{"id":2068,"date":"2018-07-10T06:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/?p=2068"},"modified":"2026-03-12T12:50:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:50:49","slug":"one-number-big-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/one-number-big-family\/","title":{"rendered":"One phone number to reach everyone in your big family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Family of 5.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone is <em>always<\/em> on their cell phone.<\/p>\n<p>Grandpa and grandma never remember what number to call. And, your aunt still has a landline and a hand written phone book. She can&#8217;t keep up with all these numbers!<\/p>\n<h3>What if you had just one phone number to reach the whole family while still keeping lines separate?<\/h3>\n<p>With call forwarding, you can create an auto attendant menu to give your callers access to everyone in the family by just calling one dedicated number.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calls will arrive to your number and your caller will hear a menu that sounds like this:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2068-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/fammenu.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/fammenu.mp3\">https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/fammenu.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<ul>\n<li>Your caller will press the option on the keypad to reach the family member of their choice.<\/li>\n<li>That call is then connected to the cell phone of the family member.<\/li>\n<li>If that family member does not answer, the call will be forwarded to their cell phone voicemail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sold on the simplicity of one number for your entire family?<\/p>\n<p>Cool! Here&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll need to do to set this up:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First, <a href=\"https:\/\/numberbarn.groovehq.com\/knowledge_base\/topics\/how-do-i-port-my-number-to-the-forward-plan\">port your existing landline number<\/a> to NumberBarn. Or, let us help you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/vanity-phone-numbers\">find a new number<\/a>, such as (858) 72-MYFAM.<\/li>\n<li>Select our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/pricing\">Call Forwarding plan<\/a>\u00a0and choose a plan that best fits your needs with minute usage. You can find a breakdown of our plans here:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/pricing<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create an <a href=\"https:\/\/numberbarn.groovehq.com\/knowledge_base\/topics\/turning-on-auto-attendant-menu\">auto attendant menu<\/a>. The video below will guide you through the steps on creating your auto attendant menu:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n8JOxw9CfeA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a custom recording with a script like:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>&#8220;Thanks for calling My Family! For mama, press 1. For papa, press 2. For Charlie, press 3. For Bailee, press 4. For Jack, press 5.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now, when someone calls your main phone number, they will press the corresponding option during the menu recording to route directly to the individual&#8217;s cell phone number.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We\u2019re\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\">NumberBarn<\/a>, we take phone numbers very seriously. But, we also like to have a little fun. To learn more about us, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\">NumberBarn.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NumberBarn\/\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/numberbarn\/\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NumberBarn\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family of 5. Everyone is always on their cell phone. Grandpa and grandma never remember what number to call. And, your aunt still has a landline and a hand written phone book. She can&#8217;t keep up with all these numbers! 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