Virtual phone numbers
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What is a virtual phone number?
A virtual phone number (also called DID number) is a phone number that is not physically associated with a telephone line: all incoming calls are redirected to another number (eg your mobile phone).
A virtual phone number (also called DID number) is a phone number that is not physically associated with a telephone line: all incoming calls are redirected to another number (eg your mobile phone).
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Why should I buy a virtual phone number?
Be reachable
If you buy a virtual phone number, you will be reachable at a phone number of the same town where your friends and customers live. So they will save much money when they call you. Unlike traditional PSTN phone numbers, you can bring your virtual number with you anywhere in the world.
Protect your privacy
Virtual phone numbers help protect privacy. You can use a temporary virtual number to be contacted by people, whom you do not want to give your private number
Extend your business
With virtual numbers and toll-free numbers you can extend the presence of your business in more countries, without need of opening an office on the site, and you can create a call center in any country in the world, where it it's less expensive.
Save roaming costs when you are travelling
With a virtual number you can save roaming expenses when travelling abroad: just buy a SIM from the foreign country where you are, and forward to this number the calls addressed to your virtual number.
Carry your old landline number with you
If you plan to move to another location within your country or abroad, you can convert your fixed line number into a virtual number, thanks to local number portability (LNP). In this way, you can bring your original number anywhere in the world, without losing the contacts you had with this number. More information here: Number Portability.
Get a virtual mobile number to receive SMS.
For some countries you can have a virtual mobile phone number with which, for example, you can create a secondary whatsapp account. Read more: Virtual mobile numbers able to receive SMS.
Be reachable
If you buy a virtual phone number, you will be reachable at a phone number of the same town where your friends and customers live. So they will save much money when they call you. Unlike traditional PSTN phone numbers, you can bring your virtual number with you anywhere in the world.
Protect your privacy
Virtual phone numbers help protect privacy. You can use a temporary virtual number to be contacted by people, whom you do not want to give your private number
Extend your business
With virtual numbers and toll-free numbers you can extend the presence of your business in more countries, without need of opening an office on the site, and you can create a call center in any country in the world, where it it's less expensive.
Save roaming costs when you are travelling
With a virtual number you can save roaming expenses when travelling abroad: just buy a SIM from the foreign country where you are, and forward to this number the calls addressed to your virtual number.
Carry your old landline number with you
If you plan to move to another location within your country or abroad, you can convert your fixed line number into a virtual number, thanks to local number portability (LNP). In this way, you can bring your original number anywhere in the world, without losing the contacts you had with this number. More information here: Number Portability.
Get a virtual mobile number to receive SMS.
For some countries you can have a virtual mobile phone number with which, for example, you can create a secondary whatsapp account. Read more: Virtual mobile numbers able to receive SMS.
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How to buy a virtual phone number?
Buying a virtual phone number is simple and straightforward with the number order form ("Buy a number in 3 easy steps") that you find in the home page.
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Choose country and city of your local number
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Choose how you want to receive calls to that number (destination)
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Indicate the destination details (number of "classic" phone, or VOIP provider account)
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You will be guided in a couple of clicks to the payment module.
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Within a few hours we will verify the order data and approve it. You will receive a confirmation email.
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At this point you can see the DID number that has been assigned by opening the "My Numbers" menu in your private area. Give it to your friends, and enjoy the service!
Buying a virtual phone number is simple and straightforward with the number order form ("Buy a number in 3 easy steps") that you find in the home page.
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Choose country and city of your local number
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Choose how you want to receive calls to that number (destination)
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Indicate the destination details (number of "classic" phone, or VOIP provider account)
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You will be guided in a couple of clicks to the payment module.
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Within a few hours we will verify the order data and approve it. You will receive a confirmation email.
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At this point you can see the DID number that has been assigned by opening the "My Numbers" menu in your private area. Give it to your friends, and enjoy the service!
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How much does the service cost?
The price of the service is simple, cheap and transparent
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Monthly rental of the numbers. It starts from 2.35 USD and it depends on the country of the number. The prices can be read on this page, by clicking on the flag of each country.
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The service is pre-paid: no contract, no hidden fees.
The following services are free:
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Activation of the numbers. The only exception are the toll-free numbers and very few prestigious city prefixes.
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Incoming calls on VOIP phones / app / softphones (instead, if you decide to receive them on a regular phone the cost per minute starts from 0.006 USD/minute and it depends on the called country. The rates can be found here or here).
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Porting of the numbers from another provider
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Technical support
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Reception of SMS numbers (for the numbers that are able to receive SMS - see here)
These are the cost of some special services, mainly aimed to companies:
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Cost of the calls received on toll-free numbers. It starts from 0.03 USD/minutes. The pricelist is available here.
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Cost of additional channels: for USA, EU and many other destinations it is 20 USD per month more one time price of 20 USD for the activation. For other countries it is 30 USD per month plus 30 USD for the activation. If you wish to know the channel price for some specific country, just ask.
The price of the service is simple, cheap and transparent
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Monthly rental of the numbers. It starts from 2.35 USD and it depends on the country of the number. The prices can be read on this page, by clicking on the flag of each country.
-
The service is pre-paid: no contract, no hidden fees.
The following services are free:
-
Activation of the numbers. The only exception are the toll-free numbers and very few prestigious city prefixes.
-
Incoming calls on VOIP phones / app / softphones (instead, if you decide to receive them on a regular phone the cost per minute starts from 0.006 USD/minute and it depends on the called country. The rates can be found here or here).
-
Porting of the numbers from another provider
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Technical support
-
Reception of SMS numbers (for the numbers that are able to receive SMS - see here)
These are the cost of some special services, mainly aimed to companies:
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Cost of the calls received on toll-free numbers. It starts from 0.03 USD/minutes. The pricelist is available here.
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Cost of additional channels: for USA, EU and many other destinations it is 20 USD per month more one time price of 20 USD for the activation. For other countries it is 30 USD per month plus 30 USD for the activation. If you wish to know the channel price for some specific country, just ask.