RE: [Asterisk-Users] Kind of off-topic: VoIP services and multiplecallers
I guess it is going to depend upon your provider. Our providers do support multiple calls. We use one provider for inbound calls and one provider for outbound calls. We can have up to five simultaneous inbound calls (why five?) and up to 25 simultaneous outbound calls. We can't even begin to test these limits so I can't confirm them. Bill Seddon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kanwar Ranbir Sandhu Sent: December 06, 2004 8:58 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Kind of off-topic: VoIP services and multiplecallers Hello Everyone, I've been running Asterisk as our PBX for several months now, and recently I've been thinking about using one of the VoIP providers to lower our phone bill. I know that VoIP providers can supply their customers with a local number and/or virtual numbers, and then that number/account can be used with Asterisk (well, it depends on the provider and whether or not their service is compatible with Asterisk). However, I have a question: can more than one person make/receive a call at the same using one VoIP line? In the analog world this obviously isn't possible, but with VoIP, it's just bandwidth: the more callers, the more bandwidth. I keep saying to myself it should be possible, but the VoIP providers don't provide any information about this. If five people in the office all need to use their phones at the same time, would I need five VoIP lines, or would I only need one VoIP line? Am I over-thinking this? Thanks in advance, Ranbir -- Kanwar Ranbir Sandhu Systems Aligned Inc. www.systemsaligned.com ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] Kind of off-topic: VoIP services and multiplecallers
mutualphone.com allows multiple callers. Michael Giagnocavo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I disagree completely,>We provide VOIP services (in the final testing phases), and there is >more interest in unlimited than in per minute rates.>We have run the stats and our unlimited plans are prices so that we get >more than what the end user uses. (on average, that is)You're referring to "end-users", not wholesale termination.-Michael___Asterisk-Users mailing list[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-usersTo UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit:http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-usersPost your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] Kind of off-topic: VoIP services and multiplecallers
>I disagree completely, >We provide VOIP services (in the final testing phases), and there is >more interest in unlimited than in per minute rates. >We have run the stats and our unlimited plans are prices so that we get >more than what the end user uses. (on average, that is) You're referring to "end-users", not wholesale termination. -Michael ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] Kind of off-topic: VoIP services and multiplecallers
> -Original Message- > service is compatible with Asterisk). However, I have a question: can > more than one person make/receive a call at the same using one VoIP > line? > > If five people in the office all need to use their phones at the same > time, would I need five VoIP lines, or would I only need one > VoIP line? > Am I over-thinking this? No, you're not over-thinking at all. The answer is that it depends on the provider. The two that I have firsthand experience with are Voicepulse Connect and Broadvoice. VP Connect will allow at least four simultaneous inbound or outbound calls. Since they bill per minute on all outbound calls, the rate is the same no matter how many calls are active. I've heard that they've bumped up the limit to more than 4, but I haven't tried it myself. Broadvoice will also allow multiple simultaneous calls. The first outbound call is included in your plan. Additional outbound calls cost $0.039 / minute each. Although I haven't used them myself, I understand that VoipJet allow multiple outbound calls within the US for $0.013 / minute. Thank you, Reid Forrest, CISSP Max-IS, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ofc: 407.786.9600 x1200 cell: 321.439.8903 ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
