[Asterisk-biz] UK Toll Free
Rehan Ahmed AllahWala - Super Technologies I
rehan at supertec.com
Thu Mar 31 04:50:40 MST 2005
Dear Criag,
Thank You for refering to us @ super technologies.
Virtualphoneline.com is still in its innitial stages, people have noticed spellings and other
mistakes on it, and we are working on it to fix it.
Virtualphoneline.com was targeted to CONSUMERS and since consumers do not
understand what on earth is SIP we did not even put it there.
Once you login to your account, after signup ( not payment) you can change your ring to
number to a sip or iax2 address.
Also Nicklass is looking for pstn termination not SIP as per his email to me.
Thank You again for studying us out, please DO point any new features or errors u may
encounter on the site.
Rehan
> Hi Nicklass,
>
> Just been through a similar look and see, not quite on the same scale
> though.
>
> Please note the following is purely my conclusions from feedback on this
> list and elsewhere, keeping in mind I am in a remote location in the
> southern hemisphere and look for information (not fancy graphics) on
> websites. My experience is that a website that gives detailed
> information on a product and facilities (usually means they have done it
> before and may have even got it working) is usually a better indication
> of a product that will work, rather than a site, that says contact us
> for information (this usually means they will work out how to do it,
> once you contact them).
>
> I ended up finding http://www.voiptalk.org for my requirements and are
> about to go with them. Just to give a rundown on some of my findings,
> might save you some time....
>
>
> http://www.VirtualPhoneLine.com seem to offer Did's just about anywhere
> in the world, and push them on this list whenever someone asks, however
> from spending a bit of time on their website (and affiliated websites),
> all I can detect is that they infact offer a forwarding service to
> another number, not actual termination to SIP or IAX (please correct me
> if I am wrong and point me in the right direction), it would be my
> expectation that termination is what most people on the list are looking
> for, not a double translation to a second carrier.
>
> http://www.livevoip.com seem to have reasonable grade services and offer
> 0800 uk numbers at a reasonable price. However as we aren't terminating
> in the US we decided to go with a UK provider to keep the worldwide
> numbers distinctly separate.
>
> http://www.voiptalk.org seem to have the best offering for our
> requirements, basically it is free of monthly charges 0845, 0870 numbers
> and they seem to have quite good facilities for forwarding etc if your
> IAX goes down, so for instance you can get them to forward to a us
> landline if your IAX goes down.
>
> There is a number of other suppliers out there that may meet your
> requirements, just spend a couple of days Googling....
>
> To give you a breakdown on UK call costs (as I have been able to work
> out)...
>
> 0870 numbers are what they call national numbers and cost the caller
> about 10p/min, You can get these from lots of places at no cost, cause
> the receiving party gets a cut from the carrier, which if you are
> getting reasonable call quantities you can get a cut off, people like
> British Airways use these Reservations and probably earn themselves 4 or
> 5p a min whilst they leave customers on hold, great deal if you can get
> it.
>
> 0845 numbers are what they call local numbers and cost the caller about
> 5p/min. Again the receiving party gets a cut from the carrier, which
> means if you look around you can get these for nothing (but probably
> won't earn any revenue).
>
> 0800 numbers are in fact free (I gather to all callers, not sure about
> mobiles?) you will pay 3 or 4p a min to receive calls.
>
> You might also consider a local geographic DID as I am told many
> consumers have call plans that provide very cheap calls to a local
> number anywhere in the UK, so in other words it is cheaper for people to
> ring a geographic number on the other side of the country than ring a
> 0845 national number.
>
> However as I said above, many of the big companies seem to get away with
> the 0870 and I can only presume people ring them (maybe it is because
> their choices are limited) we went with an 0845 number, simply because
> we didn't want people using a 0800 number as an information service
> cause it is free. I would suggest you find out what the prefix is of
> your competitors and you will get an idea of how well it is accepted.
>
> If anybody would like to add anything or correct any mistakes in my
> conclusions, please feel free to do so, as I said previously it is only
> what I have worked out from information available, I don't claim to be
> an expert on UK termination, just somebody going through a similar
> exercise and offer some help back to users that have helped me.
