Your Extensions are the basis for configuring a Better Voice phone number for your business or company needs.
When configuring an extension, you can choose to assign an existing number to it, or to reserve a new phone number specifically for it. Think of this number as your business number or marketing number.
The first section to configure is the "Receive Calls" section. Here you can optionally set an initial greeting you'd like callers to hear when they dial your number. Secondly, you can configure "Operators" to receive calls immediately at the start of each call. An "Operator" is typically a user in your Better Voice account but can also be an external phone number if needed.
The "Receive Calls" section is optional and if no settings are in place calls will immediately move to the "Automated Response Menu" section. Alternatively, if a greeting is configured in the "Receive Calls" section or if any Operators are configured, calls will move on to the "Automated Response Menu" section after the greeting plays and/or if no Operators answer the phone.
The "Automated Response Menu" section gives you the opportunity to create a menu for your callers to interact with. The Automated Response Menu is optional as well and if one is not configured, the call will move on to the next section called "Voicemail".
With the "Automated Response Menu" you'll have the option to "Add a Menu Option" where you can select the way to route callers based on the digits they dial.
The Automated Response Menu options are:
1) "Dial by Name Directory" which will automatically read off each of your Better Voice user names and allow callers to dial the name of the user they want to reach.
2) "Forward to Extension" which will route the call to another Extension you have created. This allows you to create multi-level menus.
3) "Forward to User" which will route the call directly to another Better Voice user.
You can also configure a text message that will automatically be sent to anyone that calls this line, or only the FIRST time someone calls the line.
Finally, at the bottom of the Extension form is the "Voicemail" section. If no digits are pressed in the Automated Response Menu or if no menu is configured, calls will go into leaving a voicemail message. You can select a greeting file to play to callers before they hear the recording tone.
