Video Chat works some places but not everywhere

My video chat works sometimes but it seems when I am at home it will not work with my internet? the people I am chatting with are on the same internet that they were on when it worked. Why is this? what can I change?

Hi,
I would change the Bandwidth Setting in iChat Menu > Preferences > Video section > Bandwidth Limit drop down.
Start at 500kbps
Open the Connection Doctor (Video menu) during a chat.
Try other settings but allow the Buffering to smooth out the change as seen in the Bit rate becoming stable in the Connection Doctor.
Most Issues are about the amount of Internet Speed iChat 5 can see compared to other version which can impact on how much data you can send or receive.
In some cases this change can be impacted by Threshold controlled features in your modem or router (Turn Off SPI or DoS items).
8:28 PM Friday; October 16, 2009

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