Get an 800 number for your business.
Give your company a professional 800 number with a national presence.
Or select one from our inventory of toll-free 800 numbers for business:
Why should I use an 800 number?
- Make your company look bigger and more established.
- Give customers and prospects a free, recognizable way to contact you.
- Keep work and life separate by having a dedicated business line.
- Deliver great customer service by forwarding calls to your cell phone.
How to get an 800 number for business:
Grasshopper makes it quick and simple to pick and activate an 800 number.
What is an 800 number?
An 800 number is a toll-free phone number that starts with the 800 prefix. Toll-free calls are routed to a local number, and the cost of the call is paid for by the phone number’s owner, not the caller.
Other toll-free prefixes include 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888. 800 numbers are the most popular and as a result, they’re often in high demand and in short supply.
Starting with your 800 number.
Powerful features for running a business.
Create a customized business greeting.
A custom phone greeting lets business owners record a business voicemail on a personal device. You can:
- Automatically welcome and direct your customers.
- Let callers know when you’re available or away.
- Give your small business a professional appearance.
- Save on labor costs.
Run your business while on the go.
Grasshopper’s mobile app lets you stay in touch no matter where you are.
- Work from anywhere and on any device.
- Use the app to send and receive texts from your business number.
- Configure your settings based on your specific needs.
- View your call history and read voicemail transcriptions.
- Keep your business and personal phone calls and texts separate.
Use your business number to send and receive texts.
Unlimited texts are included with your Grasshopper business number.
- Use a communication channel that more and more customers prefer.
- Confirm client appointment times in writing with text confirmations.
- Respond to missed calls and voicemails, even when you can’t talk.
- Communicate visually through business MMS picture messages.
Why choose Grasshopper?
When you buy an 800 phone number through Grasshopper, you get many powerful features to go with it:
- A full virtual phone system with call forwarding, VoIP, voicemail transcription, and many more features.
- The ability to send and receive text messages on your 800 number.
- Easy-to-use mobile and desktop apps you never miss a call, even when you’re not in the office.
- Prices start at just $26/month for a premium 800 number.
Explore Grasshopper's features:
Desktop + Mobile Apps
Stay connected with Grasshopper on your desktop, iPhone or Android device.
Voicemail Transcription
Get your voicemails transcribed so you can read them without having to listen to the message!
Simultaneous Call Handling
Take calls from multiple people at the same time so no one hears a busy signal.
Custom Greetings
Record professional messages that welcome your customers when they call in.
Learn more about Custom Greetings »
Reporting
Keep your finger on the pulse of your business with detailed call reports.
Ruby Receptionist
Live US-based receptionists can help answer your Grasshopper calls!
Business Texting
Provide updates and quick replies via text messaging on your business number.
VoIP/Wi-Fi Calling
Use your internet connection to make and receive calls when cell reception is poor.
Virtual Fax
Have incoming faxes delivered as PDF attachments right to your email inbox.
Incoming Call Control
Screen callers, block calls and set up custom schedules for your business hours.
Business Phone Number
Choose from our inventory of vanity, local, or toll-free numbers. Or port your own for free!
Call Forwarding
Route business calls to your personal phone or to another team member.
Voicemail
Set up a voicemail for business calls and get MP3s of your messages through email.
Extensions
Give employees or departments extensions with their own call forwarding rules.
Call Transfers
Place callers on hold and even transfer them to another number when needed.
Instant Response
Automatically send a text to new callers when you can’t answer their call.
Frequently Asked Questions
Grasshopper works with all major service providers, including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, Metro PCS, Cricket Wireless, U.S. Cellular.
Of course! After you’ve signed up for Grasshopper, you can easily add more numbers. Often, businesses will have both a toll-free number and a local number for their customers’ convenience.
You bet! We’ll always show your 800 number as the caller ID to customers when you make a call from the Grasshopper desktop and mobile apps.
It takes no time at all! When you sign up for a Grasshopper account with a toll-free 800 number, you can start using your number immediately. However, text messaging may take up to 15 minutes to be enabled. If you have any issues, please contact customer support.
Toll-free numbers work a little differently for mobile phones than they do for legacy landlines. Dialing an 800 number from your cell phone is only free if your cellular plan is an unlimited plan. If you have a per-minute plan, calling 800 numbers will still use those minutes.
No. Toll free numbers come in seven formats, 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 833, and 844 and they all work the same. However, the 800 prefix is the only "true" 800 number. We often times get the questions, "Is 866 a toll free number prefix?" or "Are 877 numbers really toll free?" Regardless of which prefix you choose, they all work the same and offer you the same benefits.
Nope! Grasshopper offers 800 numbers for business at the same price as any other toll-free or local number in our inventory.
Charges apply if you call an 800 number internationally, but you are not charged if you receive an international call. 800 numbers are free of charge when calling long distance within the United States and Canada.
800 numbers are assigned on a first come, first served basis by an entity called a Responsible Organization (“RespOrg”). The FCC sets all rules related to getting and using 800 numbers. They require them to be portable, so a subscriber can switch to a new RespOrg if they change providers.
An 800 number is a toll-free phone number that starts with the 800 prefix. Other toll-free prefixes include 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888. Toll-free calls are routed to a local number, and the cost of the call is paid for by the phone number’s owner, not the caller.