My parents recently got a new wired telephone at their home. It announces on the display that a call is coming in, but only starts ringing a second later.
I would love to know why that was deemed a good design decision.
That’s good for office work, the constant ringing gets annoying and when sitting behind the desk, you’re going to see the display light up anyhow. But yes, those settings shouldn’t be used for a house phone, I wouldn’t be surprised if that telecom company uses the same standard install for small businesses and households.
My parents recently got a new wired telephone at their home. It announces on the display that a call is coming in, but only starts ringing a second later.
I would love to know why that was deemed a good design decision.
It’s so if you’re hovering over the phone you can pick it up in silence and look like a wizard
Light travels faster than sound, duh.
That’s good for office work, the constant ringing gets annoying and when sitting behind the desk, you’re going to see the display light up anyhow. But yes, those settings shouldn’t be used for a house phone, I wouldn’t be surprised if that telecom company uses the same standard install for small businesses and households.