Price Method

Price Method

There are six different price methods in Pro 9. The price method controls how the cost for a call is calculated based e.g. on setup fees, call duration and/or minimum costs.

Price method	Categories	Description
Connection fee + minute rate	Start price, Normal price, Low price	The call cost is the setup fee plus a fee based on the actual duration of the call. The duration cost is set per minute, but the duration is counted in seconds. Normal or low price is used depending on the day and time.
European price method	Minimum price, Normal price, Low price	The call cost is based on the actual duration of the call. The call cost will always be at least the set minimum price. The duration cost is set per minute. Normal or low price is used depending on the day and time.
Pulse price method	Start price, Normal price/pulse, Low price/pulse	The call cost is the setup fee plus a fee based on the actual duration of the call. The duration cost is set per pulse (an interval of a fixed number of seconds that is set in the PBX). Normal or low price is used depending on the day and time.
Minimum interval price method	Start price, Normal price, Low price and Minimum interval	The call cost is the setup fee plus a fee based on the actual duration of the call. If the duration is less than the set minimum interval, the fee will be based on the minimum interval instead of the actual duration. The duration cost is set per minute. Normal or low price is used depending on the day and time.
Minute price method (per started minute)	Start price, Normal price, Low price	The call cost is the setup fee plus a fee based on duration of the call, where every started minute is counted, not the actual duration. E.g. if a call that is 4 minutes and 2 seconds, the cost will be based on a call duration of 5 minutes. The duration cost is set per minute. Normal or low price is used depending on the day and time.
Start interval and minute price method	Start price, Normal price, Low price and Minimum interval	This price method has one price for the first duration of the call and then a second price for the rest of the duration. It can also be used if e.g the first X seconds are free and after X seconds the call cost Y second per minute. There is an option to choose if the duration shall be rounded up to closest minute or calculated by actual duration.
Start interval and minute price method (per started minute)	Start price, Normal price, Low price and Minimum interval	This price method has one price for the first duration of the call and then a second price for the rest of the duration. It can also be used if e.g the first X seconds are free and after X seconds the call cost Y second per minute. The cost is for every started minute.
Pulse price method with variable pulse length	Start Price, Normal Price, Low Price, Pulse length (sec)	This price method has call cost set by pulse length using variable pulse lengths per traffic type. The price is calculated by the pulse price where the length of a pulse can vary by traffic type e.g. domestic calls costs 1 SEK per pulse and the pulse is 180 seconds and mobile calls costs 1 seconds per pulse and the pulse is 120 seconds. The pulse shall be rounded up to closest pulse.
Pulse price method with variable pulse length (per started pulse)	Start Price, Normal Price, Low Price, Pulse length (sec)	This price method has call cost set by pulse length using variable pulse lengths per traffic type. The price is calculated by the pulse price where the length of a pulse can vary by traffic type e.g. domestic calls costs 1 SEK per pulse and the pulse is 180 seconds and mobile calls costs 1 seconds per pulse and the pulse is 120 seconds. Cost is for every started pulse