Cheapest Way To Forward Calls

I'm using www.vumber.com. $10/mo for the first one, then $5 (I think) for each additional. Not cheap by any stretch.

I use RingCentral. You can set up extensions that forward to different numbers. I'm not sure what you're looking to pay. For me, this is a small price to pay considering how much I'm getting from clients.

I've tried ringcentral and vumber.com also and it is quite cheap. But still looking for another.

thanks guys, do you forward it to a voicemail? How do you avoid paying the monthly minutes?

GV usually only asks you to enter your 4 digit code if you call from one of the numbers that you have defined in the system. If you define your home number and cell number in GV and then call from one of those numbers GV assumes that you must want to check your messages.

Is that the case for you? Have you tried calling from different phones?

I use GV for forwarding all of the time. It works great and it's free :-)

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Evoice allows you to setup a professional "voiceover autoattendant" that will allow you to either forward/answer the call, or send them directly to voicemail.

You also get a 1800 number and 2 extensions for 12.95/mo, with the first 6 months FREE.

use skype. $5 bucks a month, unlimited minutes, your own phone number

I use a google voice number forwarded right to my phone. It's local and free!

If you need a local number for forwarding, I have found that, MagicJack.com is great. $39 to setup, and $20 a year after that.

It also forwards the correct dial tone, so callers can hit keys, such as, when given instructions to press #, etc.

kelvin

They all run about $10 a month for line one and about $4 each additional. All services have tons of features.

When I use magic jack, the only time I had problems is when memory on PC was low. But for this thread, I was only considering how good it works for me when used only as a forwarding number.

I've had good luck with MagicJack. The only problem has been with the Skype voip phone I've been using...

I have used Tossable Digits Disposable, Temporary Virtual Phone Numbers | Private, Anonymous Telephone Services they have tracking for each number and you can get as many numbers as you need. Additional numbers are fairly cheap after the initial
number. They have additional minutes as low as .04 depending on usage and plan.

I use magic jack and set up call forwarding to my cell phone; you can get any number you want ; works well if you want to show people you have a local number; I had an out of state cell phone...

hostednumbers.com

great ideas !

I use and love kall8.com

I know you've had trouble with Google Voice, but I've had terrific results with them. You just can't call the google voice number with one of the numbers you want it to forward to.

Hi,



if you're looking for a more integrated service that will not only FWD calls but record them & tell you where they have come from, length of time and a whole host of other stuff then check out, mongoosemetrics.com



it goes a lot deeper, but if you want to manage the hole process then it's the sort of thing you are going to need to look at.


Rob

Kall8 800 Numbers & Toll Free Number Services - very affordable

Kall8 seconded... (whoops, make that third'd)

Don't know if they still do it but why not try Voipcheap | Free voip calls are one step away! (not an affiliate link)

After the first top up of around $10, the number is yours for free and you can call about 30 Countries for free within the first 90 days of your top-up. And the coolest thing is you redirect the call to a landline in a Country that is listed on there as free

PS: I was hoping someone here would recommend a tollfree forwarding service that is possibly "cheaper"..

Thanks Droopy Dawg! eVoice with 6 months with a tollfree number is sooo kwoooll!

Form my point of view and I think that skype is the best for forwarding calls. It is very nice way and also less cost effective. I like that way. Also it is much used all over the world.

You can use skype, here this is very low cost and you can receive anytime from any operator. You can also call via skype to other operator.

I'm from Romania.Which of these options do you think are cost effective?
I want to buy/get an local number in an US city and have it forwarded to my cell phone, so i can have people call me on that number instead of an international one.
Thanks for the suggestions

I want to save a few hours for any fellow Canadians...

I was going through and implementing Dr Dan's Google Love Method (Awesome implementable course by the way) and ran into this call forwarding problem as he mentioned phone.com which only has US and 1800 type #'s

THIS IS YOUR BEST SOLUTION FOR CALL FORWARDING w/ LOCAL CANADIAN #'s

Use www.hostednumbers.com.

The "Hosted Local" Plan is $7.95/mo and includes:
- CDN Local # ( Alberta, BC, Manitoba & Ontario)
- 1000 forwarding minutes
- Call Reporting
- Call Forwarding
- Google Analytics Integration ( Never got to use or implement this so i cant really say if this is useful or not)

Took me the whole afternoon calling evoice, vonage, eVoice etc to get to this provider.

