Questions on toll free numbers

General Real Estate Investing
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Hi -
What is the per minute charge on these toll free numbers?

If I have the number routed to my cell phone and I pick up the call, is that when the per minute charge starts? (e.g. 1 cent a minute and I pick up the call for 10 minutes = 10 cents)? How about voicemail? If someone leaves a voicemail for 30 seconds, is this charged a minute?

Thanks and sorry for the dumb questions. I’m just trying to figure out how toll free numbers work.

Thanks

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There are no dumb questions. We all asked these same questions when we first started in the business.

Yes there is a per minute charge and it does start when you pick up the phone. I can’t tell what service will cost in your area but with Telcan who I use for my house buying business in California (varies across states) it’s 3.9 cents per minute. But there is a lot of benefits to it. I wrote a whole peice in my blog if you want to check it out you can find the address in my signature.

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Thanks Jason -
Hey we’ve emailed a little back and forth this week. I sent another reply to you…just waiting on you :wink:

Thanks again for the help on this.

V/R -
Eric

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Does anyone know of, or know of a website reference to, the best-priced 800 number options?

Ruston Eastman

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I think it varries by state. However in California for my house buying business I use Telcan because of the price and features you get. I think unitel is a little cheaper but they don’t even have a website.

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I don’t think I can give a referral in the forums about a specific service, so I won’t do it here. But I am very happy with my service. Toll-free, address look-up, voicemail, fax, opportunity to choose your number, route it anywhere.

E-mail me and I’ll send you the info.

JD