## How Call Forwarding / Call Diverts work

## Local Area Geographic UK Numbers:

A geographic number or local area number is a number that is associated with a particular area, city or region in the UK. For example Manchester area/dialing code has 0161 as its geographic prefix; London has the local area code 0207 etc. The prefix of the phone number tells people about the area that the phone line traditionally exists in. A virtual number however is not linked to any fixed phone line and you can divert or forward your calls to any phone line in the UK and to many international destinations. You can get a geographic virtual number and answer the calls from anywhere using call forwarding and call diverts.

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## Why get a Geographic Local Area Number?

Get another number in your own local area – get another phone number in your area without having to buy to rent a new fixed line. All you need to do is divert the virtual number to your current fixed line or mobile phone line. You can then use this second line for business, ad campaigns and with advanced call handling options to give a great impression to your clients.

Target clients in neighboring geographic areas – if you are located in nearby another area code and want to get business in that area, or if you are based on the border of two areas, you may want to have a virtual geographic number to target each area code that your clients are likely to dial.

Get business in areas you are not based in– use a virtual geographic number that can be diverted to your office in other areas of the UK or from abroad. You can then target clients in the area code that they would usually dial first.

Measure your marketing and advertising campaigns – use a dedicated virtual number and log the calls on your adverts and marketing campaigns. Use different virtual numbers for each campaign if you want very specific advert relative statistics.

Virtual Geographic UK numbers with affordable call handling – geographic virtual numbers have everything from, call diverts, voicemail and fax to email capabilities to advanced switchboard functions without having to buy expensive machinery. Upgrade to add features as you grow!

Geographic Gold numbers are easy to remember – get a very easy to remember UK geographic number that will stick in your clients head without having to write it down.

You do not have to change numbers if you move offices – virtual geographic numbers are not linked to any fixed line or mobile line, so when you move, all you need to do is login and change the divert to your new office number.

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## Call Handling Features & Add On's with Local Area UK Numbers:

Call Divert Geographic UK Number / Local Area Number Call Forwarding – get a geographic / local area number and forward your calls to your existing fixed line at the office or at home or divert to your mobile phone in the UK as well as to many other international destinations.

Local Area Geographic UK Number with Voice Mail – use voicemail to take messages for those calls you are too busy or unavailable to take. You can even get your voicemail online, by using voice mail to email.

Geographic Local Area UK Number Divert to Landline – easily divert your UK geo-graphic local area number to your existing landline using the online control panel.

Local Area Geographic UK Number Divert to Mobile – change your local area geographic number call diverts and divert to a mobile phone.

Local Area Geographic UK Number with Call Hunt – upgrade and add the call hunt feature so that if one number is not answered it will ring to the next line in the list.

Geographic DID Local Area UK Number - instead of renting a new fixed line, why not use a local area geographic DID Number and divert to one of your current phones.

Geographic VoIP UK Number or PSTN system – use VoIP to handle your geographic phone numbers calls.

Local Area UK Geographic Fax to Email Number - receive your faxes via email attachment, access this privately and from anywhere you have access to your email. You will also save on the cost of running a fax machines, as you are able to view all faxes without printing them first and can then select only the ones that you need copies of for printing. You can store the rest digitally on your computer. You will be able to keep your number if you move, avoid missing faxes due to busy lines or lack or paper and toner and check your faxes from anywhere. You can also forward the number to a traditional fax machine line.

Local Area Geographic UK Fax Number – get a geographic local area fax number with unified messaging services so you do miss any more faxes!

Geographic Local Area Virtual Switchboard Number – no need to buy expensive machinery for your switchboard, upgrade and use the virtual switchboard to handle calls professionally.

Local Area Geographic UK Number with Human Voice Answering Services – have a real human voice answer your calls, they will take a short message and notify you via SMS/Email.

Geographic Local Area UK Number Online Availability – buy your geographic Uk local area number online now, use your credit card and get up and running quickly and easily!

Geographic Local Area UK Number Instant Activation – geographic numbers can be activated instantly using your credit card to pay online!

Geographic UK Number 24/7 Web Control System - easily control how you calls are handled through any web browser. Change call diverts and handling instantly online at any time of the day.

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## UK Local case study
'Local offices' help plumber prosper

Our client, an ambitious young plumbing company based in Derby, was eager to win more business outside the immediate Derby area. They had already tried adverising in the local papers for nearby Matlock, Ashbourne and Burton-on-Trent, but the response was disappointing compared to results from ads placed in the Derby Evening Telegraph.

The challenge

Making ads placed in neighbouring papers as effective as ads placed in Derby's local paper.

The solution

When looking for a plumber people tend to call local plumbers first. By obtaining local numbers for neighbouring areas (and diverting them all to the same sales line), the plumber was able to increase the effectiveness of its yellow pages advertisng, as well as increasing response form 'local' newspaper ads.

Business benefits

- Business from Matlock, Ashbourne and Burton-on-Trent quickly increased
- Customers no longer worry about slow call-out times before ringing
- Callers get the impression they are dealing with a local company.

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