Google Talk on dialup

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    Hi

    My mother has a dialup internet connection (28.8). Has anyone used GoogleTalk on dialup - was it worth the effort? how were the delays?

    I've used it with broadband and thought it was great - just not sure about the slower speeds

    Sarah
     
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  2. DaveN

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    I haven't but it would be a cool test .... just do it and report back asap :)

    DaveN
     
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    I can't imagine there would be any major delays. I have dial-up at home and any IM I use is just as fast (other than sending files) as any other connection when I'm just talking to someone.
     
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    I dont see why it be problematic as there isn't that much info being tranferred across, a bit like how IRC function on seriously crap connections (i've IRCed while getting 0.8kb/sec)
     
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    Wow. I thought our 49.5 kb/sec connection was slow.
     
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    I have used it on dial-up at 28.8 -- for text, it's quite fast. My brother used voice on it via Skype and I got fair reception of that, although I didn't attempt to use voice to answer.
     
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