[Asterisk-Users] Quantumvoice vs Broadvoice - Multiline
Paul
digium-list at 9ux.com
Sun Nov 13 13:46:46 MST 2005
The softcap seems to include inbound minutes. Looks to me like it is
better to get your incoming DID's from one provider and deal with
termination separately.
If someone like me offered "unlimited consulting **" for $150/month but
then said there was a "** softcap" of 2 hours I would be called all
kinds of names. But if I state my true opinion of what teliax is doing
here people will jump all over my case. Look at it and smell it. Don't
come whining to the lists about it after you sign up and then figure out
that 1500 minutes/month is an average 50 minutes/day.
Compare them to vonage. I and a few people I know have averaged about
1500 a month both inbound and outbound on vonage residential accounts
for over a year now. We still have the same accounts and no extra
charges, warnings or threats. In fact vonage replaced the original
motorola ata with a linksys router free. I just told them how I was
activating my friend using the same network I had the old ata on and
noticed a great difference in voice quality. They gave me an RMA number
and shipped the new unit right out.
Dustin Goodwin wrote:
> Yeah but it appears that Teliax just charges you if cross that limit
> for every minute you go over. So it's not a soft limit, that is just
> marketing spin. It's a hard limit. Be so much nicer if Starbucks were
> to use small, medium and large and ITSPs would just advertise fixed
> minute plans as cap'd minute plans. Never ever use the term
> "unlimited" unless you mean it.
>
> - Dustin -
>
> Rusty Dekema wrote:
>
>> At least the soft limit is explicitly published ("X Minutes") as
>> opposed to most companies' policy of "There is a soft limit, and we
>> will not tell you what it is, but if you reach or exceed it we will
>> [charge you $100/day | terminate your service | switch you to a more
>> expensive plan without notice]. I am sort-of searching for a new
>> SIP/IAX trunk provider and I would much rather have a policy like
>> Teliax's than the others.
>>
>> -Rusty
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/12/05, *Dane Reugger* <dane at downtownpc.com
>> <mailto:dane at downtownpc.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Teliax looks good - not comfortable with the soft limits but love
>> the
>> free setup!
>>
>> gw at adcomcorp.com <mailto:gw at adcomcorp.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Have you looked into teliax? 4 simultaneous calls on a bus plan is
>> >pretty good for less than $50/mo. And I cannot complain about the
>> >quality or the support.
>> >
>> >Greg
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>> <mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com>
>> >[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>> <mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com>] On Behalf Of
>> Saul Diaz
>> >Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 4:34 PM
>> >To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>> >Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Quantumvoice vs Broadvoice -
>> Multiline
>> >
>> >Julio Arruda wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>I was testing Broadvoice few weeks before Hurricane Wilma here
>> in FL.
>> >>
>> >>Since then, I had been since the landline (Bellsouth), and I
>> had to
>> >>'remote callfwd' the BS # to my broadvoice #.
>> >>
>> >>So, from my impression, is ok for my needs (I got a weird no
>> ringback
>> >>problem that I kind of solved with a "Background" trick), and no
>> >>surprises yet regarding the bill (my mother in law call Brazil
>> a lot
>> >>from my house, no, she is not aware of the 'unlimited' plan. So
>> I may
>> >>be in for a surprise in a couple of months).
>> >>I've no tried several calls at the same time, you may want to ask
>> >>
>> >>
>> >them..
>> >
>> >
>> >>PS: I'm running Asterisk 1.0.9
>> >>
>> >>Dane Reugger wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>We are considering Quantumvoice as a provider -
>> >>>
>> >>>They are telling us they will give us 1 line number but we can
>> have 5
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>>concurrent incoming and outgoing line numbers. Charge is about
>> $45 +
>> >>>extras - this seems considerable less expensive than the
>> competition
>> >>>which seem to focus on.
>> >>>
>> >>>My second choice is BroadVoice $29.99 + $9.99 per additional
>> line (in
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>>state only?) - more expensive, less features, and they don't seem
>> >>>loved by many ?
>> >>>
>> >>>Is anyone else using Quantum Voice?
>> >>>It was mentioned earlier that it requires an ATA connection and
>> >>>Asterisk support/compatibility is sketchy at best - I've
>> contacted BV
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>>and they responded saying they need 24hrs to look into it?
>> >>>
>> >>>Seems like a popular topic but I'm looking for 2-3 lines - I only
>> >>>need one number but need to be able to make or receive several
>> calls
>> >>>at a time?
>> >>>
>> >>>Any advice or recommendations appreciated - I want to port my
>> number
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>>but I'm running out of time and must make a decision very soon.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>Thanks,
>> >>>Dane Reugger
>> >>>Crescent City Technologies
>> >>>New Orleans, LA 70112
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>> >
>> >Broadvoice only allows only the normal 3 way calling so is 2
>> channels
>> >for #
>> >
>> >about BV i got a lot of water under the bridge.... every works ok
>> supper
>> >ok for times. then BV brokes without you make a single change in
>> your
>> >asterisk server and stop working.. if u call support you are the
>> guy
>> >with the problem.. yes BV support sucks, and it took me 9 phone
>> calls,
>> >12 emails, 3 chargeback and 2 call to my bank to remove myself from
>> >their billing all them well documented...
>> >
>> >so my advice.... nothing can be worts than BV.
>> >
>> >regards
>> >Saul
>>
>
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