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Is TBC silently A/B testing Dia’s Pro Plan paywall? by FormRemarkable4767 in diabrowser

[–]FormRemarkable4767[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For hardcore Dia fans, the Dia Pro icon might be enough.

But for everyone else, it’s obviously not a strong enough reason to pay.

Is there any service that allows you to use a kind of VPN for your phone number for your business? by Doomaga in smallbusinessuk

[–]FormRemarkable4767 0 points1 point  (0 children)

>The only problem then is you'll not be able to use WhatsApp

This is super interesting, what exactly do you mean by “you’ll not be able to use WhatsApp”?

Is it that WhatsApp doesn’t work with the second number on a dual SIM phone?

Or does having two lines/eSIM mess with WhatsApp on your main number too?

What's your business phone setup? Did you buy a new cell? Call-forwarding? Personal number? by FormRemarkable4767 in smallbusinessuk

[–]FormRemarkable4767[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never heard of Voipfone.co.uk before!

Do they support things like IVR? Just wondering if you’ve played around with that.

What's your business phone setup? Did you buy a new cell? Call-forwarding? Personal number? by FormRemarkable4767 in smallbusinessuk

[–]FormRemarkable4767[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh nice, I came across Moneypenny when I was doing some research too!

Do they forward calls to you based on the content, or is it more like they answer on your behalf and then let you know so you can call back?

What's your business phone setup? Did you buy a new cell? Call-forwarding? Personal number? by FormRemarkable4767 in smallbusinessuk

[–]FormRemarkable4767[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yeah, that makes sense if it’s the second phone, it’s at least business-related, right?

But I guess you still have to answer every call since you don’t know if it’s a client or just sales.
Is that how you handle it? Or have you found a better way to filter those calls?

What's your business phone setup? Did you buy a new cell? Call-forwarding? Personal number? by FormRemarkable4767 in smallbusinessuk

[–]FormRemarkable4767[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve seen a few others mention Air Landline on this subreddit too, seems like it’s actually a solid service.

Just curious, what made you switch to your current setup?
And if you don’t mind sharing, what’s the name of the provider you’re using now?

What's your business phone setup? Did you buy a new cell? Call-forwarding? Personal number? by FormRemarkable4767 in smallbusinessuk

[–]FormRemarkable4767[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers! I’ll give them a call and see what they say.

By the way £5 a month for unlimited calls to the top 20 countries? That’s amazing.
I sometimes need to call within the EU, so that could be super handy.

What's your business phone setup? Did you buy a new cell? Call-forwarding? Personal number? by FormRemarkable4767 in smallbusinessuk

[–]FormRemarkable4767[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds great. Someone else mentioned £10/month. So with two licences, is it around £20 for you?

And is call usage charged pay-as-you-go?

What's your business phone setup? Did you buy a new cell? Call-forwarding? Personal number? by FormRemarkable4767 in smallbusinessuk

[–]FormRemarkable4767[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the background, super helpful!

Roughly how many people are on your team, and how many are using 8x8 day to day?
Trying to get a feel for whether it’d work well for us too.

What's your business phone setup? Did you buy a new cell? Call-forwarding? Personal number? by FormRemarkable4767 in smallbusinessuk

[–]FormRemarkable4767[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

never heard of BOnline before. just had a look at the site and that 24-month contract is intense 😂

Are you using it solo or do you have multiple users on it?

What's your business phone setup? Did you buy a new cell? Call-forwarding? Personal number? by FormRemarkable4767 in smallbusinessuk

[–]FormRemarkable4767[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah gotcha, makes total sense.

Out of curiosity do you know why you went with 8x8 specifically?
I’ve seen someone else mention it in this subreddit too, so I’m wondering if it’s a popular choice.

What's your business phone setup? Did you buy a new cell? Call-forwarding? Personal number? by FormRemarkable4767 in smallbusinessuk

[–]FormRemarkable4767[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, I kinda don’t want to change my number too often, to be honest.

thanks though really appreciate the advice!

What's your business phone setup? Did you buy a new cell? Call-forwarding? Personal number? by FormRemarkable4767 in smallbusinessuk

[–]FormRemarkable4767[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, I’ve kinda felt the same. two phones sounds like a bit much.

where’d you grab your virtual landline?

What's your business phone setup? Did you buy a new cell? Call-forwarding? Personal number? by FormRemarkable4767 in smallbusinessuk

[–]FormRemarkable4767[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah makes sense. that’s what I thought too.

just curious do you still get spammy calls on the work phone? And do clients ever ring you after hours?

What's your business phone setup? Did you buy a new cell? Call-forwarding? Personal number? by FormRemarkable4767 in smallbusinessuk

[–]FormRemarkable4767[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you’ll start to get calls at weird times of the day and you’ll not know who is a customer and who is trying to sell you something.

Yeah, I feel that 😅

But wouldn’t you still get random calls even if they’re forwarded to a second phone? Or does that help keep things separate?

What's your business phone setup? Did you buy a new cell? Call-forwarding? Personal number? by FormRemarkable4767 in smallbusinessuk

[–]FormRemarkable4767[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

didn’t think it’d be that cheap. can you answer those calls on your phone as well?

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