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I heard this sound so many times that eventually I could tell if it wasn't going to negotiate properly, or negotiate at a lower speed, just by listening to it.

I heard this sound so many times that eventually I could tell if it wasn't going to negotiate properly, or negotiate at a lower speed, just by listening to it. If that was happening I could kill the attempt early and try again.

xwolfi 6y ago
It was the time where autists were still in control :D No way today a business school product manager let engineers ship millions of next gen communication equipment sounding like loudly dying lamas :D If I understand correctly there was absolutely 0 need to make it noisy to your ear by default except for the tester at the factory to test if it worked.
- Arubis 6y ago
  Having the speaker on was handy for figuring out if your outgoing call was picked up by an incompatible device, like your friend's mom.
- Larrikin 6y ago
  My very last dial up modern had a volume knob, which was great when trying to sneak on to the internet past bedtime.
  - rzmnzm 6y ago
    AT&M0 was the control code for muting the modem, yes very useful for not waking the parents up after midnight.