Improve your video calls: 3 tips

In times of lockdown, we use video more. Here are three tips for quality exchanges, even if you don't have fiber internet.

While we are all required to stay at home to limit the spread of the virus, everyone can appreciate the importance of digital. Many, in the current context, have the opportunity to test video calling solutions.

Beyond video-apéros, which have multiplied over the last three weeks, online games have become new spaces for discussions between friends. Some video streaming platforms even offer the possibility of watching a film or an episode of a series together, with the possibility of subscribers commenting on it live. It's like gathering your friends in your living room for a little screening.

1. Find the right apps

Obviously, making a video call to one person or exchanging with 5, 10 or 15 people is not the same thing. Depending on your needs, you will prefer different solutions. Skype, HighFive, WhatsApp...

Everyone has a preference. Most of these applications are free and easy to use. They allow several people to talk to each other without the exchange turning into a real cacophony. The best thing is to try them out with friends.

2. Make yourself comfortable

To have quality exchanges, it is best to be comfortable. With a mobile phone, you risk giving the other participants the runaround. A tablet on a stand or a computer, with a larger screen than a smartphone, are more appropriate.

3. Go for Wi-Fi

We recommend that you use home Wi-Fi and place yourself in a corner of your home where the signal is good.

What if I don't have a landline?

There are solutions for this situation. With the Orange 4G Homebox, for example, everyone can enjoy a quality home connection without a connection. It offers unlimited internet at home, without commitment, without eligibility constraints and without installation. Such a solution allows you to be connected at home as if you were connected via a fixed line, with a 4G+/5G speed up to 250 GB (reduced beyond that).

This means that everyone can be at home, well locked down, and still be well connected.