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RE: Pricing

From: Earl Wertheimer <earlw@...>
Date: Tue Aug 16, 2005  7:00 pm
Subject: RE: [EDI-L] Pricing
John

> I've looked at many invoices from various 'big' VANS and you need an actuary
to
> figure them out! And even when the customers use the same VAN - the pricing is
> still not the same. All depends on what and how you negotiated your deal. So
the
> end-user has no idea if he's paying too much. Or, for what, for that matter.

The prices _are_ becoming simpler. With my clients, a flat fee was unknown
until recently.

> No thanks! Softshare's VAN charges are .15 (15 cents USD) per Transaction
> (997's are always free). So yes, some will argue that a 2k 810 will cost
> 7.5cents per KB but a 10k 810 will only 'cost' 1.5 cents per KB. Volume
> pricing can get that cost even lower. They do not charge per KB - just a
> flat rate per transaction. Regardless of size** (10KB chunks).

Is that per Transaction or per KB? I don't understand "2k 810 will cost
7.5cents per KB"


Earl Wertheimer
http://www.spe-edi.com




 
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