youth hostel in venice beach (los angeles), california wants:
objective --
1. to provide free international calling for our foreign backpacker guests.
2. to use a voip provider international calling plan.
a) where plan is a monthly “all you can eat” unlimited calling plan.
3. to keep the cost to the hostel to the monthly flat charge of the plan.
a) i.e., to prevent calls that are subject to any additional charges, because they are outside the limits of the monthly plan.
i) e.g., to prohibit call terminations to cell phones in foreign countries where such calls are outside the plan's monthly flat charge.
4. to have one phone - and one phone line - dedicated to this in the common rec room.
work --
1. to set up the computer and phone switch so that:
a) only calls within the plan may be made.
b) this would be the functional equivalent of pots "limitation of class of service".
c) e.g., to prohibit call terminations to cell phones in foreign countries where such calls are outside the plan's monthly flat charge; or where there is any added charge for whatever reason.
i) n.b., foreign countries generally use different area codes for cell phones and for land lines.
2. to set up the computer and phone switch so that:
a) call duration time may be limited and/or altered;
b) particularly to handle other guests' waiting.
3. to set up the computer and phone switch so that:
a) calls may be made only with password – to limit it to guests.
4. to set up the computer and phone switch so that:
a) it may be controlled from reception desk (remote location), as needed.
5. to provide documentation of installation and set-up.
possible additional feature --
6. to set up billing so that:
a) if guest wanted to call outside the limits of the plan we could allow for that;
b) if there can be automatic cut-off of call when the account limit / balance is reached.
i) not all backpackers have credit cards, so an auto cut-off is a necessary precaution.