We cannot honor any service contracts you might have had with Sunrocket but we will offer you a reduced monthly rate of $12.95 per month for the duration of your previous annual contract with Sunrocket. When that annual term expires we will offer you service at our regular annual rate, which we will notify you of in advance.

Edit: Scratch that second part it appears its $19.95]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18707250 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:09:29 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18707235 anon : Just thought I will share my experience with everyone -

My SunRocket service is still working (yeah!), but I finally got the email from them today telling me to switch to Packet8 or Teleblend.

Unfortunatley I am going to lose 11 months of remaining contract time! So I am a little afraid of going into another yearly contract right away.
I am also skeptical to go with a new name like Teleblend (don't care about the parent company since they are in Singapore) whose service and quality history does not exist.

I finally decided to switch to AT&T CallVantage just now. I had been researching for last 2 days, and found that many reviews rated CallVantage's voice quality as the best (Packet8 close 2nd).

Plus, when I spoke to the AT&T customer service, I found that as an existing cingular/AT&T wireless customer I am getting a pretty good deal -
$19.99 per month (instead of 24.99),
+ free equipment
+ free shipping
+ free activation
+ free number transfer from SR.

The Cust Svc rep also checked my number while on phone and told me it was going to be available for transfer to them too (suddenly Packet8 and Teleblend were not the only options)!

So with that, at least I am getting a better deal than Packet8 (where I would have paid 24.99 per month), and also getting a BIG name behind the service.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18707235 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:07:20 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18707195 anon : 12.99 shouldn't take anyone to the cleaners, at least not in this country.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18707195 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:01:34 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18707106 BillRoland :

said by Tweak :

Why do I suspect the same people who are running teleblend are ex Sun Rocket executives.

For the same reason you feel like the only people signing up for TeleBlend are the same ones who just knew SunRocket had a sound management team and business model. There's suckers born every minute, and TeleBlend knows it.
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Still works. "Your new customer number is: 42xx"
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said by sandwidth
If others are willing to post their acct#'s we can keep tabs on their customer base.

Well, I took the bait.
No. 4,255

TJ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706938 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:27:13 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706936 JoeG4 : Telebrand is Sunrocket V2, now that you've prepaid your activation fee, you can get a spanking deal! ;) ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706936 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:27:03 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706885 BANDITT9 : I even think the web page looks the same as the original Sun rocket webpage.....same feel to it at least.

B]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706885 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:20:07 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706860 dcurrey : To its looks like its $12.95 for as long as you had your Sunrocket contract. What is it after that?

Why do i think Sunrocket just shutdown changed name to Teleblend to get out of the prepay deals. Or is it my imagination the terms of server pages look almost the same. What did they do just remove sunrocket and put teleblend in place.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706860 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:16:45 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706832 B : Apparently they (and of course it's the same they) have learned nothing about obfuscation after their nonexistent gizmo security and kdanieli's eerily accurate statistics based on invoice numbers. Clearly it's the same moderately competent and absurdly self-absorbed IT staff back at play.

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said by snv202 :

My # was 3484

Hmmm........good call by Gatorkram!!

Suffice to say that they're up to 3,484 customers at this point???

If others are willing to post their acct#'s we can keep tabs on their customer base.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706788 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:08:00 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706760 snv202 : My # was 3484]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706760 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:04:46 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706701 sandwidth :

said by PloKoon :

said by sandwidth :

I entered both of my #'s (original SR # and my ported 12yr old #) and it didn't display any of my personal information, but obviously recognized me as an SR customer 'cuz the header showed the $12.95 plan.

Obviously? I entered 1111111111 and got the same thing...

Good point. Wonder what kinda' deal they'd give that phone #??? LOL!!!

Still wondering if some of the same names show up at TB that were at SR????]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706701 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:56:15 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706661 anon : The TeleBlend press release linked to on »thecrustysysarch.blogspot.com has a blurb at the bottom about how TeleBlend has VOIP services starting at $24.95 a month for unlimited service.

»www.mmdnewswire.com/teleblend-to···5-2.html]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706661 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:50:59 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706601 skylabpc : the willitblend.com guy seriously needs to blend a SR Gizmo]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706601 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:43:12 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706554 BANDITT9 : What is teleblends normal rates? I just see the $12.95/month. It states in the TOS that SR customers will get the 12.95/month for the rest of their current contract and then the rates will increase to teleblends regular annual rates.

