Re: [asterisk-biz] UK Mobile Needed

2010-04-29 Thread Steve Kennedy
On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 02:15:58PM +0100, Chris Bagnall wrote: To everyone whose business has been hurt or impaired by the practices of the big 5 operators in the UK, perhaps you could all sign a petition by following the link below, or attached email: OFCOM is now in consultation to

Re: [asterisk-biz] UK Mobile Needed

2010-04-29 Thread Abdul Hakeem
Chris, I struggle to criticise anything that makes people think twice before phoning my mobile when I have a perfectly good SIP phone on my desk There are millions of people who work depend on their mobile phone as the primary means of contact without the luxury of having a desk, surely they

Re: [asterisk-biz] UK Mobile Needed

2010-04-29 Thread Steve Kennedy
On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 02:40:41PM +0100, Abdul Hakeem wrote: [snip] There's an EU directives in place capping data and roaming charges. It's a bit of saying if I put in more secure locks on my door that would only give the burglar incentive to try another trick !. I believe there's a cap in

Re: [asterisk-biz] UK Mobile Needed

2010-04-29 Thread Abdul Hakeem
Steve, b) The big 5 (and now 6 if you include Virgin) are being firced to open up the central porting database etc to new-entrants. UK01 (Mundio Mobile) are such a player and have interconnects (maybe via a 3rd party) roaming with T-Mobile and porting. c) SS7 lookups are always free and comes

Re: [asterisk-biz] UK Mobile Needed

2010-04-29 Thread Chris Bagnall
There are millions of people who work depend on their mobile phone as the primary means of contact without the luxury of having a desk, surely they have a voice too. Yes, that was one of the points I was making. If the MNOs are forced to decrease termination charges, then they'll make up

Re: [asterisk-biz] UK Mobile Needed

2010-04-29 Thread Dan Journo
Sorry about the top-post. Only just discovered that it annoys people. Shame you cant change Outlook to be more mailing list friendly. -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-biz

Re: [asterisk-biz] UK Mobile Needed

2010-04-29 Thread Dan Journo
I think the USA way of doing things makes life easier for telecoms companies. Charge the caller the same rate for landline and mobile calls. And charge the mobile user for receiving calls. Then the user makes use of inclusive plans to make it more affordable. -Original Message- From:

Re: [asterisk-biz] UK Mobile Needed

2010-04-29 Thread Steve Kennedy
On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 03:19:09PM +0100, Abdul Hakeem wrote: b) The big 5 (and now 6 if you include Virgin) are being firced to open up the central porting database etc to new-entrants. UK01 (Mundio Mobile) are such a player and have interconnects (maybe via a 3rd party) roaming with

Re: [asterisk-biz] UK Mobile Needed

2010-04-29 Thread Vlasis Hatzistavrou (KTI)
Dan Journo wrote: Sorry about the top-post. Only just discovered that it annoys people. Shame you cant change Outlook to be more mailing list friendly. Don't worry, some others are annoyed by bottom posting. You can't keep everyone happy... :) :) Best regards, Vlasis Hatzistavrou. --

[asterisk-biz] Panama's DID and ports..

2010-04-29 Thread Luis Mata
Hey, Folks: Am looking for DID's in Panama city and also ports for unlimited local service. Please send me prices and rates. Luis B. Mata http://www.ocntechnologies.com 954-889-8626 -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation

Re: [asterisk-biz] UK Mobile Needed

2010-04-29 Thread Chris Bagnall
I think the USA way of doing things makes life easier for telecoms companies. Charge the caller the same rate for landline and mobile calls. And charge the mobile user for receiving calls. So the mobile owner has to pay to receive calls from unscrupulous telemarketers they never wanted to

Re: [asterisk-biz] UK Mobile Needed

2010-04-29 Thread Dan Journo
So the mobile owner has to pay to receive calls from unscrupulous telemarketers they never wanted to hear from in the first place? I've never felt the US approach of charging the caller to *receive* calls seemed very fair to me. I didn't say it was fair to the consumer. I said its easier

[asterisk-biz] Friday 12 Noon EDT: Media5fone Mobile SIP Client Symbian S60 iPhone

2010-04-29 Thread Randy R
Hi, If I was going to post this as an iPhone-only SIP client, I'd expect loud booing and hissing, but Media5 mobile SIP client is available for the Symbian S60 platform, too, or will be shortly. Interested? To join us and hear about Media5 form Pascal Dore, see http://vuc.me Speaking of mobile,