How to conference call on iPhone

Getting more than a couple of people in a couple of locations onto a phone call used to require a paid conference calling service. Forget about dialing into special phone numbers, remembering long access codes, and paying for conferencing: If you have an iPhone, you can make conference calls at no cost. We show you how.

How to Make a Conference Call on iPhone

The conference call feature is part of the iPhone Phone app, although the number of people you can have in a conference call varies by cellular carrier. In the United States, you can have up to five callers (including you) on AT&T and T-Mobile, six callers if you use Verizon HD Voice (formerly Advanced Calling) on an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus or newer, and up to three callers on Sprint.

To initiate a conference call on your iPhone, complete the following steps:

1.On your iPhone, open the Phone app.

2.Call the first person you want on the conference call.

3.After that person answers, tap add call.

The contacts list opens.

4.In Contacts, tap the person you want to add to your conference call.

5.When the person answers, tap merge calls to create the conference call.

6.Repeat steps 3 through 5 until you've added all the people to the call or hit the participant limit.

7.If you're already on the conference call and someone calls you, tap Hold & AcWhen you've answered that call, tap merge calls to add the new caller to the conference. cept.