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Skype Voicemail

Posted by admin on October 16th, 2006

Skype Voicemail answers phone calls or PC-to-PC calls for you when you are away from your PC, when you are offline, or when you simply don’t want to take a call.
The caller can leave you a message, and you can listen to the message on your PC within the Skype application. You can also […]

Skype In (or SkypeIn)

Posted by Paul on October 5th, 2006

SkypeIn is Skype terminology for being able to take calls from normal phones using Skype.
Obviously for people to be able to call you on Skype using a plain old traditional phone or mobile/cell phone, they need a number to call. So when you sign up for SkypeIn, the people at Skype give you your […]

How to get a phone number in a different country

Posted by Paul on September 21st, 2006

Follow these steps to get a phone number in an overseas country, local to that country. If you have clients in multiple countries, and you would like clients to be able to call a number local to them, in order to contact you, these steps will allow you to do that, and have it […]

How to automatically forward Voicemail to any email address

Posted by Paul on September 6th, 2006

These steps show you how you can set up your PC to receive voicemail and automatically forward it to any email address. The steps assume you have Outlook 2000/XP/2003 installed.
1. Set up Skype if you don’t already have it. (This is free).
2. If you want people to be able to leave you voicemail using […]

How to answer phone calls automatically on your PC

Posted by Paul on September 3rd, 2006

The following steps show you how you can set up your PC to take phone messages for you. The messages are stored as MP3 and attached to Outlook inbox items, so you can deal with them the same way you deal with incoming emails. (Note: the instructions assume you already have Outlook 2000/XP/2003 installed).
1. Follow […]

How to screen or monitor phone calls using your PC

Posted by Paul on September 1st, 2006

Most of us don’t want to be available via our phones all the time, but generally we like to be contactable if we are really needed. There are calls we would like to take and others that we know we can deal with later. Which are the calls we want to take? It depends on […]

How to receive Voice Mail messages in your Outlook inbox

Posted by Paul on August 30th, 2006

It’s easier to stay organized and in control if you only need to check one place for incoming messages and for outstanding action items. If like most people, you already keep a close eye on your email inbox, it makes sense to get other messages, such as voice messages, via your inbox also - this […]