How to Hook Up a Modem to a PS3 With a Telephone Cable

Telephone cables still have practical applications, such as establishing an Internet connection with a PS3.

A telephone line-to-modem connection with a PlayStation 3 utilizes a dial-up modem and the PS3’s “Line In” port. The long latency times of dial-up modems make them impractical for the vast majority of today's games, but some games, such as “Halo: Combat Evolved” and “Quake 3: Arena,” perform capably with the connection and 56 Kbps transfer speed. The low cost of dial-up Internet connections makes hooking a PS3 to a cable modem with a telephone attractive to some, but the prevalence of broadband connections has all but phased out the use of dial-up for gaming purposes.

Things You'll Need

• 2 telephone cables
• Dial-up modem

Instructions

1. Connect a telephone cable to a phone outlet.

2. Connect the other end of the cable to the “Internet” input on a dial-up modem.

3. Connect a second telephone cable in the “Line Out” port on the dial-up modem. Some dial-up modem outputs are designated “Out.”

4. Connect the other end of the second telephone cable to the “Line In” port on the PS3.

5. Turn the dial-up modem on. Power up the PS3.

Resources

• PlayStation: PlayStation 3 Features
• Sony Support PlayStation 3 manuals