Hacker NewsApr 26

Voice Modems

https://computer.rip/2026-04-26-voice-modems.html

#HackerNews #Tech #Modems

voice modems

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Tim RiemannApr 20
Seit ein paar Wochen setze ich mich ein wenig mit analogen #Modems auseinander und versuche auch die Technik dahinter zu verstehen. Die Doku und Specs sind gar nicht mal so schlecht. Leider sieht es mit den Dial-Ups aber nicht so gut aus. Verbindungen über #VoIP habe ich zu den drei #BBS en noch nicht herstellen können - wird aber weiter getestet.
Blake PattersonMar 16

Hardware I returned to Xfinity this afternoon. The Arris telephony modem was about 20 years old. The cable box / DVT was not much younger.

We dropped cable TV, VOIP, and stopped renting modems (bought my own Arris S33v3) very recently, saving hundreds of dollars per month on the bill.

#Xfinity #cable #cabletv #vintage #networking #vintagehardware #docsis #telephony #modem #modems

Show threadoldguycrustyMar 13

@futurebird @Rob_T_Firefly

Actually - if the current #Fascist #Authoritarian Assaults on speech and the internet continue unabated - we may need to revert to #dialup point-to-point connections with the old #modems that made that sound.

Although I dont think an analog modem would work over a cell network. Hmmm... now I made myself curious...

lmorchard's linksDec 19
Reinventing the dial-up modem

"We needed a way to send data to our server without an internet connection. A team member came up with this fantastic idea of using DTMF tones!"

https://saket.me/dtmf-tones/

#apps #healthcare #modems #offline
Reinventing the dial-up modem

Modern problems sometime require traditional solutions

Saket Narayan
Ars Technica NewsOct 1, 2025
That annoying SMS phish you just got may have come from a box like this https://arstechni.ca/nf5q #Security #phishing #smishing #hacking #Biz&IT #modems #SMS
That annoying SMS phish you just got may have come from a box like this

Smishers looking for new infrastructure are getting creative.

Ars Technica
Lowyat.NETSep 30, 2025

YouTuber Streams Video Via 12 56K Dial-Up Modems #56kmodem #hardware #modems #randomasitgets

https://www.lowyat.net/2025/367688/youtuber-56k-modem-streaming/

YouTuber Streams Video Via 12 56K Dial-Up Modems

It wouldn’t surprise us in the least if, in 2025, the current generation of young adults didn’t know or understand the pains many pre-broadband era folks (this writer included) experien…

Lowyat.NET
Hacker NewsSep 28, 2025

Enthusiasts bond twelve 56K modems together to set dial-up record: 668kbps

https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/enthusiasts-bond-twelve-56k-dial-up-modems-together-to-set-dial-up-broadband-records-a-dozen-screeching-boxes-achieve-record-668-kbps-download-speeds

#HackerNews #Enthusiasts #DialUp #Modems #Record #668kbps #TechInnovation #RetroComputing

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

Multilink PPP worked well on an era-appropriate Windows XP PC, after progress using an earlier Windows ME box stalled.

Tom's Hardware
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseSep 1, 2025

Geeks Are Sexy: From 300 bps to 56K: The Glorious Noise of Getting Online. “Remember when the internet screamed at you before letting you online? Youtuber Retrocet has preserved the full symphony of dial-up modems in a compilation that takes us on a journey from the snail-paced 300 bps connections to the lightning-fast (at the time) 56K. Each shriek, screech, and static hiss is historically […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/01/from-300-bps-to-56k-the-glorious-noise-of-getting-online-geeks-are-sexy/

From 300 bps to 56K: The Glorious Noise of Getting Online (Geeks Are Sexy) | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

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Bits&Terminal JeffAug 28, 2025
Echoes of past futures - modem songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xalTFH5ht-k
#retroComputing #modems
Dial Up Modem Sounds, from 300 bps to 56K

YouTube