I want to fake a dialup connection for some different sites and tools I'm working with. I know how to calculate how fast a page "should" load but I want to see myself. Is there any way to "fake" a dialup connection so that any network requests are limited to, say, 14.4Kbps?

I know wget's download speed can be limited, but that's not quite what I want. I tried a tool called "trickle" which is a lot closer, but I tested it through some of those online tools, and it doesn't quite do it, it seems.

Why fake it, if it is feasable, find a phone line and hookup a modem and test it for real.

For one thing, all the phonelines in my house are VoIP which makes using a dial-up modem tough. Also I've been told that the voltage most modems use will break my VoIP router. I don't understand the details, but basically new fax machines and phones don't need nearly as much power as modems, and the power level that modems require will destroy the router (landlines are built to handle it though, so they're safe).

Also, my computer has no modem. Not to mention that I don't have a dialup ISP and don't really care to pay for one.

If there isn't another way around, I do think I got trickle figured out well enough to have a decent idea what it's like using dialup - if there's no better method or tool I'll just stick with it.

Sorry does sound like you need another solution, just trying to help as cheap and easy as possible.

Maybe traffic shaping?