So......what is that exactly?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706554 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:36:59 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706456 PloKoon :

said by sandwidth :

I entered both of my #'s (original SR # and my ported 12yr old #) and it didn't display any of my personal information, but obviously recognized me as an SR customer 'cuz the header showed the $12.95 plan.

Obviously? I entered 1111111111 and got the same thing...
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One thing I'm wondering is if all the switching/trunking would be the same. There were always a few calls I had problems w/ off and on due to Pac West (nor Cal) poor handling of my calls. (static, popping/cracking, etc.)

I thought Pac West fixed it, but somewhere along the way, the handler must have changed on those calls 'cuz Pac West couldn't do a live trap on the lines anymore.

Then, right at the end the popping/clicking was back to those trouble #'s again. (Assuming Pac West was handling the routing again.....grrrrrr).

??? And also wondering if TB is based out of the same town/equipment/servers, etc. etc.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706066 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:32:37 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706053 burris : I find the entire process to be strange..

SR went down and typically owes no one except the creditors, except that the VC's were the creditors on that side of the desk.

On the other side, the vendors certainly have a claim, unless they have been getting paid all along.

The custoners who had prepaid probably have no claim....BUT....if that's the case, how can another entity, regardless of who sanctioned it, simply move in, take over the equipment, customer records and such, and have the vendors continue to provide service. Who assigns the rights to the new company to aquire the records of a defunct company and go forth with continuing the service, all the while subtly suggesting that if the SR customers don't switch by Aug 3, they will be disconnected. In addition, typically, credit card providers require something substantial before they book and release funds to a company.

If I were an investigative reporter for the media, I would be packing my tape recorder and laptop and preparing for a big story.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706053 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:31:21 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18706020 gatorkram :

said by snv202 :

Well I jist signed up with TeleBlend. Will post back on how it goes.

What was your new user number? I am trying to keep track. Mine was #2062
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Give me bandwidth or give me death!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705977 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:23:34 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705957 B : Well, gatorkram's got a nice big glass of Kool-Aid. :)

Who are you?
We are Teleblend, your broadband telephone company.

Yep, same "answer", if one can call it that....

By the way, the OP also asked "Anyone know who these guys are?".

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In a realm outside causality and function]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705957 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:21:28 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705945 michiguide :

said by B :

No spam for me neither. I had just over 11 months left (free year just started).

That's really not right; if they're going to do it why haven't they notified everyone yet?

Holy crap -- contrary to what I read somewhere, the »sunrocket.com site still appears completely unchanged, with no notification to customers!

-- B

I'm in the same boat - no e-mail or notification of any kind yet, short of what I'm reading here.

Oh, and the SR web site has changed slightly -- you can't sign up for service any more and the 'contact us' page has been changed to reflect Teleblend's service number instead of SR's. So someone has had their fingers in the system.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705945 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:20:13 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705880 gatorkram : I just felt it was time to put this out there, in answer to the OP question....

My new phone service provider..
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That's really not right; if they're going to do it why haven't they notified everyone yet?

Holy crap -- contrary to what I read somewhere, the »sunrocket.com site still appears completely unchanged, with no notification to customers!

-- B
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In a realm outside causality and function]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705879 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:13:39 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705857 TJ_in_IL : I have 2 accounts, one with 10 mos. the other with 11 mos. left on the 'free' year of the BOGO deal. I wonder if this is why no e-mail?
I did not get one yet.

TJ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705857 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:11:35 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705841 burris :

said by bigbearlake :

Am I the only one that didn't get any emails from sunrocket?

Thus far, I have not gotten one and I had plenty of time left in my tank..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705841 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:09:16 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705822 gatorkram :

said by bigbearlake :

Am I the only one that didn't get any emails from sunrocket?

No, you aren't. Although I myself got one today, I have seen more than a few people saying they didn't.
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As a side note, they say the rate runs "for the term of your annual contract" so I think this means for up to 12 months but not including the "1+1 (12 free)".

