Henry:
To me this say that Bell are
"shooting themselves in the foot" so don't go shouting this around too
much as they will change the rules of the game.
Funny you should mention that....THEY ARE !!!
Bell recently filed Tariff Notice 7015 on Feb. 27th seeking revisions to
Single Number Reach. The good new is that it looks like they are just
adding a third package "Package C" with additional features for additional
features. They aren't changing the price of the existing Packages "A" and
"B".
For those that are interested here is a link to the TN documents:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/public/8740/2007/b2/728240.zip
Regards,
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henry.L.Coleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Forwarding Bell Landline to SIP DID
Hi Bill, you just need your TN and a password.
I have only taken a brief look at this because I didn't really need any
changes from Call Forward (always)but the web gui does give you quite a
lot of features such as a ring all group and sequencial ring, a list of
numbers to forward (I think there were 4) and so on.
The limit of 3 simulatanious calls is a bit of a mystery but you can
certainly forward to a DID.
So the bottom line is that for a small business that is paying for 3
roll-over lines ($150) that SNR can forward the main number to a DID for a
less than 1 c/min for under $18 per month. To me this say that Bell are
"shooting themselves in the foot" so don't go shouting this around too
much as they will change the rules of the game.
-
Henry L.Coleman CEO
*VoIP-PBX* 1-866-415-5355
Toronto Ontario
Canada
Bill Sandiford said:
Once again, I think you'll find the simultaneous call limitations are 3
for
local calls with SNR. You can have unlimited calls if you forward LD but
that costs $$$. The other interesting thing however is that if you do
forward LD, you can change your LD carrier on a SNR.
Whats also interesting is that it looks like Bell now has a web-interface
where you can change the number the SNR is forwarded to. I've been using
SNR for years and never knew this but I just read it in the Tariff.
Those that are interested in the Bell Tariff for SNR can find it here:
http://www.bce.ca/en/aboutbce/regulatoryinformation/tarrifs/index.php/ItemView.asp?Tariff=GT%20%20%20&Part=%20%20%202%20%20%20%20%20%20&Item=%202185%20%20%20%20%20
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henry L.Coleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Forwarding Bell Landline to SIP DID
Hi all, I just had SNR provisioned for one of my clients in the 905 area
code. This will replace and improve on the FX (Foriegn Exchange) line
that
was costing him over $230 per month. The cost is $17.50 per month, no LD
charges will apply because it is forwarded to a local number.
Since this number could not be ported to another carrier this is the
best
of all solutions (even if it means staying with Bell).
He saves over $200 per month
More than one simulatanious call (4)
Keeps his number and directory listings
Consistant disconnect signal (as opposed to the FX line)
Overflow on busy to a Toronto DID (Unlimitel) 1.1 c/min
My client is now a happy camper!
--
Henry L. Coleman.
Web: www.voip-pbx.ca
Tel: 1 866 415 5355
Bill Sandiford said:
Yup. And he actually lied to you... the path charges (actually called
PSTN connections in the Bell Tariff) are as follows
Connections 1 thru 5 - $17.30 / month each
Connections 6 and up - $28.84 / month each
Also sounds like he is also lying to you about the Centrex line charge.
Standard (tariffed) pricing for Centrex, assuming that you have less
than
100 lines in one wire centre are:
Month to Month : $43.05 / month
1 year contract : $40.90 / month
3 year contract : $38.75 / month
5 year contract : $36.55 / month
For these reasons, we have never found that Centrex was a viable
option.
What NPA-NXX is your phone number located in?
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Oxrud
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Forwarding Bell Landline to SIP DID
Well I spoke to someone at Bell who seemed to know what they are
talking
about. The person said that we need to get Centrex line for $49 and
then
we can add as many "paths" for forwarding as we want at $17/path. He
said that we'll be able to control forwarding on busy, no answer, and
always forward.
On 2/28/07, Andrew Kohlsmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Wednesday 28 February 2007 3:07 pm, Phil Oxrud wrote:
> we want to forward incoming calls coming to our business landline
number to
> a SIP DID that we got. Doing normal forwarding only works with 1
call at a
> time. Second caller gets a busy signal. Is there a way for Bell
to
increase
> the number of "paths" on our business line so that forwarding
works
with
> more simultanious callers? I've spoken with their tech support
but
they are
> not being helpful at all.
Yes, they can increase this by changing a setting relating to your
number in
their switch. No, they are unlikely to do it. Some switches have
a
number
of forwards allowed, others are set more restrictively. It's all
just
a
setting though.
I'd politely ask them to do it and if they refuse, port the number
to
Unlimitel, or the SIP provider of your choice and let them know
that
you are
doing this precisely because of their arrogance.
-A.
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