[itdiscuss] Conferencing Software

Thu Apr 17 15:42:08 EDT 2008

Paul,

We make good use of Instant Conference (http://www.instantconference.com/). They offer ‘free’ audio conferencing for groups up to 150 users. The free service uses  a toll number but they offer 800 service for reasonable prices. I know they plan to offer ‘local’ numbers for international users but I’m not sure it’s available yet. We’ve had good success using them for groups of all sizes and use it with MS Live Meeting for webinars.

Keith

From: discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Phillips, Paul
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I looked into webconference.com, but they are also too expensive.  For 20-25 people, they are somewhere in the range of $400-$500 per month.  This is similar to what I would be paying for WebEx.

We used to have a webconference.com account that you (Jason) set up for Walk Thru with special pricing; but WebConference canceled the account without notice – I’m guessing because we weren’t using it L

Paul Phillips 
IT Manager 
  <http://www.walkthru.org/> 
(770) 458-9300 x305 
pphillips at walkthru.org 

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From: discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Jason Hand
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 6:32 PM
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Paul,

Is the webconference.com account no longer available?

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----

From: "Phillips, Paul" <pphillips at walkthru.org>

Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:14:20 

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Subject: Re: [itdiscuss] Conferencing Software

Thanks - great question!  Sorry I didn't include that.

Typically, there will be anywhere from 15 - 30 people on the call

planned to be coordinated once or twice a month.  If I remember, that

was outside the range of what Skype was capable of hosting.

Additionally, purchasing equipment for each participant is not possible.

While these are Walk Thru the Bible international offices, they are not

really a part of our organization.  Rather, they are affiliate local

(local to that country) ministries that operate in conjunction with us

and our initiatives.  Understanding that, this has to be something that

is centrally managed and centrally paid for.

Paul Phillips

IT Manager

(770) 458-9300 x305

pphillips at walkthru.org <mailto:pphillips at walkthru.org> 

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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of James Arnold

Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 4:02 PM

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Rather...one per site.  Far from free at $160 each but maybe you could

absorb that once and live off of the free carrier service for a while?

James Arnold

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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of James Arnold

Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:56 PM

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How many attendees would you average and is bandwidth a problem?

Perhaps one of the Skype desk phones that Jason Lee posted about

yesterday?

(http://jasonmlee.net/archives/176)

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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Phillips, Paul

Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:45 PM

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Subject: [itdiscuss] Conferencing Software

I am looking for some good suggestions on conferencing solutions.

Ultimately, we are looking to have a regular conference call between our

corporate headquarters and all of our international offices.  Ideally, I

am looking for a free solution J  And given that many of these folks are

operating out of small offices with no IT support, it has to be easy.

Of course a standard conference call via AT&T is fairly expensive.  I

have also looked at WebEx - but the cost was prohibitive there also.  I

like TalkShoe and what it provides, but have had problems with it in

terms of audio delays and distorted audio when using the Shoe Phone.

Any suggestions on cheap or free services that might be a fit?

Paul Phillips 

IT Manager 

  <http://www.walkthru.org/> 

(770) 458-9300 x305 

pphillips at walkthru.org <mailto:pphillips at walkthru.org>  

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