Canby Telcom

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Calling Features

Canby Telcom provides the following calling features that serve as enhancements to your existing phone line. Click on each link to learn about the service and how it can benefit you. To activate calling features, contact the Customer Care Center.

Special Discounts on Calling Features are available through SimpleChoice and Bundles .

Calling Feature Details
Name Description  
*One time activation fee: Home lines $10, Business lines $15.
Don't Miss Calls
Call Waiting

$2.00/month

When you are on the phone, a special tone alerts you that someone is calling. Also includes Cancel Call Waiting which allows you to turn the feature off before making an important phone call.

How it works

Call Waiting Plus

$4.00/month

See who your second caller is on your Caller ID unit is before answering the call. Your Caller ID unit shows you who the second caller is and you decide whether to answer.

How it works

Find Me

$4.00/month

Between your home, office, wireless phone, and beach cabin, you're hard to find. Use this feature to integrate up to six telephone numbers to ring at the same time or in a sequence. Now your calls will find you whenever, wherever.

How it works

Last Call Return

$2.00/month or $.75 per use

The phone stops ringing just before you reach it. Find out who called and automatically redial the number.

How it works

Voice Mail

Starting at $5.95/month

Whether you're on the phone or on the go, make sure you get those important phone calls, no matter where you are. Click here for complete information on Canby Telcom Voice Mail.

How it works

Identify Callers

Caller ID Name and Number

$5.50/month

See who is calling before you answer the phone. Stores names and numbers on a Caller ID unit even if callers hang up or don't leave a message.

How it works

Priority Call

$2.00/month

There are times when you are not in easy reach of your phone. A special ring allows you to identify calls from up to 15 pre-selected numbers which helps you decide whether it's a call worth running for.

How it works

Distinctive Ring

$4.00/month Home lines

$5.75/month Business lines

With Distinctive Ring identify which number is ringing when you have two numbers ringing to the same line. For instance–one ring means a call for you, the other means it is for your teenager. Or, if you are business owner, one ring could mean a telephone call and the other could mean you have an incoming fax.

How it works

Forward Calls

Call Forwarding

$2.00/month

Wherever you go, make sure that you don't miss important calls by forwarding them to any local or long distance number that you select. Turn the feature on, off, and change the forwarding number from your home telephone. You also determine how many time the phone will ring before the call is forwarded.

How it works

Call Forward Multiple Enhancement

$1.25/month

Send multiple calls to your Voice Mailbox at the same time – callers will never hear a busy signal!

How it works

Remote Activated Call Forwarding

$3.50/month

Forward your calls anywhere from any touch tone telephone. Turn the feature on, off, and change the forwarding number from any touch tone phone.

How it works

Selective Call Forwarding

$2.00/month

Forward only those calls you don't want to miss to any local or long distance number that you determine.

How it works

Make Calling Easier

Continuous Redial

$2.00/month or 75 per use

Automatically dials a busy number for you for up to 30 minutes. Once the line is free, the call is connected and a distinctive ring alerts you that the call is connected.

How it works

Speed Calling 8

$2.00/month

You assign a one-digit code to important, frequently called numbers.

How it works

Speed Calling 30

$3.00/month

Make calling fast and easy by storing up to 30 frequently called numbers.

How it works

Three-Way Calling

$2.00/month or 75 per use

Get more done by talking to two people in separate local or long distance locations at the same time.

How it works

Protect Your Privacy

Anonymous Call Rejection

$2.00/month

Rejects calls from phones that have their number blocked. Callers must unblock their number in order to reach youlets you see who is calling on your Caller ID unit.

How it works

Selective Call Acceptance

$4.00/month

There are times when you only want to hear from certain people. Create a list of up to 20 telephone numbers. Only calls from those numbers will ring through to your telephone.

How it works

Selective Call Rejection

$2.00/month

There are some calls you just don't want to receive. Create a list of up to 30 telephone numbers. Incoming calls from those numbers will be blocked. A recorded message tells the caller you are not presently accepting calls.

How it works

Alert Line

$2.00/month

Program your phone to dial a pre-determined number automatically for youby simply lifting your receiver.

How it works

Caller ID Blocking

No charge

There are times when you do not wish to have your telephone number displayed on a Caller ID unit. If the person you are calling has Caller ID, they will see "Private" or "Anonymous" displayed on their unit. A free feature from Canby Telcom!

How it works

Toll Restriction

$2.00/month

Allows you to have a phone that makes local calls only and blocks all or certain types of long distance calls by area code or toll number (800 and 900 numbers).

How it works

Toll Restriction Plus

$4.00/month

Are people making long distance calls on your phone and not paying from them? Create a PIN (Personal Identification Number) so that you have a phone that restricts all long distance calling to everyone but you.

How it works