Meet on the floor,trade before you leave
Scan a carrier's code at a conference and you are connected on the exchange on the spot, with their rates in front of you and a private rate one step away. No business cards, no follow-up chase.
In short
Three days of meetings, a pocket of business cards, then weeks of email trying to turn a handshake into an interconnect, while half the contacts go cold.
Introductions cuts that out. Show your QR code, they scan it, and you are connected on the exchange there and then: each of you sees the other's routes and prices, you can give them a private rate, and they can buy or make an offer while you are still in the hall. Connecting is free.
What you can do
- 01
Personal QR code
Your introduction code, ready on your phone for the whole event.
- 02
Instant connection
Both sides are linked on the exchange the moment it is scanned.
- 03
Private rates
Share a route with one counterparty at a rate the rest of the market does not see.
- 04
Public listings
Or send them straight to everything you already list on the marketplace.
- 05
A record that survives the week
Every introduction is kept, so no contact is lost to a pocket full of cards.
How an introduction works
From a handshake to a live counterparty
An introduction takes as long as the conversation it comes from. Nobody types a name into a phone, and nobody promises to send a rate sheet later.
Show your code
Your personal QR code and link wait under Connect in your dashboard, ready on your phone for the whole event.
They scan and confirm
They scan it with the dashboard's camera scanner or their phone camera, see your name, title, company and verification first, then tap Connect. New to PacketExchange? They sign up and land straight back on your introduction.
See each other's routes
The moment you are connected, each of you sees the other's public listings and private routes with prices, and the owner of the code is notified.
Trade the normal way
Buy a route or make an offer through the ordinary purchase flow, with credentials issued as usual and every call billed from your balance.
Your code
One code in your pocket for the whole event
Connect gives every member a personal QR code and a link to go with it. Hold it up at the stand, share the link from your phone after a meeting, or scan someone else's code from inside the dashboard. Whoever scans it sees exactly who they are about to connect with, and nothing is shared until they choose to connect.
- Scan with the in-app camera, or paste a link or code by hand.
- Generate a new code at any time. The old QR code stops working and your existing connections are kept.
- Someone without an account signs up and comes straight back to your introduction.
- Every connection is saved to your connections list, with the number of their routes you can see.
Your connect link
packetexchange.io/connect/••••••••
How it works
- 1.They scan your QR (or open your link).
- 2.You’re connected: each of you sees the other’s full route list.
- 3.Buy, make an offer, or interconnect, the normal way.
Got someone’s code?
Connected
Their rates on the table while you are still talking
Connecting is a deliberate, mutual choice, so it opens up what the anonymous marketplace keeps closed. Each side sees the other's name, job title, company, photo and verification, plus every public listing and, by default, their private routes, each with destination, CLI type, stated ASR and price. What stays private is anything that would take the trade off the exchange: email addresses, phone numbers and SIP endpoints are never shared.
- A private route carrying a custom rate for you is marked "Your rate".
- Buy or make an offer from the same screen, through the normal purchase flow.
- Stop sharing your private routes with any one connection; your public listings stay visible.
- Remove a connection and private sharing is revoked in both directions.
Sam Carter
Head of Wholesale · Acme Telecom
Member since Mar 2025
Sam’s routes
Everything they’re sharing with you, public and private.
- Mexico MobilePrivateYour rate
Mexico · +52 · Full CLI · ASR 44%
$0.0071/minBuy / Offer - Mexico FixedPublic
Mexico · +52 · Full CLI · ASR 51%
$0.0032/minBuy / Offer - Colombia MobilePublic
Colombia · +57 · Mixed CLI · ASR 39%
$0.0094/minBuy / Offer
What they can see of yours
Your public listings and private routes are visible to Sam.
On the floor
Built for corridors, stands and ten-minute meetings
Conference meetings are short, and the follow-up is where good leads go cold. An introduction turns the meeting itself into the follow-up: you walk away already connected, with the other side's routes in your dashboard and a record that is still there when the event is over. When you are ready to trade, you use the same interconnect as the rest of the marketplace.
- No business cards, and no typing contact details into a phone.
- The owner of the code is notified the moment someone connects.
- Not interconnected yet? The connection page takes you straight to setting up your switch.
What Connect does
Introductions that turn into trades
Everything an in-person introduction needs, and nothing that would slow one down.
Personal QR code and link
Created for you the first time you open Connect, shared from your phone, and replaced with a fresh one whenever you want.
A scanner in the dashboard
Scan a code with your phone's rear camera from inside PacketExchange, or paste a link when a camera is not an option.
Know who before you connect
The scan shows the person's name, title, company, photo, verification and how long they have been a member, before anything is shared.
Route inventory, both ways
Public listings and private routes appear in one list for each side, with destination, country, CLI type, stated ASR and price.
You control private sharing
Private routes are shared both ways by default, because handing over your code implies it. Switch sharing off for any one connection.
A rate just for them
On a single-price private route, set a custom rate for a connection from the route's access page. They see it marked "Your rate", and it is the rate they are billed.
