Zoom not Skype

MissMoppet · 29th March 2020, 16:33

With family living in Notts and Berlin we've used Skype for some years, especially now, BUT we've recently switched to Zoom which we find much clearer and almost no buffering. You can have several screens (people) going at once - we've tried six at once - and it's really great. And FREE. (Another of life's mysteries: how do they make any money?)

Dave

SideValve · 29th March 2020, 18:28

Just been on a Zoom call with six friends. Plenty of buffering with those on poor connections / devices.
And I guess they make money by people paying for the full product.
The company I work for uses a similar cisco product, which is great, but recently decided it should have a backup (seems sensible). It could have gone for MS Teams (Skype's replacement - included in our £65 licence) but instead went for Zoom Business Ed. That'll keep them in loo roll for a while.

Les4048 · 29th March 2020, 19:16

Used FaceTime for years and it’s brilliant, clear as looking at the television. You can now Group FaceTime too

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT209022

steve-45 · 30th March 2020, 13:58

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Originally Posted by Les4048

Used FaceTime for years and it’s brilliant, clear as looking at the television. You can now Group FaceTime too

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT209022

But doesn’t everyone need an apple device to make it work ?

chillyphil · 30th March 2020, 16:04

We've been using houseparty, it's quite cool and the kids love it.

You can have up to 8 people on your screen at once, all talking laughing, singing and playing games.

We use it on android and iphone, dont know if it works on a pc.

I recommend it.

Phil

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29th March 2020, 19:16	#3
Les4048 This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer/ MG ZT-T 400 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Lhanbryde Posts: 3,277 Thanks: 2,627 Thanked 1,523 Times in 869 Posts	Used FaceTime for years and it’s brilliant, clear as looking at the television. You can now Group FaceTime too https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT209022

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chillyphil Gets stuck in MGZT-T Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Paignton Posts: 618 Thanks: 278 Thanked 90 Times in 72 Posts	We've been using houseparty, it's quite cool and the kids love it. You can have up to 8 people on your screen at once, all talking laughing, singing and playing games. We use it on android and iphone, dont know if it works on a pc. I recommend it. Phil