The use of International Virtual Numbers, for both residential and business subscribers, is on the rise as both individuals and businesses looking to make a call are also looking to save a buck.
While these numbers can create a "virtual presence", a Virtual Number also enables customers worldwide to reach them through a local rather an international call.
Businesses, in particular, can benefit from using an International Virtual Number to open virtual sales offices overseas and answer calls from their U.S. based location.
DID World Wide (
www.didww.com) has been providing a wide range of reliable, stable and high-quality innovative origination products, including Direct Inward Dialing (DID) access solutions on a worldwide basis since early on.
And one particular method is the PC to Phone option the company provides. As these International Virtual Number can be forwarded to any regular phone landline or cellular within 38countries. However, don’t be fooled by the “PC to Phone” name. There is no Internet, computer or any additional equipment required. It is just like assigning an international number to your local phone.
DID World Wide says this is a cost-effective and practical solution for those who want to be contacted or contact people all over the world and be independent of an Internet connection.
For example, users can assign a New York number to a local one in London allowing others to call while paying only local rates. Another, real word example: customers in the United States want to get calls from someone Pakistan. They can take the following steps to get the service running:
- Buy a Pakistan DID ($5 setup + $20 monthly fee).
(Note that the pricing of the DID is dependant on the location of the number of the number).
- Map the DID to your home phone number (PSTN) in the USA (for additional $14.99 per month).
- Send those in Pakistan your DID number.
When this is done, they will be able to call you in the U.S., paying only local Pakistan phone rates.
Supported countries for Standard PSTN Service are:
Argentina, France Mexico, South Korea, Australia, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Greece, New Zealand, Sweden, Belgium, Hong Kong, Norway, Switzerland, Brazil, Ireland, Poland, Taiwan, Canada, Israel, Portugal, United Kingdom, Chile, Italy, Puerto Rico, USA, China, Japan, Russia, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Russia, Denmark, Malaysia, Estonia, Virgin Island among others.