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join:2005-08-02
Anaheim, CA | I'm moving Thats it I can stand this anymore all these reports. I'm switching to Viatalk later this week! | |
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join:2004-10-23
Rantoul, IL | Re: I'm moving Methinks ViaTalk might go the way of SunRocket. Their newest specials seem to be last minute cash grabs to stay afloat. | |
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
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join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs:
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·ViaTalk
| Re: I'm moving said by hayabusa3303  :Viatalk dumped me. When you have teens on the phone i blew there TOS of 5500 mins a month out of the water. They couldnt even give me a business plan kids talked that much. I will give viatalk credit tho they did give me warning before they cut me lose. Holy Crap! Tha's alot of talking! How many kids do you have?
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hayabusa3303
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clubs: | Re: I'm moving 2 kids
total was i hope your ready for this.
11,000 mins per month what viatalk told me. | |
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
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join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs:
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| Re: I'm moving said by hayabusa3303 :2 kids total was i hope your ready for this. 11,000 mins per month what viatalk told me. Wow....just wow.
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
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join:2005-06-29
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| Re: I'm moving said by ptrowski :said by hayabusa3303 :2 kids total was i hope your ready for this. 11,000 mins per month what viatalk told me. Wow....just wow. if you think you was shocked think about getting a email from them telling you they are cutting you off. 
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
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join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs:
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| Re: I'm moving said by hayabusa3303 :said by ptrowski :said by hayabusa3303 :2 kids total was i hope your ready for this. 11,000 mins per month what viatalk told me. Wow....just wow. if you think you was shocked think about getting a email from them telling you they are cutting you off. Then you show the kids how much they have really talked. True...Time for those kids to get an after school job.
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
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join:2005-06-29
clubs: | Re: I'm moving would be nice but no one will hire 15 year old yet. Most company's here dont hire to there alomst 17. Company's here are stupid for that crap. | |
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hayabusa3303
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clubs: | Re: I'm moving That i have been looking at for sometime so. | |
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join:2001-04-29
Winter Park, FL | Re: I'm moving Get them both their own lines, and put it in their name, that way, when one gets shut off, then they might learn something. lol.
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
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clubs: | Re: I'm moving Closes tower to me by there coverage map is about 100 miles away.
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join:2005-06-07
Morgantown, WV
| If your kid tells you s/he can't get a job at 15...well, I'm 22 now, and when I was 15 I worked at a bar restaurant all summer and even into October and I went back the next year at 16. Believe me, they'll get hired if they apply. | |
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| Not to be facetious but it sounds like your kids need to discover some other activities. If you have broadband and their friends have broadband then get them all using Free World Dialup or Skype or something that's pure VoIP to VoIP. But really, it can't be healthy for them to spend that much time on the phone, unless maybe they are talking while using a home gym or something.
For that kind of usage you could set up your own phone system using Trixbox or Elastix (or any FreePBX/Asterisk based distro - I mention those two because Trixbox is the best known and Elastix is a promising newcomer). Put it on an old PC (just be sure you have a reasonable amount of memory) and learn how to administer it (or better yet, let the kids learn, it will give them a marketable skill later in life). For the kids' friends (the ones they talk to for hours on end) you can buy each one a VoIP adapter off of eBay ($20-$50 each for used models, depending on what you get) or they can use a softphone such as Idefisk on their computers (free). Run all the conversations through your own phone switch.
Then for the few remaining calls (yours) you can get VoIP service from a provider on a residential unlimited plan (since most of the minutes will stay on the Internet, only a much smaller percentage will go through that provider) OR you can get a "pay as you go" plan where you pay around a penny or two per minute of use (if you shop around a bit). Web sites like »www.voip-info.org have listings of providers.
Of course if you don't want to set up your own phone system you could always get the kids cell phones with unlimited cell-to-cell plans (assuming their friends have cells from the same company). But *I* wouldn't do that, because if they were talking that long on a cell phone, they might have a tumor the size of a melon by age 30!
