[asterisk-biz] Live Answering Service Beta Testers (US Based)

[Barton Fisher]

OK, I get it now - I thought I missed something - Thanks

Bart

voiplist wrote:
> Nope, you didn't miss anything.. It's a live answering service where
> we answer your calls live and take a message.
>
> Difference is that we will be offering some unique services and
> features as we move forward such as the ability to have a low volume
> account with us for as little as $14.95/mo. Also we will be offering
> direct SIP connections down the road for those that want to send calls
> directly from their VoIP enabled PBX to avoid the charges to a
> termination provider. There will be many other unique features later
> as well.
>
> We feel that most answering services do things pretty old fashioned
> with minimal features just as they have for the last 50 years.
> Generally if you ask them for something like SIP delivery they just
> fall off their chairs and don't know what you are talking about. Our
> intention is to be a different kind of answering service with features
> and technology from this century as well as some creative pricing
> plans for those that only get a few calls a month and don't want to
> spend $60-80/month minimum for service.
>
> As much as us geeks like IVRs and Voice Mail, make no mistake... The
> average person that is going to buy your products/services will hangup
> on voice mail and IVRs quite often which means lost money for you and
> your company. People are much more likely to actually stay on the line
> and leave a message if they speak to a human which means more
> sales/money for those that understand this.
>
> The service is new and our site completion has taken a back seat for
> now so it's not finished just yet but here is the link
> http://www.PrestigeMessaging.com . We do have pricing, the FAQ and a
> contact page up for now with the rest to follow in a few days.
>
> If you have any further questions please contact us using the contact
> page on the site because I do not monitor the list for questions
> regularly and they may go unanswered.
>
>
> On 7/9/07, Barton Fisher <bhfisher at icpage.com> wrote:
>> I'm not sure I understand your service offering - Is it you'll answering
>> telephone calls forwarded to you with a 'live' person and take messages?
>> I'm not sure how this is different from an answering service found in
>> your local area or did I miss something?
>>
>> Bart
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>> voiplist wrote:
>> > Looking for 5 beta customers to help us test our live answering
>> > services. We will give away the base fee of one of our cheaper
>> > accounts for the first month and waive any setup fees.
>> >
>> > This is a new service which we need to prove out on some live
>> > customers before going into complete production mode.
>> >
>> > If you have always wanted your phones or your sales line answered by a
>> > human but never wanted to pay the expense of an employee or high
>> > minimum rates to an answering service then now is your chance. We
>> > offer light accounts starting at $14.95 per month, we will soon be
>> > offering other features as well such as direct SIP connections from
>> > any SIP capable PBX including Asterisk.
>> >
>> > We are giving away the base fee of our $29.95 account which will
>> > include the first 30 messages per month. To limit the number of calls
>> > we handle for free during the beta we must change the overage rate for
>> > all calls over the first 30. To be clear we are basically just
>> > discounting the monthly fee of $29.95 and the initial setup cost, any
>> > calls over the base amount will be charged to your account as normal.
>> >
>> > If interested please reply to this email with your contact number.
>> >
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