Getting Started with Free Conference Calls
Signing up for a FreeConferenceCall account is quick and simple! Just click the “Create My Free Account” button on the home page and you’re almost there.
The only personal information you’ll need to share with us is your name and
email address. Make sure you type your email in properly; this is where we will
send your instructions and free call detail reports. During registration we will
also ask you how you heard about FreeConferenceCall and to agree to our Terms and
Conditions. You are able to follow links to our full Terms and Conditions and Privacy
Policy right from the registration page. Click “Submit” and you are
finished with registration!
After you click “Submit”, we will return your account information and
instructions. It really is that easy! We recommend that you print the account info
and instruction page when it is on your screen. If you happen to forget don’t
worry, we have sent the identical information to the email account you provided.
Here’s what your account information page will look like. You’ll find
your dial-in, recording and playback numbers on the left. Instructions and feature key explanations are found on the Support page.
2. Your Online Account
Once you become a FreeConferenceCall user you will have access to all of the online
tools that come with your account. Immediately after you register, you will be automatically
logged in to the FreeConferenceCall site. However, the next time you return to the
site you will need your email and passoword or Access Code, Dial-In Number and Subscriber PIN to login
to your account.
After logging into your account, select Profile from the navigation bar and then select History and Recordings. This area provides you access to all of the features of your recorded conference.
You can choose to dial-in, download or stream your conference, right from this page.
This is also where you can get the link information for iTunes/Podcasts and RSS
feeds.
The “Account Info” tab of the online system gives you a quick reference
for instructions and the ability to edit some of your account information. From
here you can change your Subscriber PIN, disable call detail reports or add more
email addresses to receive the call detail reports.
The “Profile” tab from the navigation bar provides the Podcast page from which you can supply the link to others for
subscription to your recordings. Once your subscribers place a link in their iTunes
or RSS reader they will receive each new updated recording you make on this account.
The “Invitations” tab lets you send out invites to all of your desired
callers. The invitation will come straight from our system into their email inbox
with call info, time and even some notes from the host.
The “Support” tab not only hosts the Frequently Asked Questions but also
gives you a way to Submit a Trouble Ticket, Refer A Friend or view the complete
Instructions.
3. Your First FreeConferenceCall
Let all of your desired callers know the dial-in information and call time. You
can also use our invites tool in the online account management center if you would
like us to send it out for you. (See “Your Online Account” above to
learn more) All of your dial-in info can be found on the left hand side of your
instructions page. Please note that you (the host) should press * after the access
code, while all of your participants should press #. Entering the host access code
gives you the ability to use the feature keys and recording.
For the best call quality let your callers know not to use speakerphones or VoIP
and not to put the conference on hold (leaving all other participants to hear their
hold music). If someone forgets these suggestions you can always use the listen
only feature key to mute all of your participants. (See “Feature Keys”
for more information.)
After the call is over you will be emailed a call detail report which will give
you all the information about the call. You will see the phone numbers of each of
your participants and exactly how long they attended the call. The quick links across
the bottom help you find your recorded conference, refer a friend, edit your account
or submit a trouble ticket.
4. Using Recording and Playback
There are many occasions when it may be important to record your conference call.
This great feature allows people to listen to past conference calls that they were
not able to attend. Many of our customers use recorded conference calls as training
or sales information tools. The following gives you additional information on how
to best use this feature.
- Planning is important. Most conference calls have a noisy start and a lingering
end. So, you should plan to start the recording after most of the participants have
arrived and end the recording when you are finished. To do this, press *9 to start
and press *9 again to stop and save recording at the desired times.
- You can turn your entry and exit chimes off by using the *8 key function.
How to Record a Conference
During the conference, the host can start recording by pressing *9. The system disconnects
him/her from the conference and prompts for the Subscriber PIN. If the Subscriber
PIN is valid, the host is returned to the conference and all attendees are notified
that the recording option has been started. To stop and save the recording, the
host will press *9 again.
Now you have a recording
Once you've successfully made a recording, you have three options for playback.
You can listen to the conference call using the playback number, you can download
the file to your own system or you can utilize the RSS linking, iTunes or Stream
it directly from our servers.
Playback Number
Simply provide the playback number, access code and reference number to allow anyone
to hear the conference over the phone.
Download to your Computer
Follow the link that is provided in your Call Detail Report or login into your account
to download your recording. We do not provide a back-up version so we recommend
that you always download these recordings for back-up purposes. When you click on
the Download button your system will let you save the file to your favorite location.
The file format is a .wav or .mp3 file.
Listen Online
The system also provides the ability to listen online using RSS, iTunes or Streaming
using Real Player.
5. Feature Keys
When on a conference call utilize the feature keys listed below. Please note that
you (the host) should press * after the access code when you call into your conference
call, while all of your participants should press #. Entering the host access code
gives you the ability to use the feature keys and recording. To access the different
Feature Keys when in a call, simply press the corresponding keys below-it is required
that a caller enters a star (*) key before the desired feature key.
That’s all there is too it! If you have any additional questions give us a
call at
or email to services@freeconferencecall.com.
