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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 ...
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

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 ...
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 ...