For example, you can own a
virtual phone number in Mexico, Canada, France, Italy, Hong Kong, China,
(wherever your callers
are located).
Redirect those callers to your landline or mobile phone or a PBX in any country or redirect the calls to a VoIP
number, if you have one.
Global Toll Free Phone numbers are accessible
from an entire country.
Choose your Toll Free or Local Number offered in 94 Countries.
An optional free feature is 'time of day routing'. Send calls to different phones at different times of the day,
even to different countries at different times. Many other features and options are included.
We offer Local and Toll Free numbers
in 94 countries.
For example you could be located in the USA but
have an office in Argentina or simply have callers located in Argentina. You can buy an Argentina Toll Free number.
The callers located anywhere inside Argentina can then call your Argentina Toll Free number at no cost to them
and reach you at any worldwide phone number you choose.
The difference
between Local and Toll Free: The big difference is whether or not you need a number for your callers
to be accessible from a small geographical area (local) -or an entire country (toll free).
Local Number Call Forwarding A local number enables your callers to access
your new phone number at no cost to them 'if' they are calling from the same geographical area as your
selected local number or area code.
Callers from outside the new local phone number calling area will be able to
call your local number from any country, however, long distance surcharges will be charged by their phone company, whoever that may be.
For example, you can own a Rome, Italy local phone number. It would be a local call for any caller located in Rome.
It would be a long distance call for someone located in another country. They would need to pay long distance charges
to their phone company as they would any other international phone call.
As an example, a person in the UK could call your Rome, Italy local number and would need to pay their own phone
company for that International Call from the UK to Italy.
Another example, if you decide to own a Paris, France local number, your callers in the city of Paris could call
your new local Paris phone number at no extra long distance cost to them. You would pay the per minute rates from
Paris, France to your 'ring to' number based on these rates.
Toll Free Number Call Forwarding You can Select
Your Local or Toll Free Number in 94 Countries.
Example - you can buy a private toll free number in the USA, France, the UK, Hong Kong, Canada, Australia or any
of 94 countries.
Your dedicated toll free number is accessible to the callers inside your selected country at no cost to the caller. This toll free call forwarding number will be a 'country specific
toll free number' for the country you select.
It's possible that your new toll free number may be accessible from other countries at a surcharge to the caller
imposed by your callers phone company, whoever that may be. We have no way of knowing if/what those charges would
be as they are not imposed by us.
Most customers acquire a toll free call forwarding number specifically for callers inside a certain country.
Your costs would be the per minute rate and fees from your selected toll free country to your 'ring to' number
based onthese Toll Free rates.
Let's assume that it's important
to you to provide a New York City, USA phone number to your callers. Just as an example, you can order a local
number in many different area codes in the State of New York or many of other U.S. cities.
To continue with the New York example, if you chose a New York City number with a (646) area code, many New Yorkers,
not all, could dial your 646 number and not have to pay any additional long distance fees to their local phone
company to reach your virtual number.
A local phone number will permit a caller within the same city or area code of your chosen local number to connect
to your local number without any cost to the caller within that same area code, and many times depending on the
rate plan your caller has with their local phone company, the call to your purchased virtual number may be totally
free to them.
Are you in Los Angeles, California but need a telepresence in Florida ? Buy a Florida virtual number and direct
the calls to Los Angeles.
You are located in The U.K. and need a virtual number in the U.S. ? Choose from many states and cities in the U.S.
and direct the calls to your phone in the U.K.
Additional Built In Features
Time of day routing - with time zone settings
Voice Mail
Caller ID - Know what phone number is calling.
Learn more about Caller ID here.
Advanced free features
The features below can be enabled and disable by the customer through the Customer
Management Control Panel. In other words, after your account is activated and you are provided with the login link,
you can login to your account and easily set up these features based on your usage preferences:
Maximum wait time on answer:
This feature defines how long the system will wait for leg B to answer before
considering it failed and moving on to a second 'ring to' number, etc. Ring time adjustments range from 15 to 40
seconds. The times are approximate, but are within +/- 5 seconds. This means that if you set the ring time to your
'ring to' number to be 20 seconds, this may in actuality turn out to be 15 seconds or as much as 25 seconds. By
default the ring time before a call is deemed failed, is four rings.
Therefore, if your circumstances dictate that you need a longer ring
time, you can use this maximum "wait time" adjustment. Many customers experiment with this setting until
it works to their benefit or they leave the default setting in place.
