Re: UKDDI you can email Dave for more info: dave@3c.co.uk -Avi On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 1:29 AM, Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd] < cal.leeming@simplicitymedialtd.co.uk> wrote:
Thank you everyone for the feedback, here is a few comments;
@Avi - ukddi.com was down on the first visit, and I couldn't find much trading history behind the company.. The website now redirects to http://www.3c.co.uk but contains very little info. Duedil shows a 'Compulsory strike off' for 3c Limited, the address on the website shows different to the one on company records, and the registered address appears to be a residential. The site also contains no contact info, the whois shows a gmail address as the email contact, and the website is registered to an individual rather than a company (which is actually against Nominet rules!). Now interestingly, his domain points to 'telng.com' which is actually owned by Hello Telecom.. other people associated with TelNG are also connected with Hello Telecom. Either way, all these things set off a lot of alarm bells :/
@Vallimamod VoIPTalk (otherwise known as Telappliant) is for consumer/b2b, not really carrier grade trunking. Although they are re-selling Voxbone without the spend commitment, they are still just another reseller.
@Luke Ah, now we had actually spoken with AQL on several occasions, but I was not overly impressed with their legal and sales teams (took weeks of emails to get clear/concise answers). Their concurrent channel charges were quite expensive, and overall we were left with a bad taste from it. However, that being said, they are certainly a reputable company and I couldn't find any negative reviews on them. We didn't get to the inter-op stage so I can't directly comment on service quality, but from what I could tell, their services seemed pretty solid.
Cal
On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 8:13 PM, Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd] < cal.leeming@simplicitymedialtd.co.uk> wrote:
Hello everyone,
I've been recently reviewing several DID providers, and looking for some feedback.
I appreciate this isn't totally on topic for FreeSWITCH, but over the last few months I've found the community feedback to be invaluable - so I'm hoping it might open up a good discussion.
I would be really interested to hear other peoples experiences with their DID providers, as much detail as possible.
There are several providers we've looked at, but they are either reselling others services, or do not deliver the service quality we are looking for.
The criteria I've been looking for is;
* Able to provide either US or UK numbers * Exposes an API that allows control of purchasing and routing * Guarantees premium call quality, good latency, and inbound CLI. * Does NOT operate on a market/exchange basis * Trading as a telecoms provider for more than 5 years * Has a reputable name within the community or industry
So far, I have only found the following providers that meet this criteria;
* Hello Telecom - UK numbers only, ITSPA registered, no charges for minutes, rental or concurrent channels. No minimum charges. Excellent call quality/latency, no CLI problems, and almost no downtime in the last 6 months. However, they do not offer a sane purchasing API which makes automation difficult, and interop with FS has been somewhat painful.
* Simwood - UK numbers only, ITSPA registered. Slightly more expensive but still very fair. Currently at inter-op stage, so can't comment further - but they seem very good so far.
* Voxbone - Most numbers, ITSPA registered. Extremely high minimum spend, difficult to justify unless you already have existing traffic.
* BT - UK numbers only (I think), ITSPA registered (of course lol).. Over 9000 pages of inter-op and around £10k in set up fees.
Thanks in advance
Cal
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