> But I can say that telephony has gone to shit in the last 20 years.
sadkek.
just like the mandatory death of analog tv to quickly impose all-digital full-surveillance model…
clear case of Wonderful Brand New World Tech replacing perfectly fine working technology and being actually much shittier.
Them good ole land lines, you could spend hours on the phone, no problem. Maybe a little red on the ear for having the phone on it for so long.
But sound-wise it was clear and sounded great.
But cell-service, even when at its best, is always a bit robotic and grating. Can hardly stand more than a few minutes of it…
shame