# How to best use Zoom in low internet bandwidth setup Sometimes Zoom is to be used from areas having network issues; how to best utilize zoom in such cases? ##### Post Metadata - Posted at: about 6 years ago - Author title: Associate Director at UBS ## Comments ### Comment 1 Call in using your phone's cell data, and log in via desktop and use the internet for display purposes on the call. The voice portion will not use bandwidth. ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: almost 6 years ago - Author title: Director of Business Development - Net upvotes: 1 #### Reply 1 I use my lap top not the phone on zoom ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: almost 6 years ago - Author title: Passion for Health and Wellness ### Comment 2 I would suggest to turn off de microphone when you’re not speaking, as well as the video off when you don’t need it. ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: almost 6 years ago - Author title: BA Business Administration - Net upvotes: 1 ### Comment 3 Hi. Using audio is a credible solution. As for the shared material, it can be sent by email during or before the zoom session. I would also recommend a preset shared agenda and dividing the session into shorter and smaller segments with pauses (fog the internet delay). ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: almost 6 years ago - Net upvotes: 1 ### Comment 4 While I agree with turning off video, if someone is presenting a document, there is still a case for video. There are a lot of good suggestions here (https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362463-Wireless-WiFi-Connection-Issues) ... These include (check speed via speed test over these area): * Turn off VPN, if possible * Connecting WIRED versus WIFI * Place computer closer to WIFI access point * Upgrade WIFI firmware * Use WIFI extender ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: almost 6 years ago - Author title: Senior Solutions Developer - Net upvotes: 1 ### Comment 5 My best advice, leave your video off. This is what takes quite a bit of bandwidth. ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: almost 6 years ago - Net upvotes: 1 #### Reply 1 Sometimes dedicating the available bandwidth to that particular device can be helpful. Phones, tv's, and computers can be all sucking up the available bandwidth. Most of us may have 2.4 G and 5.0. Check out how your bandwidth is being shared. shut down the other devices that are sharing it or reallocate those other devices. ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: almost 6 years ago - Author title: Property Data Analyst at RFP Properties Inc ### Comment 6 Vikas, in low bandwidth areas you can ask participants to switch off the video. This should work fine. ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: almost 6 years ago - Author title: Market brilliantly with Acoustic Marketing Cloud. ### Comment 7 1. Close all other applications - unless they are needed in conjunction with zoom-sharing - sometimes the delay is also because of the Desk Top RAM being overloaded 2. In our meetings - all mute on their own. This definitely helps us. 3. Those who are joining from remote rural areas of India use cell-phones - it is our experience, repeatedly, that when they switch off their video the voice quality and continuity becomes normal. 4. If you have a single-user licence do make one or two colleagues as Co-Hosts - if all three record.. then if one or two are glitched due to low band width, or fluctuating bad-width - the entire recorded session can later be shared as a url to wherever it is stored on the net. (ex. Google Drive) 5. Having Co-Hosts - especially the younger trainees, helps to have them focus on if some do stay unmuted. They identify and mute them. We never mute all by command. It is left to self discipline through self-awareness. Stray cases are gently muted with a pvt. message sent about why they were muted. ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: almost 6 years ago - Author title: Raajya-sthariya JALANAYAK at Jala Saksharta Kendra, YASHADA, Maharashtra Govt Premier Development Administration Training Academy ### Comment 8 I have attended large Zoom meeting and the host asked us to 1). mute and 2). turn off video to conserve bandwidth. Not sure if it works, have to ask the techies, but it seemed to work with the meetings I attended. ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: almost 6 years ago - Author title: President of Friends of the Terrain Therapy Garden Project #### Reply 1 It worked for me. ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: almost 6 years ago - Author title: Passion for Health and Wellness #### Reply 2 Sure it worked for me and us, too. ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: almost 6 years ago - Author title: Raajya-sthariya JALANAYAK at Jala Saksharta Kendra, YASHADA, Maharashtra Govt Premier Development Administration Training Academy ### Comment 9 1- Turn of Pc internet and open Wifi 2- Open Mobile Data 3- Open Hotspot of mobile data 4- Connect pc with mobile data 5- Disable Video 6- Enjoy ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: almost 6 years ago #### Reply 1 I have never done any of these things I THINK ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: almost 6 years ago - Author title: Passion for Health and Wellness ### Comment 10 I would suggest you try doing a reboot of your computer modem, and router before you even try to sign in to zoom. Also close your email, Facebook, etc ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: almost 6 years ago #### Reply 1 I have never had to reboot my modem ##### Reply Metadata - Posted at: almost 6 years ago - Author title: Passion for Health and Wellness ## Related Product [Zoom Workplace](https://www.g2.com/products/zoom-workplace/reviews) ## Related Category [Video Conferencing](https://www.g2.com/categories/video-conferencing) ## Related discussions - [How well does Trello scale into a larger team?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/1-how-well-does-trello-scale-into-a-larger-team) - Posted at: about 13 years ago - Comments: 6 - [Can we please add a new section](https://www.g2.com/discussions/2-can-we-please-add-a-new-section) - Posted at: about 13 years ago - Comments: 0 - [Quantifiable benefits from implementing your CRM](https://www.g2.com/discussions/quantifiable-benefits-from-implementing-your-crm) - Posted at: about 13 years ago - Comments: 4