toneless
noun
Also called freq . a genre of data dissemination.
"Hard to believe, but there’s an underground scene of enthusiasts collecting and distributing old data as freq tones. We used to just erase data or back it up on drives, now it’s collected like fine wines. They're called "dead channels" because the whole scene is on unlicensed spectrums- both the diggers and the clients. The diggers scrape signals for ancient broadcasts, transferring them to toneless waves. They scan hardware from old flooded commercial districts, or piece together strands from organic scraps found at perimeter waste dumps. The unpatented stuff fetches high prices on the black market, usually sold in private oxygen clubs. The low density stuff goes to those people you see walking round with modded vensets: eyes glazed, wandering into traffic. It’s harmless really. Technically illegal, but harmless. Except that one time they squatted a satellite…"