Enjoy

-G

Try setting up OpenVBX and use Twilio. $1 per month for a number, and 1 cent per minute for calls. You can have the virtual number forward to as many numbers as you'd like. The one that picks up first is the one that takes the call. OpenVBX is much better than Google voice, since you can customize it any way you want.

I chosen .
They also include 135 minutes in the lowest plan and that's really great for me.It works pretty good.

How much would be for someone to setup an Twillio account,US number and forward it to my phone in Romania? What are the rates?

I use skype and yes there is a way to track the calls that are forward
Regards
Suave

Grasshopper.com!!!

I run an U.S. online retail store. Although I live in Australia I needed a U.S. toll-free number and U.S. local area code number and fax.

I use RingCentral.com for all these numbers. I pay $55 per month for the toll-free and fax plus an additional $5 for the local area code number.

RingCentral is a very powerful service. Even though my customers ring a U.S. toll free number I answer the phone from my home in Australia. I can answer either on my pc or forward the call to my home phone. Also, when I call people in the U.S. (via the Call Controller sofware from RingCentral on my PC) they see my U.S. number.

RingCentral has tons of other features. You can record and upload greetings, take message which are then email to you as .wav files, you can block numbers, you can set up in/after business hours options, call loops, extensions and a whole lt of other cool things.

Can't recommend the service enough.

Try magic Jack its great and works world over

many times calls are not connect and voice clarity is low.

GOOGLE VOICE! It's FREE!!!!!!!!!!

I use ring central and have been happy with the service. I also use Skype numbers.

Avoid Tollfreeforwarding.com they are border line SCAM. Just search the net for reviews, do not use them Im having major trouble they are unreasonable and provide no service. Their version of service is to provide you with a 1800 number and if it dont work its not their fault, avoid them at all costs.

I'm looking for a solution as well. I'd like to have a forwarding service that includes a local virtual number AND a toll free number. I've found a couple that will do this, but none have my California area code available. (530)

The BIG problem with Google Voice is there is a HUGE delay (several rings) before actually ringing on your phone AND there is a message "Please hold while the Google Voice subscriber is located" I know it's free, but these are deal killers for me and make for an unprofessional image I don't want to portray to my potential clients.

I'm not bashing Google Voice by any means. It's just not for me.

I prefer skype. Try it and you will find out that it the best in call-forwarding. It is a bit common which I believe makes it cost-effective. Am sure your will approve it once you have a test on it. You will for sure enjoy your job with it.

I really like using kall8.com but there are a lot of great website and ideas in here. Do your research and you now have a list of providers to choose from. Best of luck

Phone.com I think is $4.95 a month, I had considered using them for a project a little while ago and they seemed solid

Google can do this, also K7 has this for FREE, moreover, Google has a few under 5 bucks a month.

I use MagicJack also
and is trackable also

Ok for all of us that need a # for SEO / results tracking for clients, here are the criteria that might be more helpful for defining needs. Google voice wont work because there is that message that states "google voice" when someone dials your #. Anyone prospect or customer calling it will hear that- uh....kinda ghetto if you are a business.

My situation is overall, I have a client that says our SEO is not working. I know it is, we have front page placement and I have 2 competitors in the same industry that are very happy, same geotarget. I am 100% convinced that the real problem is it's the cranky, angry bitches that answer the phones (and hate me over that catty jealous female bul**** because I am young and beautiful and they are old, fat, washed up and mad at the world). I need something to prove them wrong so senior management will finally see the real picture and continue paying us for the real success we are bringing them. Here are my needs and I think I found the solution thanks to the Greg218 above-

Hostednumbers.com seems to do all of this and more and has the best rates. Ifbyphone wants to charge me 4 times what hostednumbers.com does! Screw them!

-No google voice message (this eliminates google voice)
-must forward to any # I choose
-Caller id tracking on my reports so I can show them who called. Ideally advanced tracking that will not just show what # called at what time, but assinged business name to that #
-Recording of calls
-nice but not deal breakers are email or sms notifications once a successful call was placed, answered and recording made

Thats really it....not too complicated right?

I will give it a whirl and see how it pans out....

Hi, I use the Smartgroschen. They have a small top-up starts from 0.89 Euro, so just enough to use from time to time.