Pleased to have this new option available. I don’t begrudge them making business decisions around the free/paid options, however I do tend to agree with the comment above suggesting a better way may have been to limit the number of people, rather than time. A 4-6 person limit without a time constraint would force most businesses into the paid tier while leaving a super useful piece of software for everyone else.
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I think the reason they have done it is because more time would be a burden on their resources that may not be justified at the cost of $0. But they of course want more and more people to try it, hence the high number of participants that be on it.
We as users would want more. But why it ain’t so is not hard to decipher.
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OFF TOPIC
True.
but still, should work for most.
Who is most? Most working class people in the world? Most people in India? Brazil? Sudan? Mississippi?
I respect your stance. It’s just not where I am. I use Proton products every day, and literally know no one in my personal or professional life who uses them. And this isn’t specific to Proton, it applies to most privacy services. Signal is the only exception, and even then, you can count my contact list on one hand.
Even if they do, and I hope that they do, Teams is used primarily for work by businesses.
It’s not a personal tool.
I personally don’t think it’s a good idea to launch a Signal like app. That being said, chats are currently possible in Proton Meet. I tested it.
Exactly.
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It didn’t take off for personal use is because it sucked! It still does. Proton can fix it with their offering.
Yes, I know. Like I said, they won’t make a chat app like Google Chat (albeit would be cool if they did) but they have to evolve Meet into more than what it is. I’m hoping they make it such that one to one or group chats are possible without really joining a meeting (which has time limits even on paid versions). A chat would be perpetually open like any other chat/Teams chat. So, not Signal but still Proton Meet that can be used like Signal if one wanted to.
Hmm, I wonder how this would work if the person you want to meet with doesn’t have a Proton account. Could be useful for my business actually, since I’ve previously been using Jitsi, but only begrudgingly since it has its issues.
It does not require a Proton Account to join.
Start a meeting instantly
No sign in required. You can create a conference call link and invite anyone with a single click, even if you and others on the call don’t have a Proton Account.
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Is this still the case? Browser tech has improved a lot!
This is obviously irony, or as the french call it second degré
Just tested it—works really well.
Has anyone tested the 1h limit?
It would be interesting to know what happens when the limit is reached. Auto disconnect?
And can you then just start a new call immediately after, or is there a limit for the day?
Interesting post that I came across, some vital information regarding Proton Meet I feel.
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Did you try it with someone else in your own home, or someone who is actually in a completely different location?
Curious about this too. If you can easily restart after an hour, they might as well make it unlimited. It’s stupid to introduce this friction. We all know none of us will reach the 50-person limit.
Yup. Saw this earlier. Considered sharing it, but I figured someone else would.
The apps are out now.
Yet to be updated on this page though: