[Wowfunhappy]

> It’s been a whole year since the pandemic started and video calls are still terrible.

Because it's hard. Just going through the list in the article:

> Use a cable to connect to the Internet

Difficult if your house isn't wired for ethernet and the modem is in an inconvenient spot, or in a room which contradicts tip #4. Do you let a long cable drift along the floor?

Powerlines will work in some houses, but not others, and can occasionally introduce their own connectivity problems.

> Make sure your upload speed is >3 Mbps

And if your ISP doesn't offer that much upload bandwidth, well then I guess you're SOL.

[mdu96]

The other maker of Checklist.video here :)

Yeah, definitely agreed with you that it's difficult if your house isn't wired for ethernet. I actually do let a long cable drift along my floor :P Having a strong upload speed is crucial to letting others be able to hear you without any lag - and that's one of the most important factors to having a great video conference. This is why we wanted to emphasize a wired connection, but we also provided the specific upload/download speeds that could get you the high quality call as well.

[CryptoBanker]

You can setup Ethernet through your power outlets with something like this https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-AV600-Powerline-Ethernet-Adap...

[Wowfunhappy]

Yep, I mentioned those! They're great when they work, but it depends on how your house is wired.

[tomhallett]

For me: Powerline was better than wifi from the router, but worse then adding a mesh network. Running a cable would have been very expensive (under concrete + outside).