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Why subscription service on top?
by digi604 1y ago
Why subscription service on top?
- saubeidl 1y agoCompanies like making money.
- ars 1y agoThe covers the cost of calling actual phone numbers, which probably does cost the company something. The direct calls are free, and don't have a fee, because those go over the internet.
- wrs 1y agoMaking real phone calls costs real money.
- JKCalhoun 1y ago> Bestie has a Tin Can? Free calling to other Tin Cans is included for every device, no subscription required. > Subject to a valid account & our terms of service. Yeah, subscription aside (though that alone is a deal-breaker for me) I don't like it requiring an account. Might there be a way that an open-software/hardware device could simply have a person enter, what, a friend's IP address to make a call? Or is there more middleware required to connect the two VoIP?
- averageRoyalty 1y ago> Or is there more middleware required to connect the two VoIP? You need an address of record to translate 111222333 to an actual deliverable location, like a PBX. You can do without it in a software solution, but in the age of NAT having a TURN server is highly advised. > I don't like it requiring an account. Remember the value proposition here is for kids calling trusted contacts. You could absolutely and easily build your own VoIP network with Asterisk etc.