Residential VoIP Service Discussion

[VOIPoTim]

Did you forget to highlight that you also have superb inbound/outbound FAX offerings for the _residential_ plan?!

Or are you going to delete that feature? ;-)

I just forgot about it.

Now if everyone looks back, I said that fax over VoIP would be unreliable when people asked if we were going to match the VT detection on primary number. There are reasons for the things we do. We can't just delete something one we sell it, so need to be sure things will work first

[usa2k]

I will be wanting to stay with the Residential Plan with likely
one-DID with two-REGISTRATIONS.

I would likely drop the FAX and VIRTUAL number.

I would entertain a Pay-As-You-Go outbound FAX Service, I likely have little need,
but even a $1 a fax for no monthly fee would be a comfort to have available.
(Using the file upload feature naturally!)
You could even just make that a no-sign-up feature on your main web page

A Virtual number would be interesting if I could re-point it at a SIP URI.
Forwarding to SIP should not use extra minutes?

I would point Packet8 to the virtual,
and the virtual to sip:mynumber@fwd.pulver.com
and default back to the main VOIPo VMail.

[VOIPoTim]

I'll get back to everyone in a few days regarding multiple registrations. We're looking into a few things with this.

A pay per use fax service is interesting and a possibility for customers who have other services. Kind of tough to do standalone because of merchant fees though.

[usa2k]

Some general chatter on DSLR about multiple registrations:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r202...l-SIP-channels

It is interesting that some don't think such a product could exist.

[gbh2o]

The 'need' for some to legitimately have multiple registrations can be valid. I have accounts that ring devices both at home, and at my second home. Only the first to answer gets the call, but it does not inhibit/interfere with any other use of that account. Calls to your own number are really 'internal' as if to an extension, never touching the PSTN.

The frequent traveler may want to leave the home ATA alone, and available for family use, but still have access while on the road. Some providers will allow a second ATA/registration for that purpose with a similar first answer to the above use. Other providers will even allow a second DID to be assigned for the alternate ATA on the same 'account'

The biggest danger of course is that many will try to abuse such accounts by giving an extra adapter to a party other than a legitimate family member, just to cheat the provider out of what should legitimately be a separate account. Clearly stated volume limits are required to prevent such abuse.

[voxabox]

gbh2o,
thanks, you read my mind(;

[chpalmer]

Wrong post NM