[asterisk-biz] Why so many international customers ask for free samples

[Steve Totaro]

On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Peter Beckman <beckman at angryox.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Oct 2008, Trixter aka Bret McDanel wrote:
>
>> do you pay for the gas in the tank when you test drive that new car?
>
>  No, but if my average sale was between $10,000 and $40,000, I might be
>  willing to throw in $10 for you to test drive.
>
>  VoIP isn't a single sale, it's sales over time.  It'd be like giving
>  someone a car in hopes they buy a fleet over the next 2 years.  I'm sure
>  lots of people would say they're looking to buy a fleet just to get a car
>  "sample."
>
> Beckman
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To an extent yes, but he is not selling minutes, he is selling
hardware (as far as I know).

Using the terms "VoIP isn't a single sale" is misleading since he is
selling phones or whatever, which very well may be a single batch
sale.

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