[Asterisk-Users] unlimited iax termination

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On Friday 08 April 2005 14:20, Kerry Garrison wrote:
> I pay $9.95 a month to BroadVoice since I took the unlimited in-state plan
> if I upgrade it will be to the $19.95 unlimited world plan. If I expand,
> then I would need the $29.95 business plan. Doesn't make sense as I have
> several teenagers that chew up more phone time than many busineses so I
> don't see why the business plan is so much more.
> -Kerry

The reason they charge more is for you to have more volume. Yes, yes, I know 
it says unlimited. But there is no such thing. It's a marketing ploy to get 
users. They estimate how much typical users use, add on a percentage and then 
sell that as "unlimited".

If you exceed that volume they will either force you to upgrade, or boot you. 
It's the same deal as insurance companies, except they REALLY take you for a 
ride. Here you have an OK deal as long as it remains viable for them.

It's clear that it has to be this way if you think about it. How can someone 
sell unlimited traffic for a fixed price unless it exceeds their cost?

Now it is pretty hard to use up the upwards 45 hours the $20 buys them. You'd 
need to be on for 2-3 hours per day, seven days a week. But I promise you, if 
you are not viable to them you are out of there. Unless there are so few who 
really exceed that they don't care, yet.

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