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Advice on tracking down hard to get 800 numbers We have pages and pages of information on how to dig deeper when an 800 number you really want, isn’t available. I’ve tried to simplify it down into just six sentences here, to make it easier for you.

1. There’s no easy way to get an 800 number that’s not available because there’s no whois lookup, so make sure you have a backup, and don’t ask us to do this for you.

2. If you can’t find the customer by dialing the Number or Googling the 800 number then you’ll need to looking up the phone company responsible for it.

3. Getting the customer name and address from the phone company isn’t easy either but we do have a private investigator that can get the customer information for you if necessary.

4. Once you’ve got the customer information you’ll have to research them and find the best way to approach them and sometimes even to track them down a little further if they’ve moved or gone out of business.

5. If you do talk to them and get someone with the old customer to sign off on it, we can get the number for you usually within 24 hours or you can use your own phone company if you feel comfortable they can do it.

6. There’s a lot more in the consulting section including lost numbers, negotiating, dealing with shared use numbers, what numbers not to pursue, cutting in line, and rescuing 800 numbers too.

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A. Jaffe says:
January 7, 2009 at 2:01 pm

I’ve looked up an 800 number i want online and through 800 directories and no company or lead comes up. Should i just give up on this one?

Bill Quimby (678 comments.) says:
January 7, 2009 at 2:50 pm

Looking up the number on the internet is one of the items I included above, but it’s just a small part. There are other things you can do if you really need to. It is very hard and most people should honestly look for a number that’s available rather than beating themselves up to get a number that isn’t. But if you are going to pursue something, you have to do more than just search online.

Bill

Jimmy Sigona (1 comments.) says:
April 13, 2009 at 10:54 pm

Hey Bill!

Thanks for the great site.
Of course I waited too long on the number I liked and went back the next day…GONE! (1-877-FRUIT-NOW)..

We are new division of Sigona’s Farmers Market that is going to deliver fresh fruit to corporate offices for healthier snacks.

Anyway there is another number I like…

1-877-FRUIT-GO

but it says recently merged with a larger company…What does that mean…Is it likely that they will release the number because they are now part of a larger company that doesn’t need it?

Thanks
Jimmy Sigona

Bill Quimby (678 comments.) says:
April 15, 2009 at 12:59 am

Jimmy,

You’re in the right place. The Consulting section certainly helps explain this process. But a post from just the other day actually hits this more directly. See: http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/search/long-shot.html The name is appropriate because it really is a long shot, which is the best way to describe it.

Unfortunately the 877 version is with a number squatting company called Rollinium which isn’t going to be very helpful. I think you’re referring to the 866 version though because that’s with Verizon which is the one with that description. You can give Verizon a call, but like I said, it’s a long shot.

Bill

Jimmy Sigona says:
April 16, 2009 at 1:32 am

Thanks so much for the reply–that is great service.

I don’t think I’ll even try…According to all your comments on your site, it is easier to just look for another number…

Thanks!

–
Jimmy

Frank Jones says:
May 31, 2009 at 1:38 am

We have an 800 number that we have been for a number of years which is tied to a pager. We are looking into changing the pager company due to poor service. What is the process of changing the 800 mnumber to another paging system?

Bill Quimby (678 comments.) says:
June 1, 2009 at 1:29 am

Frank,

You may be able to change it by just filling out a transfer form with whatever company you’re transferring to. Or the pager company may say that it was their number and that you can’t transfer it. You may want to ask the pager company what their policy and ask them nicely. If you have a good story they may want to help you and be willing to let you go.

Bill

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