Yet, hindsight tells us that 56k modems eventually became the norm! It was all thanks to some lateral thinking which made the most of the what the 1990s phone network had to offer.

A new Bluetooth 56K dial-up modem for PDAs from Socket. We, on the other hand, are trying hard to forget that dial-up even exists. Read Get the best tech, science, and culture news in your inbox ...

BlueGate 56k Modem is a pocket sized Bluetooth access point and V.92 modem. It doesn't require any software, its plug and play. Works with any bluetooth enabled PDA and Desktop. Their pages contains a ...

Zoom Telephonics has released a series of Bluetooth products including adapters (USB and PC Card) and a 56k Bluetooth fax modem. The company has sent us the Bluetooth Modem 4300 for review. Why am I ...

USRobotics was one of the innovators in the 56k modem space. Note the x2 branding on this SPORTSTER modem, denoing the company’s proprietary modulation method. Credit: Xiaowei, CC BY 3.0 ...

Many of those who've submitted videos appear to be of the generation that first connected to the web through 56K (or even 14.4K) modem screams, yet, as the Daily Dot noted, dial-up isn't a distant ...