WebEx Alternatives
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@scottalanmiller said:
We mostly use Skype and Skype for Business. We don't do a lot with third parties, though. Join.me is free but only so so.
Hmmm, since I already have O365 Essentials, and Skype for Business comes with that ... perhaps that's the ticket.
Is that a direct WebEx competitor?
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@scottalanmiller said:
I really hate Hangouts
I use the hangouts app for SMS and hangouts messages. Most of the communication between my wife and I is via hangouts messages on the phone. You can mix hangouts messages and SMS in the same thread. It's kind of nice. Similar to imessage.
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Skype for business will only work for screen sharing if the other party also has Skype for business.
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@RojoLoco said:
We're still stuck with WebEx and a really old version of Team Viewer for 1 client who remains behind the times.
Why is that?
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Ugh... join.me sucks! We're using Screen Connect for remote work (works very well), and Skype for internal stuff like screen-sharing and presenting. Skype for Business is ok, but it has a number of limitations that make good old Skype a better option. I use WebEx for a number of things, and for the most part, I like it. I think I like Skype better, though, as it's not as complicated to use and doesn't really have a reason to be. I know you can record on WebEx. Not sure about Skype. Never tried. And LMI priced itself out of the picture, and with no advantage, as the service went downhill anyway.
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@Minion-Queen said:
Skype for business will only work for screen sharing if the other party also has Skype for business.
Ah, so that would not work.
This would be to screenshare/present to multiple people around the globe, whom we do not have control over.
So, no plug-in viewer like WebEx?
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@art_of_shred said:
Ugh... join.me sucks! We're using Screen Connect for remote work (works very well), and Skype for internal stuff like screen-sharing and presenting. Skype for Business is ok, but it has a number of limitations that make good old Skype a better option. I use WebEx for a number of things, and for the most part, I like it. I think I like Skype better, though, as it's not as complicated to use and doesn't really have a reason to be. I know you can record on WebEx. Not sure about Skype. Never tried. And LMI priced itself out of the picture, and with no advantage, as the service went downhill anyway.
Being owned by LMI kind of explains why join.me sucks. I'm surprised it's still free.
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I do presentations etc. with people all over the world. Regular old Skype has been the most reliable over all. WebEx is ok but has issues more often than I have had with Skype.
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@BRRABill said:
@RojoLoco said:
We're still stuck with WebEx and a really old version of Team Viewer for 1 client who remains behind the times.
Why is that?
Bosses like it. I don't use it at all, it's mostly for our support staff and for doing sales demos. As for Team Viewer, I wish we could drop that client altogether (the last XP machine here is used only to connect to their archaic system). They are a very poor, rural county in Alabama, but they were like our 1st or 2nd customer ever, so sentiment keeps them onboard.
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@Minion-Queen said:
I do presentations etc. with people all over the world. Regular old Skype has been the most reliable over all. WebEx is ok but has issues more often than I have had with Skype.
But they need Skype for Business is what you are saying?
We're not in the position to tell them to sign up for that. WebEx and the like have easy plugins, as you know.
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@Minion-Queen said:
I do presentations etc. with people all over the world. Regular old Skype has been the most reliable over all. WebEx is ok but has issues more often than I have had with Skype.
And WebEx is annoying on Linux.
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Looks like maybe you don't need an account?
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@BRRABill said:
@Minion-Queen said:
I do presentations etc. with people all over the world. Regular old Skype has been the most reliable over all. WebEx is ok but has issues more often than I have had with Skype.
But they need Skype for Business is what you are saying?
We're not in the position to tell them to sign up for that. WebEx and the like have easy plugins, as you know.
Skype, not Skype for Business.
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@BRRABill: That's what they say but we have had lots of times where it doesn't work much more often than getting it to work
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And regular skype doesn't have the weird issues with Lync/Skype for Business phone clients.
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@Minion-Queen said:
@BRRABill: That's what they say but we have had lots of times where it doesn't work much more often than getting it to work
I remember we had a MS hosted online meeting once, and it was a real bear to get it to work. So I hear you.
The WebEx is pretty cheap for what we need. Perhaps that is just the way to go.
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Zoom.us is what we use here. Seems to work pretty well not sure on the cost though.
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Zoho also has a free one.
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I've been looking for one too... You gotta watch out though... Some of the free ones hide session limits in the fine print. (I think Zoom US limits meetings to 15 minutes).
If you are just doing a presentation, I like http://meet.jit.si
You can create your own URL and screen sharing is dead simple. However, I should mention: You get ZERO remote control capabilities.
Mikogo is another alternative (http://mikogo.com) that is free. Join.me isn't terrible for me. I've used it several times and it's been ok.
