[Blackpool] Palatine Library: Meetings Cancelled

[Michael]

Had this posted in another channel...might give some ideas:

I’ve just seen this in another group and thought it could be helpful

“Hi folks 👋 I thought it might be useful to share some short research I've
been doing / refreshing this morning...

RE: Remote Meeting / Video Conferencing / Moving face-to-face activities
online:

I've seen lots of people recommending Zoom recently, and it is really good
for 1-1 meetings / calls (good quality, better than skype etc). However,
there are some limits to the free account, so I've been prepping some info
also about some cheaper alternatives - especially if you find yourself
needing to run things over the internet for remote work from now on...

• Using Zoom - unlimited 1-1 video meeting calls, 40 mins limit on hosting
group video meetings (3 to 100 people) with the Basic/Free package. To host
a longer meeting, you have to pay for a Pro subscription. Anyone with an
invite can join a Zoom call (without having to pay or upgrade their account
- only the "host" needs to have a premium account) - see:
https://zoom.us/pricing
<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Fpricing%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0zp3yNOasfuNGNJASNlf1btFwTtxkXXnf2TpYBK9Z6bTyvlx92HJMpp2k&h=AT3Md0CFIH3ld8ZVeuLM40y3beyeoUgxVNLqvM3Attd4a1jwntt_7B-qeTgwDyt6-QTnCk6YADlYcLL6OKivRcx-u9hi8h62OiI0veCIkk-4kuaJeER4Fm5S1GDpEyCpB3zX25rqc6gTg0ay1FriD90202-Lolr0goXZ>
-
at the moment a Pro account is £11.99/mo

• Using Google Hangouts - Video calls can include up to 10 people for free
(on Gmail, G Suite Basic packages) or 25 people (using Business, Education
packages). Everyone who wants to join a group conversation must use
Hangouts / have a Google account. - at the moment a Gmail account is £0/mo
& G Suite Basic is £4.14/mo

• Using Google Hangouts Meet - "Meet" is the premium version of Google
Hangouts, available to you if you pay for a G Suite Basic package + above.
This allows you to set up unlimited video conference calls for up to 100
participants. Anyone with an invite can join a Google Hangouts Meet call
(without having to pay or upgrade their account - only the "host" needs to
have a premium account) - https://gsuite.google.com/pricing.html
<https://gsuite.google.com/pricing.html?fbclid=IwAR01D15APvHXpEf4qwjYHQV5mQfAxKeimTcrpfC12gTqIJnnsSv9Tn8v7Yk>
-
at the moment G Suite Basic is £4.14/mo

• Using WhatsApp - unlimited 1-1 video meeting calls, and group video calls
for up to 4 people with Free package. Only available via WhatsApp mobile
app (not desktop/web version) - at the moment a WhatsApp account is £0/mo

• Using Skype - unlimited video meeting calls for up to 50 people with Free
package. Everyone who wants to join a group conversation must use Skype /
have a Skype account - at the moment a Skype account is £0/mo

• Using Discord - All-in-one voice and text chat, with video calls for up
to 10 people for free. Everyone who wants to join a group conversation must
use Discord / have a Discord account. - at the moment a Discord account is
£0/mo - https://discordapp.com
<https://discordapp.com/?fbclid=IwAR0dV6hpUMBDu7AXH0uaIDYeSmmGOaXG6ehe7a9dboiKl7viZAvDC5l5svM>
(HT:
Betsy Furber)

• Using Whereby - unlimited video meeting calls for up to 4 people via the
Free account. Pro versions allow up to 12 people & Business version is
unlimited - at the moment a Free Whereby account is £0/mo & Pro is $9.99
/mo https://whereby.com/information/pricing/
<https://whereby.com/information/pricing/?fbclid=IwAR0lNsuOy2xBBH8WANxAMgFAsLLqiU7e9L6RHhc6EJGoF5WSBd0ezxkPx_0>
(HT:
Hannah Wood)

ADDED NOTE: There is also a super useful resource for communities new to
online working at -
https://localtrust.org.uk/…/programme-guid…/digital-toolkit/
<https://localtrust.org.uk/big-local/programme-guidance/digital-toolkit/?fbclid=IwAR1Gz_QbUcu64JQkfUO_JjmXJNx5D-RRTnFCr0WSYXTG_w6h5Tkm7pxlbT0>
 “
Quick and easy tech interventions at low cost and high impact

<https://localtrust.org.uk/big-local/programme-guidance/digital-toolkit/?fbclid=IwAR1-Svb1nkQ1Hk2u1M68rCcvNH1DS4gCi30W_n72jtu0Q_HlBkalqQyCfZ0>

On Tue, 17 Mar 2020 at 13:53, Gillian via Blackpool <
blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:

> Has anyone looked at Cisco WebEx?
>
> Gillian.
>
> On Tue, 17 Mar 2020, 13:23 marksedgwick47 via Blackpool, <
> blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > Is Zoom easy to get hold of ?Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
> > -------- Original message --------From: Tony Hughes via Blackpool <
> > blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk> Date: 17/03/2020  12:53  (GMT+00:00) To:
> > Les Pounder <lespounder at gmail.com> Cc: Blackpool LUG <
> > blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk> Subject: Re: [Blackpool] Palatine Library:
> > Meetings Cancelled Hi LesWhat video client are you thinking of using? I
> > have Zoom installed on mylaptop so can use that, my convention got
> > cancelled so I was planning oncoming on Saturday but given the change of
> > advice last night it wasinevitable that this would happen at some
> > point.TonyOn Tue, 17 Mar 2020, 10:32 Les Pounder via Blackpool, <
> > blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:> Morning>> Sad news but I have been
> > informed by the library that for the foreseeable> future groups cannot
> meet
> > at the library due to Coronavirus guidance from> the council.>> Can I
> > suggest that we meet via video for a short time on Saturday morning?>>
> > Thanks> Les> --> Blackpool mailing list> Blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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