[Asterisk-Users] 12 seat call centre with Asterisk, VoIP only, UK - possible?

[John Daragon]

Mike Dent wrote:
> Hi,
> I've had an inquiry for a small UK call centre, mostly outbound calls.
> I get the impression they
> are mainly calling 3G mobile phones, monthly phone bill, with calls is
> approx £5,000 for several
> feature lines.
> 
> How feasible is something like this with asterisk?
> 
> I guess one big question is which type of circuit to use, ADSL in the
> UK is only 256kbs upstream,
> some providers do bonding but I'm not sure its supported fully by BT :(
> The other option is SDSL which is not too cheap!

If most calls are to mobiles on *known* networks (and I know it may be 
difficult to work out which network a number is on, so this may not work 
for you ...) might it not be cheaper to get hold of a 3G gateway and 
route at least some of your calls directly over the relevant mblie network ?

jd


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