[asterisk-biz] Experimental/new VoIP rate search engine.

[Sandeep Kanao]

Shouldn't rate and reliability (aka as quality ??), go hand in hand. I won't
mind spending an extra cent for a reliable provider. But, none the less, its
a good start and the list will be useful for many like us.

On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Nitzan Kon <nk3569 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Well, how to put it.. exposure is exposure. As a provider you'd
> want to get your name out there even if your rates are not as
> competitive as others.
>
> Not to mention that if a provider does have such agreements
> in place that allow them to achieve low rates to a certain
> destination - having those rates searchable and displayed
> as #1 lowest is sure to bring them customers interested in
> those routes/rates.
>
> But at the end of the day it's up to each provider to decide
> if they'd like to be on there or not. You don't have to like
> the idea to get customers from it, nor would we force anyone
> to be on there if they'd like their rates removed. The idea
> is to find the lowest rates, so providers that do not compete
> on price aren't really critical to have in there.
>
> There will also be other comparisons in the future too.
> Calling plan rates, quality (will have to figure out
> how to measure "quality"), length in business, etc.
>
>  -- Nitzan
>
> --- On Sun, 1/4/09, Alex Balashov <abalashov at evaristesys.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Alex Balashov <abalashov at evaristesys.com>
> > Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Experimental/new VoIP rate search engine.
> > To: "nk3569 at yahoo.com" <nk3569 at yahoo.com>, "Commercial and
> Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion" <asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com>
> > Cc: "Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion" <
> asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com>
> > Date: Sunday, January 4, 2009, 2:43 PM
>  > Nitzan,
> >
> > Interesting idea. I wonder, though, what incentive exists
> > for providers to list their rates in a context where they
> > are explicitly bidding against others.
> >
> > Seems like the best rates come from negotiating discounts
> > off the public termination rate deck (something far from all
> > providers think is good to have) through volume commitments
> > privately.
> >
> > In other words, I think folks doing arbitrage are trying to
> > avoid commodification of trunking as much as possible, even
> > though that seems inevitable and kind of obvious.
> >
> > On Jan 4, 2009, at 2:22 PM, Nitzan Kon
> > <nk3569 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello providers! (those of you that are)
> > >
> > > Due to the lack of one being available (that I know
> > of),
> > > I decided to start a VoIP rate search engine. The idea
> > is
> > > to throw in as many providers into the database as we
> > can,
> > > and let the search functionality find the cheapest
> > routes
> > > for any given destination.
> > >
> > > To check it out, please visit:
> > > http://www.comparevoipproviderrates.com/
> > >
> > > If you are a provider and would like your rates
> > displayed,
> > > please email your rates in CSV format to rates
> > NOSPAMat comparevoipproviderrates.com - format is:
> > > dialprefix,destinate name,rate in US dollars
> > > example: 1214,USA,0.01
> > >
> > > destination name,dialprefix,rate is also acceptable.
> > >
> > > Please feel free to discuss and let me know if you
> > have
> > > any comments or suggestions - or if you find any bugs.
> > > This is brand new and will be a work-in-progress for a
> > > while.
> > >
> > >  -- Nitzan
> > >
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