I was going to comment that I remember it being the opposite: it was _so_ slow that I would find myself losing my place in the number I was trying to dial and having to hang up and start over.

But then again, maybe that does mean I was less likely to end up dialing the wrong number.

That said, the phenomenon of dialing the wrong number was already well known when everyone was still using rotary dials, so maybe it’s not such a strength after all.