The number one application for Direct Dial is to reduce your carrier telephone bill. If you can answer yes to two or more questions below, we may be able to reduce what you pay each month for telephone service.
Do you have...
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High message units or flat rate service? |
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Multiple published or known numbers? |
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Two or more fax machines? |
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Dedicated lines for modems? |
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Existing analog Direct Inward Dial trunks? |
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Dedicated telephone lines that ring directly to someone's desk or that ring a department in your company? |
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Caller ID Service? |
Offices that have clients desiring only specific employees need Direct Inward Dial service.
| Law offices |
| Consulting firms |
| Financial services |
| Engineering companies |
Organizations that must answer for many departments need Direct Dial service.
| Answering services |
| Merged companies |
| Executive suites |
| Call Centers |
| Multi-department corporate offices |
| Ad agencies managing specific accounts |
| Radio conglomerates (Several radio stations, one owner) |
Some systems using direct dial service
| Fax routing to the desktop |
| Advertising reader responses to specific number |
| Survey responses |
At Infotel Systems, Direct Dial service to our Iwatsu PBX provides these services.
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Main number calls to 804-266-6600 |
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DID calls to all extensions |
| DID fax calls to all MS Outlook inboxes using Faxmaker for Exchange. |
| Voicemail services for our employees homes using the Iwatsu Redirected ID application |
| Calls to 804-266-BIKE our local bicycling information line |
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Calls to private Interactive voice response services |
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Backup Internet access if our T-1 fails |
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On demand use of idle voice BRI circuits for video |