International dialin advice for HL7 conference calls

This page contains advice on how to get cost effective attendance to HL7 international conference calls. Given the speed with which telecoms charging is changing, it is easy in the UK to spend between nothing and £100 to attend a conference call for an hour from a mobile phone.

Please add suggestions and comments to this page if you find good deals that will help other internationals to engage with HL7 in a cost effective way.

• http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/products/skypetogo/ costs £1.50 a month, and then 1p a minute for the international call (you dial into a local rate number from your mobile)

• From a computer that is on the internet Skype-out provides a similar service using your computer headset without the monthly charge.