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It’s probably already happened to you. You’re at a business meeting. A question comes up and you need to conference in your client in Duluth and your sales guy in Dallas. In the old days you’d have to make a reservation—making spur-of-the-moment conference calls almost impossible. Today, most large phone companies and teleconference providers offer reservationless conferencing. No reservations and no operators. You simply dial a toll-free number and enter your pin code when prompted by the system. The instructions are simple and the clarity is excellent. Most of all it is inexpensive. Reservationless conferencing, in fact is one of the most cost effective ways there is to ride the productivity wave that teleconferencing has brought to business.
With these types of services it’s not just reservations you’re doing away with. You’re also avoiding operators and time limits. Most services let you control your commands from your telephone keypad. It’s a sleek, simple way to host impromptu status meetings, link teams from around the world or virtually anything else you need to do that involves at least three people and a telephone. Here are some other features that account for the growing popularity of reservationless conferencing as a business conferencing tool:
- No contracts—you pay as you go
- No monthly minimums—you only pay for the minutes you use
- Round the clock availability—lets you make conference calls 24/7
- Credit Card Billing—most services let you put your conference right on a card
Many companies also provide customized features that enable you to switch system prompts to the language of your choice. Most companies today also let you manage your account on line so there’s always an instant record of your conference calls, the specific attendants and how much each call cost.
"We use reservationless conferencing all the time," says Ron Greenspan, Vice President of Ciniva Systems, a Virginia-based web site development company with clients all over the country. "Being able to set up a conference call between 3, 10 or even 30 people on the spur of the moment is terrific for our productivity. It sure beats the old days of having to three-way conference by hitting a button on your phone and hoping you didn’t lose everyone. Conferencing this way is a breeze. And the sound quality is perfect."
There are plenty of teleconferencing companies offering all sorts of rates. It pays to do a little research to find one you can rely on in terms of service, sound quality, and affordable rates. To learn more information about reservationless conference calling visit APLUS Conferencing today.
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