SoLink Retail Calling System Features

the cardholder or subscriber may select the desired language.

The system is capable of identifying the card brand based on the inbound DID numbers and thus appropriate features be activated.

The caller may be authenticated by calling card number (or PIN), subscriber's caller ID, or SIP/IAX account name and password.

The caller is informed his balance remaining in the account upon authentication.

The caller is informed the maximum duration allowed for the destination number entered.

The caller will hear a beep tone or voice announcement when there is only one minute remaining before reaching the maximum duration allowed.

The caller may register (or deregister) his caller ID so that he does not need to enter the card number every time.

The caller may transfer the credit from another card (or voucher) to his own account.

The caller may press a key (typically ##) to terminate the existing call and reinitiate another call immediately.

The caller will hear advertisement while a call is being made.

The system may opt to route the call using the carrier with the lowest price (LCR), with the lowest selling price (LCD), or with the highest priority (PRI).

different rates at different duration of the call, e.g. $0.5 per minute for the first 3 minutes, $0.4 per minute for subsequent 3 minutes, $0.3 per minute thereafter.

different rates at different time of the day, e.g. $0.5 per minute for Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, $0.3 per minute at other times.

surcharge per call (e.g. $0.1 per call) - may be known or hidden to the caller

surcharge per minute (e.g. $0.05 per minute) - may be known or hidden to the caller

Operators have the option of imposing an extra charge either on a per minute basis or on a per call basis or both, applicable for example in toll-free access or pay-phone access.

minimum call duration and the increment used to calculate the call cost. E.g. 60 second minimum, 10 second increment

minimum call duration that a call will be charged. For example, if minimum chargeable duration is 5 seconds, then a call with only 3 seconds will not be charged at all.

maximum buy rate allowed for any calls. For example, if maximum buy rate is $1 and the selected buy rate is $1.1, then the trunk associated with this rate table will not be used even though it satisfy the trunk selection criteria.

billing increment in dollars. For example, if the actual charge is $2.7 and the billing increment is $1, then the final charge will be $3. If the actual charge is $2.7 and the billing increment is $0.2, then the final charge will be $2.8.

If enabled, x% of calls will be cut off, with call duration within a certain range.

Operator may charge the customer a fee on a periodic basis (e.g. monthly maintenance fee).

Maximum call duration allowed for a call-back call.