Comments on: Do You have a Business Number? http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/do-you-have-a-business-number/ Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:38:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anthony Williams http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/do-you-have-a-business-number/comment-page-1/#comment-351015 Anthony Williams Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:32:37 +0000 http://www.bizzia.com/?p=31761#comment-351015 There are two ways to get a business *number* without getting a business *line*. The first is to sign up for a non-geographic number, such as 0845, 0870 or 0800 in the UK or 1-800 in the US. You can then change which real line this redirects to without changing the number people call. This may or may not have a subscription cost, and a cost to receive calls (free-to-call numbers typically have both, my 0845 number is completely free to me, and is local rate for callers). Secondly, you can use SkypeIn to obtain a physical number that is redirected to your Skype account. Though this does have a cost, it's not as high as a physical phone line, and has the advantage that you can answer the call wherever you are, as long as you have a good-enough internet connection. I do both: my 0845 number redirects to my SkypeIn number. If I ever get a real business line, I can seamlessly change my 0845 number to call that, and no-one would be any the wiser. There are two ways to get a business *number* without getting a business *line*. The first is to sign up for a non-geographic number, such as 0845, 0870 or 0800 in the UK or 1-800 in the US. You can then change which real line this redirects to without changing the number people call. This may or may not have a subscription cost, and a cost to receive calls (free-to-call numbers typically have both, my 0845 number is completely free to me, and is local rate for callers).

Secondly, you can use SkypeIn to obtain a physical number that is redirected to your Skype account. Though this does have a cost, it’s not as high as a physical phone line, and has the advantage that you can answer the call wherever you are, as long as you have a good-enough internet connection.

I do both: my 0845 number redirects to my SkypeIn number. If I ever get a real business line, I can seamlessly change my 0845 number to call that, and no-one would be any the wiser.

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