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| [General] VOIPo Express plan - Inbound only
VOIPo Express service, the 'other' plan VOIPo is preparing to offer.
This is the latest information discussed in the VOIPo alpha/beta group, prices listed were tentative, and there were no setup fees projected to apply. All is subject to change, verification and/or correction by an official VOIPo representative [VOIPoTim and company] of course!
The service is Inbound only. Both toll free and local 'virtual number' DIDs are available, and cost $4.95/month when paid monthly, or $2.00/mo when prepaid annually. All DIDs may be forwarded to any destination PSTN within the U.S.A. or Canada, or to any SIP destination.
Toll free Numbers: The DID fee includes 100 inbound minutes per month, with overage at $.049/minute for calls forwarded to PSTN numbers. I am uncertain at this time about the costs for any overages on toll free inbound DIDs when forwarded to SIP addresses but I believe they will apply.
Local Numbers: The monthly DID charge includes 500 inbound minutes per month, with overage at $.019/minute for calls forwarded to PSTN numbers. “There are no additional charges to forward to SIP (even beyond the 500)....only for PSTN forwarding.” Each DID is individually uniquely identifiable as a source at the destination point(S). [ NOTE: This is an important contrast to the virtual numbers in the Residential plan for which no separately identifiable called origination number information is available, but is always identified as coming 'from' the primary number, mainly to prevent improper use of a residential-only account.]
FAX: Both toll free and local numbers are available for inbound fax, and cost $4.95/month when paid monthly, or $2.00/mo when prepaid annually. Either fax service includes 100 inbound faxes per month with a $.25 fee for additional faxes. Documents received are converted and emailed to you as a PDF file. Send Fax is also available for the Express account.
Just my opinion as an unpaid alpha/beta tester:
This is a really slick service for those PSTN-bound homes that just need low-to-normal(?) volume DID (or several  ) for somewhere in the U.S.A. [at present]. It's even better for those already in the VoIP realm since “There are no additional charges to forward to SIP (even beyond the 500)....” for local DIDs. DID availability can be easily checked, and they may be instantly ordered from the displayed list. There are few frills that can be applied to these services.
Call quality has been superb in my experience. Availability and routing of the numbers works flawlessly and destinations are instantly changeable from the web customer interface. The FAX service is great for the home user that requires routine in and outbound faxing. It's easy to use, and convenient as heck. |
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soitgoes2
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May 10th, @06:16PM
| These could be some nice services.
said by gbh2o  :Either fax service includes 100 inbound faxes per month with a $25 fee for additional faxes. (Bolding mine.)
Is the additional fax fee a typo? Can you clarify what the fee is and if it would apply on a per fax basis? |
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emoci
join:2007-05-29
York, ON
| reply to gbh2o
Will the same local number be able to be used both as an incoming Fax and Voice number... (is the charge in this case $2/voice + $2/fax)
And the most important question of course, where are DIDs available....US only, US+Canada...etc.
I haven't followed everything said about VoIPO but I would think they may want to attach a 'Pay As you Go' plan to an offer like this, where I can add some credit that can be used towards outbound calls
Just my 2 cents...
When are they supposed to be live anyways? |
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soitgoes2
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| said by emoci :And the most important question of course, where are DIDs available....US only, US+Canada...etc. VOIPOTim posted the following link in the other thread:
»https://secure.voipo.com/servicecheck/
Okay coverage, but the normal gaps (looks like Level3). |
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soitgoes2
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said by soitgoes2 :Is the additional fax fee a typo? Can you clarify what the fee is and if it would apply on a per fax basis? I answered my own question.
The additional faxes are billed at 25 cents each.
»forums.voipo.com/showthread.php?t=393 |
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Fisamo
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| reply to emoci
I don't know how they're making the pricing work, but although it's still tentative, I have the impression that it's not terribly likely to change by much.
The FAX numbers are separate from the voice DIDs--right now, they're only tollfree, but I believe they will also be offered as domestic numbers, as well. (I'll let VOIPoTim or another official confirm and/or clarify.) |
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usa2k
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|  Re: [General] VOIPo Express plan - Inbound only
I believe the reason Inbound FAX is not also a phone line
is because it just receives the call, then forwards an email attachment.
(There is no tangible phone line.)
That rules out incoming phone line of any kind,
but only an email service is needed. 
--
Jim -- USA2K, VoIP since 12/2002, Packet8 since 12/2006.
VOIPo in Beta, former Vonage . . .
FAH-Tool Monitor . . . Whales |
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gbh2o
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| reply to soitgoes2
Re: [General] VOIPo Express plan - Inbound only
said by gbh2o :Can you clarify what the fee is and if it would apply on a per fax basis? Thank you for pointing out my lost decimal place. I've repaired it to reflect the cost of a quarter for additional faxes! |
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gbh2o
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| reply to Fisamo
said by Fisamo :I don't know how they're making the pricing work, but although it's still tentative, I have the impression that it's not terribly likely to change by much. The FAX numbers are separate from the voice DIDs--right now, they're only tollfree, but I believe they will also be offered as domestic numbers, as well. (I'll let VOIPoTim or another official confirm and/or clarify.) As I recall discussion of rational in the beta forums, the FAX numbers are separate because FAX is handled by dedicated systems, independent of the voice systems. At least at one point there was a listing for "Virtual Local FAX Numbers", although I had only seen toll free numbers available during the beta testing phase. |
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