Yes. It is either Hang up, Mute, or Worst, suddenly on speaker phone so the sound would blow up my ear.
There are many other aspect of "calling" that has gotten worst, including call quality, codec and signal etc. My thinking is that no one calls anymore and no one gives a damn about phone calling.
I still remember I used to buy Motorola Phone just because of their Crystal talk.
Personally I think it was two things reinforcing each other:
On one side, a natural decline in people using the phone (replaced by texting/apps)
On the other side: the cell companies no longer “encumbered” by laws around landline reliability, cramming ever more phone calls in to the same amount of bandwidth
The cell companies could have the clearest call quality by a wide margin, if they chose to. TBH, (and I know I’m an outlier) even though I talk to people for maybe 5 hours a month, I would still switch providers to one that offered call a quality equivalent to being in person
> suddenly on speaker phone so the sound would blow up my ear.
This being so bad is a phone design issue that goes beyond the touchscreen.
Well designed phones have two microphones and speakers, so when in speakerphone the top becomes the mic and the bottom the speaker, preventing deafening people in the event of an accidental switch.
There are many other aspect of "calling" that has gotten worst, including call quality, codec and signal etc. My thinking is that no one calls anymore and no one gives a damn about phone calling.
I still remember I used to buy Motorola Phone just because of their Crystal talk.