>
> Craig.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Nick Newsom
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 2:27 PM
> To: asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-biz] UK Toll Free
>
>
>
> I operate a US Based Call Center for television advertisers. Could
> someone
> suggest a UK Toll Free Provider that could forward traffic to my US
> Based
> Call Center? On occasion we receive up to 10,000 phone calls in a
> single
> hour and our company provides a no busy signal guarantee, hence I need a
> solution that can handle a large amount of traffic. I'm not looking for
> world's cheapest provider, someone reliable and someone I can talk to on
> the
> phone if I have a problem. I hope I'm not shooting myself in the foot
> by
> saying this, but $100 to whomever refers the best service.
>
>
>
> Nicklaas Newsom
>
> President / F9 Group Inc.
>
> 877.450.3282 Office
>
> 877.496.7812 Fax
>
> <mailto:nick at f9group.com> nick at f9group.com
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:39:04 -0500
> From: Saul Diaz <saul at cripiland.com>
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] Florida DIDs
> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> <asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com>
> Message-ID: <424B1C78.4020300 at cripiland.com>
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> Danny N wrote:
>
> If anyone have this and have provisioning let me known too. i am
> interested in the same route.
>
> regards
> Saul Diaz
> Cripiland LC
>
> > Hello:
> >
> > I am looking for FL DIDs. Please email me your unlimited and per usage
>
> > pricings offline.
> >
> > If you have DIDs in other areas, please drop me a note. And I will
> > follow up with you as well.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Danny
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:43:14 -0700
> From: "David Aldworth" <daldworth at teliax.com>
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-biz] Florida DIDs
> To: "'Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion'"
> <asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com>
> Message-ID: <200503301443718.SM00704 at vpr>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> We have pretty good coverage in FL and are expanding it as we speak.
> Pricing
> is available both pay-as-you-go and Unlimited. Our website is
> http://www.teliax.com
>
> Looking forward to speaking with you.
>
> Kind Regards,
> David Aldworth
> Teliax, Inc.
> http://www.teliax.com
> 888.270.3688
>
> Great rates. Outstanding Service.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-biz-
> > bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Saul Diaz
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 2:39 PM
> > To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] Florida DIDs
> >
> > Danny N wrote:
> >
> > If anyone have this and have provisioning let me known too. i am
> > interested in the same route.
> >
> > regards
> > Saul Diaz
> > Cripiland LC
> >
> > > Hello:
> > >
> > > I am looking for FL DIDs. Please email me your unlimited and per
> usage
> > > pricings offline.
> > >
> > > If you have DIDs in other areas, please drop me a note. And I will
> > > follow up with you as well.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Danny
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:49:39 -0600
> From: "Rehan Ahmed AllahWala - Super Technologies I"
> <rehan at supertec.com>
> Subject: (Fwd) [Asterisk-biz] UK Toll Free
> To: <nick at f9group.com>
> Cc: asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com
> Message-ID: <424ACA93.4274.2F02555 at localhost>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Dear Nick,
>
> You can save the 100$ by signing up on virtualphoneline.com
>
> You get the uk 800 instantly and our rates are also very competitive,
> Plust you can get
> multiple calls at a time.
>
> Let me know HOW MANY maximum you will get at a time, so i can try to
> gurantee you the
> qty of our channels available.
>
> Rehan
>
>
> ------- Forwarded message follows -------
> Date sent: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:27:28 -0800
> From: "Nick Newsom" <nick at f9group.com>
> To: <asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com>
> Subject: [Asterisk-biz] UK Toll Free
> Send reply to: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk
> Discussion <asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com>
> <asterisk-biz.lists.digium.com>
>
> <mailto:asterisk-biz-request at lists.digium.com?subject=unsubscribe>
> <mailto:asterisk-biz-request at lists.digium.com?subject=subscribe>
>
>
> I operate a US Based Call Center for television advertisers. Could
> someone suggest a UK
> Toll Free Provider that could forward traffic to my US Based Call
> Center? On occasion we
> receive up to 10,000 phone calls in a single hour and our company
> provides a no busy
> signal guarantee, hence I need a solution that can handle a large amount
> of traffic. ITm not
> looking for worldTs cheapest provider, someone reliable and someone I
> can talk to on the
> phone if I have a problem. I hope ITm not shooting myself in the foot by
> saying this, but
> $100 to whomever refers the best service.
>
> Nicklaas Newsom
> President / F9 Group Inc.
> 877.450.3282 Office
> 877.496.7812 Fax
> nick at f9group.com
> ------- End of forwarded message -------Super Technologies Inc.,
> Pensacola, Florida
> http://www.supertec.com - Technologies from tomorrow, TODAY!
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> any
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> you. Try it,
> you will love it.
