International Calls Home have never been easier, cheaper, more efficient – Or nearly this much FUN!
Expat communication has just jumped to a whole new level to keep you connected with loved ones and friends. The newest video conference calling software launched by GVO Conference makes international calls easier than Skype, at a cost less than $9 per month and loaded with features that can improve the lives of expats everywhere. Not only is it useful – it’s actually fun. Here are 19 solutions for the communication issues faced by expats every day.
① Do you spend a lot of time calling family members one-by-one? How would you like to talk on video with 6 other members of your family or friends – all in different locations – and see them all on video all at the same time? No more calling one-by-one separately for news or updates. (Yes! Just like the old Brady Bunch squares, or a Larry King panel discussion. And you’re the host! OK, so you can’t video talk with 8 other people in different locations all at the same time … but you can with 6!) How much time will you save?
② Are you unable to attend an important event in person and wish you could be there or participate in the festivities? You can still participate in events you aren’t able to attend in person. You and others can sing “Happy Birthday” all together, give a toast at an anniversary, congratulate the graduate, cheer someone’s promotion or see the presents opened on Christmas Day. How would you like to watch the event live and participate real-time with others, and build the connectedness of your family or group at the same time?
③ Missing your grandchildren and that interaction when they are all together? If you are a grandparent, how would you like to be able to video visit with all your grandchildren at the same time?
④ Are you worried about or need to support your college student? You can still be there – and even help with their studies or a project with desktop sharing and live internet access!
⑤ Do you have an important announcement to make, but don’t want to have to decide who you call “first”? How would you like to be able to make announcements to everyone at the same time? No more having to decide who you call “first” when sharing important news! Now announcements for engagements, having a baby, buying a yacht, launching your business, or anything else can be done with everyone – without lasting repercussions!
⑥ Do you play phone tag or have to re-call people with new information when you need to make a family decision? How would you like to make instant decisions together with all the relevant people? When you have to decide – wedding arrangements, funeral arrangements, shared Christmas gifts, housing or healthcare for parents, travel, holiday or vacation plans – this allows you to do it once and together. And because you can even access the internet while you are on conference together, if you need to find out some information on a website or the yellow pages – it’s at your fingertips instantly.
⑦ But wait – what if someone is missing? Do you dread having to call the missing parties and providing a play-by-play recap of everything that was discussed and decided? Then how would like the ability to record the whole video call and send it to them!
⑧ How would you like to instantly share your videos and watch them together with the people that mean the most? Now you can share that skydive or bungee jump, catching that big fish, finishing the 10K, salsa-ing the evening away, baby’s first step, accepting the award or giving that heartfelt toast on your anniversary that you captured on video live for their reaction!
⑨ Shhh – better yet … Do you get frustrated when you go to view a video everyone is talking about and you see the message it can’t be broadcast to your country? How about being able to see that video or TV show that they recorded that you can’t get access to where you are! Geographic restrictions don’t apply when they play it for you on conference.
⑩ Do you get frustrated trying to send photos and having to downsize them? How would you like to be able to instantly send your large photo files (or any files) – without having to downsize, send 10 at a time, or load them into facebook?
⑪ You know cool technology when you see it – and now your friends will too. How would you like to thoroughly impress your friends on group calls? Keeping in contact with college friends, military buddies, your golf team, your women’s group or your mastermind group couldn’t be easier – nor make you look so tech savvy!
⑫ Do you conduct social or community events? How would you like to look professional when you conduct your community activities? Whether it is organizing Girls Scout leaders, setting up a fundraiser, charity or church event, conducting political campaign planning, or facilitating a prep meeting for your home owners association, PTA or school board meeting – you can do it in style. They will admire your leadership, efficiency and respect for their time when you conduct meetings, make decisions and take polls via video conferencing.
⑬ Do the technophobes among your friends and family refuse to download conferencing software, making them difficult to reach? Do you have to call them the old fashioned expensive way? How would you like to just send an invitation to your conference room with an easy clickable link for your participants to join? No complex or confusing software downloads – for you or them.
⑭ Are you frustrated by poor sound quality on calls? How would you like crystal clear sound and no “talk-overs” – even with multiple people on the call?
⑮ Are you worried about support – especially if there’s a problem during your call? How would you like 24/7/365 live support? It doesn’t matter where you are located; someone is available to help you if you need it.
⑯ Do you run a business and wish there were more features to make you effective and efficient to help your profitability? If you are running a business, then you’ll also appreciate these other standard features: 50 participant video conference attendees, live chat, desktop sharing for 25 people, live PowerPoint presentations, file sharing for 25 documents each up to 128 Mb, live streaming video, live whiteboard, live internet access, instant polling- and the ability to video record your meeting, webinar or training.
⑰ Do you wish you could personalize your conference room – as a business or an individual or family? An upgrade is available to give you that professional and unique image.
⑱ Are you worried about getting your money back if it’s not for you? How would you like a 30 day 100% money back guarantee – no questions asked? And the ability to cancel at any time – with no subscriptions or timed contracts.
⑲ And … best of all, how would you like to do all of this for less than $9 per month after a one time set-up charge of $29.95, with no cost to anyone else on the call?
Maintaining Contact with Loved Ones
Maintaining contact with loved ones is really important. Family and friends may or may not have supported your move away. They probably miss you. And sometimes even you may feel you are missing out on some family events – or feel that occasional pang of guilt for not being there. This is a normal consequence of an expat life. Although we made the right decision for us, sometimes being away has its difficult moments.
With video conferencing it still provides that “personal touch” of face-to-face communication. Whether you are out of town, or around the world, you can still be part of the family, connect with friends and share and participate in each other’s lives.
Communication often Rests on Us
As an expat, keeping our relationships current with friends and family requires frequent communication. And, I find it often rests with us, rather than those at home. Confusion over how to make an international call, figuring out time zones, concerns over cost – and apprehension downloading software and creating usernames and passwords – often prevents others from being comfortable getting in touch with us.
Keeping up with Technology Makes Life Better
Over the years, we’ve moved from calling cards to: call-back services, call forwarding services and eventually to Skype – as we’ve moved from costly fixed line calls to computer internet calls. We’ve endured some growing pains along the way. However, in today’s fast moving, technology-focused world, we’ve found that technology improves the quality of our lives – making them more productive, more connected, more entertaining, safer and happier.
We can have the latest GPS and safety features on our cars, smart, energy efficient houses, the ability to get HDTV streamed from nearly anywhere in the world and computers that help us achieve the creations of our dreams – on our desks or in our pockets.
Now the time has come to take advantage of the easiest and most useful audio and video conference technology available on the market. With its massive functionality and ease compared to Skype, and at a micro-fraction of the cost of expensive business video conferencing, there is no comparable equivalent. In fact, GVO Conference is destined to become the number one web conferencing software in the world.
You are only calling 1 person for an audio or video call, and you don’t need any special features during the call.
Crystal clear quality sound