Re: [WISPA] VoIP/PBX Gateway appliance

2006-03-05 Thread Rick Smith


the problem is, Johnny's in an area where his local C.O. isn't tapped by 
the major LNP-able VOIP or Voice guys.  No one, and I've looked and 
spoken to many, has 337-774 portable...


JohnnyO wrote:


Ok -

#1 - This customer has had the same phone # at this location for 20+ 
years - They do over 17million per year in volume out of this 
location. It's a fuel dock. They rely heavily on inbound calls for 
generating this.


#2 - The customer will not change their phone # - This is NOT an option

#3 - This company does a total of 90+ million / year in revenue and as 
their internet provider - I will not chance losing their accounts.


#4 - I think it's absolutely stupid and a waste of time for them to 
have to dial 337-774- to be able to call the same number by 
dialing 774-. I know that this can be worked around with the 
dialing features.


I have no issues with an asterisk solution - I have the equipment 
on-hand and am currently working with Butch Evans to get this setup. 
At this point in time - The only thing I can do is to bring in POTS 
lines to make this work so we can terminate their phone #s at our office.


I am looking for an out of the box appliance that will do this as 
well. I have other clients wanting to come onboard for the hosted PBX 
aspects and VoIP advantages also.


JohnnyO

On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 00:07 -0600, Joe Laura wrote:

Johnny, Im a little confused as to why you do not think this is 
doable. Send me the specific needs for the client and I think we can 
make this happen. You do have wireless to all of these clients right? 
BTW, What do you have against an Asterisk solution? 



Superior Wireless
New Orleans,La.
www.superior1.com http://www.superior1.com 


- Original Message - 

*From:* JohnnyO mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 

*To:* Mac Dearman mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 

*Cc:* WISPA General List mailto:wireless@wispa.org 

*Sent:* Saturday, March 04, 2006 11:45 PM 

*Subject:* Re: [WISPA] VoIP/PBX Gateway appliance 




Mac - as I stated - None of these #s are local. Which means their
office 7 miles away would have to dial long distance to get their
location in the same 337-774 - FYI - we still have 7 digit
dialing in our area.

This is not just a matter of setting up VoIP - this customer has
specific needs and I have to fill them. We're rolling out a beta
for them at one of their small locations and if all goes well - I
will be able to capture all of their locations - They employ 100+
people and currently have a total of 64 lines combined across all
of their locations.

JohnnyO

On Sat, 2006-03-04 at 19:20 -0600, Mac Dearman wrote:



The Hell you say I can't!   
Pick your towns and get the check book out  - $50.00 per number

and start talking!!! This includes unlimited long distance as
well as local calls - - -with all the whistles and bells - bar
none!
337 Crowley LA
337 De Ridder LA
337 Lafayette LA
337 Lawtell LA
337 Leesville LA
337 Lake Charles LA
337 New Iberia LA
337 Opelousas LA
337 St Martinville LA
337 Sulphur LA
337 Vinton LA
337 Youngsville LA
Mac Dearman
Maximum Access, LLC.
Authorized Barracuda Reseller
MikroTik RouterOS Certified
www.inetsouth.com http://www.inetsouth.com
www.mac-tel.us http://www.mac-tel.us
www.RadioResponse.org http://www.RadioResponse.org (Katrina
Relief)
Rayville, La.
318.728.8600
318.303.4228
318.303.4229

 


- Original Message -
*From:* JohnnyO mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*To:* Mac Dearman mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Cc:* WISPA General List mailto:wireless@wispa.org
*Sent:* Friday, March 03, 2006 7:59 PM
*Subject:* Re: [WISPA] VoIP/PBX Gateway appliance


Mac - you can't provide it either :) Please let me know if
you can...

