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> why would they pick up first, everyone knows you dial the number and then you confirm the call That's such an interesting point. Having grown up with landlin
by seabass-labrax 3y ago
> why would they pick up first, everyone knows you dial the number and then you confirm the call
That's such an interesting point. Having grown up with landlines (DTMF and initially pulse-dialing ones), I was trying to do the very opposite with my mobile phone just yesterday! The cellular connection was atrocious, with my calls being rejected or silenced regardless of the carrier. I attempted to start the call with an empty number so that I could hear that the dialing tones were correct myself - of course, it didn't let me. I don't suppose the dialing stage of a modern mobile phone is analogue anyway, is it?
- stavros 3y agoIt's not, it's all digital, AFAIK the mobile userland communicates (or used to communicate) with the baseband via AT commands.
- seabass-labrax 3y agoAh, right - I've had a bit of experience with sending AT commands directly when the PinePhone first came out, but not gone into it any further since. In that light, it does seem rather naive of me to attempt to compare dialing tones by ear, but I suppose one reverts to type when desperate!