Video Calling with your friends and family - Step by Step

[pinot]

A weekly family quiz has become a regular event via Zoom; one of our tech-savvy daughters set it up. Good way to include grandchildren (our youngest being , 5 questions per team, weekly theme (next week food and drink). Last Sun we exceeded the free 40 minutes but were allowed to finish free. Teams dress up in costumes of their choice to reflect the theme. Great fun!

[LizzieL]

Simply Register on the website, (do make a written record of the details you use and do not allow the Computer to remember these details).

Then Download and install the App.

If you are holding the meeting click on hold and it gives you a Meeting Reference Number and a Password, pass these to the people who you want to join the meeting.  At the appointed time start up the meeting and accept those who have asked to join.

Tried this, but when I pressed hold meeting all I got was a real time picture of me. There was no information on reference number or passwords to give to people to join meeting. Also I did not see how I could do anything other than start a meeting straight away, there did not seem to be any facility to put in a date and time for a meeting. The schedule meeting dialog didn't seem to work - just froze up.

[guest189040]

There are plenty of How To videos on Youtube.

This is just one on using Zoom.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9w3Y_9FLgc4

[Familysearch]

I am using Zoom for various different reasons..

Re the question of cost:  My understanding is that a one to one is not subject to the 40 minutes restriction.  This is one unit (as in iPad) to another unit there could be two or more of you on that unit.

It is only when it is multiple units connecting, that the 40 minutes applies - or the licence fee is paid, in which case no time restriction.

We had a Memorial talk for a friend who sadly died just before lockdown. Friends from all over, including US and Australia were able to link in. Once you've tried it a couple of times you wonder what we did without it!  I have friends in their late 80s using it! (Very useful for keeping in touch with those who have been shielding too)

FS

[emmsthheight]

Hi

We had to miss our reunion for a friends special birthday but we arranged a time for a face time party as we grandly called it with our cakes and drinks in our various houses

We had a hilarious couple of hours of chat and fun with a memory quiz mostly guess the person or event or place etc with clues including photos and clue Reminder  items shown or mentioned such as a pot cat

As we met when we started work you can imagine it was soMehta hilarious. We also sang Happy Birthday and had a birthday candle and pets and new homes and hobbies and music were swapped

A bit of fun among trying times

Take care

Emms