Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga vs Skype (D Webb)
--- 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 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
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 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. In skype you've no control on number of connections it makes to other nodes, nor how much bandwith it takes up; and skype's streams are encrypted, which means longer drops may occur in case of channel congestion. Moreover, if all goes 'well', your instance may act as a 'supernode' hence taking most of your bw. In some situations, all the rest been equal, such cases may lead to poor performance on the channel you're talking. There are likely other possible explanations for what you see, these are just a few points. -- paolo GPG/PGP id:0x3A47DE45 - B5F9 AAA0 44BD 2B63 81E0 971F C6C0 0B87 3A47 DE45 - 9/11: the outrageous deception and ongoing coverup: http://911review.org - ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga vs Skype (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 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 _ Test your Star IQ http://club.live.com/red_carpet_reveal.aspx?icid=redcarpet_HMTAGMAR___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
