There are 5 available greetings with standard UB phone service. Choose the one that best matches your needs.
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In the side panel, under Business Hours Auto Attendant, click Greeting.
5. Go to your voicemail settings. Once you are in your voicemail system, the specific options that you have – and the keys on the dial pad that you have to press to access them – will differ slightly, depending on your telecom carrier.
All business phone packages come with intelligent call routing, music-on-hold, and an auto-attendant. X-series plans let you call up to 47 countries with no extra charges. You can select professional voicemail greeting services as an add-on service. Prices start at $79 for up to 100 words and a three-day turnaround time.
Receptionist Group is an option which forwards incoming calls directly to certain users or phone numbers before call goes to Auto Attendant. This group has its own activity periods (weekly schedule). Navigate to HostPilot > Services > Unite > Auto Attendants > Add Receptionist Group. Specify the Receptionist Group Name, Display Name and Ring type. Set up the Receptionist Group Schedule type Set the time frame for the schedule to be active and save changes. Add users/phone numbers and save changes. Further destination of a call depends on the rest of the Auto Attendant options.
After-hours and Weekend Greetings . If your business closes after a certain time or on the weekends, and there is nobody to answer or assist your callers, create an after-hours automated attendant greeting. Tell your callers up front that the business is closed, and ask them to call back at the end.
“Hey there, this is [name]. You’ve reached [XYZ company]. Unfortunately, I’m currently away from the office and am traveling in [place]. I won’t be back in the office until [date] and I will get in touch with you then.
This is a simple, yet professional out of office message for vacations that keeps things short and simple. Other Out of Office Variations to Consider. You may wish to vary the above out of office message examples in other ways: Maternity leave/specific departure reasons.
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Services > Unite > Auto Attendant > click on the name of the Auto Attendant > click on three dots next to the name of the menu > Disable or Delete.
The following options allow your UB voicemail to have a custom greeting for callers who reach your voicemail, or a temporary greeting you can set when away.
Now that you are aware of the tips to create an efficient voicemail message, the next steps would be to understand from the examples below how you can get started.
You can change your voicemail settings from the Skype for Business Settings page. You can get to the page by using one of the following methods:
Funny Voicemail Greetings. Composing these types of greetings are fun, but they aren’t applicable for some situations. You may make a funny voicemail greeting for your own personal voicemail box. However, it’s not appropriate for professional or business phones. Here are some humorous examples for you: You have reached [mention your name].
Press the Program ButtonScroll to Phone Setup and press Enter (it’s the center navigation button)Scroll up to VoiceMail Setup and press EnterScroll up or down to access individual settings
You have reached (Your Name) at (Your Business). I was unable to take your call, but if you leave a brief message I’ll call you back as soon as possible.