How much would it cost to set up a line on which forum members can talk via voice?

[Doug_K]

@Chronos

Zoom is for “meetings”. One person involved has to set up the meeting, and then send an ID code to everyone else (via phone, text, email, whatever). Everyone else then uses that ID code to join that meeting.

The “meeting” could be a class (in which case it’s probably set up by the teacher), or it could be just friends chatting, and set up by whichever one of them wants to set it up. My extended family had a big Zoom meeting on Easter, set up by one of the cousins who happened to have the paid version (I think that allowed a larger number of people in the meeting-- My family is very large).

One cool thing about Zoom is that it supports virtual backgrounds. You can join a meeting from a cluttered place and use a virtual background to make it look like a more professional setting. Or less, if you’re so inclined.

I work for a public school, and most of the teachers are using Google Meet to have virtual class meetings. It’s a more business oriented version of Hangouts, but you can only host meetings if your account is setup through G-Suite.