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1. corbins · 1790378766 · focus · HN ↗

   When is the last time a flagship phone release promoted its qualities as a telephone, like call fidelity? Others could better comment on this but I think landlines were leagues better in latency and sound quality. Kinda integral pieces to the experience of talking to someone.

   1. gruez · 1790384067 · focus · HN ↗

      >When is the last time a flagship phone release promoted its qualities as a telephone, like call fidelity?

      Because nobody calls anymore. If anything calling is considered rude compared to texting, to the extent that some text first before calling.

      >Others could better comment on this but I think landlines were leagues better in latency and sound quality.

      landline latency (near instant, if you're both on the same CO) is basically impossible to achieve with a digital system, because of all the buffers and packets involved.

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