[TriLUG] asterisk meeting last saturday

[Jon Carnes]

On Wed, 2004-06-23 at 08:55, Mark Turner wrote:
> John Turner wrote:
> 
> > Just to be clear here. The Connect service from VoicePulse that one uses 
> > with Asterisk includes unlimited local calling outgoing?  I know the SIP 
> > service they sell has free local calling. The connect.voicepulse.com web 
> > site just doesn't say that!
> 
> The Connect service VoicePulse offers is the only one that works with 
> Asterisk (or SIP devices that VoicePulse doesn't provision, for that 
> matter). For the Connect service, ALL outgoing calls go out at the rate 
> of 2.9 cents a minute. Thus, if you want cheaper local dialing, you 
> should choose another outgoing SIP provider (I've tried IConnectHere and 
> don't recommend them, in spite of their 1.5 cents offering).
> 
> Another promising company is Broadvoice (www.broadvoice.com), which 
> offers a "Bring Your Own Device" plan 
> (http://www.broadvoice.com/rateplans_byod.html ). Seems perfect for 
> Asterisk, since it's $5.95 per month for a DID and 100 minutes of 
> outbound (after 100, it's 3.9 cents/min). What's best is that you can 
> upgrade to the higher plans (unlimited in-state for $10/month) without 
> the set-up fee that goes to purchasing the SIP device.
> 
> Broadvoice also has super-responsive support staff. If you've got a 
> question, you'll get an answer right away.
> 
> Only drawback is that Broadvoice isn't available yet in North Carolina. 
> They claim by the end of the summer. They even list Raleigh as a 
> datacenter on their "about" page: http://www.broadvoice.com/company.html
> 
> Perhaps if enough TriLUGgers expressed their interest in polite emails 
> or phone calls, Broadvoice would accelerate their presence here. Any takers?
> 
Cool company!  One of their data centers is in Charlotte and they
advertise that Charlotte is one of the areas they support... but you
can't get NC on the sign up sheet... :-( 

I guess they don't want to give us unlimited in-state dialing with a
Charlotte extension.

Jon