Follow Me 800 Numbers, was "Two phone numbers, different carriers, same phone

Richard wrote...
"The "follow me" 800 number idea of yours is interesting and has many
possibilities. For example, it makes it easy for all my contacts
whereever they are or where I am in Canada and US to call me by having
one number that is toll free (for them). The 800 number fee would
replace the LD charges for CF-ing to my Verizon number. It only
remains to be seen if the cost-benefit ratio is in favour of this 800
service. Let us know if you recall the names of such services."


Found it!

http://ld.net/products/?product=kall8

"Kall8 is a toll free 800 service you can redirect instantly to ring
to your office, home, fax machine or cell phone and back as you change
locations. Select an easily remembered Vanity Number for your
business... When you use Kall8 toll free service, business associates,
family and friends will be able to call you free of charge from
anywhere in the US.

INTERNATIONAL TOLL FREE NUMBERS
Your toll free number can be answered anywhere in the world
(International rates apply), so your overseas locations can have a
local presence in the US and your customers will not have to make
expensive international calls to contact you."

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On 26 May 2004 18:14:28 -0700, [email protected] (David L) wrote:

>Richard wrote...
>"The "follow me" 800 number idea of yours is interesting and has many
>possibilities. For example, it makes it easy for all my contacts
>whereever they are or where I am in Canada and US to call me by having
>one number that is toll free (for them). The 800 number fee would
>replace the LD charges for CF-ing to my Verizon number. It only
>remains to be seen if the cost-benefit ratio is in favour of this 800
>service. Let us know if you recall the names of such services."
>
>
>Found it!

Here's the direct link:

http://www.kall8.com/

I've been with them for about 5 months, and at $2/month plus $.07/min,
they're hard to beat. The online control panel is excellent and gives
full and instant control of your forwarding.

Also, for a one time $10 charge, you can have the payphone block put
on so that you don't incur the $.50/call recoupment fee on calls from
payphones. That was a big plus for me.

"The Ghost of General Lee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 26 May 2004 18:14:28 -0700, [email protected] (David L) wrote:
>
> Here's the direct link:
>
> http://www.kall8.com/
>
> I've been with them for about 5 months, and at $2/month plus $.07/min,
> they're hard to beat. The online control panel is excellent and gives
> full and instant control of your forwarding.
>
> Also, for a one time $10 charge, you can have the payphone block put
> on so that you don't incur the $.50/call recoupment fee on calls from
> payphones. That was a big plus for me.
>


I have Ring Central (www.ringcentral.net) that has a similar feature on
their 800-Works service. It costs me $39.99 a month for unlimited inbound
calls from anywhere in the US, and I can have it ring 4 destination phone
numbers simultaneously.

"The Ghost of General Lee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 26 May 2004 18:14:28 -0700, [email protected] (David L) wrote:
>
> Here's the direct link:
>
> http://www.kall8.com/
>
> I've been with them for about 5 months, and at $2/month plus $.07/min,
> they're hard to beat. The online control panel is excellent and gives
> full and instant control of your forwarding.
>
> Also, for a one time $10 charge, you can have the payphone block put
> on so that you don't incur the $.50/call recoupment fee on calls from
> payphones. That was a big plus for me.
>


I have Ring Central (www.ringcentral.net) that has a similar feature on
their 800-Works service. It costs me $39.99 a month for unlimited inbound
calls from anywhere in the US, and I can have it ring 4 destination phone
numbers simultaneously.

On Thu, 27 May 2004 12:42:58 -0400, The Ghost of General Lee wrote:
>Found it!
>
> Here's the direct link:
>
> http://www.kall8.com/

Be careful with kall8 - I've been using them for ~3 months, and although
their features are wonderful, I've had several reports of misdirected
calls, and callers who get various telco error messages when attempting to
call. If you're counting on 100% of your calls getting through, you might
want to have each of your contacts test it for you before you commit to it
as a working solution.

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On Thu, 27 May 2004 12:42:58 -0400, The Ghost of General Lee wrote:
>Found it!
>
> Here's the direct link:
>
> http://www.kall8.com/

Be careful with kall8 - I've been using them for ~3 months, and although
their features are wonderful, I've had several reports of misdirected
calls, and callers who get various telco error messages when attempting to
call. If you're counting on 100% of your calls getting through, you might
want to have each of your contacts test it for you before you commit to it
as a working solution.

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Remove .example to contact me via email.

tim <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On Thu, 27 May 2004 12:42:58 -0400, The Ghost of General Lee wrote:
> >Found it!
> >
> > Here's the direct link:
> >
> > http://www.kall8.com/
>
> Be careful with kall8 - I've been using them for ~3 months, and although
> their features are wonderful, I've had several reports of misdirected
> calls, and callers who get various telco error messages when attempting to
> call. If you're counting on 100% of your calls getting through, you might
> want to have each of your contacts test it for you before you commit to it
> as a working solution.
>
> ---
> Remove .example to contact me via email.


I can see where there is a potential for errors, because of all the
changes involved. Telecom erors seem to go hand in hand with any kind
of data changes.
The price sounds good.

Another "follow me roaming" service...
uReach.com - Unified Communications, Unified Messaging, Voicemail, and
more

http://www.ureach.com/home/overview.htm
Found another service

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David

tim <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On Thu, 27 May 2004 12:42:58 -0400, The Ghost of General Lee wrote:
> >Found it!
> >
> > Here's the direct link:
> >
> > http://www.kall8.com/
>
> Be careful with kall8 - I've been using them for ~3 months, and although
> their features are wonderful, I've had several reports of misdirected
> calls, and callers who get various telco error messages when attempting to
> call. If you're counting on 100% of your calls getting through, you might
> want to have each of your contacts test it for you before you commit to it
> as a working solution.
>
> ---
> Remove .example to contact me via email.


