Kanuri, Seshu (Company IT)
2005-Apr-20 06:46 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] Which free calling card app most suited forcommercial use?
My opinion is that both are Crap. Both of them have a flaw in their base design, which is difficult to explain in a post like this. Suffice to say that these two applications neither support nor designed for mutilpe routes ( multiple Area codes with Destination groups) nor multiple rate plans(Provider rates or buying rates and selling rates) nor multiple business models(retail, wholesale, corporate customers) Hence both of them cannot be the base for a commercial grade billing system for a Calling card Model. These apps canot be used for a realtime call control using CPD (Call Progress Detection) and Prepaid amounts for a post-paid Billing and call disconnect. Without this very essential feature for a commercial Calling card billing application, you would be better off calculating the calls from the Master.csv file for a post paid bill management. AreskiCC is a little more thought-driven and hence can be improved upon. If anyone is interested in developing a full fledged billing system, I have created a deisgn document ( a very elaborate rough draft infact) which I can share with you. Seshu Kanuri -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of snacktime Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 5:30 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Which free calling card app most suited forcommercial use? I'm working on an * billing system, and instead of reinventing the wheel I would prefer to use an existing codebase for the calling card portion. The two that look most promising are astcc and the * prepaid billing application that uses postgresql. Any comments? Chris -------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not waive confidentiality or privilege, and use is prohibited.
Alex Vishnev
2005-Apr-20 08:19 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] Which free calling card app most suitedforcommercial use?
I think the word "crap" is a pretty strong word and is not fare to the authors. Everyone have their own requirements of how billing should or should not work. Everyone is exposed to a different way a pre-paid calling card platform should behave. I have been in pre-paid environment for almost 15 years and seen/implemented some "interesting" business models. All of them depend on the provider and how the product is brought to market. Point is, there will never be a unified billing system that will satisfy every requirement of every pre-paid carrier in the world. I think these guys did a good job showing the community how pre-paid billing should be implemented and interfaced with asterisk and therefore deserve a credit for that. If you don't like the way they implemented things, then contribute extensions or patches. If you don't like the architecture and don't think a particular approach can be extended, then contribute your own work and show everyone that it is better. Until you do, avoid the words like "crap" when referring to other people efforts. Alex -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Kanuri, Seshu (Company IT) Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:46 AM To: snacktime; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Which free calling card app most suitedforcommercial use? My opinion is that both are Crap. Both of them have a flaw in their base design, which is difficult to explain in a post like this. Suffice to say that these two applications neither support nor designed for mutilpe routes ( multiple Area codes with Destination groups) nor multiple rate plans(Provider rates or buying rates and selling rates) nor multiple business models(retail, wholesale, corporate customers) Hence both of them cannot be the base for a commercial grade billing system for a Calling card Model. These apps canot be used for a realtime call control using CPD (Call Progress Detection) and Prepaid amounts for a post-paid Billing and call disconnect. Without this very essential feature for a commercial Calling card billing application, you would be better off calculating the calls from the Master.csv file for a post paid bill management. AreskiCC is a little more thought-driven and hence can be improved upon. If anyone is interested in developing a full fledged billing system, I have created a deisgn document ( a very elaborate rough draft infact) which I can share with you. Seshu Kanuri -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of snacktime Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 5:30 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Which free calling card app most suited forcommercial use? I'm working on an * billing system, and instead of reinventing the wheel I would prefer to use an existing codebase for the calling card portion. The two that look most promising are astcc and the * prepaid billing application that uses postgresql. Any comments? Chris -------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not waive confidentiality or privilege, and use is prohibited. _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users