If you wanted one phone number, allow multiple ppl to call said number at same time, what would you do?

[Descartes]

Trying to figure it if there's anything required other than simply calling the telco to "set us up the lines." I need one "address" (will be a toll-free #), and multiple "lines" (one for each concurrent call I want to support). Any requisite hardware in this?

Any experience or info is appreciated.

 

[wedi42]

you might want to re-read your post its a little confusing

that is the standard way a 800# is set up
i think its called a rollover

 

[xaigi]

Get a "HUNT" line. BBSes used to use them back in the day.

 

[dman]

Since you'll have to order it from the phone company, why not call them and see what they have to offer?

 

[chuckieland]

toll free is not a line
you will get multip phone line say line A , line B and line C
then your forward toll Free to Line A
and you have roll over service from Line A to Line B (which mean when line A is busy, the phone call roll over to line B)
and then roll over Line B to LIne C, then Line C to line A

 

[vi edit]

You can do it a couple different ways.

An 800 number can be it's own line with it's own local number attached to it, so that way dialing either the 800 number or the local number will ring into the same place.

The second way is to have several local numbers, with an aliased 800 that sits on top of them that rolls into whatever line is available. There is no static local number associated with the 800 number if done in this manner.

The first way is more expensive, but offers more flexibility. The second is cheaper, but you can't do as much with it.