Faisal is pretty accurate on the costs. The E911 for each individual subscriber and getting the address registered properly will be a big part of the MRC for each DID, and is something you definitely need to get right so that people don't die.
On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 9:10 AM, Faisal Imtiaz <[email protected]> wrote: > @ $7 is a decent price for this type of service, keeping in mind that the > whole picture could be different once the one time charges and any minimum > commits are taken into account. > > Figure about $3-$4 per sub as a 'cost' of platform. $1 for DID + Caller ID > lookup, and the rest would be used for mou's, I am assuming that taxes & > fees along with E911 charges would be over and above the $7. > > At the end of the day it is going to be about Volume, i.e. 100 subs vs > 1000 subs, somewhere about $2500-3k/month spending the balance between > doing the flat rate style arrangement vs taking the risk on mou arbitrage > will start to change. > > In regards to a 'local' provider, vlan providing quality would not be > accurate, and quite possibly a myth. It only would address a very small > portion of the actual path.. The quality greatly depends on the providers > setup, i.e. how many codec conversions are taking place in the Voice path, > and what is the network connectivity to the VOIP to TDM gateway or > Sonus/ACME Switch path looks like. > > Folks commonly mistake in looking at the network path to the Proxy, or the > call control data path, while the actual quality of the Voice is dependent > on the network path of the Voice traffic, which is not the same as the call > control traffic. > > It has taken a long time to learn the intricacies of VOIP, what affects > it and how to identify them. > > We will be more than happy to work with you on this project of that makes > sense. > > > Regards > > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > 7266 SW 48 Street > Miami, FL 33155 > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 > > Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Thursday, June 1, 2017 11:17:31 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] VOIP Providers > > We have no idea how many will want this. Currently we have over 5K on > pots. > We have a provider that is willing to do it in the $7 range. They are > already serving some of our other areas. > I figured if I could VLAN it to a local provider the quality ought to be > perfect. > > *From:* Faisal Imtiaz > *Sent:* Thursday, June 01, 2017 9:00 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] VOIP Providers > > Fair enough, that explains why you are looking for this.. > > Care to share Price Target ? and Qty / Volume commit ? > > Regards. > > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > 7266 SW 48 Street > Miami, FL 33155 > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 > > Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Thursday, June 1, 2017 10:47:41 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] VOIP Providers > > We are starting to offer stand alone broadband under the neca CBOL > tariff. Some of those people will still want telephone service. So we > need a non regulated VOIP product that will not traverse our regulated > equipment. > > *From:* Faisal Imtiaz > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 31, 2017 9:30 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] VOIP Providers > > Care to share on-list or off-list as to what is the core reason why you > are looking for such ? > > i.e. a regulatory issue ? A Technical Issue ? or a perceived convenience > issue ? > > We can easily provide you with such a service, but depending on the core > issue you are trying to solve it may or may not be a good working > arrangement. > > Regards. > > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > 7266 SW 48 Street > Miami, FL 33155 > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 > > Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Tuesday, May 30, 2017 5:44:36 PM > *Subject: *[AFMUG] VOIP Providers > > I need a wholesale voip provider to serve my ILEC territory in Utah. I > would port my local 801-789 numbers to the VOIP provider. > > We need unlimited LD and solid 911. Would prefer someone local. > > So, before I give XMission a call I thought I would put this out there. > > >
