[Asterisk-biz] Working with a no name provider

[Jeff Gehlbach]

Hi!

On Thu, 2005-08-25 at 09:20 -0400, Dovid B wrote:
> I am curious if people sign up with no name providers or just
> reputable people.

That depends on whether they want a reputable provider :-)

> I received an offer from some one using a GMail account. There was
> no .com name or web site. Are these people reliable or are most of
> them working out of their basements ? Thanks.

Like any business decision, I would recommend exercising common sense
and due diligence.

They may be reliable -- I'm thinking of my toll-free DID provider, who
rocks but originally was just a PayPal account and still acknowledges
that their web site "sucks" -- but there are no guarantees.  Ask for
references, ask for details about their IP and PSTN connectivity, ask
for the legal name and character (corporation, LLC, etc.) of the
business entity.  If they can't provide all of these things, you may
want to think twice before working with them.

-jeff