Don’t worry, it was only screaming because it was so slow, it is perfectly happy for us to suffer.

Ever heard the sound of children on a school yard? They might scream but they are not in pain - most of the time. It’s their way of communication, I heard.

Same goes for construction sites. Its just the worker’s outdoors voices. They use it for long distance information transfer.

Now I’m curious, what is the oldest telephone that would work with a handset modem?