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Enthusiasts bond twelve 56K modems together to set dial-up broadband records — a dozen screeching boxes achieve record 668 kbps download speeds

The latest episode published by tech channel The Serial Port began with an interesting question: Is it possible to stream YouTube via dial-up internet? As the headline suggests, the answer is a ...
Ars Technica

Modems - I thought they were easy

Hi,<BR><BR>My GF's sister has a winXP machine to which she wants to attach a 2nd hand modem to connect to the internet with.<BR><BR>This modem has no markings on it telling me what brand it is - it ...
SDxCentral

YouTubers turn ancient modems into a 668 Kb/s interconnected speed demon

A tech YouTube channel that sought to stream videos from the platform over dial-up internet may have broken download speed records for 20-year-old hardware. The ...
Ars Technica

56k modem + AOL = loses connection after a minute or two

I recently built a new computer for a friend (Shuttle Zen: ATI Intel MB w/IGP, undervolted P4 1.6A, 512MB), and gave him the external Supra Express modem that had been gathering dust on my shelf (but ...
Computerworld

Problems with Vista and 56K modem

They use to connect to Internet with a 56k modem with an old computer. The new computer doesn't got an serial interface. I then bought a usb - serial cabel and thought that it must be easy to use the ...
TechSpot

Streaming YouTube over dial-up: how one creator hit 668 kbps with 12 modems

TL;DR: A YouTube creator successfully streamed video by bonding 12 phone lines together to showcase the raw potential of obsolete technology. The resulting connection delivered just under one megabit ...