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Greetings from 1996!

    --> Sending: ATZ
    ATZ
    OK
    --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2
    ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2
    OK
    --> Sending: ATH1
    ATH1
    OK
    --> Modem initialized.
    --> Sending: ATDT1892150150
    --> Waiting for carrier.
    ATDT1892150150
    CONNECT 45333

45 measly kilobits per second! This is incredibly painful — and expensive at 5 cents a minute! I briefly considered getting around it by hiring a 3G data-card for the couple of weeks before my DSL is activated — but that too is insanely overpriced.

Hurry up, DSL…