[Asterisk-Users] Which free calling card app most suitedforcommercial use?

[Dave Kettmann]

I have actually setup AstCC and got it working. I have found a couple problems with it and I dont think the problems have anything to do with my setup. The problems that I am seeing are:

1) Out of the box, the CDRs dont work. I have a quick document that explains why and how to fix it. If you would like this, let me know and I can send it to you.

2) At the one minute mark (one minute left on the card) AstCC will play a sound telling you this. After this, it seems like the RTP stream breaks as neither side can hear the other. I have not done any packet sniffing to confirm this but it seems like that is what the problem is. If it is not the RTP stream it is something that would act like it.

The CDR problem is a minor thing in perspective to the RTP problem. 

As far as call cost and routing, you are able to set up multiple routes and different call costs based on a REGEX. Example:

^314.* Would set any call starting with 314 to which ever cost. You also have the ability to select which trunk the call will go out on.

Just some things that I have found. If you want the CDR fix, let me know.

Dave Kettmann
NetLogic
314-266-4000



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kanuri, Seshu (Company IT) 
> [mailto:Seshu.Kanuri at morganstanley.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:46 AM
> To: snacktime; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Which free calling card app most
> suitedforcommercial use?
> 
> 
> My opinion is that both are Crap. Both of them have a flaw in 
> their base
> design, which is difficult to explain in a post like this. Suffice to
> say that these two applications neither support nor designed 
> for mutilpe
> routes ( multiple Area codes with Destination groups) nor 
> multiple rate
> plans(Provider rates or buying rates and selling rates) nor multiple
> business models(retail, wholesale, corporate customers)
> 
> Hence both of them cannot be the base for a commercial grade billing
> system for a Calling card Model. These apps canot be used for 
> a realtime
> call control using CPD (Call Progress Detection) and Prepaid 
> amounts for
> a post-paid Billing and call disconnect. Without this very essential
> feature for a commercial Calling card billing application, 
> you would be
> better off calculating the calls from the Master.csv file for a post
> paid bill management.
> 
> AreskiCC is a little more thought-driven and hence can be 
> improved upon.
> 
> 
> If anyone is interested in developing a full fledged billing system, I
> have created a deisgn document ( a very elaborate rough draft infact)
> which I can share with you.
> 
> Seshu Kanuri
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
> snacktime
> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 5:30 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Which free calling card app most suited
> forcommercial use?
> 
> I'm working on an * billing system, and instead of 
> reinventing the wheel
> I would prefer to use an existing codebase for the calling 
> card portion.
> The two that look most promising are astcc and the * prepaid billing
> application that uses postgresql.
> 
> Any comments?
> 
> Chris 
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