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Oh Google Talk was sweet :) Also about Duo - even though I agree that it's kinda half-assed, strange interface app, it consistently has lower latency and bette

by vondro 5y ago

Oh Google Talk was sweet :) Also about Duo - even though I agree that it's kinda half-assed, strange interface app, it consistently has lower latency and better video quality than WhatsApp or Signal. I use it wherever my contact has it.

marticode 5y ago
I'll second that. I have found it to have the best quality of all video calling alternatives and handle low bandwidth situations the best too. The interface is weird but focusing on just one thing and doing it well feels like a good choice.
waffle_maniac 5y ago
You can walk out of your house and the call seamlessly switches from WiFi to cellular. Try doing that with WhatsApp or Signal.
- paganel 5y ago
  > with WhatsApp I don't know about Signal because I don't use it but WhatsApp is also pretty good at that job. It also helps if one lives in a country/on a continent with a decent mobile internet service, I guess the US is not the best in that domain. Also, who still prefers to make a call in this day and age? You only do that if there's something urgent, text is the way.
  - waffle_maniac 5y ago
    > WhatsApp is also pretty good at that job Definitely not. And the US does have pretty decent mobile internet. > Also, who still prefers to make a call in this day and age? People who have their social anxiety under control. When I was younger I wanted to talk to the opposite sex on the phone so I could hear their voice and flirt with them. Maybe the younger generation gets turned on by emojis and memes?
- jve 5y ago
  Google Meet does that. Confirmed it just yesterday. However it couldn't tolerate cellular network blackouts for a minute or two while on-the-go.
  - 1_player 5y ago
    > However it couldn't tolerate cellular network blackouts for a minute or two. No shit. QUIC is great but doesn't work when the Internet is unreachable.
    - jve 5y ago
      I mean couldn't it be solved on software side to automatically reconnect when I'm back online? Software developers are ingenious about working around the limitations of protocols and physics. I may be walking outside with gloves in a freezing temperature not excited about taking phone out. But actually I was in train so no issues. Second time I was cut off when I was walking and explaining things for a few minutes... only to realize I'm dropped out of conversation - again I needed to manually reconnect by explicitly tapping on that button.
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by vondro 5y ago

marticode 5y ago

I'll second that. I have found it to have the best quality of all video calling alternatives and handle low bandwidth situations the best too. The interface is weird but focusing on just one thing and doing it well feels like a good choice.

waffle_maniac 5y ago

You can walk out of your house and the call seamlessly switches from WiFi to cellular. Try doing that with WhatsApp or Signal.

paganel 5y ago
> with WhatsApp I don't know about Signal because I don't use it but WhatsApp is also pretty good at that job. It also helps if one lives in a country/on a continent with a decent mobile internet service, I guess the US is not the best in that domain. Also, who still prefers to make a call in this day and age? You only do that if there's something urgent, text is the way.
- waffle_maniac 5y ago
  > WhatsApp is also pretty good at that job Definitely not. And the US does have pretty decent mobile internet. > Also, who still prefers to make a call in this day and age? People who have their social anxiety under control. When I was younger I wanted to talk to the opposite sex on the phone so I could hear their voice and flirt with them. Maybe the younger generation gets turned on by emojis and memes?
jve 5y ago
Google Meet does that. Confirmed it just yesterday. However it couldn't tolerate cellular network blackouts for a minute or two while on-the-go.
- 1_player 5y ago
  > However it couldn't tolerate cellular network blackouts for a minute or two. No shit. QUIC is great but doesn't work when the Internet is unreachable.
  - jve 5y ago
    I mean couldn't it be solved on software side to automatically reconnect when I'm back online? Software developers are ingenious about working around the limitations of protocols and physics. I may be walking outside with gloves in a freezing temperature not excited about taking phone out. But actually I was in train so no issues. Second time I was cut off when I was walking and explaining things for a few minutes... only to realize I'm dropped out of conversation - again I needed to manually reconnect by explicitly tapping on that button.
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