Get a Virtual Phone Number for Anywhere in the UK

The Power of Virtual Phone Numbers

What is a virtual landline number?

Also known as a pocket landline number, a virtual phone number is a cloud-based service that allows you to choose a number for any geographic location in the UK.

Why get a virtual phone number for your business?

Today’s dynamic business landscape demands a dynamic phone solution. This is what you get when you buy a virtual phone number. They offer flexibility and versatility in ways a traditional phone line can never do. Here are a few quick examples of their uses.

• Your distributed workforce, scattered in different locations, can come together with a single business phone number.
• Members of the team can work virtually anywhere using a range of electronic devices.
• With call analytics you can easily monitor phone usage and use it to gauge the success of your marketing campaigns.

Advertising a business number that starts with either the 01 or 02 local range can imply to your clients that you are based nearby, helping you build credibility and trust.

How Using a Local British Number Boosts Pick-Up Rates

When it comes to phone calls, familiarity can significantly impact whether someone decides to answer. Here’s how utilizing local British numbers can enhance your call pick-up rates:

• Sense of Local Presence: People are more inclined to answer calls from numbers they recognize as local. By equipping your sales team with British landline or mobile numbers, you establish a local presence, making recipients more comfortable answering.
• Regional Trust: Calls originating from a local area code, such as a London (020) or Manchester (0161) number, can instill a greater sense of trust. This perceived local connection can reduce the suspicion commonly associated with unknown or international numbers.
• Increased Accessibility: By allowing flexibility in choosing numbers from different regions, you cater to various customer bases across the UK. This adaptability means your team can connect with more people efficiently, maximizing engagement opportunities.
• Cultural Relevance: Using local numbers can convey an understanding of, and commitment to, the region’s culture and business environment, fostering better initial customer interactions.

Overall, leveraging local British numbers can create a sense of proximity and trustworthiness, crucial for increased call pick-up rates and, consequently, enhanced sales potential.

How a Local UK Phone Number Can Enhance Customer Relationships

Building strong customer relationships in the UK is crucial, and a local phone number can significantly aid this effort. Here’s how:

1. Trust and Familiarity: A phone number recognizably local, such as one from London or Manchester, makes your business appear more approachable. Customers often feel more secure and at ease when calling a local number as it suggests a legitimate presence in their community.
2. Improved Communication: Local numbers reduce barriers to communication. Customers are more inclined to answer calls from numbers they recognize as being from their region. This leads to more engaged interactions and better feedback opportunities.
3. Cost-Effectiveness for Customers: Customers are more likely to call or text when they know it won’t incur international charges. Offering a local number removes financial deterrents and encourages more frequent communication.
4. Enhanced Brand Image: Having a local phone number helps you brand yourself as a business that understands and values local culture. This local touch can differentiate you from larger, faceless corporations and resonate more personally with your audience.
5. Convenience and Accessibility: With a local number, customers can reach you easily, especially those who might not use digital communication channels frequently. This accessibility is key to maintaining and growing customer relationships.

Overall, using a local UK phone number can profoundly impact your business’s ability to connect with and retain customers, fostering long-term loyalty and trust.

Choose the local code your customers dial

With a virtual landline number you can choose where your company appears to be located. Your customers’ calls will be instantly and automatically redirected to any of your existing lines — landline or mobile.

More reasons to choose Planet Telecom

We are more than a virtual number service provider and provide complete phone solutions that bring many advantages to your business. Ask us today about our VoIP service and how it can save you £££s vs traditional fixed phone lines.

Change the destination line as often as you like

You can change the virtual number’s destination line as often as you want, completely free, using the Planet Telecom online control panel.

So even if you simply want the calls redirected to another phone for a short period, at weekends or in the evening, say, your 01 or 02 number stays exactly the same.

No extra lines to rent or equipment to buy

Your phone will continue to receive calls on its original number as well as the new virtual number’s calls, and can be used to make outgoing calls as normal.

Use your virtual number to offer even better customer service

You can add a whole range of service-enhancing features when you purchase a virtual phone number.

Virtual Switchboard gives your callers a list of redirection options, to be put through to a specific department, for example, whereas Divert Plan automatically redirects their calls to a secondary number if the main destination is busy or isn’t answered.

With Time/Day Plan you can set up your number so calls are automatically redirected to a different destination number at specific times eg every evening and/or at weekends.

Our other add-ons include Call Tracking, Mid Call Transfer, Zone Plan (to manage incoming calls by their town or postcode of origin), Call Queuing, Call Recording, Voicemail and Live Call Answering.

Switch your virtual number to a new line when you move office

Moving your company’s premises, permanently or temporarily? With our virtual 01/02 numbers, you just redirect your incoming calls to your new number. No need to reprint your company notepaper or amend your website.

Get a virtual phone number from £12.50

Our Virtual Numbers start from only £12.50 a month, including free setup and 500 inclusive minutes to a landline or 250 to a mobile. Additional minutes are just 2.5p a minute for additional landline calls or 5p to a mobile.

with Planet Telecom as your virtual phone number provider, you can find your perfect virtual geographic number package by selecting from our Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum ranges – just enter an area dial code or town name in the search box to get started.

Route calls to overseas destinations, too

With a Planet Telecom virtual phone number you can choose to route the incoming calls to an international call centre or place of business.  Check out our super-cheap international routing prices.

Choose from our selection of gold virtual numbers

Are you’re running a marketing campaign on television, radio, or outside billboards? Check out our fantastic selection of memorable ‘golden’ virtual numbers and get your telephone number to stick in the mind of your potential customers.