line noise
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The DSP Group in Emeryville, Calif., has developed computerized silencers that can cut through the line noise that makes cellular telephoning a chore.
From Time Magazine Archive
Line noise interfered with one modem talking to another, and in the eyes of the computer underground, Telecom was responsible for the line noise.
From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette
The modems didn't have error correction, and the faster the modem speed, the worse the impact of line noise.
From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette
Not quite as bad as line noise, but close.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
Often it became a race to read mail and post messages before Telecom's line noise logged the hacker off.
From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette
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