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Take advantage of tremendous calling services which can make your telephone service work even better for you! Choose the calling services just right for your home or business. Call WesTel Systems at 800-352-0006 or click here to inquire which calling services are available in your area today!

 


 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Announcement Service
Announcement service lets you create and change messages as desired for others to hear when the assigned number is dialed.  Daily messages, weekly messages, service announcements, etc.
Anonymous Call Rejection
Allows you to reject calls for which calling name/number display information has been intentionally blocked.  Only calls for which the information has been blocked are rejected.
Automatic Call Back
Allows you to dial a code to have your phone continuously attempt to redial a busy number that you tried to call.  When the line is free, you will be alerted with a special ringing and a call will automatically be made.  You can also use automatic call back to redial the last number you called.
Automatic Recall
Allows you to dial a code and have a call automatically returned to the last party who called or attempted to call you.
Call Forwarding-All Calls
Allows you to transfer all incoming calls to another dialable telephone number.  You preselect a second telephone to which all incoming calls are automatically transferred.  Calls transferred to a long distance number will incur a long distance charge on your telephone bill.
  Call Forwarding Busy
Allows a person to have incoming calls forwarded to another predetermined number if the called number is busy.
Call Forwarding All Calls with Distinctive Ringing
You deviate all incoming calls to another directory.  Distinctive Ringing allows the forwarded station to distinguish between forwarded calls and any regular incoming calls.
Call Forwarding Don't Answer
  Allows you to have an incoming call forwarded to another number if you do not answer after a preset number of rings.
Call Forwarding Preferred
Allows you to create a list of phone numbers that are to be forwarded when they call you.  When you activate this service, and a call arrives from a phone number that is on your list, the call is forwarded.  All other calls will ring your phone in the normal fashion.
Call Forwarding Remote Activation
Allows you to activate/deactivate Call Forwarding features from another location when you are away from home.
Call Hold
Call Hold allows you to put a call on hold in order to initiate a second call, answer a waiting call, consult privately with another party, or return to a previously held call.  If a second call is established, you may alternate between calls.  The two calls may not be conferenced.
Call Transfer
A subscriber with Call Transfer (includes 3-Way Conference) can transfer an established call to another line by performing a switch hook flash, receiving a special dial tone, dialing the third party, and performing a disconnect at any time following completion of dialing.  The call transfer subscriber will be billed for all calls transferred by the subscriber, even for charges incurred after the call transfer subscriber leaves the connection.  The call transfer subscriber can transfer any call to any other station except when the resulting connection would be between outgoing trunks.
Call Waiting
Lets you know someone else is calling when you’re using the telephone. You hear a beep tone. If you ignore the first beep, there will be a second one in ten seconds. The party calling you hears only the normal ring. 
Cancel Call Waiting
Cancel Call Waiting allows you to cancel Call Waiting before or during one telephone call.
Call Waiting Deluxe
Alerts you with a beep during a telephone conversation that another call is waiting to be answered.  It also allows you to see the Calling Party’s name and/or  phone number, date and time (if available) while on an existing call.  Your conversation will be interrupted for a brief moment  (less than 1 second) while this information is being received.  A special display device located on or next to your phone is required to allow you to view the calling name and/or number, date and time.
Caller ID Block Name Only
Name only block allows number to be released but not name.
Caller ID Blocking - Per Call
Caller ID Block allows you to dial a code which will prevent your phone number from being available to the party you are calling on a particular phone call.
Caller ID Blocking - Per Line
Creates a permanent block on you line that will prevent you name from being made available to the party you are calling on all phone calls.
Caller ID Number
Lets you see the calling party’s phone number before answering a call.  A special display device located on or next to your phone is required to allow you to view the calling number.
Caller ID Name
