myokitis
join:2004-06-19
Alexandria, VA
| reply to kaila
VoIP Features & Mass Market
I understand and respect that. However, Asterisk doesn't strike me as being particularly mass-market. I'm not aware that you can walk into a Best-Buy and buy a turnkey Asterisk device, and configure it with minimal technical ability.
The regular Joe who responds to Vonage TV commercials just isn't moved by features. They want cheap.
That's why all of the OTT VoIP companies have pricing down in the dirt and can get little if any value-added revenues from features. For the most part, it's a price game. |
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battleop
join:2005-09-28
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| The consumer does not have to mess with the asterisk side unless they want to. Any SIP device will talk to an Asterisk box. You pretty much have to put the username/password/server address into it and it will usually work. I've never used Vonage before but I am guessing their router/voip box help to defer the support calls related to firewall/router issues. |
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visio
join:2001-08-29
Clifton, NJ
| true, but then the consumer needs to find a voip provider and deal with the hassle. dont get me wrong, ive an asterisk box and voip provider that ive setup and have been using since 05, but im a technical user. your average user just wants to have this all done for them. in fact, they dont even have a clue what has to be done behind the scenes |
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