Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga vs Skype (D Webb)

[Sergei Steshenko <sergstesh yahoo com>]

--- D Webb <dlw_insulin hotmail com> wrote:

> 
> > Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:26:30 +0100
> > To: ekiga-list gnome org
> > From: oopla users sf net
> > Subject: Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga vs Skype (D Webb)
> > 
> > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 12:00:38PM +0000, D Webb <dlw_insulin hotmail com> 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.


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