Free Conference Calls with a UK hosted solution

Tuesday, 20 December 2011 11:06

Free conference calls are readily available on a Voicenet Solutions hosted package. With multiple conference calls taking place every week between separate sites of a business, conference calling can become extremely expensive if a pay as you go service is used. Sometimes it's just easier to send out a number and a set password to everyone on the call, without any thought of what the price will be. If one person in the call is in an office abroad and the conference call is being made to the US, then each phone will be charged an approximate $0.5 per minute. We all know that calls can go on for a long time. These costs will soon add up.

How to get Free Conference calls

With a hosted VoIP solution, calls made within the business telephony network are free and so the conference calls are free also. If a member of the call is outside the network then the cost is greatly reduced due to being on a Voicenet Solutions call package. Your business can therefore make significant savings with free conference calls on a hosted VoIP solution.

Free Conference Calls Case study

A customer of Voicenet Solutions, JISC, wanted a fully operational product that was not only cost effective but was at the forefront of modern telephony technology and offered features that would enhance employee connectivity. Furthermore JISC stipulated that they made a substantial amount of conference calls, throughout their UK offices, to remote workers and to offices abroad.

The Solution

Voicenet Solutions were awarded the tender for a number of reasons. One of these reasons was that JISC employees were able to use the IP phones and soft-phones to get a real understanding of the product before a full implementation. Members who knew they were going to work at home were able to use the soft phones on their own PCs or laptops and simply make and receive a call as if they were in the office - and this on the same telephony network.

It is only since the system has been in full use that JISC is able to fully understand the benefits of the Voicenet Solutions hosted VoIP solution both in costs and enhanced connectivity.

Due to the nature of work involved at JISC, employees rely upon and make a large number of conference calls. It is thought that purely on these types of calls the organisation is already saving almost £1000 every month. Plus there is a further monthly saving of over £600 on basic call charges. This saving of course is in addition to that made on opting for a hosted solution negating the need and the expenditure for a propriety PBX.

Over a five year period the estimated savings will be:

• £60,000 – conference call cost savings

• £36,000 – call charges

• £40,000 – hardware

Total Savings, 60 months - £136,000

Customer Comment

“The cost effectiveness and the savings speak for themselves. But there are certain costs that we simply can not measure. Members of JISC can travel to America, use their Voicenet Solutions soft phone whilst in a hotel and make and receive calls as if they were in the office. They do not need to worry about connectivity or hotel charges. They can speak as if in the office still utilising all the features and making the most of the technology. In this instance, cutting costs does not mean cutting standards. This is a leading technology solution which has enhanced our organisation’s communication connectivity and enabled us to therefore be more productive.”

Yogi Patel, Financial Director, JISC

If you would like to find out more about Free Conference calls UK, then give one of our sales team a call 0207 096 6000