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7 Facts Microsoft doesn’t want you to know about Calling in Teams

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When you want to make calls to phone numbers from Teams, you need a Provider that connects Teams to the Telephony network. In various countries, Microsoft offers Calling Plans as an add-on to your user license. The alternative is using Microsoft Direct Routing to connect Teams to the Telephony network.

These 7 Facts tell you why you shouldn’t use Microsoft Calling Plans for calling in Teams

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MachCloud is a born-in-the-cloud certified European Telephony Operator and Network provider with solutions like Calling in Teams, Cloud PBX, Direct Routing in Teams, and many others. The pricing and plans of MachCloud are easy on the company budget. MachCloud offers crystal clear voice and high availability of services to companies. 

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How to configure Teams Direct Routing?

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The configuration process for Direct Routing is pretty tedious. Your PSTN Service – or Network Provider needs to connect with the Phone System within your Microsoft Tenant. You then enable users with the option of Calling in Teams. This requires assigning users with a phone system license. Configure their phone number and enable voicemail and voice. After that Voice routing must be configured which includes a Voice routing policy, Voice routes number patterns, and an online PSTN gateway and Voice routing with one PSTN usage. Lastly, you have to Apply the Number Translation Rules Policy to translate inbound and outbound numbers. A lot of manual work, which can be fully automated by a Teams specialized PSTN Network Provider like MachCloud.

DID YOU FIND THIS INTERESTING? WHY NOT READ: “Securing your SBC Microsoft Teams Direct Routing effectively“? 

What is Teams Direct Routing?

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In modern digital communication, Direct Routing is a process that routes Microsoft Teams to a traditional phone network i.e. PSTN. With Microsoft Teams Direct Routing, you get to connect Microsoft Teams with telephony Network Providers of your choice. This results in cheaper call rates for both local and international calls, better support, and more flexibility.

Direct Routing setup

A Direct Routing setup lets you configure your existing PSTN connectivity with Microsoft Teams client. The process requires connectivity to local PSTN Service – or Network Provider, O365 organization and related domains to carry out the desired cloud-based communication, organization-wide and globally.

DID YOU FIND THIS INTERESTING? WHY NOT READ: “Microsoft Teams Direct Routing: Where to start“? 

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