My iPhone rings for 15 seconds – which is actually eight rings – before it goes to voicemail, but even that’s not long enough if I’ve put the phone down in another room or it’s zipped into a pocket in my jacket.
8. “Thanks for calling [your name] at [your company]. I didn’t mean to send you to voicemail but I am either on the line with another client or on the go. Leave your name, number, the reason for your call today and the best time to call you back. I’ll speak with you shortly! ” Your caller probably wanted to reach you, not your voicemail. Advise your caller that you’re simply on the line with another caller and you’ll be right with them.

When you’re looking for a job, a good rule of thumb is to answer your phone as often as you can. You never know when a recruiter might be calling to set up an in-person meeting, or conduct a phone interview.
On the home screen, expand the App Drawer and tap on the entry named Visual Voice Mail. You’ll be taken through some introductions screens that will showcase some of the capabilities of Visual Voicemail. Tap on Start to configure the service.If you’re a new customer or you haven’t gotten around initializing your voicemail, you will be prompted to do so. But if you followed the first guide, that won’t happen. In any case, after you enter your voicemail password, tap on End Call. After a short waiting period, your Visual Voicemail should now be configured. From the next screen, you can Set your personal greeting or hit Ok to skip this step. To check a voicemail with this service, open the App drawer from your home screen and tap on Visual Voicemail.You’ll see a list with all your voicemails. You can select them All or tap the New tab to only display the ones that you haven’t listen to so far. After you open a voicemail, you can listen to it by tapping the Play icon. To delete a message, tap the trash icon then tap Delete.