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| From | GlowingBlueMist <zapbot@truely.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
| Subject | Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc |
| Date | 2025-03-01 01:27 -0600 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <vpuctd$4ggv$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <vpte26$3s7sv$1@dont-email.me> |
A group of us older computer club members have been using a free program called Jitsi Meet. Like Zoom we initially setup a meeting URL of our choice we are then able to keep using it every week with out needing to create a new one for every meeting. People can share screens and so on. You can setup multiple URL's for various family groups or what ever group(s) you like. Then all you do is Email/text the URL to members of that particular group along with a time to connect. You can have as few as 2 people or as many as you can conveniently connect to. One example is a teacher talking with say 30 remote students or more. The connections to the devices are all end-to-end encrypted and secure. Unlike some programs Jitsi does not have a meeting time limit when using it for free. We have people who use Jitsi on their phones in order to join a Voice or Video call and intermingle with those on their computers. Both Android and apple phones as well. With the Jitsi meet app installed tablets and such also work just fine. The website for this program can be found at; https://jitsi.org/ > On 2/28/2025 3:41 PM, frank_n_2017 wrote: > Hey there, > > Skype is closing down and I'm looking for a replacement that works on a > desktop PC (with Windows 10, Ubuntu 2022) without requiring a smartphone. > > I checked WhatsApp and Telegram and found out that the installation > relies on their previous installation on a smartphone. It works then > dependent on their smartphone install. > > Is there any application similar to Skype that does not depend in any > way on its installation on a smartphone? > > Thanks a lot! > > frank
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whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc frank_n_2017 <frank_n_dale@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-28 22:41 +0100
Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc Jim <noreply@invalid.com> - 2025-02-28 22:54 +0000
Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-02-28 18:29 -0500
Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc Oliver <ollie@invalid.net> - 2025-02-28 16:44 -0700
Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2025-03-01 01:23 +0100
Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-01 07:55 +0000
Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2025-03-01 11:04 +0100
Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc Paul in Houston TX <Paul@Houston.Texas> - 2025-02-28 21:42 -0600
Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc GlowingBlueMist <zapbot@truely.invalid> - 2025-03-01 01:27 -0600
Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc Larry Wolff <larrywolff@larrywolff.net> - 2025-03-01 02:42 -0500
Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc wasbit <wasbit@nowhere.com> - 2025-03-01 09:38 +0000
Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-03-01 23:35 +0100
Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-03-01 13:55 -0700
Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-01 21:29 +0000
Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-01 21:59 +0000
Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc "Allan Higdon" <allanh@vivaldi.net> - 2025-03-01 16:25 -0600
Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-02 00:45 +0000
Re: whatsapp/telegram on desktop pc "Allan Higdon" <allanh@vivaldi.net> - 2025-03-02 05:55 -0600
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