BUT, On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:20 PM, Jon Weisman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve, > > I get what you're saying about TDM, but most providers are backhauling their > traffic via VoIP anyway. What I mean to say is even if you have a PRI w/ > some carrier they may very well be taking your traffic on that PRI and > passing it along VoIP to complete the call. > > /jon > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Totaro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion" > <asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com> > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 10:19 PM > Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] VoIP Provider > > >> Maybe a bit of clarification about "Is it worth it?". >> >> I have always gone by the TDM to the outside world viewpoint. You >> never know when that one call could be a huge opportunity calling and >> I think I will stay with that viewpoint for at least a PRI or two. >> >> I would hate to lose a deal because of crappy call quality or the call >> never even hitting my switch. Sure, that could and has happened VERY >> rarely with TDM, I could count it on one hand with PRI on a circuit >> that has been turned up for a while and no change orders. >> >> At one point in a previous life, we were evaluating what call center >> to outsource our Spanish calls to. One of the contenders setup a >> conference bridge and the quality was terrible, then some random woman >> got on the call and kept saying "hola, hola, hola". This was a poor >> VoIP setup and made them look terrible. At least use a solid TDM >> connection for initial sales calls. >> >> Well I have signed up with Junction for testing and got a call from a >> gentleman named Tim within minutes of signing up. I already have a >> Vitelity account. I will sign up for Teliax and others that have >> contacted me on and offlist. >> >> I will probably setup a regular and also random dialout loop routine >> using many of the various VoIP providers and use Emperix Hammer with >> ULAW, recording any outages and the quality of voice. >> >> I still have a month and a half before my PRIs renew for a year and >> now Qwest is offering month to month (only because I put in a >> disconnect order) which will give me more time as well. >> >> The proof will be in the testing. 15mb up and down business FIOS with >> little to no traffic on the link other than VoIP traffic and server >> maintenance. >> >> Thanks, >> Steve Totaro >> >> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Steve Totaro >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Junction is a bit expensive (compared to others), the question is, are >>> they worth it? Downtime or other issues? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Steve T >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 1:28 PM, Tim Panton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> I have been pretty happy with teliax. >>>> The only problems I have had are a _very_ occasional outage and a >>>> shortage of decent capacity to UK cell numbers at peak times. >>>> >>>> They have a neat feature which lets you interactively get the rate for >>>> a number via a REST web service. >>>> >>>> I liked junction, but they only deal with US busineses, which probably >>>> won't be a problem for you and indicates a robust attitude to >>>> business:-) >>>> >>>> If you have enough volume you might want to talk to paetech (spelling?). >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Jun 18, 2008, at 22:10, "Steve Totaro" >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Gafachi gives 10 outbound and $32/channel one time fee up to 100, >>>>> beyond that, they want a wire transfer. Poor deal. >>>>> >>>>> I will be looking at Teliax, Vitelity, and Junction Networks, any >>>>> reviews? >>>>> >>>>> This is going on a FIOS business 15mb up and down. Bandwidth >>>>> shouldn't be an issues since nothing is really on this connection. >>>>> Latency and reliability are obviously key. >>>>> >>>>> I am breaking my no VoIP outside the LAN rule, let's see how it goes. >>>>> >>>>> It is time to either re-up on my PRIs for another year or go VoIP (or >>>>> both if I can get month to month) >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Steve T >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Geoff Love <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> Teliax has a plan that will meet your needs. We call it the pay as >>>>>> you go >>>>>> plan and it can be set up with unlimited channels. Please visit >>>>>> Teliax.com >>>>>> and take a look at the Plans tab. It shows that we provide 10 >>>>>> channels but >>>>>> we can easily expand that to unlimited. >>>>>> >>>>>> We charge for usage and any DID's that you choose. >>>>>> >>>>>> Teliax is now offering a revamped affiliate program too. Contact me >>>>>> offline >>>>>> and I can provide you with all of the details. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Geoff Love >>>>>> 303-629-8304 >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve >>>>>> Totaro >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:49 PM >>>>>> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion >>>>>> Subject: [asterisk-biz] VoIP Provider >>>>>> >>>>>> I am looking for a good quality provider with good rates to the US >>>>>> and >>>>>> Canada. My main concern is the number of simultaneous channels. >>>>>> >>>>>> Gafachi has ten for outbound. Is there a provider that has >>>>>> "unlimited" and just bases cost on call destination and duration? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Steve Totaro >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- >>>>>> >>>>>> asterisk-biz mailing list >>>>>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >>>>>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- >>>>>> >>>>>> asterisk-biz mailing list >>>>>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >>>>>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- >>>>> >>>>> asterisk-biz mailing list >>>>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >>>>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- >>>> >>>> AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona >>>> Register Now: http://www.astricon.net >>>> >>>> asterisk-biz mailing list >>>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >>>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz >>>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- >> >> AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona >> Register Now: http://www.astricon.net >> >> asterisk-biz mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > asterisk-biz mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz >
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