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We used to use Skype with my wife's parents and it sucked: there were delays, freezes, low quality video, etc. It worked great with my mother, but she had far b
by mosselman 5y ago
We used to use Skype with my wife's parents and it sucked: there were delays, freezes, low quality video, etc. It worked great with my mother, but she had far better internet than my wife's parents. The alternatives were even worse: Telegram, whatsapp, jitsi. Then we tried FaceTime: the difference was night and day. Everything was smooth, the sound was better, no stuttering, we could actually read things they held to the screen, etc.
It is a shame that FaceTime isn't easier to use as an alternative to Slack-calls and screen sharing. At least last time I tried, or I'd use it for work as well.
- airstrike 5y agoI literally can't even type phone numbers into Skype on my iPhone without a massive input delay that actually makes the digits appear all at once, with their tones coming out like a musical chord. In the 21st century, this is unacceptable. The app is so clunky I loathe using it but it's unfortunately still a good (the best?) solution for dialing landlines and mobile phones abroad for extended periods of time.
- criddell 5y agoAt one time, you could configure Skype to make a point-to-point call and the quality was great provided both endpoints had high bandwidth, low latency connections. Microsoft changed it to make all calls go through their servers and the quality took a big hit.
- raviisoccupied 5y agomacOS Monterey will include screen sharing for FaceTime! It should be released in a month or so.
- smoldesu 5y agoWill the feature also be coming to older MacOS versions? The only Mac I have on hand runs Mojave, and I have no intentions of upgrading anytime soon.