When advertising your business, you always put your best foot forward. As mum used to say, 1st impressions last and in the 2020’s this has never rung more true.  The experts are publishing that you have 2.7 seconds to capture someone’s attention. This is where the 1800 number can become that slight advantage over your competitor.

If that sale comes down to a split second decision in the mind of your advertise, they are comparing one advert to another advert, they have a underlying preference for a slightly larger more established business – and seeing your business with your shiny 1800 number from Simple Telecom vs the other business mobile phone.  That could be the only difference that gets you the sale!

1800 numbers are free calls for callers calling from fixed line phones.  In the 2020’s this generally means a VoIP line as most of the copper lines are gone.  

If you are calling from a mobile phone it generally is an included call in your mobile plan, however it maybe worth checking the inclusions with your mobile phone provider.

If you are already running a VoIP phone system in your office – the good news is Simple Telecom’s 1800 numbers can easily connect in.  All we need to route calls to you is the public phone number or Indial that routes calls into your office PABX.

If you are looking for a VOIP system + want to save some extra on call charges, you can take a Look at the Simple Telecom Hosted PBX service.  The 1800 number can receive the calls directly into the Hosted PBX for a greatly reduced per minute rate and you get the same great service with your PBX as well.

Simple Telecom has been running for so long that it has negotiated fantastic deals with the carriers. Simple Telecom route and host different sets of numbers and minutes with a variety of carriers, from Optus, Vocus, Symbio and Twilio to bring you the best price (and most margin) as possible.  

As a specialist inbound carrier, this is Simple Telecom’s core focus and as such have reduced overheads through system automation and smart software, which means as part of the  product on offer there are tools provided to support yourself (and save money).  This means you can pay your own accounts, make updates to your number configurations (including routing numbers) directly yourself and access reports and account information without any specific help from the Simple Telecom team.

As a blanket rule, someone who is considering purchasing a new 1800 number for their business should check if the perfect premium number is available.

This means checking with the AMCA at www.thenumberingsystem.com.au to see if it is available.  Best case scenario, it is available and you can purchase it outright direct from their.

If it isn’t available directly, and is already owned elsewhere – at least get a quote and see how much it will cost you to gain the right to use the number.  Sometimes depending on the word spelled, and how big the potential market is for that word the price may not be that much more expensive.  IN fact, it can often become a real marketing focal point and will gain good traction on it’s own steam.