What is a personal toll free number?
A. A personal toll free number (also referred to as an “800 number”) is a service where the person receiving the call pays for the phone call, rather than the caller. While toll free numbers have been a popular way for businesses to keep in touch with their customers for a long time, they have also become very popular in recent years for residential customers. Currently, any phone number beginning with 800, 888, 877, 866 or 855 is a toll free number.
A toll free number allows the person or company receiving a call to pay for the call, rather than the caller. Currently, any phone number beginning with 800, 888, 877 or 866 is a toll free number. This type of number is often used for a comany’s customer service line or in other situations where it is beneficial for the receiver to pay for the call, raller than the caller. Often times, a personal toll free number is set up to allow children in college, or other family or friends to call at no cost to them. This can be a cost effective alternative to using calling cards, calling collect, etc.
