When was the last time you heard that distinctive clunk of a pay phone hanging up? Or the screech of a modem coming to life? They're the sounds we lived with for decades and once represented cutting ...

If you were born after wifi, the dial-up modem noise is what electronics used to sound like: dated, from the era of the fax machine and the non-customizable ringtone. To me, it’s more than that. The ...

Also check to make sure the modem is correctly set for tone or pulse dialing (pulse is very rare these days). You should also make sure the option for disabling call waiting is turned on. If the modem ...