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Re:Why 56k Modems Relied on Digital Phone Lines You Didn't K... by spockz on Friday March 07, 2025 @12:31PM (#43292144)
It is the reason why we switched to using FaceTime audio. The sound quality is so much better than over the normal voice line. I don’t know how to reliably get HD Voice.
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Re:Why 56k Modems Relied on Digital Phone Lines You Didn't K... by xnx on Friday March 07, 2025 @12:40PM (#43292216)
Another thing ruined by the cell companies. They should be dumb pipes that don't even know what they're carrying.
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