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VoIP Articles > VoIP Voicemail Features
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By Chris Landry There are many types
of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) protocols that are employed
by the VoIP providers currently providing VoIP calling plans.
Luckily for the consumers, the VoIP providers have listened to what
functions the consumers want in their Voicemails. Almost all
of the VoIP providers provide Voicemail with the standard VoIP
calling plan. The special feature of the VoIP voicemail plan
is in how the consumer can access his/her VoIP voicemail
message. In general, there are
4 ways in which a VoIP consumer can access their voicemail.
When you add the three ways up, you will be able to access your
voicemail from anywhere. First, you can access
your voicemail through your primary VoIP telephone by dialing *123
or some other combination of numbers (VoIP voicemail access code
varies by provider). The automatic attendant will let you know
how many voicemails you have and walk you through retrieving all of
your new voicemails and saving/deleting your old emails. It is
quite a slick system. The second method is
via a local voicemail access number, where you can call a local
telephone number from any telephone (Cell phone/Land line/ VoIP
phone). When you dial into your local voicemail access number,
the auto attendant will ask for you to punch in your VoIP phone
number and password to be able to access your VoIP voicemail
system. The third method is
through your VoIP provider online account management portal.
You can go to your Provider’s VoIP homepage and access the “Customer
Login” portal by typing in your username and password. Once
into the portal, click on the Voicemail tab and you can listen to
your new voicemails over Internet connection. The fourth method,
and possibly the most useful, is every time you get a new VoIP
voicemail, you are sent an email. That email will state that
you have a new voicemail from your VoIP account, the date the
voicemail was received, and an attachment of the voicemail as a .wav
file. One outstanding feature is that you can save the .wav
file on your computer’s hard drive and email the voicemail to
friends, family, or coworkers.The above are generally how most VoIP
providers give consumers access to their voicemail (but not
all). Be sure to check each VoIP provider for how they provide
their consumers access to their voicemail. VoIP voicemail
service is only one of the things to consider before choosing a VoIP
solution. In fact, there are many things to consider when
choosing a VoIP provider. An educated consumer generally results in
a satisfied consumer. Please see our VoIP:
Things to consider article to find a list
of more things to consider when choosing a VoIP provider.
You can Compare
VoIP providers side-by-side at www.VoIPChoices.com.
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