Someone asked for a replacement for the now defunct PrivatePhone. The folks at FreeConferenceCall have a service called SimpleVoiceBox that can do just that: provide a voice mail drop box.
The nice thing about Private Phone was that each person was given their own local telephone number. SimpleVoiceBox doesn't do this, but instead gives a telephone number and extension in some rural part of the U.S. where they actually make money on inbound calls. At least if you use Numbr, you can get a local number in some locations.
If you truly want your own private number, take a look at K7, which is run by a Seattle-based CLEC. Numbers will be assigned in the Seattle and surrounding areas. Or, if you can finagle an invite for it, GrandCentral.
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Looks like everyone is scrambling for alternatives!
Just read this on the numbr site:
We are scaling our infrastructure to support rapid user base growth. During this upgrade, new Numbr allocation is limited to a select set of invited users.
Thanks for your continued support and feedback. Please come back later for some exciting updates.
-Team Numbr
I am aware or the Numbr situation, though I thought by now they resolved it. Sounds like I need to check in with the folks over there once again.
Grand Central is great, and easy to get an invite too – but they also only have a few select local numbers – from teeny towns even – I live in a major city and nothing local, but towns all around me woth populations under 100 – have GC numbers
private phone is very good for you
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