[Asterisk-biz] $19.95/mo unlimited US IAX termination

[alex at pilosoft.com]

On Thu, 7 Apr 2005, Herman Webley wrote:

> > > We prefer that you run a version of Asterisk that supports IAX
> > > transfers.  Our service offering is a combination of pstn
> > > connectivity we have and wholesale termination we have purchased
> > > from other providers.
> > In my opinion, if you are buying 'wholesale iax termination', you have
> > already lost.
> May I ask why?

Because there are no large carriers that buy/sell IAX termination. None of
softswitches support IAX - so you end up with someone who is
ghetto-rigging a cluster of 50 asterisk boxes to try to load-balance
traffic. Not to say it wouldn't work - but you need a very high amount of
clue to get it done right. And I think out of people on this list, there's
only one who can (jerjer). Everyone else just has a single asterisk box
and a PRI from a carrier (in the best case) or a single asterisk box and 
SIP termination/origination from someone who has a PRI.

When you are three times removed from the actual TDM PSTN connectivity, 
you are bound to lose.

-alex