Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Virtual Local Number (DID)


Virtual Local Number (DID)

Virtual phone number (also called direct inward dialing, DID number) is like a usual local phone number. It is a service to forward incoming calls. The incoming phone calls to virtual phone number are automatically forwarded to another landline or cell phone number of that city or country which the client chooses. Continent Telecom offers freecall forwarding to Skype and SIP.
Both private persons and companies can order the service. If you have no office in another city or country you'll have virtual local number there and you'll have a possibility to take incoming calls. Interlocutor will be sure that you are situated in the same city or country with subscriber who bought virtual phone number. Buy phone number online now!

Virtual phone number allows to:

- set up the phone number in any country of the world
- save money for international calls
- save the phone number after you change the address of the company
- conversation сonfidentiality
- for ad campaigns
- save money for international calls.

What is a DID Number (Direct Inward Dialing)?


What is a DID Number (Direct Inward Dialing)?

DID number (direct inward dialing number also called DDI - direct dial-in number in Europe and Oceania) looks like a usual geographic landline or mobile telephone number. It is a service to forward inbound phone calls to another landline, mobile, VoIP service, IP PBX, etc.
For example, Los Angeles DID Number looks like: +1-213-XXX-XXXX
Sydney DID Number: +61-2-XXXХ-XXXX
Beijing DID Number: +86-10- XXXХ-XXXX
(+1, +61, +86 – USA, Australia, China country codes; 213, 2, 10 – Los Angeles, Sydney, Beijing city codes, XXX-XXXX – subscriber’s number). Get DID numbers online!

Benefits

DID phone number doesn’t use customer’s equipment, it allows to connect remotely to DID numbers provider. Thus you shouldn’t purchase any additional equipment.
VoIP DID numbers are usually used to decrease the cost of domestic and international phone calls, show local presence in different cities and countries, unite all overseas offices, attract more customers from local markets, etc.
Both entrepreneurs and large companies use local DID numbers to optimize their telephony cost. For example, you buy USA DID number and forward incoming calls from it to your UK landline or mobile number. The customers will pay local rates for phone calls to DID phone numbers in their location and consider that you are located in the USA.
Continent Telecom is international DID numbers provider. We offer local DID numbers from the USA, Canada, UK, China, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Germany, France, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Hong Kong, Japan, etc. (90 countries, 6500 cities are available worldwide) with Call Forwarding to Sype, SIP.