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What is a Virtual Phone Number?

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Virtual Phone Number, or VPN, is a regular phone number but it’s not connected to a telephone set (hence, the term virtual) so no locally connected phone rings. Instead, all  incoming calls are transparently routed to a remote telephone set via the Internet. For example, if someone calls my VPN in Washington state (360)812-2281, my phone set in the Philippines rings. VPNs are available in major cities like New York, LA, London and Sydney for a minimal fee ($5.95 per month).

The main benefit of having a VPN is - it provides local access from your foreign callers. For personal use, families in the Philippines can be called anytime,anywhere.  For business users, like a hotel or resort in the Philippines, consider their edge if they  have local  numbers in London, San Francisco and/or Sydney?
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