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If you’re going on vacation or closing your business for a holiday, you can set up special call rules with RingCentral<\/a>. Call rules can dictate anything from forwarding calls to another extension, playing a customized message, to shutting off voicemail.<\/p>\n

The good folks at G<\/a>etVoIP.com<\/a> put together the above video that walks you through the easy process of setting up call rules for vacations and holidays. Click here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

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If you’re going on vacation or closing your business for a holiday, you can set up special call rules with RingCentral. Call rules can dictate anything from forwarding calls to another extension, playing a customized message, to shutting off voicemail. 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