Comments on: Murphy’s Law (of Custom 800 Numbers) http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/activations/murphys-law-of-custom-800-numbers.html The Internet's Toll Free Search Engine for Vanity 1-800 Numbers Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:27:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Brian Walthorn http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/activations/murphys-law-of-custom-800-numbers.html#comment-1090 Brian Walthorn Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:06:51 +0000 http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/activations/murphys-law-of-custom-800-numbers.html#comment-1090 I was just checking out several toll free sites and found a number I really want and started to make the purchase but then found your site and I would like to give my business to you but I beleive because I started the process at another site, the number is now unavailable through you. Perhaps you can help me out , the # is (***edited so they don't re-reserve or activate it). thank you very much Brian<ul></ul> I was just checking out several toll free sites and found a number I really want and started to make the purchase but then found your site and I would like to give my business to you but I beleive because I started the process at another site, the number is now unavailable through you. Perhaps you can help me out , the # is (***edited so they don’t re-reserve or activate it). thank you very much

Brian

    ]]>         By: Bill Quimby http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/activations/murphys-law-of-custom-800-numbers.html#comment-1091 Bill Quimby Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:34:09 +0000 http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/activations/murphys-law-of-custom-800-numbers.html#comment-1091 Brian, It looks like you looked up a number on CustomTollFree.com. They are one of the sites that I warn people about. They not only reserve numbers you find available, because that number was available for the past four months. But they will not only say you have to get the service from them but you are only renting THEIR number from them even though they only took it out of the spare pool like a regular phone company. They are pretending to be a phone company with their lookup but they are also pretending to be the owner of the number so they can “rent‿ it to you. And the more you use it the more at their mercy you become and the more the rate goes up too. They are definitely someone you want to avoid, even more than regular phone companies just reserving the numbers they are a shared use company pretending to be a regular phone company to get you to tell them what you want so they can get it like a phone company and then rent it to you like a shared use number squatter. There are also a few other people who have used their site that talk about it at http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/darkside<ul></ul> Brian,

    It looks like you looked up a number on CustomTollFree.com. They are one of the sites that I warn people about. They not only reserve numbers you find available, because that number was available for the past four months. But they will not only say you have to get the service from them but you are only renting THEIR number from them even though they only took it out of the spare pool like a regular phone company. They are pretending to be a phone company with their lookup but they are also pretending to be the owner of the number so they can “rent‿ it to you. And the more you use it the more at their mercy you become and the more the rate goes up too.

    They are definitely someone you want to avoid, even more than regular phone companies just reserving the numbers they are a shared use company pretending to be a regular phone company to get you to tell them what you want so they can get it like a phone company and then rent it to you like a shared use number squatter.

    There are also a few other people who have used their site that talk about it at http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/darkside

      ]]>             By: James Cullen http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/activations/murphys-law-of-custom-800-numbers.html#comment-1094 James Cullen Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:02:02 +0000 http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/activations/murphys-law-of-custom-800-numbers.html#comment-1094 Hi Bill, I am thinking about purchasing a # this week. There are a few great names I see on other websites such as mytollfree800number, ourtollfree800number.com, customtollfree.com and telename.com The problem is that it seems as if I would be trapped borrowing one of there #'s and being forced to pay whatever rated they deem necessary once I brand this # into my business. Is this correct? If I purchase a # through your company I will own that # forever and never have to pay a rental fee to any company? Thanks for taking the time. I am starting a referral business in the Bay Area called, "BAY AREA CERTIFIED" and it is a company based on finding only the best highest/top rated companies. Thought I would throw that out there in case you could come up with anything? Otherwise, I will continue to search your site and possibly put a order in on a back order. I would prefer a 800# unless something really nice comes up under another prefix. Thank you for the help and look forward to working with you soon, James Cullen<ul></ul> Hi Bill,
      I am thinking about purchasing a # this week. There are a few great names I see on other websites such as mytollfree800number, ourtollfree800number.com, customtollfree.com and telename.com The problem is that it seems as if I would be trapped borrowing one of there #’s and being forced to pay whatever rated they deem necessary once I brand this # into my business. Is this correct? If I purchase a # through your company I will own that # forever and never have to pay a rental fee to any company? Thanks for taking the time.

      I am starting a referral business in the Bay Area called, “BAY AREA CERTIFIED” and it is a company based on finding only the best highest/top rated companies. Thought I would throw that out there in case you could come up with anything? Otherwise, I will continue to search your site and possibly put a order in on a back order. I would prefer a 800# unless something really nice comes up under another prefix.

      Thank you for the help and look forward to working with you soon,

      James Cullen

        ]]>                 By: Bill Quimby http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/activations/murphys-law-of-custom-800-numbers.html#comment-1095 Bill Quimby Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:21:30 +0000 http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/activations/murphys-law-of-custom-800-numbers.html#comment-1095 Yes James. Those websites are all shared use companies and they will definitely have you by the balls. They have a kind of drug dealer business plan, getting you hooked and then once you’re stuck with their number they can raise up the rates both for the usage and the monthly rent as high as they want. They own you. They have contracts but they are written to protect them and guarantee that you have no power or recourse at all. Try looking up who actually owns those websites. Many of them hide the actual ownership and identity of the principles for a reason. Ours is the only service like this in which you will OWN the number with no strings, usually for less than the introductory monthly rent for just a small piece of one of their numbers. It looks like you’ve already used the Keyword Search based on your email. That’s what I usually do when people ask me if I know anything for whatever their project or business is. In terms of preferring an ‘800’ you have to know what you want but take what you can get too. And toll free numbers aren't like women, you can always add another if something better comes along later on. So get the best you can for now and watch those 800 Watch emails too. I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions or need help with anything else. Bill<ul></ul> Yes James. Those websites are all shared use companies and they will definitely have you by the balls. They have a kind of drug dealer business plan, getting you hooked and then once you’re stuck with their number they can raise up the rates both for the usage and the monthly rent as high as they want. They own you. They have contracts but they are written to protect them and guarantee that you have no power or recourse at all. Try looking up who actually owns those websites. Many of them hide the actual ownership and identity of the principles for a reason. Ours is the only service like this in which you will OWN the number with no strings, usually for less than the introductory monthly rent for just a small piece of one of their numbers.

        It looks like you’ve already used the Keyword Search based on your email. That’s what I usually do when people ask me if I know anything for whatever their project or business is. In terms of preferring an ‘800’ you have to know what you want but take what you can get too. And toll free numbers aren’t like women, you can always add another if something better comes along later on. So get the best you can for now and watch those 800 Watch emails too. I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions or need help with anything else.

        Bill

          ]]>                     By: Mike http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/activations/murphys-law-of-custom-800-numbers.html#comment-1273 Mike Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:48:44 +0000 http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/activations/murphys-law-of-custom-800-numbers.html#comment-1273 In your article, you write everything under the son (not sun). Is that a typo to prove the point of the article?<ul></ul> In your article, you write everything under the son (not sun). Is that a typo to prove the point of the article?
            ]]>                         By: Bill Quimby http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/activations/murphys-law-of-custom-800-numbers.html#comment-1274 Bill Quimby Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:53:20 +0000 http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/activations/murphys-law-of-custom-800-numbers.html#comment-1274 No, that wasn't to prove the point. And spell check doesn't find tu type of mispelling either, does it?! But now that you point that out, it does kind of fit the article so I'll leave that one. Bill<ul></ul> No, that wasn’t to prove the point. And spell check doesn’t find tu type of mispelling either, does it?! But now that you point that out, it does kind of fit the article so I’ll leave that one.

            Bill

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