[Asterisk-biz] LiveVoip Multi Channel PBX City Plan

[Max W Blackmer Jr]

> Am I the only one that doesn't understand this?  It seems like you
> still pay per minut., from the site:  with a minimum $19.95 in minutes
> per channel
>
OK,  Lets look at this from the point of  getting an actual ISDN PRI
line installed.

ISDN PRI Line Cost: Approximately $650 a month.

You have 23 Channels for calling.

You Pay Approximately $28.26 per channel per month.  Plus Per minute
charges of  4.9 Cents a min.

Hmmm.. has any one figured out the numbers before Posting what the
Actual cost is for VoIP it is not as cheap one would think.

SDSL 1.5Mbps Cost: Approximately $289 a month
or
T1 1.5Mbps Cost :  Approximately $525 a month More if you want a tear 1
Provider

Number of channels using IAX2 Trunk on 1.5Mbps with u/a law: 23 maybe 24

Total monthly cost for 23 channels at $19.95:  $458.85

Total minutes at 1.2 Cents a min. for $458.85:  38237.5 Minutes.

Total Cost for 38237.5 minutes on Regular ISDN PRI:  $1873.6375
($1873.64 Rounded)

Total Cost Per Month for ISDN PRI :  $2,523.64

Total Cost Per Month for SDSL 1.5Mbps: $747.85

Total Cost Per Month for T1 1.5Mbps: $983.85

Total Savings using VoIP with SDSL over ISDN PRI: Per Month $1,775.79,
over 12 Months $21,309.48

Total Savings using VoIP  with T1 over ISDN PRI: Per Month $1,539.79, 
over 12 Months $18,477.48


> Whats the point?  Why would i pay per channel, isn't your normal long
> distance just a pay per minute thing with unlimited channels?

The point is Channels must be allocated somewhere and someone has to pay
for them. A minimum of $19.95 per channel is a quite a deal when
considering how much it would cost you to have an actual ISDN PRI
installed on your end.  The provider has to pay for all the channels
they have into the PSTN networks although they do get discounts and are
installing OC3 connections to the PSTN networks does not mean they don't
pay for all those connections each month.

Just some points to ponder before wanting free unlimited connections.
This will never be a reality even if you use toll bypass by connecting
directly to another sip or IAX Phone system. You are limited by your
bandwidth you have and what the other end has for a connection.  There
is also compression but you do loose quality to gain more connections
that is a sacrifice you choose to make as far as quality. The bottom
line the more Bandwidth you need the more it will cost you.  NOTHING is
free.

Thanks for  listening,

Max  W. Blackmer, Jr.