VoiceChat
Productivity
voice conferencing
SHOW HN2014
303points
100comments
#49of 2,272 in 2014
Top 3%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
7 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 18 critical, out of 46 comments about the project. Thread score -0.22.
Idea: 2 for, 9 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstPerformance: 1 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, easy UX that non-technical users can use
From 1 comment
Love it, UX is beautifully elegant (only thing that ruins it is the Adobe Flash permission popup which looks like it is from Windows 3.1) This is something I feel as though I…
BorisMelnik on HN
Useful alternative to Skype's install and signup friction
From 1 comment
I just saw a presentation by tsudot about this, where he mentioned a pretty cool use case for this: they've got Hubot in their team's channel set up so they can just say…
russell_h on HN
Objections
Depends on a commercial Plivo service, so not truly standalone open source
From 3 comments
So, this tool is OSS but appears to be dependent on a commercial service. Is there any chance that Plivo will open source the necessary bits to enable true standalone operation?…
chrissnell on HNI agree. I thought it was completely open-source. What's the use of open sourcing just a part of the code and forcing users to use a Plivo account to use the service (even if you…
alecsmart1 on HNOpen Wash.
rwaldron on HN
Uses Flash fallback in non-Chrome browsers
From 3 comments
Oh - flash. No thanks.
brongondwana on HNFlash and voice only. This is really extremely misleading. I do not understand where the upvotes come from. The project may be interesting, but the headline is borderline sleazy.…
bowlofpetunias on HNTry the app in Chrome, which uses HTML5 audio. Flash is for other browsers with graceful fallback. As Firefox and other browsers support and stabilize HTML5 audio a.k.a. WebRTC,…
tsudot on HN
Not working in Firefox for some users
From 2 comments
Doesn't appear to be working in Firefox (a lot of things don't seem to work it Firefox anymore..) however it's working perfectly in Chrome and IE (latest). Looking really good,…
Mandatum on HNIt seems Firefox's implementation of web audio API is not the same as Chrome or Safari. Our app that plays audio in sync on multiple devices plays the audio but is out of sync…
paul9290 on HN
Not really a Skype replacement, only group voice
From 2 comments
That's nice and all, but it's hardly a "Skype replacement". I'm waiting for Tox to get ready for a public release. There hasn't been much word on it, but development is slowly…
vezzy-fnord on HNThis is hardly a Skype replacement. I'd be impressed when someone gets VOIP working on WebRTC. i.e. supporting SIP logins. I tried Doubango Telecom and it didn't work.
hendry on HN
Requests
Release the Plivo parts so it runs standalone
From 2 comments
So, this tool is OSS but appears to be dependent on a commercial service. Is there any chance that Plivo will open source the necessary bits to enable true standalone operation?…
chrissnell on HNI agree. I thought it was completely open-source. What's the use of open sourcing just a part of the code and forcing users to use a Plivo account to use the service (even if you…
alecsmart1 on HN
Use WebRTC adapter shim for cross-browser support
From 2 comments
it should be easy for the devs' to add the interop shim for WebRTC to make it work in both Firefox and Chrome:…
vr000m on HNthey should use https://code.google.com/p/webrtc/source/browse/stable/samples/js/base/adapter.js to make it work for both browsers.
vr000m on HN
Show who is talking
From 1 comment
1. how to know who's talking? 2. when you add video?
homakov on HN
Non-Heroku self-hosting instructions
From 1 comment
Any plans for non-heroku build instructions? Is there really much to it that Heroku is doing that can't be easily replicated, or was that just for speed of deployment? I'd love…
jamestomasino on HN
Questions
Can it run on a VPN without internet access?
From 1 comment
Am I correct in assuming this (and none of the alternatives posted) doesn't allow hosting on a VPN (not connected to the internet)?
e12e on HN
Does it send mic/camera access to s3.amazonaws.com?
From 2 comments
Flash and voice only. This is really extremely misleading. I do not understand where the upvotes come from. The project may be interesting, but the headline is borderline sleazy.…
bowlofpetunias on HNThis uses HTML5 audio on Chrome and falls back to Flash on other browser. The WebSDK is currently hosted on s3 and hence the request. Will fix this.
tsudot on HN
Alternatives named
appear.in
From 1 comment
Have you checked out https://appear.in/ ? Looks like you're not the only people playing in this space right now. I've used appear.in sucessfully with a 6 person teleconference on…
brongondwana on HN
talky.io / SimpleWebRTC
From 1 comment
Exactly my thought, and I don't unbderstand it. WebRTC solutions work in all browsers (but IE). Like for example https://talky.io/ which is also open source:…
jeena on HN
meet.jit.si
From 1 comment
http://meet.jit.si is alive since last year it's open source. It works well! Give it a try
_Soulou on HN
OpenTokRTC
From 1 comment
Good job Kunal and team Plivio! If anyone is looking for a audio+video demo that works similarly, I built http://OpenTokRTC.com and the code is on github at…
songzme on HN
echoplex.us
From 1 comment
If you're interested in this, please also check out https://echoplex.us :)
arcameron on HN