Testimonial 659 out of 1964
Your site is great! Although I have not found any numbers I can use, the site is a great service. Thanks for what you do.
Ted A. Greve
Ted A. Greve & Associates, PA
Testimonial 210 out of 1964
We were very grateful for the service that you offered. Since we were in the UK and setting up a business in the US we were struggling to work out how to get the 800 number we wanted and what provider to put it with. You made the process both understandable and simple.
Mark Sharman
Perfect Neighbors
Testimonial 829 out of 1964
The process is extremely easy to set up. Bill was very responsive for every question I had. The rates are not bad at all. I highly recommend this company to anyone thinking of getting a toll free number!!
Raul Banda
Banda Associates
Testimonial 1863 out of 1964
You Guys Rock.............
Michael Leach
Loan Solutions of America
Testimonial 132 out of 1964
Worked with Bill on a previous toll-free number, quick process and great help to transfer into our normal phone network.
Thanks for the help - made a big difference for us, and working with Bill again! Much easier than our big carriers.
Dan Wolman
CampusFundraiser
Testimonial 1271 out of 1964
You sure made our Quest for a good number much easier. It was fast and quick.
Rama S. Singh
Company: QFL, Inc (Quest For Life)
Testimonial 215 out of 1964
"I stumbled upon Bill's site via a google search...and I'm glad I found it!
Bill provided an easy, inexpensive way to find the right custom 800# for my new business. Plus, he referred me to a much cheaper phone service provider...saving me significant money every month! Thanks for a great service, Bill!"
Barbara Chandler
Testimonial 823 out of 1964
Bill Quimby runs a very detailed operation. There are no 'hidden fees' or 'catches' that as an American consumer, I am unfortunately USED to. I also made three or four calls to the company. Not only did I get answers every time, BUT BILL QUIMBY himself answered 2 of my calls.
Patrick Mace, Realtor
PatrickMace.com
Testimonial 1807 out of 1964
As always - you are a GEMSTONE !! Thanks again for taking a moment to respond !
Most gratefully yours,
Tony Hoffman
BanCard Services Trust
Testimonial 32 out of 1964
Bill is great at getting good numbers but his site and information also enabled me track down and get the number we really wanted from another phone company. It enabled us to get the best number for our client. Bill's service was fast and effective.
Nick Newsom
Consumers like them because they’re free to call. Advertisers like them because customers are more likely to call. Companies also like them because they are portable and they create a more national presence and they have additional capabilities in terms of reporting and routing that local numbers don’t have. Another major reason for their popularity is that they have dropped so dramatically in price and ease of use. When they were first introduced they were expensive and hard to get. But now they are so cheap and so simple to set up that even the smallest part time business or residential user, almost can’t afford not to use one.
(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5)
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tina says:
January 23, 2008 at 3:05 am
Is it possible to get a number JUST for NY state? I found the vanity number I want but it seems to be used only in Iowa
Bill Quimby (610 comments.) says:
January 23, 2008 at 6:40 pm
The answer for that is yes and no. I’ll try to explain.
No, there is only one official customer of record for any toll free number. It is technically possible for the customer to make calls from one area ring to one place and calls from the other but in reality the toll free number really isn’t split. There is ultimately only one customer of record and it’s very difficult for anyone to work out a sharing arrangement with a regular customer even if they only use it in one regional area.
You also run into the same problem you face with shared use, in that you wind up putting yourself at the mercy of the other customer. If they don’t pay their bill, your service will be shut off too. And it can be hard to prove that you have any right to the number (because you really don’t) if anything changes with the original end user.
It’s also a little strange for most people to get a call from someone asking for a piece of their toll free number. You will have to get past the knee jerk reaction against it. If you do try to do it write back about your experience, especially if you do get anywhere.
Bill Quimby
Gerard Laurain says:
August 23, 2008 at 11:16 am
Bill,
Do you know of a source where I can determine the total number of toll free minutes that are generated/year in the U.S.?
Thanks,
Gerard Laurain
Bill Quimby (610 comments.) says:
August 23, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Gerald,
No, I’m sorry. I don’t think there would really be a valid source for that information. It would be hard to determine since they’re not done all through one company any more since they were broken up from AT&T in the early 90s. It’s kind of like asking how many page views occur in a day on the internet.
Bill