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Why do companies use 1300 / toll free numbers?
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amxpayne67
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May 29 2017, 01:52 PM
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Few Toll free numbers uses your cell phone minutes when you call. The cell phone carriers don't care who or what you're calling. The second your phone starts dialing out, your minutes are ticking away. When you place a call (even to a toll free number) you're using your provider's service, tower, etc.
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amxpayne67
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May 29 2017, 01:58 PM
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QUOTE(jfleong @ May 29 2017, 01:53 PM) My question is why don't they use normal number like 03 or 01X since it's cheaper for customers to call? 1. Improve customer satisfaction 2. Easy to remember 3. Credibility 4. Portability 5. Marketing Tool unker is lazy to explain the detail. go search yourself
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amxpayne67
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May 29 2017, 02:03 PM
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QUOTE(jfleong @ May 29 2017, 01:59 PM) How does using 1300 instead of 03 improve those? Cannot understand Intried Google but there aren't any answers because this is Malaysia specific, other countries call toll free from mobile is free The number is easy to remember, marketing can use it to their advantage easily, the number can be used no matter where the office location is, the number is the same for all the service available to the customers. Also, no other countries specifically didnt charge toll free number, except for landline. That is very much dependent on their telco policies
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amxpayne67
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May 29 2017, 02:11 PM
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QUOTE(jfleong @ May 29 2017, 02:09 PM) You can always make 03 numbers easy to remember too, like using company name or string of consecutive numbers like 1234 or same numbers For out of state you can still call by adding the appropriate prefix like 04 , 05 etc 03 numbers is also same, just that if you're calling from KL you can omit the 03 the number can be used no matter where the office location is. Can the 03,04,05 or whatever those localized number be used after you relocate your office to another state?
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amxpayne67
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May 29 2017, 02:15 PM
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QUOTE(jfleong @ May 29 2017, 02:13 PM) Companies large enough to have 1300 numbers won't relocate that often. I think they are ways to connect your calls even after you relocate Yes there is, but that will just add more hassle to bridge the connection. 1 number to all is the easiest way to go.
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