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                    <h1>How to order a Virtual Number with call forwarding / dmConnect</h1>
                    
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                        <b>Step 1: Choose UK Number Range / UK Area Code</b><br>
                        Choose the area code that you would like your number e.g. 0161. You can enter a 
						city name or an area code. As you type the text will prompt you on the available codes 
						and city names. Click get number when you find the UK area code or city name that you 
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                        <b>Step 2: Choose a UK number</b><br>
                        Find a number / s that you like using the number chooser and click on it / them. 
						When you click on a number a green tik will appear next to the number. Note: "Gold" 
						column shows the once off fee for easy to remember numbers.
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                        <b>Step 3: Click Checkout</b><br>
                        The number / s that you clicked on will be added to the trolley located at the top right 
						of the website. Do not worry if you have added too many numbers, you will be able to remove 
						them during checkout. Click the orange checkout button located top right of the website to 
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                        <b>Step 4: Finilise Order</b><br>
                        Your order will appear on the checkout page. have a look at your numbers, services and call plans. 
						You can delete numbers by clicking on the bin icon. When you are happy with your order click the orange "proceed to checkout"
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                    <h1>How to choose a virtual phone number?</h1>
                    
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                       It may seem like a lot to take in when researching virtual number ranges 
so we have put together some information to help you with your number choice. You 
should always keep in mind the impression that you are giving off when people see 
your number and the cost that they will have to pay when calling you.
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                        <b>Location, service type and area of operation:</b><br>
                        The first question you need to ask is whether or not it is important to your caller for
 you to be based nearby them or in their area. This will largely depend on the type of business
 you run and the physical limitations there may be for service delivery if any. Consider the difference 
between a hairdresser, building company, estate agency, a software company, international company targeting UK clients and just a virtual number for individual use.
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                        <b>Locally based Companies one local area only: The hairdresser</b><br>
                        Most people would not want to travel too far to go to a hairdresser, so they would generally 
	look for a one that is in their own physical area where they live or work. One way of telling where a company is based is by looking at the dialling code. For the type of service where a client would generally look for services nearby in a specific UK area we offer the 01 and the 02 geographic number range. There are over 650 area codes available, all you need to do is choose the area code you want to service (e.g. Manchester 0161), then you can choose the number that you would like, you then set the call divert to one of your existing landlines, mobiles or VoIP trunk and when people call your virtual number, the calls will be diverted to your specified number.
                <br>Solution: A Local Area <a class="more" href="/local-area-numbers.html" title="Local Area Virtual UK Numbers">Local Area (01 & 02) Numbers</a>
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	<b>Locally based company servicing a few surrounding areas: Building company</b><br>
	As in the case above, most callers would like to have a service that needs to be rendered at the home based nearby there own location, however in some cases it is possible for companies that have to be physically present to service a number of areas nearby. In this case we recommend that you look at the areas that you are surrounded by and / or areas that you are on the boarder of. What you do then is separate any marketing or advertising by area code, so in area 1 you use the area 1 dialling code as the contact numbers, in area 2 you use area 2's contact number and so on. This gives peace of mind for callers who want to believe that you are based in their exact area, so in this case the thing to do would be to register multiple area specific codes nearby, there are 650 area codes to choose from.
	<br>Solution: A few <a class="more" href="/local-area-numbers.html" title="Local Area Virtual UK Numbers">Local Area (01 & 02) Numbers</a> (that surround your physical area)
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	<p> <b>Nationally based company physically servicing many local area clients: Estate agents</b><br>
	What about companies that have a small office or need a presence in almost every local area of the United Kingdom, for example an estate agency. Many people still would prefer to deal with a local based company that is in their area, instead of a head office halfway across the country. Many estate agencies will have agents all over the UK in a lot of the area codes if not all of them. In this case it may be beneficial for the company to register a local area number in every area code, creating a virtual office in every area, then they can do one of two things. Either they can divert all of the incoming calls to a central call support centre and deal with the calls centrally or they can divert the calls directly to an agent in the area code that has been dialled. In the first case the call centre would most likely take down the details of the client and then pass them on to the agent within the clients physical area. This works mainly for national based companies where there is a physical element of delivery involved, such as a car rental company. 
	<br>Solution: Many <a class="more" href="/local-area-numbers.html" title="Local Area Virtual UK Numbers">Local Area (01 & 02) Numbers</a>  (one in each area code you can operate)
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	<p> <b>Nationally based companies servicing the UK: Software Company</b><br>
	Of course there are many services and products that people are after today that do not require the service provider to be anywhere in particular in order to render the service. Take for example a software company, in order to buy there services they do not need to be present on site. Many people buy there software online or order over the phone and when there are issues, they simply call in to a phone number and have someone assist them through the problems they are having. The person supporting the issues do not need to be based anywhere nearby to assist. For this type of service, where the caller know that it is not important for the service being rendered to be located nearby them in their own area and the company can be based anywhere in the United Kingdom a national 08 range number can be used. We offer a variety of 08 options, for example if you want to generate many calls from nationwide clients then you could make it free to call you by using the 0800 Tollfree range. You could also share in the revenue generated by your incoming calls or simply keep costs low for you callers using this range.
	<br>Solution: A <a class="more" href="/0800-numbers.html" title="National 08 Virtual UK number"> National 08 Number</a>
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	<p> <b>Internationally based company servicing wither the country or a specific area</b><br>
	If you are a company that wants to target UK customers you can do so by creating a virtual office using a virtual number. This is done by choosing a UK phone number that is either national or local and diverting the calls to a phone in your country. Callers do not know where the calls are being diverted, hence the virtual office in the UK. All you need to do is decide what number your clients would like to call you one, some companies like software companies can target the whole country and provide support using a national number, other companies might want to appear to be based in one area such as London which offers a certain amount of prestige. Either way virtual numbers should be more likely to be called than an international number, so you should be able to generate more business in the UK using a virtual office there.
	<br>Soultion: Either <a class="more" href="/0800-numbers.html" title="National Virtual UK number">national</a> or <a class="more" href="/local-area-numbers.html" title="Geographic Virtual UK number">local numbers</a> (depending on your service)
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 	<p><b>Personal Numbers not location specific and free: Individual </b><br>
	If you would like a personal number and do not want to pay for any of the diverts to your phone then you can simply choose a personal number in the 07 ranges. These numbers come with call divert, call hunt and voicemail free of charge and can save you costs on international roaming. 
	<br>Solution: <a class="more" href="/07-pn2-numbers.html" title="Order 07 Virtual UK number"> A Personal 07 Number</a>
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