[Asterisk-biz] Re: Truly Unlimited DID's

[Matthew Marlowe]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew Simpson" <matthew at txlink.net>
To: <asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 10:18 AM
Subject: [Asterisk-biz] Re: Truly Unlimited DID's


>> From: "Asterisk PBX" <asterisk at dovid.net>
>> I am looking for DID's with unlimited incoming and unlimited channels.
>> Most providers don't charge much for the DID but they then say that
>> there is a "normal usage patern". If one go's over then the price can
>> jump. There is no telling of what it will go to. I am looking for a
>> provider that can give me DID's at a set rate. Some of them will have
>> heavy usage while others will have very minimal usage. Thanks.
>
> There is no such thing as "truly unlimited".  Here is why.
>
> When a provider sells an "unlimited" service, somebody is getting screwed.
>
> Let's say Joe buys an "unlimited" DID for $5.00/ mo.  Bob buys a $1.00 
> DID and pays $0.01 per minute for the minutes of use.
>
> That means that if Joe uses 399 minutes or less on his "unlimited" DID, 
> Joe is getting screwed, because he would have saved money by paying for 
> what he used.  If Joe uses 400 minutes or more, Joe's provider is getting 
> screwed because they are now losing money.
>
> However, Bob pays for exactly what he used, and neither Bob nor his 
> provider get screwed.
>
> "Unlimited" products are a suckers game.  I ask anyone who wants to buy an 
> "unlimited" product, who do you want to screw?  Yourself?  Or me?

I'd prefer to screw you... :)

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