<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Peter Beckman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:beckman@angryox.com">beckman@angryox.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Tue, 18 Nov 2008, Nitzan Kon wrote:<br>
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> * It's been a while since I had to use it - but when contacting<br>
> support via chat.. slow and not really helpful.<br>
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I email or pick up the phone, and that usually gets me a response quickly.<br>
Chat is a mixed bag, but that's why they provide options!<br>
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> * Orders need to be approved whenever you purchase anything. You<br>
> can get around this by pre-purchasing credit and buying your<br>
> numbers with that credit later on, but I would expect a vendor<br>
> to automatically approve payments/orders without a waiting period<br>
> for old/verified customers.<br>
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Yes, the orders are manually approved, but the number works immediately.<br>
This gives both parties time to make sure the purchase is what they want,<br>
and that it works. I think this part is a pro.<br>
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> * No choice of number. All you get is choice of area code.<br>
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True, but there aren't many providers that offer the full number before<br>
you buy. Vitelity, <a href="http://les.net" target="_blank">les.net</a> and DIDx are the only three that come to mind.<br>
I don't think Voxbone, DIDww, VTwhite or many other providers allow for<br>
selection of actual number.<br>
</blockquote><div>DIDForSale allow the Selection of the actual number at the time of purchase. <br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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> * Pricing is too high. It's probably good for RETAIL customers,<br>
> but pricing is too high if you're trying to resell those DIDs.<br>
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Pricing is higher for US/Canada, true, but all numbers are 2 channels and<br>
unlimited minutes inbound. They are cheaper than most for that type of<br>
service.</blockquote><div>DIDForSale offers DIDs with 20 channels with each DID for $8.88 per month. <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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> We get 99% of our international numbers from DIDx because their<br>
> prices are more reasonable. I'd love to work with DIDWW too, but<br>
> they're pricing themselves out of the wholesale game.<br>
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I disagree -- they serve a LOT of places DIDx does not, and they service<br>
those DIDs themselves, so I don't have to deal with 13 different providers<br>
via DIDx. Sure, they are more expensive, but I think they provide a<br>
valuable service in a space where you have three choices:<br>
* DIDx: mish-mash of providers, inconsistent DID quality (though they<br>
provide a rating), better pricing<br>
* Voxbone: Good quality and coverage, higher pricing, higher minimum spend<br>
* DIDww: Middle of the road pricing, good coverage and quality, no<br>
minimums<br>
</blockquote><div>DIDForSale: Good Quality, 2600+ rate centers, best pricing, No minimum spending.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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For my business, DIDww works best for covering International DIDs.<br>
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Beckman<br>
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