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Re: Show HN: Kosmi – Hang out with friends and family online

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Post by a254613e »

Tried it now with a non-tech savvy person.

* Mobile version hid the chat and everything.

* It was not clear how to start video chat.

* Audio wasn't working at all, even after 10 minutes of trying to get it to work (permissions were granted). At this point I'm not sure if it's a feature or a bug.

* Half of the apps aren't available.

I'm sorry, but in the current state it is not usable for me, or anyone I know, at all. Compared to whereby, hangouts, etc I'm not sure which currently existing features it really offers that are better.

Re: Show HN: Kosmi – Hang out with friends and family online

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Post by hauxir »

a254613e wrote: post #91

Tried it now with a non-tech savvy person. * Mobile version hid the chat and everything. * It was not clear how to start video chat. * Audio wasn't working at all, even after 10 minutes of trying to get it to work (permissions were granted). At this point I'm not sure if it's a feature or a bug. * Half of the apps aren't available. I'm sorry, but in the current state it is not usable for me, or anyone I know, at all.…

sorry to hear your bad experience. contact me on discord and I'll try to help you work out those issues!

Re: Show HN: Kosmi – Hang out with friends and family online

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Post by hauxir »

ammar_x wrote: post #93

Cool idea especially for people living in different country than their families. Will it remain free? What is the privacy policy? Will my data (video/audio) be kept on the servers? I couldn't find such info in the website.

The video and audio is all p2p. It never touches our servers.

Text chat is kept on the server but you can permanently delete all your messages any time from your profile settings.

As for remaining free, I plan to keep the current featureset free!

Re: Show HN: Kosmi – Hang out with friends and family online

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Post by grawprog »

giovannylira wrote: post #33
jawns wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would love to know the legal implications of running a service where people are able to stream copyrighted content to others, or to share subscription services like Netflix in violation of its TOS.

I thought services like this ran in a legal limbo because the end user can't select the content, much like radio.

Or like sitting at your friend's house while they pick some entertainment?

Re: Show HN: Kosmi – Hang out with friends and family online

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Post by ammar_x »

hauxir wrote: post #94
ammar_x wrote: post #93

Cool idea especially for people living in different country than their families. Will it remain free? What is the privacy policy? Will my data (video/audio) be kept on the servers? I couldn't find such info in the website.

The video and audio is all p2p. It never touches our servers. Text chat is kept on the server but you can permanently delete all your messages any time from your profile settings. As for remaining free, I plan to keep the current featureset free!

Thank you man :)
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