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Motorola Droid: Make Conference Call
Posted by Mitch on Nov 05, 2009 under Android Tips | 13 CommentsYou can talk to multiple people on your Motorola Droid smart phone. Here are the steps.
1. Call the first number.
2. After the first party answers, press Menu.
3. Tap Add call.
4. Dial the number for the next caller.
5. Once connected, press Menu > Merge calls to put all the callers together on the same line.
Add more callers by repeating these steps.
Update to my post on April 25, 2010
When I came back to the Denver area, conference calling worked for 2 – 3 weeks. It then regressed back to its original state of not working. I plan to visit Verizon if I’m still having this problem after the next major update due this week.
I was able to get three on at once. When I attempted to add a fourth, one would always drop.
I have the Droid X and the conference call feature should be called the “3 way calling feature”, it is NOT a true conference calling feature. There should be no limit on the number of individuals in a CONFERENCE call. A 3 way is all it is. I plan to discuss this with the company.
Your provider may not offer the feature, but I do know if you call most wireless companies, they can set it up to support more callers.
I could only get two calls at once….Is it possible to add more?
I was never able to make a conference call in the Denver area either. I’ve moved to Minneapolis, and I can now make conference calls on my Android.
This could be because a) I’m in Minneapolis rather than Denver, or b) I was told after calling a Verizon rep to update the phone using *228, pressing 1, and then following instructions. The automated message says that you are activating a phone, but that need not be taken literally.
I’d be most interested if anyone has feedback about which option above is most likely responsible for my now being able to do 3-way calling.
Regarding the last question I read a post that said that virtually any number of people can be added to a conference call. I haven’t tested this, however.
How many can be added to conference call?
Now who would have thought that simple thing would be a problem. I’ll go to the store, try it, and let you know.
Greg, Did you get an earlier generation phone back in 2009 by chance ? Don’t know if they tweeked anything on the phones in stock now.
I have tried to make many conference calls and have yet to complete one. I live in Denver and went to my local vz store and they two employee there couldn’t get it to work either. I really hope that motorola fixes this problem soon. The whole reason why I renewed my contract with VZ is because of the droid, now I am wondering if I made the right decision.
Yes, you can simply select the contact from the list for a conference call.
With the Blackberry you hit “conference call” from the dropdown menu and can SELECT A CONTACT FROM YOUR CONTACTS, rather than MANUALLY typing in the number. This makes things very quick and easy. I want the Droid but would like to confirm if the Droid software will also do this. I don’t see an option for that above. Can you select a contact for a conference call ?
Well, I own one and I just completed a 45 minute conference call with one person in Washington (State) and the other in Georgia. I am in Arizona.
No problem. I have found absolutely nothing wrong with the Droid…
Have tried it on four different phones at the Verizon store and it did not work.