How to Set Up a Toll-Free Number

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Explain your toll-free service needs to a customer service representative.

For business owners, toll free numbers offer an enticing, easy way to subtly promote customer service from the very first interaction with a patron. Customers can call a toll-free number at no-cost to them. Your customers will appreciate the fact that you have taken this small step for their convenience. Toll-free numbers are not just for business. The average person who wishes to save their incoming callers money can set up a toll-free number as well.

Instructions

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      Decide if you prefer a vanity number or a traditional toll-free number. A vanity number spells out your company name or whichever word you choose, while a traditional toll-free number is a randomly assigned series of numbers.

    • 2

      Call your current long distance provider, and ask for a toll-free number price quote.

    • 3

      Call a toll-free service provider, and ask for a toll-free number price quote. Consult the Resource section for a contact list of toll service providers.

    • 4

      Select the toll-free service provider that offers the best deal. The provider will set up your service by assigning you a toll-free number that is routed to your local telephone number.

Tips & Warnings

  • Parents of college students or children in boarding schools can set up a toll-free number so their kids can call home for free at any time.

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