[Asterisk-Users] 5 way calling?

[Dean Collins]

Hugh,
Meetme works great, yes you should definitely do this.
One of the main reasons I use asterisk at home is for running many
conference calls each day.

Cheers,
Dean



> -----Original Message-----
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> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of hugolivude
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 August 2005 2:41 PM
> To: Asterisk-Users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] 5 way calling?
> 
> I'm running RedHat 9 with a TDM400 (2FXO, 2FXS).
> 
> Before I implemented Asterisk, some users were using Bell services to
> set-up 5 way calling:  The user would set up a three way call on one
> line, switch to the second line, set up another 3 way call and then
> link the two lines together with the Flash key, thus establishing a 5
> way call (the user, 2 others on line 1, another 2 on line 2).  How can
> I accomplish the same thing w/ Asterisk?
> 
> I had thought that perhaps the user could set up a three way call,
> transfer that to a Meet-Me conference room, then set up another three
> way call on the other line and transfer that to the same  Meet-Me
> conference room.  Would that work?
> 
> It's a little difficult for me to "try" this, so if you have insight
> I'd be grateful.  BTW what's the quality like in the Meet-Me
> conference room?  Is it comparable to what Bell would provide?
> 
> Thanks,
> Hugh
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