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Virtual numbers and real estate - Make your 1800 # ring anywhere-

Virtual numbers and real estate.

By Bruno Roldan www.gururealestatemarketing.com

The arrival of virtual numbers to skype last year has been a great addition to the the now vast tool set Realtors have for staying connected.

Wikipedia defines a Vritual phone number as: a telephone number without an associated phone line. Usually these numbers are programmed to be forwarded to either a Voice over IP service such as skype, or to a different phone line, fixed or mobile.

The addition means that you can get a local phone number and this phone number will ring wherever you have your laptop connected. Yes this means that if your in Hawaii, if your laptop happens to be connected, skype would ring on it and you would pick up the phone call free of charge just as if you were back home!!!

What if you have a 1800 number? Simply forward your 1800 number to your virtual number and this number would ring on your laptop.

Virtual numbers run at around 20 dollars per year. Quite affordable if you ask me.

Reducing your telephone bill:

Skype also has a service for 15 dollars per year that allows you to call anywhere in the U.S. and Canada.

Skype is also selling phones that are constantly connected to broadband in case you do not have your laptop on all the time.

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Posted by Real Estate Flyers on 09/07/2007 10:43 AM

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9 Comments on Virtual numbers and real estate - Make your 1800 # ring anywhere-

SEP

2007

Hi Bruno! I've been meaning to check out skype...I'll go do that. Thanks for the info. :)

Pamela...Skye is awesome and very easy to setup and use. I use it often to speak with clients and colleagues in other provinces and countries . If you have any questions about it, let me know.

Ciao!

OK color me stupid...but how do you talk?To the screen? Or is there a receiver that plugs into the computer?

SEP

2007

I use Vonage, love it and dumped Verizon. RingCentral is my fax service. I have my Vonage numbers transfer to my cell so a call is never missed when I am out of the office.

Hi Joan,

You plug in a mic and head set or if you buy one of the phones that are connected all the time, you just pic up the phone like you normally would.

Thanks for the answer...I could picture myself sitting at my desk talking to the screen...not a pretty sight!LOL

hahahahah :)

DEC

2007

AKA Enhanced call forwarding, at least that;s what verizon calls it, we've utilized it for years!

DEC

2007

Hi katarina,

Does verizon give virtual numbers? enhanced call forwarding and virtual numbers are a different thing. Can you pic up a call in china with enhanced call forwarding from verizon?

Is anybody noticing the quality of comments is slowly declining here on active rain? How about the hundreds of spam e-mails from that group you know you shouldnt have joined......?

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