Previously skype had a product called Skypecast that enabled many (in theory hundreds) people to join a talk, have a moderator etc. For free.

But since September 1st 2008 it's discontinued (http://skypecasts.skype.com/intl/en-us/).

AFAIK a regular skype voice conference call can host maximum 25 people.

The idea of having this kind of voice conf is excellent, I'd definitely join from time to time!

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On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 8:50 AM, Michael Neale <michael.neale@gmail.com> wrote:
What are the limitations of skype re number of users ? I thought it was only a few.

Other options are elliminate, bit that means only a few can speak at a time, and the voice quality is limited, we we can share notes and a whiteboard and host as many people as needed (I have tested the client on windows, mac, and Linux and it works, just not as nice as skype).

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On 29/12/2008, at 12:44, Mark Proctor <mproctor@codehaus.org> wrote:

Does anyone here like the idea of community skype meetings? We already have irc which is very open, but nothing is ever scheduled, we could schedule a once a month (more if demand needs) skype meeting. What do people think, and what would people like to discuss?

Mark