By the last sentence I mean that only the person or company holding the
A-tick can put the sticker on the cards. Paralell importation refers to
'grey' imports that don't come through the vendors sanctioned distribution
channels. For example I know that the fritz! has passed approval because
this guy has gone through the approval process. The Australian distributor
sells them for $400, I can get them off eBay in Europe for $20 per card -
the exact same card. $400 is just pure extortion and is going a hell of a
long way to prevent the adoption of Asterisk in this country where BRI is
the norm and PRI is outrageously expensive.
If I had a spare $20k or so then I'd approve the card myself and sell them
at a more realistic price.
Craig
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Furey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
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Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Quad BRI card
On 5/18/06, Craig Guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Any device to legally connect to the PSTN in Australia must be approved by
the regulatory body. A process that usually costs at least $20,000 and
only
allows the permit holder to sell the product for conneciton to the pstn.
It
is a very high barrier to entry for the Australian market. There is a guy
in Victoria who certified the Fritz! card and charges $400 each for them.
Paralell imports are not allowed to be connected.
Ah, so that's why they're so expensive :(
Sorry, what do you mean by that last sentence?
Andrew
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