Ok, so their server works. That's the part that most of us don't care about. What sort of client will GIM be using? Isn't that what makes it or breaks it for most of us?
Doubtful that any quality will be lost, it will be gained if anything. Take Over-The-Air transmissions for instance.
The FCC only gave broadcasters a small chunk of the spectrum to broadcast, which means the MPEG2 signal is compressed somewhere between 49-55:1.. That's insane, and MPEG 4 will hopefully lessen the compression ratio.
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I've read numerous reports that VOOM had terrible problems trying to connect people on the west coast, as their satellite supposedly is hovering over the east coast. This meant that their satellite service was more suseptible to rain fade and the like. Anyone have anymore info?
While Vonage is great and all, they are not taxed by anyone, as of yet. If you look at your baby bell phone bill, you'll see a tax of a few bucks on there each month for Emergency 911 service.
I pay for my 911 service, and so does everyone who uses a landline or a cell phone. Vonage wants access to this system, but they don't want to pay for it.
That is why the baby bell's are refusing access to the PRIVATE 911 network which they have established. We take 911 for granted, but it is a service that is private, and it is a service that we pay for.
Not if you do it right. A 320kbps mp3 is a whole lot less 'artifacted' than apple's own compression scheme. You wouldn't lose any quality, just a little time.
You could do this before. The simple way to defeat the apple DRM is to burn your songs onto a Virtual Drive (daemon tools) or onto a real CD, then rerip them to a high quality mp3. With iTunes and a decent drive, it takes less than 5 minutes, and is completely DRM free.
Its too bad its beginning to go public. As of right now, pretty much anyone who wants a gmail account has one, with isnoop.net's Gmail Spooler at something around 500,000 invites. I just hope people don't start signing up for mass accounts and spamming everyone with 1 GB worth of junk.
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actvely? way to go.
Ok, so their server works. That's the part that most of us don't care about. What sort of client will GIM be using? Isn't that what makes it or breaks it for most of us?
if i had mod points, you'd get them.
the mpeg4 compressed stream will be better quality at lesser size...quit giving me a hard time.
I meant quality at the current compression ratio. In Theory, MPEG 4 won't need a 55:1 compression ratio just because it will be smaller to begin with.
The FCC only gave broadcasters a small chunk of the spectrum to broadcast, which means the MPEG2 signal is compressed somewhere between 49-55:1.. That's insane, and MPEG 4 will hopefully lessen the compression ratio.
I've read numerous reports that VOOM had terrible problems trying to connect people on the west coast, as their satellite supposedly is hovering over the east coast. This meant that their satellite service was more suseptible to rain fade and the like. Anyone have anymore info?
Its too bad Slashdot will never become a reputible source for news when they pull stunts like these every year.
Vonage is currently tax free, why should its customers receive tax-free benefits. Can you say Peurto Rico?
While Vonage is great and all, they are not taxed by anyone, as of yet. If you look at your baby bell phone bill, you'll see a tax of a few bucks on there each month for Emergency 911 service.
I pay for my 911 service, and so does everyone who uses a landline or a cell phone. Vonage wants access to this system, but they don't want to pay for it.
That is why the baby bell's are refusing access to the PRIVATE 911 network which they have established. We take 911 for granted, but it is a service that is private, and it is a service that we pay for.
RTFA, they aren't dead.
Not if you do it right. A 320kbps mp3 is a whole lot less 'artifacted' than apple's own compression scheme. You wouldn't lose any quality, just a little time.
You could do this before. The simple way to defeat the apple DRM is to burn your songs onto a Virtual Drive (daemon tools) or onto a real CD, then rerip them to a high quality mp3. With iTunes and a decent drive, it takes less than 5 minutes, and is completely DRM free.
Its too bad its beginning to go public. As of right now, pretty much anyone who wants a gmail account has one, with isnoop.net's Gmail Spooler at something around 500,000 invites. I just hope people don't start signing up for mass accounts and spamming everyone with 1 GB worth of junk.