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Does anyone videoconference via satellite? What's that like with 600ms+ latency? I'm wondering whether it will work in my van but don't know anyone who has tr
by wombatmobile 6y ago
Does anyone videoconference via satellite?
What's that like with 600ms+ latency?
I'm wondering whether it will work in my van but don't know anyone who has tried it.
- toast0 6y agoYou've likely seen a news interview done via satellite. 600 ms is a pretty big gap to talk over each other.
- wombatmobile 6y agoYeah and the handovers are awkward. I haven't personally tried to conduct a conversation, but imagine that would be worse because the interchanges are more frequent, less predictable, and an important cue. But at 600ms, the cue is too late, so it won't work. I know that as theory, and wonder what the actual experience is like. Can people adjust, or is it unusable? Would it be asking too much to expect an employee to keep in touch with work via videoconferencing regularly through geostationary satellite? Or is it bearable?
- Tepix 6y agoYou mean geostationary satellites. Internet service via satellites in low earth orbit (LEO) can achieve 20-50ms RTT.
- wombatmobile 6y agoYeah I think geostationary satellites are the only option for vans for the next 1 - 2 years at least.