Well, I'm back from Mars. Time has passed me by. When I moved to Minnesota from the Los Angeles CA area in 1972, it was pricy to call more than a couple miles in LA and most metropolitan areas and I think this is still the situation in some areas. The Twin Cities MN area has always had a large local calling area with basic phone service (unfortunately the intrastate LD costs are among the worst).
Of course, none of this matters much to those of us who use cell phones for virtually all LD, and those who have "unlimited" LD plans. --Don -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of C F Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 10:07 AM To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] PRI vs SIP vs ??? >From Manhatan to the Bronx costs no more than from Manhatan to Manhatan. Whether one has a plan that makes calling from Manhatan to Manhatan (hence from Manhatan to the Bronx) free is up to that one to negotiate with their provider, but when they do they will have the same price to 5 area codes ALL exchanges in those area codes; 212, 718, 646, 347 and 917. On 10/31/10, Don Kelly <[email protected]> wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of C F > Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 7:40 PM > To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion > Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] PRI vs SIP vs ??? > > On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Don Kelly <[email protected]> wrote: >> If your decision is based on cost alone, its likely that the SIP solution >> is best. >> >> >> >> However, if your client requires voice quality and reliability, the PRI >> solution will likely win. >> >> >> >> 10-15 concurrent calls over DSL is probably not a good solution. >> >> >> >> If youre considering a T1 for Internet access, its probably not a >> considerable increase in cost to include PRI. Most LECs offer a hybrid >> solution that would include 10 PRI voice channels and 832MB Internet > (really >> dedicated Internet). >> >> >> >> If your client is in the Chicago IL USA area the definition of local > comes >> into play. Im spoiled as Im located in the Twin Cities MN areaI think > we >> have the worlds largest local calling area. What percentage of your > > Why? NYC is really on mars? > > Things may have changed, but in most big cities it's not free to call across > town. I can call 70+ miles and reach millions of people without incurring > measured charges. > > http://www.localcallingguide.com/lca_exch.php?exch=095380 > > In New York, can one call from Manhattan to the Bronx for free? > > >> clients calls are really local? >> >> --Don >> >> Don Kelly >> >> PCF Corp >> People Come First >> 651 842-1000 >> 888 Don Kell(y) >> 651 842-1001 fax >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Franklin >> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 1:32 AM >> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion >> Subject: [asterisk-biz] PRI vs SIP vs ??? >> >> >> >> Gotta client that is moving to a VoIP PBX. Will need 10 concurrent calls >> with ability to grow to 15. >> >> >> >> Which is better: >> >> >> >> a) Traditional PRI with unlimited Local, use Least Cost Routing for >> Long Distance via SIP trunks via the Internet >> >> OR >> >> b) Flat rate SIP trunks which includes unlimited Local and Long >> Distance (no T1 card needed), riding on Dedicated DSL or Internet T1 >> >> OR >> >> c) suggestions????????? >> >> >> >> >> >> Brian Franklin >> >> www.ntginc.net >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> -- 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 > -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- 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
