ASCII.jp You can have a landline number on your smartphone! Get a business phone number for both freelancers and corporations with "03plus"!

Increase your credibility with a landline number, whether you're a startup or freelancer!

There are various ways of working now, including side jobs, side jobs, and outsourcing. There are also people who work as freelancers who do not belong to the company, or start up a corporation with a small number of people. If you are a small business, many people will use your personal mobile phone number as their contact information. The author who says this has been the same for the last 20 years.

A few years ago, when I started an online shop company and an NPO corporation for social contribution as a side business, it became inconvenient if it was a personal mobile phone number. It is convenient to have a landline number for transactions with large companies, notification to government offices, registration in the country, etc.

Therefore, the service "03plus" introduced this time is used by the author. It is a service that allows you to use the area code "03" of a landline phone on your smartphone, and you can use it properly with your personal mobile phone. You don't have to buy a new phone, you can make and receive calls with one smartphone without having to draw a fixed line, and you won't lose your business chance without receiving a call. This time, we will introduce how to use "03plus", how to use it, and useful points.

IP phone service "03plus" that allows you to use landline numbers on your smartphone

"03plus" that allows you to make and receive landline calls with a smartphone app

"03plus" is an application installed on a smartphone and is characterized by having a landline phone number. You can make and receive landline calls on your smartphone, so you can use your landline number anytime, anywhere. If you have a landline phone that you pull to your home or office, you need to perform operations such as forwarding, but there is no such trouble. Landline numbers also have social credibility. Of course, you can write it on your business card.

Corresponds to 46 major stations nationwide.Can be specified on business cards or the company's official website

The service area is being developed with 46 major stations nationwide. To briefly explain the area code of a landline number, the 23 wards of Tokyo start with the area code "03". Phone numbers starting with "03" cannot be used unless you have an address or base in the 23 wards of Tokyo. Also, in Osaka City, there are regional characteristics throughout Japan, such as starting with "06" or "072", and you can see in which area you have an office by looking at the area code.

If the numbers on your business card or official website start with "090" or "080" on your mobile phone, you may get the impression that you are operating at home. However, if you use a number starting with "03", you will know that you have an office in Tokyo, which will further improve your credibility.

Application is completed online using ekyc No separate telephone line is required!

03plus has many convenient functions when using it as a corporate phone number, but the first thing to worry about is the introduction cost. The monthly fee is 1078 yen (all prices include tax), and there is no initial cost if you pay for one year in a lump sum. If you start with monthly payment, an initial fee of 5500 yen is required.

Let's compare the cost for one year with monthly payment and annual payment. Monthly payment is 5500 yen + 1078 yen x 12 months, 18436 yen, and annual payment is 1078 yen x 12 months, 12,936 yen, which is a total reduction of the initial cost of 5500 yen.

The service application procedure can be done online, and if the contract is in the name of an individual or the individual of the representative, all applications can be completed online using "ekyc" used for opening a bank account. You can authenticate your identity with the smartphone app, so it doesn't take much time. Of course, you can also use a corporate account for payment. If you apply in the name of a corporation, you will need to receive a postcard to confirm your location.

When it comes to fixed-line contracts, there are construction and opening procedures, and there is a time lag between application and use, but since "03plus" can be used online in as little as 10 minutes, it will be possible to use it immediately after starting a business. A landline number is available for you. This is a great advantage, as other similar services may require a separate line contract. It's perfect for the speed of modern business.

The procedure is completed online so it doesn't take much time

Select the phone number of the registered address area and apply

To use "03plus", an ID is required for each terminal. One ID (basic ID) and one phone number can be used in the basic contract.

If you want to use multiple numbers, you need a separate contract for multiple IDs. You can get a phone number for 220 yen per number. This is convenient when you have many side businesses and cannot share the same phone number. For additional ID contracts, the initial cost is 5500 yen and the monthly usage fee is 770 yen.

Call charges are usually 22 yen / 30 seconds when making a call from the app. If you often make calls with "03plus", you can save money by using the free "10 minutes unlimited" (22 yen / 30 seconds after 10 minutes) option for up to 10 minutes per call. The monthly fee is 1100 yen.

In addition, there are many options such as answering machine for 308 yen per month, call forwarding for 550 yen per month, and call recording for 3300 yen per month, so it is convenient to choose according to the operation mode. Apart from the answering machine, it seems that it is a service for business that you can also use overtime announcements (880 yen per month).

I think that answering machines and call forwarding are indispensable as an office, but if there is an incoming call on my mobile phone until holidays or midnight, my private life will be lost. In such a case, if you use the above-mentioned overtime announcement option, voice announcement will be automatically responded to on holidays and after business hours. Since the text can be converted into voice and set, there is no need to record the voice by yourself.

In addition, the call forwarding option is convenient for freelancers and start-up companies to use the secretarial service. In "03plus", a special plan is available at low cost in partnership with "e-secretary", so it can be said that it is also an advantage to be able to choose from abundant options according to your work style.

Below is a concrete example of a new contract with an answering machine, cloud fax, and fax number options added to the basic ID and additional ID, respectively. Since the annual discount is 8800 yen, you can see that the initial cost and running cost are considerably reduced.

Estimate of contracting a basic ID and an additional ID, and optionally contracting an answering machine, cloud fax, and fax-only phone number. You can see that the ID is 8800 yen for the annual discount, the option is 550 yen for the month, and the monthly fee is only 528 yen for the option, which is a low cost. * All photo charges do not include tax.

Normally, the call (representative number) to the company can be picked up by everyone on the spot, but "03plus" can do the same. You can receive incoming calls on multiple terminals and answer them on any terminal. In addition to the basic ID, an additional ID is required for each device you receive, and the additional ID does not come with a phone number. It is treated differently to the last.

Things to remember when using

"03plus" is an IP phone service that uses the Internet. As a premise, it is important to understand that if the communication status is poor, the incoming and outgoing calls may become unstable.

Also, some Wi-Fi and VPN may not be able to be used normally, so please check the information on the official website or contact the support desk by phone before applying. The website also publishes devices that have been confirmed to work with the app. iPhone is compatible with iPhone 6S and later, and is compatible with many Android devices.

You can check the compatible models on the "03plus" website.

However, if you are in the office or in the city, you will almost never be out of the service area, so if you pay attention to the network environment, you can basically use it without problems. Also, you cannot make a call from "03plus" to 110, 118, or 119, but in an emergency, you can make a call from your smartphone line. You cannot make international calls, but you can receive incoming international calls.

If you are worried, why not try the "0 Yen Start Plan"? It is a plan that you can use all of the initial cost, basic charge, and call charge for up to 31 days until the 25th of every month for free. You can apply until the 20th of every month, and if you cancel by the 25th, the payment will be canceled and refunded.

You can check the operation with "0 yen start plan"

Flexible operation by combining multiple phone numbers and multiple terminals