Toll Free Number Reviews - 800 Services Compared.
Summary of our findings
Of all the top Toll-Free companies that we reviewed, the ONLY company
that guarantees that your toll-free phone number will belong to you is
TollfreeNumber.ORG. All the other companies are Internet-based phone
service providors, so they are just renting their toll-free numbers to
you.
We found that it was much better to own your toll-free number from
TollfreeNumber.ORG because you should always maintain control over the
usage of your phone number. If you are just renting a phone number,
then you take the possible risk of losing your phone number if you ever
change your service around.
How Does Pricing Compare?
TollfreeNumber.ORG has the lowest per minute fees and the lowest monthly fee.
How Does Customer Service Compare?
We had quite a difficult time getting a hold of of some of the providers
listed above. The ones that provided us with the most informed and
friendliest service was Tollfreenumber.ORG, Kall8, and GotVmail in that order.
Unlimited Minute Plans
A couple companies advertised Unlimited Minutes for a flat monthly fee.
We found that these plans were basically just gimmicks and were unable
to actually use unlimited minutes. They'll cut you off if you start
using over a certain threshold. The closest we could get to Unlimited
Minutes was with the VirtualTelecenter, which we like because it includes a lot of free features.
We also reviewed the "BIG 3" companies: AT&T, Verizon, and Qwest.
AT&T, Verizon, and Qwest were pretty standard accross the
board with per minute fees starting at 7¢ and up. Their monthly fees
were the highest we found, plus they require contracts and usually
require that you have their local telephone service installed too.
We found that all 3 of these phone companies allow you to own your
toll-free number (like Tollfreenumber.ORG above) the main differance is
that these brand-name phone companies have their rates set higher due to
the fact that they do not specialize in toll-free service like the
companies above.
Toll Free Services we DON'T recommend
As we researched over 50 companies to come up with our TOP 8 list, we
ran accross a number of websites/companies that raised 'red-flag'
concerns that caused them to be put on the following list. Reasons
include: No answer at company phones, no callbacks, no response to email
enquiries, poor customer service, complaints filed from previous
customers, or conflicting stories from their company.
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TollfreeMAX.com
Tollfreexpress.com
Neutouch.com
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Budget800.com
Value800.com
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1800NOW.com
Instant1800.com
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800PBX.com
VirtualPBX.com
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