How do you buy an 800 number?

Question

I want to own an 800 number outright. That means not having to pay a telephone company a monthly fee. How do you buy an 800 number outright, so you own it and are able to rout calls however you like with it.

Answer 1

You can only rent a 1800 number and you cant purchase it outright .

and more over you cannot route the calls as you like .

you have to ask for the coverage limits

eg) customers can call you anywhere from the world or only from the US or Canada or only US or part of US.

Answer 2

I don't believe you can do this because you are using the land-lines owned by the telephone carriers so in a sense you are leasing the lines for use.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Telephone numbers can not be purchased and owned. They are rented or leased on a monthly or yearly basis.  Matters not if it is 800 or regular number.

Once you lease a 1-800 number, you can have those calls forwarded to any other telephone number you like.

Here is an example:

I use InPhonex as one of my VoIP service providers.  

They lease 1-800 numbers for anywhere in USA/Canada coverage at $4.95/month + 4 cents/min for incoming calls.  

Now, you can forward that 1-800 call to any other PSTN phone number in the world at their posted call-out termination rates (2.5 cent/min USA/Canada).

There is no contracts, no commitments, no obligations, no fine print strings..... only pay-as-you-go, month-by-month, quit any time.  Your 1-800 number lease is renewed on a monthly basis, only.  So, if you keep paying your bills, you can keep the number for ever..... if you like..... or not..... it's your choice....