Getting a phone number for business (that can be forwarded to mobile?)

Miss_Fox_2

Hi
Does anyone know where I can go to buy a telephone number for my business that could either be forwarded to my mobile or to an answering service? I'm baffled by the whole thing and wouldn't know where to start?!
Thanks
Liz

paddyrg

Dmclub.net, sipgate.co.uk, Skype can all do what you're after

earthstorm

i use https://www.flextel.com

Miss_Fox_2

Thank you, I've gone with Skype

earthstorm

Miss_Fox wrote: »

Thank you, I've gone with Skype

but now you rely on all your customers and prospective customers having Skype to contact you.

we have Skype and a local 01 number from Flextel

Cornucopia

You can get free 0844 numbers from Flextel that are free to divert to mobile.

You can get free 0845 numbers from lots of companies.

You can also get low-cost 0800 numbers.

Depends what you want/what your customers will put up with.

paddyrg

earthstorm wrote: »

but now you rely on all your customers and prospective customers having Skype to contact you.

Skype also offer personal numbers so a client can call in from any phone.

earthstorm

paddyrg wrote: »

Skype also offer personal numbers so a client can call in from any phone.

strange cant see any links to these on their website.

paddyrg

earthstorm wrote: »

strange cant see any links to these on their website.

http://www.skype.com/en/features/online-number/

It's not immediately obvious, I agree. Not particularly cheap I'll concede, I use sipgate PAYG myself, cheap as chips but more fiddly to configue :-)

earthstorm

paddyrg wrote: »

http://www.skype.com/en/features/online-number/

It's not immediately obvious, I agree. Not particularly cheap I'll concede, I use sipgate PAYG myself, cheap as chips but more fiddly to configue :-)

i use Skype for chat after MS got rid of MSN/Live messenger. but i use flextel for a redirect number as its free

Andrewzy

Just came across this thread as I am looking at alternatives to my current Skype number which expires on Monday.

Useful to see the other services mentioned here but I've just come across (www . net-telco . net - as a newbie I'm not allowed to post links) which offers free landline numbers, with forwarding (also free to some services) so long as one call per month is received. Seems too good to be true but they, of course, claim it isn't on their website. Not immediately obvious how they make any money but they do offer subscription services as well.

As you'll see the numbers include a wide range of area codes including 0118 which would be perfect for me. I'd be interested to hear any thoughts.