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« Reply #15 on: February 19, 2012, 03:02:00 AM » |
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Err, the only thing about Skype is that it seems to lag pretty badly if you have more than 3 people connected on one call. At least that has been my experience attempting to Skype with family during the holidays. I don't know how it would work with a big group of people, but of course there's no harm in trying.
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« Reply #16 on: February 19, 2012, 03:03:23 AM » |
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Err, the only thing about Skype is that it seems to lag pretty badly if you have more than 3 people connected on one call. At least that has been my experience attempting to Skype with family during the holidays. I don't know how it would work with a big group of people, but of course there's no harm in trying.
Never tried it except one-to-one. Are you (or is anybody) aware of a better multi-user system? |
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« Reply #17 on: February 19, 2012, 09:41:17 AM » |
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Err, the only thing about Skype is that it seems to lag pretty badly if you have more than 3 people connected on one call. At least that has been my experience attempting to Skype with family during the holidays. I don't know how it would work with a big group of people, but of course there's no harm in trying.
Never tried it except one-to-one. Are you (or is anybody) aware of a better multi-user system? Google+ has Hangouts - I've been on a couple with multiple video feeds that seemed to work ok. Skype's good for me too. Not sure on time/day, but will join if available... (I'll pm you Tank!) |
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« Reply #18 on: February 19, 2012, 10:51:45 AM » |
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If Skype crashes or lags badly, an alternate backup is Paltalk. http://www.paltalk.com/I know that it works well, even in a chatroom of more than a couple dozen people. It works best if one person hosts the chat and lets others talk by acknowledging them when they select their little 'hand raised/want to talk' thing. Also you can type all you want in the chat window  and Paltalk works with video too. |
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« Reply #19 on: February 19, 2012, 11:11:41 AM » |
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If Skype crashes or lags badly, an alternate backup is Paltalk. http://www.paltalk.com/I know that it works well, even in a chatroom of more than a couple dozen people. It works best if one person hosts the chat and lets others talk by acknowledging them when they select their little 'hand raised/want to talk' thing. Also you can type all you want in the chat window and Paltalk works with video too. I shall look into this. |
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« Reply #20 on: February 19, 2012, 11:13:57 AM » |
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I never liked the idea to give a company my credit-card data for what supposed to be a free service. That is one of the reasons why I never joined Skype. Anyway, it looks like that you'd need a Skype Premium account for participating in group video calls.
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« Reply #21 on: February 19, 2012, 11:17:24 AM » |
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Hellz ya, I'm in!
Evenings standard eastern time are best for me, but I'm pretty flexible.
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« Reply #22 on: February 19, 2012, 11:43:41 AM » |
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I never liked the idea to give a company my credit-card data for what supposed to be a free service. That is one of the reasons why I never joined Skype. Anyway, it looks like that you'd need a Skype Premium account for participating in group video calls.
Just for the record, you don't need to give Skype your credit card. I've used Skype for free in the past to communicate with students overseas, both video, and audio. I don't know about the group calls. I do know, though, that once you get more than 4 people in the room, it does start to lag a little bit due to the various net connections. Eh, I think it'd still be fun. |
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« Reply #23 on: February 19, 2012, 02:21:16 PM » |
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Just for the record, you don't need to give Skype your credit card. I've used Skype for free in the past to communicate with students overseas, both video, and audio. I don't know about the group calls. You are right. Skype no longer requests my credit card, as long as I stick to the freebies (which unfortunately excludes group calls). |
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« Reply #24 on: February 19, 2012, 05:32:19 PM » |
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If Skype crashes or lags badly, an alternate backup is Paltalk. http://www.paltalk.com/I know that it works well, even in a chatroom of more than a couple dozen people. It works best if one person hosts the chat and lets others talk by acknowledging them when they select their little 'hand raised/want to talk' thing. Also you can type all you want in the chat window and Paltalk works with video too. I shall look into this. I have used paltalk...the problem with it is that some of the ads contain viruses so you either have to have awesome antivirus software or use it on a computer you don't care about. I have a netbook for that purpose. |
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« Reply #25 on: February 19, 2012, 05:39:43 PM » |
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For skype, I've used it for group calls of up to 20 people (convention planning). I didn't notice any lag but I'm also on a fiber optic connection and I think many of those calling in were on similarly fast connections. I have not used it for group calls with people from overseas; but have had success with just one person from overseas. Not sure about the video though; most people don't use it. We also used it combined with people calling in via a conference line...via freeconferencecall.com (however that might be an expensive option for anyone calling in from out of area....which is why skype to skype is nice).
Google hangout would be a good alternative...I heard it was limited to 10 people; not sure if that is true.
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« Reply #26 on: February 20, 2012, 01:12:32 AM » |
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If Skype crashes or lags badly, an alternate backup is Paltalk. http://www.paltalk.com/I know that it works well, even in a chatroom of more than a couple dozen people. It works best if one person hosts the chat and lets others talk by acknowledging them when they select their little 'hand raised/want to talk' thing. Also you can type all you want in the chat window and Paltalk works with video too. I shall look into this. I have used paltalk...the problem with it is that some of the ads contain viruses so you either have to have awesome antivirus software or use it on a computer you don't care about. I have a netbook for that purpose. Well the virus risk rules paltalk out. |
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« Reply #27 on: February 20, 2012, 01:25:39 AM » |
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If Skype crashes or lags badly, an alternate backup is Paltalk. http://www.paltalk.com/I know that it works well, even in a chatroom of more than a couple dozen people. It works best if one person hosts the chat and lets others talk by acknowledging them when they select their little 'hand raised/want to talk' thing. Also you can type all you want in the chat window and Paltalk works with video too. I shall look into this. I have used paltalk...the problem with it is that some of the ads contain viruses so you either have to have awesome antivirus software or use it on a computer you don't care about. I have a netbook for that purpose. Well the virus risk rules paltalk out. Wow. I didn't know that about Paltalk. Last time I used it was a couple years ago. Yikes. That might explain a few issues I had with my computer shortly after...  |
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« Reply #28 on: February 22, 2012, 03:23:50 PM » |
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I just looked at Skype and it looks like group video requires a fee. Which is not to say that we need a video, just thought it would be nice to see your smiling faces.
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« Reply #29 on: February 22, 2012, 03:36:50 PM » |
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I just looked at Skype and it looks like group video requires a fee. Which is not to say that we need a video, just thought it would be nice to see your smiling faces.
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