Waldo, I understand your concern and I give you a serious answer. Your question: What happens to a DID you purchase through DIDX when the provider drops out of DIDX?
Answer: DIDX does not own the DID's, the same as eBay does not own the auction goods? DIDX created and maintains the exchange. We do care very much that each member has as successful an experience as possible. You can see at http://www.didx.org/faq, the following. "Question: Do I own the number I buy via didx? Answer: Yes, and in order to use it, you need a carrier. The per month fee you pay is to keep the current carrier to service the number for you. If you wish to change the carrier, you port the number away from the number to a new carrier. Question: How long will it take to port a DID to a new carrier? Answer: Normally 10 days, but can be 60-90 days depending upon the cooperation with the current carrier of the DID." I will add to this information the following. DIDX is an exchange that meets that needs of a growing number of CLEC's/ITSP's. It does not meet the needs of all, just as eBay does not meet the needs of all auction sellers and buyers. In the case where a DIDX seller drops out of DIDX, you can port your number to another carrier. The new DIDX seller agreement requires all DIDX sellers to give at least a 3 month notice of leaving DIDX. Suzanne Bowen Super Technologies, Inc. DIDX - VoIP Solutions Pensacola, FL 32501 USA ------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Waldo Rubinstein Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:13 AM To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion Subject: [asterisk-biz] DIDs lifetime on DIDX I've searched through the archives but have not found a precise answer. We are looking into becoming members of DIDX. However a question which was brought up previously on this list is what happens to a DID you pruchase through DIDX and the provider drops out of DIDX? Do you get to keep that DID and continue paying the provider directly at the same rate? Do you loose the DID? What provisions exist on DIDX to protect buyers against providers dropping out of their network? If someone from DIDX is reading this and could reply pointing me into where this information can be found on DIDX's website or Ts&Cs, I would (and all of us) would certainly appreciate it. Thanks, Waldo _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
