Thread: Usage

Hi
Can anybody answer my quest that if web-cam chat entails higher usage in broadband?
I will be very happy if someone kindly answers me.

yes, it definitely does.

but it also depends on the quality of video ur sending , so the usage might be too high for a high quality , or min for low quality

a normal chat has only text. which is only a few kB.
a video chat send video and audio data which involves much higher volume of data (often in mB)
so it'll definitely incerase ur BB use

Anything you do on Internet eates on usage, so spend wisely.

Here is a nice tool for you:

ShaPlus Bandwidth Meter remains in tray and displays the approximate bandwidth consumed for the session, day and month. This will be useful for people with limited bandwidth/month.

Features

* Option to make meter always visible.
* Transparency of meter can be adjusted.
* Option to exclude bandwidth during certain period of day.
* Shortcuts to enable/disable flash and images in Internet Explorer


Download ShaPlus Bandwidth Meter 1.3 (101 KB)

if you want to minimise bw usage while video chatting,use skype.i have tried both yahoo and skype,and skype video is not only smoother,but also uses less bw.

Various compression algorithms are implemented by vendors like yahoo, skype, msn. It would be better to experiment with the different suites available and zero in on the one which utilizes the least bandwidth.

Personally i would vote for Skype too.

if there is resolution setting was available in ur webcam than i suggest chat on low res coz highres video chat takes too much BW..........

In my experience also SKYPE utilises least bandwidth among the commonly used IM/Chat programs. And Yahoo uses max. Gtalk is somewhere in between.