Features
Never pay extra for features again. With bellshare you get these extras for free!
Bellshare offers many exciting features, some of which are available only with an internet phone. All features are available in both our unlimited and pay-as-you-go plan. Configure them from within our powerful account web interface.
Built-In
Unlimited subaccounts
Create and manage an unlimited number of subaccounts. Create a separate account for everyone in your family. Connect any of your phone numbers to any subaccount so every family member will have its own number.
Unlimited phone numbers
Buy as many phone numbers as you like. Configure them to your main account, to any subaccount or to the bellshare fax service and receive incoming faxes on your separate phone number.
Outgoing Caller-ID
Send one of your bellshare phone numbers as your Caller-ID. Or register any of your pre-existing phone numbers for Caller-ID.
Voicemail
Bellshare gives you a powerful voicemail solution. Forward calls on busy or on unavailable after a specified time.
Personalized greetings
Record your personalized greetings. Choose one for calls on busy and calls on unavailable.
Custom schedule
Your voicemail will automatically be active only during certain times of a day you specify. Turn on your voicemail only during daytime, or only on the weekends. Make sure you don't miss a call on those times you are not at home.
Call forwarding
Forward calls to up to 3 phone numbers. Bellshare will try each number for a certain time. If none can be reached, bellshare will optionally send the caller to voicemail. Make sure callers reach you wherever you are. Forward to your office phone. Then forward to your mobile phone if you can't be reached at home or at the office. Can't be reached at any number? Send the caller to voicemail.
E-Mail/WWW/Phone interface
Receive new voice messages via e-mail or check them online through the web interface. Or just call your voicemail straight from your bellshare phone to check and configure your voicemail. Calling voicemail from your bellshare phone is absolutely free. You may even check your voicemail from anywhere in the world by simply calling your bellshare phone number.
Message Waiting Indication (MWI)
Your phone will show you whenever you have a new voice message. (Only if suppoted by device)
Callthrough
Call your voicemail on your bellshare phone number and enter callthrough mode. This will give you a dialtone to make calls worldwide using the low bellshare rates.
Call back on new voicemail message
Bellshare voicemail will call you back on your bellshare phone or any phone number you specify to tell you of new voice messages. It even lets you specifiy a schedule so bellshare will never call you at nights or certain times of day you specify.
Fax
Receive faxes
Configure any bellshare phone number for fax and receive faxes like on a regular fax machine. Receive faxes in TIFF or PDF format right in your e-mail inbox. Or check for new faxes online through the web interface.
BYOSip
Incoming calls
Bellshare will register you at your favorite internet phone service. Any phone calls your receive on this service's phone numbers will be redirected right to your bellshare phone. One bellshare phone for all your internet phone services. Configure any of your subaccounts to receive incoming calls of a certain internet phone service only. And best of all, incoming calls from these external internet phone services will even use your bellshare voicemail and call diversion settings.
Outgoing calls
Still having minutes or account balance with another internet phone service? Add your custom prefix before dialing a number and the call will automatically be carried using your account on that internet phone service.
Least cost routing
Automatically choose one of your external internet phone services when dialing a phone number.
Callback
Save while traveling
Take advantage of the low bellshare rates for international calls even while traveling. Using the bellshare callback service is easy. Just call one of bellshare's central callback numbers or one of your callback configured personal bellshare phone numbers. Bellshare will block this call completely free of charge and call you back right away. Take the call and receive a dialtone to make calls worldwide.
Powerful customization
Bellshare callback is completely customizable. Create an unlimited number of callback rules. Have an individual callback rule triggered by your Caller-ID, call back on different numbers or use a speed dial so bellshare will automatically connect you to the desired phone number.
Mac OS X Widget
Keep an eye on your bellshare account
The bellshare myAccount widget allows you to get a quick overview of your bellshare account from your Mac OS X dashboard. The widget will show your currently available balances and all active calls including rate information. Download Now