Join skype meeting link not starting call

#Join skype meeting link not starting call update

I wonder if these client changes will be leveraged for the one touch VTC joins when PolycomвЂ™s Video Interoperability Service is released ( )?ДЄfter testing a few Skype for Business environments, I have confirmed this was a client side update and not server side. I also noticed the вЂњFind a local numberвЂќ link in the meeting invite is appending /?id=ConferenceID to the end of the dialin url. An alternative would be to use ModalityвЂ™s CustomInvite to add Dial-in access number labels outside of the вЂњDisplay NumberвЂќ hacks, allowing the call links to be successful.

See the вЂњAriвЂќ method on Ken LaskoвЂ™s Getting Creative with Lync Dial-in Conferencing Phone Numbers article. This adds additional digits to these call URLs and the click to call wonвЂ™t complete. This would be great when joining from Smart Phones, but for most deployments I see itвЂ™s more important to add a city/location label to each Dial-in access number. Although if using the client why wouldnвЂ™t you just join as a Skype Meeting vs. To break down the DTMF, we have a вЂњ,вЂќ which is a Soft Pause to wait for the Conferencing Attendant to pickup, next we have the conference ID followed by a вЂњ#вЂќ. This will join you right into the specific meeting. WhatвЂ™s even better? If you click the link and click call (even though you canвЂ™t see these additional DTMF), the Skype for Business client will not only call the dial-in access number but also input the conference ID. If you look closely at the Join by phone conference number links in the Skype Meeting, you will now notice that ,ConferenceID# has been added to the end of the phone number URLs. Who would have thought a simple mouse hover on a Skype Meeting invite would consume so many hoursвЂ¦

Join skype meeting link not starting call