Business phone feature

Route calls according to your business hours.

Define when teams are available and give callers a deliberate experience before opening, after closing, and on scheduled days off.

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Business Hours workflow visual
Business Hours Time policy. Step one: Define operating hours. Choose the days, opening times, and closing times for the relevant call flow. Step two: Choose open-hours routing. Connect available callers to queues, teams, extensions, or other approved destinations. Step three: Choose closed-hours routing. Set the message and destination callers receive outside the schedule. Why it matters: Set clear schedules. Assign operating windows to the phone numbers and call flows your business uses.
Business use cases

Make every hour part of a planned call flow.

Bring business hours into the same connected experience as your business calls, customer conversations, and team collaboration.

Set clear schedules

Assign operating windows to the phone numbers and call flows your business uses.

Handle after-hours calls

Send callers to voicemail, another destination, or a suitable closed-hours message.

Reduce manual changes

Use repeatable schedules instead of asking teams to reconfigure routing at the start and end of each day.

How it works

From schedule to caller experience.

See how business hours moves from setup to everyday use inside TalkChief.

  1. Step 1

    Define operating hours

    Choose the days, opening times, and closing times for the relevant call flow.

  2. Step 2

    Choose open-hours routing

    Connect available callers to queues, teams, extensions, or other approved destinations.

  3. Step 3

    Choose closed-hours routing

    Set the message and destination callers receive outside the schedule.

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Questions, answered

Business Hours FAQs

Can different numbers use different business hours?
Yes. Business hours can be configured around the relevant number or call flow so departments and locations do not need to share one schedule.
Where can calls go after hours?
Depending on your configuration, after-hours calls can use a message, voicemail, another team, or another approved destination.
Is Business Hours available on every TalkChief account?
Time-based behavior relies on the account timezone and configured holiday or exception schedules. Review those settings when teams operate across regions.