Proposed solution post-GV, please point out any errors ??
SteveInWA:
Quote from: KAura on May 05, 2014, 03:43:59 pm
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However, they offered free DIDs before and then (last April?) they suddenly stopped offering them and everyone who had a free DID lost their number.
There is also the additional requirement of calling at least
once every three months and spending a little money to
keep your free DID -- disaster waiting to happen...
I agree with nitzan that this is pure marketing, and not a
good example at that.
This is a complete non-issue. If you are going to get a free NY DID from Callcentric, just use it at least one time in three months. Receive one call. If you can't manage to do that, then you really have no need for the number. Think about it. You are tying up one of their numbers, for free. Isn't it reasonable to actually use it once in a while?
Bottom line: pick a service provider (or two) that meets your individual needs and use it/them. There's no need to keep 3,4, or more SPs active over the long haul. Make a decision. It's not that hard.
SteveInWA:
The Story of the Kid in the Candy Store
Once upon a time, there was a kid named vtsnaab. He had a wealthy uncle, who gave him an unlimited supply of candy bars, in return for spending time looking at advertisements. One day, his uncle told him that he had a terminal illness, and he had six months to live, and that vtsnaab had better find a new place to get candy. Vtsnaab refused to accept that this was going to happen; after all, he loved getting all that free candy, even if he didn't really love his uncle.
He waited and waited, month after month, to see if it would really come to pass. Finally, in the last few weeks before his uncle would die, he realized that he needed to find a new source. He asked around, and got many opinions about candy stores. Each person he asked told him about a new candy store, and he wanted to know everything there was about each one. As it turned out, all the candy stores sold or even gave away some of the same candy, some of it fresher or tastier than the others, but overall, there was an abundance of candy available. Vtsnaab just didn't know how to make a decision, so he kept asking everyone, every day, for more opinions, and he had more and more questions. People grew tired of these endless questions, over and over and over, for something a simple as candy. Soon, vtsnaab had asked so many people the same questions, so many times, and he got so many new answers, that he kept collecting more and more samples of candy. All the sampling gave him a huge sugar high, but it didn't help him just make a decision. In fact, it made him even more indecisive and confused.
On his uncle's last day, vtsnaab visited him at his deathbed. His uncle asked, "I found out that you've been eating all my candy, and throwing the ads in the trash, instead of reading them. So, you greedy, ungrateful little SOB, where are you going to get your candy now, hunh?" Vtsnaab sobbed, and said "Uncle, I am so sorry! I never realized how lucky I was to have one kind and generous man who made decisions for me, and gave me what I needed, even when I didn't understand or appreciate it! I love you! Please, please, what should I do?"
His uncle strained to speak, looked him in the eyes, and said: "Kid, go to my old buddy Melvin's candy store. Tell him you were my nephew, and he'll take care of everything for you, because obviously, you are too stupid to think for yourself! And, ya wanna know what did me in? Diabetes, heart disease and kidney failure from eating too much candy. Get outside and get some exercise for cryin' out loud!" With that, he let out a faint gasp, and passed on.
vtsnaab:
Oooh looky - I'm so excited !!!
More snarky, unhelpful, hyper-critical non-input from Stevein waah-waah-waah.
Gee, thanks. (NOT.)
Suggestion:
Either post something helpful, or find someone else to get snarky with - I have no use for your nasty rubbish.
vtsnaab:
I have searched (but may not know what to search for) and remain uncertain of how one sets up AND makes use of - separate outbound only services aside of SP1 & 2 on an Obi110.
I would like all of my outbound calls to use CircleNet and to be able to choose Localphone every now and then instead.
The details of my other choices have been posted twice in this thread (BEFORE Mr. Steve-the-flamer had to dirty up the thread with his usual, useless trash...) and I will still very much appreciate for anyone to make HELPFUL suggestions or to show me any errors made in my desired choices.
Thank you.
PS:
On most other forums there is an 'ignore' feature which allows one to hide posts by trolls and such; this board needs that feature.
(As it is, I simply stop reading and then skip to whatever comes AFTER anything posted by this Steve creature-feature...)
