I'm almost literally a caveman when it comes to technology outside of music gear... I game online with PS4 and whatnot but I'm trying to get a good "Dreamcast for Dummies" walkthrough of how to get mine online using a dial up service. I still have a landline in a Time Warner (Spectrum) package for WiFi, Free Long Distance Telephone and Cable. What I'm trying to figure out is what I have to do to get going the old fashioned way since I have said phone line. I have come to understand that NetZero won't work because you need a browser they provide to run the service so I'm actually willing to pay for dial up since its only going to run me 5-10 a month... but which service is best? How easy is it? How do you use it? Will my Time Warner service make me unable to use the line for dial up? Would I just dial my member screen name with my chosen dial up service and password and then use the closest isp number for my area? I'm really clueless and have been looking all over the internet.. If anyone can explain this to me, make sure you explain it like you would a child using technology for the first time lol. I'm 31 and once thought I was SOMEWHAT decent at figuring this kind of stuff out. I've also acquired Phantasy Star ver2, Quake 3, 4x4, Alien Front and Unreal (although I don't know if Unreal is still online?). If there's different methods for different games, let me know. I want to join the community of (almost) 300 people playing online in 2018! I would even be tempted to make youtube streams.. especially if I can bring my Phantasy Star game online (heard you need to burn a patch even WITH a connection?? Do I just burn the patcher on the download page and insert the disk before inserting PSO? ...This is why I need help haha) I really don't know how to pull all this off.. Thanks to anyone willing to assist me. Once I get this online, I'll be on ALL the time.... seriously
*Note* I am so out of touch that I originally posted this in "Lounge" instead of here in Support. Sorry about that