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Can you Skype on Digiweb Metro

  • 30-11-2006 01:25PM
    #1
    dag_t_on_tv
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭


    Has anyone had experience of using Skype on Digiweb metro and if so what's it like? Also does anyone have Digiweb service in the KCR area?

    I have IBB Ripwave which is useless for Skype, it's a bit like calling a South Pole weather station, latency a go go!


Comments

  • #2
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,460 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Well We have had 3 skypes and two online gamers simultanously on our Digiweb metro. 3M/

    Mine can handle about 3 simultanous video skypes on separate PCs too.


  • #3
    dag_t_on_tv
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭dag_t_on_tv


    If I am to sign up to Digiweb what are the baseline signal strengths I should be looking for? I've seen some technical references hare on boards.

    Anybody have Digiweb near KCR?


  • #4
    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,233 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    Metro works to 10km out from the mast (12km for Watty as we all know :p) so if you have line of sight and are under 10km you should be fine.


  • #5
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 28,713 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Considering Skype will sometimes work on a 56K connection it should be fine on Metro :)


  • #6
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,460 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Sponge Bob wrote:
    Metro works to 10km out from the mast (12km for Watty as we all know :p) so if you have line of sight and are under 10km you should be fine.
    Shh..

    Actually I have had Skype working on 33K connection, and managed to build a custom MS WME audio + video webcam stream of 28k that also worked.

    On anyones Broadband, Skype will use about 100k each way.


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