diff --git a/components/Dashboard/TeamVoiceLine.tsx b/components/Dashboard/TeamVoiceLine.tsx
index a0fbef4..aa1f87c 100644
--- a/components/Dashboard/TeamVoiceLine.tsx
+++ b/components/Dashboard/TeamVoiceLine.tsx
@@ -3,19 +3,115 @@ import { FaPlus } from "react-icons/fa";
 import { IoPulseOutline, IoRemoveOutline, IoTimer } from "react-icons/io5";
 import { BsThreeDots } from "react-icons/bs";
 import { useTeamDashboardContext } from "../../contexts/teamDashboardContext";
-import { UserStatus } from "../../models/user";
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { User, UserStatus } from "../../models/user";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { toast } from "react-hot-toast";
 import { TeamMemberRole } from "../../models/teamMember";
+import UserService from "../../services/userService";
+import { DocumentSnapshot, Unsubscribe } from "firebase/firestore";
+
+const userService = new UserService();
+
+function statusBubble(status: UserStatus) {
+  console.log(status);
+
+  switch (status) {
+    case UserStatus.online:
+      return (
+        <span className="absolute top-0 right-0 w-3 h-3 bg-green-400 rounded-full"></span>
+      );
+    case UserStatus.busy:
+      return (
+        <span className="absolute top-0 right-0 w-3 h-3 bg-orange-400 rounded-full"></span>
+      );
+    case UserStatus.offline:
+      return (
+        <span className="absolute top-0 right-0 w-3 h-3 bg-gray-400 rounded-full"></span>
+      );
+    default:
+      return (
+        <span className="absolute top-0 right-0 w-3 h-3 bg-green-400 rounded-full"></span>
+      );
+  }
+}
+
+function renderPulse(status: UserStatus) {
+  switch (status) {
+    case UserStatus.online:
+      return (
+        <IoPulseOutline className="text-green-500 text-2xl animate-pulse mx-2 ml-auto" />
+      );
+    case UserStatus.busy:
+      return (
+        <IoPulseOutline className="text-orange-400 text-2xl animate-pulse mx-2 ml-auto" />
+      );
+    case UserStatus.offline:
+      return (
+        <IoRemoveOutline className="text-gray-400 text-2xl mx-2 ml-auto" />
+      );
+    default:
+      return (
+        <IoPulseOutline className="text-green-400 text-2xl animate-pulse mx-2 ml-auto" />
+      );
+  }
+}
 
 export default function TeamVoiceLine() {
   const router = useRouter();
   const { teamid } = router.query;
-  const { team, user, userTeamMember } = useTeamDashboardContext();
-  const { teamMembers } = useTeamDashboardContext();
+  const { team, user, userTeamMember, teamMembers } = useTeamDashboardContext();
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState<Boolean>(true);
 
-  //listeners for all teammates' status
+  const [teamUsers, setTeamUsers] = useState<User[]>([]);
+  const [count, setCount] = useState<number>(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const unsubs: Unsubscribe[] = [];
+
+    (async function () {
+      try {
+        // listeners for all teammates' status
+        if (teamMembers) {
+          teamMembers.forEach(async (tmember) => {
+            const unsub = await userService.getUserRealtime(
+              tmember.userId,
+              (doc: DocumentSnapshot) => {
+                // setTeamUsers((prevTeamUsers) => ({
+                //   ...prevTeamUsers,
+                // }));
+
+                // updated user
+                const updatedUser = doc.data() as User;
+
+                // update the teamUsers array in state
+                const newUsers: User[] = teamUsers.map((user, i) => {
+                  if (user.id == updatedUser.id) {
+                    return updatedUser;
+                  }
+
+                  return user;
+                });
+
+                setTeamUsers(newUsers);
+              }
+            );
+
+            unsubs.push(unsub);
+          });
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.log(error);
+        toast.error("Something went wrong");
+        router.push("/teams/login");
+      }
+
+      setLoading(false);
+    })();
+
+    return () => {
+      unsubs.map((listener) => listener());
+    };
+  }, []);
 
   async function handleAdminRoute() {
     if (userTeamMember.role == TeamMemberRole.admin) {
@@ -26,50 +122,6 @@ export default function TeamVoiceLine() {
     toast.error("You are not a team admin!");
   }
 
-  function statusBubble(status: UserStatus) {
-    console.log(status);
-
-    switch (status) {
-      case UserStatus.online:
-        return (
-          <span className="absolute top-0 right-0 w-3 h-3 bg-green-400 rounded-full"></span>
-        );
-      case UserStatus.busy:
-        return (
-          <span className="absolute top-0 right-0 w-3 h-3 bg-orange-400 rounded-full"></span>
-        );
-      case UserStatus.offline:
-        return (
-          <span className="absolute top-0 right-0 w-3 h-3 bg-gray-400 rounded-full"></span>
-        );
-      default:
-        return (
-          <span className="absolute top-0 right-0 w-3 h-3 bg-green-400 rounded-full"></span>
-        );
-    }
-  }
-
-  function renderPulse(status: UserStatus) {
-    switch (status) {
-      case UserStatus.online:
-        return (
-          <IoPulseOutline className="text-green-500 text-2xl animate-pulse mx-2 ml-auto" />
-        );
-      case UserStatus.busy:
-        return (
-          <IoPulseOutline className="text-orange-400 text-2xl animate-pulse mx-2 ml-auto" />
-        );
-      case UserStatus.offline:
-        return (
-          <IoRemoveOutline className="text-gray-400 text-2xl mx-2 ml-auto" />
-        );
-      default:
-        return (
-          <IoPulseOutline className="text-green-400 text-2xl animate-pulse mx-2 ml-auto" />
-        );
-    }
-  }
-
   function renderTeamMemberList() {
     // show loading skeleton if not yet got friend info
     if (loading) {
@@ -85,7 +137,8 @@ export default function TeamVoiceLine() {
     }
 
