[NFB-Talk] Presidential Release Meeting

[Judy Jones]

Hi, Sherri,
I'm sorry I'm not up on their details, but they seem to be always improving access to their features, trying to be competitive with Zoom and the like.

I've had my account for years, and has been always there and functioning.

In fact, international callers can call into your line for free on your side.  The only cost to them might be if their local provider is charging them for outgoing calls.

I used my account one time for a worldwide Android call.  I don't remember how many we had on it, but worked out to everyone's satisfaction.

This was during my working years, so I had to leave the call and go to bed.  Later that night, I dialed in, just to se what was up, and we still had people chatting.

Whenever I host a call, afterward, I change the access number, which is very easy to do online.

Judy

“Embrace each day with His mercies and blessings.”


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Free Conference Call has done fine for me and for my chapter.  I did not know about the video capabilities.  Thank you for telling us.

Sherri

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Plus, they have the video features as well now.  They do charge for some communications combinations, as Zoom does, but over the years, their prices seem to have come down, and more versatility.  I honestly don't think the sound quality is any worse or better.

Judy

“Embrace each day with His mercies and blessings.”


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I didn't think so.



Mark Tardif
Nuclear arms will not hold you.
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You wouldn't have this problem with freeconferencecall.com.

Judy

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Subject: [NFB-Talk] Presidential Release Meeting

Hello, friends.  We were asked to join the live Presidential Release meeting of April, 2020 this evening.  We were told this was a great forum to listen and ask questions of the president.  We were cordially asked to participate, and nonmembers were also asked to participate in this meeting.  However, when I tried to call in, twice, I might add, I was bounced out and told that the meeting was full as there were over 300 participants.  I tried using Zoom on my computer and was told the meeting had reached its capacity. 
While I’m sure this was an honest mistake, this was an unfortunate oversight on the part of the Federation.  Obviously, the technology wasn’t researched properly.  Frankly that angers me, but what’s worse is that this was advertised as a meeting we could all participate in or at least listen to live.  To me this seems like a serious misrepresentation.  If people are new and interested, it will appear that we don’t have our “ducks in a row.” 
Yes, I’m sure we can listen to Presidential Release 493 some time in April, that’s really not the point.  At the very least, there should have been some warning that the Zoom capacity for this meeting was limited, so we should have called quite early.  I didn’t see this in any of the emails concerning this meeting.  We talk about being a “Federation family.”  This hardly seems like a proper example of what that should be.  If we can’t do better than this, maybe it’s understandable that some blind people don’t particularly like us.
Mark Tardif
Nuclear arms will not hold you.
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