[asterisk-biz] US VoIP DIDs that accept collect calls

[VIP Carrier]

Try www.logicvoice.com they support it.

On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 8:51 PM, Trevor Hammonds <trevor at concipient.net>wrote:

> On Friday, July 31, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Peter Beckman wrote:
> >
> >I've got a few customers who have asked several times for DIDs that can
> >accept collect calls.  Vitelity says their providers don't support it,
> >which I can understand.  The purpose is likely to get a local number near
> a
> >prison so the inmate can call locally and not pay $10/minute.  Since the
> >collect call can be billed at widely varying rates, I'm guessing it is a
> >headache to do well.
> >
> >Does anyone know of any providers offering US DIDs that can accept collect
> >calls?
>
> Best solution I have found for this is to get a Remote Call Forwarding
> number from the local ILEC.  Make sure it is in a prefix local to the
> institution or area from where they expect to receive the calls.  Have the
> RCF number forward to a standard VoIP DID.  While you will pay a per-minute
> charge in addition to the Collect Call charges, it is usually around $0.01
> (or less) per minute if the forwarded location (VoIP DID) is a local call
> from the RCF number.  The client would then pay the collect charges on the
> ILEC bill.
>
> Let me know if you need any assistance.
>
> Sincerely,
> Trevor Hammonds
>
>
>
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