband however can transfer up to 512 kilobits of data a second. However their are a number of service providers that can transfer at 4480 kilobits a second that is 80 times faster than a dial up connection..
