1-800-WHY-HAVE
1-800 Numbers
I think they aren't going to be around for too long.
For people using landlines, long distance calls have gotten extremely cheap. And with the increased penetration of VoIP services such as Vonage and long distance bundling offers, long distance calls are often free.
And 1-800 numbers are of no use to cell phone users, for whom long distance calling is free in any case - And they pay for the minutes used regardless of whether its a toll-free number or not.
However, if the cell phone companies can get together and create a 1-800 like service that is truly free for cell phone users (no minutes used), that would be phenomenal.
I think they aren't going to be around for too long.
For people using landlines, long distance calls have gotten extremely cheap. And with the increased penetration of VoIP services such as Vonage and long distance bundling offers, long distance calls are often free.
And 1-800 numbers are of no use to cell phone users, for whom long distance calling is free in any case - And they pay for the minutes used regardless of whether its a toll-free number or not.
However, if the cell phone companies can get together and create a 1-800 like service that is truly free for cell phone users (no minutes used), that would be phenomenal.
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