Jeffrey
too dark too early
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join:2002-12-24
Dix Hills,NY
clubs: |  Tomorrow we'll see
Fridays are the days for layoffs.
Fridays and Sundays are the big days for announcements to the public, so we shall see. |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
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join:2005-06-29
clubs: | Never use them but
I hope this is not of things to come rumor or not about other Voip company's closing up shop. |
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Racerbob
join:2001-06-24
Webster, NY
 ·FrontierNet Intern..
 ·RoadRunner Cable
1 edit | We shall see
Welp, we shall wait and see. I have been extremely happy with Sunrocket and got a two year deal last November that ran me a total of $188. Free equipment, activation, etc. Guess that if they close up shop, 8 months of service for that price still isn't too bad. |
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cbrain
join:2000-05-21
Silver Spring, MD | BBR made Google news!
And pretty fast.
»news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=u···rch+News |
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viperlmw
Premium
join:2005-01-25 | Sweet! |
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John Galt
Forward, March
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp | reply to cbrain
Actually, it was Dslreports.com that made it.
It is interesting to note that a bit further down the you see the BroadbandReports.com listing from July 5th.
Curious...
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Randy
Premium
join:2006-04-25
Springfield, IL
clubs: | damn..
well see, but thatll suck |
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qworster
join:2001-11-25
Los Angeles, CA
·DSL EXTREME
·Brand X Internet
·RoadRunner Cable
 ·Vonage
1 edit | I guess Sunrocket flipped US the bird!
I did not renew last month (though THEY automatically renewed me). I called them and was told I'd get my entire $206.00 back. I wound up getting $188.00-don't know why they subtracted 18 dollars and I guess I'll never know why now.
This is too bad....I liked Sunrocket. Fortunately, I never ported any numbers to them. I still have Vonage (and have had them since 2002). I was going to renew Sunrocket the next time they had a special (I just moved and was short of cash the past few months). I guess that's not an option any more.
Buh Bye Sunrocket! *flipping YOU the bird* |
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kaila
join:2000-10-11
Lincolnshire, IL
clubs:
| If true, i'd have to think that someone...
will be stepping in to buy them and keep their 200,000 subscribers phone (and e911) service from being interrupted. The two-year pre-pay pricing model will probably go away though. It's tough to budget and plan spending when a high percentage of your subscribers pay only once every two years. |
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qworster
join:2001-11-25
Los Angeles, CA
·DSL EXTREME
·Brand X Internet
·RoadRunner Cable
·Vonage
| Companies like Vonage and Sunrocket...
Companies like Voange and Sunrocket are getting killed by the cable companies' offering telephone service. Most of them offer unlimited service too. Not to mention that many people don't even HAVE home telephone service any more-they just use their cell phones at home.
The phone companies are even feeling the pinch, which is why they're all trying to offer TV and Internet.
It's a new paradigm, and the Sunrockets of the world just didn't make it through the probation period... |
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pepperxn
join:2001-02-21 | so who's left?
besides the telcos and cable companies, who's left (that provides VoIP)? Via Talk, Vonage. Any others? |
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Mactron
el camino Real
Premium
join:2001-12-16
CM94sv
| reply to Jeffrey
Re: Tomorrow we'll see
Sigh. 
The better half freaked when I mentioned this thread to her a few minutes ago. I did mention that she could spend a little less time on the phone with her Sister. Oh, If looks could kill.  Glad I got a no fee LD company to replace the "How dare you not use our LD penalty fee" from VZ LD. Guess the VOIP market is in for a major shake out. 
Bye, Bye, SunRocket. You were great while it lasted. 
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Subaru
1-3-2-4
Premium
join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT
clubs: | reply to pepperxn
Re: so who's left?
Packet 8
I guess you can remove that Sunrocket support forum now. |
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pepperxn
join:2001-02-21 | yeah, forgot about Packet 8.
It's possible that someone will buy SunRocket, and continue service. |
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nonymous
join:2003-09-08
Glendale, AZ
1 edit | The problem is Sunrocket spent too much acquiring customers.
Not sure if it is over; however, the problem is they and Vonage both spent too much acquiring customers.
Viatalk also does 2-1 sometimes but stopped renewing at 99 for another year during promo and raised it to 150. Plus I am sure spent very little to advertise so the 2-1 was their advertising. Sunrocket does 2-1 and advertises and other large investments. So their costs are way higher.
Sunrocket and Vonage dream of competing against the big boys like cable and telcos. A hard thing to do. Smaller players like Packet8, VoicePulse, Viatalk and others I believe have a niche markets planned. Markets that may last even with the cable and telcos of the world. |
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rob316
join:2005-10-17
Carteret, NJ | reply to pepperxn
Re: so who's left?
Verizon Voicewing is left I hve them and no problems at all Great Service.
rob |
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MrMoody
Carbon Based Lifeform
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC | reply to kaila
Re: If true, i'd have to think that someone...
Someone take on their mountain of debt, and a customer base that's owed many months of prepaid service ... I think not. I predict that Sunrocket customers will lose their ability to make calls by Sep 1, sadly. |
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Fubar
join:2001-02-20
Phoenix, AZ | reply to John Galt
Re: BBR made Google news!
Huh
DSLR=BBR |
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MetroT1
join:2006-02-08
Snellville, GA
| reply to nonymous
Looked like they were taking orders now...
I just went through their website and clicked "Sign Up." I was able to go through all the way to the point where I had to put in my credit card info to pay. This included choosing a few steps including that I wanted to port or have a Sunrocket Number. |
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fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
| Not taking orders?
At 8:30pm Central time, their website is still taking orders..
are they just holding them in the system?? or are they actually taking orders again?
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