My job involves calling a lot of people, some of whom are listed under outdated phone numbers. Some of the phone numbers are apparently connected to fax machines now.
Why do they sound like that? It’s alarming. They make these bizarre computerized screeching noises. And they seem to keep going indefinitely until I hang up.
I understand it has to do with the radio transmission (??) but why does the caller need to hear this?
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When you call a dedicated fax line the fax on the other end is expecting a fax on your end. The sounds you hear are the audio-ized handshake which is that computer reaching out with signals to your end to try to negotiate a connection and determine the parameters of the connection, ie speed. Because it’s not a digital computer network connection (ie ethernet) it has to do it through sound. Because there’s no fax on your end the machine on the other end continually tries to get a response.
You’re only torturing yourself when you don’t hang up as soon as you hear that sound. Why you would continue to listen or so it seems is beyond me.
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