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"I really don't understand technology. But my sister has gone to Germany aa her husband is on his way to New Zealand to see his family. At the moment he is on a 24hr stop over in Quator. I'm simultaneously getting photos and messages from both places as I'm sat here in my dining room. It's bloody amazing" When you consider that once upon a time a message that had to get to other side of the world would have to be delivered on foot and might take years to get there. And of course, the reply would take an equally long time. | |||
"I really don't understand technology. But my sister has gone to Germany aa her husband is on his way to New Zealand to see his family. At the moment he is on a 24hr stop over in Quator. I'm simultaneously getting photos and messages from both places as I'm sat here in my dining room. It's bloody amazingWhen you consider that once upon a time a message that had to get to other side of the world would have to be delivered on foot and might take years to get there. And of course, the reply would take an equally long time." I know I can't get my head around it | |||
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"Would you like a dick pic to celebrate with OP? " Yes please. Nothing I would like more than a duck picture. Might bite it though | |||
"Would you like a dick pic to celebrate with OP? Yes please. Nothing I would like more than a duck picture. Might bite it though " ^ now, did she mean to type "duck" or did she mean "dick"? | |||
"Would you like a dick pic to celebrate with OP? Yes please. Nothing I would like more than a duck picture. Might bite it though ^ now, did she mean to type "duck" or did she mean "dick"?" lol I ment dick it's this bloody auto correct. But I do like duck pictures as well | |||
"I really don't understand technology. But my sister has gone to Germany aa her husband is on his way to New Zealand to see his family. At the moment he is on a 24hr stop over in Quator. I'm simultaneously getting photos and messages from both places as I'm sat here in my dining room. It's bloody amazingWhen you consider that once upon a time a message that had to get to other side of the world would have to be delivered on foot and might take years to get there. And of course, the reply would take an equally long time.I know I can't get my head around it" It is amazing, how you can sit on your sofa, in PJ's and quaffing a cup of hot cocoa, while speaking to someone thousands of miles away almost instantly. Your voice has to go to the nearest tower where it has to be converted to zero's and one's then beamed up to a satellite where its beamed back down to the country you're calling, and converted back to coherent speech and into the other persons ear. And all this happens in microseconds (i think) | |||
"I really don't understand technology. But my sister has gone to Germany aa her husband is on his way to New Zealand to see his family. At the moment he is on a 24hr stop over in Quator. I'm simultaneously getting photos and messages from both places as I'm sat here in my dining room. It's bloody amazingWhen you consider that once upon a time a message that had to get to other side of the world would have to be delivered on foot and might take years to get there. And of course, the reply would take an equally long time.I know I can't get my head around it It is amazing, how you can sit on your sofa, in PJ's and quaffing a cup of hot cocoa, while speaking to someone thousands of miles away almost instantly. Your voice has to go to the nearest tower where it has to be converted to zero's and one's then beamed up to a satellite where its beamed back down to the country you're calling, and converted back to coherent speech and into the other persons ear. And all this happens in microseconds (i think)" It really does amaze me especially when my sister is on a train. She was in a remote village in Romania just before Christmas and you would of thought she was in the next room | |||
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"I spent lockdown teaching students across the world. I was simultaneously in the houses of students in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ecuador, Perú, Colombia, S.Korea, China, Egypt, USA, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, Uganda, Kenya, Morocco (probably more besides) and they were speaking to me in Manchester and each other around the globe. It's great fun! " Amazing. I can't get my head around it all | |||
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"I spent lockdown teaching students across the world. I was simultaneously in the houses of students in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ecuador, Perú, Colombia, S.Korea, China, Egypt, USA, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, Uganda, Kenya, Morocco (probably more besides) and they were speaking to me in Manchester and each other around the globe. It's great fun! Amazing. I can't get my head around it all" It's actually a bit sad that they're all back in the UK now, to be honest. There was something nice about sharing what was going on in my garden while the students shared all sorts with each other, such as traditional food/drink; traditional dress etc. We had a laugh about which coffee cup I'd chosen each lesson - they placed bets as I was setting up my audio feed 
I forgot Myanmar, btw 
