Hello folks! I've been observing the posts to this thread with entertainment :), just seeing the responses of most (not that I agree nor disagree). The topic has very little to do with Asterisk & VOIP technicality, but the cost of a service provider.
Those of us who are "truly" in the business of VOIP and VOIP consulting, understand the costs involved and the infrastructure required. We appreciate what is involved. I am not even going to comment what is expensive and what is cheap - but I do use the services of several VOIP providers, not just Unlimitel. Not taking sides of anyone, I do want to say I have been with Unlimitel for a while now. How cheap or how expensive the service is, in my humble opinion is a completely different topic & irrelevant. Along with services from Unlimitel, we also harness the capacity & services of certain CLECs to serve clients with the need of more than a dozen incoming/outgoing lines. Really depends on the situation. Pricing has always been a concern with many, as it is usually the primary driving force to an initial decision making. The equation to the problem is quite simple. If we do not like someone else's pricing, then we simply shop around! Whether we agree or disagree with someone's business model is irrelevant to a business need & business decision. I "might" not be happy to pay $60 bux per month for a fail-over call forwarding feature, but I wouldn't be happy if I missed that important opportunity that would have put another $6,000 in my pocket. My 2 cents is that its unfair to judge a company with its business model and pricing -- though it is true in most cases we usually get what we pay for. When I pay for my root beer, I expect it to be good :). When I pay for an ice-cream in the summer, I expect it to be tasty, rich and satisfying! So which begs the question, where did summer go? Cheers & Peace! Reza. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephan Monette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 11:04 PM Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Call forward not available - very expensive > Richard, > > There's more than provisioning to this. We also have to amortize a > $500,000 telephone switch. The reason why we use a high end carrier > class telephone system is to be able to offer top VoIP quality for > business users. > > The $2.50/month also includes the 911 emergency service (which Unlimitel > have to pay for and it's not free). So you're mis-judging our cost to > provide the VoIP service. > > If you want, you can get our business VoIP line for $24.95/month > including unlimited local calls, voicemail account and call forwarding > features. > > If you're looking for a residential service with call forwarding > features, there's a lot of provider who can offer you this service at > cheaper price. We at Unlimitel target business customers and this is who > the services have been designed for with top quality. > > Thank you. > > Stephan Monette > Unlimitel Inc. > Tel.: 1 (877) 464-6638, x221 > > > > Richard (Rogers @ work) wrote: >> "You can't have everything" sounded like what Bell's altitude. >> Now Bell is begging me repeatedly to try to earn me back as their >> customer. >> >> I would be more subjective when looking at a case... >> >> The $2.5 is nothing but a provisioned number in the equipment. I have >> to run the asterisk server at my end... >> >> Thanks, >> Richard >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Andrew Kohlsmith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 7:35 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Call forward not available - very expensive >> >> On Wednesday 06 June 2007 4:43 pm, Richard (Rogers @ work) wrote: >> >>> Not sure if I really agree on the high charge for such feature only >>> >> used >> >>> once in a while, but I wonder if anyone has an alternative for such >>> situation. >>> >> >> Well, you're paying $2.50/mo for a number that Bell would charge you at >> least >> $35/mo for... You can't have everything. >> >> -A. >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
