Virtual phone number

A UK business number that lives in an app, not a SIM

Get a real UK mobile, local, or national number in minutes. Make and take calls, send and receive texts, and share it with your team. It works on the phone in your pocket.

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From £4 a month. Pay only for the calls and texts you use. No minimum term.

BBBristol Bike Repairs0117 000 0456 · Bristol local number

  1. Setup · 2 min

    Number activated. Rings Sam's mobile and the workshop laptop.

  2. Incoming call from 07700 900321Answered by Sam

  3. Hi, I saw your number on the website. Do you collect from BS16?

  4. We do. Text me the postcode and I'll book a collection for tomorrow.

    Sam · from the business number

  5. BS16 2AB, thanks!

Quick answers

What is a virtual phone number?
A real phone number that isn't tied to a SIM card or a physical line. It lives in the cloud and rings the devices you choose.
Can it take calls and texts?
Yes. Every Line number handles voice calls and two-way SMS from the same number.
Is it a temporary number?
No. It's your business number for as long as you want it. This is not a disposable number for one-off verification codes.

Your business identity, without another handset

Put it on your website, your van, and your invoices. Your team uses it from their own phones and nobody hands out a personal mobile.

Pick the right kind of number
A 07 mobile number feels personal. A local number shows you're nearby. A national 03 number covers the whole country.
Any device, same number
Answer on your mobile out and about, or on your laptop at a desk. Outbound calls and texts show the business number.
It belongs to the business
Add and remove people as the team changes. The number and the customer history stay with you.

Set up in an afternoon

No engineer, no hardware, no contract. Three steps from sign-up to your first call.

  1. 1

    Choose a number

    Search available UK numbers by type and area code. Pick one you like.

  2. 2

    Add the people who answer

    Invite teammates and decide who takes calls, replies to texts, and sees what.

  3. 3

    Set your hours and fallbacks

    Add opening hours, voicemail, a missed-call text, or Molly for the moments nobody can answer.

One number, many jobs

The number customers see stays the same. Line works out who or what should respond.

When this happensLine does thisSo you get
A customer callsRings the team based on your hours and rules.A published number that always goes somewhere useful.
You call a customer backThe call goes out through Line and shows your business number.Your personal mobile stays private.
A customer textsThe message lands in the shared inbox.Anyone on the team can reply from the same number.

Questions people ask

Straight answers on setup, limits, and what it costs.

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Pick a UK number, add your team, and choose what happens when you can't answer. Live in minutes, on the phone already in your pocket.

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