The short for what I need is the following
1.) CDR rating/invoicing
1a.) profitability reporting
# someone told me I needed LCR for this. I want reporting on what
calls are costing me, not route changes.
1b.) Call cutoff on low balance
2.) Not currently necessary, but something I am thinking about is SIP
endpoint provisioning (hardphone) integrated into the items above.
I need the functions integrated into my existing asterisk dial plan,
which is maybe 30 lines.
I use asterisk realtime to maintain as much of my asterisk configuration
as possible with the idea in mind that will allow me to grow the system
without managing a lot of files on multiple systems. That said, I am
just one server at this point and bottle necked in call
rating/invoicing/account balance cutoff.
I was told it was possible with a2billing but I don't see a clear
document on how a2billing works so I don't quickly see how to hook it in.
Bruce Ferrell - President
Ferrell Systems Engineering, Inc.
On 07/18/2011 10:54 AM, Nitzan Kon wrote:
Bruce,
It would be helpful if you posted what it is exactly that you
need done. A2Billing is a great billing system if you are the
DIY type and can modify it - or you have someone on your team
who can. It's actually one of the easiest billing systems to
modify which is exactly what makes it so powerful.
--- On Mon, 7/18/11, Bruce Ferrell<[email protected]> wrote:
Folks,
I've been a Linux systems professional since 1993.
I've been a telecommunications professional since 1980; a
veteran of Western Union and MCI. I've worked with
just about every major Linux distribution and many non Linux
*IX platforms. I have made very specific engineering
decisions for my systems as a result of my experience.
In all those years one refrain I've heard from as a dull
drum beat from developers is that "if you pay me, you can
complain/ask for extras".
Well, I find myself in the position of both being able and
willing to pay for support... Only to find that the
developers now want to only support if they can re-engineer
my systems. I even had one vendor collect money for
three months before telling he was unsure if or when he
would be able to support me, but if I was willing to pay
extra for development, it might accelerate what I
needed. Needless to say, I declined the extortion and
got my money back.
I'm not asking for asterisk or billing on
windows. I'm not willing to put in windows... Nor am I
willing to put in Debian or Ubuntu. I place all three
in the same class... the toy of the day. I won't
debate this but I will discuss it off list if you're so
inclined.
I have a working Asterisk system. it IS generating
revenue. I need to be able for my non-technical staff
to be able to operate and provision it. I have
installed a2billing and approached it's commercial entity
for training only to have my request avoided. I
mention them by name only because this venue gave them such
a high recommendation only to disappoint me again.
So, now I ask... Is there any vendor that is willing and
competent to provide support for a fee without trying to
re-engineer my system? Do notice, I said for a
fee. Not free. I am pursuing this line of
inquiry as well as others. BTW, no, I will not be
putting in freeswitch, SER or other similar solutions at
this time. I have a very specific task that needs
accomplished and am willing to pay a reasonable amount to
get there.
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