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It certainly was in the US, they were called ring back tones https://www.vice.com/en/article/remember-when-you-called-someone-and-heard-a-song-ringback-tones/ h
by chucksta 1y ago
It certainly was in the US, they were called ring back tones
https://www.vice.com/en/article/remember-when-you-called-someone-and-heard-a-song-ringback-tones/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/remember-when-you-called-som...
- quesera 1y agoWell OK, astonished then! I think there has to be some dramatic oversimplification in the description though. Telecom signaling is still a network level event, even in mobile networks. The receiving network does not typically provide audio to the caller until the call is complete. But hey, what a terrible idea! I'm glad to have been old enough in that period (2004-2008) that no one I knew would foist such a thing on a caller.
- jagged-chisel 1y agoThe receiving network “connects” the call and starts providing audio.
- toast0 1y agoThe telcom keyword is 'early media'. Audio before the call is answered and billing starts.