I guess the industry is morphing into SIM and other pre-paid type services.
Alex I have to agree with you; I always see ethnic stores filled with phone cards. It does seem like there's a lot of competition maybe too much trouble than its worth as the US is saturated. On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Wes Reece <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't mind when they ask I'm always happy to help. But I let them know up > front that they are going to get no where near what they paid for it. > > On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 1:23 AM, David Knell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It's not dead; it's merely changed. >> >> Last time I bought a TDM switch, I paid about US$150,000 for 64E1s - so >> it'd switch about 1000 calls. Several years later, we run that traffic >> volume and more through two commodity Dell servers which, with >> bandwidth, cost us about $250/month. And it takes a few hours to hook >> up to a new carrier, rather than weeks or months in the TDM world. So >> it's no wonder that there's a lot of TDM equipment coming onto the >> market; IP is too compelling. >> >> There is also a lot of activity around cellphones - for example, a >> couple of the UK calling card companies have launched MVNOs with an >> emphasis on cheap international calling (such as Lycatel with >> Lycamobile), selling SIMs through their existing distribution, and >> existing carriers are starting to offer cheap international calling >> packages, both to postpaid and prepaid customers. >> >> Question back at you - what do you say when someone asks if you can sell >> their TDM switch? >> >> --Dave >> >> > is it dead? i have many people e-mailing me asking if I can sell their >> > switches (NACT, DTI, Excel) I also know from last year the intelecard >> > show was a bust...so what do you guys think? are we all just heading >> > to mobile phones and unified communications? what about the people >> > that have credit issues? prepaid cell phones? >> > >> > -- >> > Thank you, >> > >> > -Wes- >> > _______________________________________________ >> > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- >> > >> > AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona >> > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net >> > >> > asterisk-biz mailing list >> > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz >> -- >> David Knell, Director, 3C Limited >> T: +44 20 3298 2000 >> E: [email protected] >> W: http://www.3c.co.uk >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- >> >> AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona >> Register Now: http://www.astricon.net >> >> asterisk-biz mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz >> > > > > -- > Thank you, > > -Wes- > -- Thank you, -Wes-
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