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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FreeConferenceCall.com

    Score5.6 out of 10
    N/AFreeConferenceCall.com is a free audio conferencing solution with features such as audio and video conferencing, screen-sharing, call recording, transcribed keywords, one-click web controls, transcribed keywords, instant messaging, and integrations with Microsoft Outlook and Google Calendar.

    $4

    per month

    GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/AGlobalMeet Collaborationiwas an audio, web and video conferencing solution that is designed to make global communication easy from anywhere using any device. As of 2023 the product has reached EOL and will no longer be sold.N/A
    Pricing
    FreeConferenceCall.comGlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Suggested Amount
    $4
    per month
    Average Amount
    $8.21
    per month
    Market Rate
    $15
    per month
    Pay what you can
    Customized
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreeConferenceCall.comGlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsFreeconferencecall.com is completely free and only asks customers for contributions. The above prices represent suggested monthly payments but also allow customers to pay what they think is fair.—
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    Community Pulse
    FreeConferenceCall.comGlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Chose GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    GlobalMeet has better audio conferencing services than FreeConferenceCall.com in my opinion. We've often had trouble dialing-in with those conferences and we find the "This conference provided by FreeConferenceCall.com" announcement a bit embarrassing and unprofessional at the …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    FreeConferenceCall.comGlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of FreeConferenceCall.com and GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    8.7
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Hosted PBX9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    User templates7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call reports8.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of FreeConferenceCall.com and GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    8.0
    8 Ratings
    3% below category average
    GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording8.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of FreeConferenceCall.com and GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    6.4
    10 Ratings
    21% below category average
    GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Video conferencing4.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio conferencing4.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video screen sharing8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant messaging8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of FreeConferenceCall.com and GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of FreeConferenceCall.com and GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    -
    Ratings
    GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    7.2
    46 Ratings
    9% below category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings7.446 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings6.736 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings7.335 Ratings
    Mobile support00 Ratings7.313 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of FreeConferenceCall.com and GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    -
    Ratings
    GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    6.0
    39 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings7.639 Ratings
    Whiteboards00 Ratings4.326 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of FreeConferenceCall.com and GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    -
    Ratings
    GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    6.6
    43 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings6.034 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings7.040 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings6.735 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings5.821 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of FreeConferenceCall.com and GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    -
    Ratings
    GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    6.8
    35 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Live chat00 Ratings8.233 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings4.314 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of FreeConferenceCall.com and GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Feature
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    -
    Ratings
    GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    7.2
    38 Ratings
    12% below category average
    User authentication00 Ratings8.634 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings6.736 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings6.228 Ratings
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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score9.8 out of 10
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    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FreeConferenceCall.comGlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.2
    (12 ratings)
    6.4
    (47 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.1
    (21 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    7.3
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FreeConferenceCall.comGlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    FreeConferenceCall is well suited for a low price service to connect with others. The onboarding is super simple and easy to use. The ability to record to the cloud is also useful. The ability to host a large number of people is great. The only scenario I can think of less appropriate is that the interface just looks a bit dated, so maybe it is not the best for the wow factor of dealing with clients.
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    GlobalMeet Collaboration is great for giving product trainings, presentations and webinars over the phone to a wide number of users remotely. It is well suited for meetings where screens and documents need to be shared live during a conference call for easy collaboration
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    Pros
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    • The online portal to access call details and recordings is very easy to use.
    • The functions that are offered beyond the free plan are competitive with other providers.
    • I feel that our calls are secure with our own personal access codes and the same number always being used.
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    • Something that GlobalMeet does well is distributing a meeting to users. The system integrates well with our Outlook system and allows easy meeting distributions.
    • GlobalMeet is good at providing an easy way to record web meetings. The feature works well and is easy to download after.
