[January 07, 2009] 'Dial-up internet to be extinct in UK by 2012 - expert' Tweet Jan 07, 2009 (DMEUROPE via COMTEX) -- Dial-up internet will be extinct in the UK by 2012 as consumers switch to faster and cheaper broadband, according to future trends expert Richard Watson. Writing in the Daily Mirror newspaper, Watson said video shops will also disappear by 2013 as faster broadband allows consumers to download films in a few seconds. He also predicted that satellite navigation will be standard in new cars and mobile phones by 2014 and that DVDs will vanish by 2018 as high-speed downloads take over. Distributed for DMeurope.com via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]