337-774  


Let me know if you can provide local to me service - Also -
will you sell me unlimited plans ? I'd be willing to pay
$50.00/mo for unlimited useage. They only use about
9000-12000 LOCAL minutes per month

JohnnyO

On Fri, 2006-03-03 at 19:08 -0600, Mac Dearman wrote:



Just send me a connection fee and I will take care of the
rest of it  :-)
How many lines, whats the area code and how fast do you
need them? With 911 of course.
Mac Dearman
Maximum Access, LLC.
Authorized Barracuda Reseller
MikroTik RouterOS Certified
www.inetsouth.com http://www.inetsouth.com
www.mac-tel.us http://www.mac-tel.us
www.RadioResponse.org http://www.RadioResponse.org
(Katrina Relief)
Rayville, La.
318.728.8600
318.303.4228
318.303.4229

 


- Original Message -
*From:* JohnnyO mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*To:* WISPA 

Re: [WISPA] VoIP/PBX Gateway appliance

2006-03-05 Thread Mac Dearman
The fact that you may not be able to port that particular number shouldnt be 
a problem. I would never take 100% of the POTS lines out of any business any 
way. Roll that important number into the * box as an inbound line only and 
have it roll over the calls to the VoIP lines. It would never do anything 
but have inbound phone calls coming across it and could serve as a backup in 
case their WISP decided to take a vacation during the busy season and the 
wireless goes down. :)


  J'O - if you have wireless to all his locations now - - you could knock 
out those lohg distance charges to day by carrying his traffic across your 
network. Of course there would be a little ole small fee for that eh? :)


Holler if we can help

Mac Dearman
Maximum Access, LLC.
Authorized Barracuda Reseller
MikroTik RouterOS Certified
www.inetsouth.com
www.mac-tel.us
www.RadioResponse.org (Katrina Relief)
Rayville, La.
318.728.8600
318.303.4228
318.303.4229





- Original Message - 
From: Rick Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 6:11 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] VoIP/PBX Gateway appliance




the problem is, Johnny's in an area where his local C.O. isn't tapped by 
the major LNP-able VOIP or Voice guys.  No one, and I've looked and spoken 
to many, has 337-774 portable...


JohnnyO wrote:


Ok -

#1 - This customer has had the same phone # at this location for 20+ 
years - They do over 17million per year in volume out of this location. 
It's a fuel dock. They rely heavily on inbound calls for generating this.


#2 - The customer will not change their phone # - This is NOT an option

#3 - This company does a total of 90+ million / year in revenue and as 
their internet provider - I will not chance losing their accounts.


#4 - I think it's absolutely stupid and a waste of time for them to have 
to dial 337-774- to be able to call the same number by dialing 
774-. I know that this can be worked around with the dialing 
features.


I have no issues with an asterisk solution - I have the equipment on-hand 
and am currently working with Butch Evans to get this setup. At this 
point in time - The only thing I can do is to bring in POTS lines to make 
this work so we can terminate their phone #s at our office.


I am looking for an out of the box appliance that will do this as well. I 
have other clients wanting to come onboard for the hosted PBX aspects and 
VoIP advantages also.


JohnnyO

On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 00:07 -0600, Joe Laura wrote:

Johnny, Im a little confused as to why you do not think this is doable. 
Send me the specific needs for the client and I think we can make this 
happen. You do have wireless to all of these clients right? BTW, What do 
you have against an Asterisk solution?



Superior Wireless
New Orleans,La.
www.superior1.com http://www.superior1.com


- Original Message - 


*From:* JohnnyO mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*To:* Mac Dearman mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Cc:* WISPA General List mailto:wireless@wispa.org
*Sent:* Saturday, March 04, 2006 11:45 PM
*Subject:* Re: [WISPA] VoIP/PBX Gateway appliance


Mac - as I stated - None of these #s are local. Which means their
office 7 miles away would have to dial long distance to get their
location in the same 337-774 - FYI - we still have 7 digit
dialing in our area.

This is not just a matter of setting up VoIP - this customer has
specific needs and I have to fill them. We're rolling out a beta
for them at one of their small locations and if all goes well - I
will be able to capture all of their locations - They employ 100+
people and currently have a total of 64 lines combined across all
of their locations.

