Phone.com has introduced its Virtual Number service, allowing customers to - a la Google Voice - choose one primary phone number that acts as a gateway to any/all of the phone numbers the customer may already use. There are also some freebies if you refer other customers to the service.
Unlike GV, a Phone.com customer can transfer an existing number to act as a Virtual Number or assign a new number. Customers can also upload their address book from most major email programs to program call routing information based on caller ID, as well as for use during click-to-call, call blocking and other tasks.
In addition customers are able to upload their address book from most major email programs; the contact information can be used to program call routing based on caller ID, and during click-to-call, call blocking, and additional tasks that can be assigned as needed.
Plans start at $4.88 per month, and customers get a price drop of $1 per referral until they get the service for free; additional referrals result in monthly credits usable for extra minutes and more features.
For more:
- Phone.com's press release [1].
Related articles
Google Voice - The return of GrandCentral - FierceVoIP [2]
Last year: GrandCentral vs PhoneFusion One [3]
Links:
[1] http://www.phone.com/press-releases/2009/04/22/phonecom-releases-virtual-number-service/
[2] http://www.fiercevoip.com/story/google-voice-return-grandcentral/2009-03-12
[3] http://www.fiercevoip.com/story/grandcentral-vs-phonefusion-one/2008-08-11