Conference calling can often become quite costly, especially if you’re not on the right tariff with your third party conference call provider. Most companies charge around $3 per minute for conferencing calling which can soon stack up - especially if you’re spending hours talking with your remotely located sales teams or multiple business partners day in day out around the world.
The good news is that conference call companies are now offering prepaid services or month to month contracts with huge discounts if you pre-pay for a large amount of minutes. Some companies offer 500 or so minutes for $20 - $50 - This is much cheaper than paying $1500 on a pay as you go service. These services work in a similar way to your mobile phone. You pay a fixed monthly fee for inclusive minutes and are only billed when you run over.
You can also make conference calls via a prepaid service. You can pay for a certain amount of minutes up front and enjoy large discounts when compared with paying minute by minute.
For most corporations, the most cost effective method is to take out the monthly plan, especially if you can work within the inclusive minutes.
Sat, Nov 15, 2008
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