startledmarmot

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by startledmarmot 4y ago
Hey! I'd naturally recommend SignalWire (as one of the founders over there.) We have a full messaging + voice + video APIs, including a Twilio-compatible API just for people who need to switch. We're backed by companies like Deuts
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by startledmarmot 5y ago
Realtime applications. Anything having to do with video & audio mixing or interaction (WebRTC, VoIP, AR/XR, NLU, Gaming, etc...) Having those as close to the end consumers as possible can dramatically improve the experience and mak
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by startledmarmot 7y ago
Have you taken a look at SignalWire instead of Twilio? Syntax-compatible XML, less price gouging so might be able to help offset some of the costs to make these products even more affordably awesome.
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by startledmarmot 7y ago
I'd also love to help out on this! We power exactly this kind of voice + transcription + voice application platform stuff at SignalWire and it'd be rad if there was a way we could help get this off the ground.
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by startledmarmot 12y ago
Truthfully, regarding call connect charges, ringback, per-minute fees, etc... I don't think many folks think much about the fact that a lot of the business and billing decisions driving modern telecom policy are still rooted in the sam
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by startledmarmot 12y ago
It really boils down to money. When the call connects, somebody gets charged. Perhaps both of you do -- you lose a minute on your cellphone bill, and the school gets charged a minute for the phone call. Putting the school notice in the RB
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by startledmarmot 12y ago
The U.S. market for straight ringback tones was really hampered by lack of competent marketing, poor (and as josh2600 said: annoyingly over-complicated, Telecom-mentality driven) implementation, and a complete lack of inter-carrier cooperat