<div dir="ltr">Sorry, by mistake i wrote "flat-rate", what i actually meant was "flat-base", it has nothing to do with billing interval, its mostly Dynamic Routing and LCR stuff. Let me try to explain here.<div>
<br></div><div>Nearly in all countries of the world we have two mediums, namely Mobile Line and Fixed Line and a subscriber's full number format structure is quite simply, e.g.<div><br></div><div><div>Mobile Line => CC + Operator Code + Subscriber Number (SIM Card Number)</div>
<div>Fix Line => CC + City Code + Subscriber Number (can be expended as Exchange Number + Actual Subscriber Number, generally insignificant for third party operator)</div><div><br></div><div>The pattern remains constant regardless of time and space of the subscriber, For example if my cell number is +49 176 12345678, then any one who wants to call me can simply dial complete number and can reach me regardless if temporarily,</div>
<div><br></div><div>I move from Wiesbaden to Frankfurt (change of city)</div><div>I move from Frankfurt to Berlin (change of state)</div><div>I move from Berlin to Paris (change of country)</div><div>i move from Paris to NY (change of continent)</div>
<div><br></div><div>But for South American countries the story is completely different, i try to explain with a fake example. The full number format is something like this,</div><div><br></div><div>+CC ABC... 12345678</div>
<div><br></div><div>Where,</div><div><br></div><div>A if present is operator code of 1 to say 5 digits,</div><div>B if present is state code of 1 to say 2 digits,</div><div>C if present is city code of 1 to say 3 digits,</div>
<div>and so on, many more such variable (both count and range is different in each country), each changes with subscriber location and even on time of day or day of week basis...</div><div><br></div><div>Also there is inter-city roaming, inter-state roaming, international roaming and so on. And the worst of all, people can call you even without any of these variables by simply dialing +CC 12345678. How you route this number? Well, in this case you have to look on to caller-id to determine values of A, B, C and so on, which is another painful story of its kind.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Hope this briefly explains the problem. So be prepared, flat base billing that works perfect in 90% of the world, would not work in Spanish America, at least not without good-will and assistance from a local operator (or its partner), that manages all these complexities for you (at probably very high cost).</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thank you.</div><div><br></div></div></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 10:58 PM, Nick Khamis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:symack@gmail.com" target="_blank">symack@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Muhammad,<div><br></div><div>I'm sorry to do this, but by flat rate, are you referring to the per-second vs. per minute and per six seconds billing?</div>
<div>I just don't want to assume or overlook anything when you mention countries with messed up telecom infrastructure.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I am learning a lot from the few words that we are exchanging. I know you're busy, you can respond when you<br></div><div>get a chance... <br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="im">
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">>> A tractor and car both run on wheels, but this does not mean you can fit in a tractor's wheel in car or vice versa. </span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br>
</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">I love proverbs. Especially ones from the east that are, or derive from ones, that are thousands of years old :)</span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br>
</span></div></font></span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>Nick.</div></font></span></div>
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