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Maybe because i'm a noob on telephony dev. but what's a "soft phone"...does that mean that the humans who receive the calls don't actually use traditional phones (like landlines or mobile phones), but rather via their web browsers?

Silly question: but if i didn't want my folks to use web browsers, and simply wanted to route a call to whomever is on call (and that person works remote, let's say), I wonder if possible to simply route the calls to that person's mobile phone?



Yes, that's basically the idea, a phone number that doesn't belong to a physical device but can be reassigned as needed/ on a schedule.


Thanks. It seems - based on other comments - that this is likely a service for bigger customers, so i would guess those customers know what these terms mean.


Presumably, it is designed for larger customer support requirements, where you have a call center team taking many calls one after the other. It doesn't seem worth it to take occasional support calls.


Thanks, it just wasn't as clear from all the product literature.


Yes,most providers also provide an option to route the call to physical phones too. But there will be extra call charges for such routing.




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