Relive the glory of 56K. Plays the modem handshake and shows a retro loading screen on every page.
Users
45
+9 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#113K
#94K among extensions
Version
1.0.0
updated 12 Apr 2026
Users
monthly, 6 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:45 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 6 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Dial-Up Simulator
Remember waiting? Really waiting? Staring at a screen while your computer screamed into a phone line for permission to load a single webpage?
Dial-Up Simulator brings that experience back. Every page you visit gets a full-screen retro terminal overlay — complete with AT commands, a random ISP name, touch-tone dialing, carrier detection, protocol negotiation, and a painfully slow progress bar made of block characters. All on a CRT-style display with scanlines.
Oh, and the sound. That sound. The glorious screech of a modem handshake plays on every connection.
Features:
Full modem handshake sequence with randomized ISP names and phone numbers
Three speed settings: 14.4K (full suffering), 28.8K (moderate pain), 56K (blazing fast)
Authentic modem connection sound with volume control
CRT scanline overlay and green phosphor terminal aesthetic
Connection counter — track how many times you've "dialed in"
Master on/off toggle so you can disable it without uninstalling
Works on every page
Perfect for:
Pranking coworkers
Making millennials nostalgic
Making Gen Z confused
Reminding yourself that broadband is a gift
No data collection. No tracking. Just pure, unnecessary suffering.
Growth
Window
Users
Change
Ratings
Rating
7 days
−28
−38.4%
0
0.00
30 days
+9
+25.0%
0
0.00
6 months
+42
+1400.0%
0
0.00
Chrome Web Store search rankings
Where Dial-Up Simulator appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change