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Stay connected and communicate efficiently with Grasshopper’s Business SMS feature for just $10 a month per number. You’ll get unlimited texts included at no extra charge. Business SMS lets you send professional business text messages right from the Grasshopper app, so you’re always connected.

• Get toll free numbers instantly
• Get customized vanity numbers
• Search 800, 888, 877, 866 & 855 numbers

A toll free number can be an indispensable asset to your business. They're most often used for customer service or help lines as one of the biggest benefits is they allow customers to call your business without being charged for the call. However, there are a lot of other great benefits to having one for your business.

With Grasshopper, your small business can get a local number from anywhere in the U.S. Local numbers are a great way to give your company a community feel or with multiple numbers, a multi-city look. If you already have an existing local number with another provider, you can easily port it to Grasshopper.

Easily port your existing toll free or local number to Grasshopper. By porting your existing number you get all the features and benefits of Grasshopper, without having to change any of your advertising or the number your customers use to call you. Grasshopper enables your calls to be forwarded anywhere on any phone - home, office or on the road.

“Thank you for calling ABC Company… for sales, press 1…” The main greeting is the first thing a caller hears when calling your Grasshopper number. Welcome callers and direct them to departments, employees and information. Completely customizable, your main greeting will make your small business sound like a big company.

Each extension has its own call forwarding, voicemail and message delivery settings, allowing every employee to customize their extension. Whether you have one employee or five, unlimited extensions help your small business sound professional.

On Hold Music from Grasshopper is a great way to keep your callers happy and engaged while on hold. You can choose from several available music selections or upload your own custom music and on hold commercials right online.

A Name Directory is a feature commonly found in large company phone systems. Available from Grasshopper, this feature can lend your small business a Fortune 500 image and provide added convenience for you and your callers. Simply enter your employee names online, and callers can search for them by first or last name.

Grasshopper provides unlimited call handling with your virtual phone system. Take calls from multiple callers all at once even during instances of high call volume. Grasshopper keeps your lines open so callers never hear a busy signal.

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Sounding professional is easy when you have your greetings and prompts recorded using voice studio from Grasshopper. With several professional voice talents available you can find the right sound to suit any small business. We can even record in different languages and produce top quality on hold commercials on request.

A virtual phone system from Grasshopper is designed to help you and your employees stay connected from the road, at home or anywhere you go. With Call Forwarding, you and your employees can be reached on virtually any telephone in the world whether on your cell, in the office, or at home. Worldwide call forwarding from Grasshopper keeps you connected so you have the freedom to work from anywhere.

Stay connected with Call Screening and Announce. When you answer a Grasshopper call, you'll have 3 options to choose from. 1. answer the call, 2. send the caller to voicemail or 3. hear the caller’s phone number. You can even choose to hear the caller’s name before deciding. Callers remain on hold, with music, while you decide what to do with the call.

Stay connected even when you can’t take a call. Grasshopper can deliver messages to multiple email addresses and mobile devices. Voicemails are converted to WAV or MP3 audio files and sent via email or multimedia messages. You can even have faxes delivered as PDF attachments so you can listen to your voicemails and view faxes no matter where you are.

Grasshopper lets you stay connected even when you can’t check your voicemail with our Read Your Voicemail feature for just $10 a month with the option for human transcription included at no extra cost. With the voicemail transcription emailed to you as readable text, you’ll be able to stay connected when you can’t listen to the MP3 file of your voicemail.

Allow callers to access important information 24/7 using Informational Extensions loaded with everything they need to know. It’s a great place for customers to hear store directions, product descriptions, or your hours of operation. Informational Extensions from Grasshopper allow callers to get the critical information they need, instantly.

Call Routing Extensions from Grasshopper provide customizable extensions to fit your unique calling needs. With Holding Extensions (also know as ACD, or automatic call distribution queues) multiple callers can be on hold simultaneously before automatically being connected to the next available employee. Calls can also be routed using rotational extensions so that each employee receives an even share of calls each day. This is a great way to run a sales office to ensure everyone has an equal chance of taking calls.