What is a Phone Autodialer?
A phone autodialer is a piece of software or device which can be used to automatically dial telephone numbers, establishing a connection between two numbers or between a computer and a phone number. These systems are used for a variety of purposes, perhaps most notably in telemarketing, where the capacity to contact large amounts of numbers at once is critical. Numerous companies offer photo autodialing systems, ranging from hosted systems which run through a computer to hardware which can be used in a call center. To use a phone autodialer, a list of numbers is fed into the system, and the system starts calling them. When a call connects, there are several options. The phone autodialer may transmit a recorded message or text if it gets a person or message machine, or the call may roll over to a phone operator who can speak with the person who answers the phone. Fax autodialers can also be used to transmit faxes when a fax tone is detected. In a predictive dialing system, the phone sys
