[Asterisk-Users] Re: bellster credits problem coming...

[Jay Milk]

I think there are a few holes in the system as well.  Seems like I could
offer a route to, say, Germany, which costs me 1.3c a minute.  I offer
one call each day with the "10 min only" provision I've seen in the
route list.  In return, I get 10 US long distance calls every day, which
is pretty much all I need.  So for a mere $4/month, I get virtually
unlimited long distance.  Too good to be true?

Another concern would be privacy and security -- block your CID all you
want, you can still lift the number with the proper equipment.  Or what
if someone begins using your line to make prank (or worse, offensive)
calls, call a bomb-threat into the White House, etc.?  Too many scary
scenarios.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Samuel Tardieu [mailto:sam at rfc1149.net] 
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:05 AM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Re: bellster credits problem coming...
> 
> 
> >>>>> "Ed" == Ed Guy <edguy at pulver.com> writes:
> 
> Ed> On the chargeable 800 numbers, please provide specific details 
> Ed> off-list.
> 
> Ed, is there a specific bellster mailing-list where pitfalls 
> should be reported?
> 
> For example, if someone is offering 331 and 332 numbers (in 
> France) at the same time, this person is probably using the 
> fact that he doesn't pay for national calls.
> 
> However, numbers starting with 33262 are *not* considered 
> national calls because they target landlines in La Reunion on 
> the other side of the Earth. La Reunion is administratively 
> part of France, but calls terminating there from the 
> metropolitan area are *very* expensive, and not many people 
> know that. I wonder whether bellster could check for the 
> specific availability of those numbers, which IMO will cost a 
> lot to people not paying attention...
> 
>   Sam
> -- 
> Samuel Tardieu -- sam at rfc1149.net -- http://www.rfc1149.net/sam
> 
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