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
The canonical example is TECO; it is often claimed that "TECO's input syntax is indistinguishable from line noise."
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
Sometimes the line noise was so bad it logged the hacker off, thus forcing him to spend another 45 minutes attack dialling the BBS.
From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus
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From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
The modems didn't have error correction, and the faster the modem speed, the worse the impact of line noise.
From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus
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