![]() ![]() Your O365 user has NOT gotten an email about their audio conference yet.Symptoms of pending Microsoft Teams synchronization: I don’t know if the setup time applies to future audio conference licenses as well (please comment if you know). When I didn’t wait, I encountered lots of errors on the Teams Admin site. If this is the first time you’ve activated an audio conferencing license, it can take several (up to 24) hours for Microsoft to enable the bridge ID / conference line functionality. Wait for 24 hours for the audio conferencing license to synchronize Microsoft – extended description of Audio Conferencing vs Phone System vs other add-on licenses: Ģ. But if you get it, it will also handle the conference calling. Update: You do not need this license to host a conference bridge with phone number. I think it is for users who need their own phone number for make calls (similar to having a phone at their desk). This is “for organizations that need call management capabilities (make, receive and transfer calls in the cloud…” I haven’t tested this license fully yet. “Phone system” costs $8 per user per month. Per Microsoft, a conference number can support up to 250 callers. Participants do not need an audio conferencing license. This license is only needed for conference hosts (people who organize the meeting). This should enable basic conference call ability, very similar to WebEx or Zoom. Per Microsoft support, this is the correct license for our purposes here. ![]() This “Enables users to dial-in a number to join meetings, or dial-out to bring participants into the meeting”. “Audio Conferencing” costs $4 per user per month. How much does a conference line for O365 Teams cost?Īt the time of this writing (Oct 2019), there are two license options. Note: It will take about 24 hours for the feature to enable itself. Read through my article to easily set up Microsoft Teams conference calling. I read through all of it and still ended up contacting support several times. The Microsoft documentation for Teams is terrible (sorry, Microsoft, I love you, but seriously!), which is why I wrote this article. It is also a great price at $4 per month per conference leader. Microsoft Teams has a major advantage in that you can see availability, invite people, and reserve your calendar and room all in one place. I’ve used many other services such as Webex, Zoom, GoToMeeting over the years but it is annoying that they don’t automatically synchronize with Outlook. I’m excited about using Teams for conference calling. You want your user to be able to host conference calls with a phone number that non-teams people can dial.Office 365 E5 includes the “Audio Conferencing” license for each user, which will save you some money. Note: Looks like Office 365 “Business” does not include Teams. You have at least one user with Office 365 E3 or E5, Education, or Government plans.You are an Office 365 Admin for your organization.Here is how I did it, with tips and information to save you time. Specifically, this means dial-in phone numbers that I or people outside my organization can use for a conference line. I recently went through the steps to set up conference call bridges on Microsoft Teams for my own organization.
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