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Originally published on: 02/26/2013
A virtual phone number is a telephone number that is not directly associated with a physical phone line. These numbers are usually forwarded to a VoIP or a mobile phone number. Many uses of a virtual phone number would include a virtual office in a remote location.
How can I identify a virtual phone number?
A virtual phone number or virtual number cannot easily be identified. Many times a virtual number is purchased with an area code in a different area than where the office is physically located. A business may purchase a virtual phone number with the area code of 215 (a Philadelphia area code) but physically be located in Bozeman Montana. The company can provide customers with the New Jersey area code phone number and have the number forwarded to their Bozeman headquarters. This will give the impression to prospective customers that the company is located in metropolitan area.
Who needs a virtual phone number?
The most common organizations that use virtual phone numbers are exporters/importers of products, service oriented companies and technology companies. Technology companies can benefit the most when using a virtual phone number since solving technical issues can take a great deal of time. It is simply more cost effective to communicate by use of a forwarded virtual phone number.
Virtual phone number features.
In today’s world there is not a need for most businesses to purchase expensive phone equipment. By owning a virtual phone number, PBX systems can provide a wide arrange of features including; voicemail, call waiting, fax to email, custom programmable menus and much more. And all this can be done internationally.
Visit our list of virtual phone number features and view virtual phone number rates to learn more about the many possibilities of a owning your own virtual phone number from Namada.com.
