Expecting any tech company TODAY to develop products compatible with DIAL-UP (1980's technology) is stupid on steroids.
I noticed you can't defend the rest of my post and chose that one to hit on LOL. HugheNet the only choice for most rural users to get high speed has a low usage cap. Now don't you think it would be helpful if MicroMistake made it to where you could cut chit chat to their program partners to a very minimum and yes I have mine set for that after about the first week when I found that setting by accident.
Of course some will defend Microsoft no matter how bad they get. Some I suspect have vested interest in the sales thereof. LOL