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DIDX Provides Wholesale Platform for DID Numbers

By Matthew Nickasch on Sun, 05/31/09 - 9:22pm.

DIDs, or Direct Inward Dials, are a critically-important resource for organizations that need visible methods of communication from the outside world. Only a few years ago, the acquisition and provisioning of these numbers was a difficult and cumbersome process.

With the advent of Voice Over IP services, this process has become increasingly simplistic, allowing individuals and organizations alike to quickly provision and direct DIDs to/from locations around the world. Now, the process of "trading" such resources has become possible through a unique service called DIDXchange.

Dubbed the "Ebay for DID", DIDX is a revolutionary market for wholesale customers. DIDX is for wholesale VOIP service providers (LEC's, CLEC's and IXC's) eager to buy, sell, and trade their available DID numbering plan to others. Better yet, the service is available without a membership fee, and costs are only incurred when transactions (buying and selling of DIDs) occurs.

Numbers traded on the DIDX platform are active immediately, eliminating the lengthy wait that normally occurs when such resources are transferred between owners.

DIDX is an example of a service that has evolved out of the innovation that surrounds the evolution of the modern world of VoIP. The need for a DID trading market such as DIDX was imminent to allow immediate and bulk allocation of numbers.

For more information about DIDXchange, visit their website.

eBay

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It truly is "like eBay." there is no telling the quality you will receive!

buying DIDs

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Your write up on the costs is not entirely correct. While there is no membership fee to test out the service, once you buy-in there is a minimum of 50 purchased DIDs or fifty dollars. Also if you decide to keep a DID there is a monthly service charge that varies among providers.

Re: eBay and buying DIDs

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Re: eBay... It is clear that anyone can join www.didx.net who has a softswitch. If the person plans to sell DID, he or she will receive a vendor rating of 0-8 that is based on criteria that include quality of the DID supplied and sold from day one, the number of DID, the response of references the vendor provides, the availability of communication with the vendor in regards to solving problems, and more. Around 12,000 clients are using DIDX to buy and/or sell DID. They are successful when they choose DID from sellers (vendors) with higher vendor rating. Quite often a buyer will take a chance on DID from a vendor with a lower vendor rating. It is the vendor who must prove reputation to gain a higher rating in those situations.

Re: buying DIDs ... you're right on. There is a $50 per month fee applied to a buyer on the wholesale DIDXchange when they do not have at least 50 purchased DID/DDI in the buyer account. This is quite reasonable when compared to other platforms where a minimum of $500 will be charged to each buyer per month or in other cases where a 1000s in dollars for deposit and larger minimum per month requirements. Choice is what we want DIDX members to have. We often refer clients to use DIDX and other platforms on the net for wholesale buy/sell of DID and DDI. Thanks, Matthew!

"DIDX" A new information business model inside the Voip services

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(Spanish, for the Latin Consumer in USA / Latin-American/Ibero-American Consumers)
DIDX, una compania que por medio de Suzanne Bowen, representa un cambio del modelo de negocios dentro del ambito de comunicaciones Voip, acentuado no solamente en la compra, venta e intercambio de DID/DDI, si no tambien en valores morales de negocio y gerencia hacia sus clientes, consumidores y competidores, incluyendo tambien la educacion de Voip dentro del area de DID/DDI por medio de TMCnet. Por resultado, DIDX trabaja arduamente cada dia para poder brindar a los proveedores de servicios de Voip, DID/DDI de todo el mundo para cumplr las expectativas de los consumidores, con el fin de poder conectar a todos los paises/ciudades/pueblos a un bajo costo, lo cual solo es posible por medio del modelo de Voip, facilitando la forma de hacer negocios por medio de las empresas y resaltado el compromiso a mantener las relaciones familiares. Y hay que resaltar que DIDX por medio de Suzanne Bowen y de su modelo de negocio de comunicaciones, a logrado desafiantemente y inteligentemente manejar la recesion economica actual...

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About Considering Convergence
Matthew Nickasch is an independent consultant and analyst in the IP communication and convergence fields. His current and previous consulting experience includes systems architecture, virtualization, telecommunications, and converged networks for the financial, education, and healthcare industries. In addition to his consulting responsibilities, he has been active in the research realm, recently publishing and presenting on topics including routing protocol security and ERP and transactional database auditing. While his interests include directory services and corporate compliance, Nickasch's focus is on converged networks and IP communications.
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