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Re:The sound of the dialup, pictured (2012) by LeoPanthera on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @04:31PM (#26640045)
I heard this sound so many times that eventually I could tell if it wasn't going to negotiate properly, or negotiate at a lower speed, just by listening to it. If that was happening I could kill the attempt early and try again.
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Re:The sound of the dialup, pictured (2012) by xwolfi on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @08:23PM (#26642155)
It was the time where autists were still in control :D No way today a business school product manager let engineers ship millions of next gen communication equipment sounding like loudly dying lamas :D

If I understand correctly there was absolutely 0 need to make it noisy to your ear by default except for the tester at the factory to test if it worked.

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Re:The sound of the dialup, pictured (2012) by Arubis on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @09:29PM (#26642553)
Having the speaker on was handy for figuring out if your outgoing call was picked up by an incompatible device, like your friend's mom.
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Re:The sound of the dialup, pictured (2012) by Larrikin on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @09:33PM (#26642584)
My very last dial up modern had a volume knob, which was great when trying to sneak on to the internet past bedtime.
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Re:The sound of the dialup, pictured (2012) by rzmnzm on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @03:10AM (#26644329)
AT&M0 was the control code for muting the modem, yes very useful for not waking the parents up after midnight.
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