ccowling
join:2007-11-14
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Re: [Other] Flat rate US calls
Thanks for replying so quickly (i'll go in reverse for a sec here)
Did I guess right? Yes, thats me. To be honest I didn't even know that article still existed. I guess once in the news, always in the news.  , except where it says faktortel.com.au it's faktortel.com for the US...
Telstra is like your "Verizon" it's the largest telco in Australia, so I suppose when you accuse them of tampering with their routers to block VOIP it's something that sticks around. 
IMHO I think you walked the tightrope well with the post Thanks, as you can see, i'm a whirlpool rep in Australia (Whirlpool being basically our biggest broadband forum) and have a pretty bright aura (rating) on there, so i'm used to making sure things are done right as i'm more then aware that Forums aren't looked kindly upon as a place for spammers...
A fee per call service is an interesting approach We've had this for a while in Australia and it's very popular, basically it allows you to pay for only what you use which is nice for people with lower spends. We do offer unlimited calls for a set price per month to meet the rest of the market, but I really hadn't seen a flat "Dime Per Call" plan in the US yet, which seemed really odd to us anyway.
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RockyBB
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join:2005-01-31
Longmont, CO
| g'day, mate. I've never been down under to see for myself, but here in the States water runs downhill. With a pay per call service, in the middle of a very competitive market, you will attract not the low spend crowd, but the long talk crowd. You will move a lot of minutes from other providers to your service, but as you have no fee they will not cancel their other service. They will keep the other guy for incoming and short calls, and use you only for their predictable long calls. Sheilas who now feel slightly guilty for tying up the phone for 45 minutes, will feel no guilt for extending their conversations. If your termination costs are $0.005 they will break you with calls lasting more than 20 minutes. IMO excessive consumption of Fosters and Vegemite lead to bad business decisions ... we yanks will smoke 'ya. |
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usa2k
Please PRAY for Rebekah
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join:2003-01-26
Canton, MI
clubs: | Rocky has a funny accent! |
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PX Eliezer
Premium
join:2008-08-09
New Jersey
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·Callcentric
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said by RockyBB  :g'day, mate. I've never been down under to see for myself, but here in the States water runs downhill. Down there it runs uphill---they are nearer to the South Pole!
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jay_rm
join:2002-04-12
Netville
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said by RockyBB : IMO excessive consumption of Fosters and Vegemite lead to bad business decisions I don't think anybody in Oz actually drinks Fosters - make it a VB, mate !
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jester121
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL
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·ViaTalk
| said by jay_rm :I don't think anybody in Oz actually drinks Fosters - make it a VB, mate ! Oh, HELL yes. I drank so much VB in a 3 week period that my girlfriend was threatening to drop me off at detox on the way home from the airport. |
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