Following up on my previous post about conference calling services, I asked a bunch of my LinkedIn contacts about what they use for their own conference calls. There’s a clear mindshare leader…

Lars Hilse:

Try freeconferencecall.com — works fine in my opinion.

Kari Barker:

Are you familiar with Skype? It’s a great contact system. You make calls to hard line, cell phones or other computers. Computer to Computer (Skype to Skype) is a free call in the US. You can add people for conference calls on Skype lines or to hard lines. It also features a ‘chat’ or IM screen and history can be tracked on the screen. If you are calling from within the US you can call any US number all year for about US$30.00. There is a fee for out of the country calls.

If you don’t need the long distance piece so much - and are just looking for conference calls, FreeConferenceCall.com, as previously mentioned, should do it.

Mark Withington:

FreeConferenceCall.com works great. You might also think about GotVmail.com for an outsourced PBX.

Steven Hughes:

I have also used freeconferencecall.com and TalkShoe, both make recordings available offline one on CD (FreeConferenceCall) or downloadable MP3 (TalkShow) — great for podcasts, plus they have an opt-in pay system that will host public talkshoe shows. Great for answering questions from multiple listneners and works live with a chat client. Both give you numbers and invites to manage callers.

Michael Melone:

The resounding answer seems to be FreeConferenceCall.com. It partners with GotoMeeting so that you can have a free conference call and show presentations remotely… this is particularly nice because it is also a fraction of the most popular alternative, WebEx.

Marc Aniballi:

I use jajah.com for all my calling. It’s Skype without the PC - SMOKING service, handles conferences, and the rates are CHEAP. I use it for all my non-local calling from my cell phone.

Peter Read:

Try VSee. It’s free and allows up to 11 video callers.

Robbin Block:

Try PowWowNow. It offers a free service.

Brian Karas:

We’ve had good experiences with AtConference.com, going on a couple of years now.

Corey Bryant:

We have been using FreedomVoice for a few years now and it recently introduced a conference number. No reservations are needed and it’s very easy to set it. We use it when needed and it gets billed to our toll-free number account.

Devin A. Brown:

Free Conference is an option.

Keith Barrows:

I’ve been using Free Conferencing, powered by LiveOffice. I’ve also used FreeConference a couple of times.

Stephen MacGill:

We are big fans of Conference Calls Unlimited. Great customer service, small business focused and many features not found elsewhere. Zane Safrit, its CEO, is also a good resource on this topic.

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