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edward (apparently)
- 02:54pm Sep 6, 2005 PSTvia emailIt does sound interesting. One correction:
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>(The email addresses you enter are used only for invitations, according to
>FreeConference.com's privacy policy.)
In fact, what the web site says is
>We strictly DO NOT share or sell your e-mail address or those in your
>address book with anyone outside our company. We may, however, send out
>our own promotional solicitations and service bulletins.
which is not the same thing: they won't release the addresses, but they may
send their own promotional emails.
[Interesting - they use different wording in different places. When you're setting up a call, it says: "We will not use contact data you give us for any purpose except to send invitations to your conferences." -Adam]
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Sep 6, 2005 2:58 pm
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Re: FreeConference.Com business model
Although Adam mentions the premium services, I've always assumed the business model of FreeConference.Com is to get a small slice of the long distance fees that we pay when we call in. Does anyone know if this is true?
[I received email from the president of a small telephone company, claiming that yes, that was indeed the case. I hope to look into it a little more. -Adam]
One feature I'd really like to see (premium or free) is a web interface where I can log on during a call and see a list of the caller-ID's on the call.
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Re: FreeConference.com comments
On Sep 6, 2005, at 17:58, hess2 wrote:
> Although Adam mentions the premium services, I've always assumed
> the business model of FreeConference.Com is to get a small slice of
> the long distance fees that we pay when we call in. Does anyone
> know if this is true?
What about if one has the Verizon Freedom plan or something similar,
where unlimited long distance is included in the package, and one
doesn't pay per call for long distance calling?
That just floated to the top of my head after reading that....
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Re: FreeConference.com comments
After reading the review I decided to try FreeConference, with about 5 or 6 colleagues. The invitiation process worked well, but during the call we could all hear an echo when someone spoke. Has anyone else experienced this?
[I had no such trouble, but it could have been that person's phone or connection too. In general, with phone conferences, you can troubleshoot this by having only one person at a time speak and see if it happens with more than one person. Sometimes the person who's causing the echo can just call in again to eliminate it. -Adam]
Jonathan Reff
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Re: FreeConference.com comments
There is a Web interface that lists all the calls and Caller-ID, when not blocked, that came into a conference after it's over. Use one of the two Web-scheduled services offered by www.FreeConference.com, www.GlobalConference.com or www.ConferenceUK.com, all run by the same company.
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