On Sep 18, 2009, at 7:16 AM, Robert Citek wrote: > > Hello all, > > I'm using Skype on my eeePC on Xandros (I believe). It's been working > great, especially with Google Voice and SkypeIn. However, in the past > few days Skype seems to cut out after about 10-15 minutes of > conversation. I'm trying to narrow the issue down and so was > wondering if anyone knows why this might be happening? > > Some thoughts: > > - Skype or SkypeIn has a limit on call duration. Have not been able > to confirm/refute by searching Skype's website with Google.
Not in my experience. > - Google Voice has some limits on call duration. Have not been able > to confirm/refute by searching GV's website. Not to my knowledge. > - the eeePC can't handle the load. Has worked fine in the past. Maybe. That would be my guess, since netbooks tend to be underpowered. > - my network is flaky. Other apps seem to be working fine at the same > time the call is dropped (e.g. ssh). Remember, though, that those apps are connection-oriented, so they include error-correction, while VoIP apps are connectionless-oriented, so they do not. Packets will be dropped, & that is expected. > BTW, I've installed Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) on a SD card and run it > on the eeePC. Works well except that I have not been able to get > Skype to work. Is UNR the new item in the mix? Or have you had it with your netbook & Skype for a while? You can see where I'm going here. -- R. Scott Granneman [email protected] ~ www.granneman.com Full list of publications @ http://www.granneman.com/publications My new book: Google Apps Deciphered @ http://www.granneman.com/books "A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes." ---James Feibleman --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
