[Asterisk-Users] DID VoIP trunk provider for metro Chicago, LA and/or Orlando.

[Josh Krueger]

On Tue, 2004-07-20 at 13:22, Chris A. Icide wrote:
> On 10:41 AM 7/20/2004, Carmi Weinzweig wrote:
>  >I want many phone numbers so that each phone in my facility has its own
>  >phone number, but I really do not need that many simultaneous calls and
>  >it would be cost prohibitive to pay several dollars for each phone
>  >number.
> 
> It's a different business plan.  By going to a VoIP provider, you alleviate 
> the requirement for hardwware you lease or own to terminate PRI's at 
> multiple locations and distribute the calls to your end users.  So, you 
> aren't paying for the physical T1 and associated hardware.  The VoIP 
> providers are now incurring that cost and must recuperate it (unless they 
> are operatiing under the '90s dot com business plans in which recuperating 
> costs is not required - but you better be ready to turn up a new provider 
> on a moments notice if you are using one of these).  So in the past if I am 
> understanding you, you would buy a PRI and pay some fee for the T1 itself, 
> as well as $0.01 to $0.10 per number assigned.  In this case, you want to 
> not pay the T1 fee but still pay low per number rates.  Maybe if you talked 
> to the providers they might come to a different pricing plan for you that 
> emulates the old way and gives you a better bang for the number?
> 
> -Chris

My company may have the abilitly to provide exactly what you need. We service 
the Chicago area and if you email me back I am sure I could get you some price 
quotes. Just let me know what you would need in terms of DIDs, (708),(312),(773),
etc.. If anyone else is interested shoot me an email.

-- 
Josh Krueger <joshk at urbancom.net>
Urban Communications (708)687-2090
http://www.urbancom.net/