scott , vor einem Monat

@foone does 10BASE-T1L not count?

foone OP , vor einem Monat

@scott no, it doesn't run over phone lines. I should be able to dial in

RealGene , vor einem Monat

@foone
Blame the 1968 Carterfone decision.
Acoustic couplers only had to exist because AT&T had a legal prohibition on direct electrical connection to their network.

PhilipKing , vor einem Monat

@foone POTS is almost turned off in the UK. We have what’s called Digital Voice now. Basically VOIP

hennichodernich , vor einem Monat

@foone There's the Shannon limit you just can't exceed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon%E2%80%93Hartley_theorem

BingsPingsDings , vor einem Monat

@foone we should also invest in Tiger Electronics handhelds

lazydev , vor einem Monat

@foone adsl?

th , vor einem Monat

@foone why did acoustic couplers stop at 300 baud? What if you're on the run and need to HACK THE PLANET from a payphone?

ephesossh , vor einem Monat

@foone
slaps bundle of Comcast fiber cable
But c'mon, this baby can fit over-- oh it broke

Stepland , vor einem Monat

@foone I'm talking about something I'm not very knowledgable about but isn't this what ADSL is ? It's still pretty common in France. Basically, in France, you can still subscribe to ADSL if you don't want / care about / have access to Fiber but still want home internet access. You plug your ISP's box to the telephone socket with one of these and you're good to go. You get ~10Mbps down and ~0.8Mbps up (a bit more if you're lucky)

rnbastos , vor einem Monat

@foone I guess “old telephone lines” don’t exist anymore. They are basically all digital and modems won’t work there since, well, no analogic signal for them to MODulate/DEMOdulate

bamfic , vor einem Monat

@foone where can you get a pots today that isn't voip at some point in the chain?

Eliot_L , vor einem Monat

@foone I was actually surprised (but not that surprised) to learn that DSL service is no longer available in my old neighborhood. The only options now are cable and 5G. Both are much faster but more likely to drop than DSL, which if you work from home and have a lot of video calls is rather important...

mdhughes , vor einem Monat

@foone Sadly fast modems probably won't work on most POTS, since they use digital compression now. 9600 might be the best you can rely on.

foone OP , vor einem Monat

@mdhughes that's not a pots then, it's some kind of lie

rgsteele , vor einem Monat

@foone @mdhughes It’s not Plain Old Telephone Service, it’s Special New Old Telephone Service. Uh… SNOTS.

lizardbill , vor einem Monat

@foone now that phone lines aren't being used for anything else, this actually makes a lot of sense.