BuyerZone users' teleconferencing service requirements

We ask users of our quote request service to describe their teleconferencing service purchasing requirements in detail so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. Now we're sharing these buyer requirements with you.

We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of teleconferencing services other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: teleconferencing service purchasing requirements

"We are a small Church in Bloomington, MN that would like to make an outreach effort to shut-ins and others that cannot physically attend our services so that they can hear the service audio through our PA system, which would then be fed into the phone system and host a conference call. The technical details of this implementation are still in the works, and we'd appreciate any suggestions."
-- MIS/IT, Other Business Services, Bloomington, MN

"We are an internationally-focused nonprofit organization. Our board meets two times per year, once by phone and once in person. However, we are a small grant-maker and our grantees are based in other countries, so we would potentially conduct conference calls with them as well. We would like to cover the cost of internatioanl calling for our constituents, but as a small nonprofit, don't have alot of money to pay these often exhorbitant costs. Our board meetings can last up to four hours, and could come in from any number of countries. We are based in the U.S."
-- Human Resources, Non-Profit, Fredericksburg, VA

"The calls recorded wee want as MP3 recording or other web access digital recordings."
-- Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Port Orchard, WA

"We would like to have a call every Wednesday at 8:00 am central time for approximately 1/2 hour."
-- Office Manager, Telecom/Utilities, Dickinson, TX

"I need toll-free lines or local numbers that callers can access and unlimited amount of call time. Avarage conference time for what i need would be 60 min. and 50-200 callers once a month... maybe 2 times a month. Thanks..."
-- Buyer, Financial Services, Mesa, AZ

"Need a low cost option. Do not want to prepay, or subscribe monthly. Want to pay as we use it."
-- CIO, Computers - Software, Tualatin, OR

"Im a local sm bus owner looking to do confrence calls for leads that come in im looking for a low cost solution and need local phone number im looking for a monthly flat fee service."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Landing, NJ

"All callers will be local - no need for toll free number."
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, Kansas City, KS

"Do you have a way of allowing me to retrieve and save recorded conferences? Such as an MP3 download? That way we can save them on our website."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Dewey, AZ

"We currently use "Go to Meeting", looking for a better price on a monthly call in of 10-20 participants."
-- Purchasing Manager, Non-Profit, Santa Clara, CA

"Looking for cost effective 800 dial in number for my business. Use will be sporatic at first."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Richmond, VA

"I need to organize a single conference call on January 3, 2007 at 10:30 AM pacific time. I am located in the USA.I will need to conference with two numbers in Canada."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Bellingham, WA

"I would like to see if someone could give me a call to go over some of the logisitics.Thank you."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Lancaster, CA

"We would like to have a way to ensure that those on the call have registered (and paid). One way is to provide each user with a unique access code, another is to have an operator ask their names prior to placing them in conference. We would like pricing for both.We plan our first call within 1 week for up to 100 people."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Alameda, CA

"We are looking at 20,000 to 30,000 minutes per month of usage."
-- CFO, Education, Portland, ME

"Conference leader should be able to drop off and have the call continue.Conference leader should be able to mute all linesConference leader should be able to determine whether participants entering/exiting the conference are heard by participants already in the conference (turn off announcements.Conference leader should be able to record an announcement heard by participants as they enter the conference."
-- Sales/Business Development, Computers - Software, Sacramento, CA

"I don't want any music while waiting for others to join in."
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, Daytona Beach, FL

"We really have no idea how this kind of system works. We would like to set up a system where we could conduct s virtual seminar of sorts with instructional dialogue from our planner where any client who felt like it could call in without having a lot of previous knowledge how to use teleconferencing. Then at the end, the presenter would be able to take any questions that he felt like taking. He does not want there to be people talking on the line during the whole call, only him. But with the option that others can when he would like. Any information on a system like this and pricing would be greatly appreciated!"
-- Administrative Assistant, Financial Services, West Henrietta, NY

"We really have no idea how this kind of system works. We would like to set up a system where we could conduct s virtual seminar of sorts with instructional dialogue from our planner where any client who felt like it could call in without having a lot of previous knowledge how to use teleconferencing. Then at the end, the presenter would be able to take any questions that he felt like taking. He does not want there to be people talking on the line during the whole call, only him. But with the option that others can when he would like. Any information on a system like this and pricing would be greatly appreciated!"
-- Administrative Assistant, Financial Services, West Henrietta, NY

"Calls will be based on US address then will connect with other US participants along with Nassau Bahamas."
-- Sales/Business Development, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Jamaica, NY

"I am expecting to make a bridge call on 1/7/08 with 4 people for approximately one hour and want only a one time - toll free number.Thanks,."
-- Administrative Assistant, Computers - Software, Boulder, CO

"Morning conf call each month for 21 days per month."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Education, Beverly Hills, CA

"I am a professor and would like to offer teleconference to my students. The number of students attending and duration will vary on a weekly basis."
-- Educator, Education, Pompano Beach, FL

"For QA purposes, to listen in. Calls needs to be monitored."
-- MIS/IT, Education, Littleton, CO

"Am looking for a means of maintaining communications with members of a WW II veterans organization with membership in USA without physically having to attend meetings."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, East Falmouth, MA

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