Voicemail Technology
Voicemail has made communicating easier for people and
businesses across the globe. Also, each day brings new
technology and types of voicemail to help people stay in
touch and do business. There are many types of voicemail
available which include standard, extended, on-demand, fax
mail, fax on-demand, and unified messenger among others.
Standard voicemail is what the majority of people across the
world use through their cellular and home phone providers.
As a result, most people are familiar with its functions and
user options. In general, with this type of voicemail the
end user is able to leave a message for callers to listen to
when they are unavailable or do not want to answer a call.
Then, if the caller leaves a message the end user is able to
listen to the message via their phone or a remote phone and
either save or delete the message. This option of receiving
messages is so much better than an answering machine and
more secure.
Extended voicemail is also available through a variety of
voicemail providers and it includes all of the functions of
standard voicemail as well as three mailboxes. These
additional mailboxes are great for families who have more
than one person receiving messages on a daily basis at one
phone number. This way each person is able to leave a
message on their mailbox and check their messages through
the main menu by submitting their password. Extended
voicemail makes life easier because when the phone rings you
simply check caller ID, and if it is not for you then let
the call go to voicemail. At this point, the caller can
leave a message for whomever they desire.
However, if for some reason you or your company wants to
leave a message for callers to hear without the option for
them to leave messages, then you need voice on-demand. This
option allows for individuals or companies to leave
personalized messages detailing a variety of things for
callers to hear. This way, callers are able to receive
important information without leaving messages for the
company or person to deal with or respond to.
Another option that is great for anyone who needs to be in
touch at all times is fax-mail. This voicemail system works
two ways because it receives faxes automatically like your
fax machine normally would and it also stores the faxes so
you can check them via phone through voicemail and have them
e-mailed to you if you so choose. Fax-mail allows you to
travel to any location worldwide and still receive your
faxes as you would if you were in the comfort of your own
home.
Fax on-demand is similar to fax mail in that it makes
sending and receiving information easier, however it does
not allow for messages to be left for end users. The point
of fax on demand is for companies or organizations that have
different marketing materials or information they want to
make available to prospective clients. An individual simply
calls the number and will be able to receive any number of
brochures, pamphlets, and marketing materials immediately by
fax. This eliminates wasted time in the mail as well as an
individual to process the requests for this information.
And for the businessperson that needs it all, unified
messenger is available that links voicemail, fax mail, and
e-mail so not one single message is delayed in delivery no
matter where the end user is worldwide.
Although this is not an extensive list of all the types of
voicemail available, these are some of the more well known
and most frequently used. However, as each day goes by
technology is improving and new programs and platforms are
being introduced.
Ruth Watson is the Administrator
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