What are 800 phone answering services?
An 800 number is a special toll free answering service where the person who is calling the number is not charged for the call by the telephone operator. Instead the party that receives the call pays for the call to the telephone operator. The charges are usually based on certain factors like the amount of usage and the cost of the trunk lines. There might also be a monthly service charge payable. 800 numbers are usually used by both large and small businesses. They usually include the area codes like 800, 888, 855, 866, 844, 877, 833 and 822.