SteveInWA:
The Kid in the Candy Store, Chapter Two
Despondent over the loss of his benefactor uncle, vtsnaab realized that candy was going to kill him, too. He settled on Snickers bars, given that they really satisfied, or so he was told. But, rather than learn his lesson about making a decision and living with it, he turned his attention to his telephone service. Again, he was confronted with so many options! He kept asking for advice. In fact, he was up to 60 posts on his favorite forum, spread all over the place, asking everyone who who would answer for advice. There were so many smart, friendly, nerdy guys, who loved to share their knowledge, and thanks to a peculiar phenomenon, known as "Male Answer Syndrome", as long as he kept praising them, and asking more questions, he got more and more information. Soon, he had read about SIP ITSPs, DIDs, dial plans, digit maps, voice gateways, PBXs, Raspberry Pie (mmmmm, good), sipsorcery, whatever the hell that was, and his head was throbbing. Yet, he just couldn't stop asking more questions. People tried to tell him what to do, but it just made him suspicious. He wanted to stop, but he just couldn't.
Wandering through town, he came upon a big, fat Siamese cat, chillin' with a game of Angry Birds, after a night out on the prowl. He had read that Siamese are the smartest, friendliest, most people-oriented cats of all, and this one looked like he had no problem staying well fed, so he decided to ask him for advice.
"Hi Kitty", he said to the cat. "Wassup, my man? It's MISTER Bluescat to you", the Siamese said. "Mister Bluescat, I need advice. I'm trying to figure out what to do, now that Google Voice is abandoning me. I've asked so, so many questions, and it just makes me feel like I need to find out more and more, before I make a decision. One guy gave me $3.00 to try his service, so I felt obligated to use it all up--I mean, why throw free money away? Another guy promised me the cheapest rates, but his service didn't work so well. Another guy seems really friendly, and keeps bragging about his stuff, and trash-talking about his competitors, but his server is in friggin' Amsterdam, for chrissake, and I could buy the same stuff anywhere else, and, I mean, some of these guys are so nice, I think they might be pedophiles. Another guy's service looked fantastic, but he wants me to pay with PayPal, and I hate PayPal, so screw him. And... "SHUUUUUT UP!!! yeowled Bluescat, swiping him with a paw, and drawing some blood. "Like my friend Cat-erina says...seriously, STFU!"
"Jeeeeez, you are such a wussy. When's the last time you got laid?" "Um, it's been a really long time", said vtsnaaab. "I mean, I want to, but I spend too much time debating whether or not to ask the girl, and whether or not I bought the right condoms, or the right aftershave, and then she gets bored with me and she dumps me." "Listen", said Bluescat. "I get more tail than you'll ever get. Why? People think cats have nine lives. But really, we just have an amazing level of situational awareness... thass' right! We assess the situation, then we make a decision based on our hardwired genetics and our life experiences, and, we...POUNCE! Ah mean, we just GO for it, man! No pussy-footin' around. Lemme ask ya: what beer do you drink?" "Hunh?" said vtsnaab. "Well, um, I drink whatever's cheapest. I just want to get high. You know, Old Milwaukee, Natural Lite, Rainier, that sort of stuff. It isn't all that satisfying, and I have to drink a lot of it, but it gets the job done." "GAAAAACK!!!" Bluescat spit up a hairball. "Listen: you spend all that money on beer that tastes like cat piss. I should know; I have to lick myself every day. Why not drink a little less, but enjoy it more? You live in the craft brewing capitol of the United States! Go to your local hangout and order a nice mug of Manny's Georgetown Ale. Yeeeooow! Das some awesome shit! Then, pick up some Ninkasi Total Domination IPA, and some Fremont Summer Ale, and hey, maybe some Deschutes Black Butte Porter. Man, now we're talkin'. With the money you saved, instead of buying two cases of that cheap dishwater swill, you can afford to get yerself some decent SIP. Quit messing around, trying to save a couple of bucks a month. That's for losers, man. Sign up for a free inbound NY DID from Callcentric, or hey, be a playah, and sign up for a local phone number. Sign up for their North America 500 plan for outbound calling plus E911 for $6.95/month. Or, go with voip.ms. We're talkin' quality and reliability, with great customer support. Your choice. Hey, you got yerself a OBi, man. Sign up for some cheap-ass outbound calling with Localphone, too. You don't need more than that. Done! Quit strokin' yo' dick and get out there!" Vtsnaab thanked Bluescat for his sage advice, promised to get his shit together, and strutted off, just like a cat with his tail held high.
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