Quote from: Taoman on August 20, 2018, 02:23:45 PM
If noobs pick up the wrong terminology here and then go to a Service Provider and start requesting an origination plan or termination plan things can get confusing because I guarantee the VoIP provider knows the correct meaning of those terms.
Pop Quiz: Show me on the page of any consumer service website (e.g. Circlenet,
Voip.ms, or Callcentric) where you sign up for new service, where you'll
need to know the word "termination" in advance to order outgoing service. When it does show up, it's usually paired/clarified with the word "outbound", "outgoing", or something similar.
It's really not a consumer-grade word. I never saw it used in POTS world. Doesn't show up on cable company phone "deals," either. Wholesalers and ITSPs need it, and ITSPs often carry it over to their consumer sites, but when they do, it rarely stands alone.
For non-technical English speakers, "originate" is synonymous with "begin," "make," "initiate," etc.
I appreciate your desire for clarity, but context is king.