Path: ...!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: Codes sent by text message Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:53:39 +0100 Lines: 73 Message-ID: <3h7eckxatm.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> References: <1w4pvoyf4iu0k.6b8awc049ol6$.dlg@40tude.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net srrRYnjzceGlWhmTv6E8oQQ1TqndClnUOKTD+abUPAVXznaZi8 X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:OS3FCDCnpGy+2ErF/+ANE30XGTo= sha256:WyvtbK2R0WuBpi13Ru91Bm17ZWVbh/N7TLaWx9vOLpI= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: Bytes: 3801 On 2024-03-15 14:40, Jörg Lorenz wrote: > On 15.03.24 14:04, Carlos E.R. wrote: >> On 2024-03-15 13:49, Jörg Lorenz wrote: >>> On 15.03.24 12:34, Carlos E.R. wrote: >>>> On 2024-03-15 07:42, Jörg Lorenz wrote: >>>>> On 14.03.24 21:13, Carlos E.R. wrote: >>>>>> On 2024-03-13 21:00, Chris wrote: >>>>>>> Carlos E.R. wrote: >>>>>>>> On 2024-03-13 09:11, Chris wrote: >>>>>>>>> Jörg Lorenz wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On 10.03.24 10:44, Bob Henson wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> Newyana2 wrote: >>>> >>>> ... >>>> >>>>>>>> My understanding is that the UK is doing more or less the same, and >>>>>>>> many >>>>>>>> countries are on the same road. Which means that a lot of the >>>>>>>> current >>>>>>>> phone network is no longer circuit switched. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm aware of that, but that's the recent (domestic) move away from >>>>>>> copper >>>>>>> lines and VOIP. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jörg's comment was about the backhaul being ip-based for a much >>>>>>> longer >>>>>>> period. >>>>>> >>>>>> It is so in his country, to my understanding. >>>>>> >>>>>> The Swiss I know have a tendency to think that the changes applied in >>>>>> their country have also been applied elsewhere :-D >>>>>> >>>>>> Like no TV over the air. >>>>> >>>>> Very Old Style! We use satellite or fibre-based IP-TV. More >>>>> reliable and >>>>> much better quality. >>>> >>>> >>>> Tsk, tsk. Actually, in Spain, some channels transmit in better quality >>>> over the air than via fibre. Just a fact, they do. >>>> >>>>> >>>>> BTW: Classical TV is a thing of the past. >>>> >>>> I know you would say that. But it is not classical TV over here, it is >>>> digital, and it is going strong. >>> >>> You do not know what classical TV is: Linear TV. Has nothing to do with >>> digital or not. >> >> Analog TV over the air is dead here; it is probably what you call >> "linear TV". Digital TV broadcasted over the air, which is something you >> Swiss do not have and probably did not even seriously tried, is >> flourishing. > > You really do not understand linear TV and modern TV concepts at all. > > For your: https://www.vplayed.com/blog/what-is-linear-tv/ Maybe because it is a concept used only by you. Instead of insulting, you could start the conversation by describing it. Now that I know what you mean, I say "no, it is not a thing of the past, except in Switzerland", which is what I said initially. -- Cheers, Carlos.