The custom greeting doesn't slow down the processing of the calls one iota. Our computer systems make your SimulRing and ExtensionRing calls while simultaneously playing your custom greeting to the caller. You can customize your greeting to reflect your division or workgroup. We'll do the rest. About half of the cellular users in the United States also carry one-way pagers.
Pagers are a holdover from the days before cell phones became ubiquitous.
However, they serve a valuable function. Users can get notification of Voice Mail messages waiting at the office. Managers can send a message to a group of employees easily. Emergency updates can be sent from Corporate Headquarters. Pagers are expensive.