JohnnyO

On Sat, 2006-03-04 at 19:20 -0600, Mac Dearman wrote:



The Hell you say I can't!   Pick your towns and get the check book 
out  - $50.00 per number

and start talking!!! This includes unlimited long distance as
well as local calls - - -with all the whistles and bells - bar
none!
337 Crowley LA
337 De Ridder LA
337 Lafayette LA
337 Lawtell LA
337 Leesville LA
337 Lake Charles LA
337 New Iberia LA
337 Opelousas LA
337 St Martinville LA
337 Sulphur LA
337 Vinton LA
337 Youngsville LA
Mac Dearman
Maximum Access, LLC.
Authorized Barracuda Reseller
MikroTik RouterOS Certified
www.inetsouth.com http://www.inetsouth.com
www.mac-tel.us http://www.mac-tel.us
www.RadioResponse.org http://www.RadioResponse.org (Katrina
Relief)
Rayville, La.
318.728.8600
318.303.4228
318.303.4229


- Original Message -
*From:* JohnnyO mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*To:* Mac Dearman mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Cc:* WISPA General List mailto:wireless@wispa.org
*Sent:* Friday, March 03, 2006 7:59 PM
*Subject:* Re: [WISPA] VoIP/PBX Gateway appliance



[WISPA] ATT merging with BellSouth

2006-03-05 Thread Frank Muto

NYT/WSJ

ATT Inc. is nearing the acquisition of BellSouth Corp. for roughly $65
billion, people familiar with the situation said Saturday evening. A deal
could be announced as early as Monday, these people said.

Final terms of the deal could not be learned Saturday evening, but these
people said ATT Inc. would pay a premium for BellSouth shares of at least
15%, valuing the company at $36 per share at least, up from its trading
price Friday of $31.46. That would push the total equity value of the deal
to at least $65 billion, plus the assumption of an additional $17 billion of
BellSouth debt.

Spokespeople for BellSouth and ATT declined to comment.

An ATT-BellSouth deal would effectively cleave the nation's telecom
services in two, each vertically integrated with a local phone operation,
business services, and wireless unit. And it would effectively validate the
vision of competition laid out by the government -- one in which traditional
telecom firms compete directly against cable operators rather than against
each other. The move would give ATT Inc. sole control over Cingular, the
nation's largest wireless operator.

A combination between ATT and BellSouth could have combined market
capitalization of nearly $160 billion, making ATT far larger than rival
Verizon. The deal would nonetheless set a showdown between ATT and Verizon,
as the two fight to control wireless, the growth portion of the telecom
business.

It was the steep growth of Cingular -- joint owned by BellSouth and the
former SBC -- that helped push the two firms together, say telecom bankers
familiar with the space. As the importance of the wireless business grew,
they say, it became inevitable that SBC (which adopted the ATT name just
months ago) would consolidate its position in the South.

Put together, the SBC territory would extend from California to Florida,
north to Illinois and south to Texas. Combining the two companies' current
market capitalizations, ATT would have a market value approaching $150
billion, over 50% greater than Verizon.

ATT Chairman and Chief Executive Edward Whitacre has made a name for
himself in the telecommunications industry as a serial acquirer.
Mr. Whitacre is able to boast of a string of acquisitions including Pacific
Telesis Corp., Ameritech Corp. and Southern New England Telecommunications
Corp. But as he nears retirement the market had been anticipating one last
hurrah from him; a BellSouth acquisition by ATT has long been the subject
of speculation from analysts, investors and the two companies' rivals.

Still the speedy move to acquire BellSouth came as a surprise so soon after
Mr. Whitacre's takeover of ATT Corp. last fall. His company is just
starting to digest the $16 billion acquisition. The former SBC
Communications Inc. took over ATT Corp. and adopted the ATT moniker. The
new company dominates nearly every aspect of the industry, from high-speed
Internet connections to long-distance phone service, as well as wireless.
And Mr. Whitacre now has access to the old
ATT's enterprise business and world-wide network.