I'm very adament that companies shouldn't advertise "unlimited" service if they don't really mean it - but at the same time, I can certainly understand how any company would have trouble buying the idea that 11,000 minutes in one month was normal residential usage. The idea that only two kids could rack up that much usage suggests that prhaps it's time for a bit a parental intervention. You are allowed to set limits on their phone time, you know (of course it can be rough if you are married, and your spouse gives the little darlings whatever they want). But seriously, it's not healthy for them to spend that much time on the phone. | |
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join:2006-11-24
Wilmington, NC | Re: I'm moving AMEN to that! | |
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RetroMUFC
Center Forward
join:2003-02-05
Bethel, NC
1 edit | Exactly, 11,000 minutes is over 6 hours a day, every day, for a 30 day month. That is laughable and your kids have way too much free time if they are lying around on the phone that much.
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ret369
Premium
join:2004-06-03
Warminster, PA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| said by hayabusa3303 :2 kids total was i hope your ready for this. 11,000 mins per month what viatalk told me. Jesus, thats an average of 6 hours and 11 mins. per day for 30 days..  I'd tell the to go find jobs  | |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs: | Re: I'm moving sounds like a rare case of when the regular pots line is a good idea for at least local calls and 3-way calling.
using my voip provider, that would have cost more than $150 for that amount of minutes. | |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
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1 edit | Re: I'm moving you didnt read my last post did you? its all long distance.
What the point of having local pots then? 
edit I would go with Tw digital phone before i would goto POTS. | |
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Huh? What?
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join:2002-08-05
Pasadena, TX | Local POTS is truly all you can eat. That's your line, to use as you please - all day and all night if you want.
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join:2001-02-16
Tulsa, OK
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| said by hayabusa3303 :Relly who knows POTS is really the same way with there TOS as voip somewhere i bet. As a regulated service, POTS has no caps unless they are disclosed in the tariff filed with your state.
FWIW, between 1996 and 1998, I had a residential phone line that had a modem dialed up to my ISP literally 24x7x365. I also had a couple of clients with similar setups at their business.
From 1998 to 2001, I had an ISDN line that had both channels constantly up for the entire time, aside from when one was in use for a voice call, so it was in use one way or another essentially 24x7x365 for 3 years.
These days, I guarantee the phone company couldn't care less, as they all bought a bunch more switch capacity for dialup that is now going unused as people switch to cable modems and DSL, leaving them with more excess capacity than they've ever had. | |
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kyler13
Is your fiber grounded?
join:2006-12-12
Arnold, MD
| said by hayabusa3303 :Viatalk dumped me. When you have teens on the phone i blew there TOS of 5500 mins a month out of the water. They couldnt even give me a business plan kids talked that much. Wow, business is 10,000 minutes per month. That means your kids are exceeding 5.5 hours per day on the phone. Take away eating, sleeping, and school, that amounts to, well, their remaining spare time. | |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
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·AT&T Southeast
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| Re: I'm moving said by kyler13 :said by hayabusa3303 :Viatalk dumped me. When you have teens on the phone i blew there TOS of 5500 mins a month out of the water. They couldnt even give me a business plan kids talked that much. Wow, business is 10,000 minutes per month. That means your kids are exceeding 5.5 hours per day on the phone. Take away eating, sleeping, and school, that amounts to, well, their remaining spare time. Read the TOS.
A single commercial account with minute usage in excess of 10,200 minutes over a 30 day period will be billed 1.9 cents per minute for each overage minute. | |
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tc1uscg
join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI
| said by hayabusa3303 :Viatalk dumped me. When you have teens on the phone i blew there TOS of 5500 mins a month out of the water. They couldnt even give me a business plan kids talked that much. I will give viatalk credit tho they did give me warning before they cut me lose. 5500minutes? Geez.. Get'em a ham radio.. it's cheaper.  Or at least some FRS radios.. | |
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join:2003-09-08
Burnsville, MN
·ViaTalk
| Last I heard ViaTalk was still operating in the positive. I don't think they were ever in the hole. They've grown nice and slow to not get in the trouble that SR did, they haven't given away phones, etc to add to their losses either.
