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Anecdotally I see the same. One of the developers at a client uses Ubuntu desktop (I use macOS). The issues at her end with voip calls have been crazy. We've b

Anecdotally I see the same. One of the developers at a client uses Ubuntu desktop (I use macOS). The issues at her end with voip calls have been crazy. We've been through Skype, Discord and now Slack. Nothing has been reliable. Edit, because I'm sick of "i can save the reputation of Linux" responses: Its never a network issue its never even a protocol issue. Its a "application detects no input from microphone" issue. So please stop telling me how its everything except a shitty desktop experience.

Someone123456 9y ago
Try Telegram, Linphone or a WebRTC service. Skype is truly bad on linux but Discord served me and my friends well so, check your developer's internet connection.
- stephenr 9y ago
  Internet connection doesnt affect her microphone.
  - Someone123456 9y ago
    Then she should get a better mic. I'd no issues with mics over the last decade I've been using linux on the desktop.
    - stephenr 9y ago
      And this response is why linux on the desktop is a fucking fantasy.
      - Someone1234567 9y ago
        Either you're a ignorant moron or you're a dumb astroturfer. Choose one.
  - ac29 9y ago
    But a lousy internet connection will certainly make VOIP unreliable. I would ditto the recomendation to try SIP-based or web-based VOIP. I've never had an issue on Linux. Haven't used Skype, Discord, or Slack, so can't comment there.
    - stephenr 9y ago
      Maybe you misunderstood. The problem isnt that the quality is poor. The problem is that the client application fails to recognise microphone input. The calls are fine if it works, but when it doesn't its a one way call. Again: this whole thread is why linux on desktop is a fucking fantasy. Any problem and the mere idea that its because of unreliable software is avoided like a hooker with an eye patch, lest people have to recognise "yeah this shit just doesn't work well"
- gsich 9y ago
  You haven't read the post at all...
bwat48 9y ago
Anecdotally, as a PC gamer I've seen my fair share of people having constant mic issues on windows. Sometimes mics are just a pain in the ass.

Someone123456 9y ago

Try Telegram, Linphone or a WebRTC service. Skype is truly bad on linux but Discord served me and my friends well so, check your developer's internet connection.

stephenr 9y ago
Internet connection doesnt affect her microphone.
- Someone123456 9y ago
  Then she should get a better mic. I'd no issues with mics over the last decade I've been using linux on the desktop.
  - stephenr 9y ago
    And this response is why linux on the desktop is a fucking fantasy.
    - Someone1234567 9y ago
      Either you're a ignorant moron or you're a dumb astroturfer. Choose one.
- ac29 9y ago
  But a lousy internet connection will certainly make VOIP unreliable. I would ditto the recomendation to try SIP-based or web-based VOIP. I've never had an issue on Linux. Haven't used Skype, Discord, or Slack, so can't comment there.
  - stephenr 9y ago
    Maybe you misunderstood. The problem isnt that the quality is poor. The problem is that the client application fails to recognise microphone input. The calls are fine if it works, but when it doesn't its a one way call. Again: this whole thread is why linux on desktop is a fucking fantasy. Any problem and the mere idea that its because of unreliable software is avoided like a hooker with an eye patch, lest people have to recognise "yeah this shit just doesn't work well"
gsich 9y ago
You haven't read the post at all...

bwat48 9y ago

Anecdotally, as a PC gamer I've seen my fair share of people having constant mic issues on windows. Sometimes mics are just a pain in the ass.