Transfer phone numbers to Teams
Microsoft Teams Phone with Calling Plan has been our life saviour in this pandemic era of COVID-19. The number of people joining the network of Microsoft Teams is increasing as it is changing the way of working online and learning from home. Often we are asked how to transfer phone numbers to Teams. Microsoft Teams provide the technology, resources, and tips to the clients to remain in the best form in their work by being remote. If you are in the processor of Teams Phone system Migration, Microsoft Teams is the perfect solution for your PSTN requirement.
Transfer phone numbers to Teams Phone with Calling Plan offers collaboration without any difficulty of segregation through the long contact list. By implementing the porting wizard, clients can shift phone numbers from the existing service provider to Microsoft Teams. After transferring, Microsoft will be the new service provider for those numbers and will charge for the call duration.
How to Port or transfer Phone Numbers to Teams?
By following the below steps, it will be accessible to Transfer phone numbers to Teams.
● First, navigate to the admin centre of Microsoft Teams. Now press Voice and then Phone numbers.
● After that, select the phone numbers and press Port to begin the porting wizard.
● After carefully reviewing the Get started page, click on Next.
● On the next page of Select Number and location type, choose any of the following and then hit Next.
Type of Phone Number like toll-free or geographic numbers
Numbers assigned for conferencing or voice facilities
Region or Country where the client will be getting the numbers
● After that comes the page for Add Account Information. After completing the below details, click on Next.
Order Name
Date of transfer from the current service provider
Notification Emails to receive the notifications of the orders
Type of Port-like full or partial port
Personal details
BTN or Billing Telephone Number
● Now, on the UI of Add Numbers, choose the option of Select a file, browse and select the CSV file that includes the phone numbers that need to be port. After uploading, click next.
● At last, on the page of Complete your Order, you have to upload a copy of the signed LOA (Letter of Authorization) by clicking the Upload a Signed letter of Authorization button.
● Finally, recheck and review all the order details and press submit to start Transferring phone numbers to the Teams process.
What will happen After the Order Submission?
Once the Microsoft Porting team receives the port order, you receive a verification email. Microsoft porting team will notify you of the progress status in their email. Global Admin can check the position of the port order in the navigation of the admin centre of Microsoft Teams. Just go to Voice and then hit port orders. There you can see an order history option which includes a status column. Here the client can check how far their port orders have progressed. Transfer phone numbers to Microsoft Teams process might change in future so contact the US in case you have a different requirement.
Occasionally, Transferring phone numbers to Teams does not work as planned, especially if you have service numbers for auto Attendants, dial-in conferencing bridges, Call queues or other service numbers, including toll-free or more than 999 subscriber phone numbers. Suppose you need phone numbers with Microsoft in other supported regions/ countries barring the US, UK, or Canada, or have any of the abovementioned requirements. In that case, you will have to submit a port order manually.
This porting wizard to transfer the phone numbers to Teams is available only in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The client must manually submit the port order to get the phone numbers from other countries. Microsoft is improving the transfer Phones numbers to the Teams process.
I hope these instructions have helped transfer the phone numbers to Teams. Contact Server Consultancy if you need help transferring phone numbers to Teams. Stay tuned for more!