I think if this gets traction you will see a lot of providers doing ultra-low bait-and-switch rates. Most cannot afford to be in a price race to the bottom.
On Jan 4, 2009, at 3:16 PM, Nitzan Kon <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, how to put it.. exposure is exposure. As a provider you'd > want to get your name out there even if your rates are not as > competitive as others. > > Not to mention that if a provider does have such agreements > in place that allow them to achieve low rates to a certain > destination - having those rates searchable and displayed > as #1 lowest is sure to bring them customers interested in > those routes/rates. > > But at the end of the day it's up to each provider to decide > if they'd like to be on there or not. You don't have to like > the idea to get customers from it, nor would we force anyone > to be on there if they'd like their rates removed. The idea > is to find the lowest rates, so providers that do not compete > on price aren't really critical to have in there. > > There will also be other comparisons in the future too. > Calling plan rates, quality (will have to figure out > how to measure "quality"), length in business, etc. > > -- Nitzan > > --- On Sun, 1/4/09, Alex Balashov <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Alex Balashov <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Experimental/new VoIP rate search engine. >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "Commercial and Business- >> Oriented Asterisk Discussion" <[email protected]> >> Cc: "Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion" >> <[email protected] >> > >> Date: Sunday, January 4, 2009, 2:43 PM >> Nitzan, >> >> Interesting idea. I wonder, though, what incentive exists >> for providers to list their rates in a context where they >> are explicitly bidding against others. >> >> Seems like the best rates come from negotiating discounts >> off the public termination rate deck (something far from all >> providers think is good to have) through volume commitments >> privately. >> >> In other words, I think folks doing arbitrage are trying to >> avoid commodification of trunking as much as possible, even >> though that seems inevitable and kind of obvious. >> >> On Jan 4, 2009, at 2:22 PM, Nitzan Kon >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello providers! (those of you that are) >>> >>> Due to the lack of one being available (that I know >> of), >>> I decided to start a VoIP rate search engine. The idea >> is >>> to throw in as many providers into the database as we >> can, >>> and let the search functionality find the cheapest >> routes >>> for any given destination. >>> >>> To check it out, please visit: >>> http://www.comparevoipproviderrates.com/ >>> >>> If you are a provider and would like your rates >> displayed, >>> please email your rates in CSV format to rates >> NOSPAMat comparevoipproviderrates.com - format is: >>> dialprefix,destinate name,rate in US dollars >>> example: 1214,USA,0.01 >>> >>> destination name,dialprefix,rate is also acceptable. >>> >>> Please feel free to discuss and let me know if you >> have >>> any comments or suggestions - or if you find any bugs. >>> This is brand new and will be a work-in-progress for a >>> while. >>> >>> -- Nitzan >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by >> http://www.api-digital.com-- >>> >>> asterisk-biz mailing list >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >>> >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-biz mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
