Death, Taxes and the Non-Automated Phone Systems
by: Kingston Amadan
There are only three things I am certain of in life. The first is that we will all eventually die. The second is that if you earn money, you will inevitably end up paying taxes at some point. The third is that I will get at least five phone calls during the course of my workday that were transferred to me in error.
If you are anything like me, your workday is full to capacity the moment you walk through the office door. I would say that it's not that I don't have a minute to spare, but in truth, I often really don't. For this reason, and the annoyance factor of someone else's mistake interrupting my work, I absolutely hate having calls transferred to me that are not meant for my ears. Of course, I am polite and courteous to the caller, as through no fault of their own they are now faced with yet another, "let me get you someone in accounting", but it really makes me want to call someone at the main office and give the an expletive laced tirade that would make a sailor blush. You see, for every call transferred to me that should have gone somewhere else, I am forced to find "The Sheet". "The Sheet", as it were, is a piece of paper long ago placed in a plastic sleeve that has been written on, drowned in coffee, and just generally abused over it's long life at my desk. Where it came from is anybody guesses, as is its approximate age. Since the company I work for has been in business since before the advent of the telephone, I will date "The Sheet" at approximately the time the plastic sleeve became available. First, I must find "The Sheet", which on my desk involves a major excavation yielding precious finds so long ago forgotten that paleontologists would be jealous. After this massive effort is expended, I must undertake the dubious task of finding the extension (provided it exists on the sacred parchment) of the department the caller should have been transferred to in the first place. This is not an easy task as the information on "The Sheet" is about as current as the phrase "23 skidoo". If the office Gods is smiling on me that particular day, I will have the caller transferred in about three to five minutes. If "The Sheet" can't help me...I have to find the only thing older than the sheet in the building, which is the department secretary.
They say that to err is human, but to forgive is divine. I say to err IS human, so hopefully we can get an automated phone system and I can put "The Sheet" where it belongs...in the cylindrical file.
About The Author
Kingston Amadan For more information about small business phone systems, telephones, phone equipment and more visit http://www.ineedtelephones.com. To read more articles on phone systems and phones in the work place visit http://smallbusinessphonesystems.blogspot.com/.
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Making The Most of Long distance Phone Services
Making The Most of Long distance Phone Services
by: Dista Trifade
Long Distance Providers
Long distance phone service is offered by many companies. You should have a basic understanding of long distance calls and then choose the company that best suites your needs.
Once you switch long distance providers, it will take several days to activate your service.
Your service will only be activated on the one particular line and not on any of your cell phones.
Once the service is activated, you can make direct long distance calls from only that phone line.
If you need instant access consider using a prepaid calling card.
Calling cards work from any touch tone phone and require that you dial an access number and authorization code (PIN) to use their service.
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Technology and Cell Phone Dating
Technology and Cell Phone Dating
by: Jay Jackson
Just when I thought technology had finally outdone itself with online dating, it goes one better with cell phone dating.
Does it get any easier than this?
Cell phones are not just for calling anymore.
They went from talking and voice mail, to text messaging, to taking pictures, to tracking our location via GPS (not always necessarily in that order), and now to dating.
Cell phone dating is so popular in some countries, like Japan, that it's overtaken online dating.
Now the phenomenon has spread to the USA to the tune of six million mobile-daters, and more coming onboard everyday.
How many might be waiting to "hear" from you?
A web search will turn up mobile dating services like Webdate Mobile, Dodgeball, Zogo, Match Mobil, and SMS Flirt.
You still have to go online to register, post profiles and/or pictures, etc., but then it's all cell phone.
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Protect Yourself from Cell Phone Bugs
Protect Yourself from Cell Phone Bugs
by: Kingston Amadan
Do you have conversations over the phone that you do not want others to hear? If so, then it may be necessary to protect yourself from cell phone bugs. Cell phone bugs are just as high tech as many other bugs, and can pose even more of a threat, since they are harder to detect. Depending on the bug that is used to listen to your conversation, you might not even realize that someone nearby can hear every word crystal clear.
Even if most of your conversations are of little importance, it is a good idea to make sure that you are well protected against cell phone bugs when you make a vital phone call. It is possible to decrease your chances of being listened to if you follow a few simple steps to avoid eavesdroppers.
Go somewhere where you know you?ll be alone. Some cell phone bugs intercept signals being sent. A person who looks like she or he is speaking on a cell phone has a special...
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What Phone System Does My Meridian Telephone Work On?
What Phone System Does My Meridian Telephone Work On?
by: Bob Mrozinski
Nortel Networks, Northern Telecom and Meridian are terms that many end users have said to me when describing what phone system they have. It's easy to get confused here, but we can sort some of this out.
Northern Telecom became Nortel some years ago. More recently, they have taken the name of Nortel Networks. This company has been and remains one of the largest phone system manufacturers in the world. They have made everything from the Central Office phone switches that provide phone lines, Centrex, T-1's, and PRI's to Norstar and Meridian phone systems for business offices to single line phones for residential use.
Finding the model number for your phone is one of the first things you need to do in order expand your system or replace bad phones.
