RingCentral Conferencing Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is RingCentral Conferencing?
2. Is RingCentral Conferencing available for all services?
3. Who can use conference calling? 
4. What devices can I join a conference call from?
5. How do I find the conference calling host and participant number?
6. What are the features and benefits of conference calling?
7. What are the international dial-in numbers for conference calling?
8. How many participants can join a conference call?
9. Can participants join a conference before the host? 
10. Is there a limit on the length of a conference call?
11. How do I promote my local conference on the RingCentral Phone to accommodate more participants?
12. What is the difference between RingCentral Meetings and Conferencing? 
 

1. What is RingCentral Conferencing?
RingCentral Conferencing enables RingCentral MVP customers to set up and join conference calls anytime, anywhere. Each RingCentral User gets a unique Host and Participant access code. With the ‘invite’ feature, RingCentral Users can easily send conference details to participants via text or email. RingCentral Conferencing includes features such as mute controls, listen-only mode, record conference and more.
 

2. Is RingCentral Conferencing available for all services?
Audio Conferencing is automatically enabled and is available to the following RingCentral Service plans:  

3. Who can use conference calling?
Anyone who receives an invitation can join, but only RingCentral users can host a conference call.

4. What devices can I join a conference call from?
You can join from your desk phone, your computer using the RingCentral Phone, or using tablets and mobile devices including iPad, iPhone and Android phones.

See the following for more information:
Audio Conferencing on RingCentral Phone for Mobile 
RingCentral Phone - Audio Conference Overview 

5. How do I find the conference calling host and participant number?
To find your conference host and participant dial-in numbers, log in to your RingCentral online account, RingCentral Phone, or RingCentral Phone for mobile. The information will be displayed in the conference section once you are logged in.

See the following for more information.
Audio Conferencing on RingCentral Phone for Mobile 
RingCentral Phone - Audio Conference Overview
Set up the Conference Bridge on the RingCentral Online Account

6. What are the features and benefits of conference calling?

Unlimited conference calling
• 6-hour limit per conference call but no limits on the number of conference calls
• Use conference calling right from your RingCentral MVP phone system
• Included for free with your monthly service
• Hold any number of meetings with up to 1000 participants per conference

Single conference bridge
• Easy to remember, dedicated local conference bridge for your business

Host and participant access codes
• Each user gets a personal host and participant access code
• Every employee in your RingCentral account can now use conferencing simultaneously

International numbers for easy local access
• Host or join conference from over 40 countries including UK, Germany, Mexico, China, and Japan

Full-featured host privileges
• Hosts can mute participants, get caller count, record conferences, and more.

Invite participants
• Conveniently send email or text invitations to participants with just one click, using the Invite feature.

Conference using any device
• Conference from your office with your desk phone, RingCentral Phone, and RingCentral Phone for mobile (iPhone or Android) while on the go.
• Join as a host with one tap on your mobile phone to instantly start a conference anytime, anywhere.
• Instantly join a conference with just one tap from a text invitation, without entering a participant access code 

7. What are the international dial-in numbers for conference calling?
See the following resources for the complete list of international dial-in numbers:

United States RingCentral accounts: 
List of RingCentral Audio Conferencing Dial-in Numbers
Canadian RingCentral accounts: 
List of Audio Conferencing Local and International Dial-in Numbers for Canadian accounts

8. How many participants can join a conference call?
Each conference call can support up to 1,000 participants, including the host.

9. Can participants join a conference before the host?
Yes, this option can be enabled before you send an invite to Participants.

10. Is there a limit on the length of a conference call?
There is a 6-hour limit per conference call, but no limits on the number of conference calls.

11. How do I promote my local conference on the RingCentral Phone to accommodate more participants?
When you add people to a multi-party call on the RingCentral Phone, it’s called local conference and has a 7-participant limit. You will be able to increase the number of participants when necessary using the RingCentral Conference feature. This eliminates the need to manually end an ongoing call when the multi-party call hits the 7-participant limit. This feature is available right after the multi-party call is created. After the 7-participant limit, all participants will be transferred to the RingCentral Conference bridge and an invite to the conference option will be visible on the RingCentral conference screen.

12. What is the difference between RingCentral Meetings and Conferencing?

RingCentral has an array of platforms that allow you to communicate via audio call or a video call. Conferencing is mainly an audio-only call with multiple participants via any phone, while RingCentral Meetings allows you to set up an online video conference on your computer. For more information go to RingCentral Conferencing and RingCentral Meetings Feature Comparison.