How to use Connected Voice

You’re going to love what Connected Voice has to offer. Learn how to use all the options and features at your fingertips.

Getting started

Learn the essentials to start using Connected Voice. 

Connected Voice service works just like any phone service. Once the initial setup is done, you simply connect your phone(s) and you're ready to go!
 
Make a call: When you want to make a call, just pick up your handset and dial the number you want to call.
 
Take a call: When a call comes in, all handsets connected to your Connected Voice adapter will ring. Just pick up and answer, and the call will be connected.

1. Access your mailbox: To set up your voicemail, press *98 from your Connected Voice or call your 10-digit Connected Voice number. This is also how you access your mailbox to check messages or make changes at any time. Voice prompts will guide you through the steps.

2. Create a PIN: Pick a number between 4 and 15 digits long. Be sure to make note of it, as you'll need it to access your messages in the future.

3. Record a name to identify your mailbox: Be as specific or general as you like. For instance, "The Lee Family" or "Skylar, Taylor, and the bunch." This is only the name, so don't record an entire greeting here. 

4. Choose a greeting: You can record your own or use one of the built-in greetings.

  • Press 1 to select the standard greeting with your phone number: At the tone, please record your message to [number].

  • Press 2 for the standard greeting with your name as you recorded it in the previous step: At the tone, please record your message to [name].

  • Press 3 to record a personalized greeting up to three minutes long. For example: Hi, you've reached the Lee family. We're out at the moment. Leave us a message at the beep.

You can send and receive faxes on your Connected Voice Basic service. 

Your Connected Voice service will not work to dial 911 in the event of a power outage unless you you have a battery backup. Please read more about the importance of getting battery backup to ensure you have emergency access from your digital phone service. 

Voicemail and other features

Explore more features of Connected Voice and how to manage your service and features.

Sign in to your Connected Voice account. To adjust number of rings, go to your Users section, then click on Calls.

Connected Voice call settings

Scroll down to the Call Handling section. Instead of using number of rings, the sytstem follows a timeout rule in seconds. Each ring cycle is approximately 6 seconds. Set the Timeout number according to these guidelines: 

1 ring = 6 seconds

2 rings = 15 seconds

3 rings = 20 seconds

4 rings = 25 seconds

Connected Voice call handling settings seconds before timeout

There are two ways to save voicemail messages. For both options, the first step is to sign in to your Connected Voice account.

Option 1 - Download individual messages

This will allow you to save your voicemail files on your computer.

  1. In Messages, move your mouse over the voicemail you want to download.
  2. The download icon will appear. Click on it, then follow the prompt to save the file.
Connected Voice download messages screenshot

Option 2 - Forward all voicemail to email

This will send all new voice messages to your email.

  1. In Message Settings, check Forward voicemail to email.
  2. You can also choose to Keep a copy in voicemail box. When this is checked, the message waiting indicator (MWI) on your device will stay on until you've listened to or deleted the message from your voicemail box. 
  3. Enter one or more email addresses, each separated by a comma.
  4. Click Save.
Connected Voice manage email settings screenshot

The Call History section of your Connected Voice account shows the history of every call made and received on the account. Calls are listed in chronological order, with the most recent call at the top.

To save your call history for future reference, click the download  icon CSV option on the right.

Connected Voice call history screenshot

Filters

If you don't want to export ALL the calls on your account, you can use filters (outlined in red in the image) to find only the ones you want. Call records can be filtered by date, type (inbound or outbound), and/or call flags (answered, busy, fowarded, missed, sent to VM).

Click the filter buttons to set your criteria. Click Reset Filter to remove parameters and display all calls again. Once you have the results you want, you can click the download CSV option on the right.

Your Connected Voice service comes with a variety of features. You can manage, activate, and deactive these features directly from your phone.

DN = destination number in the table below

Calling Feature Manage
Activate (Enable)
Deactivate (Disable)
Accept All Calls (not otherwise restricted by other features)
  *64 *74
Anonymous Call Rejection
  *77 *87
Anonymous Call Reject with Intercept
  *95 *99
Call Back (Last Call Return)
  *69  
Call Forwarding All
  *72  
Call Forwarding on Busy
  *90  
Call Forwarding on No Answer
  *92  
Call Forwarding on Unregistered
  *94  
Call Trace
  *57  
Call Waiting
  *43 *44
Caller Block/Allow (for specific caller)
  *59 *60
Caller Block with Intercept (for specific caller)
*58    
Caller ID Block
*31    
Caller ID Block (per call)
  *67DN  
Caller ID Un-Block (per call)
  *82DN

Caller Forward (for specific caller)
  *63  
Directed Call Pick Up
**    
Direct To Voicemail
  *00  
Do Not Disturb
  *96 *97
Dynamic Block List (add last caller to block list)
  *60 to block caller *80 to allow caller
Group Pick Up
  *40  
Park Call
  *62  
Park Call Retrieval
  *66  
Voicemail
*98    

Sign in to your Connected Voice account. To adjust the action taken when you don't answer your phone, go to your Users section, then click on Calls.

Connected Voice call settings

Scroll down to the Call Handling section. Select the drop-down next to "No answer." The default setting is "Send to voicemail" but you can select Ring forever to bypass the system voicemail. This allows you to have no voicemessaging service, or to use your own answering machine.

Connected Voice call handling settings

Your Connected Voice service includes long distance calling. 

You get unlimited calls to the U.S. and territories:

  • Alaska
  • Hawaii
  • Puerto Rico
  • US Virgin Islands


In addition, you get 500 direct-dial international minutes each month to the following countries:

  • Canada
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Mexico
  • United Kingdom
     

Once the 500 minutes have been used, any future calls to the countries listed are unavailable until the minutes are reset on the first day of the next month.

Need more help? Chat with us here on the website, or you can start a chat in the app or the online portal. If you prefer to call, we're here 7 days a week 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. CST.