"Local Ringtone" feature:
The system can play a localized ringback tone (the tone you hear when you call
someone and it's ringing). The user has a selection of 40 countries or the choice to use the remote-end ringback tone, which means the audio is passed through
from the destination (this is the default).
We currently have 40 distinct country local ring tones that customers can choose from. The rest of the countries around the world use one of these ring tones and we will identify, name
and add those countries into the selection list as we determine which country uses what ringtone type.
Both of these settings are available on the advanced forwarding settings page (accessible from the Customer Management
Control Panel).
All customers receive the link to the Customer Management Control Panel upon receipt of the account activation
email.
You command your virtual number
to redirect your calls (call forward) to any other U.S. or international phone number worldwide
You may be located in the London UK, Rome Italy,
Paris France or Istanbul Turkey or Rio de Janeiro Brazil, to name a few choices.
You can buy a local virtual
number in your choice of 60 countries.
For example, you could
be located in the USA but have an office in Argentina or simply have callers located in Argentina. You can buy
an Argentina Toll Free number.
The callers located anywhere inside Argentina can then call your Argentina Toll Free number at no cost to them
and reach you in the USA or at any worldwide phone number you choose.
Other applications
1.You may be a Greek cruise line operator. You want to make it easy for U.S. clientele to
reach your reservation desk in Greece. Buy a U.S. Toll Free number, remove the obstacle for your U.S. callers and
give them your U.S. toll free number to reach you at no cost to them.
2.You own a winery with headquarters in France and have distributors in the UK, Australia,
New Zealand, Germany, Italy and the U.S. You can buy country
specific Toll Free numbers for the
UK, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Italy and the U.S. that will redirect all callers in those countries to your
France main office phone number.Click here to view Call Forwarding rates.
Simultaneous Calls
Accepting and forwarding multiple calls simultaneously is a free feature. The simultaneous call feature is available for the majority of countries where local numbers
are offered. Check the rates schedule.
Quality of call forwarding
This service is based on public network infrastructure (PSTN). It is not a VoIP
service.
Calls transported over (VoIP) the Internet are subject to uncontrollable transport,
bandwidth and other issues.
These call quality issues are especially apparent if the call is being forwarded internationally using VoIP. Consequently
the potential for negative call quality issues typically associated with calls over the Internet are virtually
non-existent with Global Call Forwarding service.
What are the costs ?
Costs are determined by your choice of call forwarding city. For example, assume
you want a Sydney Australia phone number, if your select the standard plan, a Sydney number costs US$ 9.95 per
month plus 7.6¢ ($0.076) per minute to redirect calls from your Sydney number to the USA.
Another example, assume you want a number in Paris France virtual number, there
is a one time account set up fee of $2.95 and a monthly fee of $5.95. The per minute rate to call forward calls
from Paris to the USA is 8.3¢ ($0.083).
Costs - Depending on your choice of city, area code or country
1. There is a one time account set up fee 2. There is a monthly fee depending on your city selection 3. There is a per minute rate which depends on your 'ring to' phone number location.
Provide your associates, customers or family a
local phone number and have all your calls routed to any phone number you desire, located anywhere in the world.
If your customers are located in different countries
than you or if you travel often or if you have family or friends overseas, now you can give them a local phone
number and receive their calls where you are.
Use this service for call forwarding to your cell
phone or landline. Or, have your cell phone calls forwarded to another country. Top
Changing your 'ring to' number:
Once your account is activated, you can login
online and modify your call forwarding number, if desired. The change is effective in real-time and takes just
seconds to do.
As an example you could have your calls forwarded
to a number in Japan in the morning and change the call forwarding to a number in the UK in the evening. Or change
it from your landline to your mobile phone, at any time. Top
What will my callers hear when they dial my Global Call Forwarding ?
Calls are connected very quickly. The caller will
hear normal call processing as with any other call they may make. Top
What is a 'private' phone number ?
The phone number assigned to your
account is unique and does not require your callers to enter an extension number. It is your dedicated and private
phone number for your use and distribution. Top
Costs vary depending on country and city selected
and the per minute rate. See costs. Top
Global Call Forwarding service - A double duty plan
It can be an advanced
usage strategy for cheap international calls.
Some of our customers use this service
not only as a call forwarding facility but also as a means to make cheap international calls.
