VoIP - Bonus Features
Unlike landline phone service, VoIP providers
often provide many bonus features for free. Some of them are very
useful to consumers. Here is a list of common bonus features offered
with VoIP service.
3 way calling
Anonymous call
block
Call hunt
Caller ID block
Caller ID with
name
Call return
Call transfer
Call waiting
Directory
assistance block
Enhanced call
forwarding
Do not disturb
International
call block
Repeat dialing
Virtual phone
number
Visual
voicemail
Voicemail plus
3 way calling
Connect to the third person
when you are talking on the phone. You can add a third party to your call.
Anonymous
call block
Stop anonymous calls. All
calls from callers who have deliberately blocked their caller ID will be
sent to a message telling them that you do not accept anonymous calls. But
callers whose caller ID information is not available will not be blocked.
Call hunt
If you have multiple phone
lines, call hunt will ring each of them in a sequence if your main line is
busy.
Caller ID
block
A privacy protection
service. Your number will not be shown to the person you are calling.
Caller ID
with name
This service shows you the
name of the caller. You can then choose whether you want to answer the
phone or not.
Call return
With call return service, you
can retrieve information on the phone number, the date and time of the last
call made to you.
Call transfer
With call transfer, you can
direct a live call to another phone number.
Call waiting
When you are on the phone and
someone calls, you would hear a “beep” sound. You can put your current
conversation on hold and answer the other call, and then retrieve the first
call afterward.
Directory
assistance block
Let you block and unblock
directory assistance at anytime so you are in total control.
Enhanced call
forwarding
Let your forward incoming
calls to another phone number. Enhanced call forwarding simultaneously ring
your first phone number and the other phone numbers you have forwarded. The
caller will not know the call is being forwarded.
Do not
disturb
When do not disturb is on,
all incoming calls are transferred to voicemail or a message indicating that
you are not accepting incoming calls. Outgoing calls will not be affected.
International
call block
Let you block and unblock
international call at anytime so you are in total control. You will no
longer pay for unauthorized international calls.
Repeat
dialing
When you call someone and get
a busy signal, you can activate repeat dialing. Your phone service provider
will automatically redial the number for you. When the number is no longer
busy, you phone will ring and you will be connected to the person you are
trying to reach.
Virtual phone
number
Another phone number in
additional to the primary line. You can choose a virtual phone number for
an area where most your friends and relatives live. When your friends and
relatives call that number, it will simply ring your primary line. You
answer the calls as usual but your friends and relatives will only be
charged for local calls.
Visual
voicemail
A service that transcribes
your voicemails to text so that you can read them from your email or from
SMS on cell phone.
Voicemail
plus
An enhanced service that let
you access your voicemail from any phone or via email. Voicemail plus can
store your voicemail message as an audio file and send it to you as email.
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