Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga vs Skype (D Webb)

2008-03-28 Thread Sergei Steshenko
--- D Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:26:30 +0100 > > To: ekiga-list@gnome.org > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga vs Skype (D Webb) > > > > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 12:00:38PM +, D Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ... > > > same

Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga vs Skype (D Webb)

2008-03-28 Thread D Webb
> Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:26:30 +0100 > To: ekiga-list@gnome.org > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga vs Skype (D Webb) > > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 12:00:38PM +, D Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > > same equipment Skype is choppy, Ekiga VoIP streams about as we

Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga vs Skype

2008-03-28 Thread Edward Dunagin
On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 7:13 AM, D Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is rather new desktop computer I would think can handle anything > Core2Duo > 2.0 Ghz and 2 Gig memory. Latest hardware and Linux Slackware 12.0 and Ekiga > 2.0.11. Connection is 56K modem. I knew for a while Skype can

Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga vs Skype (D Webb)

2008-03-28 Thread Paolo
On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 12:00:38PM +, D Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > same equipment Skype is choppy, Ekiga VoIP streams about as well as a > regular phone. Any thought on how/why? in the present case, it is exactly the > same hardware/software and internet connection. remember that

Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga vs Skype

2008-03-28 Thread D Webb
This is rather new desktop computer I would think can handle anything Core2Duo 2.0 Ghz and 2 Gig memory. Latest hardware and Linux Slackware 12.0 and Ekiga 2.0.11. Connection is 56K modem. I knew for a while Skype can be real choppy on a modem connection, but wanted to see if this would al

Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga vs Skype

2008-03-28 Thread michel memeteau
Maybe because Skype requires more CPU ? Which hardware power was it ? On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 10:11 PM, D Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think I should mention that I have tinkered with a number of VoIP > programs > and have been comparing. One reason to stick with Ekiga was that when it >

[Ekiga-list] Ekiga vs Skype

2008-03-28 Thread D Webb
I think I should mention that I have tinkered with a number of VoIP programs and have been comparing. One reason to stick with Ekiga was that when it works, the sound stream seems to be more efficient than Skype. While on same equipment Skype is choppy, Ekiga VoIP streams about as well as a re