ooVoo offers up to six-way video calling via multiple open panels on the screen from cellphones, laptops, and PCs.
Their global network solution uses fewer nodes and a different architecture than Skype. They claim this makes them more reliable and higher quality.
Their software download runs over 3G, 4G, and Wi-Fi networks to Windows, Mac, iOS 4, and Android devices.
Founded in 2007, they currently have 21 million registered users making over 15 million video calls per month, and growing fast.
The base-level free service is one-to-one video calling with ads along the bottom of the video panel and within the text chat panel. Premium service ranges from 3-way calling with no ads and a 10MB file transfer limit per file at $9.95/month, to 6-way calling with a 25MB file transfer limit per file for $19.95/month. They also offer a business level plan with shared desktop, business logo/ad placement on the receiver’s screen, and other features starting at $39.95/month.
They plan to increase the number of video panels, add features, and lower the cost in the very near future.
This is a fast, simple, and economic tool for people on the go to run video chats among virtual teams.