Lets you see the calling party’s phone name (if available) in addition to number before answering a call.  A special display devise located on or next to your phone is required to allow you to view the calling name.  Customer must have Caller ID Number before they can be eligible for this feature.
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb allows you to prevent incoming calls from ringing at your station by diverting to a recorded announcement. Only callers who have you Personal Identification Number (PIN) can override the Do Not Disturb feature and ring your telephone.
Hot Line
Allows you to automatically place a call to a pre-selected number by simply lifting the receiver off the switch hook. The pre-designated number is dialed immediately.
Intercept Service
WesTel Systems will create a single message to be played when the assigned number is dialed..  Change of phone number, new phone number, etc.
Originating Call Management
Originating Call Management (OCM) service provides originating call control from a customer’s telephone. Originating call types, including International, 10-10-XXX, operator handled, long distance and local can be selected, by type, as either “allowed” or “blocked.”
Specific numbers can be identified as “always allow” or “always block.”
The service provides a Personal Identification Number (PIN) override so that calls normally blocked may be completed on a per-call basis.  The Company will provide the customer with a PIN that he can change via the web or via the telephone through voice response.
Personal Ringing
Personal Ringing allows you to have up to three telephone numbers with unique ringing patterns.  The rate applies to the second and third telephone number that has a unique ringing pattern.  The number is not listed in the directory.
Personal Ringing Plus
The same as Personal Ringing but this number is listed in the directory.
Priority Ringing
Allows you to have a distinctive ringing patterns for a select list of calling numbers.
Selective Call Acceptance
Allows you to screen incoming calls by creating a list of phone numbers from which you are willing to accept calls.  Calls from numbers not contained on your list are sent to an announcement that tells them that you are not receiving calls at this time.
Selective Call Rejection
Allows you to create a list of phone numbers from which you do not wish to receive calls.  Calls from phone numbers on your list are sent to an announcement that informs the caller that you are not receiving calls at this time.
Speed Calling
Lets you store 8- or 30- frequently called numbers and place such calls by dialing one- or two- digit codes. 
Telemarketer Call Screening
Our Telemarketer Call Screening service intercepts calls that are delivered as "unknown" or "out of area" to the subscriber’s line.  The service plays an announcement stating that the party they have dialed does not accept calls from telemarketers, and that the party wishes for their name to be added to the telemarketer’s "Do Not Call" list.  Importantly, the announcement allows callers who are not telemarketers, but whose calling number information is not provided, to "dial 1 or stay on the line" to complete this call.
Three-Way Calling
Lets you add a third party to your existing conversation.
Voice/Data Protection
Allows you to inhibit features Call Waiting and Operator Verification that are directed to the line when it is busy.  Voice Data Protection prevents data transmission errors typically caused by interruption tones associated with such intrusion features.
Warm Line
Allows you to automatically place a call to a preselected number without dialing (after a predetermined number of seconds).
900 Block
Blocks calls to 900 prefix numbers.
Voice Mail
Voice Mail is a state-of-the-art service that records your messages and plays them back to you over the phone when you’re ready to listen to them. And you can check your messages from any touch-tone phone. Plus Voice Mail can take messages even when you’re already on the phone.

You will have no tapes, no plugs, no machines to buy…no wondering if someone wrote down all the details. Just dial on phone number, and messages from friends, family, and colleagues come through loud and clear. Your Voice Mail service is that easy to use, letting you:

-Free yourself from the clutter and maintenance of answering machines, wires, and tapes.

-Requires no special equipment - nothing to breakdown.
-Reliable - works even when the power is out.
-Audible (stutter dial tone) to let you know you have messages.
-Know that you will never miss a call, even when you’re on the phone.
-Easily save or erase messages at the touch of a button.
-Enjoy extra privacy and security with messages only you can hear.

Wherever you are, whatever you're doing, Voice Mail keeps you in touch and in control. Best of all, it's simple and affordable.


WesTel Systems
012 E. 3rd St.
P.O. Box 330
Remsen, Iowa 51050
1-800-352-0006 or 712-786-1181

 

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