Did you notice the "got Vonage" button is the same one from the SR site? And if you click on it, it goes to the Sunrocket number transfer page? I entered my number, and unlike others, it did not pre-populate with personal info (good since it would be easy to find cc numbers for other people with phone numbers close to yours!).

Hardly a solid business.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705769 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:00:45 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705745 loitus2 :

said by sluri :

you paid 24.99/month with sunrocket?
or you did the 1 year thing?

Monthly @ 24.95 which after fees/taxes was nearly $30 every month.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705745 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:57:23 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705717 degauss1 :

said by Rick :

Honestly, I'm somewhat at a loss to understand the mad rush to VT by so many. It appears they have virtually the same type of pricing and perhaps business structure as SR.
(pay upfront..affliate payments..free equipment etc.)
Ummm..didn't a company like this just fail?

And Packet8 and others have the same PRICING model.

However, a pricing model is NOT a business model. SR's demise was reported to be due to the cost of acquiring customers and the fact that cost was more than the price of the yearly plan.

VT supposedly has this under control.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705717 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:53:45 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705693 DaveR5 :

said by scdgoofy :

If TB is SR re-incarnated...so what? If they took over SR infrastructure, so what? I never had one problem with SR service and got 14 months out of my $199. Yeah, I'd be steamed if I bought in last month. But even still, for $13 I'll take the gamble that I can use my existing equipment and keep my phone number, even if it is just SR in disguise.

I have to agree. All I'm looking for at this point it the quickest and easiest way to continue my VoIP service at competitive rates. They have all these bases covered, and the risk is very small.

If this is a shell company formed by former SunRocket executives and investors in an attempt to skirt the law and profit from their fallen business, then that will come out at some point and they'll wind up in jail.

But for all we know, it's just some entrepeneurs siezing an opportunity, maybe even former SunRocket employees who got the shaft. At this point, I'm inclined to pay the $13 and see how it goes.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705693 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:49:41 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705661 sluri : you paid 24.99/month with sunrocket?
or you did the 1 year thing?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705661 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:45:41 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705514 loitus2 :

said by scdgoofy :

Like I said, to each their own. Everybody has reasons for making the VoIP elections they've made. Personally, I'm putting my faith in little old TeleBlend that they'll be able to get firing on all cylinders quickly here.

I would guess that they clearly weren't planning on taking over SR assets or they would have a more functional website. I would further guess that when SR started it's death rattle, that they said, "you know what, this would be a great opportunity to expand our business model" and off they went.

And what does my blind faith cost me? You guessed it... $13 and some patience. What would my allegiance to ViaTalk cost? $199 plus overburdened customer support plus equipment shortages, plus, plus, plus

And what did swicthing to Packet8 cost me? $6.00 in fees.

Now I pay what I paid monthly for SR with my # currently being ported over. Except, UNLIKE YOU, I know P8 is going nowhere and that their service is reliable. My new equipment was even mailed out the same day of my order.

So, yes, to each their own.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705514 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:27:10 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705499 scdgoofy : Like I said, to each their own. Everybody has reasons for making the VoIP elections they've made. Personally, I'm putting my faith in little old TeleBlend that they'll be able to get firing on all cylinders quickly here.

I would guess that they clearly weren't planning on taking over SR assets or they would have a more functional website. I would further guess that when SR started it's death rattle, that they said, "you know what, this would be a great opportunity to expand our business model" and off they went.

And what does my blind faith cost me? You guessed it... $13 and some patience. What would my allegiance to ViaTalk cost? $199 plus overburdened customer support plus equipment shortages, plus, plus, plus
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One points to Overcom, and the other points to USA Telephone, owned by United Systems Access. Yahoo! Biz! shows something: »biz.yahoo.com/ic/107/107129.html

What freaks me out is that the Teleblend(er) site says absolutely NOTHING about who's running the show there, other than proudly stating "We are your broadband phone company."

It's so weird...
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said by scdgoofy :

To each their own... I just don't understand the TB bashing because they've placed themselves in a competitive place to take over a large number of VoIP subscribers on a monthly basis. Have they done anything yet to be label unreliable?

I'd say a nonfunctioning credit card system counts, you can enter any invented # and it accepts it.

