[Hidden-tech] Zoom vs. Hangouts ?

[Mik Muller]

That’s crazy. Hating Facebook more and more

Mik
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> On Mar 27, 2020, at 4:26 PM, Bahman Mahdavi <bahman at webwerk.com> wrote:
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> Thanks Mik. 
> That pretty much sums it up for me too. 
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> Just be aware that the Zoom iOS app will share your data with Facebook 
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> https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/k7e599/zoom-ios-app-sends-data-to-facebook-even-if-you-dont-have-a-facebook-account
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> Thanks 
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>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 3:46 PM Michael Muller via Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:
>> 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.
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>> 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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>>> 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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