Comments on: How do toll-free numbers work? http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/content/guide/how-toll-free-numbers-work.html 1-800 Toll free number search program to locate vanity 800 numbers Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:23:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: michaelpatisso http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/content/guide/how-toll-free-numbers-work.html#comment-664 michaelpatisso Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:29:05 +0000 http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/content/guide/how-toll-free-numbers-work.html#comment-664 Hello, Is there monthly fees involved? and how many minutes are allowed each month? In addition will I be able to make outgoing calls and have my 800 number show up as the caller ID.<ul></ul> Hello,
Is there monthly fees involved? and how many minutes are allowed each month? In addition will I be able to make outgoing calls and have my 800 number show up as the caller ID.
    ]]>         By: Bill Quimby http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/content/guide/how-toll-free-numbers-work.html#comment-665 Bill Quimby Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:22:11 +0000 http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/content/guide/how-toll-free-numbers-work.html#comment-665 Michael, We don’t provide the ongoing service. We help you find the best number, activate it and you’ll get 100 minutes or 30 days for free. Then you just pay whatever company you want to use for the ongoing service. No toll free number makes outbound calls so it won’t show up in your caller ID. The local number that you call from shows up in your caller ID. .Bill Quimby.<ul></ul> Michael,

    We don’t provide the ongoing service. We help you find the best number, activate it and you’ll get 100 minutes or 30 days for free. Then you just pay whatever company you want to use for the ongoing service.

    No toll free number makes outbound calls so it won’t show up in your caller ID. The local number that you call from shows up in your caller ID.

    .Bill Quimby.

      ]]>             By: Alexandra http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/content/guide/how-toll-free-numbers-work.html#comment-774 Alexandra Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:55:28 +0000 http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/content/guide/how-toll-free-numbers-work.html#comment-774 Does my regular phone number change into the tollfree number?<ul></ul> Does my regular phone number change into the tollfree number?
        ]]>                 By: Bill Quimby http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/content/guide/how-toll-free-numbers-work.html#comment-775 Bill Quimby Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:51:25 +0000 http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/content/guide/how-toll-free-numbers-work.html#comment-775 No Alexandra. Your regular phone number doesn’t “change" to the toll free number. The toll free number just rings into or is forwarded to that local number. Other than making it ring when the toll free number is dialed it doesn’t change the local number at all. People also often refer to a toll free number being attached to a local line, but a toll free number really doesn't physically "attach" to a local line. That's just where it sends the calls. Bill<ul></ul> No Alexandra. Your regular phone number doesn’t “change” to the toll free number. The toll free number just rings into or is forwarded to that local number. Other than making it ring when the toll free number is dialed it doesn’t change the local number at all.

        People also often refer to a toll free number being attached to a local line, but a toll free number really doesn’t physically “attach” to a local line. That’s just where it sends the calls.

        Bill

          ]]>                     By: Bryan Winters http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/content/guide/how-toll-free-numbers-work.html#comment-976 Bryan Winters Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:50:46 +0000 http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/content/guide/how-toll-free-numbers-work.html#comment-976 I have directed my toll free number to my cell phone to receive in business calls from prospective customers. If I cannot take the call at the time the customer will leave their phone number in a voice mail. When I return their call on my cell phone I don't want the caller ID to show my cell phone number but the toll free number. Is this possible and if so how do I set this up? Bryan<ul></ul> I have directed my toll free number to my cell phone to receive in business calls from prospective customers. If I cannot take the call at the time the customer will leave their phone number in a voice mail.

          When I return their call on my cell phone I don’t want the caller ID to show my cell phone number but the toll free number. Is this possible and if so how do I set this up?

          Bryan

            ]]>                         By: Bill Quimby http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/content/guide/how-toll-free-numbers-work.html#comment-977 Bill Quimby Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:51:23 +0000 http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/content/guide/how-toll-free-numbers-work.html#comment-977 Bryan, There's no way to change the caller ID of your cell phone to show a different number that I'm aware of. You can program office PBX's to show toll free numbers but there's no way to do that with a cell phone. I'm not sure it would be a good thing even if there was for two reasons anyway. Would you really want anyone with a cell phone to be able to program a different number into their cell phone? It would greatly diminish the value and legitimacy of caller ID, wouldn't it? Secondly some people look at any toll free number in caller ID with skepticism. There is one service that may help to allow you to manipulate a variation of caller ID. Take a look at <a href="http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/displaying-your-800-number-in-the-caller-id.html" rel="nofollow">Accudata Technologies Smart Caller ID</a>. I have a page more focused about <a href="http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/blogs/toll-free-numbers-on-your-caller-id.html" rel="nofollow">800 number Caller ID</a> and there are a couple other services that people use to get the real information when caller ID doesn’t show it. Although I’m not sure whether that will really help you in this case. See <a href="http://www.whocalled.us/" rel="nofollow">WhoCalled.us</a> for more help knowing who is calling from the caller ID and also a Wiki post for more about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_ID_spoofing" rel="nofollow">Caller ID Spoofing</a> Bill<ul></ul> Bryan,

            There’s no way to change the caller ID of your cell phone to show a different number that I’m aware of. You can program office PBX’s to show toll free numbers but there’s no way to do that with a cell phone. I’m not sure it would be a good thing even if there was for two reasons anyway.

            Would you really want anyone with a cell phone to be able to program a different number into their cell phone? It would greatly diminish the value and legitimacy of caller ID, wouldn’t it? Secondly some people look at any toll free number in caller ID with skepticism.

            There is one service that may help to allow you to manipulate a variation of caller ID. Take a look at Accudata Technologies Smart Caller ID. I have a page more focused about 800 number Caller ID and there are a couple other services that people use to get the real information when caller ID doesn’t show it. Although I’m not sure whether that will really help you in this case. See WhoCalled.us for more help knowing who is calling from the caller ID and also a Wiki post for more about Caller ID Spoofing

            Bill

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