Even at Christmas, people have to limit their contacts because of the Corona crisis.
You can still see your loved ones by zooming in.
And that without a time limit.
Due to
Corona regulations
, most people spend the Christmas holidays differently than in previous years.
Due to the corona, many can
not go to family
at
Christmas
.
Zoom
changes the time limit on the holidays.
Kassel - The celebration of
Christmas 2020
will be different for many than usual. Due to the still rampant
Corona
pandemic, many cannot go to family as usual.
The risk of infecting relatives is too high.
The online service
Zoom
was booming due to the pandemic.
There is a small present for users on Zoom for the holidays.
In order to make the separation a little more pleasant for many, the US group has lifted the time limit over the holidays.
Christmas in 2020: many will meet on Zoom
During
2020
, the online meeting service Zoom became increasingly popular.
Zoom
allows people to connect via video and audio.
We will be lifting the 40-minute limit for holiday celebrations.
✨ Check out all the details: https://t.co/V0eTl8aIGB #ZoomTogether pic.twitter.com/0MlZt7BRdW
- Zoom (@zoom_us) December 17, 2020
All you need is a stable internet connection, a webcam and a microphone.
The program can be used on a mobile phone, tablet, laptop or PC.
Typically, Zoom meetings have a time limit of 40 minutes.
This is no longer available for
Christmas
and New Year's Eve.
Zoom-Treffen 2020: The limit does not only drop at Christmas
If you want to
see and hear
yourself for
more than 40 minutes
at
Zoom
, you actually have to take out a paid subscription.
That will change for
Christmas 2020,
however.
The company has lifted the limit for the period.
But the longer meeting time does not only apply to Christian Christmas.
You can also make unlimited calls on other public holidays:
December 17, 2020 (penultimate day of the Hanukkah festival)
December 18, 2020 (last day of the Hanukkah festival)
December 19, 2020
December 23, 2020 (day before Christmas Day)
December 24th, 2020 (Christmas Day)
December 25th, 2020 (Christmas Day)
December 26th, 2020 (Christmas Day)
12/30/2020
December 31, 2020 (New Year's Eve)
12/01/2020 (New Year)
02.12.2020
Christmas 2020: There are also alternatives to Zoom
If you
don't like the
Zoom
program
, you have many alternatives to meet your loved ones
online for
Christmas 2020
and the turn of the year 2020/2021.
A possible alternative comes from Microsoft.
The online meeting program is called Teams.
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No limit at Christmas 2020: Zoom meetings have become increasingly popular during the corona pandemic.
© Mark Lennihan / dpa
There is also the option of making video calls in various chat apps.
The contactless meeting in picture and sound is possible with these widely used app providers:
Whatsapp*
signal
Skype
Facebook messenger
(Lucas Maier)
* hna.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
List of rubric lists: © Mark Lennihan / dpa