Zoom

[Stunsworth]

Presumably only works on PCs, or is it also cross platform? If the security is better, then I'd perhaps choose that - despite my general concerns about MS.

It's Windows and Mac...

https://products.office.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free

An alternative is Skype...

https://www.skype.com/en/free-conference-call/

[Dave2002]

An alternative is Skype...

https://www.skype.com/en/free-conference-call/

Thanks. Have only tried Skype person to person. Does it work well enough for conferences? Also, is its security/privacy supposed to be better?

[Stunsworth]

Thanks. Have only tried Skype person to person. Does it work well enough for conferences? Also, is its security/privacy supposed to be better?

We've used Skype of conference calls at work. We're currently moving to Teams - I'm assuming it's cheaper than Skype for commercial users.

[teamsaint]

We have found zoom very easy to use and pretty slick for work conference calls. Teams is also decent, though we tend to opt for Zoom, the free version.

[Sir Velo]

Thanks. Have only tried Skype person to person. Does it work well enough for conferences? Also, is its security/privacy supposed to be better?

Yes, it's highly straightforward. There is a direct link for those with Skype and a web version, as well as a phone number for those who don't have the app, desktop or mobile.

[MrGongGong]

Just done an online gig with someone who sent me audio via skype which I then mixed with other things, generated some real-time images and broadcast using FB
all was fast today

I have noticed that Skype is working better in the last two weeks than it has been recently