LC Phone Pricing Structure
The pricing for the LC Phone System is the same amount as Twilio. All the prices shown for LC Phone features are listed in USD. Pricing varies between regions and products for this reason we will be providing basic info and pricing for all the top-used product categories based on US/Canada pricing.
Pricing based on the most used Product Categories
1. Phone Numbers
All the phone numbers are charged monthly based on the number types. Below is the list of pricing for different number types available in the US/Canada:
Local Numbers: $1.15 / month
Toll-Free Numbers: $2.15 / month
For all the other countries, the pricing will also be based on Twilio's pricing.
2. Messaging Service - SMS
The SMS pricing is based on the number of segments a message has, the pricing in US/Canada is as follows:
Outbound SMS: $0.0079 / segment
Inbound SMS: $0.0079 / segment
This pricing is both for the local and toll-free numbers. For all the other countries, the pricing will also be based on Twilio's pricing.
3. Messaging Service - MMS
The MMS pricing is based on the number of segments a message comprising of, the pricing for US/Canada is as follows:
Outbound SMS: $ 0.0200 / segment (From local and toll-free numbers)
Inbound SMS: $ 0.0100 / segment (To local numbers, $0.0200 to toll-free numbers)
For all the other countries, the pricing will also be based on Twilio's pricing.
4. Voice Calls
The Voice calls pricing is based on the duration of the call in minutes, the pricing for the US/Canada is as follows:
Outbound Call: $0.0140 / minute (From local and toll-free numbers)
Inbound Call: $0.0085 / minute (To local numbers, $0.0220 to toll-free numbers)
The voice calls to Alaska and Yukon Territory will not be charged based on the above prices. For all the other countries, the pricing will also be based on Twilio's pricing.
Note: The outbound calls have 2 legs so the actual cost of an outbound call will be $0.0170 (Outbound call + Client Minutes)
5. Number validation - Carrier Lookup
All the number validations irrespective of the country are charged at $0.005 / validation.
6. Number Format Lookups
All the number formats look up to support calls are free of cost.
7. Other Charges
Below are some additional categories that are also charged at the same price as Twilio:
Client Minutes for Calling
Call Recording
Answering Machine Detection
Voicemail drops
Conference Calls
This is for the call flow, we have both outbound and inbound in a conference so those are for the global conference charges.
SMS carrier fees are charges that are applied by the recipients carrier to the sender, These charges + SMS charge is the total cost to send an SMS. Some carriers charge fees on long code SMS (messages sent from a 10-digit US/Canada number). Other carriers only charge fees for SMS sent from a Short code number