Worth getting the Broadband Adapter?

They go for almost 200 bucks on eBay - are there any practical uses for the Broadband adapter thesedays? (Games that can still make use of it, web browsing).

 

Found one starting cheap on Yahoo Auctions
http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r107019754

i'm just wondering what it could be used for if I did get one.

 

I know it can be used for quake 3 and apparently some people still play it online from what I've heard

 

I'm pretty sure there are private PSO servers. Possibly Quake as well, but don't quote me on that.


EDIT: Sorry, guess I should clarify what I mean by private, not like...restricted access or hidden, but something run by fans, not Sega official servers.

 

http://www.schtserv.com/

 

Short answer: no use at all.

 

If you want to play Quake III and/or PSO online the easy way, then it's definitely worth getting one. Besides online play it's also a very useful tool to dump your own GD-R's (although now a days thats also possible with a DC SD adapter). So it's up to you for deciding if it's worth buying

 

There aren't many DC players anymore on schthack these days. Sylverant.net offers better support.

 

Sorry! Post deleted because I mistook this for Gamecube.

 

I wouldn't buy it for 200, although it's a cool collectable item.

Just go online with the modem
http://www.onlineconsoles.com/
http://dreamcast-talk.com/
more info on how to connect with a modem http://www.maturion.de/dreamcast/mterlouw/main_f.htm

 

I'm confuse here, I thought Dreamcast broadband adapter already came with it? Did you lose Adapter in the first place?

 

Nope, only the Japanese R7 came bundled with an BBA. Besides an early batch of Asian Dreamcast's, pretty much every model came bundled with a dial-up modem.

 

I believe in the US they came quite often with a dummy

 

I think every american Dreamcast had a dial-up modem. In China some had a dummy modem, I'm sure about Hong Kong at least.

 

i got 2 european and 1 japan DC, all had modems.

 

My R7 came with a black BBA but keep on eye out I bought a BBA off eBay last month for $40 shipped and another boxed for $75 just have to keep checking. I look at eBay mobile 15+ times a day at all new stuff listed buy it now.

 

Why do you want so many???
btw I got one for $60(including shipping) completely new, still sealed and boxed ^^

 

$40 shipped? damn lucky find! i need to lurk ebay now.

 

I can't help but think the highest bidder on that was probably a proxy bidder thinking they'd got a bargain BBA, only to find a regular modem in the box. Mind you, I was sold one like that in a retro store in Osaka, which was a bit tricky to explain when I returned it...

 

You can play online Planet Ring thanks to the earthcall-project, anyone tried ?

Looks like it's working :