# DialUp95

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/dialup95/

6 people recommended DialUp95 in Hacker News comments, 3 had mixed feelings and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 12 months, in 1 thread. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

6 of the 6 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “DialUp95 – A 90s inspired nostalgia hit”.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its faithful, nostalgic dial-up modem sounds. Critics note the connection lacks a beep and the click sound is too loud.

Summary written by Claude from 10 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Faithful dial-up modem sounds (3 comments in the sample): "I think he even nailed the link upgrade sound on the modem." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47104256)) "This sounds faithful to what I used to hear in the UK." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47104179)) "Sounds totally accurate to me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47104209))

## What people recommend instead

- [56k.rip](https://hackerapproved.com/p/56k-rip/): 10 recommend, 5 mixed, 4 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "DialUp95", https://hackerapproved.com/p/dialup95/ (6 recommend, 3 mixed, 3 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.