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Re: Asterisk progress


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: Asterisk progress
  • From: "patricklidstone" <patrick@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 19:12:14 -0000
  • Mailing-list: list ukha_d@xxxxxxx; contact ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "K. C. Li" <li@l...> wrote:
> On Wed, 7 May 2003, Dan wrote:
>
> > You can start right now.. just open an account and use one of the
free SIP
> > soft phones (X-Lite from www.xten.com) or SJPhone (from
www.sjlabs.com).
> > On the FWD help site you will find the configuration mode for
each
> > compatible phone...
>
> Being rather cynical, how do FWD make a living?
>

Loss leader? They have the opportunity to establish ownership of a
pseudo number-range for VoIP. If it does end up being adopted by the
masses, the relatively modest costs of running an online business pay
off big time - micropayments for directory listing, directory access,
premium number allocation, service provision, demographics - the
whole shooting match? That's my (completely speculative) take on it.

I can see one big problem for VoIP: the fact that it has a low fixed
cost associated with it means telesales calls could reach a new all
time high, infinitely worse (and more intrusive) than spam - and very
little you can do about it...

Patrick



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