Zoom increases call time for the holidays
Now that the lockdown restrictions have increased again, the video conferencing platform, Zoom, has increased the amount of call time for the holidays. Since South Africans can’t really go to beaches or exceed 100 people in a restaurant, it might be a good idea to explore a digital holiday. Internationally dispersed families have been doing
Zoom increases call time for the holidays
Now that the lockdown restrictions have increased again, the video conferencing platform, Zoom, has increased the amount of call time for the holidays.
Since South Africans can’t really go to beaches or exceed 100 people in a restaurant, it might be a good idea to explore a digital holiday. Internationally dispersed families have been doing it for years, and it may be the perfect excuse not to deal with your aunt that got drunk and fell over the braai again. Just do a video-call Christmas.
Zoom is lifting its 40-minute meeting limit for free accounts across the globe for this reason. Not only for Christmas, but other holidays too (some of which aren’t celebrated in SA, but it’s nice to know about it).
The limit will be lifted on the following dates:
17:00 on Thursday, 17 December, to 13:00 on Saturday, 19 December for Hanukka.
17:00 on Wednesday,23 December to 13:00 on Saturday, 26 December for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
17:00 on Wednesday, 30 December to 13:00 on Saturday 2 January for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
Zoom calls are about are 40 minutes long on a normal basis, and that is not quite enough for a weekly strategy brawl with the team, never mind hang-outs with family and tell them all your lockdown anecdotes. Obviously, there are a myriad of other video conferencing options out there, including Google Meet and even trusty ole WhatsApp. But it’s nice to have the choice.
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