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From: Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com>
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Subject: Re: Codes sent by text message
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:29:25 +0000
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Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> writes:

> 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. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>> On 2024-03-13 09:11, Chris wrote:
>>>>>>> Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> 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.

I've never come across the term before. I think we would call it
scheduled TV, as opposed to On Demand TV.

https://target-video.com/what-is-linear-tv/

Classic TV is black and white with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.