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This is really nice, but who is paying for all the infrastructure and bandwidth? Are there more details?

by blantonl 7y ago

dabeeeenster 7y ago
https://www.8x8.com/ https://www.8x8.com/ Footer of https://jitsi.org/ https://jitsi.org/
- sahaskatta 7y ago
  Just came across this on HN too: https://www.8x8.vc https://www.8x8.vc
xiii1408 7y ago
It's P2P, like most videoconferencing. The server part is just for session management.
- dabeeeenster 7y ago
  And firewall punching etc
  - makeset 7y ago
    Can firewall punching work without proxying all traffic over the server?
    - jhauris 7y ago
      Yes, if you're using UDP. Check out STUN and TURN.
- tommoor 7y ago
  > like most videoconferencing Well, if there's only 2, maybe 3 of you – anything beyond that is going to use a server to host the call for reliability.
  - pitchups 7y ago
    > Well, if there's only 2, maybe 3 of you... Do you mean for more than 3 - the call/video is routed through the server and would consume server bandwidth? If so how is jitsi paying for all this if it is free?
    - tommoor 7y ago
      I don't know how they're paying but it's absolutely 100% routed through a server.
sm4rk0 7y ago
There's this text at the bottom of https://jitsi.org/ https://jitsi.org/ page: Jitsi is proudly powered by an awesome open source community — and 8×8. 8x8 looks like a commercial product based on Jitsi: https://www.8x8.com/ https://www.8x8.com/
- MR4D 7y ago
  8x8 is a huge VoIP company. McDonald’s uses them, so when you call McDonald’s, you are calling an 8x8 number. My firm used to use them. Their tech was rock solid but clunky for our stack so we switched to RingCentral. Quality isn’t as good, and I wonder often if we made a mistake.
  - GoZippy 7y ago
    I can hook your business and anyone remote up with free sip LCD screen desk phones, usually polycomm and unlimited long distance, SD-WAN managed data if needed business phone lines with app for all phones, desktop soft phone and video bridge from Gotomeeting for s fraction of what I was paying before. I just helped a 500 employees company get 500 new phones and cut their phone bill by over half. They were being charged $25 per line, $5 per phone lease and even being charged for ac power adapter... Made the switch and saving them thousands a month with an awesome world wide network that also includes pro gotomeeting accounts for each employee. They're less than half what they were paying and taxes also cheaper and no surprise fees... Message me or call me if you want a referral. I'm looking at jitsi as a way to help my daughter's connect with their teachers. I know zoom in what everyone is pushing now because it's just so easy but it also costs if you go over the minutes... Not much though. I wanted to offer free... Willing to hear any advice for integrating edX platform with jitsi
warrenm 7y ago
I'm running my own instances

This is really nice, but who is paying for all the infrastructure and bandwidth? Are there more details?

dabeeeenster 7y ago

https://www.8x8.com/ https://www.8x8.com/ Footer of https://jitsi.org/ https://jitsi.org/

sahaskatta 7y ago
Just came across this on HN too: https://www.8x8.vc https://www.8x8.vc

xiii1408 7y ago

It's P2P, like most videoconferencing. The server part is just for session management.

dabeeeenster 7y ago
And firewall punching etc
- makeset 7y ago
  Can firewall punching work without proxying all traffic over the server?
  - jhauris 7y ago
    Yes, if you're using UDP. Check out STUN and TURN.
tommoor 7y ago
> like most videoconferencing Well, if there's only 2, maybe 3 of you – anything beyond that is going to use a server to host the call for reliability.
- pitchups 7y ago
  > Well, if there's only 2, maybe 3 of you... Do you mean for more than 3 - the call/video is routed through the server and would consume server bandwidth? If so how is jitsi paying for all this if it is free?
  - tommoor 7y ago
    I don't know how they're paying but it's absolutely 100% routed through a server.

sm4rk0 7y ago

There's this text at the bottom of https://jitsi.org/ https://jitsi.org/ page: Jitsi is proudly powered by an awesome open source community — and 8×8. 8x8 looks like a commercial product based on Jitsi: https://www.8x8.com/ https://www.8x8.com/

MR4D 7y ago
8x8 is a huge VoIP company. McDonald’s uses them, so when you call McDonald’s, you are calling an 8x8 number. My firm used to use them. Their tech was rock solid but clunky for our stack so we switched to RingCentral. Quality isn’t as good, and I wonder often if we made a mistake.
- GoZippy 7y ago
  I can hook your business and anyone remote up with free sip LCD screen desk phones, usually polycomm and unlimited long distance, SD-WAN managed data if needed business phone lines with app for all phones, desktop soft phone and video bridge from Gotomeeting for s fraction of what I was paying before. I just helped a 500 employees company get 500 new phones and cut their phone bill by over half. They were being charged $25 per line, $5 per phone lease and even being charged for ac power adapter... Made the switch and saving them thousands a month with an awesome world wide network that also includes pro gotomeeting accounts for each employee. They're less than half what they were paying and taxes also cheaper and no surprise fees... Message me or call me if you want a referral. I'm looking at jitsi as a way to help my daughter's connect with their teachers. I know zoom in what everyone is pushing now because it's just so easy but it also costs if you go over the minutes... Not much though. I wanted to offer free... Willing to hear any advice for integrating edX platform with jitsi

warrenm 7y ago

I'm running my own instances