Comments on: Conference Calls Via Cellular Phone http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/07/31/conference-calls-via-cellular-phone/ All About Mobile 2.0 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:58:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Steven Cox http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/07/31/conference-calls-via-cellular-phone/#comment-226163 Steven Cox Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:48:37 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/07/31/conference-calls-via-cellular-phone/#comment-226163 This is definitely an interesting capability. I tried out the service this morning and found that it is a fairly complex user interaction. Two separate SMS messages to get started and once you get the call set up you have to type in a phone number and call it. Recipients in the call have to do the same, receive a text message and then call a phone number in Iowa. FoneMine had implemented this capability a while back (called FoneTalk) and it's done more directly by sending a SMS with the numbers and everyone receiving a call immediately. You can try it out by getting a FoneMine account at www.fonemine.com. FoneMine is targeting businesses with the group calling capability but it's offering the same capability to consumers for free. Try it out :) This is definitely an interesting capability. I tried out the service this morning and found that it is a fairly complex user interaction. Two separate SMS messages to get started and once you get the call set up you have to type in a phone number and call it. Recipients in the call have to do the same, receive a text message and then call a phone number in Iowa.

FoneMine had implemented this capability a while back (called FoneTalk) and it’s done more directly by sending a SMS with the numbers and everyone receiving a call immediately. You can try it out by getting a FoneMine account at http://www.fonemine.com. FoneMine is targeting businesses with the group calling capability but it’s offering the same capability to consumers for free.

Try it out :)

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