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   On 8/19/2025 11:17 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:56:09 -0400, InterLinked wrote:   
   >   
   >> I've tested some cheap long-distance services that are cheap precisely   
   >> because they're garbage quality (e.g. Excel, 5102), and can't even hold   
   >> a 300 baud modem connection without corruption.   
   >   
   > The irony of carrying voice service over broadband IP-based backhaul, and   
   > then trying to implement a low-bandwidth IP service on top of that ...   
   > only in the USA??   
      
   There is a lot of stuff in the field that uses 300 baud modems for   
   telemetry. Low-speed modem protocols without error correction also tend   
   to be a decent quality test for voice connections.   
      
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