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Video Chat Made Easy With MeBeam

What is MeBeam Video Chat?

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By Linda Roeder, About.com

MeBeam Video Chat is a quick, easy way for you and your friends to get together for a video chat. When you want to video chat using MeBeam you can just go there and start chatting. There is nothing to download to use MeBeam video chat. Just go to MeBeam and start video chatting.

Before you can Video Chat ..

Before you can use MeBeam video chat, you'll have to plug in your webcam to your computer and download any software that came with your webcam. Then make sure the webcam works on your computer. As long as your webcam works on your computer, you'll be able to use it on MeBeam to video chat.

Two Ways To Video Chat

There are two ways to video chat with MeBeam. You can enter open chatrooms and chat with whoever's already online using MeBeam video chat. All you have to do to start video chatting with other MeBeam members is click on the "Next Room" button. There are several different open chatrooms that you can join. Start your video chat right away with anyone who happens to be on MeBeam at the time.

The other way to video chat on MeBeam is to set up your very own private chat room. This is just as simple as joining an open chatroom. All you have to do to start your own video chatroom is create a name for your chatroom. Then email your friends and tell them to meet you there for a video chat.

Your friends can now go to MeBeam video chat, type in the name of your chatroom, and join you in your private video chat. There can be up to eight people in a chatroom at a time, including you.

Text and Voice Chat

At the bottom of the video chat screen is where you do your chatting. Enter whatever you want to say in the box and chat. If you and your friends all have audio and speakers on your computers, you can also talk to each other using MeBeam video chat.

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