'permanent' answer phone number - cheapest solution?

[Freddyjersey2016]

Hi
i want to setup a contact phone number for our Men's Shed which we can publicise; but is not my own mobile no.... - any ideas of the cheapest way to do this - ideally I want to be able to accept texts as well. I want to be able to setup an answer phone message, and to be able to remotely access the messages - and possibly to divert to another phone no.

Advice gratefully recieved

 

[marcros]

old mobile and a pay and go sim card I would think.

 

[Rorschach]

Cheap/old mobile phone and an O2 classic pay as you go sim.

Sim card is free from O2, just need to stick £10 on it when you activate it (you can spend this). Calls are 3p a minute and texts are 2p each should you need to reply to anything. As long as you carry out a chargeable action (i.e. send a text or make a call) every 6 months it will stay active.

 

[Stanleymonkey]

+1 for old phone, a sim and £10 of credit

 

[Freddyjersey2016]

Thank you for the suggestions I will follow this up

 

[ScaredyCat]

Also, it's worth having a look at something like https://www.thumbtel.com/hullomail/ which can transcribe and/or forward the voicemails via email - that way you don't have to keep checking the phone.

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