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How to Avoid an Expensive Second Phone Line

Are you tired of your friends, relatives, or worse yet, your spouse, complaining about getting a busy signal when trying to call you while you're on the Internet? Does the thought of adding an expensive second phone line make you nauseous? Or signing up for an equally expensive dedicated high-speed Internet line make your head spin? Well, stop worrying! There's a wonderfully inexpensive (even FREE if you'd like) "anwering machine service" developed specifically for people who want to avoid the costs associated with installing a second phone line or DSL line. This service is called BuzMe and it allows you to receive those important phone calls while you're online.

How Does BuzMe Work?

While connected to the Internet, BuzMe uses "Call Forwarding - Busy", which you can get through your local telephone company, to intercept all incoming phone calls. The calls are then sent to the BuzMe answering service. With BuzMe, when someone calls you will hear a phone ringing via your computer (not your actual phone). BuzMe will then open a Call Control Window on your computer screen that shows the Caller ID of the incoming call. Depending which of the 3 available BuzMe services you have signed up for, you will have a variety of options to choose from in which to handle the call. These options can include all or some of the following: Reply, Accept Call, Ignore Call, or Send to Voice Mail. Meanwhile, the caller hears the following message: "Your have reached the answering service for (your name). Please hold while I try to locate the user". The caller is then put on hold for a few seconds while you choose what to do with the phone call.

Major Advantages

• Available 24/7, whether your computer is on or off
• Takes the place of your personal answering machine or voice mail
• Collects all voice messages into one voice mailbox
• Allows you to customize your answering machine greeting with your voice or a pre-recorded one
• Informs you of new messages via the BuzMe Call Control Window, email or your mobile phone
• Keeps a detailed log of all your incoming calls
• Gives you the option to download messages as .wav files
• Enables you to hear messages while away from home by calling your home phone number
• Displays the Caller ID of the incoming call
• Gives you the option to Accept Call, Reply, Ignore, or Send to Voicemail.

So make your friends, relatives and spouse happy by ending the constant busy signals while you're online. See who is trying to call you, and send them an instant reply without signing off the Internet. For more information on BuzMe's FREE and low-cost answering services, check out BuzMe Call Waiting, Call Forwarding.

Written by:
Laura Rucker
Editor, U Save Telecom Discount Long Distance Service
© 2003 U Save Telecom Discount Long Distance

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