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By: Cliff Allen

Cliff Allen — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:55:45 +0000

One problem is that some phone companies apparently block calls into these free conference call services. A Federal regulation requires that phone companies pay the rural phone companies that many free conference call services use.

People on our team that use certain cell phone companies and VoIP companies have been blocked from dialing in. We’re still trying to identity which free conference call services our team can connect to.

By: Bob Wartell

Bob Wartell — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:27:56 +0000

Thanks for this information. I have been looking for any easy and inexpensive conference provider for an organization I belong to. Some of the members are computer illiterate, but I think most of them know how to use phones.

By: Judi Sohn

Judi Sohn — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:23:42 +0000

@Shiq, no, you’re in the minority by a long shot. We have many conference calls a week and they are always with dial-in numbers. Every time we try to use Skype or other VOIP, there’s always at least one person where the call quality is so bad, it doesn’t work.

By: Shig

Shig — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:55:58 +0000

I still use dial-in numbers at least once or twice a week and I believe I’m the only one on these calls who uses Voip to dial in. Many people prefer hard lines over voip because of the reliability, and then you get some people who dial in from their car, airport etc. so Skype’s conference call feature hasn’t been that useful for me. I guess I’m a minority on this site though.

By: Aliza Sherman

Aliza Sherman — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:14:18 +0000

I have to admit, I just set up another FreeConference call yesterday because not everyone on the call had – or was prepared to download – Skype.

What seems like a no-brainer to us (free VoiP) is just not to many people. And you and I are so used to free calls but many people don’t even bat an eye when you say “pay for a long distance call” because it is familiar.

And in terms of Skype being the easiest way to set up a conference call- that is ONLY if everyone already has Skype. Getting Skype onto a computer and working with one’s computer camera is not easy for everyone, especially if they aren’t used to troubleshooting software and peripherals. I found the set up easy on my Macbook but had a heck of a time getting it set up on my PC laptop.

By: Marcin Grodzicki

Marcin Grodzicki — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:57:13 +0000

Isn’t it a bit late to make services like that? I understand that not everyone uses Skype, but it surelly is the easiest way to set up a conf call. And we have more and more web-based alternatives, that really make it a no-brainer. Why pay for the calls then?