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   On 8/22/2025 12:12 AM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:34:28 -0400, InterLinked wrote:   
   >   
   >> I was referring to different tests that could be done to evaluate the   
   >> suitability of a long-distance provider for voice usage.   
   >   
   > I thought you were talking about data usage, not voice usage, which you   
   > said tended to be more “forgiving”.   
      
   I'm talking about using data calls as a general test, whether using for   
   data or voice. Because voice is more forgiving, it's lousy as a test   
   mechanism - it's hard to objectively compare phone calls by ear (except   
   maybe testing latency by DTMF response time) but data calls give you   
   hard, well, *data* that can be used for comparison. A phone call that   
   works better for data is most likely going to be better for voice, too.   
      
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