They can't even set up billing right, why do you think they can run a voip company?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705416 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:14:40 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705403 anon : The post »Teleblend is United Systems Access Telecom, Inc notes the following:

... The pages tell us they are "a United Systems Access Brand" which, according to Yahoo is a company which "focused on the acquisition and management of young or ailing companies that exhibit growth potential" BINGO. They buy up failing telecom companies. ...

Okay, so here is my question. If they have acquired the assets of SunRocket (at the very least it appears that they have acquired the web site code and the customer list) then how to they avoid incurring the liabilities of SunRocket (the obligation to fulfill existing contracts)? I'm not a lawyer or anything but it seems to me that unless you buy such assets as part of a court-sanctioned bankruptcy sale or something similar, you shouldn't be able to simply wave your hands and magically make the liabilities disappear.

As far as I know, the courts haven't even had time to look at this mess, yet here we have a company that has acquired a functional web site (which is a BIG part of SunRocket's business), their customer data including credit card numbers, and there's a strong possibility they're also acquiring some or all of the SunRocket equipment or software (which I realize was probably hosted offsite anyway, but still...).

Maybe I don't understand how the law works but I was not aware that you could buy and existing business, and just tell existing customers that any monies they have paid in advance have gone poof and that they'll need to pay again for the same service. I'm not a SunRocket customer (and never was) so I don't have a dog in this hunt, but I can't help thinking that this cozy arrangement works out far too well for everyone EXCEPT the customers, who (unless they can get their credit card company to reverse the charges) are screwed out of whatever amounts they've prepaid. If I were a customer in that situation, I'd be royally pissed.

Is there something wrong with my thinking, or my understanding of the law? As I say, I could fully understand this if the assets of SunRocket had been sold at a court-approved bankruptcy sale, but this is all happening way too fast. I understand that some folks are just accepting it for now because it may end the frustration of not having phone service in the short term, but unless I'm totally missing something here, I have a feeling that somewhere down the road some three-letter government agencies (such as the FTC or FCC) or perhaps some "ambulance chasing" class-action attorneys are going to take an interest in the events that have transpired this week. But then, that's only my opinion, and what do I know?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705403 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:13:19 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705398 Rick : The nice thing about it all is..people certainly have a choice now. I really don't think it's fair for people to be saying teleblend is a scam. Following the links, it appears to be an established company in good standing. Obviously, it's not one that's been heard of too much before however.
They seem to be the company that has the most seamless switchover from SR. Perhaps they're buying SR's equipment and some other infrastructure as well to accomplish this.
And, they're not asking for upfront payment..just a reduced month to month rate. All in all, it doesn't sound like too bad a deal.

Honestly, I'm somewhat at a loss to understand the mad rush to VT by so many. It appears they have virtually the same type of pricing and perhaps business structure as SR.
(pay upfront..affliate payments..free equipment etc.)
Ummm..didn't a company like this just fail?

Forgive me if i'm wrong about that but in reviewing their website and program..it sure looks that way to me.

I wouldn't be paying anyone like that upfront..i can guarantee you that.

Although i'm not affected by this whole thing I think if I was, i'd be giving AT&T or Verizon another look. Their voip programs are very competitively priced and at least you're assured of some safety there for a few years.
If money was going to be the deciding factor though, teleblend doesn't look too bad for now and seems to offer the most easy and seamless transition.

GL to everyone. I know this whole thing must suck for you.
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said by walletless :

SR Support#: 877-252-4549
TB Support#: 877-252-4548
But wait! Click support tab on teleblend's website and see this:
[q]
Thank you for visiting TeleBlend!
Please call 877-252-4549 for any sales or support related questions or you can e-mail us at info@teleblend.com.
[/q]

Well, if they took over the equipment, they could allocate that number - SR had, IIRC a block of numbers for this purpose.
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»thecrustysysarch.blogspot.com/]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705377 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:12:13 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705350 sluri : It is obvious, that someone is taking over the leftovers of sunrocket and throwing this company together. I for one, will give it a shot, (with a citibank, virtual cc number max of 25 bucks). I am certain that they are doing it this way so it doesn't look like sunrocket was bought out by another company. If that would be the case all the creditors would have a new entity to go after. This seems like a wipe the slate clean, get as many new customers to this new service as possible, (even their desc. of services is spitting image of sunrocket) and all with a 0 dollar cost for gaining customers. unlike sunrocket/vonage etc. who were/are loosing money on getting new customers.
sluri]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705350 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:08:40 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705345 scdgoofy : To each their own... I just don't understand the TB bashing because they've placed themselves in a competitive place to take over a large number of VoIP subscribers on a monthly basis. Have they done anything yet to be label unreliable? Is there any evidence at all that they are in any way, shape or form comprised of the same management crew that sunk SR?

