Conference Call

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First thing first the vast majority of conference call operators are thoroughly respectable, however there are those who that given the huge global market of conference calls see some customers as 'Easy money'.

Hopefully the following may open your eyes as to some of the Rip-Offs you may come across: -

A low price is good but if always ask the following questions from any conference call provider

is the low price offered just at off-peak times, does it apply all day?
 

Does it apply to all countries and time zones? Vital if you have worldwide offices
 

Are you committed to buying certain amount of minutes each month e.g. if you commit to a price plan whereby you have to pay for 10,000 conference call minutes whether you use them or not is that fair? A bit like photo copiers, should you just pay for what you use and not what the salesman 'Estimates' you'll use?

Do you have to sign up to a contract for a set period of time? Avoid this if possible as the price of conference calls is still coming down and you should reserve the option to change conference call providers

Does the 'low' price only apply after a set number of minutes per call? Or does the low price apply from the first minute?

Is there a minimum charge per conference call?

So now you know some of the tricks browse a few conference call providers and ask these vital questions before making your decision.

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