Offering customers the option to call your business Toll Free may mean the difference between them calling you or doing business with a more established brand or larger company. In addition, with today's telecom technology, this toll free number offers the power of a big business phone system, without the hardware or maintenance hassles. Signing up is easy via the Web, and you can choose a toll free or local number that includes a broad range of features and benefits:
Think of an 800 or local phone number as essentially serving as your businesses "front door." Behind that front door are the full capabilities of an Internet phone system that will allow you and your team to receive calls on existing mobile, home and office phones, or even on their PCs. Internet phone services also let you send and receive faxes, automatically route calls to any member of your team regardless of their location and provide callers with an auto-attendant (e.g., "Push 1 for sales, 2 for shipping, 3 for billing," etc.) and a dial-by-name directory.
With an 800 or local phone number serving as your businesses "front door, your business can take advantage of the following features and benefits:
| FEATURES | BENEFITS |
| Toll Free Numbers | Increase sales by offering customers toll free calling, or choose a vanity number that spells out a word to improve branding |
| Portable Local Number | Choose what area code makes sense for your business and learn about ways where this can help you to save on inbound calls |
| Voicemail | Process incoming calls more professionally and conveniently with standard greetings, multiple delivery options, and call alerts. Channel voicemail to your email or phone |
| Internet Fax | Get communications when you need them and wherever you happen to be by sending, receiving, editing and even signing faxes electronically via email, Microsoft Office or your phone |
| DigitalLine | Quickly and easily connect satellite offices, home offices and remote employees wherever you have high-speed Internet access using existing standard phones, IP phone or PCs with a system controller |
| Call Management | Select call management features that advance efficiencies, support sales and improve customer service, such as dial-by-name directory, call forwarding, call screening, text message alerts, music/messages on hold, 24-hour support, call transfer, call logs, MS Outlook integration, fax on demand, real-time call control and more |
| Calling Card | Improve phone expense management by using your phone number to place calls from any phone with a calling card |
There are many different types of businesses that benefit from the convenience, savings and work-flow efficiencies that an Internet Phone System offers including:
Select from flexible Internet Phone System plans and pricing options. Choices and pricing vary based on the projected amount of calling minutes used per month as well as the type and number of calling features. As your business grows, so can your plan.
To learn more about how your business can take advantage of the features and benefits offered with an Internet-based phone system, select from the following:
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