Dial-Up Survivor T-Shirt - He Taught Me Patience Modem
Dial-Up Survivor T-Shirt - He Taught Me Patience Modem
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📶🖥️ Dial-Up Survivor T-Shirt - He Taught Me Patience
Before Wi-Fi there was noise, lag and character building patience. This nostalgic tee salutes the 56k modem era - screeching dial tones, busy signals and the classic shout "get off the phone". Vintage style modem graphic with the line "He taught me patience" is a badge of honor for early internet pioneers.
🎯 Ideal for
- Retro tech fans and digital veterans
- Gen X internet kids and 90s nostalgia lovers
- IT pros, helpdesk heroes and network tinkerers
- Anyone who remembers dialing in as a journey
🎁 Gift for
- Friends who survived 56k and busy signals
- Coworkers who quote "please hang up and try again"
- Collectors of early web memories
- Yourself - patience was hard won
👕 Product Features:
- Retail unisex fit for all-day comfort
- Airlume combed & ring-spun cotton with a smooth print surface
- Medium weight ~4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²), 32 singles
- Side-seamed construction for better shape retention
- Shoulder taping increases durability
- Ribbed crewneck that keeps its shape; tear-away label
- Note: Heather colors contain a cotton/poly blend
🧼 Care Instructions:
- Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors
- Use mild detergent; non-chlorine bleach only when needed
- Tumble dry low or hang-dry for longest life
- Do not iron directly on the print
- Do not dry clean
👉 Add to cart — for everyone who waited through the handshake.
Product information: Bella+Canvas 3001, 2 year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC
Warnings, Hazard: For adults, Blank product sourced from Honduras
Care instructions: Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F), Non-chlorine: bleach as needed, Tumble dry: low heat, Iron, steam or dry: medium heat, Do not dryclean
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Important
Sizes - T-shirts
Metric
S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | 4XL | 5XL | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Width, cm | 45.72 | 50.80 | 55.88 | 60.96 | 66.04 | 71.12 | 76.20 | 81.28 |
Length, cm | 71.12 | 73.66 | 76.20 | 78.74 | 81.28 | 83.82 | 86.36 | 88.90 |
Sleeve length (from center back), cm | 38.35 | 41.91 | 45.72 | 49.53 | 53.34 | 56.90 | 60.20 | 63.50 |
Size tolerance, cm | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 |
Imperial
S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | 4XL | 5XL | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Width, in | 18.00 | 20.00 | 22.00 | 24.00 | 26.00 | 28.00 | 30.00 | 32.00 |
Length, in | 28.00 | 29.00 | 30.00 | 31.00 | 32.00 | 33.00 | 34.00 | 35.00 |
Sleeve length (from center back), in | 15.10 | 16.50 | 18.00 | 19.50 | 21.00 | 22.40 | 23.70 | 25.00 |
Size tolerance, in | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
Sizes - Kids T-shirts
Metric
2T | 3T | 4T | 5T | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Width, cm | 30.48 | 33.02 | 35.56 | 38.10 |
Length, cm | 39.37 | 41.91 | 44.45 | 46.99 |
Imperial
2T | 3T | 4T | 5T | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Width, in | 12.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 |
Length, in | 15.50 | 16.50 | 17.50 | 18.50 |
Sizes - Hoodies
Metric
S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | 4XL | 5XL | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Width, cm | 51.00 | 56.00 | 61.00 | 66.00 | 71.10 | 76.00 | 81.00 | 86.00 |
Length, cm | 69.00 | 71.00 | 74.00 | 76.00 | 79.00 | 81.00 | 84.00 | 86.00 |
Sleeve length from center back, cm | 85.09 | 87.63 | 90.17 | 92.71 | 95.25 | 97.79 | 100.33 | 102.87 |
Size tolerance, cm | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 |
Imperial
S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | 4XL | 5XL | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Width, in | 20.08 | 22.05 | 24.02 | 25.98 | 27.99 | 29.92 | 31.89 | 33.86 |
Length, in | 27.17 | 27.95 | 29.13 | 29.92 | 31.10 | 31.89 | 33.07 | 33.86 |
Sleeve length from center back, in | 33.50 | 34.50 | 35.50 | 36.50 | 37.50 | 38.50 | 39.50 | 40.50 |
Size tolerance, in | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
EU Representatives
EU representative: HONSON VENTURES LIMITED, gpsr@honsonventures.com, 3, Gnaftis House flat 102, Limassol, Mesa Geitonia, 4003, CY
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