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    From Basschestra@VERT/DMINE to All on Thursday, July 09, 2020 06:30:29
    Hello Guys!
    I just wanna ask that does exist something like serial port modem? And can I use Dial-Up internet connection in 2020? And if I can what do I need?
    Have a nice day,
    Basschestra

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Basschestra on Friday, July 10, 2020 11:09:47
    Re: Serial Port Modem
    By: Basschestra to All on Thu Jul 09 2020 07:30 am

    Hello Guys!
    I just wanna ask that does exist something like serial port modem?

    Yes, of course. Look for a "Hayes compatible" modem (e.g. V.90 or V.92) - USRobotics is probably the most popular brand. External modems are preferred over internal, but either will usually work.

    And can I
    use Dial-Up internet connection in 2020? And if I can what do I need?

    Yes. You need a dial-up modem, a "land line" (or a VOIP line that will work with analog modems), an Internet service provider that provides PPP/dial-up access and a lot of patience.

    digital man

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  • From Moondog@VERT/CAVEBBS to Basschestra on Friday, July 10, 2020 19:30:00
    Re: Serial Port Modem
    By: Basschestra to All on Thu Jul 09 2020 07:30 am

    Hello Guys!
    I just wanna ask that does exist something like serial port modem? And can I use Dial-Up internet connection in 2020? And if I can what do I need?
    Have a nice day,
    Basschestra

    In order to use a dialup modem, you require a service provider that offers numbers to dial into. What OS and version are you running? That determines
    to hard part, which is whether your platform still supports dialup
    networking.

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  • From paulie420@VERT/PAULIE42 to Basschestra on Friday, July 10, 2020 23:27:25
    Re: Serial Port Modem
    By: Basschestra to All on Thu Jul 09 2020 07:30 am

    Hello Guys!
    I just wanna ask that does exist something like serial port modem? And can I use Dial-Up internet connection in 2020? And if I can what do I need? Have a nice day,
    Basschestra

    Oh theres options... you can build a 'serial modem' with hardware, that connects to a wifi connection and passes data through serial as if it WERE an old school modem.... theres this project:

    https://www.cbmstuff.com/proddetail.php?prod=WiModem232

    Theres a 'pimodem' made from a raspberry pi zero and does the same thing... these are better ways of doing so, without using old hardware...

    pAULIE42o

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  • From Basschestra@VERT/DMINE to Moondog on Sunday, August 16, 2020 10:37:01
    Re: Serial Port Modem
    By: Moondog to Basschestra on Fri Jul 10 2020 08:30 pm

    Re: Serial Port Modem
    By: Basschestra to All on Thu Jul 09 2020 07:30 am

    Hello Guys!
    I just wanna ask that does exist something like serial port modem? And ca use Dial-Up internet connection in 2020? And if I can what do I need? Have a nice day,
    Basschestra

    In order to use a dialup modem, you require a service provider that offers numbers to dial into. What OS and version are you running? That determines to hard part, which is whether your platform still supports dialup networking.
    Well
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    well I have a computer that runs on Windows 2000. But my I.S.P. do not provide Cheers,
    Basschestra

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  • From Basschestra@VERT/DMINE to Moondog on Friday, October 02, 2020 07:06:49
    Re: Serial Port Modem
    By: Moondog to Basschestra on Fri Jul 10 2020 08:30 pm

    I can use my old Pentium PC with Windows 2000 and I think that dial-up service is availble in my country.
    Cheers,
    Basschestra

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  • From Basschestra@VERT/DMINE to paulie420 on Friday, October 02, 2020 07:07:33
    Re: Serial Port Modem
    By: paulie420 to Basschestra on Sat Jul 11 2020 12:27 am

    Thank you! Paulie
    Cheers,
    Basschestra

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