You’re going to love what Connected Voice has to offer. Learn how to use all the options and features at your fingertips.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Option 2 - Forward all voicemail to email
This will send all new voice messages to your email.
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.
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.
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.
Your Connected Voice service includes long distance calling.
You get unlimited calls to the U.S. and territories:
In addition, you get 500 direct-dial international minutes each month to the following countries:
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.
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