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Luciaprof
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January 18, 2022
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Calls in a channel

  • January 18, 2022
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Hi!

I have a PRO account. I would like my clients to meet also without me being there and not paying another plan. Is it possible to do that with channels? If I create a channel and add them as members, could they start videocalls in there with a duration of more than 40 minutes?

 

Thank you!

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    Ray_Harwood
    Community Super Champion | Customer
    Ray_Harwood
    Community Super Champion | Customer
    January 19, 2022

    I've never heard the term "channel" used for anything in Zoom... so I don't think this is an option for you.

     

    Normally, the host has to start the meeting.  You can enable the option for "Join before host":

    https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/202828525-Allow-participants-to-join-before-host

    With this approach, they could "join" the meeting without you, but no Host/Co-Host privileges would be accessible by anyone.  Another group I hang out with has the Host start the meeting, then grants Host to one of the participants (and Co-Host to other participants), and for a long-running meeting, this works.  But remember: While that meeting is active, YOU as the host can't start another meeting without closing the other meeting... your host account can only have one meeting open at a time.

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