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Totally agree. I find video is ok for initial meetings, but after that I vastly prefer audio-only, for small groups. Works well with inferior wifi connections
by icedata 7y ago
Totally agree. I find video is ok for initial meetings, but after that I vastly prefer audio-only, for small groups. Works well with inferior wifi connections in coffee shops, etc. Using this for global discussions every day. Currently I use Skype since it works well for audio-only. I prefer zoom for video, for one thing because it usually works well in China, and the 40 minute limit for free calls has been removed now. Also zoom doesn't force the use of a web client; in my experience, reliability, performance and web clients for videoconferencing don't go together. May explain why they are now worth more than several airlines.
- xenonite 7y agoThere is no 40 minutes limit for <=2 persons in a Zoom meeting. Are you sure the limit is removed for larger groups? I don't see this stated on https://zoom.us/pricing https://zoom.us/pricing .
- icedata 7y agoIt's removed for users in China (1) Nota bene: Zoom in China has now been somewhat separated from global Zoom (2), and is now hosted in China. Haven't been on a call with anyone over Zoom in China for a while. I don't think that people in China using Zoom are always able to join Zoom calls elsewhere. Will be verifying this shortly. For me, the only thing that always works to China is Wechat (Weixin) (I'm careful as to what I say on it). (1) https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-covid-19-spread-zoom-video-lift-call-limit-2020-2 https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-covid-19-spread-... (2) https://technode.com/2019/09/19/chinas-zoom-users-switch-to-local-version-after-blockage/ https://technode.com/2019/09/19/chinas-zoom-users-switch-to-...