Right on, but the trick of the whole thing is "getting the right person". Not many folks at Bell understand BRI anymore (and probably none on the front lines).
Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: Drew Gibson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: April 12, 2007 2:00 PM > To: Dave Donovan > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] DID question > > My info may be dated but try asking for "Microlink" (BRI) or > "Megalink" (PRI). If they tell you that's a data product, > just humour them until you get the right person. > > regards, > > Drew > > > Dave Donovan wrote: > > Often, that's the biggest struggle with Bell: getting > someone one the phone who has a clue what you're asking for. > I tried to get a price from Bell for a BRI and they couldn't > even tell me who I could talk to about that. I think I > called 3 or 4 different numbers then gave up. > > > On 4/11/07, Liviu Toma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually they are currently charging us $120 / > month for 30 DIDs which we setup about 4 years ago. > $4 / DID which seems quite high, much more than > most VoIP providers ! > Second, I tried calling their business support > today, and they didn't even seem to have any idea what I was > talking about. They made me send an e-mail to some address, > and I haven't gotten any reply yet. > > > Liviu > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bruce Nik <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:00 PM > Subject: RE: [on-asterisk] DID question > > Livia, > > I belevie you do have to get the rest > of DIDs from Bell (costs around $2 for 30 or more). Sometime > ago I had a need for different exchange number through one a > Toronto PRI (different rate center) but they were not able to > do it. So, the CLEC that owns the block assigns paths. But > why are you looking into other DID providers anyways? Bell > has a good deal on them if you have the PRI. > > > Regards, > Bruce > > > > > ________________________________ > > > Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:31:56 -0400 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Subject: [on-asterisk] DID question > > > > I have a question a little bit > off-topic: my company uses a PRI from > > Bell with a block of DIDs assigned to > it. We are looking into adding > > more DIDs (50 or so) to that PRI. > > Am I correct in assuming that we can > only get those DIDs from Bell ? I > > am not looking for VoIP DIDs, I need > them to come through the PRI. > > Also, if I wanted a block of > toll-free numbers, they would have to be > > mapped to local DIDs, correct ? > > > > Thanks, > > Liviu > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ________________________________ > > Invite your mail contacts to join your > friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! Try it! > <http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url =/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us> > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.2.0/757 - Release > Date: 11/04/2007 5:14 PM > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.2.0/757 - Release Date: 11/04/2007 5:14 PM