Such a deal would likely prompt howls of protest in some quarters as it
comes on the heels not only of the ATT-SBC deal but also after Verizon
Communications Inc.'s acquisition of MCI. Those deals were approved with
only a few minor conditions despite concerns they would lead to higher
prices for business customers.
The wave of mergers has dramatically reshaped the telecom industry, and a
purchase of BellSouth would further cement the recreation of the old Ma
Bell, which the
government pushed to break up in 1984.

The management of ATT, which has apparently briefed key senior government
officials late last week, appears to be betting that the Bush administration
and a Bell-friendly Federal Communications Commission won't raise too many
obstacles for such a deal, arguing that the companies serve different
geographic regions and do not currently compete with one another in a
significant way.

Although ATT and Verizon's last mergers passed both FCC and Justice
Department review with little major problems, the latest proposed merger may
face more hurdles. Recent comments by ATT and BellSouth executives about
their intentions to explore new revenue streams from their high-speed
Internet services by introducing two-tier or premium service for Internet
content providers. Concerns about those plans and the concept of net
neutrality, or ensuring that consumers have open access to all Internet
sites and services and businesses do not find their content slowed, has
become a major problems for the Bells in Washington.

Meanwhile, the FCC that will be reviewing the ATT/BellSouth deal will
likely be a much different body soon with the addition of Robert McDowell, a
veteran telecom lawyer who currently serves as assistant general counsel at
Comptel, which represents smaller telephone companies and was a vocal
opponent of the ATT and Verizon mergers last year.

Mr. McDowell is scheduled to appear before 

Re: [WISPA] ATT merging with BellSouth

2006-03-05 Thread Alex Huppenthal
Google's market cap is $126 billion.. Still smaller than this new  
company, but close. Start a company with google's vision but for  
telcom and get a $150 billion market cap.. :-)



On Mar 5, 2006, at 9:56 AM, Frank Muto wrote:


NYT/WSJ

ATT Inc. is nearing the acquisition of BellSouth Corp. for roughly  
$65
billion, people familiar with the situation said Saturday evening.  
A deal

could be announced as early as Monday, these people said.

Final terms of the deal could not be learned Saturday evening, but  
these
people said ATT Inc. would pay a premium for BellSouth shares of  
at least
15%, valuing the company at $36 per share at least, up from its  
trading
price Friday of $31.46. That would push the total equity value of  
the deal
to at least $65 billion, plus the assumption of an additional $17  
billion of

BellSouth debt.

Spokespeople for BellSouth and ATT declined to comment.

An ATT-BellSouth deal would effectively cleave the nation's telecom
services in two, each vertically integrated with a local phone  
operation,
business services, and wireless unit. And it would effectively  
validate the
vision of competition laid out by the government -- one in which  
traditional
telecom firms compete directly against cable operators rather than  
against
each other. The move would give ATT Inc. sole control over  
Cingular, the

nation's largest wireless operator.

A combination between ATT and BellSouth could have combined market
capitalization of nearly $160 billion, making ATT far larger than  
rival
Verizon. The deal would nonetheless set a showdown between ATT and  
Verizon,
as the two fight to control wireless, the growth portion of the  
telecom

business.

It was the steep growth of Cingular -- joint owned by BellSouth and  
the
former SBC -- that helped push the two firms together, say telecom  
bankers
familiar with the space. As the importance of the wireless business  
grew,
they say, it became inevitable that SBC (which adopted the ATT  
name just

months ago) would consolidate its position in the South.

Put together, the SBC territory would extend from California to  
Florida,
north to Illinois and south to Texas. Combining the two companies'  
current
market capitalizations, ATT would have a market value approaching  
$150

billion, over 50% greater than Verizon.

