Unlimited Plan For Resellers

[usa2k]

If I rephrase/paraphrase what your said ... do you mean:

Purchase DIDs for $5/month with 'unlimited'/soft cap incoming, and metered outgoing.

Was that the proposal?

$5.00 DID
$1.00 E911
$5.50 If 500 minutes get used
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$11.00 typical monthly

Likely less because incoming would account for part of the typical 500 minute usage.

PLEASE CORRECT MISUNDERSTANDINGS.

Would this mean you could start the customer on $5 DID, then switch to $1 DID pricing if you see the usage is acceptable? That may not be in VOIPo's best interest.

[VOIPoTim]

Well the idea is that some people seem to be concerned about the metered usage. This is just an alternative that we're looking at to help with that. Def not able to do this kind of thing with outgoing, but incoming there is a little room.

It would be structured where you have to choose one or the other $1 + $0.01/min or $5 unlimited with softcap and that number couldn't be changed from one to the other.

[usa2k]

It would be structured where you have to choose one or the other $1 + $0.01/min or $5 unlimited with softcap and that number couldn't be changed from one to the other.

Somehow I missed this answer. Sounds like a great option!

Not likely appropriate for a Business Plan.

[usa2k]

With such an Unlimited Inbound Plan,
the inbound and outbound will need separate minute totals.

I imagine this is a rethink of your billing system.
(Remember Tim, you suggested it, so now we want the option )

[VOIPoTim]

With such an Unlimited Inbound Plan,
the inbound and outbound will need separate minute totals.

I imagine this is a rethink of your billing system.
(Remember Tim, you suggested it, so now we want the option )

It would be pretty easy to do. The unlimited minutes just wouldn't count in the totals at all.

[usa2k]

Would we be able to know if inbound minutes were being abused?

[VOIPoTim]

Would we be able to know if inbound minutes were being abused?

That would be something likely for the reseller reporting...not so much for billing. Easier to keep separated.

[usa2k]

Recap my thoughts

200 In/300 Out

$1.00 DID
$1.00 E911
$5.50 Inbound/Outbound
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$7.50

200 In/300 Out

$5.00 DID
$1.00 E911
$3.30 Outbound
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$8.30

To avoid abuse:

• You could offer Resellers two options:
  
  • $5 = DID Inbound Unlimited
  • $1 = DID Metered In/Out:
  
  
• Make it all or nothing
  
  • You could switch from one billing mode to the other
    
    • On Reseller monthly billing date.
    • Or perhaps a 30 day minimum period once selected.
    
    
  • You can only use one billing mode for ALL clients.
    
    • No mix and match tricks.
    
    
  
  

[usa2k]

That would be something likely for the reseller reporting...not so much for billing. Easier to keep separated.

Thinking more ...

Also thinking separate Inbound/Outbound totals would make it easier for Resellers to promote Unlimited Incoming without using $5 DIDs. Vonage does not limit inbound, and that is the competition.

Maybe Tabs like you have on Call History: All, Incoming, Outgoing.

[usa2k]

Out of curiosity, if we could do an "unlimited" (with softcap) price on the DIDs of something around $5, but still stay usage-based/measured on the outgoing, is that something that would ease some fears?

In Tier 0 and Tier 1 areas, we could probably work that in.

Any chance this may yet be considered?