[asterisk-biz] UK mobile routes needed

[Linus Surguy]

>> Be careful what you ask for. Mobile termination rates in the UK are
>> regulated. If you are paying below cost for them, (and these routes are 
>> out
>> there), you are either getting illegal 'GSM Gateway' routes or routes 
>> that
>> are being resold again and again and end up with someone taking a loss on 
>> a
>> blended rate. Neither fall into the category of 'quality'.
>> If quality is important, ask your potential providers if they terminate
>> direct into the mobile networks, or via British Telecom.
>
> You can still get decent mobile rates from outside the UK if you use a
> big supplier as they'll interconnect with BT and therefore get a blended
> rate (as stated above) which means BT give an average price for UK
> termination and take a hit for mobile calls while they make money on
> geographic numbers.

Our experience of BT Global/CNS recently is that that BT no longer offers a 
blend between mobile & geographic numbers as a price offering - although 
I'll happily be corrected on this.

Linus