How to Set Up a Conference Call
Any Skype registered user can participate in a conference call. The host of the conference call, who is the person initiating the call, must invite the contacts to the call. Once they accept, they are in. To start a conference call and add people to it:
How to Add People Who Don’t Use Skype
People not using Skype, but using another phone service such as a mobile phone, a landline phone, or a VoIP service—can join a meeting. These attendees will not use their Skype accounts. Instead, they dial the host’s Skype number. The host may also invite a non-Skype user using SkypeOut, in which case the host incurs the calling cost.
How to Merge Calls
Merge calls to create a conference line. For example, if you are on two calls at the same time and you want everyone to talk about the same thing on one call, go to the Recent tab and drag any of the calls and drop it on the other. The calls will merge. Also, if you receive an incoming call while on a Skype call, you have the option to select the Merge calls button to merge your current and incoming Skype calls.
How to Set up Groups
If you make frequent group calls with the same group of people, set up a group on Skype and add these contacts to it. Next time you start a conference call, start the call right away with the group.
How to Remove a Participant
If you want someone removed from the call, right-click that person and select Remove.
Bandwidth Requirements
Inadequate bandwidth—internet connection speed—decreases the quality of a conference call, even to the point of dropping the call altogether. Plan for at least 1 MB of network throughput per participant. If one of the participants has a slow connection, the conference may be disturbed.
