Isn't an issue if you keep the camera aimed at your head, lol.
Ask me how I know. XD
Dayum, I remember international calls to my grandmother in England when I was a kid, with the old copper Trans-Atlantic lines that were laid around the turn of the last century. It would take Mum a good five minutes to get the connection made, was HORRIBLY expensive (I'm talking like $5/minute expensive), and involved a lot of shouting, because the lines were crap and she was a bit deaf. So you'd be sitting there with the phone pressed to your ear, feeling horribly awkward, making the twice-annual (Christmas and her birthday) phone call to someone who was basically a complete stranger, having nothing to talk about (once you'd said "Happy Birthday!" or "Merry Christmas! Thank you very much for the __!"), and being under a tremendous amount of pressure to hurry up and say something meaningful to her, because this was costing a lot of money--and neither of you had anything to say to each other. XD
And then you contrast that with Skype, where Karl's last birthday, my Dad joined us via a video call, and got to see Karl opening his presents and playing with them.
Free international video calls between just ordinary people! It's pretty wild.
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Date: 2012-11-11 10:59 pm (UTC)Ask me how I know. XD
Dayum, I remember international calls to my grandmother in England when I was a kid, with the old copper Trans-Atlantic lines that were laid around the turn of the last century. It would take Mum a good five minutes to get the connection made, was HORRIBLY expensive (I'm talking like $5/minute expensive), and involved a lot of shouting, because the lines were crap and she was a bit deaf. So you'd be sitting there with the phone pressed to your ear, feeling horribly awkward, making the twice-annual (Christmas and her birthday) phone call to someone who was basically a complete stranger, having nothing to talk about (once you'd said "Happy Birthday!" or "Merry Christmas! Thank you very much for the __!"), and being under a tremendous amount of pressure to hurry up and say something meaningful to her, because this was costing a lot of money--and neither of you had anything to say to each other. XD
And then you contrast that with Skype, where Karl's last birthday, my Dad joined us via a video call, and got to see Karl opening his presents and playing with them.
Free international video calls between just ordinary people! It's pretty wild.