For those of you who play with family / spouse...

someuser · January 2015

I'm looking for a FREE voice communication app for my wife and I to use. Both computers are on a local network. Basically we want to be able to use headsets to communicate since the computers are on opposite ends of the house.

Would Skype work? Again, I don't want to have to buy a sub like with TeamSpeak/Mumble ect. I saw some various freeware on the 'net but I'm not wanting to just try some random, would rather use something that other people have used successfully.

KBKB · January 2015

Skype will work

ers101284b14_ESO · January 2015

Skype, google hangouts, walkie talkies, cups on a string. I'm sure there are just do a quick google for it. I'd do google hangout cause I notice Skype likes to eat up bandwidth and drop out a lot

Misa · January 2015

skype works for this

AshySamurai · January 2015

Razer Comms

It's free. Don't know why noone use it.

drkeys143 · January 2015

I used to use Skype to play with my son, always worked fine for us. I now have a TS3 server, I know is an outlay for just 2 of you, but it only costs me £2 per month for 15 slots, so it is roughly the price of a beer, it's not too bad, and would be handy if you wanted ever to include friends, guildees etc

SFBryan18 · January 2015

Skype is a good choice.

adriant1978 · January 2015

Skype works fine for me and my duo partner, and we are in different countries.

someuser · January 2015

thank you all, very helpful

Lukeh Shadyvale · January 2015

You can run Teamspeak over your local network for free. Your computer is the host server so your computers IP will be the server address then you port forward the right ports and run the TS3 server client and boom! Keep it running, connect to it via the TS3 client app and then your wife does the same and you have your on Local Teamspeak

You can make it public for people to join but requires a static IP and blah blah.

Plenty of tutorials, very easy to do.

Elloa · January 2015

I'm usually using Skype with my boyfriend

Syntse · January 2015

Skype will work. Also you are able to install local server of TS3 or Mumble so no need to buy server time for those.

stevepdodson_ESO888 · January 2015

put the computers next to each other and try talking for a change

Faugaun · January 2015

Laptops ftw! Sit on couches in same room !

Bloodystab · January 2015

Skype, GoogleTalk / Hangouts, Steam, TeamSpeak - i use all of them.

Lukeh Shadyvale · January 2015

stevepdodson_ESO888 wrote: »

put the computers next to each other and try talking for a change

My computer is next to my partner's... We don't talk just bitterly stare at each other waiting for the other to slowly lose his insanity because of the game's faulty mechanics. Then laugh as they do.

Wizzo91 · January 2015

Raidcall would also be a option. But if there are only a small amount of players in your family, skype is the way to go.

Gidorick · January 2015

Just wondering... why not just move the two computers into the same room? I have a friend I play with on ESO and from time to time we get together, laptops back to back and play... it's a blast!

Sneak_Thief · January 2015

My free voice communication app is simply turning to my left and talking lol

Cendrillion21 · January 2015

You people with gaming spouses/partners are lucky.

Jumping on to the Skype bandwagon for a duo...but I greatly prefer hosting my own mumble server.

Gidorick · January 2015

Cendrillion21 wrote: »

You people with gaming spouses/partners are lucky.

Agreed.