RockyBB
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join:2005-01-31
Longmont, CO
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Re: I want true 800 to ring to my VOIP
not bad, Doc! Since we like to give out general guidance around here, and certainly folks are reading this thread and not asking questions, let's give the most important guidance.
DO NOT USE YOUR VOIP PROVIDER TO CARRY YOUR TOLL-FREE NUMBER. Instead use a different provider that will "point" your toll-free number to your VOIP phone number. The reason is simply control. Your VOIP provider one day might not
--support you pointing your toll-free number to an off-net number.
--allow you to port a number out if you don't meet certain criteria (if you think POTS number ports are tough, know that toll-free port outs have several additional criteria that can block your wishes)
--provide some of the advanced toll-free features that you might one day want
--allow changes in a timely manner
--be around. I don't remember if SunRocket had toll-free numbers, but that would have been a big mess for any business.
One can open a "toll-free only" account with most traditional long distance carriers, and point your calls to your VOIP phone number.
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priller
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Gainesville, VA
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Do most VoIP providers get their TollFree numbers out of some crappy pool of recycled calling card numbers?
I tried them a couple of times from different providers. In each case, I started getting calls from convenience stores and motels within hours. People would be calling at all hours of the day and night. |
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RockyBB
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Longmont, CO
1 edit | said by priller  :Do most VoIP providers get their TollFree numbers out of some crappy pool of recycled calling card numbers? Yes, that is the great secret of VOIP providers, that they get their toll-free numbers from a pool of recycled calling card numbers. Of course, that's another reason not to get your toll-free number from a VOIP provider, that it will be a recycled number from a pool of old calling cards.
When selecting the number at assignment, there is a minimum level of protection you can do, which is simply to "google" the toll-free number to see any traces of it remaining online. If the number was to a small religious bookstore in Grand Island, Nebraska you'll probably be OK. If it was the phone number for Snoop Dogg's fan club printed on 3 million CDs in 1999, then you should probably pick another.
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