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"I'm probably completely wrong in how phones work but I can't be far off "I have no idea how they work. WhatsApp amazes me. My son video called me while my granddaughter opened her presents | |||
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"I'm probably completely wrong in how phones work but I can't be far off I have no idea how they work. WhatsApp amazes me. My son video called me while my granddaughter opened her presents"It's not just phones. Look at the net. Do you remember pre PC days, when if you wanted some info on something, it was either ask someone or look it up at the library. Now, just look at all the things you can do on that rectangle you sit in front of or hold in front of your face. | |||
"I'm probably completely wrong in how phones work but I can't be far off I have no idea how they work. WhatsApp amazes me. My son video called me while my granddaughter opened her presents It's not just phones. Look at the net. Do you remember pre PC days, when if you wanted some info on something, it was either ask someone or look it up at the library. Now, just look at all the things you can do on that rectangle you sit in front of or hold in front of your face."I had an encyclopedia that my mum had when she went to the grammar school. I used to love looking at it and it was also a trip to the library | |||
"Yes it is amazing. Got my parents on zoom during lockdown with participants from NZ to Canada. I'm not sure they've recovered yet. When I went travelling to Australia and NZ some 30+ years ago it was snail mail only to random Post Offices and phone calls home were too expensive x" I can remember when you had to book a phone call with Australia due to the limited number of international trunk lines available. That was not even at busy times like Christmas,when the lines would be heavily sought after. | |||
"I'm probably completely wrong in how phones work but I can't be far off I have no idea how they work. WhatsApp amazes me. My son video called me while my granddaughter opened her presents It's not just phones. Look at the net. Do you remember pre PC days, when if you wanted some info on something, it was either ask someone or look it up at the library. Now, just look at all the things you can do on that rectangle you sit in front of or hold in front of your face.I had an encyclopedia that my mum had when she went to the grammar school. I used to love looking at it and it was also a trip to the library"mum and dad bought a whole set of ecyclopedia just as my eldest brother started grammar school all five of us kids used them to get through school .sisters kids used them to get to uni my kids used a very basic PC and the web and now my grandsons both under 3 happily potter about with tablets watching and interacting with thier favourite films and programmes progress eh | |||
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"I'm probably completely wrong in how phones work but I can't be far off I have no idea how they work.
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"This reminds me of an amusing incident the early days of cordless phones (not cellphones, just the ones you could use instead of your curly cord handset). A colleague was telling me how his brother in America had been talking to him here in London using a cordless phone. He was amazed that the flea powered device could get all the way across the Atlantic. It Sounded, he said, as if his brother was in the same room. He had no concept that the handset signal only had to cross the room and communicate with its base which then linked to the public network! | |||
"I'm probably completely wrong in how phones work but I can't be far off I have no idea how they work.
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This reminds me of an amusing incident the early days of cordless phones (not cellphones, just the ones you could use instead of your curly cord handset).
A colleague was telling me how his brother in America had been talking to him here in London using a cordless phone. He was amazed that the flea powered device could get all the way across the Atlantic. It Sounded, he said, as if his brother was in the same room.
He had no concept that the handset signal only had to cross the room and communicate with its base which then linked to the public network!"So he was thinking that his cordless phone worked like a modern mobile? | |||
"I'm probably completely wrong in how phones work but I can't be far off I have no idea how they work.
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This reminds me of an amusing incident the early days of cordless phones (not cellphones, just the ones you could use instead of your curly cord handset).
A colleague was telling me how his brother in America had been talking to him here in London using a cordless phone. He was amazed that the flea powered device could get all the way across the Atlantic. It Sounded, he said, as if his brother was in the same room.
He had no concept that the handset signal only had to cross the room and communicate with its base which then linked to the public network!" About as bad as me. When I first had my mobile phone I would only talk to people if it was plugged into the battery. Couldn't get my head round the fact you could carry it round | |||
"I'm probably completely wrong in how phones work but I can't be far off I have no idea how they work.
