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Conference Telephones

Polyspan Analogue Conference Telephone

This purpose-built analogue conference telephone allows up to ten people seated comfortably within the same room to communicate over a telephone line with remote attendees.

Rental Price (per day):   FOC

Ericsson Digital Conference Telephone

This Ericsson Dialog DBC3212 or 3213 digital telephone can be used as a conference telephone allowing up to six people seated comfortably within the same room to communicate over a telephone line with remote attendees.

To reserve the Polyspan Analogue Conference telephone for a conference call click here to contact the Telephone Office. We will advise on availability and reserve the telephone for your conference. If required an explanation on how the conference telephone works will be given.

Setting up a conference call

There are a number of methods available for setting up a conference call:

1. Using the University's telephone system

The University's telephone system allows up to eight attendees. A maximum of 4 external can participate in a conference call.

More than 4 external conferees must use the BT Meet Me conference faciltiy.

Using an analogue telephone

If you wish to use the University telephone system, click here for instructions or telephone the Telephone System Administrator on 2100

If you wish to use the University telephone system, click here for instructions or telephone the Telephone System Administrator on 2100

2. Using BT Meet Me Call

BT Meet Me telephone conferencing provides a variety of services over the Public Services Telephone network (PSTN). The service operates on a pre-bookable basis.

The chairperson of the conference supplies the name and telephone number of each participant to be connected and the number on which they wish the conference to be held. (DDI must be activated for the nominated extension). At the time of the conference a BT Conference co-ordinator will call each of the participants and connect them to the conference.

The telephone office will be invoiced (being the account holder) and the department concerned will be recharged.

BT will issue a telephone number to forward to the conference participants. At the time of the conference each participant dials the number and is connected to the conference by a BT Conference co-ordinator.

BT will issue a telephone number and 'conference access code' to forward to each participant. At the time of the conference each participant dials the number and is greeted with an automated message asking them to enter the 'conference access code'. Once entered they are automatically given access to the conference.

Details of conference charges can be obtained from the telephone office. To have the Telephone Office arrange your conference call via the BT conferencing facility telephone the Telephone System Administrator on 2100 or click here to send an email request (cost centre code required).

3. BT Meet Me Service - Global Services (Recommended) 

BT Meet Me Global Access allows people from across the globe and within the UK to dial into the same conference call using the same Passcodes, but using local telephone numbers. Average cost is 06 pence per minute per conferee (wef 01/07/10) .The current service can be used at anytime but must be booked through the telephone office who hold the Passcodes and relevant telephone numbers.  It is possible to arrange departmental virtual conference rooms through the telephone office account. If you would like to arrange this please call the telephone office on 2100.

4. InterCall Europe

Intercall Europe offere the same facilities as the BT Meet Me Service - but at a slightly reduced rate (11pence per minute per conferee or 13ppm for freefone dialling)
Please contact the telephone Office for further details.

NOTE: Both BT Meet Me and Intercall Europe offer local dial in numbers for overseas conferrees.