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<div>Seems like I unintentionally kicked off quite a discussion! :)</div>
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<div>DTMF: Some years back I was sending data by DTMF, and I developed an algorithm to substantially speed that process up.</div>
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<div>Normally, one sends DTMF as 50ms on, 50ms off, 10 digits per second.</div>
<div>The thing is, if the next digit is different, you really don't need a 50ms silence. </div>
<div>So, you can use short silences of 10ms or less between different digits.</div>
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<div>Normal send: 1-2-3-4-5-6-6-5-4-3-2-1 (dash = 50ms silence)</div>
<div>Improved send: 1.2.3.4.5.6-6.5.4.3.2.1 (dot = 5ms silence)</div>
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<div>In my testing with barcode data, I was getting about 17 digits per second without shortening the DTMF on times. Standard decoders need 40ms of valid tone, so if you try to shorten the tones, you'll hit a wall really fast. </div>
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<div>So FWIW, there it is.</div>
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