Word: modems
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...usually put on lipstick before making a phone call, but this time was different. I was placing my first video phone call over the Internet. Although video chatting online has been possible for years, it hasn't been very practical. That's because most people used dial-up modems, which don't have enough bandwidth to transmit video well. But now that more than a third of all Internet users have DSL or cable-modem connections, online video quality is finally up to snuff, if not exactly Emmy worthy. There's also a low-cost program that makes video chatting...
...much the same way as e-mail and Web pages. But you don't have to hover by your computer or use a special headset to make a call. To get started, simply plug your regular phone into an adapter box that hooks up to your cable or DSL modem. Then place and receive calls as usual...
...usually put on lipstick before making a phone call, but this time was different. I was placing my first video phone call over the Internet. Although video chatting online has been possible for years, it has not been very practical. That's because most people used dial-up modems, which don't have enough bandwidth to transmit video well. But now that more than a third of all Internet users have DSL or cable-modem connections, online video quality is finally up to snuff, if not exactly Emmy worthy. There's also a low-cost program that makes video chatting...
Ready to collapse under its own weight, MTA2 would be utterly dreary without Banner’s acute skill on the boards—check “Talk To Me,” whose clenched modem whine actually carries a hypnotic melody buried underneath the buzz. The music and message offer few answers outside of blind faith, but manage to turn things beautifully awry...
...most cherish the spontaneous instant messages sent via the Internet from their 10-year-old granddaughter in California. That wasn't always possible before wi-fi. It used to be that they would wait for cheap evening rates on their mobile phone and then dial online through a cellular modem. Now the messages zip freely back and forth. "She writes 'Grandpa?', and I write back, 'Hi, Peanut.' I love that," says...