     // if not teammates, stale state message to tell admin to add people
-    if (!teamMembers.length) {
+    if (!teamUsers.length) {
+      return <span className="text-gray-300">Please add team members.</span>;
     }
 
     return teamMembers.map((tmember, i) => {
diff --git a/contexts/teamDashboardContext.tsx b/contexts/teamDashboardContext.tsx
index 8305ec5..6b1433f 100644
--- a/contexts/teamDashboardContext.tsx
+++ b/contexts/teamDashboardContext.tsx
@@ -119,10 +119,12 @@ export function TeamDashboardContextProvider({ children }) {
         }
 
         // SECTION: get all teammembers for team, will have listeners in other subcomponents
-        const teamMembers = await teamService.getTeamMembersByTeamId(
-          returnedTeam.id
+        const teamMembers = await teamService.getTeamMembersByTeamIdNotUser(
+          returnedTeam.id,
+          currUser.uid
         );
-        setValue((prevValue) => ({ ...prevValue, teamMembers: teamMembers }));
+
+        setValue((prevValue) => ({ ...prevValue, teamMembers }));
       } catch (error) {
         console.log(error);
         router.push("/teams/login");
diff --git a/services/teamService.tsx b/services/teamService.tsx
index 16660b0..a4ba56b 100644
--- a/services/teamService.tsx
+++ b/services/teamService.tsx
@@ -158,10 +158,14 @@ export default class TeamService implements IService {
     return teamMembers;
   }
 
-  async getTeamMembersByTeamId(teamId: string): Promise<TeamMember[]> {
+  async getTeamMembersByTeamIdNotUser(
+    teamId: string,
+    userId: string
+  ): Promise<TeamMember[]> {
     const q = query(
       collection(this.db, Collections.teamMembers),
-      where("teamId", "==", teamId)
+      where("teamId", "==", teamId),
+      where("userId", "!=", userId)
     );
 
     const querySnapshot = await getDocs(q);
diff --git a/services/userService.tsx b/services/userService.tsx
index ce2214f..69ac2c3 100644
--- a/services/userService.tsx
+++ b/services/userService.tsx
@@ -1,39 +1,69 @@
 import { User as FirUser } from "firebase/auth";
-import { Firestore, getFirestore, doc, getDoc, setDoc, Timestamp, serverTimestamp } from "firebase/firestore";
-import { User } from '../models/user'
+import {
+  Firestore,
+  getFirestore,
+  doc,
+  getDoc,
+  setDoc,
+  Timestamp,
+  serverTimestamp,
+  onSnapshot,
+  Unsubscribe,
+  DocumentSnapshot,
+} from "firebase/firestore";
+import { User } from "../models/user";
 import { Collections } from "./collections";
 
 export default class UserService {
-  private db : Firestore = getFirestore()
+  private db: Firestore = getFirestore();
 
   // give back the avatar based on the person's google account avatar
   getUserAvatar(displayName: string) {
-    return `https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name=${displayName}`
+    return `https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name=${displayName}`;
   }
 
-  async getUser(userId: string) : Promise<User | null> {
+  async getUser(userId: string): Promise<User | null> {
     const docRef = doc(this.db, Collections.users, userId);
     const docSnap = await getDoc(docRef);
 
     if (docSnap.exists()) {
-      console.log('got user data')
-      let user: User = docSnap.data() as User
-      return user
+      console.log("got user data");
+      let user: User = docSnap.data() as User;
+      return user;
     } else {
       // doc.data() will be undefined in this case
       console.log("user not found!");
-      
-      return null
+
+      return null;
     }
   }
 
+  async getUserRealtime(
+    userId: string,
+    handleDataFetch: (doc: DocumentSnapshot) => void
+  ): Promise<Unsubscribe> {
+    const docRef = doc(this.db, Collections.users, userId);
+
+    const unsub = onSnapshot(docRef, handleDataFetch);
+
+    return unsub;
+  }
+
   async createUser(userId: string, emailAddress: string, avatarUrl: string) {
     const docRef = doc(this.db, Collections.users, userId);
-    await setDoc(docRef, { emailAddress, avatarUrl, createdDate: serverTimestamp() }, { merge: true })
+    await setDoc(
+      docRef,
+      { emailAddress, avatarUrl, createdDate: serverTimestamp() },
+      { merge: true }
+    );
   }
 
   async updateUser(user: User) {
     const docRef = doc(this.db, Collections.users, user.id);
-    await setDoc(docRef, { ...user, lastUpdatedDate: serverTimestamp() }, { merge: true })
+    await setDoc(
+      docRef,
+      { ...user, lastUpdatedDate: serverTimestamp() },
+      { merge: true }
+    );
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}