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I like modems. How feasible is it to run actual, real modems over IP-based network? Sampling audio at one end and playing it back on the other. We could have th

I like modems. How feasible is it to run actual, real modems over IP-based network? Sampling audio at one end and playing it back on the other. We could have the old BBSs back. That would be great.

icedchai 10y ago
Modems work over VoIP for low baud rates (9600 or less.) Check out the bbs subreddit.
contingencies 10y ago
http://iaxmodem.sourceforge.net/ http://iaxmodem.sourceforge.net/ I ran a business on this, it works fine.
- i336_ 10y ago
  Thanks so much. People only talk about the faxing capabilities of software DSPs, not the "general purpose modem" capabilities.
- kyberias 10y ago
  Yeah that's a software modem. I meant using real modems over internet. I know, makes no sense really. This is only nostalgia.