Microsoft Teams Phone is more than just a cloud phone system. It offers smart communication and seamless collaboration, all natively integrated within Teams. 

Here's what you can expect with Microsoft Teams Phone:

• Flexible and Easy to Use:
  • Communicate effortlessly across devices and spaces with intuitive, seamless calling. 
  • Make and answer voice and video calls from a Teams chat, the Calls app, or the public switched telephone network (PSTN).
  • Transfer calls between devices and access your voicemail.

• Intelligent and Connected:
  • Create meaningful engagements with intelligent capabilities that enhance productivity.
  • Connect your business seamlessly, whether you're in the office or working remotely.

• Secure, Reliable, and Easy to Manage:
  • Enjoy peace of mind with a reliable and secure calling solution.
  • Easily manage your phone system settings within the Teams interface.

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. What is Microsoft Teams Phone?

• Microsoft Teams Phone refers to the capability to make and receive calls in Microsoft Teams. Teams users can call other Teams users. With Teams Phone, you can do this the same way you do now, but you can also make and receive calls to and from landlines and mobile phones.

2. Will this change how Microsoft Teams works?

• Adding Teams Phone does not change how Teams works; it just adds capabilities. The main thing you will see is a more intuitive interface with all of your contacts more easily accessible and the ability to use a dial pad to call an external phone number.

3. Why is Auburn University utilizing Microsoft Teams Phone?

• The Office of Information Technology has seen a significant reduction in the use of campus desk phones over the past few years, with many employees opting to use their cell phones and computers to make voice calls. It appears that a separate desk phone is no longer needed for most employees, but there is still considerable value for employees to have a university phone number for making and receiving business calls. The campus telecommunications modernization plan leverages Microsoft Teams as the next generation phone system for Auburn University, allowing university phone numbers to be assigned in Teams.
• Advantages for the university include more capabilities, the potential for more efficient and productive communications, and fewer systems to support and maintain. Employees can carry their AU phone number with them wherever they go, making and receiving university business calls on their laptops, tablets, and smartphones from anywhere they have connectivity to the Internet. Employees will also have the capability to chat, video conference, and make phone calls all from the same application and see the status (available, busy, away, etc.) of AU colleagues, making it easier to determine the best time to reach out to them.

4. Can I make emergency calls in Microsoft Teams?

• Yes, you can make emergency calls in Microsoft Teams. For more information, please see the Knowledge Base article Guidance About Calling 911 in Microsoft Teams.

5. Why has the dial pad yet to appear?

• First, confirm that you have an active license for Microsoft Teams Phone. If you do not have a license, the dial pad will not appear. If you do have a Teams Phone license, and the dial pad is missing on your desktop or mobile device, try restarting your device.

6. Why would I want to use Teams Phone on my mobile device?

• Calls that come into Teams Phone can be answered within Teams on your desktop or Teams on your mobile phone. You can switch between the two. It also makes it easier to manage your address books, contacts, and call history - while staying in the workflow in Teams. 

Below, you will find links to helpful resources on utilizing Microsoft Teams Phone:

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