[johnye]

Hi,
I have thought about starting a callshop in my area which is made up by a lot of immigrants. I decided to give it a try. I found a company based in Canada called ipsmarx with web site at ipsmarx@com. They wanted $1050 from me to start me up with a 4 port callshop solution. I just want to have you professional take a look and maybe give me a little opinion on their company or on my callshop business prospects (like what kind of profit margin is good in order to attract customers yet be able to sustain a $400/month rent and paying a fulltime operator). The following is a correspondence with them, and also they posted their termination rates at their site, but not as great as I hope.

Dear John,

Thank you for contacting IPsmarx Technology Inc.

Please below some information outlining IPsmarx VoIP Billing Solutions.

For over 5 years, IPsmarx has supported many clients success through our varied solutions and products. Our Billing Solution Approach will help you minimize the risks of entering a new unknown market by providing you security, technical support and a reliable platform



Implementing IPsmarx Billing Platform will help you to:



- Get the support you need, when you most need it. IPsmarx is a Certified Service Partner of Quintum and its staff has been trained by Quintum and Cisco Experts. We will make sure your system is supported at all times while you focus on growing your business.

- Get a solution fully tailored to your needs. IPsmarx offer the real Turkey Solution (Hardware, Software, Technical Support and Termination Services) and our packages are fully scalable and for all levels of clients and initial investment.

- Grow your market. Rely on us to enter new markets, start providing new services and grow your sales and profits by finding new partners and clients on different parts of the world.



Our major goal is to help our clients become VoIP Systems Service Provider taking advantage of the benefits and savings that VoIP can provide. IPsmarx’s experts will work with you to provide a tailored VoIP solution.



Our portfolio of VoIP and IP Telephony solutions and services is growing and includes:



• Pre-paid & Post-paid Calling Card Solution

• CallShop & Hosted CallShop Solution

• VoIP Termination Solution

• Wholesale Carrier Solution

• VoIP Network Integration & Migration Solution



You may download the white papers and diagrams for our solutions from our website:





Our Hosted Callshop Solution’s details are listed below.



The components of this solution are:



1) VOIP Weltech, Quintum, IP Phones or Cisco ATA Gateway

2) Billing Software

3) Remote Installation, Configuration and Testing





Its features include:



* Support of Pre-paid and Post-paid billing

* On the spot invoice generation

* Profit and Loss Reporting

* Instant CDR Reporting based on Phone Booth, customer, time, date, city, country, carrier

* Business Analysis Reports and Charts

* Easy to Use rate definition methods including peak and off peak rates.

* Real-time On-line Call Monitoring

* Remote Monitoring of entire system through the web

* Multi-Currency and Multi-Language Support

* Multiple user access levels

* Radius/AAA Compatible



Your requirements are:

1) Internet access

2) Phone Lines

3) PC where the software will be installed



The total cost of the solution is as follows:

- Billing Software= FREE

- Port Activation= US$ 50/port

- Installation= US$ 100

- Deposit for Traffic Termination= US$ 300

- Quintum Gateway ASG400= US$ 450

TOTAL= US$ 1,050



Please let me know your feedback and I will be glad to provide you with further information.

Sincerely,

Ludymar Reveron