Free cell phones are now being provided to needy residents of the U.S. The program is called SafeLink and is intended for low-income families and anyone receiving Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income and other government assistance programs. Safelink is being hailed as a safety program for those who cannot afford phones to stay in touch with [...]
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eHarmony.com, the self-proclaimed “#1 Trusted Online Dating Site” has been accused of leaking customer data to outside 3rd parties which are now spamming eHarmony customers. The eMail privacy breach was detected by an eHarmony user who uses unique eMail addresses in the websites of major companies to test for spam. If the user begins getting [...]
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Telephone users are reporting that they are receiving a series of hangup calls into their toll free phone numbers, all seconds apart from the following CallerIDS: 8:19:18 PM 260-387-7348 FORT WAYNE IN 17secs 8:17:11 PM 224-567-8057 DES PLAINES IL 17secs 8:14:11 PM 612-353-5058 MINNEAPOLIS MN 17secs 8:13:40 PM 281-781-8483 HOUSTON TX 19secs 8:13:28 PM 952-681-2418 [...]
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Between January and June 2011 compared to the same time last year, mobile app voicemail retrieval has increased 180 percent. The number of consumers using both toll-free and local cloud-based phone numbers has also doubled in the last year. Source: Gaebler Still, for the security conscious business owner, cloud-based communications has it’s downsides seeing as [...]
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Since we mentioned the 844 area code toll free phone numbers two days ago in this blog, we have been receiving inquiries about this coveted pool of unused toll free phone numbers, currently held by the FCC for future use. As of this time, we do not know exactly when they will be released to [...]
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The Puget Sound Business Journal has named The Rugly Group d.b.a Custom Toll Free as a 2011 Top 100 Fastest-Growing Private Company. Custom Toll Free and the other companies listed are to be profiled in the October 14th, 2011 special publication and honored at an event on October 12th, 2011 at the Washington State Convention [...]
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With the first anniversary of the new 855 area code toll free telephone numbers just weeks away, we can all agree the release of 855 was a resounding success. 855 numbers are more popular every day–at large corporations, small businesses and for personal use. Nobody could have predicted quite how popular 855 would be–and how [...]
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With the tenth anniversary of 9/11 attacks just days away, individual states are establishing toll free telephone numbers as part of the federal If you See Something, Say Something Campaign to thwart terrorist attacks. This program is aimed at advising residents of every community nationwide to report any unusual activity–even if it seems harmless. A [...]
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In the wake of Hurricane Irene which devastated communities from the Carolinas to New England, government agencies, non-profits and insurance companies are very busy connecting through toll free phone service to those impacted by the storm. Both existing numbers and newly established toll free telephone numbers are active as customers reach out for much-needed assistance. [...]
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Toll free telephone service adds a new level of ramped up marketing for any type of business or non-profit–especially in the 21st century when the majority of advertising is online and customers want to complete the transaction as quickly as possible. When a customer cannot easily locate a telephone number on a website or ad, [...]
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