Though most people are now turning to wireless, DSL, and
broadband connections for their Internet access, those with dial-up modems
still know how, occasionally, you can miss a call from someone important while
surfing the web. That’s where an Internet answering service comes in.
An Internet answering service more or less screens phone
calls for subscribers, allowing them to decide whether or not they want to take
the phone call immediately as it is received or to have it transferred to an
answering machine/voicemail. Just as
many e-mail services these days have “spam” filters, an Internet answering
service works in much the same way.
It works as a caller ID for an individual while they are online.
A caller’s name and number are shown to the subscriber, and a message they
leave can be accessed and played through the PC’s speakers, allowing the
subscriber to either answer the phone call or let the caller leave a message
to be picked up at a later time.
Convenience is the name of the game with an Internet
answering service. Everything can be
controlled with the click of a mouse. An
Internet answering service allows a subscriber to take more control over their
calls and have greater flexibility in how they take those calls.
Internet answering service providers have now branched out
to take advantage of other venues that could find their services useful – businesses
and cell phone users. By expanding into
these markets, Internet answering service providers offer subscribers a sense
of peace as they not only identify anonymous callers but block such callers
from getting through to the subscriber.
Cell phone callers no longer have to use their precious minutes on
unwanted calls and businesses no longer have to ward off unwanted
telemarketing calls. With an Internet
answering service, nearly anyone can be in complete control over the calls they
accept, with the peace of mind that those calls that they don’t accept are
taken care of properly.
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