Video Phone and Traditional Phone Features

Traditional with Modern Technology:
The video phone may seem beyond your old-fashioned ideas of a telephone but it has all the traditional calling features plus more benefits and advantages that you don't get from a regular phone or from non-digital phone service. Let's explore the features available with a video phone.

Voicemail:
When a caller needs to leave a message they can leave an audio voice message on the video phone. You can retrieve it from that phone or any phone or computer. You don't have to be home to check your messages anymore.

Caller ID:
Caller ID is a standard feature on this phone. You can see the number of the caller calling in. This is a way to monitor your phone calls you wish to answer.

Call Forwarding has several options:
You can forward un-answered incoming calls or any calls to another phone number automatically and while you are talking on the phone you can forward calls to an alternative number of your choice. Call blasting is setting your incoming calls to ring multiple phone numbers at the same time so you can answer the call from any phone location.

Audio Conferencing:
You can have a three-way audio conversation simply by pressing the conference key and dialing the third-party and pressing the conference key again. You can, also bring in the third call from a caller on hold.

Call Return/Last Number Redial:
A phone number that was last called in or called out from the phone can be automatically dialed with call-return even if you did not answer the number called in.

Call Waiting:
Call waiting allows you to not miss a call coming in. You can alternate between the two calls with a push of a button.

Speed Dial:
You can customize phone numbers you call by assigning a single-digit number to phone to those numbers. Eight speed dial numbers can be set up.

Conclusion and More Benefits:
All of these are traditional features included on the video phone. You won't be missing the old-fashioned features while using modern technology. There is a video phone that will be able to video and audio conference call in the near future. Other modern features include taking pictures and enhanced video clarity for sharper images. Also, stereo sound quality has replaced mono sound. The phone can be set up for digital photo frame when not in use. Also, it can be connected to a larger screen and to a cordless phone set. Besides saving money on digital phone service the video phone offers so much more. You should explore this phone and set yourself free from worrying about old-fashioned ideas.

The author, Carol Platt, is a telecommunication consultant for modern technology. She advises consumers on new technology to help them fulfill their needs. To find out more you can go to The Telecom Report. To learn more about modern technologies that are available to the home consumer visit The Video Connection.