I need an 800 number, suggestions?

Hi Andrew,

What a lot of people don't know about 1-800 numbers is that they can be 'assigned' to certain companies for resale.

So when you are shopping for a number you will be looking for pricing as well as a particular number. One company may have the best price, but the numbers are mediocre, another company may have a slightly different plan, but you can find a good number that you can turn into a word that matches your needs.

Check around on the web as those companies will allow you to look at the numbers they have available and see if you can find one that also allows you to convert it to a meaningful moniker. (1-800-4ANDREW, as an example). Anything with 1-800-4XX-XXXX allows for the '4' to serve as a lead-in.

As a personal preferrence I like 1-800 over 1-877 if you can get it. YMMV.

One other thing you may want to look for is who had that 1-800 number before they gave it up and you end up with it. If you are receiving a lot of calls to the old business it will drive your monthly bill up until that old traffic disappears. Depending on how the old company promoted the number that could take years. It will also drive you nuts :p

Fwiw, I love having a 1-800 number...

~Bill

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Andy Money

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Killer Joe

One other thing you may want to look for is who had that 1-800 number before they gave it up and you end up with it. If you are receiving a lot of calls to the old business it will drive your monthly bill up until that old traffic disappears. Depending on how the old company promoted the number that could take years. It will also drive you nuts :p

Fwiw, I love having a 1-800 number...

KJ

Good pointer, definitely going to Google the number I get. I'm going to grab 2 of them for two of my businesses and just send them to separate Skype numbers possibly, I'm really not sure yet... thanks for the pointers everyone.

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I.M.Retired

14 years ago

Andrew: Toll Free Numbers, Virtual PBX, Business Phone Service - Virtual Phone System by RingCentral has some interesting options. They also have a high converting affiliate program through Commission Junction.

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bgan10

14 years ago

I have a couple of toll free numbers set up through Callture - Home. Have had the numbers for a couple of years and they have been great.

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John Pawlett

14 years ago

Hi Andrew

I was just looking at the same thing yesterday and came across these guys Toll Free Service - VOIPo Recommended to me by Hostgator although I think they own the company.

Regards

John

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AnniePot 14 years ago

I can back up John's Voipo suggestion with a wholehearted recommendation. I have used them for 2 toll free numbers for a while and so far everything has gone flawlessly.
great service

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Karan Goel

14 years ago

Hey all.

Any free service to get a toll-free no. to redirect calls?

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gregshk 14 years ago

Karan Goel
evoice do call redirect and it's free
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Lambert Klein

14 years ago

I've been using Kall8.com for years and works great for me.

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DogScout

14 years ago

There are also several kinds as in local metro only, country only and world wide. On a world wide site, you need to be sure to not get one that is only metro or country specific.

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DogScout

14 years ago

Also if you are only country or metro specific, and set up a Google business directory, they will use the 800 number to verify, but will not add a listing using an 800 number in a business listing to the 7 pac (in my experience) Certainly with out a lot of collaborating information, anyways.

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evamarthy 14 years ago

Of all the toll free numbers 800 is still the most expensive and widely used area code prefix.
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sheeraburds

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Andrew Maule

Anyone else managing customer support issues with a 800 number or have a suggestion on where to go for the best deal? I really just want to have a more professional set up where people can call and leave voicemail/etc. Any advice?

There are few prefix pointers I want to share if you want to acquire 800 number for business:
1. 800 - the best/expensive/most scarce
2. 866 / 877 - least popular/cheap/always mistaken as local numbers
3. 888 - the best alternative to the 800 prefix/cheaper

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gregshk

14 years ago

I use evoice 1800 and 1866 it's free for the first 6 months

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Dennis Gaskill

14 years ago

Hostgator gives you a toll free number with one of their hosting accounts. I'm not recommending it as I've never used Hostgator, just thought I'd toss it out as an option.

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Negotiator74

14 years ago

I use Evoice Receptionist but have no idea of whether they are the cheapest compared to the competition. All I know is that it works and in almost 3 years haven't had a single problem.

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Gclunis

14 years ago

I've used evoice for my 800 number purposes. They offer the number free for 6 months so it works out perfectly for most. look it up..i've never had a problem with them

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use evoice tech...
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LiamMcIvorMartin

14 years ago

I use phonebooth right now and it's free. Not a 1800 but does the job.

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prostarprofitsdotcom

14 years ago

I still have not made enough post to put links you can search Google for Freedom 800 I have used them for years.

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emilhammon 14 years ago

Most of the folks out here gave quality advice concerning toll free service. As for me the best advice I could give you is once you have this service try using it as your main business number.
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14 years ago

I have websites where I use RingCentral: Toll-free numbers, Local numbers, Voicemail, Call Forwarding, Call Waiting, Fax services. There's a free trial of the service so you can test drive and compare. Just make sure you cancel the service before the trial ends in case you do not like it so that you do not get charged.

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blancabinns 14 years ago
Check my top 5 choices of toll free service providers:
- 800 Response
- RingCentral
- Halloo
- Kall8
- My1Voice
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