i have a company that would like VoIP service, but they want to be able to tell when someone calls in what company they are calling for based on what number they dialed...so they can answer the phone appropriately...e.g. they dial 555-1212 for Company A or 555-7878 for Company B...each will be answered by a receptionist who needs to know how to greet them...
how is this done with minimal fuss?
how is this done with minimal fuss?
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Posted 2 months ago
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Jan Ferguson, Channel Partner, Champion
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I don't understand how that is a solution to the problem. How would that be used to help the receptionist know what number was called?
Jan Ferguson, Channel Partner, Champion
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Based on your statement of "...each will be answered by a receptionist who needs to know how to greet them...", it sounded like there was a receptionist for each company who knew how to answer for THAT company.
Instead you would use the Incoming Calls Information settings, as follows (see the KB Article URL at the end of this post):
On Play Announcement, you have the following settings on how you want the announcement to play before connecting.
NOTE: By default, RingCentral plays an announcement wherein you need to press 1 to accept a forwarded call from RingCentral to a non-RingCentral forwarding number.
Direct Calls - This setting allows you to hear an announcement when your extension or phone is called directly. This is helpful for identifying how you should answer the phone, especially if you use the phone for both business and personal use.
See section #4 of this URL for the above information:
https://success.ringcentral.com/articles/RC_Knowledge_Article/4618
Instead you would use the Incoming Calls Information settings, as follows (see the KB Article URL at the end of this post):
On Play Announcement, you have the following settings on how you want the announcement to play before connecting.
NOTE: By default, RingCentral plays an announcement wherein you need to press 1 to accept a forwarded call from RingCentral to a non-RingCentral forwarding number.
Direct Calls - This setting allows you to hear an announcement when your extension or phone is called directly. This is helpful for identifying how you should answer the phone, especially if you use the phone for both business and personal use.
See section #4 of this URL for the above information:
https://success.ringcentral.com/articles/RC_Knowledge_Article/4618
Jan Ferguson, Channel Partner, Champion
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32,184 Points
Note that the Include mailbox name in announcement will ONLY play for the recipient of the call. The caller (your customer) will NOT hear that. Therefore the receptionist will know how to answer the call. It will sound something like, "You have an incoming call for 'ABC Company' " for one extension/mailbox and "You have an incoming call for 'DEF Company' " for the other extension/mailbox.
Cecile Glassy, Champion
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17,624 Points
2087 USA based users, 28 different sites, 3800 DID lines - all Polycom VVX500 phones
I read the requirement differently. The OP has multiple businesses using the same phone number. One receptionist, answering one line used by two or more companies.
Presently Advanced calling rules would not separate the calls by which business was being called enabling the Receptionist answering the calls to say Thanks for calling Company A... or Thanks for calling Company B using any of the Caller ID Features.
My suggestion would be set up:
2 extensions on the main line
ext 4309
ext 4325
( choosing two randomly separate numbers not sequential) this prevents mis-dials etc
Setup an IVR on the main (single) line with an announcement that starts with
To reach Company A please press 1,
for Company B - please press 2 -
then - Advanced calling rules could be applied to each of the extensions using the "Explicit" rule - Number called, with Extension"
I read the requirement differently. The OP has multiple businesses using the same phone number. One receptionist, answering one line used by two or more companies.
Presently Advanced calling rules would not separate the calls by which business was being called enabling the Receptionist answering the calls to say Thanks for calling Company A... or Thanks for calling Company B using any of the Caller ID Features.
My suggestion would be set up:
2 extensions on the main line
ext 4309
ext 4325
( choosing two randomly separate numbers not sequential) this prevents mis-dials etc
Setup an IVR on the main (single) line with an announcement that starts with
To reach Company A please press 1,
for Company B - please press 2 -
then - Advanced calling rules could be applied to each of the extensions using the "Explicit" rule - Number called, with Extension"
(Edited)
Jan Ferguson, Channel Partner, Champion
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I misread it based on the statement, "...each will be answered by a receptionist who needs to know how to
greet them...", it sounded like there was a receptionist for each
company who knew how to answer for THAT company.
See my updated response above.
See my updated response above.
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you read it wrong...
the OP has 2 phone numbers that will ring to the same phone/ext. AND live receptionist...the receptionist needs to know how to greet the incoming call based on what number they dialed...how can i accomplish this? or is your solution still accurate?
how will the receptionist know what number was dialed?
the OP has 2 phone numbers that will ring to the same phone/ext. AND live receptionist...the receptionist needs to know how to greet the incoming call based on what number they dialed...how can i accomplish this? or is your solution still accurate?
how will the receptionist know what number was dialed?
Jan Ferguson, Channel Partner, Champion
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32,162 Points
Did you read my second post? Recopying it here :
Instead you would use the Incoming Calls Information settings, as follows (see the KB Article URL at the end of this post):
On Play Announcement, you have the following settings on how you want the announcement to play before connecting.
NOTE: By default, RingCentral plays an announcement wherein you need to press 1 to accept a forwarded call from RingCentral to a non-RingCentral forwarding number.
Direct Calls - This setting allows you to hear an announcement when your extension or phone is called directly. This is helpful for identifying how you should answer the phone, especially if you use the phone for both business and personal use.
See section #4 of this URL for the above information:
https://success.ringcentral.com/articles/RC_Knowledge_Article/4618
Instead you would use the Incoming Calls Information settings, as follows (see the KB Article URL at the end of this post):
On Play Announcement, you have the following settings on how you want the announcement to play before connecting.
NOTE: By default, RingCentral plays an announcement wherein you need to press 1 to accept a forwarded call from RingCentral to a non-RingCentral forwarding number.
Direct Calls - This setting allows you to hear an announcement when your extension or phone is called directly. This is helpful for identifying how you should answer the phone, especially if you use the phone for both business and personal use.
See section #4 of this URL for the above information:
https://success.ringcentral.com/articles/RC_Knowledge_Article/4618
Rob LaRose, Champion
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2,070 Points
We never found a good solution to this problem. The workaround recommended by our deployment team has worked for us : we modify the inbound caller ID to append a series of digits. "111111" for company #1, "222222" for company #2, etc.
It gets the job done.
It gets the job done.
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How do you append those digits to the incoming CID?
Rob LaRose, Champion
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Our main auto-receptionist has custom rules based on called number. Each sends to a separate ring group user.
Each company's ring group user has Call Handling & Forwarding => Settings => Display incoming caller ID & append digits at the start of the caller ID.
Alternately I think you can just show the actual called number, if you don't need the caller's information.
Each company's ring group user has Call Handling & Forwarding => Settings => Display incoming caller ID & append digits at the start of the caller ID.
Alternately I think you can just show the actual called number, if you don't need the caller's information.
Chris Duquette, Champion
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14,778 Points
If you have a "phantom extension" (an extension without a line attached). You can send the calls to those extensions with the receptionist or multiple receptionists in it. You could then name that extension Company A and another Company B. Then add that extension onto the receptionists phones via presence , then when a call hits that extension it will light up on their phone and the person will know how to answer the phone.
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I have done that before too.
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92 Points
i think this might be an elegant solution...thanks!
