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Title: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: buzzbee on May 22, 2009, 10:35:28 pm
Hey all,
if you have tried this great program,reply to this post and tell us what you think of it! I give it a thumbs up,great place to make friends!
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: pdmattox on May 22, 2009, 10:42:56 pm
Great idea Ken! I have made lots of friends and have talked to people from all over the globe. I give it a five star out of five rating.
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: Kathyp on May 22, 2009, 11:03:19 pm
i have not tried, but have ordered my communications device and will try ASAP.  looking forward to it.
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: JP on May 22, 2009, 11:22:05 pm
Are we talking about ventrillo voice chat or something new?

I like the like the old one just fine, well, more than fine, its awesome!


...JP
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: pdmattox on May 22, 2009, 11:41:13 pm
I can't wait Kathy, that will be great.  We are talking the ventrilo voice and text chat and wondering why more people have not tried it out.
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: JP on May 22, 2009, 11:56:43 pm
It is odd that more haven't tried it, its not that difficult to set up and you get the benefit of hearing and speaking with forum members about beekeeping and other matters.


...JP
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: Irwin on May 23, 2009, 09:03:09 am
I think it's great and I too don't understand why more people don't join in. Kathy can't wait to talk to you. There is a few of us that show up every Saturday and sunday morning to talk it's a great bunch of people. And they got a dial up Chanel that makes it easy for people with dial up to talk.
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: Shawn on May 23, 2009, 06:29:38 pm
Ive tried it and liked it, well until my mic broke. I still have not got a new mic due to I have lost all interest in gaming right now.
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: suprstakr on June 11, 2009, 11:53:45 am
Lousy at typing . Love ventrilo , great program .
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: MustbeeNuts on June 29, 2009, 10:59:11 am
I use it daily. Great place to learn and chat about the bees.
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: Kathyp on June 29, 2009, 11:24:34 am
be nice if some of the girls would get on there!!!!!!!!!  HINT, HINT   :evil:
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: TwT on June 29, 2009, 11:26:30 am
I use to get on all the time but here lately I haven't been on much at all, going to try to get on more!!
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: qa33010 on June 29, 2009, 08:38:51 pm
   Will need to get voice program, mike and what ever we need for this.  A new computer with a faster system would help also.  I'm lousy at the keyboards too.  Looks like I'm stuck either way since I'm not a voice/phone kinda guy either.
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: Dracono on February 23, 2010, 11:21:15 pm
I love vent.. Ive been yousing it on and off for about a year now for gaming but hey I will talk with ppl to learn about beeking
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: tillie on February 23, 2010, 11:56:03 pm
I always think I'd like to try it out - and then I get stuck doing some task or another and don't get to the computer.  I do have a good mike, etc. 

Linda T in Atlanta
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: JP on February 24, 2010, 07:25:57 am
I always think I'd like to try it out - and then I get stuck doing some task or another and don't get to the computer.  I do have a good mike, etc. 

Linda T in Atlanta

I'll be looking for you Linda. Hope you get on soon. Bud and Beemaster are on regularly in the mornings.


...JP
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: bud1 on February 24, 2010, 10:30:55 pm
great for me; not much company for an old bachelor in my area. this is my favorite interainment and have made some great friends on ventrillo
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: poka-bee on February 24, 2010, 11:01:32 pm
I've been on, no mic so I type & listen!  Been awile tho, things have been busy (not in a good way) around here.  Hope to get back soon!

Jody
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: gwalker314 on March 04, 2010, 06:01:38 am
Looking at the Ventrilo website it doesn't appear to be available for Windows 7?
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: Jim134 on March 04, 2010, 07:13:43 am
Looking at the Ventrilo website it doesn't appear to be available for Windows 7?


gwalker314 ...........

  It works on Windows 7  :roll:  Did you try it  :?  :?


  BEE HAPPY Jim 134  :)
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: gwalker314 on March 04, 2010, 10:12:09 am
Not yet,
I'll try it, I just noticed Win 7 wasn't listed. I thought I would post it here to see if anyone had downloaded it with Windows 7.\

Thanks,

GW
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: gwalker314 on March 04, 2010, 12:00:21 pm
Thanks Jim 134,

It downloaded fine on Windows 7.
 

GW
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: beemaster on March 04, 2010, 12:10:46 pm
I use it on Win7 every day - it works with all popular windows versions. Setup in minutes and you are on the air.
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: johnnybigfish on March 20, 2010, 08:27:07 pm
I tried it for awhile...My only problem is the 5 gig usage limit I have with verizon so I bailed out of the program....I dont really know how much usage it takes but, if I go over I get so throttled back that I cant do anything on line till verizon resets my usage...If I had a newer verizon contract, They wouldnt throttle me....they'd just let me keep going and then send me the bill...the BIG BILL!....My son has a newer contract and got a 950$ bill awhile back.
Other than that, it was pretty fun!

your friend,
john
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: CVBees on March 20, 2010, 08:31:36 pm
Vent is cool but not alot of consistent users..   :-\
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: beemaster on March 21, 2010, 12:12:01 am
CVBees:

I suggest you look at the bottom of the forum main page to see who is on, and when. Evenings (EST) nearly every night you'll find around 10 or more people on voice chat, throughout the weekends and late evenings for the Aussies.

