With the good sound quality of satellite radio, we can now hear a huge difference between the sound quality of Art's voice and the guests who call in via telephone. I was thinking this is low-tech and outdated. They should be using a Skype-to-Skype connection with a good headset. If you've ever tried that, you know there's a huge difference.
If they got that working, they could have the listeners call in that way too! No more muffled and garbled phone calls!
Is there any good reason they don't do this?
Why don't they use Skype?
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kbot wrote: Listening to the show with Dr Greer last week a caller Skype'd-in and it appeared that there were issues with delays and the sound quality didn't seem all that good (at least on-air anyway...)
That was Skype-to-analog telephone, which is indeed WORSE than just analog telephone. I am talking about Skype-to-Skype. There is a HUGE difference.
I don't know the particulars, just what I heard on the show. I don't even know if analog was even mentioned in the conversation. Art just told the caller to turn off his radio, which he did, but the sound quality was sill bad.
Even then, I know that Art has had issues with cell phones, and it may be that, unless everyone is playing on the same level playing field - all using the exact same equipment with the exact same minimum network capabilities, that the idea probably won't catch on - at least, not right away.
I guess that you need to ask Art.
Even then, I know that Art has had issues with cell phones, and it may be that, unless everyone is playing on the same level playing field - all using the exact same equipment with the exact same minimum network capabilities, that the idea probably won't catch on - at least, not right away.
I guess that you need to ask Art.
There are some cellphones which are just crappy. One of my friends has one that is so distorted, I refuse to take his calls. The problem is, if you have a crappy cellphone, YOU don't know it.
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skype is often worse quality than a cell phone even. It depends very heavily on hardware on both sides, and network connection. At the least, the latency is usually no good for something like you know, actually talking to someone.
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the point is that you can't force callers or even guests to use skype AND have a headset AND have a reliable internet connection. Many podcasts who rely on this actually send their guests a headset before the interview, as well as instructions on forwarding ports, shutting down all internet usage during the show etc...
The heartbreaking necessity of lying about reality and the heartbreaking impossibility of lying about it.
― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle
― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle
Fan wrote: the point is that you can't force callers or even guests to use skype AND have a headset AND have a reliable internet connection. Many podcasts who rely on this actually send their guests a headset before the interview, as well as instructions on forwarding ports, shutting down all internet usage during the show etc...
Yeah....... I don' think Sirius would do that.
