Questions for 8 20 21

<p>Hi Brad, I have a consumer-ish question about Teams accounts. I recently created Microsoft accounts for each of my kids to use on a shared computer (child accounts since they’re under 13 and all linked to a family). This works pretty well w/ parental controls, etc. </p><p><br></p><p>Microsoft suggested using Teams for each MSA, and I thought it’d be an interesting thing to try since my kids don’t have phones and this would be a way for them to message me and my wife. Alas, I discovered there isn’t actually a way to set up a Teams account without unique mobile phone number.</p><p><br></p><p>The only suggestion that I’ve seen is from their <em>own support techs</em> on the MS forums: “Ask family members or friends if you can use their phone numbers to set up your child’s account”. And if these family and friends want a Teams account themselves down the road, what then? Support: “…”</p><p><br></p><p>Are you aware of any changes to these requirements that might be coming? We can’t be the only family with 8-12 yo kids without smartphones…right? It just frustrating, and my Teams for Families or Whatever TM experiment ended right there. </p>