[freeside-users] Usage Billing

[Ivan Kohler]

We have done this sort of usage billing - sponsored by two separate 
customers recently.  I don't personally have the resources to walk you 
through setting it up and troubleshoot your problems, but I do know that 
it works for us.  Hope that helps.

-- 
_ivan


On Sat, Sep 22, 2007 at 10:45:53PM +0300, M. Stephen wrote:
> I real in need of perdownload usage. I decided to do fresh 
> installation of FREESIDE_1_7_BRANCH.
> 
> The freeside-sqlradius-radacctd is running. I also enabled 
> svc_acct-usage_suspend and svc_acct-usage_unsuspend.
> 
> I can see usage sessions and i can set total bytes in user 
> account.
> 
> But still the used bytes is 0 and remaining bytes is the 
> same as before, although usage sessions shows some bytes 
> are used.
> 
> I want to charge users per usage. Say user is given 90MB. 
> The user should buy the usage capacity using prepaid card. 
> And when the 90MB is finished, the user should be 
> disconnected automatically.
> 
> User should also see from the selfservice interface the 
> amount of data used and remaining amount.
> 
> If there is anybody who has done per usage billing please 
> advice
> 
> ___________
> Stephen
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:50:27 -0700
>   Ivan Kohler <ivan at sisd.com> wrote:
> > It sounds like you didn't install the new verison 
> >completely, 
> > including programs.  Make sure you do that, and run 
> > freeside-upgrade.  Good luck.
> > 
> > -- 
> > _ivan
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, Sep 21, 2007 at 10:07:22AM +0300, M. Stephen 
> >wrote:
> >> I upgraded my freeside installation to 
> >> FREESIDE_1_7_BRANCH. Now when adding user, I get the 
> >> following error
> >> 
> >> Error: can't parse cust_main.custnum default value for 
> >> sequence name
> >> 
> >> I can not add users anymore.
> >> 
> >> ___________
> >> Stephen
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:13:12 -0700
> >>   Ivan Kohler <ivan at sisd.com> wrote:
> >> > Upgrade to 1.7.3 (FREESIDE_1_7_BRANCH in CVS 
> >>currently, 
> >> >a release Real 
> >> > Soon Now), and make sure you're running 
> >> >freeside-sqlradius-radacctd (it 
> >> > is commented out in the shipped init file).
> >> > 
> >> > -- 
> >> > _ivan
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 11:43:20PM +0300, M. Stephen 
> >> >wrote:
> >> >> 
> >> >> I have installed freeside v1.7.2. It works fine. I 
> >>can 
> >> >> generate prepaid cards and I can provision to mysql 
> >> >>using 
> >> >> radius export module.
> >> >> 
> >> >> My problem is, I want to charge users per usage and 
> >> >> prepaid cards should be used tp recharge accounts. 
> >>That 
> >> >>is 
> >> >> I need to create say, a package of 30MB total limit. 
> >> >>When 
> >> >> user has finished the 30MB HE SHOULD BE DISCONNECTED 
> >> >>FROM 
> >> >> THE SERVICE. And also, if the user quota (30MB) is 
> >>not 
> >> >> used within a month, the user should also be 
> >> >>disconnected.
> >> >> 
> >> >> I have tried almost all price plan with no success. 
> >>What 
> >> >>I 
> >> >> see is that using prepaid flat rate, Expiration date 
> >>and 
> >> >> time for the user is populated to radius mysql 
> >>server.
> >> >> 
> >> >> I was expecting freeside to provision the account to 
> >> >> radius server and when usage has reached the limit, 
> >> >> automatically freeside should remove the account from 
> >> >>  radius server and mark the user as suspended.
> >> >> 
> >> >> If anyone there has done per usage billing please 
> >>advice
> >> >> 
> >> >> 
> >> >> ____________
> >> >> Stephen
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-- 
_ivan