[VoiceOps] SMS enabled DIDs

[Eric Hiller]

We are a facilities based CLEC, so we are the "DID provider" and have our
own SPID. Does this change anything?

On Thu, April 28, 2011 1:31 pm, Troy Davis wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 6:59 PM, Eric Hiller <clec at cygnustel.com> wrote:
>> So any idea what Syniverse or Verisign charges to act as your gateway
>> provider? High monthly commits?
>
> The monthly minimums are extremely negotiable, especially with a
> well-reasoned argument. It's a typical enterprise sales process -
> start high, adjust, and use whatever ammo you have (from the customer
> or from corporate) to get a deal done.
>
> You won't get in with $100/mo but it doesn't need to be $2500. And the
> process is convoluted enough that if you aren't spending a few hundred
> $$ a month, it's too much work for them to do the interop with
> you/your DID provider anyway. At that volume you'd be better off
> getting one or more upstreams to work with them, or buying from
> someone who already presents their own SMS access.
>
> Troy
>
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