Value vs Premium
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When it comes to Termination (outbound calls), VoIP.ms offers two different routes, Value and Premium. You can choose between Value and Premium route for the continental USA/Canada calls, and also for your International calls (to any country other than the continental USA and Canada) As they are different routes, they also offer different qualities for the service and different rates. Following, we clarify some of the differences between each route and how to switch back and forth between them in your customer portal.
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Canada/US48
Value
Value route offers some of the greatest rates you can find to place calls to Canada and US. The outgoing call rate per minute is $0.0052 (that's right, half a cent) for most of Canada and $0.0105 for calls to anywhere in the continental USA. This is a very good option if you are looking for the best wholesale rate to pay or to offer in case you are a Reseller, while keeping a very good level of quality and reliability.
Premium
The premium route to call Canada and US has a flat rate of $0.0125 per minute, that is for all Canada and the continental USA. VoIP.ms uses Tier-1 termination carriers for this route. While this route might have a higher rate per minute, you will find yourself always calling with the same level of quality and reliability.
This route is strongly suggested if you are customer willing to pay a little more for assured quality on your termination calls. Still the rate is just a little above the cent.
It is also important to note, that features like DTMF, DISA, Callback and Caller ID can only be guaranteed while using Premium route. Even when value could still deliver good results at a time, Premium route will always provide a better result regarding. Its suggested to switch to Premium route if you experience any kind of issue related to these features.
International
It also offers the 2 options, value and premium. In this case, there is no specific rate, different countries will have different termination rates, in some cases you will find the Premium route less expensive than the Value route.
While features like DTMF, DISA, Callback and Caller ID are not guaranteed on International calls, you certainly will find better results if you test with premium route instead of value, as well, you will find usually better quality.
Prefixes for International calls are 00 and 011, however, remember you can still use 033 for Value and 044 for Premium. These codes work as an override to the setting from the portal, so you can place a single call using one route, without having to change the settings.
Configuration
All new accounts are set on the Value route by default, for both US/Canada termination and International termination. In order to select the route you will be using, you need to go to "Main Menu", then "Account Settings" option. You will find this on the first tab "Account Routing".
The USA48/Canada route that you specify in the "Account Settings" will apply account-wide to your main account and also to any Sub Accounts you may have.
The International route, however, can be set between Value and Premium for your main account and it also can be set per sub-account, in the Edit Sub Accounts settings.
Checking Rates
Since there are different routes and termination rates, most likely you will need to know often what route is more convenient to use, while calling a specific number. Whether is US/Canada termination or International, you can always find the specific per minute rate to a number from your portal by going to "Rates" menu, "Check Rates Online" option.
