Rrg. We are transitioning from Sprint’s Conference Calling Service (here in the US) to a global contract with BT for conferencing services. This is a no-reservation type of setup, where I can tell folks who I want to organize a phonecon with, “Here’s a local toll free number, and when you dial it, here’s the access code to use to get into the conference.”
On the plus side, it will be a single service world-wide, and there will be local toll-free numbers in all our countries that they can call. Yay.
On the minus side …
- Previously, all the Sprint calls in the US went through a single number. Now there are indications that there will be multiple numbers with BT that conferences might root off of, which makes pre-programming phones a lot more annoying.
- Under Sprint, the access code was (usually) the coordinator’s direct dial phone number, which meant you could guess it if you didn’t have it written down. No longer. Now it appears to be a random 8-digit number.
- Under Sprint, the access code for me, as call coordinator, to start the call was my direct dial phone number plus a four digit code. No longer. Now it’s a completely different 8-digit number.
Rrg. Just what I need is more numbers to memorize or write down.
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