[Asterisk-Users] DID on analog line

[Kevin Scott]

Same reason why some ISP's charge so much for IP addresses.  Because they
can.

Every carrier ISP I have ever looked at, "Unlimited IP Addresses", but when
a company chooses that particular carrier, they charge between $5 and $20,
seen as high as $25, per IP address to their clients.

Why?  Once again, because they can.

Kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy Gault [mailto:jgault at winworld.cc] 
Sent: October 14, 2005 3:26 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] DID on analog line

George Pajari wrote:

> Depends on your ILEC/CLEC. Here is Vancouver they are the same price 
> as non-DID trunks with DID numbers $2/ea in quantities < 1000 (from at 
> least one CLEC). I have heard of CLECs in the US where DIDs are a 
> tenth of this cost.

Yep.  We're using US LEC here (with a PRI) and they charge us ~$4/month 
for a block of 20 DIDs.

I'm not sure if they would do any of the analog DID stuff, though.  
Actually, I don't think you can purchase straight analog lines from them 
(unless you co-lo at their switch.)  Instead, if you need analog, 
they'll bring in a T1 and setup a channel bank for you.

I've always wondered why some places charge so much for DIDs, though.

          Jeremy

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