I remember when standard mp3 quality – these are pre-Napster days – was 112kbps. Honestly, 96 is sufficient for a voice call, especially for those of us who remember landline quality.
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princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week agoMaybe if you pay for Nitro. Without it, the standard call quality is only 96kbps. Meanwhile VoLTE/VoNR and HD Voice have made mobile phone calls typically equal or higher quality. If you only ever call corporate/business/government services, those are typically still narrowband though, so you’re not going to notice.
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 1 week ago
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
I mean yea, absolutely, but HD Voice can do 128kbps and comparatively that’s better than Discord. The other person’s comment seemed a bit snarky so I wanted to refute their assertion.
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 6 days ago
A BMW 3-series will get to to 100km/h way faster than a Honda Civic, but way slower than a Swasticar. Context is important. I had three Civics and no issue making it from Point A to Point B, enjoying blowing past 911 Porsches back when Montana didn’t have a speed limit. Holy shit, is gas mileage terrible at 198km/h (can be done in a stick while also going downhill).
Thing is, for pure voice communication, 96kbps suffices. We’re talking like somehow bumping it to 128 makes a noticeable difference when it doesn’t.
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
It does for me, but I have auditory processing issues so your mileage may vary. Discord also just has a lot of issues, like audio sources messing up, or calls cutting completely for up to ten seconds for no discernible reason.
Mac@mander.xyz 6 days ago
I dont.
I don’t care what calls can do. What they regularly do for me is sound like shit.princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
skill issue ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Mac@mander.xyz 5 days ago
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millie@beehaw.org 6 days ago
It depends on whether the server you’re on is boosted, also. But even a standard voice server is better quality than a phone. Phones may technically be able to play audio with a higher bitrate, but that’s limited by both cell service and speaker quality.
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
It really isn’t in my experiences, but maybe it’s different in Australia? As well, other services like Telegram or Signal have way better quality too. Discord just kinda sucks.
millie@beehaw.org 6 days ago
In my experience discord literally feels like I’m in the room with someone. I use it constantly and it’s been great for me. Phones on the other hand are kinda garbage. The signal is consistently unreliable. Sometimes I literally get calls where one of us can’t hear the other. Sometimes several calls in a row. Occasionally calls just don’t even go through.