Lo-Fi Phones and the Future

bossanovalithium writes "Back in 1936 — 74 years ago — boffins accepted that about 3.3Khz was the accepted frequency that telephone calls are going to run on and it's been like that, generally, ever since. Call quality is reasonable but leaves a lot to be desired. Think calls from Skype to Skype where quality is often crystal clear." It's crazy to me that (for people with decent mics at least) Ventrillo sounds better than corporate conference calls.

Insightful commentary

[dotHectate]

Who needs be My post would be MORE insightful, but the the slashdot effect prevents me from reading the article, and the slashdot code of ethics requires me not to.

Bandwidth

[DIplomatic]

Looks like their server has Lo-Fi bandwidth....

How many died?

[0racle]

So how many boffins died to bring 3.3Khz to our phones?

Noooooo!!!!!!

[NixieBunny]

Don't do it. The FCC changed the way television works, and look what we have now... none of my old TVs work anymore! I dread the day when my 1936 Western Electric 202 desk set stops working just because some kid wanted to listen to his girlfriend yammer in Hi-Fi.

Re:Pardon me, but...

[fremsley471]

Pretty common, over a jar in the boozer just last night, the chap opposite blurted it about Heath Robinson idea that the local Plod had developed.

Re:guess what

[sakdoctor]

Only HD?
You're all a bunch of suckers buying HD phones and HD TVs, when Ludicrous Definition is just around the corner.

They were not prepared

[Drakkenmensch]

Back in 1936 — 74 years ago — boffins accepted that about 3.3Khz was the accepted frequency that telephone calls are going to run on and it's been like that, generally, ever since.

Back in 1936, nobody expected they would have to scatter from the Lich King's defiles while a single player messing that up would cause a wipe.

Re:Bandwidth not Frequency

[avandesande]

Damn it, 3.3Khz is more Khz than anyone will ever need!

Re:guess what

[Anonymous Coward]

Ludicrous Definition? Pffft.

Here in Scotland, our TV definition has gone plaid.

Re:Link for the lazy

[oldspewey]

Find a proxy that your company doesn't blacklist and connect to the nyud.net proxy via the other proxy? Just keep chaining them together ... eventually something is bound to work.

Re:Pardon me, but...

[Nimey]

Sometimes. Probably depends on when/where a given person was born. Seems a bit more common amongst older folks who were born in the countryside.

Re:Pardon me, but...

[God'sDuck]

They'd better, or by God I'll go over there and finish what the Revolutionary war started!

America?

Re:Insightful commentary

[fyngyrz]

It's just you. We don't read the TFA; the only reason we click on those links is we like to crush people's servers. Get with the program, please.

Re:guess what

[eyeball]

I live in a first-world country where we have HD sunglasses [hsn.com].

Re:Most unsubsidized phones don't cost $500

[treeves]

So you never have to go anywhere but campus, coffee shops, libraries and home? Are you a character on "Friends" by chance?

Anyway, for the rest of us, real phones are handy.