Question 1

Is Edesy a good alternative to Exotel?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Edesy offers Published per-minute price (Rs 1.00/min), Self-serve setup in minutes, Simple flat number rental - making it an excellent Exotel alternative for call forwarding in India.

Question 2

Can I migrate from Exotel to Edesy?

Accepted Answer

Yes, migration is straightforward. Get an Edesy virtual number, set up your routing rules, and port existing numbers if needed. Most migrations complete within a day.

Question 3

What is cloud call forwarding?

Accepted Answer

Cloud call forwarding gives your business a virtual number and rings incoming calls on your team's own phones. There is no PBX or hardware. You set the phones to ring, how they ring, the caller ID they see and what the caller hears from the portal at forwarding.edesy.in or the API.

Question 4

Can I forward a virtual number to a mobile phone?

Accepted Answer

Yes. A forwarding rule can ring up to 5 Indian mobile or landline numbers. Ring them all at once (first to answer wins) or one by one in the order you set, with a ring time of 5 to 120 seconds for each.

Question 5

What ring strategies are supported?

Accepted Answer

Two: ring all at once, and ring one by one (sequential). With ring one by one, the numbers after the first act as backups and each can have its own ring time. With ring one by one, sticky agent can move a repeat caller's last answerer to the front of the list.

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