From next week on, the new service will enable callers to describe their symptoms, be diagnosed and have any appropriate medication prescribed over the phone.
SignalSoft, which is being acquired for $59 million by Openwave Systems, sells software that enables callers to get a local weather report or find a house for sale in a nearby neighborhood.
For a small monthly fee, you can enable automatic caller ID.
Some people have enabled "anonymous caller rejection" and you will not be able to call them from a blocked number.
optional settings are not required for customizing Call Progress tones and required only for extra functionality like enabling the caller ID or assigning the operator extension or redirecting calls to Voicemail system.
A focal point of the program is a phone-in system monitored 24 hours a day by trained nurses equipped with detailed computerized protocols that enable them to advise callers about what to do, as determined by the symptoms they describe.
Unless there are immediate concerns regarding the caller's safety they will receive a phone call back from a PANDA volunteer or telephone counsellor, depending on the caller's needs, to enable a thorough initial call to be undertaken.
This would enable people to complain effectively about the caller if they wanted to.
