Video conferencing and meeting solutions because of Covid-19
Mar 21, 2020, 1:29 pm
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Video conferencing and meeting solutions because of Covid-19
Let's share technological solutions.
Freeconferencecall.com - moderator sets up a free account and gets a meeting ID number. Participants call the telephone number and enter the meeting ID number. Whoever is on the line can talk.
Skype - Both participants download the app. Can talk on their smartphone with two way video and audio. (There's probably a desktop app. I haven't used Skype in awhile.)
Facetime - Video calls. Must use an iPhone. No Android app.
WhatsApp - I've used it as a telephone but haven't looked into video. Both users have to download the WhatsApp app. WhatsApp is a nice texting app, especially to text those in other countries.
There are more.
What I want to try is Google's Hangouts. Any suggestions? The purpose would be to have a 3-4 way video call. Security is not critical though I don't want a public chat but rather a private 3-4 way video call.
Freeconferencecall.com - moderator sets up a free account and gets a meeting ID number. Participants call the telephone number and enter the meeting ID number. Whoever is on the line can talk.
Skype - Both participants download the app. Can talk on their smartphone with two way video and audio. (There's probably a desktop app. I haven't used Skype in awhile.)
Facetime - Video calls. Must use an iPhone. No Android app.
WhatsApp - I've used it as a telephone but haven't looked into video. Both users have to download the WhatsApp app. WhatsApp is a nice texting app, especially to text those in other countries.
There are more.
What I want to try is Google's Hangouts. Any suggestions? The purpose would be to have a 3-4 way video call. Security is not critical though I don't want a public chat but rather a private 3-4 way video call.
Mar 21, 2020, 1:40 pm
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Mar 21, 2020, 2:13 pm
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Thanks Silver Fox for referencing the active thread (with over 3,700 views at the time of this writing).