[Hidden-tech] Zoom vs. Hangouts ?

[Bahman Mahdavi]

Thanks Mik.
That pretty much sums it up for me too.

Just be aware that the Zoom iOS app will share your data with Facebook

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/k7e599/zoom-ios-app-sends-data-to-facebook-even-if-you-dont-have-a-facebook-account

Thanks

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On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 3:46 PM Michael Muller via Hidden-discuss <
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> Zoom works fairly flawlessly and I feel is certainly worth the $15/mo
> price tag. I'm sure many people will sign up and perhaps when the crises is
> over probably half will cancel.
>
> Hangouts works well for smaller groups, though it's confusing in that
> there's a company-level Hangout, and a personal Chrome Hangouts, which is a
> Chrome Extension.
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> Skype is also good for smaller groups, and is a Microsoft product.
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> For Mac-based people, there's Facetime, also for smaller groups. This is
> free and works on phones, tablets, and Mac laptops.
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> My experience. Your mileage will probably vary.
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> Mik
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> On 3/27/2020 1:38 PM, ed--- via Hidden-discuss wrote:
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> HT hive,
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> In the current climate, organizations are doing more virtual meetings.
> Because the length of our meetings tends to be more than 40 minutes, using
> Zoom for me would require a paid subscription; the next level above "Free"
> is $15/month. Someone suggested Google Hangouts. Is there also a threshold
> between free and paid? If there is, what is the basis? Number of
> participants, duration of conference, etc.? What's your experience?
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> Thanks for any info. Private response is OK, although perhaps other
> Hidden-Techies are facing the same type of choice.
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