First, it was disposable email addresses that you could use for registrations and now it is Disposable Phone Numbers. Imagine that you are signing up on any site that may not be too reliable with user data. If asked for your phone number, then giving them your real phone number would mean receiving endless calls by telemarketers and others, thus invading your privacy.

The Solution

The simplest solution to this would be to use disposable phone numbers that can expire when you want them to. This way, once the number expires, people calling in at that number won’t be able to reach you. You can do this if you feel the calls are getting bothersome. Numbr.com provides you with disposable phone numbers for you to use in such cases

What Is Numbr?

As I said, with Numbr, you can generate a disposable phone number and you can redirect this number to your original phone number. You can set the disposable phone number to expire in an hour, a day, a week or a month depending on how long you want it. To generate a number, simply visit the site and click on “Get your Free numbr” or call (415) 234 5678 and you get yourself a number with an area code.

Features

There are several features to manage your number effectively as well. You can select an alternate number to redirect your call to if your original number is busy or unreachable. You can also choose to get a disposable number with the area code similar or near your location. The other features include

• Rejecting callers with blocked caller IDs from calling
• Rejecting numbers of suspected telemarketers
• Setting a “do not disturb” in the night for different timezones
• Forwarding calls to voice mail directly
• Activate voice mail for missed calls
• Get an email of incoming call history and more

You can also use the iNumbr widget to embed on your site. In this, you can record a personalised message for your readers and they can call you using the widget as well. You can make the disposable number expire by pressing ‘0′ on your phone’s keypad while taking an incoming call.

The only disadvantage is that this is open to US Numbers only. I would have loved to try out a service like this, though. Do you think you would find use for this service? If you’ve used it and it works, do let me know. Thanks for reading!

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