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G G 05:11 PM 06-17-2013
I am having a family reunion later this month and want to stream it live from my laptop computer as we have family in far off places that can't make it and would like to at least pop in and see us. What is the best service to do this for free?
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G G 05:14 PM 06-17-2013
I see that Stickam went out of business.
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G G 05:50 PM 06-17-2013
a couple of tin cans a some string?
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emopunker2004 05:53 PM 06-17-2013
Would Skype work in a pinch? Just throwing ideas out for ya as I'm clueless about this stuff
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Coach Deg 05:55 PM 06-17-2013
I used Skype for my wedding.
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G G 05:56 PM 06-17-2013
It appears that group calls are a premium service Justin
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G G 05:57 PM 06-17-2013
Originally Posted by Coach Deg:
I used Skype for my wedding.
It looks like that is a premium thing now or am I missing something?
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Coach Deg 06:00 PM 06-17-2013
It was 5 yrs ago. We skyped to 2 computers. Maybe if they log in with same id? ( just thought, out of my knowledge. How many places you need to Skype to?
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kelmac07 06:05 PM 06-17-2013
I can assist with sending tin cans and string Greg. :-)
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G G 06:07 PM 06-17-2013
Originally Posted by Coach Deg:
It was 5 yrs ago. We skyped to 2 computers. Maybe if they log in with same id? ( just thought, out of my knowledge. How many places you need to Skype to?
It's hard to say. Last year we had about 5 or 6 connect with Stickam.
Originally Posted by kelmac07:
I can assist with sending tin cans and string Greg. :-)
Nah it's okay cause you would just send a little bit of string and cans and a bunch of dang cigars anyway.:-)
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kelmac07 06:10 PM 06-17-2013
Originally Posted by G G:
Nah it's okay cause you would just send a little bit of string and cans and a bunch of dang cigars anyway.:-)
Just cans and strings...honest injun. :-)
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NCRadioMan 06:13 PM 06-17-2013
Veetle is great! I stream Doctor Who there often.


Oh, and Justin.tv is another good one.
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Sweet_Leaf_PDX 06:22 PM 06-17-2013
Based on your first post it sounds like you want to stream audio/video. Do you need two way communication for this or do you just want a provide a video stream?

I recommend Veetle for pure streaming. If you want 2-way communication then things get a bit more complicated.

You could also do a twitter/instagram hashtag so people can follow photos and comments online. This could be a fun and an easy alternative to setting up video.
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G G 06:38 PM 06-17-2013
Originally Posted by Sweet_Leaf_PDX:
Based on your first post it sounds like you want to stream audio/video. Do you need two way communication for this or do you just want a provide a video stream?

I recommend Veetle for pure streaming. If you want 2-way communication then things get a bit more complicated.

You could also do a twitter/instagram hashtag so people can follow photos and comments online. This could be a fun and an easy alternative to setting up video.
Yeah, audio and video if doable, but audio and video from my end only would be okay too, doesn't have to be two way. will check out veetle
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G G 06:55 PM 06-17-2013
Veetle will do it nicely. Thanks a ton.
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emopunker2004 07:00 PM 06-17-2013
:-)
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forgop 11:47 PM 06-17-2013
FaceTime maybe if wifi access is available???
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Robulous78 11:48 PM 06-17-2013
Or a google + hangout?
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