Jim Gow's
How to Connect to Freeconferencing.com Conference Calls
By Long Distance and By Skype
And Recent Problems With Calls Getting Dropped
 Calgary, Alberta, Canada

March 9, 2012

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Folks

I have temporarily suspend my regular web site on "How to Connect to Freeconferencing.com Conference Calls By Long Distance and By Skype".

Why?
Both from my personal experience and experiences shared by others that there is a connectivity issue when calling into Freeconferencing.com Skype contact names
"freeconferencing.7124320075" and "freeconferencing.com". Calls get dropped on a frequent but intermittant basis. In addition, however on a less frequent basis, it would appear that
callers calling in via long distance to 712-432-0075 have been affected too ( I have call records of a march 8th conference call)!

Over the past two weeks I have contacted both Skype and Freeconferencing.com via email (yes...I kept my copies). Skype has not returned my emails. Freeconferencing.com
suggested that I try their "NEW" backdoor telephone number. It is 805-360-1075 and is located in Los Alamos CA. It worked perfectly on my March 6th conference call.
Freeconferencing.com has not replied to my follow up emails.

Recent History
On March 8 there was a 3 hour conference call (I have the call records). It would appear that Skype to Skype participants were most affected but so too were those who connected via long distance.

How to Connect to freeconferencing.com Hosted Conference Calls

Skype' FREE Skype to Skype Service calling contact names freeconferencing.7124320075 & freeconferencing.com
 - always worth the try but be prepared for frequent and intermittant drop outs until the drop out issue is resolved.

Calling Long Distance to 712-432-0075 - it is worth the effort if your long distance service provider does not out right block the call
else be prepared to pay semi-premium or premium long distance rates.

Calling Long Distance to "The Backdoor Number" 805-360-1075 - from test I did last weekend with a number of participants and from my personal experience (March 6) this number seems to work well. As I just recently recived my phone bill, I am not certain if my service provider charged me 4 cents per minute or the semi preium rate of 20 cents per minute.

If you run into connectivity probelms....such as your call being dropped....
May I respectfully suggest that you

If you called in by long distance contact Freeconferencing.com at 877-482-5838 (US & Canada?) extension 2266 (Don Barnes) / 562-437-1411 (international) or via email at
support.freeconferencing.com and or beta-support@freeconferencing.com

If you called in via Skype contact Skype via email at Welcome@email.skype.com and or en_support@skype.net  and contact Freeconferencing.com at 877-482-5838 (US & Canada?) extension 2266 (Don Barnes) / 562-437-1411 (international) or via email at
support.freeconferencing.com and or beta-support@freeconferencing.com

In closing, the only way we will get a resolution to the current frequent but intermittant call dropout problem is to let the two service providers know what is happening.
if you do not feel comfortable with contavting either of these parties send me an email at jgow@telus.net and i will do my best.

Regards
Jim Gow
Calgary Alberta Canada