The reason for my toll free is two fold. One, is the reputability factor.
Two, it is VERY memorable and easy to remember. 1.888.777.1888 My 7 year old niece remembered it long term after only being told once. Past the "Memorable test". Great for adverts in the car. -- Thanks, Steve Totaro +18887771888 (Toll Free) +12409381212 (Cell) On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Alex Balashov <abalas...@evaristesys.com>wrote: > That's true. I agree with that. I just think it's not nearly as > important as it used to be, and so if it is proving exceptionally > difficult, don't worry about it. > > Trixter aka Bret McDanel wrote: > > > On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 12:52 -0800, Tracy Reed wrote: > >> On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 03:20:00PM -0500, Alex Balashov spake thusly: > >>> I don't really see the point. "Toll-free" is becoming less and less > >>> relevant as mobile calls don't make a local/LD distinction and most > VoIP > >>> lines don't either. > >> That's a good point. I just checked and the vanity DID I really want > >> is not available in any area code. So either I'll come up with > >> something else or just stick with my acceptable but not optimal vanity > >> toll free. Thanks! > > > > I think a counter point would be that in the US at least there are a lot > > of people that are older, and they, more than younger folk, generally > > associate a tollfree, particularly a vanity tollfree, with a company > > that is more reputable and established. Even if they are going to call > > from a line that charges nothing additional, some people do view the > > company differently over this issue. > > > > In other countries I have lived in, premium type numbers are more common > > for some ordering lines and support lines, where the caller is more > > accustomed to paying a higher rate for such services. > > > > > > Ultimately it boils down to the customer base that you are marketing to, > > if the customers do not particularly care, then a non-tollfree would be > > fine (especially if its a localized service anyway), however if the > > customer base cares a bit more about a tollfree, and that is something > > that would make them decide you vs a competitor, then a tollfree > > probably makes sense. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > > > asterisk-biz mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > > > -- > Alex Balashov > Evariste Systems > Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ > Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 > Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 > Mobile : (+1) (678) 237-1775 > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-biz mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz >
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