I can see where there is a potential for errors, because of all the
changes involved. Telecom erors seem to go hand in hand with any kind
of data changes.
The price sounds good.

Another "follow me roaming" service...
uReach.com - Unified Communications, Unified Messaging, Voicemail, and
more

http://www.ureach.com/home/overview.htm
Found another service

-
David

Vonage users get a cheaper toll-free number, and offer redirection to
cellular and other numbers, configurable in a very flexible way.

On Thu, 27 May 2004 11:42:58 -0400, The Ghost of General Lee
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On 26 May 2004 18:14:28 -0700, [email protected] (David L) wrote:
>
>>Richard wrote...
>>"The "follow me" 800 number idea of yours is interesting and has many
>>possibilities. For example, it makes it easy for all my contacts
>>whereever they are or where I am in Canada and US to call me by having
>>one number that is toll free (for them). The 800 number fee would
>>replace the LD charges for CF-ing to my Verizon number. It only
>>remains to be seen if the cost-benefit ratio is in favour of this 800
>>service. Let us know if you recall the names of such services."
>>
>>
>>Found it!
>
>Here's the direct link:
>
>http://www.kall8.com/
>
>I've been with them for about 5 months, and at $2/month plus $.07/min,
>they're hard to beat. The online control panel is excellent and gives
>full and instant control of your forwarding.
>
>Also, for a one time $10 charge, you can have the payphone block put
>on so that you don't incur the $.50/call recoupment fee on calls from
>payphones. That was a big plus for me.
>

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Vonage users get a cheaper toll-free number, and offer redirection to
cellular and other numbers, configurable in a very flexible way.

On Thu, 27 May 2004 11:42:58 -0400, The Ghost of General Lee
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On 26 May 2004 18:14:28 -0700, [email protected] (David L) wrote:
>
>>Richard wrote...
>>"The "follow me" 800 number idea of yours is interesting and has many
>>possibilities. For example, it makes it easy for all my contacts
>>whereever they are or where I am in Canada and US to call me by having
>>one number that is toll free (for them). The 800 number fee would
>>replace the LD charges for CF-ing to my Verizon number. It only
>>remains to be seen if the cost-benefit ratio is in favour of this 800
>>service. Let us know if you recall the names of such services."
>>
>>
>>Found it!
>
>Here's the direct link:
>
>http://www.kall8.com/
>
>I've been with them for about 5 months, and at $2/month plus $.07/min,
>they're hard to beat. The online control panel is excellent and gives
>full and instant control of your forwarding.
>
>Also, for a one time $10 charge, you can have the payphone block put
>on so that you don't incur the $.50/call recoupment fee on calls from
>payphones. That was a big plus for me.
>

--
John Bartley K7AAY http://celdata.cjb.net
This post quad-ROT-13 encrypted; reading it violates the DMCA.
Nobody but a fool goes into a federal counterrorism operation without duct tape - Richard Preston, THE COBRA EVENT.

On Thu, 27 May 2004 21:40:12 GMT, tim <[email protected]> wrote:

>> http://www.kall8.com/
>
>Be careful with kall8 - I've been using them for ~3 months, and although
>their features are wonderful, I've had several reports of misdirected
>calls, and callers who get various telco error messages when attempting to
>call. If you're counting on 100% of your calls getting through, you might
>want to have each of your contacts test it for you before you commit to it
>as a working solution.

To be quite honest, I don't think reliability of call delivery is a
factor here. I have a customer who has a site dedicated to helping
people find registered sex offenders living near them, and he wanted
the toll-free number that rings to an answering machine for use as the
domain registration contact number. He went with the toll-free
service so ANI would track the numbers from any harassing or
threatening calls made by pissed off offenders. He really doesn't
expect (or want) calls there, and the answering machine advises people
to submit their inquiries via the form on his website.

In article <[email protected]>,
David L <[email protected]> wrote:
>Another "follow me roaming" service...
>uReach.com - Unified Communications, Unified Messaging, Voicemail, and
>more
>
>http://www.ureach.com/home/overview.htm
>Found another service


Also
http://www.accessline.com/

In article <[email protected]>,
David L <[email protected]> wrote:
>Another "follow me roaming" service...
>uReach.com - Unified Communications, Unified Messaging, Voicemail, and
>more
>
>http://www.ureach.com/home/overview.htm
>Found another service


Also
http://www.accessline.com/

In article <[email protected]>,
David L <[email protected]> wrote:
>Another "follow me roaming" service...
>uReach.com - Unified Communications, Unified Messaging, Voicemail, and
>more
>
>http://www.ureach.com/home/overview.htm
>Found another service


Also
http://www.accessline.com/

Coming in late here on the conversation. I also picked RingCentral for the
sake of the simultaneous-ring -- it rings my home, cell, and work numbers
simultaneously. Since I have unpredictable hours, and frequently go in and
out of cell phone range (cell phone coverage is not very good in the SF Bay
area) my callers always had to hunt around for me. Lots of other good
features too, like having it automatically label the e-mailed voice messages
with my address-book name of the caller. Over the first two weeks it has
worked really well and it looks like a keeper. My only wish is that I could
have kept my old local number (they're not set up for "local number
portability".)

Garry