It should be noted that TB is actually United Systems Access Telecom (USA Telecom) and based on regulatory filings with several states, appear to have been in business since at least 2001.

edit: typo

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said by scdgoofy :

If TB is SR re-incarnated...so what? If they took over SR infrastructure, so what? I never had one problem with SR service and got 14 months out of my $199. Yeah, I'd be steamed if I bought in last month. But even still, for $13 I'll take the gamble that I can use my existing equipment and keep my phone number, even if it is just SR in disguise.

Well, there is the interesting aspect that already PAID $8 to $16 dollars per month for this equipment, service, servers, and phone support numbers, and now you're going to be paying $13 per month on top of that in extortion money so they don't turn out the lights...

Man this was one hell of a way to raise rates!

The evil Lisa Hook must be a genius after all -- she's figured out how to leave the company intact, fire all the employees, and raise rates by 50% and apply them on top of the money already collected by customers for the same service over the same period!

People were paying about $8/month, and now they're paying $8 + $13 for the same service.

Nice work, evil one.

Yeah, yeah, quoting myself is bad form. ;)

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said by scdgoofy :

Time out... why the hell is everybody so scared of TB? They aren't asking for $199 up front like other providers. They appear to be a completely separate management group and the most you pay them now is $13. That's a movie ticket!

If TB is SR re-incarnated...so what? If they took over SR infrastructure, so what? I never had one problem with SR service and got 14 months out of my $199. Yeah, I'd be steamed if I bought in last month. But even still, for $13 I'll take the gamble that I can use my existing equipment and keep my phone number, even if it is just SR in disguise.

My two cents.

You did have 1 problem, the entire company abandoning you. Do you really want to go through that again? Me? I'll stick with a reputable company with a long history like P8.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705228 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:51:44 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705211 gatorkram : I agree with you %100

edit: Wanted to be more clear who my reply was ment for

----- > scdgoofy in his post right above mine.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705211 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:49:39 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705153 scdgoofy : Time out... why the hell is everybody so scared of TB? They aren't asking for $199 up front like other providers. They appear to be a completely separate management group and the most you pay them now is $13. That's a movie ticket!

If TB is SR re-incarnated...so what? If they took over SR infrastructure, so what? I never had one problem with SR service and got 14 months out of my $199. Yeah, I'd be steamed if I bought in last month. But even still, for $13 I'll take the gamble that I can use my existing equipment and keep my phone number, even if it is just SR in disguise.

My two cents.
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"They moved my desk 4 times already this year and I used to be over by the window and I could see the squirrels and they were merry, but then they moved my desk and they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler."]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705153 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:39:37 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705040 loitus2 : I bet Sherwood changed SR's CS # in order to get members to call teleblend so they can syphon off members looking to contact SR.

Very shady and another reason to stay away from TB.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705040 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:22:53 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704783 anon : SR Support#: 877-252-4549
TB Support#: 877-252-4548
But wait! Click support tab on teleblend's website and see this:
[q]
Thank you for visiting TeleBlend!
Please call 877-252-4549 for any sales or support related questions or you can e-mail us at info@teleblend.com.
[/q]]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704783 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:18:25 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705016 scdgoofy : Well, I bit the bullet and signed up for TeleBlend. Worst case scenario, I'm out $12.95, but would be easily disputed w/ CC company. Best case, I save my number, they activate my Gizmo through the existing SR infrastructure and I'm up and running for $13 on a month by month contract.

Didn't want to get caught up in the cattle call over at ViaTalk. (HOW long to get equipment from them?) Didn't care for the reviews I'd seen on Vonage with respect to cancellation.

