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(Pocket-lint) – Zoom has announced that its usual 40-minute limit for free accounts will be removed globally on November 26, coinciding with Thanksgiving in the US.
It will allow extended Zoom video calls for all customers from 0:00 am (midnight) ET on Thursday, November 26 to 6:00 am ET on Friday, November 27 (coincidentally, Black Friday).
In the UK, from 5 a.m. M. From November 26 to 11 a.m. M. The next day.
In a post on Twitter, Zoom said the tme extension was planned “as a thank you to our customers” and to ensure that “family gatherings are not interrupted.”
As a thank you to our customers, we will lift the 40 minute limit for all meetings globally from midnight ET on November 26 to 6 am ET on November 27 so your family reunions will not be interrupted. #ZoomJuntos pic.twitter.com/aubsH0tfxG
– Zoom (@zoom_us) November 10, 2020
Zoom generally limits free calls between accounts to 40 minutes, after which users must restart a call. Paid users do not have a time limit for calls.
The rise of video calling services and, in particular, Zoom has been extraordinary during these far-from-ordinary times. The service also won the Product of the Year category at the 2020 EE Pocket-lint Awards, which were announced online during a virtual presentation show.
You can see why you won the award in our roundup of all winners and highly recommended products right here.
And, if you want to spice up your Zoom calls, you can also find a host of Zoom backgrounds to use here.
Written by Rik Henderson.
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