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- From: charlesw@sail.LABS.TEK.COM (Charles Wilson)
- Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
- Subject: Re: 800 number for the small business
- Message-ID: <13244@sail.LABS.TEK.COM>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 21:58:57 GMT
- References: <1993Jan22.172348.7140@newshost.lanl.gov>
- Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR.
- Lines: 13
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- In article <1993Jan22.172348.7140@newshost.lanl.gov> hutch@bellman.lanl.gov writes:
- >OK, what's the story on these inexpensive 800 numbers I've heard some talk
- >about? I'd love to have one installed to support my fledgling mailorder
-
- There's no "installing" to it. Call up one of the providers (they have the
- numbers installed in _their_ offices) and for about $50/ month, you can
- have an "800" number. Most 800 number providers have several programs
- such as "voice mail" (the cheapest). All the way to "live operators"
- standing by to process orders. Others will do all the VISA/MC type of
- credit card billing. You name it, it's available. Look in your local
- (big city) phone book under "Telephone Answering Service". There are also
- national companies that do this. It doesn't matter _where_ the phone is,
- just so you can call in (to voice mail for example) to get the orders.
-