Skype 2 video rocks!
January 15th, 2006 at 12:53am
Skype 2 Beta with video support was launched recently. And, it rocks!. At least as of now, I think its the best video conferencing software which can be used without any major investment. All you need is a decent web cam, and at least 256kbps broadband connection.
My wife too has a basic web cam now, and now we have video calls! The quality of the video is really amazing. Its a lot better then yahoo messenger or other software. Even the voice quality is very good. gTalk comes close.
So, do try it out! But, be warned that…video conversation is a bandwidth hungry affair. Just to give you an Idea, we had a 1 hr video call today, with bidirectional video and audio. And, we ended up with 100MB upload, and 100MB download. So, 200MB bandwidth used up in one hour!. So, if you are on a connection which has bandwidth limit/cap, keep this in mind! Else you might end up getting billed like crazy!
I use the Home 999 plan from Airtel, which does not have any restrictions on the bandwidth used!.
Tags: calls, internet calls, skype, video, video conferencing, voice, voice calls, voice chat, voip
Entry Filed under: Net, Technology, Useful Stuff
4 Comments Add your own
1. Harsh | January 15th, 2006 at 11:02 pm
Great! But that much bandwidth is not available for everyone. atleast for few more years…
2. Ashley Joseph | January 20th, 2006 at 11:22 am (subscribed to comments)
hi..i’m starting an MT business and want your advice on a good domain and FTP provider who can give me fast upload and download speed and reasonable rates
3. turhani tatanaki | March 7th, 2006 at 6:06 pm (subscribed to comments)
i need new skype
4. chetan | July 3rd, 2006 at 11:28 am (subscribed to comments)
hi… can anyone update me, how can i use SKYPE in my NOKIA 7610 Mobile. i’m crazy abt using it on my mobile.
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