[asterisk-biz] religious arguments and billing systems

[Bruce Ferrell]

The short for what I need is the following

1.)   CDR rating/invoicing
1a.) profitability reporting
    # someone told me I needed LCR for this.  I want reporting on what 
calls are costing me, not route changes.
1b.) Call cutoff on low balance
2.)   Not currently necessary, but something I am thinking about is SIP 
endpoint provisioning (hardphone) integrated into the items above.

I need the functions integrated into my existing asterisk dial plan, 
which is maybe 30 lines.

I use asterisk realtime to maintain as much of my asterisk configuration 
as possible with the idea in mind that will allow me to grow the system 
without managing a lot of files on multiple systems.  That said, I am 
just one server at this point and bottle necked in call 
rating/invoicing/account balance cutoff.

I was told it was possible with a2billing but I don't see a clear 
document on how a2billing works so I don't quickly see how to hook it in.

Bruce Ferrell - President
Ferrell Systems Engineering, Inc.

On 07/18/2011 10:54 AM, Nitzan Kon wrote:
> Bruce,
>
> It would be helpful if you posted what it is exactly that you
> need done. A2Billing is a great billing system if you are the
> DIY type and can modify it - or you have someone on your team
> who can. It's actually one of the easiest billing systems to
> modify which is exactly what makes it so powerful.
>
> --- On Mon, 7/18/11, Bruce Ferrell<bferrell at baywinds.org>  wrote:
>
>> Folks,
>>
>> I've been a Linux systems professional since 1993. 
>> I've been a telecommunications professional since 1980; a
>> veteran of Western Union and MCI.  I've worked with
>> just about every major Linux distribution and many non Linux
>> *IX platforms. I have made very specific engineering
>> decisions for my systems as a result of my experience. 
>> In all those years one refrain I've heard from as a dull
>> drum beat from developers is that "if you pay me, you can
>> complain/ask for extras".
>>
>> Well, I find myself in the position of both being able and
>> willing to pay for support... Only to find that the
>> developers now want to only support if they can re-engineer
>> my systems.  I even had one vendor collect money for
>> three months before telling he was unsure if or when he
>> would be able to support me, but if I was willing to pay
>> extra for development, it might accelerate what I
>> needed.  Needless to say, I declined the extortion and
>> got my money back.
>>
>> I'm not asking for asterisk or billing  on
>> windows.  I'm not willing to put in windows... Nor am I
>> willing to put in Debian or Ubuntu.  I place all three
>> in the same class... the toy of the day.  I won't
>> debate this but I will discuss it off list if you're so
>> inclined.
>>
>> I have a working Asterisk system.  it IS generating
>> revenue.  I need to be able for my non-technical staff
>> to be able to operate and provision it.  I have
>> installed a2billing and approached it's commercial entity
>> for training only to have my request avoided.  I
>> mention them by name only because this venue gave them such
>> a high recommendation only to disappoint me again.
>>
>> So, now I ask... Is there any vendor that is willing and
>> competent to provide support for a fee without trying to
>> re-engineer my system?    Do notice, I said for a
>> fee.  Not free.  I am pursuing this line of
>> inquiry as well as others.  BTW, no, I will not be
>> putting in freeswitch, SER or other similar solutions at
>> this time.  I have a very specific task that needs
>> accomplished and am willing to pay a reasonable amount to
>> get there.
>>
>>
>>
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