So uh, what’s everyone using these days to call internationally to cell phones or company landlines? Because teams looks like they’ve cut all that functionality for me, unless I’m just not understanding their dumbass interface.
We never had the ability to make outside calls from teams, only teams to teams calls. We went from physical phones on desks to Cisco soft phone since lockdown.
If you are in a meeting just click “Invite People” and type a phone number - it will call them. We have the “Team for Business”. Whatever that means.
They will almost assuredly not answer because its an 800 Number, and requires them to press [n] to join call. But you can do it.
If you don’t have a meeting just make one with only you - Which is coincidentally a great way to fill a calendar, and look busy to your coworkers. They ignore Busy status. When I’m in a “meeting”, it doesn’t even ring when they bother me.
We have teams for business but I would bet the call out feature is blocked. We started using zoom for management level meetings because a r supervisor who was on vacation needed to be included. So either management doesn’t know about the call out feature (entirely likely) or our IT blocks it.
Now I’m curious, maybe I’ll try calling my cell phone on Monday to see if it works or not.
I think that might be a licensing issue. The call out feature is not included in the base Teams licence. You’ll need an audio conferencing for Teams licence (included in E5) on the account of the guy who created the meeting to have the call out feature enabled.
So uh, what’s everyone using these days to call internationally to cell phones or company landlines? Because teams looks like they’ve cut all that functionality for me, unless I’m just not understanding their dumbass interface.
We never had the ability to make outside calls from teams, only teams to teams calls. We went from physical phones on desks to Cisco soft phone since lockdown.
Got it. So basically micro$hit shut down Skype with nothing to replace it.
Yep, but don’t worry I’m sure they’re busy vibe coding an update to teams to allow outside calls once you sign up for a phone subscription.
I can call a phone number from Teams?
If you are in a meeting just click “Invite People” and type a phone number - it will call them. We have the “Team for Business”. Whatever that means.
They will almost assuredly not answer because its an 800 Number, and requires them to press [n] to join call. But you can do it.
If you don’t have a meeting just make one with only you - Which is coincidentally a great way to fill a calendar, and look busy to your coworkers. They ignore Busy status. When I’m in a “meeting”, it doesn’t even ring when they bother me.
We have teams for business but I would bet the call out feature is blocked. We started using zoom for management level meetings because a r supervisor who was on vacation needed to be included. So either management doesn’t know about the call out feature (entirely likely) or our IT blocks it.
Now I’m curious, maybe I’ll try calling my cell phone on Monday to see if it works or not.
I think that might be a licensing issue. The call out feature is not included in the base Teams licence. You’ll need an audio conferencing for Teams licence (included in E5) on the account of the guy who created the meeting to have the call out feature enabled.
Well I’m guessing then that we don’t have that licensing.