If you come in and see no one there, then leave - of course you'll assume no one is in their consistently, but it just isn't so. Using your thinking, no one ever would be and I talk to about half a dozen members a day, every day in Ventrilo. I hope you try more often.
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: gwalker314 on March 21, 2010, 08:44:43 am
I have been using ventrilo for a couple of weeks now and I have really enjoyed getting to know some of the forum members better. The software is a free download and very easy to setup to get you listening and talking in live conversations. It is another great resource in sharing and learning about beekeeping as well as any other topic thats on your mind. I encourage others who haven't tried ventrilo to give it a go. Being a new beekeeper I have been given lots of tips and contact numbers for other beekeepers in my area that are willing to answer area specific questions. I am looking forward to seeing more of you there.

GW
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: Brooklyn on March 27, 2010, 11:49:09 pm
Ken,
Maybe you can help me. I have not been on for a while. I have a USB mic and head set combo by micro soft. I use a sound blaster xf sound card. When I do get the program to Run it works great. But my settings change with in my system.

How can I stop it from changing?

Brooklyn
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: buzzbee on March 29, 2010, 07:13:44 pm
Not sure how to help ya there Brooklyn,what settings are changing?
Be sure the mic is plugged in before you launch ventrilo,as it does not recognize it sometimes if it's plugged in afterwards.
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: ProPacific on July 20, 2010, 05:44:49 pm
Should be checkin it out soon! Thanks! :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: Tommyt on January 07, 2011, 12:33:01 pm
How many people are talking at once or is it a one on one
Or is it that you listen and either speak up or type up
Is it the same as how a Conference call would work
plus adding type to the menu ?

Tommyt
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: VolunteerK9 on January 07, 2011, 01:09:39 pm
Not sure how to help ya there Brooklyn,what settings are changing?
Be sure the mic is plugged in before you launch ventrilo,as it does not recognize it sometimes if it's plugged in afterwards.

Thats the problem I was having last night. But other than that, I like it alot. Puts a voice with the postings.
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: The Bix on January 07, 2011, 01:29:06 pm
I tried using it.  I had a short conversation with Jim 134, he was talking and I was listening and typing...couldn't get my microphone to tie into it.  I'm using a Mac with OS X Version 10.5.8 any help/hints to get it fully functioning would be appreciated.  Thanks!
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: buzzbee on January 07, 2011, 06:09:38 pm
We have had as many as 10 to 15 people,which just takes a little courtesy  sometimes. most times it's four or five just chatting about anything that comes up. Sometimes we even talk about bees.
But join in and don't be afraid to bring up bees, it's doesseem to be a common thread among this group!! :)
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: hardwood on January 07, 2011, 11:40:41 pm
OK, I gave it a shot this evening and wasn't able to do the whole voice thing, I was able to type, and eventually got to where I could hear Bud1 and K9, but they couldn't hear me...ugh.

I've gotta try to hook up when you're on Ken...maybe you can lead me through it with baby steps???

There's things that I know:

I know a little about keeping bees
I know more about harleys
I know all there is about how to piss off my wife :-D

I know very little about these computer thingies

Scott
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: Jim134 on January 07, 2011, 11:49:54 pm

I know all there is about how to piss off my wife :-D

Scott


 LOL

    BEE HAPPY Jim 134  :)
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: buzzbee on January 08, 2011, 07:38:28 am
Scott,
i'll try to get caught up with ya sometime. I'll probably be around this evening for sure.I will be in and out through the day,not sure of times though.
  If you got logged in and could hear,you got most of the battle won.
PS Be sure your mic is plugged into the in port for sure. I hooked mine into the speaker port already.
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: hardwood on January 08, 2011, 09:52:09 am
Thanks Ken, I'll look for you when I can get on. Tonight won't happen until late...moving two bee yards.

Scott
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: Irwin on January 09, 2011, 09:06:38 am
I know all there is about how to piss off my wife

Scott I can do it with out trying some time's it only takes getting up in the morning :-D
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: bud1 on January 09, 2011, 09:27:23 am
Scott; we gona have to get Ken some no doze; that boy sho does a lot of observation off the back side o his eye lids.
but sho gotta admit never seen him not getting but one person going and he got him on the next nite.
Title: Re: Who all has tries the ventrilo program?
Post by: Jim134 on January 09, 2011, 09:42:02 am
I know all there is about how to piss off my wife

Scott I can do it with out trying some time's it only takes getting up in the morning :-D

Irwin You got to get up. I do not even have to be their. :-P


  BEE HAPPY Jim 134  :)