Offers on their routes
Make an offer on any single-price route a connection shares with you. They accept, counter or decline, and an accepted offer becomes a purchase at that price.
A connections list that lasts
Everyone you have connected with, by company, with the number of their routes you can see, ready long after the event ends.
Why introduce here
Leave the event with counterparties, not contacts
Leads that do not go cold
The connection is made during the conversation, not promised for after it. There is no card to lose and no email thread to start.
Rates before the meeting ends
You see what they actually sell, and at what price, while you are still in the room, private routes included.
The trade stays on the exchange
Purchases, credentials, billing and route reports run through PacketExchange exactly as they do on the marketplace, and neither side's SIP endpoint is ever shared.
You decide what they see
Keep sharing your private routes, switch it off for one connection, or remove the connection altogether and revoke what you shared.
Before and after
Conference follow-up, without the follow-up
- Swapping details
- The usual way: Business cards and a photo of a badge
- With ConnectOne scan connects your two accounts
- Seeing what they sell
- The usual way: A request for a rate sheet, and a wait
- With ConnectTheir public and private routes, with prices, as soon as you connect
- Private pricing
- The usual way: A special rate sent as a spreadsheet attachment
- With ConnectA private route with a custom rate, shown to them as "Your rate"
- The first trade
- The usual way: A contract, an IP exchange and a round of test calls
- With ConnectBuy or make an offer through the normal flow, with credentials issued on purchase
- After the event
- The usual way: A stack of cards and a week of follow-up emails
- With ConnectA connections list you can open on the way home
- Changing your mind
- The usual way: No way to take back a rate sheet once it is sent
- With ConnectStop sharing private routes, or remove the connection, at any time
| The usual way | With Connect | |
|---|---|---|
| Swapping details | Business cards and a photo of a badge | One scan connects your two accounts |
| Seeing what they sell | A request for a rate sheet, and a wait | Their public and private routes, with prices, as soon as you connect |
| Private pricing | A special rate sent as a spreadsheet attachment | A private route with a custom rate, shown to them as "Your rate" |
| The first trade | A contract, an IP exchange and a round of test calls | Buy or make an offer through the normal flow, with credentials issued on purchase |
| After the event | A stack of cards and a week of follow-up emails | A connections list you can open on the way home |
| Changing your mind | No way to take back a rate sheet once it is sent | Stop sharing private routes, or remove the connection, at any time |
Built for
Who runs traffic on it
The conference floor
Turn a corridor conversation into a live counterparty in seconds.
Meetings and roadshows
Leave each meeting already connected, not promising to email.
Follow-up that actually happens
The introduction, and what you discussed selling, is on the record.
Pricing
Connecting is free; trades bill as usual
- to create, scan or connect
- $0
- for sellers to list a route
- $0
- fee cap per call
- $0.001
There is no charge to create a code, scan one or connect. When a connection turns into a trade, it is billed exactly like any marketplace route: per call, from a prepaid balance, at the seller's rate or your agreed or custom rate, plus a capped platform fee.
What you pay for
Codes and connections
Free for every member.
Buying from a connection
No setup fee. The seller's rate, or the rate agreed for you, billed per call.
Platform fee
0.5% of the carrier rate over your own SIP trunk, 2% through the API or Dialer, never more than $0.001 per call.
Prepaid balance
Top up from $5 by card or crypto, or from $100 by bank wire.
Sellers pay nothing to list. The fee is paid by the buyer, on top of the rate.
Questions members ask
Introductions, answered
The questions buyers ask before they start. Anything not covered here is in the help centre, or ask the team directly.
What does the other person see when we connect?
Your name, job title, company, country, photo or company logo, verification and the month you joined, plus your public listings and, unless you switch sharing off, your private routes with their prices. They do not see your email address, your phone number or your SIP endpoints.
The marketplace hides who sells a route. Why is Connect different?
Because both of you chose it. Marketplace listings never show the carrier behind a route. Connect is the one deliberate exception: two members who scan each other, usually face to face, decide to see who they are trading with. Everything else about the trade still runs through the exchange.
Does the person scanning need an account?
Yes. If they are not signed in, the scan takes them through sign-in or sign-up and then straight back to your introduction, where one tap connects you.
Can I share my public routes but not my private ones?
Yes. Private routes are shared both ways by default, and each side can switch off sharing their own private routes for any connection. Public listings stay visible.
My code has been passed around too widely. What can I do?
Generate a new code. The old QR code and link stop working straight away, and the connections you already have are not affected.
Can I give one connection a special rate?
Yes, on a single-price private route: set a custom rate for them on the route's access page and they will see it as "Your rate". They can also make you an offer on any single-price route you share.
What happens when I remove a connection?
You stop seeing each other's shared routes, and any private routes shared through that connection are revoked in both directions. You can connect again by scanning again.
Is Connect only for conferences?
No. The link works anywhere you can send one, so a meeting, a roadshow or a video call can end with both sides connected too.