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Ben
23rd July 2009, 03:16 PM
http://www.trustedreviews.com/mobile-phones/news/2009/07/23/O2-Unites-Fixed-Line---Mobile-Phone-Numbers/p1
Nice touch.

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The telco has announced 'Fixed Number Anywhere', a new service designed to provide small businesses with a landline number that rings straight through to a mobile phone.

The theory is simple: tradition still suggests that having a landline number indicates a business is both established and local despite all its modern day inconveniences. Consequently a lot of time can be spent continually checking landline voicemail remotely from a mobile to see if any important messages have been left. To counter this Fixed Number Anywhere will allow subscribers to choose from a new number with a local geographical or free phone code. Up to five landline numbers can be linked to the same mobile handset - a sneaky way to convey size and also geographical reach. Up to 10 mobile phones can also be linked up to each landline number.
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