This here thing, this virtual number, it’s like a magic trick, I tell ya. My grandson, he’s a smart one, he tried to explain it to me. Says it’s like having another phone, but it ain’t a real phone, it’s just on your regular phone. Like a ghost phone, livin’ inside your real phone! He tried to show me on his fancy iOS thingamajig, his iPhone, you know?
Now, why would anyone need this virtual number? Well, let me tell ya. Back in my day, you just had one phone, that was it. But these young folks, they got their businesses and whatnot, they need another number, just for work. This virtual number with call queue, that’s what they call it, it’s like havin’ a secretary, but cheaper. All the calls come in, and it lines ’em up, like folks waitin’ for the outhouse, one after another. That’s the call queue part, see?
My grandson, he’s always on about some app called “Vyke.” I dont know. He keeps sayin’ it helps him control who he is on the phone. I told him, “Boy, you’re just you! Why you need to control that?” Kids these days, I swear. But he says this virtual number iOS thing lets him use different numbers, for different folks. Like, one number for his friends, another for the folks he sells them homemade soaps to. Keeps things tidy, he says. He also said this Vyke app can make him sound different. I don’t know what that means. But he is happy.
And then there is this other one he showed me, “Reach Business Phone.” He is always looking for ways to save a penny. He says this one is simple, just like me! It is for virtual number stuff too. Get a number for your business, right on your iPhone. He said it’s like having two lines, but without all that fuss of a second phone. Unlimited calls, he says. And texts too. All I understood was “unlimited.” That’s a good thing, right?
- You want a virtual number?
- You got that iOS thing?
- You want them calls lined up nice and neat in a call queue?
Then you need one of these apps. I reckon. I don’t really know.
So, this virtual number, it’s like a fancy way of keepin’ your calls straight. You can have one number for your family, another for your work. And this call queue thing, it’s like a polite way of tellin’ people to wait their turn. You don’t need a real secretary, just this little app on your iOS phone. Ain’t technology somethin’?
Now, my grandson, he showed me how these virtual number things can do all sorts of tricks. Like, you can see who called, even if you missed it. That’s called “Call History,” he says. Like them old-timey detectives, keepin’ track of everything. And get this, he said something about “Video Codecs.” Like some secret code that they use in them spy movies. He mumbled something about “H.264,” but that just sounds like gibberish to me.
This whole virtual number iOS call queue thing, it is a bit much for this old gal. But I can see why the young folks like it. It is a powerful thing. It makes things easier. They always want to make their calls, sell their stuff, and talk to their friends. And this thing helps them do all of that. But they are still glued to that phone all day, no matter what.
So, if you’re thinkin’ about gettin’ one of these virtual number things, I say go for it. Just make sure you get someone to explain it to you proper, like my grandson did for me. And don’t get too caught up in all them fancy features. Just use what you need, and don’t let it take over your life. A phone’s a phone, real or not. Don’t let it rule ya, ya hear?
My grandson told me that I needed an internet to make the call. I don’t know what that means, but as long as he is happy, I am happy. I also told him, I still prefer to see people’s faces when I am talking. He laughed. Young people and their virtual number stuff. But I think it is good. He is able to do his business with a call queue. That is good. Right?
I still don’t understand the call queue, and virtual number, and the iOS thing. But I think it is good.