DialUp95
Dial-up simulator
Recommended for its faithful, nostalgic dial-up modem sounds. Critics note the connection lacks a beep and the click sound is too loud.
Recommended for its faithful, nostalgic dial-up modem sounds. Critics note the connection lacks a beep and the click sound is too loud.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Faithful dial-up modem sounds
“I think he even nailed the link upgrade sound on the modem.”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “DialUp95 – A 90s inspired nostalgia hit” “This sounds faithful to what I used to hear in the UK.”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “DialUp95 – A 90s inspired nostalgia hit” “Sounds totally accurate to me.”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “DialUp95 – A 90s inspired nostalgia hit”
What people recommend instead
The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56k.rip | 15 | 4 | 79% | 2 | — | — |
| DialUp95This page | 9 | 3 | 75% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The click sound is absurdly loud.”
“The change to authentication happened before the modem negotiation ended, this should be fixed”
“I think he even nailed the link upgrade sound on the modem.”
“Sounds totally accurate to me.”
“This sounds faithful to what I used to hear in the UK.”
“the sound is not accurate”
“the fact that it did not beep it was a little let down”
“Need to show this to her.”
“i was expecting web browser after dialup”
“Amazing, however when I changed the number I expected an audio recording of some guy answering”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.