Google Meet

Pros

As a teacher, I used Google Meet during our distance learning. It was easy for my 5th grade students to understand, and they were able to use it without any problems. I also enjoyed that I could link it with my Google Calendar and my students would receive the invite that I shared. I absolutely loved that there was no time limit on it, unlike other online video meeting software.

Video was clear, and I was able to mute students who had distracting background sounds. Both students and I were able to share our screens with the group when we needed to explain something that was on our computers.

Cons

I would have loved it if there was a waiting room for the students, so that I could admit them when I was ready. I would also like if there was a background feature so that both I, and my students, could have a background that was less distracting than our rooms.

Pros

a. G-meet is an absolute virtual meeting and chat tool with multi purpose usage. It works great in web and app both
b. Super smooth integration with other tools like okta, office, google cloud
c. Safe space to share documents and files without any wreck
d. Realtime tracking and management available
e. Excellent video quality and backdrop available

Cons

a. Audio quality is a bit average specially if you are not connected to wifi
b. Very expensive and comes with a big package price
c. Customer care team is not quick and needs 3-4 working days to resolve an issue

Pros

I initially installed Hangouts because it was the only way I could receive text messages inside of my office, which has terrible reception due to all of the sound insulation (we do voice recordings in-house.) It was a SAVIOR when it first came out because Google was one of the only companies supporting Wifi calling and texting. I also liked that I was able to have Hangouts to route multiple numbers (I'm in NYC and LA.) When it first came out, Hangouts was completely innovative.

Cons

Google has too many departments designing conflicting products instead of putting all hands on deck to work on one piece of software. Google Chat? Wave? Plus? Hangouts? It's insane. I pay for GoogleFi now with the express interest of using hangouts, so I can get texts on my computer. But when I try to load it on my Google Pixel, it's slow - like, "1997 loading a JPG-level" slow. I don't trust that many of my texts are going through and that I am receiving them. Sometimes a message that a friend sent a day before comes to me in the middle of the night. It feels like Google is phasing this out, but it is unclear what the replacement will be. I am so horrified that I might honestly just switch plans. Now that young people use texting as their exclusive method of communication, I have found that this is hurting my social and business-life. It's pretty pathetic that Facebook Messanger - a free service - is more reliable than Hangouts, a product that I now technically pay for as a GoogleFi subscriber. I am losing faith in the Google Brand because of this product. And because many users do not pay for Fi, they provide almost no customer service for Hangouts, because they are overwhelmed with complaints from their free users.

Pros

Google meet is a great way to video call with friends and family. It makes connecting easy and is a better option than a normal phone call

Cons

Sometimes the meet call quality isnt the best even with great service. Im not sure why this happens sometimes but it can be very frustrating.

Pros

I liked how easy it was to set up and go. I use it mainly on mobile and it's easy to start a new meeting and send the invite to others. Using it on desktop seems to be easier overall to access features. I like how you can record meetings, change the layout screen share, and even connect to your calendar to schedule important meetings for the future.

Cons

The captions feature is nice to have but the few times I've tried to use it, i found it wasn't always accurate. This isn't a super important feature for our needs but I could see this being an issue for some other users.