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cdru
Go Colts
Premium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
| Re: I'm moving said by Kash76 :Last I heard ViaTalk was still operating in the positive. I don't think they were ever in the hole. They've grown nice and slow to not get in the trouble that SR did, they haven't given away phones, etc to add to their losses either. I think this has been the big difference between VT and SR. SR was forever giving away free years, equipment, etc. All the hallmarks of a startup burning through money. On the other hand, VT has charged for equipment shipping (if you weren't BYOD), activation (unless you signed a longer contract), and limited teh free years from time to time as the influx of customers grew. If things were growing too fast, they pulled the free year to slow down the registrations until their network could handle it. They have gone through some growing pains with a few of their server upgrades, but all in all I've been happy with the quality of service and support.
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What?
Premium
join:2004-08-29
Evansville, IN | NOO!!! I just got ViaTalk 2 months ago, 100% up time (AFAIK) works every time I pick it up, no one has complained about quality or it not working, I love my ViaTalk ! | |
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| I was a Technical Support Analyst (Supertech/Tier 1) for SunRocket's Customer Care Team in Springfield, MO. I reported to work yesterday afternoon to find that I no longer had a job there. I am very disappointed with what has happened. I took great pride in my work, and worked hard to put the SunRocket customer first each and every day of the 5 months I worked there. I tried to provide the best technical support and troubleshooting I could under the circumstances. If anyone knows of any VoIP phone tech support work available, let me know as I would like to continue to provide members with the competent and friendly assistance that they deserve. As you can imagine, this is a very stressful day.  | |
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@calltech.com | Re: I'm moving sorry to hear about sunrockets issues, we are getting LOTS of the their customers
we always need great people! Columbus ohio call center, New Jersey NOC | |
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
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join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs:
1 edit | Now coming from the sunrocket domain... I would tend to think that adds a bit to the credibility factor. | |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
clubs: | Great.not good news. Sad to see sunrocket go tho. When the web site goes offline then i will believe it then.
Quantumvoice keep up the good work you do. | |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs: | why the demise? is advertising and offering unlimited service to blame for SunRocket's demise?
as a newcomer to voip, this is concerning. | |
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join:2000-03-18
Newark, NJ | All I see online are SunRocket Banner Ads poor people who give there Credit Cards and get charged for a company going out of business. Everyday since I have started reading reports on the demise of the company I have seen more and more banner ads | |
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@skynetaccess.com | Sunrocket ShutDown? I just heard they shutdown, I'm not an amployee nor an ex-employee. Any one to substantiate this?
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join:2005-08-02
Anaheim, CA | Re: Sunrocket ShutDown? said by IsTrue :
I just heard they shutdown, I'm not an amployee nor an ex-employee. Any one to substantiate this?
This is as of 10:30AM, 7/16.
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@skynetaccess.com | Re: Sunrocket ShutDown? Can't be. You will not be able to charge your card. | |
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@cox.net | I used to work there. I was part of the initial layoff. I just talked to my former colleagues. They ALL just got let go. Good-bye Sunrocket. It was sweet. | |
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Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs: | orders they are still taking orders but some people have had some glitches
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs: | Re: orders Same here. Service is not available in your area and I know that it is.
Not good.... | |
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zzz zzz zzz
Premium
join:2005-01-28
Miami, FL | Re: orders *Gets bottle of A1 steak sauce* | |
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join:2005-09-21
Bethel Park, PA
1 edit | Same thing here; used to have it at this address, and now at 2:22 EST its redirecting me to a 404 page inside the order process.
ABANDON SHIP!
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Is your fiber grounded?
join:2006-12-12
Arnold, MD | Portability? With Sunrocket pulling the plug, do the customers lose their ability to port their number somewhere else? | |
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join:2001-06-18
Sterling, VA
clubs: | Re: Portability? They haven't offically pulled the plug yet. But you may want to start the process.
