TECH: Dialing into Conference Calls Easier

[Brian Curry]

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From: Brian "Calls" Curry <bdcu...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:47 PM
Subject: Dialing into Conference Calls Easier
To: NS Calls <nsc...@googlegroups.com>


When you dial into a conference call, it is "multi-step". Call in,
put in the bridge number, and if you are the host, you may have to put
in some MORE numbers... Here is how to do it "easier" and even put
all the steps into one contact on your phone. Here are destructions
for the two major phone types.

For an iPhone:

If you're dialing on the fly, you can hold the * and it will insert a
pause (,) or hold the # and it will insert a wait (;).
You can add these characters (comma or semicolon) in the phone number
string if you're maintaining contacts on a computer.

http://www.imore.com/daily-tip-automatically-dialing-extension-iphone

For Android:
This can be done either dialing, or in a contact
If you want it to "wait" put in the number, "w" and then the following number.
If you want it to just "pause" put in the number and "p" then the
following number. "P"s can be stacked or multiple ones put in for a
longer pause.
A semicolon ";" is the same as a "w" and a comma "," is the same as "p."

http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/05/10/how-to-add-hard-wait-and-soft-2-3-sec-pauses-to-your-android-contacts/

I suggest reading BOTH sets of instructions no matter what type phone
you have. There is COMMONALITY. In particular if you use wait, how
to get it restarted.

How is this useful? You are calling into a conference call and it can
take a varying number of rings to answer. So have to "wait." Put in
the number, and a wait. When it answers have it continue on.
Ba-da-bing, you are into the call using ONE contact and no mental
memory. :):)

If you are entering as a host where you put in the bridge number and
then the host code, use the wait after the phone number, and then put
in the bridge number a pause (or two+) and then the additional host
code.

I have found that some systems get unhappy, if I enter numbers too
fast. The phone is likely to do it at "the right rate" more than I
am.

You may have to play around with it a bit to put in enough pauses, or
convert to waits, but you CAN go to one contact and have the phone do
all the work.

You have the technology, use it...

Enjoy.