[SGVLUG] 56kbps over cable phone?

[Braddock Gaskill]

As a followup...

I got a USB modem a couple days ago and have been calling some of the 22
dialup BBSes known to still exist in North America.

I have only been able to connect at 9600 baud over my Time Warner cable
VOIP phone line.  So I guess VOIP has killed the days of the 56k modem.

I have ordered a POTS analog land line (at least I hope it isn't some VOIP
bastardization) from AT&T and should have my Raspberry Pi online for
dial-up access next week for anyone who wants to dust off their modem. 
This is basically going to be a public art project.  :)

-braddock


On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 04:17:18 -0800, Dan Buthusiem <dan.buthusiem at gmail.com>
wrote:
> pfft. telnet is the future for secure communications and lolcats
> On Dec 4, 2012 2:14 AM, "Matthew Campbell" <dvdmatt at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Yeah, telnet is so old that the current generations of script kiddies
>> won't kn0w h0w 2 h4ck it.
>>
>> Matt
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 10:08 AM, James McDuffie
>> <mcduffie at pitfall.org>wrote:
>>
>>> Why not just make it available over Telnet like most BBSes that are
>>> still in existence do?
>>>
>>> On Sun, Dec 2, 2012, at 05:24 PM, Braddock Gaskill wrote:
>>> >
>>> > On Sun, 2 Dec 2012 17:20:36 -0800, Jess Bermudes
<jbermudes at gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> > > You want a POTS line specifically to only use for a 56k connection
>>> > > to
>>> > the
>>> > > internet?
>>> >
>>> > I was thinking of setting up a dial-up bbs.
>>>
>>>
>>