[asterisk-users] SIP Provider Recommendation in US

[Steve Totaro]

On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Danny Nicholas <danny at debsinc.com> wrote:

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> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Leif Madsen
> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 10:28 AM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] SIP Provider Recommendation in US
>
> On 11-03-03 11:22 AM, Brent A. Torrenga wrote:
> > I am becoming frustrated with our current VOIP provider.  Does anyone
> have
> > any suggestions for a provider that supports asterisk well and provides
> > solid service?  Voip-info.org has a husge list of providers, but it is
> > impossible to tell the fly-by-night operations from the reputable
> providers.
>
> I've had good luck with bandwidth.com for a couple of customers running
> call
>
> centers.
>
> Leif.
>
> I'm happy so far with VoicePulse. Keep in mind, if you dig far enough,
> you'll find good and bad comments about any provider.
>
>
I managed a decent size system pushing $40k/mo through VoicePulse.  Most of
it going to Uganda, Peru, and Fiji.  The voice quality was never an issue
except for VSAT  or whatever.

My only complaint from years ago when I ditched them, through inheriting the
new system is that they are constantly changing things that require user
intervention.  If you miss those emails, your phone system stops working.

If I wanted that I would hard code their IPs rather than using DNS.

Other than that, they had very good quality without any kind of direct link
or real QoS.

Obviously, pushing that amount of traffic their way also got me same day
replies from the CEO and if I really complained, and threatened to move the
business, he jumped on a plane to come visit but I was gone to Iraq already.

Bandwidth.com is a bit pricey but great.

I try to negotiate out old paradigm terms that are not applicable to VoIP so
much, such as channels.  Sure, you can limit me to whatever number we agree
upon, but I am not paying an MRC for them unless they are going to give me a
layer 2 handoff.

Gafachi is good and pretty cheap too, I was bit surprised.

Thanks,
Steve T
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