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For what it's worth, there is still an official talking clock phone number one can call to get the time. I don't know how much latency POTS and cell phone service have, but it's something.

https://nrc.canada.ca/en/certifications-evaluations-standard...



Fine over landline; but inconsistent on cellphones. :-P

Before the CBC went digital, they had dedicated landlines to the NRC time signal lab.


I just tested it against https://time.is on my cell phone (using wifi calling because network strength is abysmal where I live).

I don't have a precise measurement but it was imperceptibly close, within 100ms probably. Certainly close enough to set a clock for non critical purposes.


There is more and more VoIP within the PSTN so landlines aren't "safe" either if you need millisecond accuracy.




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