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Re: Free Dialup ISP's that work well with Dreamcast
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 3:15 pm
by natelegz
That Free Dail-up for rhode island was so clutch back in the day this thread brought back memories
Re: Free Dialup ISP's that work well with Dreamcast
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 5:22 pm
by devilroad
Hello all.
You should try terradialup.com , a project for free dial-up all over the world, including for gaming purpose.
Request your user.
Re: Free Dialup ISP's that work well with Dreamcast
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 8:16 am
by Stewcumber
So.. to connect your dreamcast to the internet over dialup, you can just plug the modem straight into the phone socket without a router?
Here in the UK, I get my 'fibre' broadband through a special connection in the house rather than ADSL over the phoneline. This means my phone socket is going unused (I don't have a house phone), but the line should be active because I have to pay line rental. So in theory I could connect my dreamcast straight to the phone line without stopping the house's broadband connection.
I have found
http://www.nippyinternet.co.uk/dial_up/index.html which seems to say that I can just dial that number (1p per minute after 6pm) from my dreamcast and that's it?
Is there a catch (outside of potentially crappy performance)?
Re: Free Dialup ISP's that work well with Dreamcast
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 3:40 am
by shinji14
is there a way to connect with a mobile line?
Re: Free Dialup ISP's that work well with Dreamcast
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2017 3:42 am
by Nz17
@Stew: Yes, as long as the line is "live," then you can use any regular "landline" telephone, modem, or fax machine on a particular telephone line/socket. Therefore you should be able to connect your Dreamcast with no router required. (Technically speaking, the ISP would have a router located at their building, but you don't need to worry about it.
)
@Shin: I believe you could take the route of Dreamcast to DreamPi to Wi-Fi to mobile Wi-Fi wireless router hotspot (such as a MiFi). Of course, you don't need to use a dedicated device like a MiFi; you can just use a typical Android-based smartphone and create a "tethered connection."
For more information about that, see
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiFi ]
[
https://www.wikihow.com/Tether-With-Android ]
[
https://lifehacker.com/5447347/how-to-t ... roid-phone ]
Note that you can use either your Wi-Fi or mobile network connection; if the case of the former, you are good to go without extra permission; with a mobile (cell) connection, your mobile carrier must support tethering, so consult their documentation or support personnel.
Re: Free Dialup ISP's that work well with Dreamcast
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 7:47 am
by Blue_Rogue
For those In Australia, Dodo have a dialup connection for AUD$1 a month. Unlimited download and connection costs, 128kbs. Just call sales and they will set you up even if your not a Dodo subscriber (Im with Optus).
Re: Free Dialup ISP's that work well with Dreamcast
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 5:20 pm
by DreamMe
Awesome, will remember this for later!
Re: Free Dialup ISP's that work well with Dreamcast
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:32 pm
by maciver6969
I bought the Dreampi and it works really well but I found it needs to be reset from time to time. YMMV
Re: Free Dialup ISP's that work well with Dreamcast
Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 5:42 pm
by Nemu
I knew having a landline would pay off eventually
Re: Free Dialup ISP's that work well with Dreamcast
Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 9:37 pm
by DoggyDotCom
Very helpful!!!