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Party linesearch for term

Conference calls can also be used for entertainment or social purposes, such as the party line or a group call. People call in to a specified telephone number, and are connected to conversations with other callers. This serves as a way to talk to and perhaps, subsequently, meet new people. However, conference calls are most commonly used by businesses.

PABX - Private Automatic Branch Exchangesearch for term

A phone system which allows not only onsite/offsite connections (eg. incoming and outgoing calls) but also onsite/onsite connections (eg. calls to extensions, call transfers, etc.). A PABX (sometimes called a PBX) is the actual phone system box. The handsets are the extensions. Common features of a PABX are: extension dialling, call transfer, call holding, conference calling, DID (Direct In Dialling), CND (Calling Number Display) overwriting, CID (Caller ID) pass-through, and LCR (Least Cost Routing).

Participantsearch for term

A Participant is a person who attends a host’s web conference or conference call other than the Host or Moderator

PayPalsearch for term

PayPal is a payment method that enables any individual or business with an email address to securely, easily and quickly send and receive payments online.
To find ou more visit PayPal website: http://www.paypal.com.

PBX - Private Branch Exchangesearch for term

See PABX

PDAsearch for term

A small mobile hand-held device that provides computing and information storage and retrieval capabilities for personal or business use, often for keeping schedule calendars and address book information handy

PDFsearch for term

PDF (Portable Document Format) Adobe technology for formatting documents so that they can be viewed and printed using the Adobe Acrobat reader.

Phone Cardsearch for term

Typically this is a prepaid charge card, which allows calls to be made from most Landline services. Also called a Calling Card. Distinct from a TeleCard, which is not prepaid and will be billed back to the selected fixed service account.

PIN codesearch for term

Personal Identification Code which can be used, in some instances, to automatically identify the conference participant. PIN codes are entered in addition to the conference room number.

Podcastsearch for term

A Podcast is a recording of a non-music audio broadcast (e.g. news, sports, presentations, discussions, etc.) in MP3 format. Listeners can playback podcasts on a PC or digital music player.

--Podcastingsearch for term

Podcasting is recording something in a multimedia file or audio program designed for distribution over the Internet and playback on a digital media player.

POTS - Plain Old Telephone Servicesearch for term

Traditional switched telephone system using copper lines.

PPP - Point to Point Protocolsearch for term

Protocol for connection to a TCP/IP network. The internet is a TCP/IP network.

Presentation Modesearch for term

Presentation Mode allows participants to listen to a conference call or view a web conference without any interaction. This feature is generally used when a host is presenting material to a large group. For collaborative sessions with more attendee interaction, the host should use Conversation Mode

Presentersearch for term

Guest speaker on a conference, but not the Chairperson.

----Plan Typesearch for term

Defined by billing method, Plan Types is a common usage term. Plans may be Prepaid or Post-paid.

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Testimonials

Sally Flintoff | Consciously Parenting

I've just completed a 6 week recurring teleconference with Greymouse and I am very happy with the service. The sound was clear, the conference control panel easy to use and access to the conference by the participants was simple and seamless.

We experienced a couple of glitches, but these were investigated and rectified as quickly as possible. The support provided was second to none and went well beyond expectations. Overall it is an excellent service that I would recommend without hesitation.

I will definitely be using it again.

Jenni Wright | Emotional Intelligence Speaker, Consultant and Coach

The call went well and the ringing people through the website worked beautifully. Thanks for a great service ... we all enjoyed it.

Hillary | Marketing Angels

Thank you so much for the free teleconference trial this morning which went perfectly and was so easy simply to tap into. Great service and we will certainly spread the word.

Sonia | Computer Troubleshooters Queensland

The teleconference was a great success. Call quality was great, thank you.

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