Numbers & Porting
Buy numbers, port numbers in and out, set voice modes and menus, and register for 10DLC messaging.
Buy a phone number
Add a phone number to your Ody workspace: search local numbers by area code or toll-free numbers in Settings → Numbers and buy one in a couple of clicks.
Get a toll-free number
Add an 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888 number to your Ody workspace for $10/month: where to buy it, how it's billed, and what it can do today.
Port your number to Ody
Move your existing business number to Ody: check it can port, sign the authorization, upload your bill, file the texting registration, and track the order.
Port your number away from Ody
How to move a number from Ody to another provider: the port-out is started with your new carrier, and Ody support supplies the account details.
Number voice modes — how each line answers
What Ody's voice modes mean — rings in app, follows the work schedule, phone menu, voicemail, forwarded — and how to switch between them.
Set up a phone menu on your number
Turn on an IVR menu for any Ody number: write the greeting, map digits to your team, voicemail, a forward number, or the AI, and go live.
What is 10DLC and why it matters
10DLC is the US carrier system for texting from local business numbers: why it exists, how Ody turns texting on for you in minutes, and the costs.
Register for 10DLC messaging
Turn on texting for your Ody local numbers: submit your business details once and Ody connects every number to its approved texting campaign in minutes.
Example SMS sign-up form for 10DLC
See a compliant SMS sign-up form on a sample website, copy the consent wording, and learn what to enter for the page address and screenshot link.
Add additional numbers
Give your team more lines in Ody: how additional numbers are billed as add-ons, what they cost, and how to buy and assign them.
Number confirmation — going live
Why Ody asks you to confirm your business number after signup, what Confirm & activate does, and how to switch to a different number first.
International calling
Call any country with the $5/mo International calling add-on — $5 of calls included monthly, transparent per-minute rates, and automatic balance top-ups.