We had a brief call between three of us this morning (Sunday 9th).
There are problems with the system that may render it unusable for anything other than a casual conversation between just one or two people.
Chris was using a laptop and dongle. His signal strength was poor and we were unable to hear him fully. He was, however, able to write messages without any problem.
Mike and I were using laptops but with our home PCs nearby. I am sure that many of us multi-task like this. The Skype programme on the PCs often responded automatically and we found that we had to shut down the PCs.
I also found that my internet connection dropped out completely sometimes when both my machines were operating with Skype.
Paul could you see if there is any cure for these issues and also explore if Yahoo conference calling may be a better option. Thanks.
I have noticed recently that Skype drops in and out, with some of my contact list often appearing ad disappearing with annoying regularity. I'm not sure, but I think it may be related to download speeds as mine tends to be worse when using the voice and video combination.
ReplyDeleteJut about the only downside of country living is the very slow broadband. I live at the end of a very long and old copper telephone cable that is unlikely to be upgraded any time soon. Service provider says I pay for anything up to 8 MBS... actually lucky to get 750 kBS!! This might have an effect on connectivity
ReplyDeleteKeep on keeping on
Cheers
Mike