Kyle Spencer wrote thus on 1/27/10 4:49 PM: > I've tried a video Skype call to the U.S. on MTN's home > "broadband" (2GB/245,000UGX) and got about 10fps. This was pre-fiber.
from what i gather, skype video uses a proiprietary codec called VP7, with the following approximate data rate requirements: 30fps: 384kbps 15fps: approx 128kbps oh, and there's latency too... but i guess this is no showstopper with fiber eb > On Wed, 2010-01-27 at 15:20 +0300, Bernard Wanyama wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> A friend of mine here in Uganda needs to do personal video chat with >> relatives in the US. >> >> Can anybody with experience recommend a local ISP with a home >> broadband package that can do video chat using Skype or Yahoo video >> chat comfortably? _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
