Distinctive Ring

This Service goes by different names depending on the telephone company -Custom Ringing by U.S. West, Smart Ring by GTE, Ring Master by Bell South, Ring Mate by NYNEX, Personalized Ringing by Southwestern Bell, Call Identification Service by Ameritech, Ident-a Ring by Bell Atlantic, etc.

These services all work in the same manner. Two, and sometimes three, different numbers can be requested from the phone company. The numbers ring through a single line coming into the business or residence and each number can be distinguished by the pattern of the ring. These ring patterns are made up of various combinations of ring bursts.

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    Suzanne Sturgill says:
    May 25, 2009 at 10:28 pm

    I would like to point my toll free number to a different phone number. How do I do that?

    Suzanne

      Bill Quimby (678 comments.) says:
      May 26, 2009 at 9:19 am

      Suzanne,

      You just contact whatever company is providing the service. If it’s during the first 30 days or 100 minutes of use, we can change the ring to number. After you transfer it to another company for the ongoing service, you would contact them. Some companies have a way to request it via the web or a control panel for it on the web. Those are usually the enhanced voicemail services. See http://www.tollfreenumbers.com/faqs/changing-the-ring-to-number.html for more.

      Bill

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        Recognizing calls from an 800 number at TollFreeNumbers.com says:
        December 10, 2008 at 5:58 pm

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          Pointing your 800 number to your cell phone can save you money at TollFreeNumbers.com says:
          January 4, 2009 at 12:45 am

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