INTRODUCTION TO CALL YOU FREE

What is Call You Free?
Call You Free is a flash based communication system for your website, emails, banners, blogs and electronic documents. It is actually a button that, when someone click on it, it will initiate a voice call via Internet with your company.

What does the caller needs to WebCall to my company?
Just a computer connected to a broadband internet, Adobe Flash Player installed on it and, of course, a headset or any other audio device (may also use regular speakers and a microphone).  As Call You Free runs under Flash environment, it is compatible virtually with almost any OS and Internet browsers.
Note: Adobe Flash Player can be downloaded free from Adobe at http://www.adobe.com 
When the caller clicks on the green button at the Call You Free webphone in your website, it will start ringing and when the other party (your agent) answers the webcall, the Adobe Flash Player will open automatically a dialog box asking the caller authorization to enable sound (see figure below).

WebPhone Connection Diagram

That’s all. The two parts can talk over the Internet. The caller will not pay for the webcall. Notice that the caller is not required to type any user name or password. Simple and easy.
To hang up simple press the red button:

WebPhone Hang Up Diagram

You can configure the days and hours to receive webcalls. Example: if you don't want to be called on Sunday, the following message will appear to the caller when the webphone is displayed in his/her browser: "We do not receive webcalls today"

Sunday Example
 

Install the WebPhone

What do I need to include a CALL YOU FREE BUTTON in my WebSite?
Registering at http://cyf.com to create your Call You Free account.
After registering you will receive by email, instructions to start using the system.

Including at least ONE CALL YOU FREE BUTTON in your WebSite!
The Call You Free button is where the caller clicks to call to your company.
You can download different webphone buttons templates from our webpage, in our Downloads Section.
Remember:

  • You can also include Call You Free buttons in banners, blogs, electronic documents and email signatures.
  • There is no limit of how many buttons you can use. Your Call You Free account has unlimited number of Call You Free buttons.

Including the WebPhone in a webpage
You can include your Webphone in any webpage of your website and also in email signatures, blogs, banners and any electronic document such as Word, Excel, PDF, PowerPoint and others.
You can do it using some basic HTML language programming. Simple insert any image in the webpage or document and associate to it the following link (the webphone will be displayed in a new page when clicked):

  http://phone.cyf.com/tel.php?id=NN (where NN is your CYF’s server ID)  

Sample HTML code for the above example:
  <img src="/YOUR_IMAGE_NAME.EXT" alt="Click HERE TO CALL TO MY COMPANY" border="0" style="cursor:pointer" onclick="javascript:window.open('http://phone.cyf.com/tel.php?id=YOUR_SERVER_ID','','scrollbars=no, resizable=no, width=266, height=180, status=no, location=no, toolbar=no, directories=no, menubar=no');">  

Note: Remember to replace the bold string with your image name and your CYF’s server ID number.
 

Answer WebCalls

Deciding how to answer
You will receive and answer the WebCalls using your own telephony system, as any other regular call.
As Call You Free is a SIP based communications tool, you can also use any software application or hardware that uses a SIP protocol, if it is properly configured.


Method 1: standard and simplest method, using your regular PBX system
You don't need to do anything, simply properly configure your account, and the WebCalls will be automatically derived to your standard or cellular phone lines, and you will certainly manage this calls like any other regular call.


Method 2: using a SoftPhone
This is a software solution and you will need a computer to do this. Download and install your favorite softphone application and configure it with the SIP account parameters you received in our email after the registration process.

Figure 1 - Desktop Computer or Notebook with a wired internet connection and a SoftPhone

Wired Connection Diagram

Figure 2 - Desktop Computer or Notebook with a wireless internet connection and a SoftPhone
Wireless Connection Diagram

If you do not know what softphone to use, we recommend some freeware alternatives (see Recommended SoftPhones in our Download Section).
To use a SoftPhone to answer the webcalls you must:
  1. Download an install the SoftPhone application
  2. Configure it with the proper user name, password, domain
You are now ready to receive the WebCalls.

Method 3: using a standard analog telephone device
This is a hardware solution and you will need a ata device to do this. Get your own SIP device and configure it with the SIP account parameters you received in our email after the registration process..

Figure 3 - Standard analog telephone device with a VoIP adapter

Wired Connection Diagram

Figure 4 - Two standard analog telephone devices with a dual line VoIP adapter
Wireless Connection Diagram

Figure 5 - An extension of your own telephone network
Wireless Connection Diagram

Figure 6 - One (or more) IP phone(s) connected to your router
Wireless Connection Diagram

You are now ready to receive the WebCalls.

Method 4: using an extension of your own IP-PBX system
If you have an IP PABX it will certainly manage external SIP accounts. So, ask your tech support to configure your Call You Free account in your own PABX and to set up which extensions will be able to answer the WebCalls.

 

Recommended Solutions

Recommended SoftPhones
As Call You Free uses a standard SIP protocol, it can be used with almost any SIP SoftPhone. Call You Free was already tested and certified to run with these SoftPhones:

Recommended SoftPhones

Recommended Hardware ATA Devices
As Call You Free uses a standard SIP protocol, it can be used with almost any SIP Telephone Adapter. Call You Free was already tested and certified to run with these hardware ATAs:

Recommended Hardware ATA devices