Business phone feature

Handle another call without ending the first conversation.

Use hold and supported secondary-call controls when a live business conversation requires another participant or a separate call.

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Business use cases

Give complex live conversations a more flexible call flow.

Bring parallel calls into the same connected experience as your business calls, customer conversations, and team collaboration.

Place a call on hold

Keep the current conversation available while starting or answering another eligible call.

Consult another person

Reach a colleague or destination before returning, transferring, or conferencing as appropriate.

Maintain call control

Use supported call states to avoid unnecessarily ending the original interaction.

How it works

Coordinate two call legs with deliberate state changes.

See how parallel calls moves from setup to everyday use inside TalkChief.

  1. Step 1

    Hold the current conversation

    Tell the participant what is happening and use the supported hold control.

  2. Step 2

    Start the second call

    Call the colleague or destination needed for the next step.

  3. Step 3

    Choose the outcome

    Return to the first call, complete a transfer, or create a conference where supported.

Questions, answered

Parallel Calls FAQs

Are parallel calls the same as a conference?
No. Parallel call handling can keep one call on hold while another is active. Conferencing connects multiple participants into one shared conversation.
Can desk phones handle parallel calls?
Compatible IP phones may support multiple call appearances, but behavior depends on the device, buttons, firmware, and TalkChief configuration.
Is Parallel Calls available on every TalkChief account?
Parallel call behavior depends on client, endpoint, plan, concurrent-call capacity, and destination. Train users before relying on it in customer workflows.