When you have a company in the United States, having a US phone number is pretty essential. People who live in the USA expect a US company to have a US phone number. There are very few Americans who will answer a call or call a phone number that is not a local US phone number. The reason many Americans do not is primarily because of the large amounts of spam from international numbers. That is where we can help, and you don’t have to live in the US to use our service.
Why You Might Need a US Business Phone Number as a Non-Resident
7 Uses For A US Business Phone Number
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Call your US-based bank with any questions you might have
An important note: To open a bank account in the US because of the Patriot Act, you will need to visit the United States personally to set up a bank account for your business. Having a US business phone number will not help you with opening a bank account. Though you will be able to list it as the contact phone number on your bank account. Then in the future, when you need to call your bank, and you call from your virtual business phone number. By calling from your business phone number, this will help verify who you are. Furthermore, when activating any credit or debit cards, many US banks use the phone number attached to your account as part of the verification method to activate the card.
Call US-based customers
Call US-based shareholders, members, managers or other business partners of your company
Call potential investors about opportunities to invest in your company
Call your registered agent or company who incorporated your business
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Call city, state or federal government agencies with any questions you have about your business
Being able to call government agencies can be useful in keeping your company in compliance and in good standing with local governments. Having a US-based phone number will help ensure your call will be answered if an urgent issue comes up, and you need to contact a government agency. List your business phone number on your website and social media.
10 Benefits of a Business Phone Number
What We Provide
We provide phone numbers throughout the United States. You will be able to call out from your business line anywhere that you have a cellular connection. The customer or business you are calling will see your local business number, not your real cell phone number. They will not know you are not in the US or know that you are calling from a virtual phone number.
Take note that your cellular provider may charge you a fee for international calls due to the fact you are connecting to our US-based phone system outside the US. Contact your cell phone service provider to find out if you will be charged additional fees before placing outbound calls with your business phone number.
When someone calls your business line, by default, we are only able to forward calls to US phone numbers. However, you will have a business voicemail box where people can leave you messages. When you receive a voicemail, we will send you an email notification with your voicemail attached. Additionally, you can log into your online account at any time and listen to your voicemails.
If you only need to be able to place outbound calls out of your business line and use a business voicemail, it will cost you $20 per month. $20 per month is the same price all our US-based customers pay.
