Phone.com/Configure/Extensions/Call-Back

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Pincher SAR uses both Telus and Phone.com to make remote changes to the Call Back destination possible.
Pincher SAR uses both Telus and Phone.com to make remote changes to the Call Back destination possible.
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Caller ---> 403-627-5804 (Telus) forwards to ---> 587-315-0065 (Phone.com) forwards to ---> Manager/Call-Back Person
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403-627-5804 (Telus)
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587-315-0065 (Phone.com)
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forwards to
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Manager(s)/Call-Back Person
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Pincher SAR has a phone system called phone.com that allows us to give
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(We used to be able to do this with just Telus, but they no longer offer the Advanced Call Forwarding feature we relied on.)
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out a permanent phone number that doesn't change when new people switch
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into roles.
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I've set up the extension for you:
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It's configured to forward to your home number.
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== Changing the destination phone number ==
== Changing the destination phone number ==
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=== Login ===
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See {{subpage|Change destination number}}
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[[Image:Phone.com call-back extension login labelled.png|200px|right]]
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You can change the destination phone nmuber by going to:
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https://control.phone.com/login?role=voip
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Click on the word '''EXTENSION'''
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('''<span style='color: #ba0000;'>A</span>''').
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Enter
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* Phone number: 855-727-6825
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* Extension: 200
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* Password: XXXXXX
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('''<span style='color: #ba0000;'>B</span>''').
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Get the password from
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{{subpage|Password|this link}},
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another search manager, call-back person
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or the [[Technology Committee]].
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(It's not printed on this public page because it could be abused.)
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<br clear=all>
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=== Main Screen ===
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[[Image:Phone.com call-back extension main screen labelled.png|400px|right]]
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Once you're logged in you'll be shown the main screen for the Call-Back extension.
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On the left side theirs a menu.
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Click on "Settings"
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('''<span style='color: #ba0000;'>A</span>''').
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<br clear=all>
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=== Call Handling Rules ===
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[[Image:Phone.com call-back extension Call Handling Rules screen labelled.png|600px|right]]
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On the left menu under '''Settings''',
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click on '''Call Handling Rules'''
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('''<span style='color: #ba0000;'>A</span>''').
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You can now enter the new number you want the Call-Back number to be forwarded to.
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('''<span style='color: #ba0000;'>B</span>''').
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Make sure the "'''Ring above number for'''"
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is set to the maximum '''90 seconds'''
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('''<span style='color: #ba0000;'>C</span>''').
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Click on the gear icon for Advanced Configuration
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<br clear=all>
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=== Advanced Configuration ===
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[[Image:Phone.com call-back extension Call Handling Rules Advanced labelled.png|600px|right]]
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The display will expand to show you the advanced configuration.
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Set "'''Caller ID to show me'''" to
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"'''Caller's ID'''"
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so your phone will show who's calling (e.g. the RCMP)
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('''<span style='color: #ba0000;'>A</span>''').
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Alternatively
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you can set it to
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"'''Called Number'''",
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if you want to set a special ring tone on your phone for calls to the Call-Back number.
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The number that will show up will actually be 587-315-0065
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rather than 403-627-5804
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because of our two-step call forwarding configuration.
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Set "Voice Tag" to something you'd like the phone to say when it calls you. I use "SAR Call Back".
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Or leave it blank if you don't care
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('''<span style='color: #ba0000;'>B</span>''').
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Set "Screening" to "Off" to have the call go through immediately when you answer
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('''<span style='color: #ba0000;'>C</span>''').
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If you set it to "On", you'll hear a message like:
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Hello. Call from 587-315-0065 to "SAR Call Back". Press 1 to accept or 2 to ignore.
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This can be useful if someone else (or an answering machine) might answer your phone and
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you want the caller to just hear ringing if it's the wrong person.
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=== Save Settings ===
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When you make changes, click on "'''Save Rule Settings'''"
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('''<span style='color: #ba0000;'>D</span>''').
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<br clear=all>
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=== Test ===
 
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Call in to the Call-Back Number (403-627-5804) from another phone
 
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== Help ==
== Help ==
Phone.com provides
Phone.com provides
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to the call-back number.
to the call-back number.
We can set up a special extension for you so you don't have to reenter the same configuration.
We can set up a special extension for you so you don't have to reenter the same configuration.
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== Wrong Numbers ==
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Wrong numbers going to the manager on-call are inevitable. People misdial. People get confused. People have old or wrong numbers.
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Because there are two entries into the call-back forwarding chain, the number of wrong numbers will be approximately twice that received on a typical single phone number.
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I looked into P K F Medical which we occasionally get calls for on the call-back line.
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They were a Calgary business which now appears to be shut down. There are no current listings for them on the web, just old yelp-like reviews/listings.
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At one time they had the phone number 587-315-0065. We've since taken up that number as a necessary link of our call-back system through phone.com.
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We get wrong number calls to this number which get forwarded to the manager on-call. Those wrong numbers will decrease as the old clients of P K F Medical realize they are no longer in business.
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The wrong numbers are directed to phone.com (as illustrated above). They should not affect the phone bill for 403-627-5804.

Current revision

Pincher SAR uses both Telus and Phone.com to make remote changes to the Call Back destination possible. 

Caller
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  v  
403-627-5804 (Telus) 
permanently forwarded to
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  v
587-315-0065 (Phone.com)
forwards to
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  v
Manager(s)/Call-Back Person

(We used to be able to do this with just Telus, but they no longer offer the Advanced Call Forwarding feature we relied on.)

Contents

[edit] Changing the destination phone number

See Change destination number

[edit] Help

Phone.com provides online help in the menu at the top of its pages under "Support".

You can read further about our use of phone.com here.

[edit] Advanced

Phone.com has lots of features and can do just about anything you can imagine a phone system might do. See the online help or talk to the Technology Committee if you'd like to explore them.

If you're using a complex setting, you might want to save it for the next time you're responding to the call-back number. We can set up a special extension for you so you don't have to reenter the same configuration.

[edit] Wrong Numbers

Wrong numbers going to the manager on-call are inevitable. People misdial. People get confused. People have old or wrong numbers.

Because there are two entries into the call-back forwarding chain, the number of wrong numbers will be approximately twice that received on a typical single phone number.


I looked into P K F Medical which we occasionally get calls for on the call-back line.

They were a Calgary business which now appears to be shut down. There are no current listings for them on the web, just old yelp-like reviews/listings.

At one time they had the phone number 587-315-0065. We've since taken up that number as a necessary link of our call-back system through phone.com.

We get wrong number calls to this number which get forwarded to the manager on-call. Those wrong numbers will decrease as the old clients of P K F Medical realize they are no longer in business.

The wrong numbers are directed to phone.com (as illustrated above). They should not affect the phone bill for 403-627-5804.

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