What is DID (Direct Inward Dialing)?
DID (Direct Inward Dialing) is a service that gives a business one or more dedicated phone numbers that route calls directly to specific users, teams, or workflows without an operator.
DID (Direct Inward Dialing) Explained
DID (Direct Inward Dialing) lets a business provision real, dialable phone numbers and route incoming calls on each number straight to the right destination — a specific rep, a team queue, an IVR menu, or a department — without going through a central operator. DIDs can be local numbers in a given city or country, national numbers, or toll-free numbers, and a single business can hold many DIDs for different campaigns, regions, or teams. In a VoIP system, DIDs are virtual: they are assigned in software and ring through to browser or mobile apps rather than to physical lines. Connectoo provisions DID numbers in 60+ countries, and incoming calls ring in the browser via WebRTC or in the iOS and Android apps — there is no SIM-based calling. You can route different DIDs to different teams or workflows. Beyond routing, Connectoo logs every inbound DID call against the matching contact on a unified timeline that also holds native WhatsApp chats and SMS, with auto follow-up workflows across all three. Call-only providers like CallHippo, OpenPhone, and Exotel sell DIDs too, but they stop at the call; Connectoo's built-in CRM and multi-channel wedge are what they cannot match. Connectoo serves teams of every size.
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Related Terms
These glossary terms are closely related to did (direct inward dialing). Understanding them together gives you a more complete picture of communication CRM concepts.
Toll-Free Number
A toll-free number is a business phone number that callers can reach without paying for the call, with the cost instead billed to the business.
Number Porting
Number porting is the process of transferring an existing phone number from one provider to another so a business can keep its number when switching services.
Cloud PBX
A cloud PBX is an internet-hosted phone system that provides business call routing, extensions, and call-handling features without any on-site hardware.
VoIP
VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is a technology that transmits voice calls over the internet instead of traditional phone lines, letting businesses place and receive calls from a browser or mobile app.
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