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How To Setup A Virtual Office In Portugal
Portugal is the 14th-most peaceful and the 13th-most globalized country in the world. It is a member of the European Union (EEC in 1986) as well as the United Nations; also a founding member of the Latin Union.
Many tourists visit Portugal each year. For example, in 2006, Portugal was visited by 12.8
Tourism is increasingly important for the economy of Portugal, contributing to as much as 5% of the GDP. The main tourist areas include Greater Lisbon (Lisboa), Algarve, Portuguese Islands of Madeira and Azores, Greater Porto and Northern Portugal, Alentejo.
Portugal has a modern and vibrant economy. Most imports come from the EU countries: Germany, Spain, France, Italy, UK. Most exports also to the EU member states. Portugal’s central bank is the Banco de Portugal, an integral part of the EU System of Central Banks. Major stock exchange – the Euronext Lisbon – is part of the NYSE Euronext.
If your company plans to do business in Portugal, virtual phone and fax service can provide excellent savings as compared to setting up a physical presence in Portugal.
There are many companies offering office space and mailing address in major Portuguese cities, however, the cost of maintaining an address and answering service may be a little high. For example, Lisboa serviced offices can cost up to €1,490 per month (according to Locartis website), and answering services start from €140 per month.
There are alternatives to this arrangement. If you plan to only receive phone inquiries from Portugal, you also have the option of simply setting up a “locally recognized” number in Portugal (+351 country code). This virtual number (DID number) can be forwarded to your actual location. How does it work?
1. You operate in the UK but do business in Lisbon, Portugal. Set up a virtual number in Portugal and receive calls in your UK office.
2. Forward the DID number (virtual number) from Portugal to your PC, Skype software, or SIP server like Asterisk.
You may also setup a virtual number in Portugal for personal use.
EXAMPLE 1: you live in London and your brother lives in Lisbon, Portugal.
- His phone number starts with +351-210. Purchase a virtual Portuguese phone number in +351-210 area code that rings to your Skype software .
- Your brother can call this new telephone number in Portugal to reach you in the UK, and he does not need to pay long distance to dial you.
EXAMPLE 2: forward calls to your other telephone numbers, wherever you go
- calls can be also forwarded to your mobile phone if you travel a lot. If you do not have broadband Internet available, or do not use Skype , you can still use a virtual phone number in Portugal – simply divert your Portuguese DID number to a cellphone or fixed phone.
- in this case, you only pay the rate of forwarding the calls to your cell/landline number. For example, didlogic.com charges around $0.01/min for sending your Portuguese DID number to a US mobile phone, $0.004/min to Canada, $0.014 to Spain landline, and $0.009 to London, UK. VoIP calls can be very cheap today. Many providers, like DIDLogic.com, charge less than a cent per minute.
EXAMPLE 3: receive calls completely free via SIP protocol
- if you already use some sort of SIP-based provider like Betamax, your virtual number from Portugal can work with your existing software (Voipcheap, Justvoip, Nonoh etc.). Simply send your number to username@sip.voipcheap.com in case of Voipcheap, and it works in the same fashion for other Betamax products.
- If you are a bit more technical, you can send your DID number to any other SIP provider like Gizmo, SIPgate etc., or even your own Asterisk box.
- in case of SIP routing, calls from Portugal to any country you are based in will be completely free and unlimited for both the person calling you locally and the receiving party in case of SIP.
Combining DID numbers and SIP accounts, you can achieve substantial savings and reduce your business and personal expenses when doing business in Portugal. European mobiles can be quite expensive to dial; if you talk for just an hour every day, and your call cost to Portugal mobiles is $0.25/min, charges may add up to more than $300 per month over the 20 business days in 1 month. Virtual numbers in Portugal are only a few dollars per month and there are no per-minute charges if you use it as a Skype-in or SIP feature.
National DID phone numbers from Portugal are available from DIDLogic.com. There are a few other international virtual numbers providers who carry Portugal, however, they only currently offer toll-free (800) numbers. DID Logic offers geographical numbers in Lisboa, Faro, Porto and Coimbra, Portugal. Setting up a virtual office in Portugal is easy. If you cannot physically visit Portugal often, where the business is, arrange for a Portuguese virtual number. DID numbers in Portugal provide excellent business tools for many industries: tourism, customer service, mechanical engineering, export and import, real estate and shipping. If you often do business with clients from Portugal, choose local numbers from this country and establish a recognized presence in Portugal. Stay in touch for less – virtual phone numbers in Portugal allow customers to call you at a price of a local phone call.
Area codes in Portugal:
Amadora: 21
Azores: 292, 295, 296
Braga: 253
Lisbon: 21
Porto: 22
Coimbra: 239
Madeira: 291
About the Author
DID Logic is your source for SIP DID origination, VoIP termination and wholesale pricing to most destination in the world, including a low-cost webcall option from your SIP/Skype sfotware to many mobile networks at 50% off the lowest possible discount rate you can find on the Internet.
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