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.
<br><br>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.
<br><br>ScriptHead<br><br><br> <br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/21/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Sergey Kuznetsov</b> <<a href="mailto:asterisk_biz@deeptown.org">asterisk_biz@deeptown.org</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Dmytro Mishchenko wrote:<br>> On Wednesday 21 June 2006 16:24, Matt wrote:<br>><br>>> Hey... pssst.. no one charges for inbound minutes.. get with the 21st
<br>>> century.<br>>><br>>><br>> Other companies charge $0.02/min for USA DIDs.<br>> So you have a choice.<br>><br>><br>Other companies charge $2/month for unlimited in/out minutes, and legion
<br>name for them. :)<br>You can get if from <a href="http://didx.com">didx.com</a> =)<br>> Dmitry.<br>><br>><br>><br>>> On 6/21/06, Dmytro Mishchenko <<a href="mailto:dioml@dreamtime.net">dioml@dreamtime.net
</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>>> Hello,<br>>>> <a href="http://Diamondcard.us">Diamondcard.us</a> would like to propose you USA DIDs.<br>>>><br>>>> Pricing is $3.95/mth plus .003/min if you forward to a SIP or IAX number.
<br>>>> Forwarding to a USA number is only $.017! Prepay for a year and its only<br>>>> $2.95/mth! Can it get any better than that?<br>>>><br>>>> Private Enterprise distributors (PE) can buy in bulk at even lower
<br>>>> pricing. Contact us for more details.<br>>>><br>>>> <a href="http://Diamondcard.us">Diamondcard.us</a> Team<br>>>> <a href="http://www.diamondcard.us">www.diamondcard.us</a><br>
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