For example, if you were a customer
located in Paris, France and had your assigned France local number, you could login to your account via the Web
and change the 'ring to' number to any number in the world that you wanted to call.
After you made the change to your
'ring to' number, you would then dial your assigned local Paris number and your international call would connect
at low rates to any number in the world. Changes you make to the 'ring to' number are in effect
immediately.
After you made your call, simply change the 'ring
to' number back to normal. Top
Make a cheap
international call with your Global Call Forwarding account
1. Login to your account online.
We send the login link on account activation.
2. Change the existing 'ring to' number to the number you wish to call.
3. Dial your Global Call Forwarding number to make cheap international calls
to the new 'ring to' number. Top
Date: 9/24/2011
Utilize Virtual Call Forwarding Numbers to Increase Sales
by Michael Framer
Become a Local Business in another Country
Overnight
International call forwarding utilizing a virtual phone number is an excellent strategy for any company that desires
to do business in a country outside of their own local area.
Do you have customers overseas? No doubt you probably have a web presence for your product or service. You may
depend heavily on that website which has a 'contact' link and a local phone number (in your country) for potential
new customers or existing customers to reach you.
Your contact form and a local phone number on your web site may be the only method a potential customer can use
to reach you or your sales department.
What happens if your existing local phone number is at your headquarters in Miami, Florida USA but a large portion
of your customer base is located in Panama or Brazil or some other country?
Your overseas caller is then faced with an obstacle, they either must call your USA phone number and pay international
long distance fees or send an email or use a contact form. All of these methods are acceptable but really do not
compare to providing a local number in the caller's country or city.
Of course, it depends on what type of product or service you offer on the web. Some web based companies prefer
not to display any phone numbers.
But if you are offering any type of product or service with a significant purchase price, you'll do more business
with a virtual call forwarding number located in the country or city where your caller is located.
Therefore a web presence does not solve the issue of removing the long distance call obstacle that faces your current
or future customers should they want to place an order immediately or reorder or simply gain a comfort level that
you are really a viable company and are sincerely interested in getting their business.
Many enterprises buy international phone numbers. For example, you can be located in the USA and decide to own
a local Paris France or Hong Kong phone number and have the callers automatically redirected to your Los Angeles
or New York main office phone number. By doing so, you have effortlessly created a local presence in Hong Kong
or Paris or many other available countries and cities around the world.
Currently we offer availability of approximately
2,000 possible cities and countries including Local virtual numbers and Toll Free numbers globally.
By establishing an international virtual toll free number that is local to your caller, your international customers
will be more likely to believe your company has the ability to serve them.
Set up a virtual local international toll free number and use international call forwarding to redirect those callers
directly to your phone number in any country.
You'll receive more phone calls and have more chances to increase your sales. International call forwarding is
a very powerful and vesatile telecommunications tool that can expand your business internationally the easy way.
Incidentally, international call forwarding and virtual local numbers are also an easy way to set up a local phone
number for family, friends and associates to reach you.
We look forward to assisting you with your international call forwarding requirements. Contact me directly for any clarifications.
International Call Forwarding, select your own private phone number, either Toll Free or Local,
and have your calls redirected to any other phone number worldwide.
Gain a presence in any of 94 countries by using call forwarding. Your
new virtual number will automatically redirect and call forward your calls anywhere you choose, worldwide.
Payment Options This is a month-to-month plan
International Call Forwarding provides you with a private virtual phone number within the country
you select. View available countries and number selection here.
Get RollOver Minutes! Get more value out of your call forwarding plan.
When you sign up, select the RollOver Option to accumulate your unused plan
minutes for future use.This is a perfect solution for those customers that have fluctuating
account usage and would like to use those unused minutes for times when higher call forwarding activity occurs.
Choose your own private Toll Free or Local Call Forwarding Number.
See list here.
Our Global Call Forwarding service offers a suite of free advanced features to customize
your Virtual Number or Toll Free Forwarding number service to fit your specific needs so you can forward calls
where, when and how you want them forwarded, anywhere in the world.
Free features below
Simultaneous Multiple Call Processing:
Your virtual number accepts multiple callers at the same time with no busy signals. The Simultaneous Ringing can
forward calls from your Local or Toll Free number to two or more phone numbers simultaneously.
It is a feature for those customers who have a PBX or hunt group and can receive multiple calls at the same phone
number.
