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Dot matrix printer go EEEEEEEN-futfutfut-EEEEEEEEN-futfutfut...(lemmy.world)

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Cosmicomical@lemmy.world
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If you started a call with your cellphone close to a loudspeaker you could hear the connection being initiated through the speaker. Something like a tat-ara-tat sound.

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apemint@lemmy.world
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It never went away.
I can still hear incoming calls, texts, and tower pings with my headphones.

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fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk
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Oh yeah. I totally forgot about that. Why did that stop? Phones started using different frequencies or something?

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Lesrid@lemm.ee
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It’s actually a change in audio equipment. If you have old speakers you can still hear it.

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RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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IIRC transmission power was higher back in the day and the shielding of electronics wasn’t quite as good. So if you put your phone by a speaker the RF interference would be enough to be able to hear over the speaker.

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ProfessorProteus@lemmy.world
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GTA IV uses this sound when you’re about to receive a call while driving. I remember being confused (and subsequently blown away by the attention to detail). I’m a little nostalgic for the sound so I’m glad it’s preserved in that game.

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Damage@feddit.it
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I think they made a song with that noise, something dance or techno or house

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ArcaneGadget@lemmy.world
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Barcode Brothers - SMS

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Yax@feddit.de
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“They” probably made a bunch, but I’d recommend you to check out Venjent - Calling for You (ft. Oktae) (and anything else from him tbh).

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renrenPDX@lemmy.world
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some GSM phones would reboot PCs if a call came through and was situated near the PC.

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Cosmicomical@lemmy.world
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I didn’t know, that’s fantastic!

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