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This reminds me of an amusing incident the early days of cordless phones (not cellphones, just the ones you could use instead of your curly cord handset).
A colleague was telling me how his brother in America had been talking to him here in London using a cordless phone. He was amazed that the flea powered device could get all the way across the Atlantic. It Sounded, he said, as if his brother was in the same room.
He had no concept that the handset signal only had to cross the room and communicate with its base which then linked to the public network! About as bad as me. When I first had my mobile phone I would only talk to people if it was plugged into the battery. Couldn't get my head round the fact you could carry it round"What sort of phone is that? Not one of those huge ones you had to lug around that weighed an absolute ton? Weren't they permanetly fixed to the battery? | |||
"I'm probably completely wrong in how phones work but I can't be far off I have no idea how they work.
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This reminds me of an amusing incident the early days of cordless phones (not cellphones, just the ones you could use instead of your curly cord handset).
A colleague was telling me how his brother in America had been talking to him here in London using a cordless phone. He was amazed that the flea powered device could get all the way across the Atlantic. It Sounded, he said, as if his brother was in the same room.
He had no concept that the handset signal only had to cross the room and communicate with its base which then linked to the public network! About as bad as me. When I first had my mobile phone I would only talk to people if it was plugged into the battery. Couldn't get my head round the fact you could carry it round What sort of phone is that? Not one of those huge ones you had to lug around that weighed an absolute ton? Weren't they permanetly fixed to the battery?"I can't remember I was late getting a mobile phone. It was one of those very small ones | |||
"I'm probably completely wrong in how phones work but I can't be far off I have no idea how they work.
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This reminds me of an amusing incident the early days of cordless phones (not cellphones, just the ones you could use instead of your curly cord handset).
A colleague was telling me how his brother in America had been talking to him here in London using a cordless phone. He was amazed that the flea powered device could get all the way across the Atlantic. It Sounded, he said, as if his brother was in the same room.
He had no concept that the handset signal only had to cross the room and communicate with its base which then linked to the public network! About as bad as me. When I first had my mobile phone I would only talk to people if it was plugged into the battery. Couldn't get my head round the fact you could carry it round What sort of phone is that? Not one of those huge ones you had to lug around that weighed an absolute ton? Weren't they permanetly fixed to the battery?I can't remember I was late getting a mobile phone. It was one of those very small ones"Not was I was referring to then lol. I only had my first phone when the pay as you go ones came out. Nothing but phone, texting and a game of snake. | |||
"I'm probably completely wrong in how phones work but I can't be far off I have no idea how they work.
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This reminds me of an amusing incident the early days of cordless phones (not cellphones, just the ones you could use instead of your curly cord handset).
A colleague was telling me how his brother in America had been talking to him here in London using a cordless phone. He was amazed that the flea powered device could get all the way across the Atlantic. It Sounded, he said, as if his brother was in the same room.
He had no concept that the handset signal only had to cross the room and communicate with its base which then linked to the public network! About as bad as me. When I first had my mobile phone I would only talk to people if it was plugged into the battery. Couldn't get my head round the fact you could carry it round What sort of phone is that? Not one of those huge ones you had to lug around that weighed an absolute ton? Weren't they permanetly fixed to the battery?I can't remember I was late getting a mobile phone. It was one of those very small ones Not was I was referring to then lol. I only had my first phone when the pay as you go ones came out. Nothing but phone, texting and a game of snake."I didn't have any games on mine just call and texts | |||
" ... A colleague was telling me how his brother in America had been talking to him here in London using a cordless phone. He was amazed that the flea powered device could get all the way across the Atlantic. It Sounded, he said, as if his brother was in the same room. He had no concept that the handset signal only had to cross the room and communicate with its base which then linked to the public network! So he was thinking that his cordless phone worked like a modern mobile?" A modern mobile phone only has to get as far as the nearest base station so, in some ways, comparable technology relative to the overall distance involved in the call. Not, however, comparable with the number of simultaneous conversations each short range digital cell can now handle, which are then fed into extensive networks. In the analogue days a separate (local) duplex channel was needed for each user. There were, by the way, quite a few illegal long range cordless phones around capable of reaching at least a mile with well sited aerials. They were designed mainly for rural use in other markets. They were totally insecure and provided interesting listening to those who were suitably equipped. | |||
