I'm indeed using dialup, for reasons too complicated to explain here. There are still quite a few of us out there, according to these somewhat dated articles:...snip
And of they are dated, then their relevence must be questioned.
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But sometimes it's not worth designing/compromising for the few percent that have issues, if it compromises things unnacceptably for the other 95%. Though you should always bear them in mind as they may be relevent to your site.
If you are aiming at business people then it's unlikely they will have an issue. If you are aiming at family in the Australian outback, then lean sites may be much more important.