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THE
FUTURE.
We feel we are well qualified to hazard a guess at the likely
developments in future communications for the simple reason
we ourselves use just about everything under the sun including
satellite phones to link our various agents and offices, the
problem we all face if we operate internationally is that
we typically have numerous telephone numbers and messaging
facilities. This means our clients and friends frequently
don't know which number to call, and the more internationalised
you become the worse it gets, the result is frustration to
the caller and unwanted hassle to ourselves because we end
up spending more and more time trying to keep track of all
the calls, messages and lost faxes, throw in a couple of answering
machines and few email boxes to check and the whole thing
becomes a total nightmare. We have now managed to locate the
technology to route your communications to any device, anywhere
in the world, on any network.
This
means that all of your important calls and faxes reach you
wherever and whenever you choose. A summary of features appears
below, obviously the exact service varies from country to
country but most people's requirements are similar so the
summary below is a good guide to what can be done.
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One number
A
single number for all your global calls and faxes. You can
even organize where your calls go according to what you are
doing and where you are during the week. The system allows
you to direct your calls to any phone with complete accuracy,
according to time and day. If you do not wish to be disturbed,
you can choose to have your incoming calls sent directly to
voicemail. Voicemails and faxes can be downloaded from your
email address so that you can access them whenever you want
over the Internet without being tied to office email or fax
machine. Voicemails can also be picked up over the phone.
You can choose!
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Call forwarding
Calls
to your number are intelligently routed to any type of phone
anywhere in the world. The system will forward calls to any
phone in 20 countries so that you can stay in contact wherever
you are in the world. We can enter up to 10 numbers in any
one profile. These will be tried in sequence.
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Numbers
Currently
the service is available in the USA, UK, Switzerland, Germany,
Belgium, Spain and Australia although the number of locations
is growing rapidly.
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Notification
Most
new generation systems will notify you by SMS or email when
a new fax or voicemail arrives so that you are always in complete
control of your communications. You decide the most convenient
way to receive your faxes and voicemail - by email, over the
Internet or both.
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Global Mobile Phones
If
you want to answer calls live using a mobile a Tri-Band mobile
phone provides coverage almost anywhere in Europe, Asia and
the US of course if calls are directed to landlines it will
not be needed but it offers incredible flexibility.
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FACILITIES
SUMMARY.
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Calls routed according to a preset schedule.
· Calls routed to at least 20 countries:
......Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Hong Kong, Eire, Italy, Japan, ......Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA,
Vatican City.
· Calls routed to mobile phones and landlines.
· Up to 10 different numbers can be tried one after
the other.
· Quick Set-up feature to send calls to voicemail or
to a single override number.
· Personalized welcome message option.
· Call your own number and place an international call.
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Voicemail.
· Voicemails can be emailed to you as well as
stored.
· Access to storage from phone, web or email.
· Email notification of new voicemail arrival.
· SMS text message notification of new voicemail arrival.
· Choice of voicemail formats (WAV, MP3, AU, AIFF).
· Personalized voicemail welcome message.
· Tax Haven email address to receive messages.
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Fax.
· Access to storage from phone, web or email.
· Faxes can be emailed to you as well as stored.
· Email notification of new fax arrival.
· SMS text message notification of new fax arrival.
· Choice of fax formats (TIFF, PNG, PDF, JPEG).
· Tax Haven email address to receive messages
C ost £195 per annum plus call costs.
Clearly
5 Years from now, most business professionals will have a
single Unified communications number if only because nothing
comes close to providing the huge package of benefits available
with this latest technology. Without doubt live unified messaging
is the future of communications the question is why wait when
tomorrows technology is available today?
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