Voice/fax-to-email
Why should a voice or fax message be any different from other mail?
When you register for the first time to your babyTEL account, you can choose the option to have all your voice and fax mail forwarded to your email address. Or if you prefer, you can turn this option on or off, at your convenience, through the babyTEL web interface. Whether the option is turned on or off, i f your line is busy, does not answer or if you have disconnected it from the Internet, babyMAIL™ will answer your calls and take a message. But if you turn the option on, then you get the added bonus of receiving these messages as voice or fax attachments of an email.
This option is sometimes called "unified messaging" because it allows you to consolidate all your messages (voice, fax, emails) in your computer inbox. These messages can then be permanently saved and catalogued, or deleted, just like any other email. Voicemail messages arrive in your email inbox as standard emails with an attachment. When you click on the attachment, the message plays on your computer, provided it is equipped for sound. Fax messages arrive in your email inbox as standard emails with a TIF or PDF attachment. When you click on the attachment, the fax is displayed on your computer.
If this feature is enabled, your messages will be stored in your telephone mailbox for three days, during which time you can also listen to them over the phone. If for any reason you would like us to re-email them to you, just let us know within three days and we will be happy to do so. After this time, messages are deleted from your telephone mailbox. This is done so that your telephone mailbox does not get cluttered when you are primarily using your computer to retrieve your messages. Messages in your email inbox can be stored as long as you want.
Scanning Fax messages over the telephone
You can listen to particulars of fax messages deposited in your mailbox. While the system doesn't play back the fax itself, it informs you of the number of faxes received, their time of arrival and the sender’s identification when available.
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