Q: How much does a vanity number cost?

$79/month for a local vanity number (about $2.63 per day). $99/month for a toll free vanity number (about $3.30 per day). Forwarding is included. There is no negotiation and no haggling because flat pricing is the whole point. If you’d rather own the number outright, you can buy it out by prepaying the remainder of a 48 month term ($3,792 maximum if you buy out in month one). After buyout the number is yours forever, no monthly fees, transferable to any carrier. There’s quite frankly nothing else you can do for ten times the cost that gives you as much credibility and increases the response rate of all your advertising. A vanity number is one of the only assets in your business that goes up in value the more you use it.

Question 1

How much does a vanity number cost?

Accepted Answer

$79/month for a local vanity number (about $2.63 per day). $99/month for a toll free vanity number (about $3.30 per day). Forwarding is included. There is no negotiation and no haggling because flat pricing is the whole point.

If you’d rather own the number outright, you can buy it out by prepaying the remainder of a 48 month term ($3,792 maximum if you buy out in month one). After buyout the number is yours forever, no monthly fees, transferable to any carrier.

There’s quite frankly nothing else you can do for ten times the cost that gives you as much credibility and increases the response rate of all your advertising. A vanity number is one of the only assets in your business that goes up in value the more you use it.

Question 2

Can I own the number outright instead of paying monthly?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The monthly plan is $79 (local) or $99 (toll free). The buyout is the prepay of whatever’s left of a 48 month term, so the maximum buyout is $3,792 for a local number if you buy out in month one. After that, you own the number with no strings.

It works like buying an unlocked cell phone. You can take it to any phone company you want. We transfer the number to your own account at NumberBarn, and you can keep it there or move it to any other carrier at your convenience. As long as you keep it active, the number is yours.

Question 3

Doesn't it cost a lot to receive calls on a toll free number?

Accepted Answer

No. Forwarding is included in the $99/mo plan. If you eventually own the number and move it to your own carrier, per-minute rates depend on whoever you pick, but they’re cents per minute. That’s less than $2/hour.

If you’re paying someone $10/hour to answer the phone, the call itself costs about a tenth of what the person answering it costs. The cost of generating the call (advertising) is much higher than either. Phone calls just don’t cost much any more and rarely matter the way people sometimes think they might.

Pricing & Value

How much does a vanity number cost?

Can I own the number outright instead of paying monthly?

Doesn't it cost a lot to receive calls on a toll free number?