I hear it's better now, but dang if I'm going to try a game like Quake or Unreal on a dialup line. Something like Everquest or Neverwinter or Dark Age of Camelot, those are *designed* for dialup. Dialup on quake or unreal is a second, almost a third, thought.

Back when I originally tried even Internet play, it was gawdawful slow. I think I tried dialup a couple of times but kept getting blown away. :-( Probably a combination of early Internet code and slow connection.

But back then, getting better than a 28K connection was a miracle when it happened. Either my ISP or my telephone company has upgraded its lines; I regularly get 50K playing Everquest nowdays. In fact, on those occasions when I get 28K, I just hang up and try again.