I hate telephones because the audio quality, even today, is bad. I can tell when I'm talking to a landline because it's so much more clear. For some reason, i

I hate telephones because the audio quality, even today, is bad. I can tell when I'm talking to a landline because it's so much more clear. For some reason, it's difficult for my brain to process even a little digital noise. A modern cell phone is just about at the limit of what I can understand. It's hard for me to carry on a conversation because I've lost my hardware acceleration. I'm spending all my cycles trying to interpolate what words were said. Literally every 10 seconds I have to say "What did you say?" It didn't used to be this way.