HOW TO EASILY AND CHEAPLY DIAL INTO ONE OF MY TELECALLS!

I run all my tele-calls and tele-gatherings via a fantastic service called Maestro Conference. They use US phone lines. This means you will need to dial a US phone number to participate in the call.

Here are some simple instructions for how to dial into the call easily and cheaply.

STEP 1: BEFORE THE CALL

** Decide if you're going to dial in from an ordinary landline phone, a cell/mobile phone, or from your computer via Sype.

If you live in the USA:

• You will be dialling a US number to join the Telecall, so you can dial in exactly as you would when you usually dial a US number - either using your home phone, a phone card, or Skype.

If you are planning to call from a landline or mobile phone OUTSIDE THE USA:

• Buy a PHONE CARD (this will make it much cheaper.)
• Aussies, go to http://www.aussiephonecards.com.au/ to buy a phone card for less than 2c/min!
• Other nationalities, do a google search on "best phone card to USA"

If you're planning to call via Skype 

• If you don't have Skype, you can download it for free from www.Skype.com
• You will need to buy "Skype credit". (To do this in Skype v 2.8, click on the "Help Menu", then click on "Buy Skype Credit"
• You will need a headset to cut out background noise, and you may also need a microphone, unless there is one inbuilt in your computer.
• Here is a useful article to help you set up your Skpye: How to set up your audio on your computer for Skype

STEP 2: DIAL INTO THE CALL

From an ordinary landline phone or cell/mobile phone

• Dial the special number you received by email when you registered for the telecall: (For example +1 530 216-4294)
• If you're calling from OUTSIDE THE USA, you'll need to add the dial-out code for your country.(eg in Australia the dial-out number is 0011. So to join the call from Australia, you'll have to dial "0011 1 530 216-4294)

Via Skype On PC:

To make a call on Skype, click on "Call Phones" at the bottom left of the page. A telephone number pad will appear.

Via Skype On Mac:

To make a call on Skype, click on the Phone Icon at the top of the page. A telephone number pad will appear.

• To dial the phone number and PIN code on Skype, you can enter them on your Skype telephone number pad, or use the top row of numbers or the number pad on your computer keyboard. (For the pound key, use "shift" and "3")

Skype Dialler On PC:

Skype Dialler On Mac:

STEP 3: ENTER YOUR PIN CODE

• When you dial in, a woman's voice will say "Please enter your pin code followed by the pound key". You will have received your PIN CODE by email when you registered for the call.

• The pound key looks like this: "#" (we call it the "hash key" in Australia) If you're calling from a computer you can press shift and "3" and that will give you the "#".

STEP 4: ENJOY THE CALL!