TL;DR: Linus and James plug a retro 56K USB modem into a 2025 setup just for kicks, run through classic dial-up rituals (checking phone lines, closing background apps) and watch pages crawl in real time. They brave speed tests, attempt Netflix streaming and basic gaming—only to confirm that waiting several minutes for one webpage is as painful as you remember.
Along the way they share tech tips for maximizing whatever slim bandwidth you’ve got, then survey modern budget alternatives (4G hotspots, Starlink RV, etc.) that actually let you binge and game without dial-up’s signature agony. Nostalgia wins points, but dial-up in 2025 is brutally slow—and really just a fun throwback.
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