Choosing the Best Voicemail Services

Voicemail services are a lot more than just checking your messages. There are services for individuals, but you can also run your business through one of these services. These services provide options for how businesses can manage customer interactions, and some services offer unique services such as the ability to add virtual phone numbers for marketing purposes. The best three of Vonage, Freedom Voice, and Grasshopper. These services give you the freedom to be anywhere and still get your messages and to conduct business. Most of these can be used with your cell phone with a special app. Voicemail services essentially allow you to run an office with your cell phone. You may also use them to just check your messages, but that is only the beginning.

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  1. What is the best service for individual use?
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    Vonage is a giant in the business phone world, but it also very good for individuals because you can get it for about $9 per month. Vonage connects the phone to your computer. You may get a virtual number and you can check your messages anywhere you have access to an Internet connection. You can use this with or without a smartphone, and you can add a line easily.

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  2. Who has the bests reputation for business voicemail services best for running a local business?
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    With Freedom Voice you can get a local phone number, and this system is managed through your smartphone. You may use the local number you get for your business and keep your personal cell phone number private. There are alerts available to tell you when you have a business call, as opposed to a personal call. You can operate several numbers on your cell phone. Freedom Voice has also been around since 1996, and are pioneers in voicemail.

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  3. What is a good low-cost business voicemail service?
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    Grasshopper offers many of the same services larger companies offer, but at a lower price. With this service, you can look like a national company, or you can establish a local presence from anywhere. You can get a local phone number for any location you want.

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  4. What are some things you can do with voicemail services?
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    You can get your voicemails transcribed or converted to a PDF. You can send calls from these services to your cell phone. You can do business texting as well. You may run your business phone, by having a recording and as many extension as you want. People may call in and choose which department, just like a phone routing system.

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  5. How can you make this into a business setup?
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    With Grasshopper, you can get an 800 number, or use a local number. You can record a greeting for your company, and add as many employee extensions as you would like. You can also add departments. Freedom voice also offers this service, and you can grow your business with either one. You may also use this system for video conferencing as long as you have a reliable and fast internet connection.

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  6. How many extensions can you get?
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    Freedom Voice says it can offer an unlimited number of extensions as it uses the cloud for part of this system. Grasshopper and Vonage both have limits, but you can still get a lot of numbers and extensions.

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  7. Who has the best international service?
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    Since it primarily uses your internet connection to provide service, Vonage allows you to make international calls at no extra charge for their service.

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  8. Do you have to get any software or any other equipment?
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    This is one of the great things about voicemail systems for your business. There is no software to install at all, you may use your existing phone, your computer or your smartphone. There is also no hardware other than your normal phone or computer that you already are using.

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  9. How do these systems run without software or hardware?
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    They use a VoiP system that essentially turns your computer into a phone. This can be a sound alternative for any business, especially if you have people working in remote locations.

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