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Zoom's enterprise phone software is the scalable cloud phone solution for businesses of all sizes. Explore the Zoom Community's Recent Activity below to join the Phone System conversation and connect with other members. If you're still looking for support, browse our Zoom Phone System support articles or start a new discussion below!

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SOS Need set up help

Hi there, we began using Zoom phone ~1 year ago for our small business and have never been fully satisfied. I find the set up and customization of features confusing and don't have anyone else on my team who can help me with it. I would greatly appre... Show more

Hi there, we began using Zoom phone ~1 year ago for our small business and have never been fully satisfied. I find the set up and customization of features confusing and don't have anyone else on my team who can help me with it. I would greatly appreciate set up guidance and would be happy to pay someone for their expertise. Some context on what we do and what I'm looking for:

 

We're a specialty auto repair shop open M-F 8:30am to 5:30pm. We field many calls a day from retail customers and individuals at other businesses we work with. Calls are typically to schedule appointments or ask for updates on repair/parts/etc.

 

Our General Manager is responsible for answering calls. He has a company-owned iPhone with Zoom installed on it. If he's unavailable, the calls ring through to my account.

 

One big problem: our GM's phone no loner has a cellular plan, so if he's not on wifi he can't receive Zoom calls. He's often on the road visiting customers and needs to be able to receive calls during those visits. 

 

What I'm looking for:

1. Fix our GM's need to be on wifi. Do I need to also get a cellular plan? Is there a way to have cellular internet only so the Zoom phone is always accessible? Any other suggested solutions?

2. Have calls ring first to my GM and then to me if he doesn't answer after a certain amount of time.

3. Have voicemail box set up with a professional answering message.

4. Direct customers to voicemail via a professional automated message if it is outside of our operating hours. 

5. Anything else to make us appear more professional to callers.

 

Thank you in advance.


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Cordless Wifi phones, other than Granstream models, NOT DECT.

Is anything other than the WP810/825 family supported on Zoom? I can't seem to find any options that don't require a DECT infrastructure. We are trying to replace our on Prem Cisco system and the performance of the WP810 and 825 has been quite poor. ... Show more

Is anything other than the WP810/825 family supported on Zoom? I can't seem to find any options that don't require a DECT infrastructure.

 

We are trying to replace our on Prem Cisco system and the performance of the WP810 and 825 has been quite poor.

 

Yealink makes the ax-83H but that doesn't seem to be supported for some reason?


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Resolved! Zoom Rooms - Ray Baum compliance required?

We are a medium size company with around 100 Zoom Rooms in the US - Trying to find out if Zoom Rooms fall under Ray Baums act for dialing 911.What I have tested and found so far Dialing 933 from a room that has not had a phone license assigned - call... Show more

We are a medium size company with around 100 Zoom Rooms in the US - Trying to find out if Zoom Rooms fall under Ray Baums act for dialing 911.


What I have tested and found so far

 

Dialing 933 from a room that has not had a phone license assigned - call fails. most of our rooms have not been configured with an extension as dialing out would current count against zoom meeting phone call minutes - didn't require an extra phone license.

 

If we assign a basic phone license it can dial 933 ( but then can not dial out otherwise ) - but it uses the default site address and does not follow settings for more specific e911 info ( I wanted to include the room number itself)   - even though there is an option to use a different address when you assign it a zoom phone license.
I tried setting an unlimited license and it's still giving the programmed building address and not the address chosen in the drop down.

Ideally I would like to have an emergency location added per Zoom Room  - these are fixed locations and won't be moving around, I am guessing zoom wants to deprecate the old method of calling out using zoom meeting minutes and switch people over to using Zoom Phone - but as neither method will be compliant I am currently stuck. 


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Zoom Phone Auto Receptionist: External Numbers Don’t Ring from Sub-Menus

Hello, I’m having an issue with Zoom Phone Auto Receptionist routing. If the main menu is configured so that pressing a key (for example, Press 1) routes directly to an external phone number, the call rings correctly. However, if Press 2 on the main ... Show more

Hello, I’m having an issue with Zoom Phone Auto Receptionist routing. If the main menu is configured so that pressing a key (for example, Press 1) routes directly to an external phone number, the call rings correctly. However, if Press 2 on the main menu routes to another Auto Receptionist (a sub-menu), and within that sub-menu Press 1 routes to External Number 1 and Press 2 routes to External Number 2, neither external number rings. Instead, the caller hears a message saying the person is not available. The same external numbers work when assigned directly on the main menu, but not when called from a sub-menu. Any solution or workaround would be appreciated.


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Teams call / phone bleed thru

Got this message from a user this afternoon. He's a VP and was extremely unhappy that his Teams meeting was being overheard by a caller. "I was on a Teams Call and a call came into ADS and the call was transferred to me. I didn’t even know it; my pho... Show more

Got this message from a user this afternoon. He's a VP and was extremely unhappy that his Teams meeting was being overheard by a caller.

 

"I was on a Teams Call and a call came into ADS and the call was transferred to me. I didn’t even know it; my phone never Rang! So I didn’t accept or Decline!! Very Strange. Alan has already looked at my Zoom settings and is asking Zoom for help…"

 

Any thoughts? My executive team is freaking out


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call queue setup: ring 2 simultaneously, if no answer ring a 3rd...?

How do I setup a call queue to first ring two people simultaneously, and if no answer then ring to a 3rd person? I see it shown as an option in the call queue setup section (see included screenshot below, but I can't find directions on how to set it ... Show more

How do I setup a call queue to first ring two people simultaneously, and if no answer then ring to a 3rd person? I see it shown as an option in the call queue setup section (see included screenshot below, but I can't find directions on how to set it up that way. 

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Resolved! Call Analytics

Is there a way to set time of day parameters in The Call Queue Real-Time Analytics? I'm looking to pull all the data in that section by shift.

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I would like to create a zoom phone book maybe if you're watching TV it will alert you

I would like to create an app for zoom a phone, Book, also if you have the TV on it will alert you it can also do special rings to your home phone to let you know and maybe a beeper for your pocket so you never miss a zoom

SMS campaign rejection for brand inconsistencies

My campaign was rejected for "Brand Inconsistencies" and I can't figure out why. The only thing I can think of is that my website and this campaign use the name of my DBA company name. But when I submitted the brand for approval, I listed my official... Show more

My campaign was rejected for "Brand Inconsistencies" and I can't figure out why. The only thing I can think of is that my website and this campaign use the name of my DBA company name. But when I submitted the brand for approval, I listed my official company name AND my registered DBA, so that should be covered. My brand was approved, but the campaign (using the DBA) was rejected. My website uses the brand of my DBA, which is a common circumstance. So my campaign and my website match. But I think it might be looking for the registered business name that is tied to my EIN?? But I don't use that old name for anything so I'm not sure how to resolve this.  Please advise. I need to get SMS working becuase I use it for client communications and people are texting and I'm not getting them. 


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Anyone know how long usually it takes the phone number activated?

Hi, I'm a newbie here. I purchased the Zoom Phone plan today and selected a number, but it is still pending activation. I checked online, and it said it usually takes no more than 2 hours, but it's been half a day now, and it's still not working. I w... Show more

Hi, I'm a newbie here.

 

I purchased the Zoom Phone plan today and selected a number, but it is still pending activation. I checked online, and it said it usually takes no more than 2 hours, but it's been half a day now, and it's still not working.

 

I wonder what I should do, or is this actually normal? I would appreciate it if anyone could share their experience with me. Thank you!

 


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