No Phonebook listing

[Bill43mx]

There have been so many changes in phone technology in just the past few years it's getting to be an unusual thing to have a "real" telephone line. With the advent of unlimited cell phone plans, Voip (Vonage,Magic Jack) , and even google voice, there are a lot of options available, usually at a significant saving over a telco land line. The trade off seems to be the loss of a white pages phonebook listing. I'm wondering how you guys who have "cut the cord" with the phone company are dealing with this.

 

[Si Allen]

I dropped yellow pages 15 years ago due to endless tire kickers. But if you must have it try internet yellow pages.

 

[BobM]

I've been operating for five years with only my cell phone. On a regular basis I email existing customers, advertise on all local restrauant placemats and contact truck dealers whenever I go by or once a month. Keeps me busy and adds new customers on a regualr basis. Like Si, no damm tire kickers.

 

[Pat Whatley]

Ask your friends and neighbors how often they use the phone book. You'll get your answer pretty quick.

 

[signage]

What's a phone book?












JK ;0

 

[Craig Sjoquist]

This year I took out a phone book ad ( lowest cost ) wanted to try it if I get one job during the year it will pay for it self 2 jobs a profit .... To date nothing that I know of yet as of 4 months so will see, I use the phone book looking for a number about once a month myself.

 

[CanuckSigns]

we have our regular phone line at work, but we also have a voip line that we use for sales calls and long distance, costs about $25 for 6 months, it has dropped our regular phone bill by about $75 a month. Customers still call us on our regular line and we have a white pages ad. it works great for us (the voip line, not the white pages)

 

[Bill43mx]

I guess the general opinion is being in the phone book isn't a concern. It just something I've been wondering about since, between personal and my businesses, I've got 4 phone number (5 if you count my Google Voice number) and none of them have a phone listing. I currently have one cell number, one Vonage number, one number through the cable company (viop), and a magic jack. I did just find a free service that allegedly will get your number listed with directory assistance. I registered my number and I'll give it a couple of weeks and see if it works. They probably just sell my number to telemarketers. *LOL*

 

[toleson1]

All I ever got from a Yellow Pages advertisement was people looking for a job.