--- 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 +0000, 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 skype is a p2p app while ekiga acts as client for a server. > > Hah, didn't know Skype was p2p, I always thought it was also going through > a server since there is a login. Thanks for your thoughts, as they are > insightful. > > Dee >
Skype can at its own discretion decide to use your connection to route traffic of somebody else. Ekiga, I think, has adjustable jitter buffer, which sometimes really improves quality at the expense of latency. Skype uses pretty wide band codec; Ekiga gives you a choice, so bandwidth can be better utilized. Regards, Sergei. Applications From Scratch: http://appsfromscratch.berlios.de/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ No Cost - Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now. Sweet deal for Yahoo! users and friends. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text1.com _______________________________________________ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
