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* (Star/Asterisk Sign)
The character on the bottom
left of your touch-tone
telephone keypad.
# (Hash Sign)
The character on the bottom
right of your touch-tone
telephone keypad. It is also
commonly called the number
sign.
3-Way Calling/Conference
A service provided by
telephone companies which
allows you to connect parties
on three different telephone
lines together for one
conversation.
3-Way Conference Call
Connecting three parties
together for one telephone
conversation. TalkSwitch offers
its own 3-Way Conference
feature and also allows you to
use the 3-Way Conference
(Calling) service provided by
local telephone companies.
Analogue
All sound actually begins in
the form of sine waves and
must be in this form to be
heard by the human ear.
Analogue devices (phones,
answering machines, etc.)
transmit and receive sound in
the form of ‘sine waves’. The
telephone lines in your home
are also designed to carry
analogue signals (sine waves).
TalkSwitch is an analogue
device and will work with any
other analogue device or
telephone system.
Auto Attendant Message
TalkSwitch’s electronic
attendant. A self-recorded
message that greets and directs
callers to select an extension
number based on information
provided in the message.
Auto Call Back
Allows you to activate Call
Back by dialing one of
TalkSwitch’s telephone
numbers, letting the call ring
at least once and then hanging
up.
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