How to find a provider for a sequential ring number?

[John Bartley K7AAY]

I need to acquire a sequential ring service, so that when phone number
'X' is called:
A) External phone number A rings. If A does not answer,
B) External phone number B rings. If B does not answer,
C) External phone number C rings. If C does not answer,
D) External phone number B rings. If D does not answer,
E) External phone number E rings.

For reasons too byzantine to mention here, our current provider (with
whom we are stuck) will not bestir themselves to provide it, so I'm
looking to outsource this one function. Fortunately, we don't need to
attach this to an internal number; an external number 'X' would work
well.

Who have you worked with satisfactorily that could provide such
service?

[Gary]

Post by John Bartley K7AAY
I need to acquire a sequential ring service, so that when phone number
A) External phone number A rings. If A does not answer,
B) External phone number B rings. If B does not answer,
C) External phone number C rings. If C does not answer,
D) External phone number B rings. If D does not answer,
E) External phone number E rings.
For reasons too byzantine to mention here, our current provider (with
whom we are stuck) will not bestir themselves to provide it, so I'm
looking to outsource this one function. Fortunately, we don't need to
attach this to an internal number; an external number 'X' would work
well.
Who have you worked with satisfactorily that could provide such
service?

Did you look at Vonage? "SimulRing" can be used to ring up to five numbers
at once. They can be any number.

"Ring Lists" can implement a hunt group, as you've described. However, I
think all numbers in a hunt group have to be on Vonage.

If you port numbers to Vonage, know that you can't ever port them out of
Vonage.

-Gary

[Rod Dorman]

Post by Gary

Post by John Bartley K7AAY
I need to acquire a sequential ring service, so that when phone number
A) External phone number A rings. If A does not answer,
B) External phone number B rings. If B does not answer,
C) External phone number C rings. If C does not answer,
D) External phone number B rings. If D does not answer,
E) External phone number E rings.
For reasons too byzantine to mention here, our current provider (with
whom we are stuck) will not bestir themselves to provide it, so I'm
looking to outsource this one function. Fortunately, we don't need to
attach this to an internal number; an external number 'X' would work
well.
Who have you worked with satisfactorily that could provide such
service?

Did you look at Vonage? "SimulRing" can be used to ring up to five numbers
at once. They can be any number.
"Ring Lists" can implement a hunt group, as you've described. However, I
think all numbers in a hunt group have to be on Vonage.

My definition of hunt group would lean more towards if line is 'busy'
try the next, not if there's no answer.

[Mark G. Thomas]

Post by Rod Dorman

Post by Gary

Post by John Bartley K7AAY
I need to acquire a sequential ring service, so that when phone number
A) External phone number A rings. If A does not answer,
B) External phone number B rings. If B does not answer,
C) External phone number C rings. If C does not answer,
D) External phone number B rings. If D does not answer,
E) External phone number E rings.
For reasons too byzantine to mention here, our current provider (with
whom we are stuck) will not bestir themselves to provide it, so I'm
looking to outsource this one function. Fortunately, we don't need to
attach this to an internal number; an external number 'X' would work
well.
Who have you worked with satisfactorily that could provide such
service?

Did you look at Vonage? "SimulRing" can be used to ring up to five numbers
at once. They can be any number.
"Ring Lists" can implement a hunt group, as you've described. However, I
think all numbers in a hunt group have to be on Vonage.

My definition of hunt group would lean more towards if line is 'busy'
try the next, not if there's no answer.

Check out http://www.ringcentral.com/ They offer something like what
you describe.