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 Receive
Calls While On-Line
Are
you tired of missing phone calls while on-line? Do your friends stop calling
because all they ever get is a busy signal? Well, finally, here is the
breakthrough we've all been waiting for. There is now a way to receive
phone calls while surfing the internet. And you do NOT need a second phone
line.
How It Works
1. This FREE service is provided by a company called CallWave
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They call their product the "Internet Answering Machine."
2. The Internet Answering Machine works with the Busy Call Forwarding
feature provided by your local phone company.
3. When someone calls while you are on-line, instead of getting a busy
signal, your call is forwarded to CallWave's 1-800 number.
4. They will be greeted by this message, "Hi. The person you're trying
to reach is using CallWave.com's free Internet Answering Machine-please
leave a message after the tone."
5. Your callers then leave a message (up to 20 seconds) that you hear
over your computer speakers, instantly.
What You Need
1. You must download (it only takes a few minutes) the free software from
the CallWave
site.
2.
It works with Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0. You need at least 10 MB of free
hard disk space, 8 MB of RAM and no less than a Pentium 90. You also need
a dial up Internet connection via an ISP or AOL account (The Internet
Answering Machine does not support Local Area Networks).
The
Software
1.
After you download and install the software, the Internet Answering Machine
will automatically start when you connect to the internet. If you have
closed the Internet Answering Machine window you can open it by double
clicking on the CallWave Icon in the lower right corner of your computer
screen (system tray) near the clock.
2.
The Internet Answering Machine will appear on your screen.
3.
You can move it around and place it anywhere on your screen. You can also
close it if you do not want to receive calls.
4.
The Internet Answering Machine has several useful features, some of which
include: storing messages (up to 100), customizing sounds, and setting
an option to play a "beep" if your speakers are currently in
use.
5.
The Internet Answering Machine is a free service that is sponsored by
advertisers. You will see banner ads in the call display area of the Internet
Answering Machine when you are not receiving any incoming calls. You can
click on these banner ads to visit the advertiser's website. If you would
like to temporarily remove the advertisement so that you can scroll through
your messages, just click the CallWave Icon (orange CW logo) on the left
side of the Internet Answering Machine.
Dealing
With The Phone Company
1.
You must have Busy Call Forwarding, provided by your local phone company,
for the Internet Answering Machine to work. This normally costs about
$2 per month. When notifying your phone company, make sure you spell out
exactly what you want:
I
want CALL-FORWARDING-ON-BUSY to 1-800-380-4341.
Please
INCLUDE THE "1" BEFORE THE 800 NUMBER.
This
request is for FIXED call forwarding NOT VARIABLE.
Please
ACTIVATE this feature once it's set up, or tell me how.
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