Zoom Vs Skype - which is the best online service for tele-conferencing?
Confused whether Zoom is better than Skype or not? Know experts' opinion about these two apps and which one is able to provide better services.
There are two popular online services for chats and conference calls, namely Zoom and Skype. I would like to know whether one is more beneficial than the other in terms of specific features and in what fields one would be ideal to use instead of the other. Certain scenarios to consider - an idle chat with friends, an online e-learning session, a conference call with a boss, etc.
I would also like to know a few aspects of both-
1. Are both Zoom and Skype entirely free or is that they can be used without paying for them only for a limited duration?
2. Can more than one person share the same Zoom or Skype account?
3. Whichever is used, is it possible to have only an audio call/chat without video? Let's say I want to talk urgently with a company's technician to fix a home appliance and my landline is not working and the mobile phone lacks audio clarity so I wish to use Zoom or Skype but, at the same time, I don't want the other person to see me.
I would also like to know a few aspects of both-
1. Are both Zoom and Skype entirely free or is that they can be used without paying for them only for a limited duration?
2. Can more than one person share the same Zoom or Skype account?
3. Whichever is used, is it possible to have only an audio call/chat without video? Let's say I want to talk urgently with a company's technician to fix a home appliance and my landline is not working and the mobile phone lacks audio clarity so I wish to use Zoom or Skype but, at the same time, I don't want the other person to see me.