Unlimited Plan For Resellers

[livepublicity]

Conversely, I'd be happy pursuing a Residential only market where I pay a $10 flat monthly fee, and charge $15 to my customers. VOIPo is then taking the greater risk, but then VOIPo has the wider law of averages to make such a thing possible. Your auditing process could pass alerts to Resellers, and Resellers could do the footwork. The Reseller website could even push $20/month, and have special sales to get in at $15.

The only way I see Business accounts working is to charge by the minute. With a mark-up, I'm not sure how much of a market would exist. The Residential market is still a huge area that should keep on growing. Residential looks like the way to begin unless the Reseller is well connected with industry, and already has a physical presence in their factories and offices.

Just my 2 cents.

I would like to see something like this, where we get $10 per every acct high usage or not, that way voipo don't take all the loses.

[usa2k]

I've reconsidered my strategy, and think I have a good case for pushing a limited minute plan. Something that can contrast with the Vonage 500 minute plan.

I just wish there was forthcoming an API that could be used to get my key data from VOIPo, and even better, would let me place orders through web automation too. Baby steps ...

Too many people offering Unlimited, and By-the-minute. I want to be different.

Currently I am researching small business advice in MI,
and have begun a website design using Drupal.
Look like it will use Drupal/Ubercart/Secure Pages, and Authorize.net

[livepublicity]

optonline .net / cablevision .com offers small business and homes unlimited, since they offer internet service the phone is cheaper and the extra line too.

I need to offer something equal or competitive in NY/NJ/PA/MA/CT/ Long Island market.
I understand that i can target the low uses customers but i don't want to deal with overcharges.
Does the VOIPO reseller panel can be configure to stop at let say 500 min, to avoid problems?


thanks

[usa2k]

Does the VOIPO reseller panel can be configure to stop at let say 500 min, to avoid problems?

Try setting it a couple minutes over what is used and see what it does.
I am betting it will not stop service.

SUGGESTION:

• The Minutes limit be a Hard limit. Call it Hard Limit.
• Add a Soft Limit that will trigger an email advisory

The those that want a hard 500 minute limit can set the Hard limit to 500 and perhaps get warned when 470 is reached.

The other key pieces of data would be

• XX days of XX total.
• If it is 05 days of 31 total be afraid!
• If it is 30 days of 31 total not so bad

All such data should appear in the alert email.

[livepublicity]

That sound good once i get a beta account, lol.
Let see if i can test one out.

thanks for the info.

[usa2k]

I set an account to one minute over its current usage.

I made a call, and waited a minute for the call to show up.
Now the account is decremented to 0 remaining.
Another test call took it to -1.
A third call took it to -2.

The current minutes setting do not take any kind of action that I know about.

[livepublicity]

uhmm, idk yet i never test on the reseller panel.

[VOIPoTim]

Does the VOIPO reseller panel can be configure to stop at let say 500 min, to avoid problems?


thanks

Yes, there is automatic limiting available in vPanel. Once hit, all calls go to busy signal. It will not cut someone off while in a call, but would prevent calls once it's hit.

All major players in the residential VoIP market have softcaps on their unlimited plans (generally 3K or 5K minutes and if you hit those, they will terminate service". With VOIPo, our softcap is 3K. Our average residential user uses around 400 minutes per month and the published national average for landlines was 472 the last I checked.

[livepublicity]

Yes, there is automatic limiting. Once hit, all calls go to busy signal. It will not cut someone off while in a call, but would prevent calls once it's hit.

All major players in the residential VoIP market have softcaps on their unlimited plans (generally 3K or 5K minutes and if you hit those, they will terminate service". With VOIPo, our softcap is 3K. Our average residential user uses around 400 minutes per month and the published national average for landlines was 472 the last I checked.

No they don't cut it, in my business i used to have it and i was running an international and local calling center (phone booth) and my usage was high.
My family has a business using them too, I'm going to get the web access to see how many minutes they used.
If you read my previous posts this is what i have in my home any doubt i can proof it and i don't get cut off all my service works fine all the time.
From 11/01/2009 to 11/30/2009
Total Number of Minutes: 3605:20
Total Number of Calls: 430

From 12/01/2009 to 12/30/2009
Total Number of Minutes: 3884:00
Total Number of Calls: 640

From 01/01/2010 to 01/30/2010
Total Number of Minutes: 8088:26
Total Number of Calls: 627

This month so far
From 02/01/2010 to 02/05/2010
Total Number of Minutes: 1069:55
Total Number of Calls: 75

[VOIPoTim]

No they don't cut it, in my business i used to have it and i was running an international and local calling center (phone booth) and my usage was high.
My family has a business using them too, I'm going to get the web access to see how many minutes they used.
If you read my previous posts this is what i have in my home any doubt i can proof it and i don't get cut off all my service works fine all the time.
From 11/01/2009 to 11/30/2009
Total Number of Minutes: 3605:20
Total Number of Calls: 430

From 12/01/2009 to 12/30/2009
Total Number of Minutes: 3884:00
Total Number of Calls: 640

From 01/01/2010 to 01/30/2010
Total Number of Minutes: 8088:26
Total Number of Calls: 627

This month so far
From 02/01/2010 to 02/05/2010
Total Number of Minutes: 1069:55
Total Number of Calls: 75

Are you talking about a discount residential VoIP service or a service provided by a cable company? Big difference.