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by arianvanp 166 days ago
Most video calling software uses STUN NAT hole punching and not central relay servers. You are definitely publicly routed when you call through Google Meet or WhatsApp or FaceTime
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lazylizard 165 days ago
https://atscaleconference.com/calling-relay-infrastructure-a...

if i read this right, whatsapp calls go thru relay servers?

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stavros 166 days ago
To be fair, I think Google Meet with multiple participants still uses a relay server, instead of N^2 streams, but I may be wrong.
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