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November 26, 2007
No more free phone numbers
I am totally mad right now - NetZero which came up with PrivatePhone.com is stiffing all their users. The premise of their offering was that you were given a free phone number in any area code you desired and it would record messages and deliver them to you via email.
This was a great idea that I have taken full advantage of for the past couple years. Now they are ending the service and leaving their users high and dry - oh yeah, they offer to send your number to another provider who will do it for $20 a month. OUCH.
I am left scrambling because I have three years of podcasts promoting a call-in line that is about to disappear.
I still have a K7 line, but really liked having local numbers for listeners to call. Maybe I can get an 800 number and have it forwarded to my K7? Hmmm... any ideas?
Oh yeah, NetZero BLOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by CDogg at November 26, 2007 10:46 AM
Comments
If you must do a new number, look into GrandCental. I can send an invite if you need one.
Posted by: Podcast Mike at November 26, 2007 10:59 AM
Mike - thanks, I forgot to mention that I do have a Grand Central. The problem with that is it has to be tied to a single phone number. With NetZero it was tied to an email address allowing me to setup call-in numbers in each major city in Texas.
Posted by: Chris Doelle at November 26, 2007 11:21 AM
Non-local numbers are fine. Most everyone today has a cellphone or home phone with free long distance.
NetZero's free service obviously was not making any money. Can't blame them for shuttering a free service especially if they have to pay the bills.
Posted by: MR at November 26, 2007 04:02 PM