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0 pointsbombcar3y ago0 comments

The low latency with a completely analog phone call is amazing. We forget it but it was really really low.

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If I remember correctly, in many cases, latency was lower than in-person talk, because of the speed of sound.

Yeah, effectively you're both whispering directly into each other's ear, which, even if possible in-person is a bit uncomfortable.

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0 pointsbombcar3y ago0 comments

The low latency with a completely analog phone call is amazing. We forget it but it was really really low.

If I remember correctly, in many cases, latency was lower than in-person talk, because of the speed of sound.

bombcarOP3y ago

Yeah, effectively you're both whispering directly into each other's ear, which, even if possible in-person is a bit uncomfortable.

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