Virtual phone number

Danthus · 5 Oct 2011 at 14:38

I need a new virtual phone number I can have pointed to a mobile phone.

From what I have seen I have buy the number, pay a monthly rental and then pay to receive the calls.

Are there any companies that do not charge you to receive the calls?

TommyV · 5 Oct 2011 at 14:50

you some kind of drug lord?

Danthus · 5 Oct 2011 at 15:01

Only on Wednesdays.

El_Watcher · 5 Oct 2011 at 15:36

The closest thing I can think of to what you want is virtual office call divert. This assigns you a telephone number (local or 0845), which diverts to your mobile. You pay per month, plus you pay for the diverted call.

Depending on where you are, there may be a local company that does it.

Something like this

Lamo · 5 Oct 2011 at 15:52

Orange do a thing called pocket landline not sure if you use them

http://business.orange.co.uk/home/s...voice-services/pocket-landline?printpreview=1

dave_beast · 5 Oct 2011 at 16:21

YAC - been using it for years and never paid a penny! free to recieve phone calls setup etc, and you can setup up various diverts fax/voice mode etc, voicemail to email

http://www.yac.com

Go to the bottom right and click "Phone Number"

megakid · 5 Oct 2011 at 16:35

dave_beast said:
YAC - been using it for years and never paid a penny! free to recieve phone calls setup etc, and you can setup up various diverts fax/voice mode etc, voicemail to email

http://www.yac.com

Go to the bottom right and click "Phone Number"

Those 070 numbers cost an absolute fortune to dial though! Sometimes £2 for less than 30 seconds from mobiles.

dave_beast · 5 Oct 2011 at 17:48

megakid said:
Those 070 numbers cost an absolute fortune to dial though! Sometimes £2 for less than 30 seconds from mobiles.

How much do these calls cost?
BT stipulates that calls to 070 numbers will not cost more than 51p per minute, with a maximum call connection fee of 51p, while calls to personal numbers with Primus Saver cost between 9.79p and 48.94p a minute as well as a one-off call connection fee.

POB · 5 Oct 2011 at 17:51

Skype might have something like this, I know you can pick a number from loads of places around the world.

I think you can then forward it on.

Would be a proper geographic number.

aidman · 5 Oct 2011 at 17:55

I use http://www.flextel.com/, free call forwarding on 07 & 08 numbers... but costs a bomb for mobile users... You can buy a geographic number, but you have to pay forwarding costs at 4ppm.