Chat Video quality starts out fine, then fades ...

My video starts out good, then after a minutes or so, the picture gets pixelated and the audio garbled. The person on the other end has no such issues and can see/hear me just fine.
In iChat, my bw is set to 'none'. In system preferences, my Quicktime streaming speed is 1.5 Mpbs.
Thanks,
- Greg

Hi GDykes,
OK Imagine that Connection speed from your ISP is like an empty freeway. You can go full tilt (upto that road's speed limit)
Bandwidth is like a busy freeway where you only get to go as the bit you are in allows.
Reducing the Bandwidth in iChat or in the System Preferences > Quicktime > Streaming tab is like a vehicle that has a maximum speed that is slower than the speed possible on the freeway.
10:02 PM Friday; July 6, 2007

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