Shouldn't rate and reliability (aka as quality ??), go hand in hand. I won't mind spending an extra cent for a reliable provider. But, none the less, its a good start and the list will be useful for many like us.
On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Nitzan Kon <nk3...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Well, how to put it.. exposure is exposure. As a provider you'd > want to get your name out there even if your rates are not as > competitive as others. > > Not to mention that if a provider does have such agreements > in place that allow them to achieve low rates to a certain > destination - having those rates searchable and displayed > as #1 lowest is sure to bring them customers interested in > those routes/rates. > > But at the end of the day it's up to each provider to decide > if they'd like to be on there or not. You don't have to like > the idea to get customers from it, nor would we force anyone > to be on there if they'd like their rates removed. The idea > is to find the lowest rates, so providers that do not compete > on price aren't really critical to have in there. > > There will also be other comparisons in the future too. > Calling plan rates, quality (will have to figure out > how to measure "quality"), length in business, etc. > > -- Nitzan > > --- On Sun, 1/4/09, Alex Balashov <abalas...@evaristesys.com> wrote: > > > From: Alex Balashov <abalas...@evaristesys.com> > > Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Experimental/new VoIP rate search engine. > > To: "nk3...@yahoo.com" <nk3...@yahoo.com>, "Commercial and > Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion" <asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com> > > Cc: "Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion" < > asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com> > > Date: Sunday, January 4, 2009, 2:43 PM > > Nitzan, > > > > Interesting idea. I wonder, though, what incentive exists > > for providers to list their rates in a context where they > > are explicitly bidding against others. > > > > Seems like the best rates come from negotiating discounts > > off the public termination rate deck (something far from all > > providers think is good to have) through volume commitments > > privately. > > > > In other words, I think folks doing arbitrage are trying to > > avoid commodification of trunking as much as possible, even > > though that seems inevitable and kind of obvious. > > > > On Jan 4, 2009, at 2:22 PM, Nitzan Kon > > <nk3...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Hello providers! (those of you that are) > > > > > > Due to the lack of one being available (that I know > > of), > > > I decided to start a VoIP rate search engine. The idea > > is > > > to throw in as many providers into the database as we > > can, > > > and let the search functionality find the cheapest > > routes > > > for any given destination. > > > > > > To check it out, please visit: > > > http://www.comparevoipproviderrates.com/ > > > > > > If you are a provider and would like your rates > > displayed, > > > please email your rates in CSV format to rates > > NOSPAMat comparevoipproviderrates.com - format is: > > > dialprefix,destinate name,rate in US dollars > > > example: 1214,USA,0.01 > > > > > > destination name,dialprefix,rate is also acceptable. > > > > > > Please feel free to discuss and let me know if you > > have > > > any comments or suggestions - or if you find any bugs. > > > This is brand new and will be a work-in-progress for a > > > while. > > > > > > -- Nitzan > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > --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 >
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