Broadband phone service for an international small business in Thailand
This is a hypothetical example of a broadband phone service used for international business calling outside the USA.
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Summary
A man in Taiwan signs up for broadband phone service to call a brother in the USA. Then he starts an Internet based business selling laptop computers. He spends hours on the phone talking with a US partner. Together they coordinate to import and distribute these laptops using a chain of US retail stores. He credits the broadband phone service for helping him launch a successful international business, and he begins developing a new partner in Europe.
Discovering the power of broadband phone calls
"Tom" had been using phone cards to keep in touch with his brother and a few friends in the USA. He wanted a cheaper, more convenient way to call. He tried calling for free using an Internet based soft phone service, but he hated sitting in front of the computer and wearing headphones. It felt so unnatural.
Then he read about broadband phone services and learned that they work very much like ordinary phones. He saw a comparison of several US based providers and signed up online.
Choosing a provider
He signed up with iConnectHere and reading a review like this. He chose the cheapest international calling plan. For $6.99/month he gets broadband phone service that works whether or not the computer is turned on. He has his own phone number in the USA plus all the extras. He pays by the minute for phone calls, but the rates are super cheap (even cheaper than Skype).
International small business launch
Tom had always dreamed of running an international small business exporting locally manufactured products to the USA.
He had a contact with a manufacturer of cheap laptop computers, but he needed to work with a US partner. He called an old friend from college and introduced the idea to him. They agreed to work together and got started.
His old friend had a high speed Internet connection, so he also signed up with iConnectHere. That gave them unlimited free calling back and forth with each other using their broadband phones.
After weeks of daily phones calls, faxes, and coordinated effort the partners worked out a distribution agreement with a chain of US retail stores and the first laptop computers shipped from Taiwan to the USA.
Tom's business continues to grow, and now he is looking for another partner in Europe. He credits his broadband phone service as a key factor in his success.
Getting started
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