[DM-MUG] Hey I FINALLY got to do a 3 way video chat!

[kickfire at i-rule.net]

the funny thing about this is that I used to video conference, albeit  
roughly, with the old version of AIM which allowed macs, and not PC's  
to do so on OS 9.2 over a 33k baud or better modem connection. My  
brother, who I video conferenced with most often, was on a 56k modem  
but I live out in the country and was limited in  bandwidth to 33,  
usually 26k.  wondering how all that was accomplished! AOL came out  
with the upgrades thereafter and suddenly you couldn't conference  
anymore on macs, only on pc's! Luckily I kept a copy of my old AIM  
before upgrading and was able to continue through the 1-2 years that  
followed which blocked macs out from video conferencing.


dave


On Dec 13, 2005, at 10:19 PM, Matt W wrote:

> Both. Generally the download spd. is the most important for  
> residential users. But as you've found, the need for a fast upload  
> becomes important if you want to host or participate in a bandwidth- 
> intensive service, such as video chat, file sharing, high-volume  
> Web hosting, uploading files to your DotMac account, or online gaming.
>
> The minimum upload speed for iChat AV *initiating* is 384kbps and  
> participating is 100kbps. Most 1.5 Mbps DSL services in our area  
> will do 1.5 down and 800+ up. With DSL you are also not directly  
> competing with nearby cable households (users on your cable LAN)  
> for bandwidth, rather the entire pipe that your ISP provides which  
> is a little harder to fill up.
>
> Matthew
>
> On Dec 13, 2005, at 5:45 PM, Victoria L. Herring wrote:
>
>> I checked with a friend who said the minimum for a good picture is  
>> 512k...Mediacom is non-business 256k up and 5mb down...business  
>> packages are much more expensive but also would work better
>>
>> checking Qwest DSL the pricing for that is the same as mediacom  
>> but the speeds are much better, both ways.
>>
>> which is more important, up or down?  and other than Earthlink and  
>> Qwest, are there other competitors out there?
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