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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Try GM Voices. $6.95 per prompt plus $175
studio setup fee. To make it truly cost effective it might be worth it to find
other users who need prompts recorded and then you can split the setup fee. Even
if you have dozens or hundreds of prompts the fee is what is. I think they charge
a separate fee for each “voice talent” so if you need prompts in
different languages you’ll have a setup fee for each language.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Douglas Garstang<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, July 29, 2008 10:04
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
asterisk-users@lists.digium.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [asterisk-users]
Purchasing Digium IVR Prompts.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Just went to order some IVR
prompts from the digium web site....<br>
<br>
>From the digium web site:<br>
<br>
"We have created an easy and cost effective way to have customized
recordings done quickly and with no hassle."<br>
<br>
I thought this was rather amusing, as:<br>
<br>
1. If you want multiple prompts recorded, you need to submit a new order for
each, which means that even prompts of a couple of words are still charged at
$12. That is NOT cost effective. You could record all your prompts as a single
order, but then you'd need to split up the prompts yourself with audio
software. That is NOT hassle free.<br>
<br>
2. Since prompts are recorded seperately, each shows up in the shopping cart as
a separate item. There is no way to see what the requested prompt is! We're
going to have a lot of these (remember, each prompt is different), and keeping
track of them NOT hassle free.<br>
<br>
3. From the web site "Also, you have the ability to upload your own
intonation file to ensure a personalized and professional recording every time.
".... what the heck is an intonation file? Is it a text file? Is it an
audio recording? What format? The web site doesn't seem to say. Lack of
documentation on the web site is NOT hassle free.<br>
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4. Of course, when I called customer service, they had no clue. NOT hassle
free.<br>
<br>
Doug.<br>
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