[tyingq]

>Do people still do conference calls nowadays?

Yes, especially at large, non-technical companies. Technically, we are using WebEx, but most remote folks are dialing in to a phone number versus using audio on their laptop.

I'm in at least one meeting a day that has dial in people.

[baby]

At large technical companies as well unfortunately. It’s insane. never knowing who is talking, who is on the line. And that’s not talking about audio quality

[jen729w]

Yep. I work for a massive integrator – American* – and we still use the good old dial-in.

We tried 'Skype for Business' but as well as sounding like something you'd catch if you hung out at the bus station, the call quality was atrocious.

*Although we are in Australia.

[Spooky23]

There is a whole political/social angle as well. Some people are concall Jedi who can really wield power effectively on calls and dominate meetings better than in person.

It’s one of the many reasons why calls are awful!

[Aloha]

I'm one of those people who is very effective over the phone - should I choose to dominate the call.