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join:2007-07-16
Farmington, MN | Good thing I started moving to another provider last week... I can only hope they get my number ported before SR lays-off the rest of their admin staff. Does anyone know for sure what happens if they close their doors before a number can get ported? | |
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hdskdhskjd
@mycingular.net
| SunRocket is dead I was an employee they retained through the "transition" period which basically lasted one day. As of 10:30 AM all emplyees were let go. As for the customer base, it was stated there were 2 organizations intent on purchasing the customer base and redirecting the Gizmos to their Network. Unfortunately if the deal isnt struck soon many customers will lose their service as SR owes quite a bit to several of their carriers and they will nto be happy to hear of the SR demise | |
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join:2005-11-15
Springfield, MO | Re: SunRocket is dead did you work for sunrocket it self or there outed sourced support? | |
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join:2003-09-16
Pontiac, MI
| This Sucks I've done enough sponsorships and other marketing effort with my number lately to get a small amount of local exposure. I signed up with a two year deal to guarantee I'd have the number for at least that long. If these jokers totally collapse, I'm going to be pretty pissed. | |
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join:2007-04-11
Rosemount, MN | Re: This Sucks you better dump them - if they fail and your number becomes unusable, you've been warned. | |
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join:2004-05-10
Menlo Park, CA | wow wow, so is it really the thinking that if they close, nobody will be able to port a number? somehow that doesn't seem right. | |
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primeomega
join:2004-03-11
De Pere, WI
| Just seen this! This is a e-mail that just went out in the AM. As everyone has said, its over. Very sad day.
Unfortunately this email contains very bad news. We have just been informed that any and all last ditch efforts to keep operations running as well as a potential sale of the company have not gone through and that SunRocket will cease operations at COB today. As such, today is my last day and everyone else you may have worked with at SunRocket. … Regarding outstanding and future invoices: Sherwood Partners out of Palo Alto will be handling the close down of all invoices, current and outstanding. | |
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join:2005-11-15
Springfield, MO | Re: Just seen this! lol pwnt | |
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join:2005-09-21
Bethel Park, PA
1 edit | Re: Just seen this! Houston control center, the sunrocket has just had a failure on the oh-shit rings...
Please disengage VC boosters, and deploy golden parachutes.
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join:2005-08-02
Anaheim, CA | Viatalk Just Signed Well, wish me luck I just signed with Viatalk. I really hope it's a smooth transition & my number can be ported. Viatalk is offering a special for all Sun Rocket customers.
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Premium
join:2004-06-14
Gladstone, NJ
clubs: | Re: Viatalk Just Signed Good luck to you! I just did the same. Here's hoping our numbers survive! | |
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onsitede
Hot Hot Hot
join:2000-11-24
Broad Brook, CT
clubs: | I just did the same also. It's a shame, never had a problem with SR until now. | |
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Premium
join:2006-11-06
New York, NY
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| This is a sad day for VoIP I feel that the demise of Sunrocket is just the start and we will see a trend with many of the smaller providers bowing out slowly over the next few years. The worst part about this is that it appears everyone will lose their numbers and that is not fair to the people who used that serve. This is where the FCC needs to step in and force them to stay open for 90 days to facilitate the port-outs because as a former Vonage Employee, I know how much of a pain that process can be.
If anyone is interested I personally recommend Vonage, had it since before I worked there and I have never had a problem. | |
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supernac
join:2003-03-26
Springfield, MO | calling center Has the calling center in Springfield MO closed? | |
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join:2005-11-15
Springfield, MO | Re: calling center yup | |
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@square1bank.com
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join:2002-07-14
Sherman Oaks, CA | Skype is looking good... I almost went with Sun Rocket...good thing I chose Skype. | |
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@rr.com
| Re: Free shipping on standard ground i thought about via talk too....
they may go down too....
see what i do not like is instead of 200 for 2 years...
they are doing 1 year for 200 and then 1 year free...
they might be there to make some quick money....
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join:2004-10-18
Marina Del Rey, CA | Porting numbers Can numbers still be ported away from Sunrocket even if they're not there anymore? Is there any way of expediting a phone number port (last I recall it takes 2 weeks)? | |
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