Comments on: Questions about Numbr.com service http://mrblog.org/2007/08/14/questions-about-numbrcom-service/ Mr Blog. Very technical, or silly, sometimes absurd. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:49:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: tom http://mrblog.org/2007/08/14/questions-about-numbrcom-service/comment-page-1/#comment-722 tom Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:28:59 +0000 http://mrblog.televolution.net/?p=330#comment-722 another possiblity: the service is run by the FBI and/or CIA who believes it will attract lots of criminally minded people. as they collect real phone numbers and email address's they put them into their databases. another possiblity: the service is run by the FBI and/or CIA who believes it will attract lots of criminally minded people. as they collect real phone numbers and email address’s they put them into their databases.

]]> By: tom http://mrblog.org/2007/08/14/questions-about-numbrcom-service/comment-page-1/#comment-721 tom Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:23:19 +0000 http://mrblog.televolution.net/?p=330#comment-721 they could be simply trying to establish themselves and then sell the company to ebay or someone else that would provide it as a service to attract people to there core business. they could be simply trying to establish themselves and then sell the company to ebay or someone else that would provide it as a service to attract people to there core business.

]]> By: phoneyguy http://mrblog.org/2007/08/14/questions-about-numbrcom-service/comment-page-1/#comment-720 phoneyguy Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:23:21 +0000 http://mrblog.televolution.net/?p=330#comment-720 they seem to have some sponsers as well. they might be working on moving to an add model when they get enough customers to be attractive to prespective accounts. they seem to have some sponsers as well. they might be working on moving to an add model when they get enough customers to be attractive to prespective accounts.

]]> By: Aswath http://mrblog.org/2007/08/14/questions-about-numbrcom-service/comment-page-1/#comment-719 Aswath Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:33:39 +0000 http://mrblog.televolution.net/?p=330#comment-719 They have numbers available for about 30 areas. So for some people it will be free calls and for others it will be toll calls. Yes, the callers have to dial an extension. They have numbers available for about 30 areas. So for some people it will be free calls and for others it will be toll calls. Yes, the callers have to dial an extension.

]]> By: MrBlog http://mrblog.org/2007/08/14/questions-about-numbrcom-service/comment-page-1/#comment-718 MrBlog Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:50:14 +0000 http://mrblog.televolution.net/?p=330#comment-718 Oh, I see. So callers have to dial a number (perhaps not local to the location of the sale, i.e. a toll call) and then enter an extension? Oh, I see. So callers have to dial a number (perhaps not local to the location of the sale, i.e. a toll call) and then enter an extension?

]]> By: Aswath http://mrblog.org/2007/08/14/questions-about-numbrcom-service/comment-page-1/#comment-717 Aswath Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:48:52 +0000 http://mrblog.televolution.net/?p=330#comment-717 I know the answer to one of your questions: they do not issue a unique PSTN number; instead the uniqueness is in the extension. So they can afford to throwaway an extension number. And no worries from the numbering plan administrators.<br /> <br /> As for cost, I think they are probably getting termination charges for the first leg of the call and using it to pay for the second leg of the call. Phoneboy stated in his blog entry on this service that they are breaking even. That must be the reason. I know the answer to one of your questions: they do not issue a unique PSTN number; instead the uniqueness is in the extension. So they can afford to throwaway an extension number. And no worries from the numbering plan administrators.

As for cost, I think they are probably getting termination charges for the first leg of the call and using it to pay for the second leg of the call. Phoneboy stated in his blog entry on this service that they are breaking even. That must be the reason.

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