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    Cons
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    • Recently callers cannot get onto the call
    • Users on the call get bumped off
    • Non-transparent policy about why problems are occurring. If FreeConferenceCall.com can't reliably provide free service, just tell me that rather than blaming it on a law that changed and local carriers causing the problems. The real problem is that the law did recently change, which allowed companies like FreeConferenceCall.com to collect a revenue share for all calls placed through certain hubs--even free calls. This loophole was removed recently, and I believe the service issues I've been experiencing are being used to extort users to buy a paid service in order to receive trouble-free service.
    • I found customer service representatives rude and dismissive
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    Discontinued Products
    • There is a cost for the conferencing services unlike competitors like FreeConferenceCall.com or Skype which have free options. However, you pay for what you get and the audio/connection quality can and has been an issue for us with other vendors.
    • There are a lot of shortcuts that can be used on the line to mute/unmute lines, record the audio, request operator assistance, etc. However, these are difficult to memorize so we end up forgetting or relying on a print-out of the shortcuts that we keep near our desks. I wish there was an easier way to use these such as voice commands.
    • In the post-conference email recaps you get the phone numbers of those who dialed in. However, it can be difficult to know who these numbers belong to unless you remember the direct #s for the participants. I wish there was a way to save contact info for certain phone numbers within the system and let GlobalMeet add the names to the numbers for all future post-conference emails.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    It is so user friendly.
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    GlobalMeet is not a very good tool. There are better web meeting platforms available in the marketplace. The system is clunky, not intuitive, and experiences often technical issues. They have made updates recently but it is too little too late. It may be a good platform for smaller organizations with tighter budgets.
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    Usability
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    I am and have been extremely pleased with my use of this product.
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    I have provided such a high rating because setting up the meeting only requires a few clicks. Within a couple minutes of telling my team that I will set up a meeting and send an invite, that invitation is already sitting in their inbox. I move at a fast pace and GlobalMeet is keeping up
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    Reliability and Availability
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    We have never had an issue with the availability of GlobalMeet. It has always been available when we needed it.
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    Performance
    FreeConferenceCall.com
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    For the most part GlobalMeet loaded everything quickly. The only problem that we had was when the whole company was on a training at one time, we had a hard time with screen sharing and the pages loading in a timely manner. Everything seemed to slow down when lots of people were on the system at once
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    Support Rating
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    I haven't had the need to call for any support at all yet for FreeConferenceCall.com. It has just worked splendidly for me. That being said, when I first downloaded it and got started using it there was a wizard which made every section and button very clear on what it does. It was easy to get started by following the wizard. I imagine then that their customer service will be just as good.
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    As previously mentioned, I was in charge of facilitating a weekly meeting with 60 attendees. I had major issues with the screenshare crashing repeatedly during the meeting. I got in contact with a GlobalMeet Technician immediately. He was extremely responsive and worked with my technician to resolve all of the issues quickly. After his intervention, I never had the same issue again.
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    Implementation Rating
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    It's a no brainer!
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    GlobalMeet was easy to get set up with the company and starting to use.
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    Alternatives Considered
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    So this doesn't have the polish that say Zoom or Teams has, but for free, you can't complain. The real big unknown is anything to do with security where a product like Teams is great. Zoom and Teams seem to have become standard that everyone has installed and is familiar with, but the adjustment to FCC is pretty fast and painless.
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    Our small non-profit organization appreciates the ease of use of the platform for conference call needs. Other platforms can be much more complicated for users unfamiliar with conference call technology. We use it several times a month for committee meetings, regional rep check ins, and meetings with our board of directors.
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    Scalability
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    No answers on this topic
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    This product seems to be able to handle the growing amount of work within our company without any problems.
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    Return on Investment
    FreeConferenceCall.com
    • We pay next to nothing for our access and it creates a professional means of connecting with our clients.
    • Connecting via FreeConferenceCall.com has helped our business stay afloat during this challenging time by giving us multiple ways to connect with our clients.
    • FreeConferenceCall.com has allowed our team to more efficiently collaborate by being able to access calls even when they aren't able to be present during the live conversation.
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    • The price for webinar for GlobalMeet is quite pricey compared to other similar vendors.
    • GlobalMeet can be used for unlimited free calls and video conferencing, hence in our company with extensive global calls this platform is very cost-effective.
    • Unlike most conferencing software. Other users don't have to download GlobalMeet App and therefore it is easy to send meeting invite to clients.
    • Attentively support system that responds fast to queries and this saves time for us.
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