Zoom holiday gift: Users can enjoy unlimited calls to loved ones

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Zoom announced via Twitter that it will be lifting the 40-minute limit on free calls during the holidays since many of us will not be able to get together with family and friends due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

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In a post on the Zoom blog, the team at Zoom states "COVID-19 has changed how we live, work, and celebrate in 2020, and like everything else this year, the holiday season doesn’t look the same. As a token of appreciation to our users during an extraordinary time, we’re removing the 40-minute limit on free Zoom accounts for all meetings globally for several upcoming special occasions."

There is nothing special you have to do to make unlimited calls during this time. Zoom has provided the dates and times when you can take advantage of this opportunity to connect with loved ones. 

Zoom also shares a few actions you can take to ensure that your calls are safe from Zoom Bombers or other perturbances that could ruin your special time with friends and family, like make sure not to invite the angry political uncle who has been dipping into the Egg Nog. 

All jokes aside, here are Zoom's actual suggestions for your added protection to ensure you get the most out of your free unlimited calls:

Zoom had a banner year (and in some ways, a very challenging one) in 2020 and it's nice of the company to give back while acknowledging the reasons why. Through technology, we can still find a way to share in the holiday spirit. 

Mark Anthony Ramirez

Mark has spent 20 years headlining comedy shows around the country and made appearances on ABC, MTV, Comedy Central, Howard Stern, Food Network, and Sirius XM Radio. He has written about every topic imaginable, from dating, family, politics, social issues, and tech. He wrote his first tech articles for the now-defunct Dads On Tech 10 years ago, and his passion for combining humor and tech has grown under the tutelage of the Laptop Mag team. His penchant for tearing things down and rebuilding them did not make Mark popular at home, however, when he got his hands on the legendary Commodore 64, his passion for all things tech deepened. These days, when he is not filming, editing footage, tinkering with cameras and laptops, or on stage, he can be found at his desk snacking, writing about everything tech, new jokes, or scripts he dreams of filming.