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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Shaun_Ashmore on February 06, 2011, 05:28:50 pm

Title: Buying an out of business tel number
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on February 06, 2011, 05:28:50 pm

How would I go about buying an existing telephone telephone number of a company just gone bust?

Shaun

Title: Re: Buying an out of business tel number
Post by: Ian Gourlay on February 06, 2011, 05:52:39 pm

Contact Official Receiver

Or Pop round previous owners house and make offer of its just a close down.

Title: Re: Buying an out of business tel number
Post by: Paolo on February 06, 2011, 06:03:27 pm

Is phone number registered to that business?

Is it a Ltd Co.?

BT owns the number, not the company.

Call BT once business has ceased trading and see if number is available.

Title: Re: Buying an out of business tel number
Post by: clinton on February 06, 2011, 06:08:59 pm

Might be worth you asking roger(dr carpet)Maybe shaun

Title: Re: Buying an out of business tel number
Post by: Matt Lindus on February 06, 2011, 10:59:25 pm

BT shelves them for around 5yrs after a business ceases trading. After this period, its put back up for re-use and often given out to a new business.

We were given a new number in February last year, all was well until April. We were then getting around 7 calls a week requesting wedding packs and room availability, our biz is sats and aerials. And this number had not been in use for 5 years!! ;D 

Title: Re: Buying an out of business tel number
Post by: ianharper on February 07, 2011, 07:26:44 am

call smart numbers

Title: Re: Buying an out of business tel number
Post by: ianharper on February 08, 2011, 05:48:39 am

Shaun

sorry did not call was very busy.

If the number has the persons ok that holds it at the moment you both contact BT and it a straight swap. This can be expensive way as you will have to use what's called a remote forwarding services if your not on the same exchange.

The second option is from Smart numbers again some letters need to written but they turn the number into a smart number. small one off cost with this option.

Have done both over the years.

If you dont have the OK from the current owner then you have a problem.

Hope that helps

Respect
Ian

Title: Re: Buying an out of business tel number
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on February 08, 2011, 09:32:03 am

Shaun

I was thinking along similar lines (pardon the pun) to Ian.

If you can get hold of the bill to pay it then it's simply a case of then updating BT with name and address of where to send the bill.

All you would then need to do is have the number diverted at the exchange onto your mobile.

Or something like that!

Rog