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Do any of you use a 1 800 number? Good/Bad? Company you recommend or use (with link if possible)?
1 800 number?
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How big is your service area?
With cell phone services as they are a 800 number is a total waste of money IMO.
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About 250 KM radius
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We have an 800 number from ATT it forwards to our office number. Our answering service is MAPS they do a great job all calls are sent in a text to both my cell and to the tech. If the tech does not respond in 15 minutes another text gets sent. We have never missed a service call something I cant say about forwarding to my cell.
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Do you just forward the shop phone to your or an employees cell phone?
What do you use to do that?
Right now important, repeat commercial and industrial clients have someone in managements cellphone and that's where they call in the event of an emergency. Some of them still only have the office phone number. I'd hate for them to not be able to get a hold of us in an emergency.
We use RingCentral for our 800 #. The calls that come in from the 800 # forward to our office line.
http://www.ringcentral.com/office/features/toll-free-numbers/overview.html
http://www.ringcentral.com/office/features/toll-free-numbers/overview.html
We have several 800#'s. We also use Ring Central as well as a company called Hosted Numbers. We have all kinds of numbers. I think around 30 at the moment.
We use different numbers for different forms of advertising. All of the vehicles have a specific 800#, as we cover a 150 mile area, with multiple area codes. Then for each location, we have multiple numbers for each form of advertising we run. That is what we use the Hosted Numbers for. We can easily track all the numbers to actually gauge how many calls we receive from a specific advertisement.
We use different numbers for different forms of advertising. All of the vehicles have a specific 800#, as we cover a 150 mile area, with multiple area codes. Then for each location, we have multiple numbers for each form of advertising we run. That is what we use the Hosted Numbers for. We can easily track all the numbers to actually gauge how many calls we receive from a specific advertisement.
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Mid Atlantic paranormal society. :laughing::thumbup:
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We have had a toll-free number since 1988. Back in those days, we paid $20 per month, plus $.20 per minute for the calls.
Now, the monthly fees are minimal (less than $2 for junk fees), and the usage is $.025 per minute, billable in tenths of a minute.
We used to have 3 different toll-free numbers, but disconnected all but one of them, since it was the only one advertised. The others were internal numbers, but with the popularity of cell phones and free long distance these days, a toll-free line is not worth what it used to be.
It may even be considered a stigma to some. :blink:
Now, the monthly fees are minimal (less than $2 for junk fees), and the usage is $.025 per minute, billable in tenths of a minute.
We used to have 3 different toll-free numbers, but disconnected all but one of them, since it was the only one advertised. The others were internal numbers, but with the popularity of cell phones and free long distance these days, a toll-free line is not worth what it used to be.
It may even be considered a stigma to some. :blink:
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Ring Central is da bomb!
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I like that idea a lot. What's the system called?
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We have an 1800 # because we service a large area with a different area code. I think it makes good sense to have one. But I agree with so many people using cell phones not sure if it matters. But 1800 lines are cheap!
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