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September 6, 2006
By David Pogue

Just when you thought I�d already given you news of enough Web-based freebies...

This one, you�ll REALLY like.

Get this: a company called LiveOffice (not to be confused with Microsoft�s Office Live) is now offering free conference-call hosting. You sign up at their site by providing your name and e-mail address.

They provide you with your own private phone number (not toll-free, alas) and passcode, which you can share with up to 249 other people. You don�t have to pre-schedule anything; the service is available 24/7. At the time you choose, everybody calls in, punches in the code, and presto�massive conference call!

The sound is great, you can yammer on for up to six hours per call, and there are a million cool features. My favorite: at any time, you can press 5* to begin recording the conference. An hour later, you�ll find an MP3 file of the conference call, all tidily wrapped up and waiting for you on the Web site.

I can think of lots of cool uses for that feature: you can record a training call or lecture for the rest of your family/school/company to listen to later, for example. Or, if you�re a podcaster, you can use this service to record your podcasts from any telephone�no muss, no fuss, no equipment required.

So how does LiveOffice intend to make money from this?

First, they say that they�ll send you periodic e-mail (though they promise not to give your address to anyone else). So far, I haven�t gotten any, but still, maybe you don�t want to sign up with your primary address.

Second, they hope you�ll want to upgrade to fee-based features like 800 numbers, transcription, and so on.

But who cares? It�s free, it�s cool and it really works. It�s like 1998 all over again!

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LiveOffice Free Conference Calling provides a robust, free conference call service. You can create a conference call account almost instantly, setup takes just seconds. On-demand conference calling for conference calls with a 250 call capacity. LiveOffice respects your privacy: your information provided will not be sold or redistributed. Copyright ©2006 LiveOffice Corp., Conferencing Division.

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