What is an Autodialer?

What exactly is an autodialer? An autodialer is a computer program that specifically allows a large number of phone calls to be made to a selected list of preprogrammed phone numbers. The recipients of the phone calls can then listen to a personalized prerecorded message and may be given choices to be connected to a live person or select other choices that will allow them to get more information based on their selection. One way to look at it is kind of like a reverse answering machine, except it has many more features and takes a proactive role in helping a business to grow. What types of businesses can benefit from an autodialer? Almost any type of business can receive benefits from using an autodialer program. Any business or organization from telemarketing to mortgage brokers to mom and pop operations, their salespeople can qualify their leads without ever lifting a finger. Only customers who are truly interested in their products or services will ever reach them on the phone which ... more

Autodialers are communication devices that make it possible to simultaneously dial large quantities of telephone numbers. There are a number of different types of autodialer equipment, each providing a different set of ancillary tools that are appropriate for various situations. The autodialer is widely used by most telemarketing businesses today as well as in call centers operated by major businesses. The creation of an autodialing system usually involves a combination of hardware and software in order to perform the function. The hardware includes a phone system, a battery of trunks or lines to be used for dialing purposes, and an autodialer that is able to perform tone and voice recognition functions. The software provides the platform for creating call lists, scheduling a specific number of redial attempts for each number that did not connect, and also establishing the protocol for what happens when a connection is made. There are essentially three ways that an autodialer can be se ... more

Put simply, an autodialer is a computer program that permits your phone to call a list of pre-selected phone numbers and then either send a message or give the consumer choices to obtain more information or ... more

By Ray Subs What exactly is an autodialer? An autodialer is a computer program that specifically allows a large number of phone calls to be made to a selected list of preprogrammed phone numbers. The recipients of the phone calls can then listen to a personalized prerecorded message and may be given choices to be connected to a live person or select other choices that will allow them to get more information based on their selection. One way to look at it is kind of like a reverse answering machine, except it has many more features and takes a proactive role in helping a business to grow. What types of businesses can benefit from an autodialer? Almost any type of business can receive benefits from using an autodialer program. Any business or organization from telemarketing to mortgage brokers to mom and pop operations, their salespeople can qualify their leads without ever lifting a finger. Only customers who are truly interested in their products or services will ever reach them on the ... more

The following definition for Autodialer appears on Wikipedia. • '"An autodialer is an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers to communicate between any two points in the telephone, mobile phone and pager networks. Once the call has been established (through the telephone exchange) the autodialer will announce verbal messages or transmit digital data (like SMS messages) to the called party. ... more