Powwownow offers completely free conference calls
February 2009
BT announces further benefits to ease the strain for SMEs and home office businesses as it slashes the cost of its 0870 numbers. The latest announcement means that 0870 numbers will be free for the first 60 minutes of the call.
Powwownow customers have always benefited from free conference call bridging but now some will benefit from completely free conference calls! Powwownow are keen to pass this offer on to their clients, founder Andrew Pearce said: "We know it's a tough time for any Small Business so anything we can do to make it a bit easier we are happy to facilitate". Existing Powwownow customers can take full advantage of BT's new price plans outlined below.
| Calling plan | Free in the daytime? (6am to 6pm) | Free in the evening? (6pm to 8am) | Free at weekends? (midnight Friday to midnight Sunday) | Free on PowwowNow? |
| Unlimited Anytime Plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited Evening & Weekend Plan | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited Weekend Plan | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| BT Together Local | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BT Working Together | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BT Working Together Talk | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pay & Call | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Powwownow Key features:
- Simplicity – all call organisers have to do is advise delegates of a PIN, the dial-in number and the start time of the conference call
- Price – a one hour call involving six people costs £4.80 with Powwownow compared to £61.62 with BT Meetme
- Innovative – there’s a variety of products designed to meet UK and European conference calling requirements, in all sizes of businesses, from SMEs to large corporate operations
- It’s green! - very time a conference call takes place, business travel is avoided
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