[asterisk-biz] USA DIDs available

[Jon Weisman]

What are you talking about? Ofcourse Level (3) charges for inbound minutes.

-Jon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt" <mhoppes at gmail.com>
To: "Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion" 
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Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] USA DIDs available


> No way.  I'm paying for that DID, and I expect a channel to be there.
> I also don't expect to pay for inbound minutes.   Level3 does not
> charge me for inbound minutes!  My CLEC does not charge me for inbound
> minutes!  VERIZON Does not charge me for inbound minutes.  So, just
> stop charging for inbound minutes already!
>
> On 6/21/06, Script Head <scripthead at gmail.com> wrote:
>> There is nothing wrong with charging per minute on DID service. On 
>> average
>> DID utilization is so minimal that a provider makes on average just the 
>> MRC
>> and you frequently see channels oversold 50:1 or even 70:1. That is until 
>> a
>> provider stumbles on a customer that will set up a party line on that DID
>> and  eat up all the channels causing  constant busy at peak hours. It's 
>> all
>> about the opportunity cost where charging a minimal per minute fee the
>> provider ensures that they are profitable while providing such service.
>>
>> Unlike termination services, DIDs aren't as easy to play with, move 
>> around
>> from provider (up to 7 weeks to port) so I'd personally feel safer 
>> getting a
>> DID from a provider that's charging for usage.  At least I'd know that
>> there's a certain value in my account and I will get the service instead 
>> of
>> a busy signal when I need it.
>>
>> ScriptHead
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6/21/06, Sergey Kuznetsov <asterisk_biz at deeptown.org> wrote:
>> > Dmytro Mishchenko wrote:
>> > > On Wednesday 21 June 2006 16:24, Matt wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Hey... pssst.. no one charges for inbound minutes.. get with the 
>> > >> 21st
>> > >> century.
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > > Other companies charge $0.02/min for USA DIDs.
>> > > So you have a choice.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > Other companies charge $2/month for unlimited in/out minutes, and 
>> > legion
>> > name for them. :)
>> > You can get if from didx.com =)
>> > > Dmitry.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >> On 6/21/06, Dmytro Mishchenko <dioml at dreamtime.net > wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >>> Hello,
>> > >>> Diamondcard.us would like to propose you USA DIDs.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Pricing is $3.95/mth plus .003/min if you forward to a SIP or IAX
>> number.
>> > >>> Forwarding to a USA number is only $.017! Prepay for a year and its
>> only
>> > >>> $2.95/mth! Can it get any better than that?
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Private Enterprise distributors (PE) can buy in bulk at even lower
>> > >>> pricing. Contact us for more details.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Diamondcard.us Team
>> > >>> www.diamondcard.us
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