[Freeswitch-users] Billing options

Thu Jan 30 18:33:35 MSK 2014

Haha yeah, had a few run-ins with x-on in the past, fun times :P

Let us know how you get on - and feel free to join in on the Friday
conference call, there's always people there happy to give their two cents.

Cal

On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 3:09 PM, Callum Guy <callum.guy at x-on.co.uk> wrote:

> Thanks Dan - it'll take me a while to digest the docs on your website, and
> i'm actually watching your screencast on youtube at the moment to try and
> get a feel for the systems features and how it might integrate.
>
> Also thanks for your response Cal, the self build would indeed be my
> preferred choice. In all honesty i'm mailing for my own interest at this
> time so i should probably have remembered to send from my personal
> address.. Highly amused by "X-on finally realized their systems need
> upgrading huh? ;)" - have you dealt with my employer before?! X-on are,
> of course, always upgrading our systems.
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> On 30 January 2014 14:57, Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd] <
> cal.leeming at simplicitymedialtd.co.uk> wrote:
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>> Hi Callum,
>>
>> X-on finally realized their systems need upgrading huh? ;)
>>
>>  I spent some time researching this after I found FS, and quickly came
>> to the conclusion that building our own was pretty much the best way
>> forward if you want full control. There are tons of options out there, the
>> only one that even came close to what we wanted was ITSPtec, and even that
>> wasn't very good.
>>
>> If you have a talented team of in-house programmers, then build your own
>> and be prepared to spend 6 months minimum before you have anything close to
>> a working beta. There are several ways you can do this, but seriously this
>> is not a small task and there are an unbelievable amount of things to take
>> into consideration.
>>
>> If you want something out of the door quickly, review the
>> features/pros/cons of each available solution and decide which one best
>> fits your needs.
>>
>> Cal
>>
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>> On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Callum Guy <callum.guy at x-on.co.uk>wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Avi, that looks like a neat little solution for billing.
>>> Unfortunately my requirements are for pre and post-pay billing and rating
>>> so i'm looking for options for a comprehensive package.
>>>
>>> I'm having a good look at the products listed on the wiki page
>>> http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Billing_Solutions of which ASTPP looks
>>> the best so far but i'm not finding answers in the documentation so i'm
>>> reaching out to the community for peoples experience.
>>>
>>> Thanks again
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>>> On 30 January 2014 11:36, Avi Marcus <avi at avimarcus.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I ended up writing my own rating system...
>>>>
>>>> It sets the rate before hand, has a channel limit per account, and will
>>>> schedule a cutoff when the balance reaches 0.
>>>> It's not perfect for pre-bill (when you allow multiple channels and
>>>> it's near 0 balance) but it's pretty good and has a full trail in the CDRs
>>>> (as long as nothing crashes...)
>>>>
>>>> <action application="log" data="DEBUG Setting user outbound channel limit to 3."/>
>>>> <action application="limit" data="hash outbound 1435 3"/>
>>>> <action application="log" data="DEBUG Remaining for 1 channel: 543 minutes - 32597 seconds."/>
>>>> <action application="export" data="nolocal:api_on_answer=sched_transfer +32597 ${uuid} cutoff_incall"/>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -Avi
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 3:29 PM, Callum Guy <callum.guy at x-on.co.uk>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have been looking at some options for handling pre and post pay
>>>>> billing operations and wanted to ask the community for any feedback they
>>>>> might have.
>>>>>
>>>>> The obvious starting choice would be mod_nibblebill however i am
>>>>> unclear about the maturity of this module and its flexibility with ever
>>>>> changing rates and destinations, although I could probably work around it
>>>>> if stable. Part of me also wonders if inclusion of billing in heartbeat
>>>>> events is going to affect performance at peak times.
>>>>>
>>>>> Another option being considered is the following and i'd be keen to
>>>>> hear from anyone with experience of this software:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://portaone.com/portabilling/
>>>>>
>>>>> It offers complete pre and post pay billing solution via radius,
>>>>> sounds like a clean and simple implementation but i'm struggling to anyone
>>>>> who has used it for a realistic review!
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Callum
>>>>>
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