2009/10/21 Angela beesley@gmail.com:
2009/10/20 Michael Peel email@mikepeel.net:
Due to technical limitations, it won't be possible to have this part of the meeting open to the public.
Have you considered using a free conference call number instead? That way people can phone in any way they like, with Skype, or with a normal phone, or whatever. It removes the restrictions on the number of people that can call in and avoids people being forced to use Skype if they choose not to.
I don't know about the ones in the UK, but I've used a couple of US ones which worked ok. It cost the same as a normal call would (Skype to the US is 1.4p per minute). I believe they have options to moderate the call and mute certain people, but I've not tried that. Some also offer recordings.
http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&q=free+conference+call&meta=cr%3DcountryUK|countryGB
That costs money. I would rather stick with a free option like Skype, which I think we can make do what we want.