Sequential Forwarding
The Sequential Forwarding lets you register up to 4 back-up ring-to phone numbers to answer a call in case the
main number is busy.
No Term Contract
When signing up for Global Call Forwarding services, you will be on a month-to-month plan. No contract, cancel
at any time with no penalties.
Black & White Number Block Lists
The Black & White Lists permits you to create Black and White phone numbers list based on area codes or phone
numbers.
Big Choice of Global Phone Numbers
Virtual phone numbers available in many countries.
Change Your Call Forwarding Number
Online account management enables you to login and change your 'ring to' number in real time, 24/7.
Caller ID
Optionally view the original caller's ID or choose to see the actual Virtual Number ID when you receive a call.
Fax Forwarding
With Fax Forwarding you can receive a fax sent to your virtual number and that fax will be automatically delivered
to you by email as an image file. There is no extra charge for using this feature and activation can be easily
done through your account management control panel.
Flexible Device Compatibility
This service is compatible with any landline or mobile phone located in any country.
Customized Greeting
The Customized Greeting lets your callers know that they will soon be connected with your phone number.
This feature allows you to record a custom greeting for your virtual number free of charge. The recorded greeting
can be played to a caller when your virtual number is in the process of connecting to your 'ring to' number.
Local Ring Tones
The Local ring tones allows your customers to hear the corresponding ring back tone of their country, which may
make them feel more comfortable -instead of hearing an overseas ring tone.
Advanced IVR/PBX
The Advanced IVR/PBX allows you to set up a greeting system and set of actions to manage the incoming calls.
Voicemail & Voicemail to Email
The Voicemail & Voicemail to Email will answer if your existing phone is busy or does not answer. You can also
activate the Do Not Disturb option which automatically sends every call to your voice mail.
Select Country Forwarding
The Select Country Forwarding enables you to forward calls from a predefined country code to a specific phone number.
Online Account Management
Online Account Management and Reporting offers you an easy to use Customer Control Panel to manage your account,
change account settings, add services, set up or modify the advanced features, change your ring-to numbers, set
up your call forwarding preferences, view up-to-date invoices, and view call details including date, time, phone
numbers, and duration.
Low Rates without sacrificing Quality
You'll always have high quality connections at the best rates possible.
No Charge for Incomplete or Busy Calls
Unlike other call forwarding plans, you will not be charged any fees for busy or incomplete calls.
Emailed Monthly Statements
You will automatically receive a monthly statement with all call details for the month. This is also a free feature.
Superb Customer Care
You receive individual attention from our trained professionals. See customer comments.
Advanced Call Forwarding Feature
The Advanced Call Forwarding allows you to forward your incoming calls to different phone numbers during different
time slots on any selected day.
You can select to have your calls forwarded to different phone numbers, even if in another country, or to voice
mail depending on the time of the day. You can select different routing for different days of the week.
Private Worldwide Virtual Numbers
Also called International Call Forwarding, receive a unique USA or global phone number when you sign up. Choose
from 'local' number in your desired city or a Toll Free call forwarding number accessible from an entire country
that you select.
You can give this phone number to your customers, family members, colleagues, friends or anyone else you wish.
When this US or other country phone number is dialed, the incoming call is automatically forwarded to your desired
phone number, wherever you are in the world.
Have your mobile phone or landline calls automatically call forwarded to any other telephone number worldwide.
Choose from over 2500 U.S. area codes. Gain a telepresence in any of 3500 worldwide city choices.
Partial Listing of worldwide Global Call Forwarding
user types:
Primary use for companies that opt for Toll Free numbers are customer service, new business inquiries,
general information purposes and Toll Free main office and departmental phone access:
Secondary uses of Toll Free or Local Call Forward Numbers are primarily for personal
communications between mobile phone users and their new or temporary phone number or to add a new point of presence
in a beneficial geographical location which can be either worldwide or local:
Department Stores
Petrol Retailers Automobile Manufacturers
Electric Companies
Wireless Phone Companies
Computer Manufacturers
Home Improvement Stores Pharmaceutical Companies
Discount Department Stores
Wholesale Retailers
Publishing Companies
Cable Communications Companies
Grocery Store Chains
Drug Store Retailers
Entertainment Companies Retail Bank Toll Free Numbers
Chemical Companies
High Tech Equipment Manafacturers
Food Distribution Companies
Beverage Manafacturers
Shipping Companies
Food Specialty Companies
Specialty Food Distributors
Insurance Companies
Retail Clothing Companies
Photo Copier Manafacturers
Beer and Beverage Manafacturers
Wholesale Office Supply Companies Airline
Toll Free Numbers
Travel Agencies
Paper Products Manafacturers
Telecommunications Companies
Taxi Cab Companies
Internet Search Engine Companies
Internet Retailers
Departments of Government
Example: State of Kansas Toll
Free Numbers
and many more!
