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I like this. I've started to try to call my friends more instead of messaging them through some social network, this seems like the natural extension to that. D
by hucker 11y ago
I like this. I've started to try to call my friends more instead of messaging them through some social network, this seems like the natural extension to that. Does iOS or Android offer some kind of built in conference function? Or do you use a service or something self hosted?
- at-fates-hands 11y agoI thought Google hangouts allow for conference calling. I'm not sure what the limits are in terms of how many people you can have on a hangout at a time. I'm pretty sure this was one of the selling points of hangouts to begin with. http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/ http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/
- hucker 11y agoOver the regular phone network?
- doctorshady 11y agoMost phones have a three-way calling feature. With most cell phones, it's done via the switching equipment rather than the cell phone itself to avoid generational loss from the mobile codec/reception issues. You can string a bunch of three-wayed calls together if you want. The switching equipment itself also has some pretty interesting conference related features. There's a line of equipment called the DMS-100 that's pretty popular for wireline stuff. It has a function where it'll pretend a conference bridge is a ringing number when it's empty. When someone else gets on, it'll play a short burst of ringtone to indicate it, and conference together quite a few people. AT&T runs one of these in the bay area; 415-274-0001.