>> We're also a VoIP provider in the UK, and from what I recall, 6p/min is >> very close to the *wholesale* termination rate for fairly sizeable >> volumes. >> I have heard reports of people getting cheaper interconnects with the big >> 4 mobile networks by using so-called "grey routes" (e.g. bouncing the >> calls out to the Netherlands or the USA and back into the UK).
Err.. with respect: > That's called tromboning and to get sensible rates means you're probably > breaking the law. No, you're not. > It only works because BT offer blended UK rates (covering both fixed and > mobile rates i..e they charge slightly more for fixed, but less for > mobile at a single rate) and it used to be possible for UK companies to > bounces the calls through a foreign network (who got BT's blended > rates), but now BT will charge standard UK rates if the calls originate > from a UK number (even if appearing from a non-UK operator). If you > change your CLI to a non-UK number, you're breaking the law - though > it's possible to do. None of this is true. --Dave -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- 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
