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You could get kicked off the internet if someone picked up the phone.
Connecting to the internet was loud and took a few minutes at best.
Better phased as, "I lost my internet connection and knew my flatmate picked up the phone."
Oh how I loved my 28kbit... He was making sounds like some alien insect, all clicks and clacks. Pretty stylish too, all black and blocky with red accents.