Party! Skype 5.0 for Windows Has 10-way Calling

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The Dark Wall

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It's hard enough finding 3 people to video call with... let alone having the option of 10 way call lol

I wonder what the required internet speed for a 10 way call will be...
 

Bolbi

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And how many Gb/s do you need for decent-quality 10-way video chat?!? I know that's an exaggeration, but you'd better have top-tier internet service!
 

jojesa

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[citation][nom]eddieroolz[/nom]Man, I don't even have 10 people registered on Skype friends list lol[/citation]

Me neither, and I have been using Skype since 2006.
I do make a lot of phone calls to dozens of family members and friends all over the planet.
 

jhansonxi

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[citation][nom]randomizer[/nom]Of course there's no word on the Linux client. It only gets updated annually at best, and it's years behind the Windows client.[/citation]They did release a SDK for Linux first but I agree that the client needs more work. I use it for RPGs and need separate netbooks for each remote player.
 

screechy

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Sweet I can think of all the fun things I could do with 9 other people ;) lol but I'm sure this will lag up pretty bad on a slow Internet
 

Ch33ky

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So up to 10 people? Sound to
Me like that would take
A lot of bandwidth in order to get
Real time stream of
The video to everyone right?

Are skype servers gonna "broadcast"
Nine signals out for each person or
Does each persons computer do that?

Well either way,
I've always wanted
To video chat
To a group of
Your friends and now it looks like I might get to!
 

tommysch

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[citation][nom]randomizer[/nom]Of course there's no word on the Linux client. It only gets updated annually at best, and it's years behind the Windows client.[/citation]

There is a linux client? LOL

At least the whole Linux crowd could use this feature at once.
 

tommysch

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[citation][nom]Ch33ky[/nom]So up to 10 people? Sound toMe like that would takeA lot of bandwidth in order to getReal time stream ofThe video to everyone right?Are skype servers gonna "broadcast"Nine signals out for each person or Does each persons computer do that?Well either way, I've always wantedTo video chat To a group ofYour friends and now it looks like I might get to![/citation]

Multicasting?
 
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