Q: I run a small home business and wishes to set up a business phone line for customers without giving call my home phone number or face calls after hours at home. Do I need a line of business VoIP? Can I do this without changing my home service
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A: It sounds like you're in the market for a virtual phone service. virtual phone services offer a lot of transmission and call management functions of large business phone systems without additional equipment. If your business is very small, it can be a way to save money on a professional phone system while enjoying some of the bells and whistles.
Here's how it works A virtual phone service to forward calls to a business number to any phone you specify. You can configure the virtual phone to handle calls differently at different times of the day or when you leave the house, including the reading of recorded personalized messages, sending calls directly to voice mail or using the programmable telephone menus. If you and your employees travel regularly, you can even have business calls to your mobile phone, so that customers can call the same number and reach wherever you are. After office hours, you can ensure that you will not be disturbed by business calls with the virtual phone direct callers to your mailbox. Some plans even include incoming and outgoing faxes.
If it looks good for your business, check out some of the virtual phone services under consideration. With plans around $ 10, they can offer great value. We particularly like Phone.com and eVoice, which both offer free trial periods so you want to test.