[Asterisk-biz] PRI Prices

[jay kordic]

Keep in mind that all We know from Brent is that He is in Northern
Virginia.he could be in the greater McClean/Vienna area and have 4-5 options
but be out of a central office 20 miles outside of DC and only have Verizon.

Jay Kordic
The Horizon Group
Wholesale/Retail Voice,Data and IP services
951-780-3131
951-850-0887 (cell)
516-687-5047( fax)
Please ask me about Caller ID compensation

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[mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Jon Carnes
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 11:24 AM
To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] PRI Prices

I agree with Tom. I've worked out of Northern Va and it is quite a
competitive place. While I can't tell you the pricing we pay for our
PRI's (confidentiality) your pricing should be much more in line with
what Tom has quoted. 

I've only seen pricing that high on low commitment lines that are
installed for just a short amount of time (like for  large scale events
that only last a week).

Jon Carnes
FeatureTel

On Wed, 2005-10-05 at 11:10, Tom Rymes wrote:
> Brent,
> 
> You should ask whoever quoted this (Verizon, I assume) if they will  
> give you a kiss once the circuit is installed!! ("You're going to  
> feel a little pressure...")
> 
> We use Paetec for our incoming circuit. We just upgraded to a PRI,  
> and our monthly pricing is definitely under $400/Month. Also, Caller  
> ID is included in that price. Lastly, DIDs are extra, bust far far  
> less than you have been quoted.  Also, our intrastate/local rate is  
> less than your long distance rate.
> 
> More importantly, we have been extremely happy with their customer  
> service and their technical people. Calls are answered PROMPTLY, and  
> their people know what they are doing. If they don't have an answer,  
> they get one that is accurate and they get it quickly. I called for a  
> Milliwatt test line on the local switch and the guy didn't know one,  
> but rather than give me the standard Telephone Co. "Only our Techs  
> are allowed to have that" answer, he asked around and found one.
> 
> It's possible that you can find someone cheaper, but I highly doubt  
> that you can beat their service.
> 
> Tom
> 
> PS: keep in mind that pricing will vary by market and based on the  
> minutes you will be using.
> 
> On Oct 4, 2005, at 3:43 PM, Brent Franks wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > I recently begun researching PRI prices to expand the capacity into  
> > our PBX (located in Northern Virginia).  I received a quote from  
> > our ILEC, that seems a bit outrageous to me.
> >
> > Here is what was sent to me:
> >
> > 2 Year Contract
> >
> > Recurring Charges (Monthly)
> > Base PRI Price: $493.73/mo
> > CallerID (Name+Num) for 23 Channels: $140.00/mo
> > 20 DID's: $20.25/mo with $725.00 setup fee
> >
> > Local Calling, .096 cents on each call (no per minute)
> > Long Distance, 5.3 cents per minute (billed in 60 second increments)
> >
> > Total Monthly: 653.98
> >
> > First issue, is the fact that CallerID is extra.  I thought this  
> > was one of the reasons to go with a PRI, was it was included.  I've  
> > never heard of PRI's w/o CID.
> >
> > Second, the first quote she sent did not have the DID's.  I told  
> > her that we needed to use this for incoming calls.  Are DID's  
> > different then incoming numbers?  I didn't think so, but she acted  
> > like it was.
> >
> > Does this price seem on the high side?  Northern VA seems to be a  
> > realtively high competition area, hwoever I have found that a PRI  
> > can only be ordered from the ILEC?
> >
> > Our desired setup was to have a PRI (For Inbound, with 3 or 4  
> > numbers) and maintain 4 or 5 analog lines for outgoing (with  
> > unlimited LD).
> >
> > Telco pricing is very confusing, and seems like its not very small/ 
> > medium size business friendly.
> >
> > Thanks in advance to any pointers anyone can provide!
> >
> > - brent
> >
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