There are 2 sets of numbers to consider. The first is an individual service. This will allow the individual with an NIN to have up to 10 telephone numbers. This may seem excessive, but the idea is to have more than what is necessary. By having 10 numbers for each individual, they will have everything they need. Companies are 9 digits for their Business ID Number. They will therefore have 1,000 telephone numbers assigned to their account. This will again be intended to be excessive for most businesses, but again – designed to meet the needs of the business.
Let’s assume that Frank has an NIN of 52022554377. He wishes to setup multiple lines for his service. Assuming he already has a Ka-Tel account, he would go to Services > Telephone > New, and let’s assume that he wishes to add four numbers. The numbers might be as follows:
- 520225543771: Pager/Voicemail
- 520225543772: Fax
- 520225543775: Home
- 520225543779: Cellular
He will be required to provide for a directory page. He may not want everyone have his home or cellular line. In addition, he may not want people to know that he has a pager. His directory page may show his name, and Voicemail: 520225543771, and Fax: 520225543772, and nothing beyond that. His contact directory page will be located at https://tel.ka/52022554377. As you can see, the last digit is bold to show that this is the number that is different within his personal allotment of numbers. Unified voicemail will mean that there is one voicemail to check rather than 3 voicemails. The disadvantage to this in the above setup is any telephone number receiving the voicemail will signal the pager to beep. The customer can select which last number they wish to use. This allows for some randomness, and a caller will have to go to a point of telephone stalking to get a non-sequential telephone number.