If you order the wrong phone model, it won't have the same features and may not work at all on your phone system...
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Staying Mobile - Replacing Your Cell Phone Battery
Staying Mobile - Replacing Your Cell Phone Battery
by: Eric Comforth
There are several cell phone replacement battery choices on the market, some better than others. Here we will explore a few of the options out there.
Basically, there are four different types of cell phone battery:
? Nickel Cadmium Batteries (NiCd): These are the oldest type of cell phone battery. To counter the problem of ?memory effect? which lessens the life of the battery, they must be fully discharged before being recharged. This is obviously more time consuming and lessens the efficiency of the cell phone.
? Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries (NiMH):
Developed in the 1990s. These batteries are more efficient than the NiCd type. Although prone to some memory effect, they are quicker to recharge than the NiCd and have a battery life up to twice as long.
? Lithium Ion Batteries (Li-Ion): Lithium Ion Batteries are the most popular cell phone batteries...
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Local Search Marketing Makes The Phone Ring!
Local Search Marketing Makes The Phone Ring!
by: Monte Huebsch
Local Search Marketing provides you, the business owner, with the most targeted and cost effective customer acquisition opportunity.
Your customers are more and more often searching for businesses like yours on the Internet.
Studies show that these customers have a serious buying intent.
As a local business you need to figure out how to cost effectively reach out to these customers and start the business relationship.
You need to do this even if you don't have a web site and don't want one!
The Internet has changed the way that customers are looking for your business.
The days of pulling out 2 kilos of two or more volumes of phone books are coming to an end.
People are still letting their fingers do the walking but it's on a computer keyboard.
The Kelsey research group published these statistics and trends.
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Cell Phone Etiquette: Are You A Cell Phone Sinner? Mobile Mistakes Could Wreck Your Career
Cell Phone Etiquette: Are You A Cell Phone Sinner? Mobile Mistakes Could Wreck Your Career
by: Kate Zabriskie
In spite of their convenience and necessity, cell phones are now another means whereby we can irritate our fellow man. Theaters, restaurants, trains?even public restrooms?are no longer safe from the possibility of an untimely call. Two weeks ago I even heard someone having a cell conversation in a toilet stall. At that moment I knew that if ever there was a reason for voicemail I had found it.
Somehow cell phone ownership seems to affect common sense. And on a more serious note, poor cell phone etiquette can ruin a career. Are you committing any of the following sins?
Sin 1: Annoying or Cutesy Rings
The cha-cha, the latest pop single, your lover?s voice?I don?t want to hear any of these, and neither does anyone else. Have mercy on the general public when picking a cell phone ring. Your latest Romeo saying, ?Ooh, baby, baby?...
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Hold That Hold...Please!
Hold That Hold...Please!
by: Kingston Amadan
It never fails. Whether ordering a pizza or making a doctor's appointment, I hear it almost every time. "Can I put you on hold?", they ask. Before I have a chance to even answer...I am on hold! What just happened? Was it a rhetorical question? Why even give me the option? Why not just say, "Welcome to XYZ, where we promptly put you on hold!".
Some people hate automated phone systems, but not me. I like to be informed of where I stand in any given situation. I would rather have an honest computerized voice telling me I will have to wait (and also likely telling me for approximately how long), than to encounter a real life human being who will tease me with a choice and then make the decision on my behalf in a split second. Imagine if everyone you encountered operated this way. You might be standing in line at a fast food restaurant and be asked if you'd like to try a new item on the menu they are...
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Make it Special with a Personalized Photo Gift
Make it Special with a Personalized Photo Gift
by: Chris Robertson
There's no better feeling than watching your loved one's face light up with surprise and joy when she opens the gift you have given her. The reactions of the special people in your life - your parents, your siblings, your spouse, your kids, and your friends - are what makes gift giving such a pleasure.
Although we have more choices than ever when it comes to selecting a gift, there are...
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Provence ? A Wine Lover?s Dream Come True!
Provence ? A Wine Lover?s Dream Come True!
by: Mark Anthony
Provence is often overlooked by companies that offer traditional wine tasting tours, in spite of the excellence of its wines. If you?re a true wine lover and wine fan, this beautiful location in France offers the most fascinating scenery and, not to mention, some of the best vineyards around.
In Provence, as everywhere in the Mediterranean, you?ll find the people full of warmth, spontaneity and...
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Car Insurance For Lady Drivers
Car Insurance For Lady Drivers
by: Joseph Kenny
Car insurance companies prefer lady drivers to their gentlemen counterparts because they are considered as much less risky drivers. It is not that the accident rates of ladies are low. They face as many accidents as males do. However, the damage caused by them is not as much in most of the cases. So, their claims after the accident are also less. That is why on an average women?s car insurance premiums tend to be...
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Disadvantages of VOIP
Disadvantages of VOIP
by: Van Theodorou
Voice over internet protocol (VOIP) is changing the way that the average consumer makes long distance phone calls. The technology is rapidly advancing because companies all over the world are now competing to be your VOIP provider. However, there are still some disadvantages of VOIP - especially when it comes to using the technology for functions beyond the one caller to one caller scenario.
The disadvantages of...
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