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Old 03-30-2020, 10:36 PM   #1
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Video call/conference-Social distancing, work from home, shelter in place

So now that many areas have shelter in place orders, restaurant’s closed and many more people are working from home, what video calling app(s) are you using?
Are you meeting one-to-one, or in groups?
Business use or personal usage?

Here's a overview of some apps available...
FaceTime --Apple
Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Whatsapp
cross-platform, and the users make over millions of video calls per day across the world on Android, iOS, and Windows devices. The calling feature is straightforward and has minimal hurdles for users, just open the contact you want and tap on the video call button.
The voice and video call options only appear inside one-on-one conversations, but the video calling works quite well
Hangouts
Google Hangouts is an easy-to-use cross-platform application that can be used for free video chat on Android devices. It is connected to your Google ID so that you can quickly connect with your email friends and Google contacts.
Duo
Google Duo is a video and audio calling app made by Google, similar to Apple's FaceTime, Facebook's WhatsApp or Messenger and Microsoft's Skype. Duo is free to use and works across both iOS and Android devices - unlike Apple's FaceTime. The app has recently upped its group calling limit to 12, so you can chat with all your family and friends. Duo relies on your phone number, enables you to reach people in your phone's contacts list, offers end-to-end encryption, and has nifty features like Knock Knock, which allows you see live video of your caller before you answer. Like FaceTime and WhatsApp, Duo offers voice calling as well as video calling.

LINE is a popular messaging platform, which not only allows you to enjoy messaging but also free voice and video calls from anywhere, anytime.
Viber
Viber is another popular Android video call app in 2020 that has been in the Play Store for a long time. The app has since been improved and bundled with a lot of features. It is cross-platform and available for free for almost all operating systems, and also mobile devices like Blackberry, Windows Phone, Android, and Apple devices.

Facebook Messenger
Facebook Messenger is trendy, and the app is trusted by a vast number of users. It is available for free for iOS, Android, and also via any web browser logged into your Facebook account.

Skype
Skype is a free Android video chat app that has over 1 billion downloads on Play Store.

Zoom Meetings - business usage

Goto Meeting - business usage

Have I missed any?

If you have a business or organization with its own domain name and you want to utilize video conferencing with your own private, encrypted, and secure video conferencing server that can handle 2-50 attendees and would be branded with your firms own domain name, send me a PM and I'll send you a link with info which includes a free demo site.
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Old 03-31-2020, 09:00 AM   #2
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Re: Video call/conference-Social distancing, work from home, shelter in place

AT Conference. Not AT & T but AT. The person setting up the call gets the main code/all other callers get a PIN code. I believe it is 7.5 cents per caller per minute.
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