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" ... In the analogue days a separate (local) duplex channel was needed for each user. " I should have said for each conversation, rather than each user. They were of course only needed during a call and were shared around and reassigned according to demand. Thus began the great grab for usable frequencies, leading to spectrum auctions. | |||
"I’m old enough to remember phone calls to Australia where there would be long delays in the conversation waiting for the words of wisdom to travel to the other side of the world. Roll forward to 2022 and on Christmas Day it was video calls to Oz almost as if we were chatting in the same room, HD images and near instant transmission " Believe me, there are often significant delays on modern digital links. That is why the service no longer provides 'sidetone' where you can hear your own voice faintly in the background. That facility gave confidence in the system but if used nowadays would have so much delay as to become disconcerting. Sometimes now it happens accidentally and when it does I clear down and redial rather than go crazy from hearing the delayed echo! | |||
"It is amazing, how you can sit on your sofa, in PJ's and quaffing a cup of hot cocoa, while speaking to someone thousands of miles away almost instantly. Your voice has to go to the nearest tower where it has to be converted to zero's and one's then beamed up to a satellite where its beamed back down to the country you're calling, and converted back to coherent speech and into the other persons ear. And all this happens in microseconds (i think) I'm probably completely wrong in how phones work but I can't be far off" You're not far wrong. Your voice is converted into ones and zeros, and those bits cut up into thousands of packets of bits before the signal leaves your hand, on its way to the local tower. The packets are sent to somewhere in Cornwall where they get placed onto one of the many fibre cables that run round the world, and they're shuttled to the correct place, before being sent to a tower, and beamed to a phone, where all the packets are reassembled into coherent speech right next to the listeners ear. We don't use satellites these days because the delays are unacceptably long. That might change soon, as the new low altitude satellite networks like Starlink come online. | |||
"It is amazing, how you can sit on your sofa, in PJ's and quaffing a cup of hot cocoa, while speaking to someone thousands of miles away almost instantly. Your voice has to go to the nearest tower where it has to be converted to zero's and one's then beamed up to a satellite where its beamed back down to the country you're calling, and converted back to coherent speech and into the other persons ear. And all this happens in microseconds (i think) I'm probably completely wrong in how phones work but I can't be far off You're not far wrong. Your voice is converted into ones and zeros, and those bits cut up into thousands of packets of bits before the signal leaves your hand, on its way to the local tower. The packets are sent to somewhere in Cornwall where they get placed onto one of the many fibre cables that run round the world, and they're shuttled to the correct place, before being sent to a tower, and beamed to a phone, where all the packets are reassembled into coherent speech right next to the listeners ear. We don't use satellites these days because the delays are unacceptably long. That might change soon, as the new low altitude satellite networks like Starlink come online." Maybe it's time to bring back two cups connected by string | |||
"It is amazing, how you can sit on your sofa, in PJ's and quaffing a cup of hot cocoa, while speaking to someone thousands of miles away almost instantly. Your voice has to go to the nearest tower where it has to be converted to zero's and one's then beamed up to a satellite where its beamed back down to the country you're calling, and converted back to coherent speech and into the other persons ear. And all this happens in microseconds (i think) I'm probably completely wrong in how phones work but I can't be far off You're not far wrong. Your voice is converted into ones and zeros, and those bits cut up into thousands of packets of bits before the signal leaves your hand, on its way to the local tower. The packets are sent to somewhere in Cornwall where they get placed onto one of the many fibre cables that run round the world, and they're shuttled to the correct place, before being sent to a tower, and beamed to a phone, where all the packets are reassembled into coherent speech right next to the listeners ear. We don't use satellites these days because the delays are unacceptably long. That might change soon, as the new low altitude satellite networks like Starlink come online. Maybe it's time to bring back two cups connected by string "Not quite as far as the two cups but I remember the party lines | |||
