{"id":12720,"date":"2014-06-16T20:45:33","date_gmt":"2014-06-16T13:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=12720"},"modified":"2014-06-17T05:46:33","modified_gmt":"2014-06-16T22:46:33","slug":"wecall-making-conference-calls-clearer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/wecall-making-conference-calls-clearer\/","title":{"rendered":"WeCall &#8211; Making Conference Calls Clearer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13403\" alt=\"WeCall Main\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2014\/06\/WeCall-Main.jpg?resize=366%2C356&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"366\" height=\"356\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Philips came out with a new\u00a0 speaker for your phone or laptop called the WeCall.\u00a0 It links to your iPhone or Android phone via Bluetooth and to your laptop via USB. Does it play music?\u00a0 Yes.\u00a0 But that&#8217;s not its main purpose.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usa.philips.com\/c-p\/AECS7000_00\/wecall-bluetooth-conference-speaker\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Philips WeCall <\/a>contains 4 separate microphones with echo cancellation (means the microphones won&#8217;t create feedback with each other) in its four corners to pick up voices from around the room, even up to 15 feet away!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s great for your home office.\u00a0 Turn on the WeCall and you can put your phone down and relax as your talk to the person on the other line.<\/p>\n<p>The WeCall works well for families too when calling the grandparents.\u00a0 Finally, your parents will be able to hear all of your kids more clearly.\u00a0 As a family, we like to call members of our family to wish them a happy birthday.\u00a0 The WeCall works great in picking up all of our voices without having to crowd around our phone.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\">WeCall in Review<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13401\" alt=\"Philips WeCall Speaker and case\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2014\/06\/Philips-WeCall-Speaker-and-case.jpg?resize=353%2C307&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"353\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2014\/06\/Philips-WeCall-Speaker-and-case.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2014\/06\/Philips-WeCall-Speaker-and-case.jpg?resize=300%2C261&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The WeCall comes with a traveling case to take your speakerphone on the road with you.\u00a0 And the battery lasts up to 8 hours of use on a single charge and 200 minutes in standby.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Includes 4 separate microphone to pick up voices around a table<\/li>\n<li>Can pick up voices up to 15 feet away from WeCall<\/li>\n<li>No wires needed &#8211; can connect to your cellphone via Bluetooth<\/li>\n<li>Comes with a travel case to protect your WeCall speaker<\/li>\n<li>Fast and advanced echo suppression to minimize distraction<\/li>\n<li>WeCall also comes with a USB cable for convenient charging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pros<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The sound quality is really good &#8211; especially picking up voices across a room<\/li>\n<li>WeCall is wireless, so you can put it anywhere in the room without worries of finding a plug<\/li>\n<li>If you turn off WeCall, it keeps its charge pretty well<\/li>\n<li>WeCall now works with Android phones too!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cons<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You need to turn it off when not in use so it will be charged and ready the next time you want to use it<\/li>\n<li>WeCall actually works better if you have it about 2 feet away from you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\">There&#8217;s an App for That!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13402\" alt=\"Philips WeCall screenshots\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2014\/06\/Philips-WeCall-screenshots.jpg?resize=667%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"667\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2014\/06\/Philips-WeCall-screenshots.jpg?w=667&amp;ssl=1 667w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2014\/06\/Philips-WeCall-screenshots.jpg?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Philips wants to make conference calls easier, so they created the WeCall app (<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/wecall\/id655494697?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.philips.wecall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Google Play)<\/a> where you can store your frequent conference call numbers.\u00a0 In fact, the app can even take phone and access number s from a conference call on your calendar and store it for you.\u00a0 This is especially helpful if you have on-going interval conference calls.<\/p>\n<p>WeCall is available for $149.99 through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00HH0ESYK\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00HH0ESYK&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thewelconmom-20&amp;linkId=67OYON5M75XTVARF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0with free shipping.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1589\" alt=\"Family Technology at it's Best\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2010\/12\/WellConnectedMom-LOGO-MOM.jpg?resize=164%2C297&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"164\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2010\/12\/WellConnectedMom-LOGO-MOM.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2010\/12\/WellConnectedMom-LOGO-MOM.jpg?resize=165%2C300&amp;ssl=1 165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\">A Mom&#8217;s Perspective<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>WeCall comes with a travel case because it really is ideal for travel.\u00a0 You can sit in your hotel room on with your speaker phone and kick back on the bed and easily be heard by the person on the other line.\u00a0 No more holding your phone to your ear or using a canny sounding phone speaker phone.<\/p>\n<p>I have a monthly conference call with Walmart.\u00a0 Each month I need to open up the phone number to ring it on my phone and enter the access number.\u00a0 With the Philips WeCall app, all I need to do is click on the Walmart Moms contact and the number is dialed and access code is entered for me.\u00a0 I can multitask while it does the work for me.<\/p>\n<p>I also have phone calls 2-3 times a month with a client who uses a conference call frequently.\u00a0 In the past I&#8217;d have to look up her contact info. and enter in the info., which always seemed to take too long\u00a0 Now, I just go to my WeCall app and click her name.\u00a0 The WeCall app takes the work out of ongoing conference calls.\u00a0 You&#8217;re always prepared.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* \u00a0I was given a Philips WeCall in exchange for my honest opinion.\u00a0 All opinions are my own.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeCall by Philips with its four microphones works well as a conference speaker when 1 or more people are in a room.  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