- Reduce distractions by informing colleagues you do not want to be disturbed.
Phone Presence
Phone Presence
Inform your colleagues when you are available and when you do not want to be disturbed.
Key benefits
- Give your colleagues more precise status information by customizing your own status message instead of using one from a preset list, such as available and busy.
- Deliver your status to your colleagues on their 8x8 Work for Desktop or their mobile devices.
- Quickly and easily change your status in two clicks.
- Reduce distractions by informing colleagues you do not want to be disturbed.
- Give your colleagues more precise status information by customizing your own status message instead of using one from a preset list, such as available and busy.
- Deliver your status to your colleagues on their 8x8 Work for Desktop or their mobile devices.
- Quickly and easily change your status in two clicks.
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Additional Benefits
Improve efficiency of call transfers and forwards because you can see the availability status of the person to which you would like to transfer or forward the call including whether they are already on a call.
- Reduce the amount of time callers spend on hold.
- Reduce the frequency with which callers are sent to voicemail.
Additional Capabilities
Automatically change your status to busy when you are in a meeting by connecting your calendar to 8x8 Work.
- Let your colleagues in any office know that you are on the phone with a phone icon placed your status icon.
- Optionally allow your status to change to "Away" after set periods of inactivity.
Note: Not all deskphones have presence capabilities. Please consult your deskphone vendor's Website for more information. You can also use 8x8 Work.
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View and listen to recordings on your desk phone, computer or mobile device, with ability to transcribe voicemail to text.
Turn your smartphone into a business phone when you are away from the office.
Caller ID, Blocking, & Do Not Disturb
Unlimited Calling, SMS & Fax
Caller ID and blocking services give you added productivity and privacy from incoming and outgoing calls
Tap into cloud-based calling to cut costs and give your employees more tools to collaborate with colleagues and support customers.
Visual Voicemail
View and listen to recordings on your desk phone, computer or mobile device, with ability to transcribe voicemail to text.
Caller ID, Blocking, & Do Not Disturb
Caller ID and blocking services give you added productivity and privacy from incoming and outgoing calls
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