Privacy Control/Do Not Disturb is one our newest features and, I think, one of our most useful. It is actually two features in one, and the duo puts you in control of who you speak with on your landline phone – and when you speak with them. In short, if you don’t want to be bothered by incoming phone calls, you won’t be! That sounds good, doesn’t it? We all have times when our personal priorities take precedence over random interruptions. At the same time, we don’t want to miss really important calls. This feature lets you pick and choose, giving you more control than any of our other previous calling features.
Privacy Control intercepts telemarketers, unknown callers, and callers who have their number blocked from displaying on Caller ID. The first facet of the feature is the Allowed List. Kingdom has an established local calling area which Privacy Control considers to be Allowed Numbers. Callers from outside this local calling area or unknown callers will hear the Telemarketer Screening Announcement. Once a caller has pressed 1 after hearing the announcement, they will be automatically added to the Allowed caller list and will not hear the announcement on subsequent calls.
The second part of Privacy Control deals with Private Callers. It addresses numbers that are shielded from Caller ID service. The announcement gives an additional option for the caller to press 1 to reveal their Caller ID information which will allow the call to be completed.
Finally, Privacy Control includes the Blocked List. If a number has been placed on your Blocked List, calls from that number will hear a message telling them that you do not accept calls from that phone number. I’m sure we can all think of a nuisance number – or several numbers - we would like to block.
Privacy Control/Do Not Disturb gives you a lot of bang for your buck. In fact, we’ve only just talked about the first half of the dual feature. Let’s move on to the second half, Do Not Disturb. Do Not Disturb allows you to designate quiet times, blocking callers unless they have a 4-digit PIN override access number. This would be especially handy for folks who work second or third shift and don’t want to be disturbed during the day or early morning when sleeping. Give the PIN out to close family members so you will always be available for them when a call is necessary.
This powerful feature is only $5 each month. Call one of our CSRs at 386-2241 if you would like more information or would like to order Privacy Control/Do Not Disturb.
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