ATT Chairman and Chief Executive Edward Whitacre has made a name for
himself in the telecommunications industry as a serial acquirer.
Mr. Whitacre is able to boast of a string of acquisitions including  
Pacific
Telesis Corp., Ameritech Corp. and Southern New England  
Telecommunications
Corp. But as he nears retirement the market had been anticipating  
one last
hurrah from him; a BellSouth acquisition by ATT has long been the  
subject

of speculation from analysts, investors and the two companies' rivals.

Still the speedy move to acquire BellSouth came as a surprise so  
soon after

Mr. Whitacre's takeover of ATT Corp. last fall. His company is just
starting to digest the $16 billion acquisition. The former SBC
Communications Inc. took over ATT Corp. and adopted the ATT  
moniker. The
new company dominates nearly every aspect of the industry, from  
high-speed
Internet connections to long-distance phone service, as well as  
wireless.

And Mr. Whitacre now has access to the old
ATT's enterprise business and world-wide network.

Such a deal would likely prompt howls of protest in some quarters  
as it
comes on the heels not only of the ATT-SBC deal but also after  
Verizon
Communications Inc.'s acquisition of MCI. Those deals were approved  
with

only a few minor conditions despite concerns they would lead to higher
prices for business customers.
The wave of mergers has dramatically reshaped the telecom industry,  
and a
purchase of BellSouth would further cement the recreation of the  
old Ma

Bell, which the
government pushed to break up in 1984.

The management of ATT, which has apparently briefed key senior  
government
officials late last week, appears to be betting that the Bush  
administration
and a Bell-friendly Federal Communications Commission won't raise  
too many

obstacles for such a deal, arguing that the companies serve different
geographic regions and do not currently compete with one another in a
significant way.

Although ATT and Verizon's last mergers passed both FCC and Justice
Department review with little major problems, the latest proposed  
merger may
face more hurdles. Recent comments by ATT and BellSouth executives  
about

their intentions to explore new revenue streams from their high-speed
Internet services by introducing two-tier or premium service for  
Internet

content providers. Concerns about those plans and the concept of net
neutrality, or ensuring that consumers have open access to all  
Internet
sites and services and businesses do not find their content slowed,  
has

become a major problems for the Bells in Washington.

Meanwhile, the FCC that will be reviewing the 

Re: [WISPA] VoIP/PBX Gateway appliance

2006-03-05 Thread Rick Smith
Mac, you're right, but the local-dialing problem is the one Johnny's 
trying to solve, with NO CALL FORWARDING involved, which would incur him 
extra charges...  The problem is this company's customers in the local 
area dialing them 9 - 12000 minutes / month, and if they're dialing a 
337-774 number now, there's NO WAY you can get local numbers to that on 
PRIs or BRIs or T-1s - only POTS in Johnny's facility, which then incurs 
huge charges. 

The ONE option I suggested to Johnny was getting an 800#, and call 
forwarding the local 337-774 numbers to that 800#, but then that company 
would pay for the toll-free minutes


No easy away around it at the moment, I'm afraid...

Mac Dearman wrote:

The fact that you may not be able to port that particular number 
shouldnt be a problem. I would never take 100% of the POTS lines out 
of any business any way. Roll that important number into the * box as 
an inbound line only and have it roll over the calls to the VoIP 
lines. It would never do anything but have inbound phone calls coming 
across it and could serve as a backup in case their WISP decided to 
take a vacation during the busy season and the wireless goes down. :)


  J'O - if you have wireless to all his locations now - - you could 
knock out those lohg distance charges to day by carrying his traffic 
across your network. Of course there would be a little ole small fee 
for that eh? :)


Holler if we can help

Mac Dearman
Maximum Access, LLC.
Authorized Barracuda Reseller
MikroTik RouterOS Certified
www.inetsouth.com
www.mac-tel.us
www.RadioResponse.org (Katrina Relief)
Rayville, La.
318.728.8600
318.303.4228
318.303.4229





- Original Message - From: Rick Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 6:11 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] VoIP/PBX Gateway appliance




the problem is, Johnny's in an area where his local C.O. isn't tapped 
by the major LNP-able VOIP or Voice guys.  No one, and I've looked 
and spoken to many, has 337-774 portable...


