| DevilsPGD 2005-05-21, 10:55 pm |
| In message < 3f9m12F6nl91U1@indiv
idual.net> "Ivor Jones"
<ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote:
quote:
>Garry W wrote:
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>[snip]
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>There are many occasions when an operator is useful, although I can't
>think of one for a VoIP service.
>
>An operator can set up a personal call, whereby you are only charged when
>the person you want comes to the phone. Probably not much use for this
>nowadays, with mobile and similar services, but some business users might
>still find it useful.
Sure, but the per-minute charge for a person-to-person call, billed over
the entire call is often 10x-50x a direct dialed call. As a result,
unless you're calling 10-50 times to reach the person AND only talk for
one minute, it's almost always cheaper to make the call yourself.
If you are calling frequently enough for it to be worth the money, it
will very quickly become cheaper to hire a secretary to make the calls
for you.
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