I still believe that there's no money in voip for the service provider. Not
in the long term.
The money will be in the ability to offer good voip capacity but not the
voip it's self.
Yeah, I know, there are people making money with voip. I heard that song
and dance about hot spots too. IF you are one of the few out that with just
the right model, capabilities, market etc. good for you.
For the rest of the WISP market, there's far more money to be made over the
years offering transport. Especially if the trend for DSL and cable
companies to mess up other people's voip continues.
Here's the real nail in the coffin of voip:
http://im.yahoo.com/feat_voice.php;_ylt=AlRactYLuOa7.Wxwqq5epPBwMMIF
And that's just ONE provider. More are bound to come.
Marlon
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Shoemaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 8:00 AM
Subject: [WISPA] VoIP as a service offering
With last week's discussion on the ability of different product lines to
support simultaneous VoIP calls, I'd like to start a discussion on VoIP as
a service offering. First, a little introduction. I'm in the planning
stages of an ISP. I intend to target small/medium businesses (no
residential) in an area that is served with other technologies (DSL). I
am currently working part time doing IT for a group of small businesses,
and was just about sold on a WISP last year that offered a voice/data plan
as a package that would have saved money. We ended up not switching after
reading about some of the pending lawsuits against the service provider!
What I am trying to figure out is the best way to offer VoIP services to
my customers. My main selling points on my Internet services will be
reliability, service, and flexibility. And yes, I do intend to back these
up. In the small business sector, it will be much easier to sell a highly
reliable Internet connection to a customer if it's providing more than
just access for lunchtime web browsing. Integrating voice and data will
both save the customer money and justify the cost of the "dedicated"
Internet line.
So, how are the service providers out there doing it now? Acting as a
reseller for a larger VoIP provider? Do you offer customers any PBX-like
features or just dial access? Looking for suggestions, things to avoid,
and a little experience here. Thanks!
Patrick
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