On 2/12/10 8:16 PM, Kris Tilford wrote:
I don't know about "fine". I've been attempting to talk with a friend who's visiting the Middle East, and it was a very poor connection. I then called my brother who was in Austin, Texas (I'm in Kansas), and it was equally poor, and even dropped the connection. I think perhaps iChatAV is a better choice for Mac-to-Mac? I believe there are other VOIP programs that are compatible with Skype, so perhaps Skype isn't the best choice, I don't know? From my minimal experience I wouldn't use the words "works fine" for Skype.
I've never used iChatAV, but I agree with Kris...more on that below...but if anyone knows of a Skype alternative that will talk to Skype, I'd like to know. I doubt it exists because Skype is not Open Source. Gizmo is open source and if Skype was, I'm sure they'd have made it work with Skype.
Also, I was trying to troubleshoot a webcam and tried using Skype to test the function. I placed a call from one Mac in my home to another Mac in my home, and to my astonishment the video was perhaps twenty or thirty seconds delayed. I've heard of latency, but this was insane.
Yes, I agree Kris, that really is insane. I will say that for someone who used Skype before Oprah got a hold of it and it became mainstream. Shortly before that, it turned from this lean sleek application to hog. And all sorts of problems were introduced, as is usually the case in such transitions. Although they have dropped support for G3s, you can still find the older versions to run on your Lombard online. If you want to bring it to your IBM at work, there's a portable version of it.
I
had the computers in different rooms and it was like a time machine, I could walk into the other room and see the video of what happened half a minute ago. It was bizarre, and no way any meaningful conversation could happen over this connection. I suppose rather than scoping out the direct, lowest latency connection between the two computers, it has to be sent to Bethesda or somewhere the NSA can get their copy?
Why would the NSA be interested in the personal private conversations of law abiding and unwitting citizens who trust that their govt. is protecting them, working in their interest as they lead their happy private lives? This is quite confusing to me. Or, am I an old-timer who believes that one can keep one's privacy in a democratic country? Just questions.
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