VoIP DID

VoIP DID or DDI number is a service/solution sold by telephone companies such as ITSPs, CLECs and ILECs to VoIP service providers and enterprises. It's even offered to end user/individual nowadays.

DID is a phone number feature used for an incoming calls and forwarding. It allows you as an outside caller to reach your desired extension number or person directly. Unlike old PBXs (Private Branch Exchange systems) an operator is not required.

DID stands for Direct Inward Dialing and...

ITSP stands for Internet Telephony Service Provider

CLECs for Competitive Local Exchange Carrier

ILECs for Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier

And VoIP DID is also known as...

DDI (Direct Dial-In) in Europe and Oceania

Virtual phone Number

Local phone number

Local access number (E.g in the case of using a calling card or phone card)

Call forwarding

VoIP Did numbers are very essential and becoming a must have for many businesses. It is due to many benefits and cost effectiveness that provides to companies of all size.

How VoIP DIDs work

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DID numbers work with PBXs and can be forwarded to any type of numbers where it's your VoIP number, fixed/landine and mobile phone. Let's say you are from Toronto, Canada and have a buddy in London, UK. You guyz call each other often. To save $$$, buy a DID number

in London (you pay monthly fee should cost you about $5-10 per month) and give the number to your friend. So whenever your friends want to call you, it will be a local call for him.

When you want to use DID for business, same concept applies. You'd just need to buy bulk numbers depends on the number of employees and the size of your company. By offering this service, it'd enable you to have a physical presense in a particular city or country.