Engin Voice Box

By Alex Kidman on 15 December 2004

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I have ADSL (512/1.5 Meg) and am shocked at how terrible the call quality is. Not too bad for local calls, but If I try and phone Long Distance (1,000 km) it's a joke ! 2/3 of those calls result in the reciever not being able to hear anything at all (wasted call), and the other 1/3 are such poor quality that it is impossible to carry on a conversation (lose every 2nd word and have long lag, and get echo of your voice back to yourself).

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