| Situation |
Solution |
| I miss calls when I am on the Internet. |
2nd phone line, Call Forward to Voice Mail |
| I don't want to be interrupted with calls while eating dinner or watching a video. |
Call Forward Busy Line, Don't Answer, Voice Mail, to Selective Call Acceptance |
| I don't want people to see my number on their caller ID box. |
Private number, Caller ID Blocking |
| I get harassing calls, and I want to have a record of the number sent to law enforcement. |
Call Trace |
| I have a 10-digit dialing requirement in my community, and I want to avoid all that dialing. |
Speed Call 8 or Speed Call 30 |
| I don't want to miss a call when I am on the phone. |
Voice Mail / Call Waiting, Call Waiting ID Deluxe |
| The phone stops ringing before I can get to it, and I want to know who called. |
*69 Call Return |
| Several people use the same phone. |
2nd phone line |
| I want to see who is calling before I pick up. |
Caller ID Deluxe, Call Waiting ID Deluxe |
| When I am on the phone and a second call comes in, I want to know the name and number of who is calling. |
Call Waiting ID Deluxe |
| When I dial a number that is busy, I want to be notified when the line is free. |
*66 Repeat Call |
| I want to avoid calls from a particular number. |
Call Block, Caller ID Deluxe |
| I want to have a different phone ring for certain callers. |
Priority Call |
| I want to conference in others on a single call. |
Three-Way Calling |
| I want to decide whether to answer a call right away or later at a more convenient time. |
Call Waiting ID Deluxe |
| I do not want to miss calls when I am in my car or at a friend's house. |
Call Forwarding Variable, Ultra Call Forward |
| When I am expecting an important call, I do not want to answer other calls. |
Caller ID Deluxe / Call Block, Selective Call Acceptance |
| What if I do not want to answer Call Waiting, but I would like to know who that caller was? |
Call Waiting ID Deluxe / *69 Call Return |
| I would like to have up to three separate phone numbers on one line and be able to know which line is being called. |
Distinctive Ringing |
| I would like to have my business calls forwarded to my home. How do I tell whether it is a business call? |
Priority Call |
| I would like to know when close friends or family are calling before I pick up the phone. |
Priority Call, Caller ID Deluxe or Call Waiting ID Deluxe |
| I would like to be able to dial certain numbers quickly in case of an emergency. |
Speed Call 8 or Speed Call 30 |
| I would like to be able to discuss weekend plans with two of my friends without having to make multiple phone calls. |
Three-Way Calling |
| I would like to retrieve messages from missed phone calls. |
Voice Mail |
