Question : Three way calling setup in Asterisk

Okay, I'm working on trying to find a solution on how to set-up and get three-way calling setup in Asterisk.  What I need to do is take a call that I'm currently on, dial out to another person, and, then connect the calls together.  Something, in the back of my mind, says that it can be done, but I have grown weary of looking through Google results on how to do this.

All I've been able to find are references that Asterisk is capable of doing such a thing, but nowhere does it specifically point out how to go about doing it.  The only vague option appears to be transferring the first caller to a Conference Room, at which point I would have to dial the second number, transfer them to the conference room, and then dial the conference room myself.  Personally, sounds like a lot of running around.  If that is the only solution, fine, but, as I found out, training users on utilizing the features available in Asterisk can be a slightly easier than pulling crocodile teeth!

So, please help me out here.  Links to detailed HowTos on this matter would be most helpful.  I need to get this up and going as soon as possible.  Then again, ideas on how to configure the dialplan, or even what config file I should start with would be most appreciated, as well.

Answer : Three way calling setup in Asterisk

The transfer features defined in features.conf are not using conference rooms. Perhaps I misunderstood your requirement - it sounded like you wanted attended transfer. Now I read it again, you actually want all three parties to be conferenced together. Sorry for the mistake.

If you want three party conferencing, then it is best to use the conference feature on the IP phones if possible. Otherwise you'll have to use meetme. There is a suggestion at this link, but I haven't tried it:
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+n-way+call+HOWTO