JohnnyO wrote:


Ok -

#1 - This customer has had the same phone # at this location for 20+ 
years - They do over 17million per year in volume out of this 
location. It's a fuel dock. They rely heavily on inbound calls for 
generating this.


#2 - The customer will not change their phone # - This is NOT an option

#3 - This company does a total of 90+ million / year in revenue and 
as their internet provider - I will not chance losing their accounts.


#4 - I think it's absolutely stupid and a waste of time for them to 
have to dial 337-774- to be able to call the same number by 
dialing 774-. I know that this can be worked around with the 
dialing features.


I have no issues with an asterisk solution - I have the equipment 
on-hand and am currently working with Butch Evans to get this setup. 
At this point in time - The only thing I can do is to bring in POTS 
lines to make this work so we can terminate their phone #s at our 
office.


I am looking for an out of the box appliance that will do this as 
well. I have other clients wanting to come onboard for the hosted 
PBX aspects and VoIP advantages also.


JohnnyO

On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 00:07 -0600, Joe Laura wrote:

Johnny, Im a little confused as to why you do not think this is 
doable. Send me the specific needs for the client and I think we 
can make this happen. You do have wireless to all of these clients 
right? BTW, What do you have against an Asterisk solution?




Superior Wireless
New Orleans,La.
www.superior1.com http://www.superior1.com




- Original Message -
*From:* JohnnyO mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*To:* Mac Dearman mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Cc:* WISPA General List mailto:wireless@wispa.org
*Sent:* Saturday, March 04, 2006 11:45 PM
*Subject:* Re: [WISPA] VoIP/PBX Gateway appliance


Mac - as I stated - None of these #s are local. Which means their
office 7 miles away would have to dial long distance to get their
location in the same 337-774 - FYI - we still have 7 digit
dialing in our area.

This is not just a matter of setting up VoIP - this customer has
specific needs and I have to fill them. We're rolling out a beta
for them at one of their small locations and if all goes well - I
will be able to capture all of their locations - They employ 100+
people and currently have a total of 64 lines combined across all
of their locations.

JohnnyO

On Sat, 2006-03-04 at 19:20 -0600, Mac Dearman wrote:



The Hell you say I can't!   Pick your towns and get the check 
book out  - $50.00 per number

and start talking!!! This includes unlimited long distance as
well as local calls - - -with all the whistles and bells - bar
none!
337 Crowley LA
337 De Ridder LA
337 Lafayette LA
337 Lawtell LA
337 Leesville LA
337 Lake Charles LA
337 New Iberia LA
337 Opelousas LA
337 St Martinville LA

Re: [WISPA] VoIP/PBX Gateway appliance

2006-03-05 Thread Mac Dearman
The * box would provide the all the roll over services needed for actual 
POTS line that has no options via the local ILEC/CLEC. Then the other true 
VoIP lines in the * box could/would service all the outgoing calls.


Example:
Current VIP POTS line rings  - the * box shuffles that call to a VoIP line 
also in the * box that is then answered and leaves the VIP POTS line open 
for other incoming calls. Its really not complicated, but is involved to get 
it all set up. All outgoing calls could be sent via the VoIP so that the VIP 
POTS line is never tied up.


