How can dialup go faster than 56k?

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This high-nerd video from The Serial Port answers this burning question.

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Great video, I've enjoyed that.
Going for Windows XP on a Pentium 4 rig was the right way to go, especially if you want to stream YouTube. I would never have imagined to see a setup like this. Hearing a dozen modems dialing up must be quite the symphony to witness! Amazing combined speed, at 668kbps!
I hope they will take it further some day. Like, wayyyy further. 4K on dialup or something, through a whole room filled with modems (imagine the sound of that). That would kind of blow up the internet! 🤯
 

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It was something alright. I'd love to know how many modems it would take to hit 1Gbps lol. Thousands for sure. Having them all dial at once would be deafening.
 
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