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For VOIP I've just been using TeamSpeak3. I'd prefer mumble, but TS3 is more user friendly and running a server on a cheap VPS is simple. No callouts/phone numb
by lawl 8y ago
For VOIP I've just been using TeamSpeak3. I'd prefer mumble, but TS3 is more user friendly and running a server on a cheap VPS is simple. No callouts/phone numbers though, pure VOIP, and probably hard to get a customer to join a TS3 server if you try using it professionally.
But imo gaming VOIP is miles ahead of everything else, because gaming has relied on it for a long time.
None of the non-gaming VOIP solutions (I know of) even have voice activation, which drives me crazy.
For text, my friend circle has shifted to just using whatsapp web, again, I'd prefer Signal,or Matrix (or even IRC), but there's the network effect shrugs.
I can live with TS3 and whatsapp over Microsoft Skype any day of the year.
- rglullis 8y agoHey, I looked into your HN profile but there is no contact info. I'd like to get in touch with you. I am working on a side project, to offer VoIP (Matrix, XMPP, SIP) and social media hosting services. When pitching the idea to people, network effects are indeed cited as the issue to solve. I am trying to provide an answer by selling package plans, basically as a means for enabling the privacy-aware people to help bring their contacts/friends/family along. Anyway, it would be great to get in touch with you, I'd like to send you an invite link and see if you could validate some of the ideas. :)