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Free conference call: Extended Entry
One thing that you are going to notice is that many, if not all, conferencing services are going to be very similar in the basic things that they have to offer. The reason for this is that most of the conferencing services buy their equipment from one of the few manufacturers so because there are only a few manufacturers to choose from this means that there is going to be very few differences in terms of features and connection quality. And because there are very few differences the limits the types of audio teleconferencing that is available.
Currently there are two types of audio teleconferencing available:
Reservationless conferencing - this is actually the most popular type of teleconferencing that is used today. With this type of teleconferencing you can start a conference call immediately; this means any time day or night. This is actually a very simple and affordable method for people or businesses to use. How it works is that when you sign up you will be given a permanent, toll-free dial-in telephone number along with two passcodes. One passcode will be for the teleconferencing host and the other is going to be for the participants. All your participants will need to do is simply dial into be connected to the teleconference and then enter in their passcode.
Here is a reservationless teleconferencing company that you can use to help get you started:
- Free Conference Calls https://specialdeal.myfreeteleconference.com/index.asp?catid=2
Operator-assisted conferencing - this style of teleconferencing provides the comprehensive support that is needed for important corporate phone calls like investor relations calls or upper level management meetings. This reservation-required service works because an operator is on hand to place calls to all of your participants and they are also there to help you manage your conference call, from the beginning roll call to wrap-up reporting. But this style of teleconferencing has the main drawback of being more expensive than reservationless teleconferencing. But in addition to that another drawback is that you need to make reservations for this service at least one day in advance. But if you do require the advanced features or the operator assistance then these drawbacks are small compared to the numerous benefits you will receive. Here is a company that can help get you started with this style of teleconferencing:
- XioSoft's InstantTeleseminar.com https://xiosoft.com/instantTeleseminar/default.asp?x=102428
But one thing that you need to be aware of is that when it comes to teleconferencing services there is really no need to pay high prices for the services. And the reason or that is there are plenty of companies out there that offer free conference call services for businesses and individuals. But the deciding factor for what type of service you are going to use will depend on your needs for the service.
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Here are some examples of things that some people would use free conference calls for:
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- Regional / National Sales Meetings
- - New Product Training / Launches
- - Multi-Vendor conferences
- - Project Management Team Meetings
- - Cross Functional / Divisional Meetings
- - Crisis Response Meetings
- - Teaching / Educational Seminars
- - Motivational Seminars
- - School Group / Organization Meetings
- - Sports Teams Meetings
- - Distributing anonymous phone numbers to your online friends, this way they cannot get information on you from your phone number
- - Family Reunions
- - Religious / Bible Study Groups
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Here is a look at some of the companies that offer free conference calls.
- Free Conference
Reservationless Standard Conferences - this is a completely free telephone conferencing system that can be used instantly and securely. In order to use this service you are going to need to get a reservationless number and in order to do that you are going to need to sign up. By signing up you are going to get a dedicated dial-in number and access code for your company to use, but your customers will also be using that number and access code to reach your conference.
Sign up process - the best thing is that this company does not require you to provide them any information in regards to your conference. This covers information such as the date of the conference, the number of people planning to attend, the time of the conference, etc. The reason for this is because you are given the dial-in number and the access code so all you have to do is give that to the people who are planning on attending the conference. Basically what this means is that whoever calls the same dial-in number and enters in the same access code will be directed to that conference.
Everybody is calling in one the same number but depending on where they are calling from long distance or toll call rates might apply. Free Conference does not charge that rate that is done based on your telephone service provider.
Reservationless Standard Snapshot
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- Maximum size - 150 callers
- - Maximum time - 3 hours
- - Dial-in number - assigned to you after you have registered for the service with your email account
- - Access code - assigned the same way that the dial-in number is assigned. But with the access code the hosts access code is the star key (*) followed by the participants access code
- - Begins - when first caller enters the conference
- - Ends - when last caller exits the conference
- Service features
- - No scheduling required
- - Instant access from any phone
- - Crystal clear all-digital connections
- - Secure and private
- - 24-hour automated access to Reservationless conference system
- - No computer required
Web-Scheduled Standard Conference - another free telephone conferencing service that you can use as soon as you sign up for a user account. This service offers a step by step online interface that you can use to schedule and manage your telephone conference calls from any web browser. This is great because it lets you do things at your convenience and you won't even have any kind of assistance from an operator.
Sign up process - the process to sign up for this program is the same as the sign up process for reservationless conferencing. And you are also going to have the same feature of every user using on dial-in number and access code.
Web-scheduled standard snapshot
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- Maximum size - 150 callers
- - Maximum time - 4 hours
- - Dial-in number - long distance number will be assigned during the online scheduling process
- - Access codes - it is either assigned by the company or you can create your own during the sign up process. The host's access code is going to be assigned by Free Conference, but you can later go in and change it by going to the "Settings" page.
- - Begins - when first caller enters the conference room. Can be changed to have the conference begin when the host enters the room, this provides added security.
- - Ends - when the last caller exists the conference room. Can be switched to end when the host leaves the conference for added security.
Service features
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- Schedule and manage conferences via web
- - Advanced security features
- - Real time conference management controls
- - Automated conference e-mail invitations
- - Receive RSVPs with reply comments
- - Outlook and Lotus calendaring
- - Crystal clear all-digital connections
- - Secure and private
- - 24-hour automated access to Web-scheduled conference system
FreeConferenceCall.com
Offers free teleconferencing and conference calls
This is actually what the company is all about; offering free teleconferencing and conference call services, but they also offer additional services for a low fee.
These services are very easy to use and all that they require is for you to provide them with a name and an email address so you can receive an instant account.
Once you have created an account the service will provide you with a dedicated dial-in number and an access code for their free conference call services.
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- This makes the service ready for immediate use
- - Is available 24/7
- - No need to schedule a meeting or make reservations, giving you the freedom to decide on conferences at the last minute
- - Can accommodate up to 96 callers at a time
- - Have a maximum time of 6 hours
- - Have unlimited number of conference calls that you can complete
- - No additional charges are charged by Freeconferencecall.com but your telephone provider might charge you long distance rates
Comes with free conference call recording
- Can access the recorded calls by phone or computer and get charged no additional fees for downloading the recorded conference call
- Can also distribute, archive or send your recordings to your listeners via RSS and podcast for no additional charge
- All you need to do is register for a recording account and you will have instant access and be provided with instructions and passwords
- Benefits you can get from using FreeConferenceCall.com instead of another service
- - 120 day renewable account, basically this gives you a lifetime account without having to enter in your information each time you want to renew your account by resigning
- - High quality and reliability
- - Save money with free teleconferencing
- - Save time
- - Simple to use
- - Reservationless
- - Immediate access
- - Dedicated phone number and access code
- - Free conference call detail report via email after every call
- - Free conference call recording, playback and download features
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