Believer
join:2002-07-04
Baltimore, MD | reply to charlesa920
Re: I need to partner with a VoIP provider
Run from Nuvio. Part-15.org just dropped them because they didn't pay.
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peavys
join:2004-03-15
Manor, TX
| On my 802.11x network, none of the major players work reliably across the network. Some people do OK, others don't. Just too much occasional packet loss and latency spikes. The only thing I recommend to my customers is Skype, which works quite well, almost certainly because they use iLBC.
I have searched in vain for a reseller that uses iLBC, the only way I have found to do it is option #4, which I too find daunting. I have looked into having someone set it up turnkey for me, but the set up price usually comes in around $7000, which is pretty steep for my little wisp, and there is always the chance it would not work out for some reason. One problem is the fact that 911 is now required, which introduces liability issues and other legal risks.
The only way I have thought of to make any $ at all off skype is helping people set it up to work with phones in their homes. It's not very friendly in that department, but it is not recurring. I still get nothing for my increased bandwidth requirements, which are substantial if everyone starts doing it. At least skype is stingy with bandwidth. |
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dusty1300
join:2007-02-20
Mason City, IA
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I tried to get into the VOIP business a couple of years ago and it cost me many thousands. I partnered with a company called TalkISP, bought their server software, put it on my computer and it finally after many, many, many firmware updates to phones was working. I had my own PRI line (23 phones lines) and a gateway adapter in my Cisco. Turns out TalkISP quit selling and updating their software and the PRI line at $ 1000 per month just didn't make sense to break even, so we have finally quit our contract on the pri, and am going to sell my card from the Cisco (at a huge loss I'm sure). I still like what can be done with VOIP and I even installed Asterisk on the TalkISP box to give a nice frontend to their system and to do other things. I'm in rural Iowa and terminating calls and giving phone number out locally was a major hurdle. I have been in the process of setting up a Trixbox on a VMware server to do our office phones. I just need to buy a quad phone card for my server and it should work. I already have a bunch of different phones.
Anyway, that is my experience and I didn't get into 911 and that whole mess, let alone virus protection and other things.
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charlesa920
Premium
join:2007-01-20
Sikeston, MO
| peavys & dusty 1300
Yeah, I knew it would not be just a simple plug & play.
But I'm thinking the time is right for this service.
VoIP is a huge opportunity and cannot be dismissed simply because it is difficult.
If you will permit me to predict the near future I suggest you mark your calendars... there will be reliable, WISP friendly, and profitable "whitebox" programs available by 7-4-07. It would behove each of us to be prepared.
Perhaps I am wrong, perhaps there is already one and I don't know about it.
Charles |
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