Comments on: In less than an hour, set up a VoIP service provider http://saunderslog.com/2007/01/09/in-less-than-an-hour-set-up-a-voip-service-provider/ A daily round table on the tech industry with experts and callers from all over the globe. Join us as we pick apart the news and get to the meat of what\'s happening out there. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:19:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Kanti Purohit http://saunderslog.com/2007/01/09/in-less-than-an-hour-set-up-a-voip-service-provider/#comment-107576 Kanti Purohit Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:44:14 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/01/09/in-less-than-an-hour-set-up-a-voip-service-provider/#comment-107576 Moshe, Thanks. I am getting familiar with your beta - and I am impressed with the broad range of functionality and features. No actual accounts and test calls made yet - I just started this afternoon. With respect to the rates, do you plan to allow third party termination services? Moshe,
Thanks. I am getting familiar with your beta - and I am impressed with the broad range of functionality and features. No actual accounts and test calls made yet - I just started this afternoon.

With respect to the rates, do you plan to allow third party termination services?

]]> By: Moshe Maeir http://saunderslog.com/2007/01/09/in-less-than-an-hour-set-up-a-voip-service-provider/#comment-106569 Moshe Maeir Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:28:05 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/01/09/in-less-than-an-hour-set-up-a-voip-service-provider/#comment-106569 Kanti Hi, You are right in general - but I think you will be surprised in our case. Right now we are letting you try the services for free and you will only pay 1 cent a minute over the first 1000 minutes. In the future you will find that we will enable you to offer sophisticated voice services for costs less than a basic dial tone service like Vonage etc. Our intentions are to help the little guys communicate like the big guys! Stay tuned! Kanti Hi,
You are right in general - but I think you will be surprised in our case. Right now we are letting you try the services for free and you will only pay 1 cent a minute over the first 1000 minutes.

In the future you will find that we will enable you to offer sophisticated voice services for costs less than a basic dial tone service like Vonage etc. Our intentions are to help the little guys communicate like the big guys!
Stay tuned!

]]> By: Kanti Purohit http://saunderslog.com/2007/01/09/in-less-than-an-hour-set-up-a-voip-service-provider/#comment-102667 Kanti Purohit Sun, 14 Jan 2007 15:53:26 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/01/09/in-less-than-an-hour-set-up-a-voip-service-provider/#comment-102667 Alec: I have been looking for the right "whit label" ITSP provider for some time but haven't found one yet. Flat Planet looks right but not much information about rate plans is avaible on their website. Also, when I went to their website to sign-up, I got an error. The trouble with most "white label" ITSP providers is that they "lock you in" to their own per-minute termination rates which are 100% to 200% higher than what is available in the open market. Also, their unlimited rate plans are higher than what is available on the open market. With this situation, you just can't make money when companies like AxVoice are offering US and Canda unlimited plans for $19/month. In general, lower the up-front cost, higher the rates. I like one ITSP white label provider's rate plan but their set up fee is $5000 and they require committing to "high" subscriptions per month. I'll like to hear other's views as well as a response from Flat Planet. Thanks. Alec:

I have been looking for the right “whit label” ITSP provider for some time but haven’t found one yet.
Flat Planet looks right but not much information about rate plans is avaible on their website. Also, when I went to their website to sign-up, I got an error.

The trouble with most “white label” ITSP providers is that they “lock you in” to their own per-minute termination rates which are 100% to 200% higher than what is available in the open market. Also, their unlimited rate plans are higher than what is available on the open market. With this situation, you just can’t make money when companies like AxVoice are offering US and Canda unlimited plans for $19/month.

In general, lower the up-front cost, higher the rates. I like one ITSP white label provider’s rate plan but their set up fee is $5000 and they require committing to “high” subscriptions per month.

I’ll like to hear other’s views as well as a response from Flat Planet.

Thanks.

]]> By: The Flat Planet and a Phone! » Blog Archive » VoIP is Flattening the Planet! http://saunderslog.com/2007/01/09/in-less-than-an-hour-set-up-a-voip-service-provider/#comment-99864 The Flat Planet and a Phone! » Blog Archive » VoIP is Flattening the Planet! Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:36:09 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/01/09/in-less-than-an-hour-set-up-a-voip-service-provider/#comment-99864 [...] Edit - Alec also published a very nice post about us. [...] [...] Edit - Alec also published a very nice post about us. [...]

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