2/1/2012
Recent Virtual Phone Number activations
and routes:
Platinum UNITED STATES Local to SOUTH AFRICA Mobile
Preferred CANADA Local to JORDAN Mobile
Standard AUSTRALIA Local to INDIA
Preferred UNITED STATES Local to USA
Gold UNITED STATES Local to NIGERIA Mobile
Standard SPAIN Local to UNITED KINGDOM Mobile
Gold SWITZERLAND Local to UNITED KINGDOM Mobile O2
Standard UNITED STATES Local to UNITED KINGDOM Mobile
Standard AUSTRALIA Local to AUSTRALIA
Standard CallMy TURKEY Local to USA
Standard CANADA Local to FRANCE Mobile
Standard FRANCE Local to ISRAEL Mobile
Preferred UNITED STATES Local to AFGHANISTAN Mobile
Standard UNITED STATES Local to BELARUS Mobile
Standard UNITED STATES Local to PAKISTAN Mobile
Standard United States Toll Free to INDIA Mobile
Standard CANADA Local to USA
Platinum United States Toll Free to INDONESIA Mobile
Standard CANADA Local to USA
Standard UNITED STATES Local to GHANA Mobile
Preferred UNITED STATES Local to CAMEROON Mobile
Preferred UNITED STATES Local to USA
Preferred NEW ZEALAND Local to SINGAPORE Mobile
Standard UNITED STATES Local to SOUTH AFRICA Mobile
Preferred UNITED KINGDOM Local to GREECE Mobile Vodafone Telestet
Preferred CYPRUS Local to IRELAND
Preferred UNITED KINGDOM Local to USA
Standard MEXICO Local to ROMANIA Mobile
Standard ISRAEL Local to USA
Standard GREECE Toll Free to GREECE Mobile
Standard UNITED STATES Local to UNITED KINGDOM Mobile
Standard TAIWAN Local to HONG KONG Mobile
Standard UNITED KINGDOM Local to IRELAND Mobile
Preferred UNITED KINGDOM Local to USA
Standard UNITED STATES Local to RUSSIA Mobile
Standard AUSTRALIA Local to THAILAND Mobile
Preferred AUSTRIA Local to USA
Preferred CANADA Local to CANADA
Standard UNITED STATES Local to DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Mobile
Preferred UNITED STATES Local to KENYA Mobile
Standard GUATEMALA Local to USA
Standard AUSTRALIA Local to UNITED KINGDOM Mobile
Standard UNITED STATES Local to USA
Standard ARGENTINA Local to CHILE Mobile
Standard IRELAND Local to UNITED KINGDOM
Standard CANADA Local to MALAYSIA Mobile
Preferred UNITED STATES Local to INDIA
Preferred ITALY Local to NIGERIA Mobile
Preferred AUSTRALIA Local to UNITED KINGDOM Mobile
Standard FRANCE Local to SPAIN Mobile
Platinum UNITED STATES Local to VIETNAM Mobile
Preferred UNITED STATES Local to GERMANY Mobile
Standard AUSTRALIA Local to USA
Standard BELGIUM Local to USA
Preferred UNITED STATES Local to TUNISIA Mobile
Preferred UNITED STATES Local to VENEZUELA Mobile
Standard UNITED STATES Local to UNITED KINGDOM Mobile
Preferred UNITED STATES Local to AUSTRALIA Mobile
Gold UNITED STATES Local to PAKISTAN Mobile
Standard ROMANIA Local to USA
Standard CANADA Local to USA
Preferred INDIA Toll Free to GERMANY
Standard UNITED STATES Local to MACAO Mobile
Standard CANADA Local to PAKISTAN Mobile
Standard BRAZIL Mobile Toll Free to USA
Data from order log 2/1/2012.
American International Telephonics, LLC
9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1111
Beverly Hills, California 90210 USA
