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The Dial-up Modem Song

The Dial-up Modem Song

Before broadband internet was a thing, we had dial-up modems. These devices used regular phone lines to send sounds that represented data, and the beeps and squeals they made when connecting were awful. But in the talented hands of remixer Eclectic Method (aka Jonny Wilson), these sounds have a certain musicality when given a backbeat.

Visualizing Modem Sounds

Visualizing Modem Sounds

The electronic squeals of dial-up modems were truly unpleasant, but also brought us our earliest internet memories. If you’ve ever wondered what those sounds might look like on a graph, you’re in luck. Scotty H generated a spectrogram that shows the frequencies being generated during a moden’s handshake phase.

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Dial-up Slowed Down

Dial-up Slowed Down

If you ever used a dial-up modem back in the day, you know it produces one of the world’s most annoying sounds. But slow those screeches down 700%, and you’ve got a relaxing soundtrack for a day at the spa lying face down on the massage table.

VZW Global USB Modem

VZW Global USB Modem
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Verizon Wireless’ UMW190 is a global USB modem that’ll provide 3G internet around the world with dual-band CDMA/Tri-Band UMTS/HSPA and quad-band GSM/GRPS/EDGE.

Sprint MiFi 2200

Sprint MiFi 2200
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Based on Novatel’s MiFi, the Sprint MiFi 2200 is a combination broadband modem and mobile hotspot; it also makes use of the MiFi’s GPS, good for location and mapping apps.

Sprint 3G/4G U300

Sprint 3G/4G U300
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Thus far limited to Baltimore, Sprint’s 4G (WiMAX) services will be expanding to 10 cities in 2009 and 5 more in 2010; their U300 USB modem lets you use 3G in non-4G areas.

T-Mobile webConnect

T-Mobile webConnect
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Better late than never: T-Mobile joins the mobile broadband party with their USB webConnect laptop stick, a 3G modem which also connects to EDGE and T-Mo’s Wi-Fi hotspots.

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