Running the 1G Analog Phone from 1997

Re:Running the 1G Analog Phone from 1997 by logbiscuitswave on Monday July 05, 2021 @02:38PM (#27740698)

> The sound quality is surprisingly good. Now I understand why people were complaining when they moved from AMPS to the first generation of GSM — the FM with 12 KHz modulation works actually well.

I remember this. When digital voice became commonplace a frequent complaint was how people sounded like they were underwater from the compression. I don’t think it was until VoLTE became a thing that I can recall a really big increase in voice quality since the move to digital voice.

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Re:Running the 1G Analog Phone from 1997 by hulitu on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @06:04AM (#27746223)

Voice quality is still an issue but now is driven by greed. Pack as much channels as possible to maximize profit.

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Re:Running the 1G Analog Phone from 1997 by jfrunyon on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @10:19AM (#27748957)

It's amazing how much better an old, fuzzy copper landline was than my phone with VoLTE/VoIP turned off. (Or to someone else on a cell phone without either...)

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Re:Running the 1G Analog Phone from 1997 by logbiscuitswave on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @09:14PM (#27756289)

I vividly remember the Sprint ads I would see on TV as a kid where they claimed their voice quality was so good that you could hear a pin drop. Their phone number was even “1-800-PIN-DROP”.

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