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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Lane.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The posters who suggested beginning as a reseller
of someone else's service are right on the money. To set up everything you
need to offer residential VoIP, with on-line signup, selection of numbers in
real time, E911 provisioning from the members portal, billing, provisioning and
shipping of end user equipment, international coverage...takes a lot of time and
resources. After you have invested that time and money is not the time to
find out if you actually have a market for it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Start with someone (like us, or several others on
this list who offer reseller and private label solutions), even if it means you
only have 25% margins at first. After you have moved a few dozen accounts
take a look at bringing more of it in-house. This lets you begin selling
within days and focus on building the market.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What you mentioned about having ordered some toll
free numbers and not having them after months is a good example of how to pick a
provider...there are a few os us here who have inventory all over the country,
where you or your customers can select a number in real time, complete signup
and the number is provisioned and working instantly.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Having said all that, I should say that we are not
getting great results in the residential market. The real action is in
multiple dwelling units (apartment complexes, gated communities, condos etc),
and high feature business systems. We have morphed into an advanced voice
application/value added reseller of IP PBXs in addition to all the basic
services we still offer. Things like appointment reminder systems (you
mentioned dealerships - they use them too! For oil change reminders, "your
part is in" etc), bulk calling systems, high end IVR (Interactive Voice
Response) systems with tight integration to customer data
systems...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is the bottom line: Sell "unlimited
residential for $24.95" or "I can get you cheap long distance for your business"
and you are selling a commodity moving towards zero price, and competing against
every fool selling service below cost or spending $500 in advertising to get one
resi subscriber (like Vonage).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sell high feature systems PLUS the low cost usage
PLUS custom applications and you are in a win-win. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We offer many of these applications as both fully
hosted services and tied into customer's PBXs. We also offer them to other
dealers/resellers. Almost all our sales are through other
companies.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Contact me off-line if you want more detailed
information on agent and private label services. You can see an example
private label site at <A href="http://www.vortalk.com">www.vortalk.com</A> And a
custom site offering bulk calling for some very specific verticals at <A
href="http://www.terbocalls.com">www.terbocalls.com</A> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Scully</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>iSupportISP</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Private Label VoiP Services</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>IP PBX hosted and on-Premise</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Advanced Voice Applications</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1-614-372-6511</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>jscully@isipi.com</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=lane@jtinvest.com href="mailto:lane@jtinvest.com">Lane Sullivan</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com
href="mailto:asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com">'Commercial and Business-Oriented
Asterisk Discussion'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:53
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [asterisk-biz] Setting up a VOIP
Provider</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hello
everyone,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I love reading all
the posts here and have learned tons in the last few months. I have
successfully setup 2 dealerships with Asterisks and am on my 3<SUP>rd</SUP>. I
wanted to ask this question for information purposes so I can see everyone’s
view on the subject.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have a buddy with
an ISP that provides me with SIP service through his upstream provider.
Problem is he is slow (VERY SLOW) and so far the support sucks. I ordered a
few 800 numbers months ago and still don’t have them, my caller id still does
not work since he setup the account.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My question is this:
How hard is it to setup a VOIP provider to the people here in my area since
the competition sucks?!?!? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The obvious next
question is costs involved. I understand setting up a system like Vonage etc.
is HIGH dollar but what about a smaller setup?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks in advance and
I look forward to the reading material,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lane
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><PRE>No virus found in this incoming message.
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