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ARandumGuy on June 30, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why don't more people use throat mics?

Part of the issue is bandwidth. Most online call software limits the bandwidth based on the user with the slowest internet. So if one person on the call is on crappy wifi, the quality goes down for everyone.

lstodd on June 30, 2022 [–]

Seriously? Voice requires 1-1.5Kb/s to be perfectly legible with ancient codecs.

It's when everyone insists on video that it all breaks down.

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