Hey there! Got a new Dreamcast (Brand New Boxed, gonna post pictures soon) and I want to go on a private server for PSO. Anyone know any good free ISP providers? Thanks!!
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Free ISP for Dreamcast?
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Re: Free ISP for Dreamcast?
null modem using the modem in your DC and a modem in your PC, there are guides to do it online
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Re: Free ISP for Dreamcast?
NetZero has one, but unfortunately it requires that you run their dialer client (for the ads to support the free service), and you only get 10 hours a month.
There might be a way to make your PC act as a router for the DC. Here's a guide, but it was written for Windows 98 and involves registry hacks so I strongly recommend against doing it on any other version of Windows. (And if you do have an old 98 PC lying around, make a backup of the registry first.)
http://dreamcast.onlineconsoles.com/php ... cwin98.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
There might be a way to make your PC act as a router for the DC. Here's a guide, but it was written for Windows 98 and involves registry hacks so I strongly recommend against doing it on any other version of Windows. (And if you do have an old 98 PC lying around, make a backup of the registry first.)
http://dreamcast.onlineconsoles.com/php ... cwin98.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Free ISP for Dreamcast?
My ISP has free dial-up, I think. Check with yours to see if they offer anything like that.
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Re: Free ISP for Dreamcast?
cant you run the DC any faster than dial-up quality these days? or is that all the DC modem will allow.
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Re: Free ISP for Dreamcast?
If you have at&t yahoo DSL, you also get dial up that you can use with one computer at a time. I use it at my grandmother's house sometimes, and got rid of the netzero.
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Re: Free ISP for Dreamcast?
they made a broadband adapter but it's ridiculously expensive ($150+)emeraldz wrote:cant you run the DC any faster than dial-up quality these days? or is that all the DC modem will allow.
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Re: Free ISP for Dreamcast?
The DC only has a 56k modem.emeraldz wrote:cant you run the DC any faster than dial-up quality these days? or is that all the DC modem will allow.
They did make 2 different broadband Ethernet adapters, but one only works with the web browser disc, and the other is very rare and highly sought-after.
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Re: Free ISP for Dreamcast?
What? The Dreamcast was shipped in the US with a 56K. They made a HUUUGGEEE deal about it. I even had to remember that when I presold 120 of them at Gamestop/Software ETC.
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Re: Free ISP for Dreamcast?
all US models had a 56k modem, some asia/japan models had 33.6 or 56k and all PAL DCs had 33.6k modemsWhat? The Dreamcast was shipped in the US with a 56K. They made a HUUUGGEEE deal about it. I even had to remember that when I presold 120 of them at Gamestop/Software ETC.
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