There are many reasons business owners like to use a toll-free or “800” phone number as their main phone number. It can certainly make a small start-up look like a much larger, more established company. A toll-free number also helps a locally-based company look like a national organization. And, of course, it makes calling their company from anywhere in North America free to customers.

 

Normally the trade-off is a toll-free number purchased from the telephone company can be very expensive. But there is a way to get around that high cost: my1voice virtual phone service.

 

my1voice, a virtual phone gives you all the features of a professional, corporate phone system without the high cost of purchasing equipment. It works with your existing phone line – landline or mobile – to give you features such as a virtual receptionist with multiple extensions, voicemail, conference calling, smart call forwarding and more.

 

When you sign on to my1voice virtual phone service, you are offered the choice of using a local or a toll-free phone number. There is no extra cost for the toll-free number. It’s built into the service.

 

So let’s say you choose the my1voice package offering 150 minutes of use per month for $10. If you tell my1voice you want the toll-free number, you get it for that same $10 per month. Not only is the number itself cheaper than going to the phone company; you also get a plethora of other features you wouldn’t be getting if you purchased only the toll-free number. You win twice!

 

 

There is one important thing to understand no matter where you go for the number. Although the terms “toll-free” and “800” number are often used interchangeably, in reality there are more toll-free area codes than “800” itself. In fact, these days it is very difficult to obtain an actual 800 number since most of those were assigned years ago. But there are plenty of 866, 877 and 888 numbers available. They all work the same as an actual 800 number, and may offer more options for vanity numbers (such as 888-MY COMPANY).

 

To learn more about how virtual phone services can help you obtain your toll-free number, visit the my1voice Website.