I tell ya again - if you need some help - call me


Mac Dearman
Maximum Access, LLC.
Authorized Barracuda Reseller
MikroTik RouterOS Certified
www.inetsouth.com
www.mac-tel.us
www.RadioResponse.org (Katrina Relief)
Rayville, La.
318.728.8600
318.303.4228
318.303.4229





- Original Message - 
From: Rick Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] VoIP/PBX Gateway appliance


Mac, you're right, but the local-dialing problem is the one Johnny's 
trying to solve, with NO CALL FORWARDING involved, which would incur him 
extra charges...  The problem is this company's customers in the local 
area dialing them 9 - 12000 minutes / month, and if they're dialing a 
337-774 number now, there's NO WAY you can get local numbers to that on 
PRIs or BRIs or T-1s - only POTS in Johnny's facility, which then incurs 
huge charges.
The ONE option I suggested to Johnny was getting an 800#, and call 
forwarding the local 337-774 numbers to that 800#, but then that company 
would pay for the toll-free minutes


No easy away around it at the moment, I'm afraid...

Mac Dearman wrote:

The fact that you may not be able to port that particular number shouldnt 
be a problem. I would never take 100% of the POTS lines out of any 
business any way. Roll that important number into the * box as an inbound 
line only and have it roll over the calls to the VoIP lines. It would 
never do anything but have inbound phone calls coming across it and could 
serve as a backup in case their WISP decided to take a vacation during 
the busy season and the wireless goes down. :)


  J'O - if you have wireless to all his locations now - - you could knock 
out those lohg distance charges to day by carrying his traffic across 
your network. Of course there would be a little ole small fee for that 
eh? :)


Holler if we can help

Mac Dearman
Maximum Access, LLC.
Authorized Barracuda Reseller
MikroTik RouterOS Certified
www.inetsouth.com
www.mac-tel.us
www.RadioResponse.org (Katrina Relief)
Rayville, La.
318.728.8600
318.303.4228
318.303.4229





- Original Message - From: Rick Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 6:11 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] VoIP/PBX Gateway appliance




the problem is, Johnny's in an area where his local C.O. isn't tapped by 
the major LNP-able VOIP or Voice guys.  No one, and I've looked and 
spoken to many, has 337-774 portable...


JohnnyO wrote:


Ok -

#1 - This customer has had the same phone # at this location for 20+ 
years - They do over 17million per year in volume out of this location. 
It's a fuel dock. They rely heavily on inbound calls for generating 
this.


#2 - The customer will not change their phone # - This is NOT an option

#3 - This company does a total of 90+ million / year in revenue and as 
their internet provider - I will not chance losing their accounts.


#4 - I think it's absolutely stupid and a waste of time for them to 
have to dial 337-774- to be able to call the same number by dialing 
774-. I know that this can be worked around with the dialing 
features.


I have no issues with an asterisk solution - I have the equipment 
on-hand and am currently working with Butch Evans to get this setup. At 
this point in time - The only thing I can do is to bring in POTS lines 
to make this work so we can terminate their phone #s at our office.


I am looking for an out of the box appliance that will do this as well. 
I have other clients wanting to come onboard for the hosted PBX aspects 
and VoIP advantages also.


JohnnyO

On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 00:07 -0600, Joe Laura wrote:

Johnny, Im a little confused as to why you do not think this is 
doable. Send me the specific needs for the client and I think we can 
make this happen. You do have wireless to all of these clients right? 
BTW, What do you have against an Asterisk solution?




Superior Wireless
New Orleans,La.
www.superior1.com http://www.superior1.com




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Mac - as I stated - None of these #s are local. Which means their
office 7 

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2006-03-05 Thread Butch Evans

Consumers seeking a real alternative to cable monopolies should ...

 
This has to be the funniest thing I have EVER read.  The newest 
(still growing) behemouth is calling someone ELSE a monopoly?  Give 
me a break!


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Re: [WISPA] How is this for a wireless discription?

2006-03-05 Thread JohnnyO




H - personally I don't like it but the end users may love it. Looks like someone spent a great deal of time on this and I commend them for that. Unfortunately - here the people would look at that picture and get confused and baffled and then we'd end up with double the questions during our explanation ! 

JohnnyO

On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 17:35 -0600, Victoria wrote:


 
http://www.stlbroadband.com/How_It_Works.htm

Victoria Proffer
www.StLouisBroadBand.com
314-974-5600





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