Phone System Feature

Busy lines, without lost callers.

Spread calls across a team the way you choose, tell callers where they are in the queue, and let them leave a callback request instead of waiting.

Support · Longest idle

Waiting: 3
  • EC Emma Clarke Available
  • MA Mert Aydın On call
  • LM Lucas Martin Wrap-up
  • SK Selin Kaya Break
Position 2 · press 1 for a callback

Why it matters

Five ways to ring

Ring everyone at once, the person idle longest, the person with the fewest calls, a random member, or priority groups that ring first, second, and third.

Callers know where they stand

Announce the caller's position every 30 seconds to 10 minutes, in the language you choose, with hold music in between.

A callback instead of a wait

Callers press a key to leave the queue. Your team gets a task or an e-mail with the number to call back.

No endless waits

After a time you set, the call moves to another team, a voicemail box, or a menu.

How It Works

Set up in four steps

  1. 1

    Create a team

    Give it an extension and add everyone or chosen users.

  2. 2

    Pick a strategy

    Ring all, longest idle, fewest calls, random, or priority groups.

  3. 3

    Set what callers hear

    Hold music, an intro, position announcements, and the callback key.

  4. 4

    Set the limits

    A wrap-up time after each call and a timeout with a fallback destination.

Use Cases

Small team, ring all

A five-person office rings everyone; whoever is free answers.

Senior agents first

A support team puts senior agents in the first group and the rest in the second, which rings only when the first is busy.

Monday morning peak

Callers in a long queue press 1 for a callback. The team works through the callback tasks once the peak is over.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a ring group and a queue?

In Hipcall they are the same thing: a team. Choose ring all for a ring group, or another strategy with announcements for a queue.

Does Hipcall call the customer back automatically?

No. The caller leaves a callback request, and your team gets a task or an e-mail to call them back.

Can I send callers to the team with the right skills?

Yes. Tag contacts by language or product and use skills-based routing to send each tag to its team. An agent can be in as many teams as you need.

Can I watch the queue live?

Yes, on the Professional plan: live monitoring shows waiting callers and agent states.

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