[X4U] IChat av

[Jim Freeman]

I've been using it so that my kids can talk to their grandparents. My 
experience has been mixed. It depends on the connection. Sometime it 
won't let me connect to the network. sometimes the video or audio goes 
away on one side or the other. Sometimes the video or audio gets 
garbled on one side or the other.

I'm starting to think that the audio is the awkward part. Maybe next 
time we'll try the video chat, but use the telephone to talk. At least 
yesterday there was an annoying delay in the audio.

Jim

On 10-Oct-04, at 7:18 PM, Stroller wrote:

> I used iChatFinder a little when the iSights first became available 
> retail, and met a really good friend there - about the only person I 
> know only online who I might call a "friend". She knitted a 12' or 14' 
> "Dr Who" scarf for me, which is a deal of knitting, and a few quid in 
> transatlantic postage.
>
> What I think we all found is that videochat is great when you know 
> someone well, as is audiochat, but talking to a stranger just because 
> iChaAV lets you is a bit of an anti-climax. Those of us who were on 
> the site for a while got pretty tired of iChat requests - I'll 
> text-chat with anyone, but video-requests when you're busy can be 
> quite intrusive.
>
> Stroller.