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Those problems are solvable, the solutions are here. And there are even more problems with consumer telepresence: http://hellarddesign.blogspot.com/2013/07/wh

by petra 7y ago

Those problems are solvable, the solutions are here. And there are even more problems with consumer telepresence: http://hellarddesign.blogspot.com/2013/07/why-living-room-video-conferencing-will.html http://hellarddesign.blogspot.com/2013/07/why-living-room-vi... But i feel that they too are solvable, if you care enough(like when you want to keep in touch with you senior parents).

avian 7y ago
Senior parents might not be as forthcoming as a project lead about the fact that the call quality sucks and that they can't hear half the things you say. Just a thought. I spent the past 5+ years in jobs where I had to have multiple video calls per week. I used every tech imaginable, from those that cost five figures to the gratis ones. If these problems are solved, why is the experience universally terrible on all of them? When I call my parents, it's over the plain old phone line, because I actually want to talk to them. Not seeing their faces on the screen is a small price to pay for not having each and every call turn into an impromptu debugging session.
- petra 7y ago
  What about a microphone array ? Have you tried putting that both on your and your parents' locations ? And what kind of internet you two are using ? and are the devices using wifi , or are wired ?
- jjeaff 7y ago
  I have the opposite problem. Call quality over cellular networks is always terrible. Even when you can hear each other, the quality is awful. I generally use voice over internet with something like signal.
- jjeaff 7y ago
  I have the opposite problem. Call quality over cellular networks is always terrible. Even when you can hear each other, the quality is awful. I generally use voice over internet with something like signal. I also find that Apple's FaceTime is the most consistently good and functional with little "can you hear me now".

by petra 7y ago

avian 7y ago

Senior parents might not be as forthcoming as a project lead about the fact that the call quality sucks and that they can't hear half the things you say. Just a thought. I spent the past 5+ years in jobs where I had to have multiple video calls per week. I used every tech imaginable, from those that cost five figures to the gratis ones. If these problems are solved, why is the experience universally terrible on all of them? When I call my parents, it's over the plain old phone line, because I actually want to talk to them. Not seeing their faces on the screen is a small price to pay for not having each and every call turn into an impromptu debugging session.

petra 7y ago
What about a microphone array ? Have you tried putting that both on your and your parents' locations ? And what kind of internet you two are using ? and are the devices using wifi , or are wired ?
jjeaff 7y ago
I have the opposite problem. Call quality over cellular networks is always terrible. Even when you can hear each other, the quality is awful. I generally use voice over internet with something like signal.
jjeaff 7y ago
I have the opposite problem. Call quality over cellular networks is always terrible. Even when you can hear each other, the quality is awful. I generally use voice over internet with something like signal. I also find that Apple's FaceTime is the most consistently good and functional with little "can you hear me now".