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Cheapest business number with automatic Answerphone

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Hello people,

We don't want to have someone answering the phone for our website and want to stick just to email. I was wondering what the cheapest way was to do this:

Customer calls us - automatic answerphone message plays basically saying "please send an email" - (No beep to leave answer message).



We have an 0845 number but don't mind changing it.

Thanks in advance!

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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,602 Forumite
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    www.sipgate.co.uk

    does free geographic numbers, free answerphone , will email messages to you if required
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  • Savvy_Sue
    Savvy_Sue Posts: 47,303 Forumite
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    Don't put a phone number up? :confused:

    Seriously, this would infuriate me. You may think that everyone who can access your website can use email, but things aren't always that simple. My mum does, my dad doesn't: if he wanted to get something as a surprise for her how's he supposed to do it? (I know, you may not be selling that kind of thing!)

    I know I usually have the reverse problem, in that I hate it when emails are ignored and I have to phone. But to pay for a phone call only to be told you won't answer it ...
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  • chickmug
    chickmug Posts: 3,279 Forumite
    Sorry but what springs to mind is

    'Someone in their back bedroom trying to make a few bob'.

    So I would not deal with this type of business - sorry again!
    A retired senior partner, in own agency, with 40 years experience in property sales & new build. In latter part of career specialising in commercial - mostly business sales.
  • Lol that's alright, I just want to know the answer though please!
  • chickmug
    chickmug Posts: 3,279 Forumite
    Lol that's alright, I just want to know the answer though please!


    In the past I have used the boring BT 1571 where you pay so much a month but customers get a recorded message. We paid £2.50 per month but did get a lot of calls through on this as our business was no calls for an hour then a dozen in a few minutes.
    A retired senior partner, in own agency, with 40 years experience in property sales & new build. In latter part of career specialising in commercial - mostly business sales.
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