A 1-800 number that makes you look bigger than you are
A national toll-free number, added to your existing line for $12 a month for the whole company.
A toll-free number says nothing about where you are, and that is precisely the point. It says you serve the whole country, and it removes the idea that calling you will cost something. On an invoice, a van or a quote, a 1-800 changes a company’s apparent size.
Its limit is the flip side of the same coin: it creates no proximity. A customer in Ottawa choosing between two suppliers will more readily call back an area code from their own region. That is why most businesses take both, and show one or the other depending on where they are speaking.
What you get
The usual prefixes
A number in 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844 or 833, depending on what is free when you order.
The same line as the rest
Toll-free follows the same routing as your local numbers: same hours, same queues, same voicemail.
A company price
$12 a month for the company, not per user. Adding someone to the team does not raise it.
No commitment of its own
The option can be dropped from one month to the next in your billing area, without touching the rest of your subscription.
An agent can answer it
Toll-free lines take a lot of after-hours calls. A voice agent can handle them instead of letting the whole country reach an answering machine.
What to know first
It does not replace a local number
It is added to one. Toll-free alone strips your business of the regional anchor that gets calls returned, and that is a real loss in outbound work.
Texting needs a form, a free one
Carriers want to know who is texting before opening the line. Verifying a toll-free number costs nothing, with them or with us, and is filled once from your settings.
Free for the caller, not for you
You pay for the call. That is the whole principle of toll-free, and it is worth knowing before printing it on ten thousand flyers.
What it costs
$12 a month for the company, on top of a Callizy plan. From $19 per user per month billed annually, or $24 with no commitment. Free 14-day trial. A card is required at signup, nothing is charged before the trial ends.
The plans in detailFrequently asked questions
Do I need to be a customer already?
Yes. Toll-free is an option added to a plan, because it uses the routing, voicemail and team already in place.
Is the price per user?
No. $12 a month for the company, whatever the number of seats.
Can I choose between 1-800 and 1-888?
You choose among the numbers free when you order. Available prefixes change from day to day.
Can I text from my toll-free number?
Yes, after a carrier verification that is free and filled once from your settings. It is in fact lighter than from a local number, where texting the United States requires a registration billed $27 once and $3 a month.
Can I port my current 1-800?
Yes, porting is included in all plans. Allow 5 to 10 business days, with a temporary number during the transition.
Can I drop the option later?
Yes, from one month to the next, without touching the rest of your subscription.