[asterisk-biz] Calling Card / VoIP Service Provider Opportunity

[praveen kumar]

I echo Steve's comments.

The VoIP market is BAD and getting worse. I am not sure how many agree
with me here. Show me the money.

This has been dying and Skype/Vonage killed it completely. There is
nothing left to innovate and even if you do, try building a business
for 1-3c/min. You need multi-million minutes each month to build
something worth calling a company.

For 1-2 man or a hobby - works out. I am surprised you have 35yrs of
telecom experience and you are AGAIN doing it. Man!

No pun intended.


On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 4:49 AM, Steve Totaro
<stotaro at asteriskhelpdesk.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:04 AM, Sanjay Arora <sanjay.k.arora at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Nitzan Kon <nk3569 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Heh. Those were my initial thoughts too. Why would you need any partners if you've already had experienced people on board? rolling out a calling card platform is easy. Actually getting business/marketing is the hard part.
>>
>> May I butt into the conversation, Guys?
>>
>> I am a VoIP biz newbie, looking to get into it. All I have is
>> marketing & capability for creating low cost support.
>>
>> I am looking for various ways in which I can create own branded, low
>> cost VoIP. Being from India, (telecommunication is low cost here...I
>> sometimes find VoIP prices higher than being offered by our mainstream
>> telcos) I need a really low cost solution, with no minimum commitments
>> while I setup my marketing.
>>
>> Also need integrated VPN based connection for Gulf origination and
>> capability/client for smartphones i.e. Android, Symbian & iPhone.
>>
>> Any pointers? Welcome to mail offlist for business offers.
>>
>> With best regards.
>> Sanjay.
>>
>
> I would start with this mindset of "Low cost support" and "a really
> low cost solution, with no minimum commitments"
>
> For every market, there is a barrier of entry.  If you are just
> focusing on, "Really Low Cost" then what are you giving up?
>
> Your support is going to lousy and so is your service.  That equates
> to unhappy customers and a bad reputation.  It is much harder to get a
> new customer than it is to lose one.
>
> Is your marketing going to be that you are the lowest cost?
>
> I go for best value, cost always a factor, but it certainly is not the
> biggest factor.  I want to be able to pick up my phone and call
> anywhere and the call needs to go through.  If it doesn't, I better
> get good support quickly and have my problem resolved.  I need SLAs
> that I can hold you to.
>
> Is this a calling card or just service?  Home users or business?
>
> If you don't have the money to get into the game then it is better to
> stay out.
>
> Everyone seems to think "VoIP + ? = $$$"
>
> VoIP is relatively cheap as far as barrier of entry.  I suggest you
> find an investor, partner, or venture capitalist so you can do it
> right.
>
> I don't know if this still hold true in the US, but typically, you are
> not going to realize a profit from a startup for two years.  Two years
> in the red.  With VoIP service, it could be much less.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro
>
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