PINless calls
Fed up by having to coordinate PINs and dial-in numbers? Good news: You don't have to go back to the days of prepaid phone cards and landlines. With Dialpad, calling without PINs is safe, secure, and simple. (But you can still set one up a PIN if you want!) Sign up for the free Dialpad AI Meetings plan to try it out.
What are PINless calls?
PINless dialling is exactly what it sounds like: calls that don’t require participants to dial an access number and provide a PIN number to join the call. Traditionally, conference calling required all participants to enter a four or six-digit number, and sometimes they even had to wait to receive a notification by email or SMS allowing them to join the private call.
With PINless calling, we don't have to do this anymore. With some solutions, like Dialpad, the host or moderator can admit participants from a virtual waiting room and screen them using their caller ID. This way, they can connect to the call without punching in a PIN, making conference calling much more convenient and efficient.
How does PINless calling work?
Making a PINless call with Dialpad is very straightforward. Just log into your account in a web browser and go to the Settings screen. You should see your business phone number, hold music, and the option to toggle the PIN requirement on or off:
👉 Quick note:
If you just want to have PINless video meetings, you can do that on a free Dialpad AI Meetings plan. On the other hand, if you want to have PINless conference calls (that involve dialling actual phone numbers), then Dialpad's AI Voice pricing plans start at only $20 per user per month—and come with unlimited VoIP calling in Australia, the US, and Canada!
Conference calling features for small businesses and enterprises
Thinking of updating your conference calling setup? Here are a few essential features to look for in a business phone system or unified communications platform:
Call recording
With Dialpad's unlimited call recording feature (yes, even on the free pricing plan), you can log and save a record of your calls to archive for future reference, training, and compliance.
Make PINless calls from anywhere
Want to start making PINless calls? Dialpad AI Meetings lets you have unlimited video meetings from your computer or cell phone, for free. Try it out now!
👉 Did you know?
Dialpad comes with toll-free number support, phone number porting support, and more!
FAQs about pinless calls
Really, anyone who regularly takes part in conference calls or international calling can benefit from no-PIN calling (whether it's for business purposes or calling loved ones).
With no-PIN calling, it's a lot easier and faster to join conference calls—and if you have a good phone system provider, it can be just as secure as using PINs.
If you end up needing a PIN on your conference line, you’ll typically have two conference PINS: one to share with your meeting participants and one for the organiser. In Dialpad, the PIN displayed on your dashboard is your participant PIN.
Of course! You can create a new PIN whenever you want. Just log into your Dialpad account and make this change on your Settings page.
This one is completely up to you. To streamline internal meetings or recurring conference calls with familiar participants, many people like to remove the need for a PIN, just to make the process easier. Usually, if you're discussing sensitive or private information, meeting organisers will require a PIN.
But as we mentioned earlier, with a provider that has good security settings, not having a PIN should be fine. For example, Dialpad has robust moderator controls which let the host remove unwanted guests from a call, mute participants, block screen sharing, and also admit guests into a call via the virtual waiting room.
With Dialpad, you can make international calls even more easily from any device (including computers, laptops, desk phones, mobile phones, and tablets), right from the Dialpad app. You don't need to arrange international calling cards, and the international calling rates are relatively low.
If you’re using a desk phone for your long distance calls, dial 011, followed by the country code and area code, and the number you want to call. The calling rates are easily accessible, and there are no connection fees.
If you just want to have a video meeting with someone internationally, you can just send them an online meeting link—this way, you're not making an actual phone call and it would be free on the $0 Dialpad AI Meetings subscription. (Yes, actually free, no hidden fees.)
If you're with another telecom or service provider, those fees will vary.
Because Dialpad AI Meetings is a video conferencing product, there are no connection fees—you're not making an actual phone call. If you're making a long distance call with the Dialpad Connect plan, then a low international calling rate might apply.