Should Customer’s request 855 numbers from their regular phone company too?
Sure, there’s no reason not to give your 855 requests to your regular phone company too. If they provide toll free service you should probably at least try to place the requests with them. I say try because we found a wide variety of attitudes on 855 numbers and some phone companies really didn’t even seem to want to be bothered. Some phone companies will be better than others at getting 855 numbers, but one sure way to increase your odds is to have multiple parties trying to get it for you. What are the odds that we’ll be able to get your number? There’s no way to know ahead of time if we’ll be able to get any specific 855 numbers, or exactly what the odds are because this hasn’t happened in over 10 years (866 came out July 2000), and the environment is very different today. There’s not only no guarantees, there’s also a lot of competition. The biggest factor in your odds is the actual 855 number you’re requesting. If you’re asking for something that’s obvious and would be on anyone’s
