[Asterisk-Users] DID in the U.S.

[James Taylor]

TEXAN services are provided by special tariff for State agencies in Texas.
This is not available to the general public.
The numbers are "FREE" because the State spends $$$,$$$,$$$,$$$.00.
And this is only for the PLEXAR ("enhanced" centrex) type service.

There are "Free" DID numbers with some vendors - you pay .01 min.
There are "Free" DID numbers - you pay for bandwidth.
There are "Free" DID numbers - you pay for rack space.
There are $1 DID numbers - .008 min
There are $19.95 DID numbers (Broadvoice, Packet8, and others) with no per  
minute fee.

What you pay for "numbers" is not the question here.
It's how much the whole thing costs: numbers, transport, switching,  
access, entrance facility, bandwidth, rackspace...
There are lots of rate elements that are factored into the cost of service.

Most of the lower cost or "Free" numbers requires a long (30-60 days)  
lead-time to setup, a long term commitment, and enough monthly volume to  
make someone happy.

James Taylor

On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 16:47:19 -0600, Doug Millsaps <asterisk at txpe.net>  
wrote:



> At 04:15 PM 3/8/2005, you wrote:
>> Hello!
>>
>> Have a look at the following page:
>>
>>   http://www.tex-an-2000.com/plxr.html
>>
>> "Block of 10.000 DID numbers: No charge"
>>
>> Is there something comparable in the LA area?
>>
>> Andreas
>
> I believe it's only free if you pay for the other services listed on  
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