[Asterisk-biz] Verizon Pre-paid Calling Card

[Michael Welter]

Without SS7 signaling, how do you determine if the caller is a payphone?



Joshua Colp wrote:
> It costs a toll-free number provider extra for a payphone to call that
> toll-free number. That's a fact... They're just trying to survive by stating
> it and billing it. As for the toll-free situation, they may not want to use
> up their capacity with calls that generate no revenue.
> 
> - Joshua Colp.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Michael Welter
> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 1:43 PM
> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> Subject: [Asterisk-biz] Verizon Pre-paid Calling Card
> 
> I was looking at a Verizon calling card at the 7-11.  Besides the whopping
> 79¢ call setup fee, I noticed it does not allow calls to toll-free numbers.
> Is this a marketing ploy, or is there a financial reason they won't complete
> calls to 800,888,877, etc.  I thought toll free meant toll free.
> 
> Also, there is a 50¢ surcharge for calls from payphones.  What reason would
> they have for this?
> 
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