We’ve decided to make available to the public some code snippets for use with Asterisk, the free PBX which powers the Rondee free conferencing service. The first code in the set allows live streaming of audio from conferences using only a PHP script and a web server. Other solutions out there require much more complex configurations.
Along the same lines, we will soon be launching live web-based streaming for your Rondees.
Rondee provides organizers with a special PIN that can be distributed to others who would like to listen-in on an ongoing conference call. On your invitation page, you will now see a “Listen-only PIN”. This PIN is unique to your free conference call, and it remains private unless you distribute it to others.
Yes, you can record your Rondee conference calls! When you set up your Rondee you’ll see several boxes with options you can select. Just check the box to record the call. Your invitees will be notified that the call is being recorded. After the call is over, just go back to Rondee.com (you can get to your call through “My Rondees” link at the top of the page once logged into your account; you’ll see a new link for the recording which will have appeared on the particular page corresponding to that Rondee.)
Your call will record in the GSM format. If you’re interested in how to convert that to another format, please see the blog post by one of our users: converting your Rondee to another format
One of our missions at Rondee is to let our users know about innovative telephony services as they become available. PhoneSpamFilter.com is one such service. It’s a user-supported clearinghouse of phone solicitor phone numbers, and more importantly, it allows telephony providers to automatically block telemarketers using a free Asterisk-based PHP script. What could be better?
Take a look at the service, and next time you get an annoying sales call, make sure and post a comment.
Some of you may have noticed that Rondee was not accessible for a period of time this past weekend. We apologize for this unplanned outage. It was due to a catastrophic failure at our primary hosting facility, theplanet.com. Here is an article about the outage, which affected 9,000 companies.
We have restored full service as of today. There was no loss of data, and most of those affected were able to use our backup conferencing system to hold successful Rondees.
Thank you for sticking with us through this outage. We are currently investigating ways to increase redundancy in our systems to ensure this does not happen again.