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> Calling
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>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:04:16 -0500
> From: Herman Webley <herman.webley at blitzllc.com>
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] Florida DIDs
> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> <asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com>
> Message-ID: <1112220256.4016.85.camel at nomad>
> Content-Type: text/plain
>
> Hi,
>
> I am seeking this as well. I have gotten a couple offers, but I am still
> looking for the best solution.
>
> I would require multiple incoming connections. If possible, I would want
> NY, DC and MD as well as FL on the same channels. Perhaps per minute
> providers would be my best bet.
>
> Best regard,
> Herman Webley
>
> On Wed, 2005-03-30 at 13:19 -0800, Danny N wrote:
> > Hello:
> >
> > I am looking for FL DIDs. Please email me your unlimited and per usage
> > pricings offline.
> >
> > If you have DIDs in other areas, please drop me a note. And I will
> > follow up with you as well.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Danny
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:14:18 -0800
> From: Preston Garrison <preston at mailblocks.com>
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-biz] credit card payment
> To: asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com
> Message-ID: <preston-0Or0mAzWIC0AdPV7od8ZqvrkVSMeOzH at mailblocks.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
>
> We pay $29.95 for our merchant account and less then $50 for startup
> fees. Any reputable business should not have just one merchant account
> but TWO. I don't know about you, but having my phones cut off because
> i didn't go to my paypal account and add more funds to my account
> doesn't sound like a good idea. I want my phone company to charge my
> card every month for what I owe, so I don't have to worry about that.
> You can exactly do that with any of those billing services.
>
> Preston Garrison
> direct: 877-748-4142
> fax: 310-774-3901
> cell: 623-748-4140
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kanuri, Seshu (Company IT) <Seshu.Kanuri at morganstanley.com>
> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> <asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:42:56 -0500
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-biz] credit card payment
>
> Keneth Shaw Wrote:
> ------------------
> /Snip/
>
> If you need an <a href="international"
> target=_blank>http://www.highriskexperts.com">international
> merchant account</a> we can help you with that.
> Email me offlist and I can help you get in touch with our merchant
> services department here at ExpiTrans.
>
> /Snip/
>
> Beware of the Merchant Account Scams around you.
> -----------------------------------------------
> Merchant Accounts rip you off if your transaction volumes are less than
> $5000 a Month with fees like
> -Setup charge
> -Shopping cart and Software charge
> -gateway fee
> -Annual Maintennance fees
> -Monthly Rstatement fees
> -Discount rate ( 2.25 to 3%)
> -Per transaction fee ( $0.25 to $0.35 )
>
> If you are a startup and does not have much business, PayPal is the best
> from all accounts.
>
> Disclaimer:
> -----------
> I was one of the original Developers of Paypal when I was working for
> them between 1999 and 2001. My recommendation is not based on my past
> employment with them, but I have also been it's user all the time, till
> now and am quite happy with it, inspite of the fact that PayPal also
> rips you off if you collect payments from outside US into your US
> account.
>
> Seshu
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:30:46 -0500 (EST)
> From: alex at pilosoft.com
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-biz] credit card payment
> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> <asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com>
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> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005, Preston Garrison wrote:
>
> > We pay $29.95 for our merchant account and less then $50 for startup
> > fees. Any reputable business should not have just one merchant
> account
> > but TWO. I don't know about you, but having my phones cut off because
>
> > i didn't go to my paypal account and add more funds to my account
> > doesn't sound like a good idea. I want my phone company to charge my
> > card every month for what I owe, so I don't have to worry about that.
>
> > You can exactly do that with any of those billing services.
> Preston is dropping science like bombs. :)
>
> Hear hear.
>
> -alex
>
>
>
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http://www.supertec.com - Technologies from tomorrow, TODAY!
http://www.VirtualPhoneLine.com - Get A US, UK, EU Number, Forward it to any
number in the world instantly, Record your calls, Look who is calling you. Try it,
you will love it.
http://www.PhoneOpia.com - SIP Based OPEN Phone Services.
http://www.MySuperPhone.com - The NEXT Generation of Telephone.
Http://www.ip-pabx.com - One World, One Number, One Pabx, All Hosted
Http://www.superPBX.net - One World, One Number, One Pabx, Physical.
Http://www.Phone2Phone.us - Unlimited Long Distance and International Calling
from your exisiting Phone Line.
http://www.didX.org - We will sell all your did stock for you.
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