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.
- By Corona– Most people spend the Christmas holidays differently than in previous years.
- Due to the corona, many can Christmas don’t go to family.
- Zoom changes the time limit on public holidays.
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Kassel – The festival on Christmas 2020 will be different for many than usual. Due to the still rampant Corona-Many people cannot drive to their families as usual in a pandemic. 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 the year 2020 became the online meeting service Zoom More and more 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
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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 falls to Christmas and New Year away.
Zoom-Treffen 2020: The limit does not only drop at Christmas
Who is at Zoom wants to see and hear for more than 40 minutes, actually has to take out a paid subscription. That changes to Christmas 2020 Indeed.
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)
- 19.12.2020
- December 23, 2020 (day before Christmas Day)
- December 24th, 2020 (Christmas Day)
- December 25th, 2020 (Christmas Day)
- December 26th, 2020 (Christmas Day)
- 30.12.2020
- December 31, 2020 (New Year’s Eve)
- 12/01/2020 (New Year)
- 02.12.2020
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Christmas 2020: There are also alternatives to Zoom
Whom the program Zoom do not like, who has many alternatives to his loved ones Christmas 2020 and to meet the turn of the year 2020/2021 online. A possible alternative comes from Microsoft. The online meeting program is called Teams.
No limit at Christmas 2020: Zoom meetings have become increasingly popular during the corona pandemic.
© Mark Lennihan/dpa
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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:
