[TriLUG] conference call solution

[Wing D Lizard]

If I wanted to set up this up at our office ( or at home),
all I would need is an asterisk server, and a bunch of
softphones ( or usb phones)?

How much bandwidth do I need for say 8 person conference call?

Has anybody tried this?  Would it work on a good broadband
isp? 

It looks like I could do the same thing with skype.

b²


jonc at nc.rr.com wrote:

>The free conference is a bit of a misnomer since you have to pay
>$.10/minute/line. The same price we (FeatureTel) charge for our
>conference bridge.
>
>We use an Asterisk box for our conference bridge. The setup was very
>simple, and MeetMe conferencing works very well on it. It basically
>accepts SIP connections from our servers and clients and joins them into
>conferences based on a login number - each conference has a special
>login number associated with it.
>
>VoIP is really going to be driving the pricing down on conferencing. The
>scalability and ease of setup make conferencing much easier than the old
>traditional Bridges.  BTW: that site www.freeconference.com looks and
>acts just like our Asterisk conference bridge, and since the pricing is
>identical I'll bet it *is* Asterisk based :-)
>
>Jon Carnes
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Alan Porter <porter at trilug.org>
>Date: Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:27 am
>Subject: Re: [TriLUG] conference call solution -- old school
>
>
>>>I would like to replace the AT&T conference call with something 
>>>
>>cheaper.
>>This does not address the "whiteboard" problem, but...
>>
>>Our company uses a free voice conference system called "Free 
>>Conference".It's a traditional phone-based conference system, not a 
>>computer-based
>>system.  Old school.
>>
>>http://www.freeconference.com
>>
>>Conference calls are free if you use a non-8xx number.  Since many 
>>peoplehave free long distance with their cell phones, VOIP or with 
>>a bundled
>>landline service plan, the conference calls can be pretty cheap/free.
>>
>>
>>
>>Alan
>>
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