{"id":8594,"date":"2005-10-03T08:22:41","date_gmt":"2005-10-03T15:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2005\/10\/03\/conference-calling.html"},"modified":"2005-10-03T08:22:41","modified_gmt":"2005-10-03T15:22:41","slug":"conference_call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2005\/10\/03\/conference_call.html","title":{"rendered":"Conference calling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rrg.  We are transitioning from Sprint&#8217;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, &#8220;Here&#8217;s a local toll free number, and when you dial it, here&#8217;s the access code to use to get into the conference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>On the minus side &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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.\n<li>Under Sprint, the access code was (usually) the coordinator&#8217;s direct dial phone number, which meant you could guess it if you didn&#8217;t have it written down.  No longer.  Now it appears to be a random 8-digit number.<\/p>\n<li>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&#8217;s a completely different 8-digit number.<\/ul>\n<p>Rrg.  Just what I need is <em>more <\/em>numbers to memorize or write down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rrg. 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