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Originally Posted by JayJay
Port the number over to a Voip provider, and put on a call divert! simple
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What he said.
VoiceHost is particularly good for this, and we can port the numbers from Virgin (usually). Diverting to a UK landline costs 1p per minute.
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Sorry, I should probably elaborate how this is achievable rather than just plug a seemingly random but brilliant VoIP company which I may (or may not) work for......
Traditional landlines can only be forwarded and pointed into the exchange switch from which they originate (this is a BT restriction based on the technology they provide, Virgin copies this), usually this is another number in its surrounding area code that it can forward to, so you can only forward your number on its landline to an 01708 number. You can't for instance point a Chelmsford number (01245) to a London (020) number this way.
The only way this is feasibly possible to point and forward the landline calls to another landline or a mobile is to port the number to a VoIP provider. VoiceHost's PBX gives you control over where those calls route to and exactly what you're charged for it. Changes can be made and effected there and then too.
All this cannot be done with traditional telecoms, landlines and ISDN systems. [opinion] The sooner everybody moves onto VoIP in business the better things will be.
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