[asterisk-users] The downside of Asterisk and least cost routing...

[Stephen Bosch]

Alex Balashov wrote:
> On Wed, 16 May 2007, Stephen Bosch said something to this effect:
> 
>> Would this still be possible? (All these services have numbers in remote
>> area codes or have 800 numbers).
>>
>> Can anybody suggest one that will take a ported number (in Canada)?
> 
>   That's just something you have to contact the provider and ask about.
> 
>   Some of them use North American carriers that will port your number,
> even if they don't provide ready DID inventory in your LATA.
> 
>   What is your objection to an 800 number?

The significant pre-investment in marketing materials that have our
current number on it :) Not to mention an established customer base that
knows our current number.

(I also have little interest in paying for the privilege of receiving
fax spam from all over the continent)

-Stephen-