Hello Evan,
If you like, you can call me, and while we are connected, you can search the
screen to see if you can find out how to add a person on your ipad. I have not
played with Skype on the mobile platform in a while, but it used to just be a
button to double tap to add a person.
I am online now.
Chris
On May 11, 2019, at 3:49 PM, Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks Renee,
Not sure if the people I’m timing for would be ready with this by tomorrow
morning, but I’ll keep this info for future events.
Evan
From: BraverGal
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2019 3:41 PM
To: usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [usbca_chess] Re: Anybody Know How to Skype Conference on an iPad or
iPhone?
Evan, I am not an expert on this free conference call site, but I did a
little checking for you. First, a call is limited to 6 hours, but unlimited
calls - always free. Second, there do allow for international calls and I
copied and pasted what I found about that from their website. I made an
international call once in 1974, so this is obviously not my field of
expertise. :)
Renee
From the freeconferencecall.com website:
International Conference Calling
Can international callers participate?
FreeConferenceCall.com is a global service that can be used around the world.
For a list of international dial-in numbers, click View list on your Account
Info page. We have in-country dial-in numbers in 71 countries and counting.
How do I set up an international conference call?
To set up an international conference call, provide participants with the
local in-country dial-in number and access code. For an online meeting,
include the online meeting ID and/or join link. Notify participants of the
date and time of the conference call. At the scheduled time, call the dial-in
number and enter the access code followed by pound or hash (#). Hosts
additionally enter the host PIN followed by pound or hash (#).
If I am in a country that appears on my list of international dial-in
numbers, can I use the in-country number?
Yes, you can use any in-country dial-in number. All dial-in numbers can be
called from anywhere in the world.
Note: The access code remains the same and connects all callers.
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On Sat, May 11, 2019 at 3:31 PM Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks Renee,
I’m not sure this would work for people outside the U.S. though. Or, if it
did, would they have to pay for the calls?
Evan
From: BraverGal
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2019 3:22 PM
To: usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [usbca_chess] Re: Anybody Know How to Skype Conference on an iPad
or iPhone?
Even - Check out freeconferencecall.com (link below. That is what I use for
the board meetings. It works very well and is easy to set up. If you have
any problems with accessibility, I can help.
Renee - again, link below
https://www.freeconferencecall.com/fcc/?marketing_tag=FCC20_PPC_GB_US_EN_0030&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-buK4piU4gIVVVuGCh10rQzwEAAYASAAEgLY8fD_BwE
Check out my website:
Legally Blind
https://legallyblind.home.blog/
Join me on facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/legally.blind/
On Sat, May 11, 2019 at 3:12 PM Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hey Guys,
I’ve got Skype on my iPad Mini, and it looks pretty accessible. Calling
someone seems very straightforward, but I need to know, if any of you have
done a conference on Skype with an iPad or iPhone, how do you add someone
to a call.
It sure isn’t straightforward on the PC anymore. It used to be when you
were on a call, you would just put your cursor on a second Contact, then
hit the context menu and go to Invite to Conference. They’ve changed it now
and I can’t figure it out.
I can’t use Skype and time a game on my laptop at the same time now anyway.
My Window Eyes won’t work with the latest Skype, and my JAWS crashes the
spreadsheet whenever I try to save it. So I have to use Skype on my iPad
and use the spreadsheet timer on my laptop.
Anyhow, if anyone here uses an iDevice for Skype conferences, I would be
grateful if you could tell me how to add a call to an existing conversation.
Thanks a lot.
Evan
