[Asterisk-Users] VoIP Termination

[Julio Arruda]

Mike Diehl (Encrypted email preferred) wrote:
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> 
> I'm trying to make an issue out of this because I think it needs to change and 
> I'm hoping people who are affiliated with these providers are reading this.  
> I was going to go with Packet8.  I was going through the "final checklist" 
> before subscribing when I came accross this fascist policy.
> 
> Sure, I can go with a business plan, but that would cost me $39.95.  That's $5 
> more than I'm spending for an analog phone line!  Part of the reason for me 
> to go with VoIP is to become "Quest Free."  But suddenly, Quest is starting 
> to resemble the Boy Scouts when compared to the types of usage policies I'm 
> seeing from some of the VoIP providers.
> Sorry for the rant, but I hope you understand.


Mike,
I was a happy P8 user for 18 months, just keep in mind that theirs (and 
most of the "consumer market" voip providers) unlimited plans could be 
in theory abused by telemarketers and etc.
I just cancelled P8 because their rates to Campinas/Brazil went too 
high, but is after all, consumer VOIP.
You will notice that almost all the "unlimited VOIP plans" have some 
kind of safeguard/policy like that. The good part is, IMHO, with VOIP, 
you are really free to choose :-) and running asterisk just give you 
even more flexibility.
You may want to take also a look at http://www.dslreports.com/forum/voip
They have quite few users of each of the consumer VOIP providers, and 
you should be able to have a feeling about how good/bad are their 
experiences.
[], <O-O>