We'll see... it is VoIP afterall... anything goes!
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"They moved my desk 4 times already this year and I used to be over by the window and I could see the squirrels and they were merry, but then they moved my desk and they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler."]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18705016 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:17:35 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704757 chocho : According to the domain administrator, they are scrambling to set this up. It's brand new for them and is in response to their deal w/ Sunrocket lawyers, etc]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704757 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:42:00 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704602 SMCinAZ :

said by central NH :

what i find odd is that the website is only set up to take SR customers. I do not see a way for a person w/o a SR number to sign up. that in it self is very fishy to me!!

Excellent point.

Screw these guys.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704602 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:22:25 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704585 chocho : Wall Street Journal article this morning mentions Teleblend and parent company.

»online.wsj.com/article/SB1184796···sjcrmain]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704585 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:19:36 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704577 ptrowski :

B, you should feel right at home with them. Maybe they are doing an "upgrape" to their name? :p]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704577 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:17:29 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704567 gfi : I think its an experiment to see if Sunrocket will 'blend' (»www.willitblend.com)
:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704567 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:15:35 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704544 anon : what i find odd is that the website is only set up to take SR customers. I do not see a way for a person w/o a SR number to sign up. that in it self is very fishy to me!!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704544 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:12:56 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704224 B :

said by pseudobrahm :

Seriously who are these folks. They just registered their domain 2 days ago and expect us to sign up with them and trust them with our info when we have no idea who these ppl are, who is running the company

It's worse than that -- if you read the relevant reports here, Teleblend already has all of our info! Yours, mine, everyone's. This likely includes phone numbers, full names, signature numbers, addresses, call logs, previous billings, and credit card information.

It's an acquisition without quite being an acquisition. Exactly the sort of crash and burn fire sale that was our worst-case expectation as SR began its long dive down.

I have no idea if it's legal. But they misspelled their own name in their first mailing. I think that says enough.

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In a realm outside causality and function]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704224 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:22:34 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704138 SMCinAZ : You gotta be nuts to signup with this "company".

Truly nuts.

Red flags all over the place.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704138 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:09:25 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704090 pseudobrahm : Seriously who are these folks. They just registered their domain 2 days ago and expect us to sign up with them and trust them with our info when we have no idea who these ppl are, who is running the company ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18704090 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:02:15 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18703632 gatorkram :

said by laserjobs :

One of the recommended services being sent out on the spam marketing email along with Packet8 is a company called Teleblend at $12.99/month

»www.myteleblend.net/Default.aspx

Anyone know who these guys are?

I have to disagree with you, that the email FROM Sunrocket is in any way shape or form SPAM.

You can see from the message that I posted here, with email headers included, that it comes FROM Sunrocket.

How else would you like them to notify people that their service is going to disappear?

I am glad they sent out an email, so we all can finally have some official word, and they even offered us a few ideas on what we could do about it.
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Give me bandwidth or give me death!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18703632 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:59:19 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18703590 Lawmage : »Teleblend is United Systems Access Telecom, Inc]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18703590 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:50:47 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18702043 RockyBB :

said by laserjobs :

Anyone know who these guys are?

discussed on the big thread starting on page 103. my contribution (big deal) starts on page 105. laserjobs lookup results confirmed mine.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18702043 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:36:19 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701657 artisticcheese : This looks like a phishing site to me. Was put in last minutes, asks for credit card on not SSL secured page, no informatin anywhere about it.
Who received marketing email? Except from somebody who just registered on this website nobody else knows about it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701657 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:15:08 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701650 laserjobs : It is really fishy since they don't verify credit cards at sign up. You can put in any numbers and it will take.
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Vote for Ron Paul in the Republican Primaries]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701650 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:13:49 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701418 laserjobs : »www.overgroup.com/

Overgroup Consulting, LLC started with a vision to make a difference in the lives of people all over the world through technology solutions that truly made a difference. We incorporated our core competencies of software development with our core belief that CUSTOMER SERVICE IS #1, and created a suite of products & solutions that enrich the lives of those we do business with. We believe in providing solutions to our clients, not just software & technology. We partner with the best of the best in all areas, and develop solutions when nothing better exists.

We are committed to building strong relationships with our employees, our customers, and our community, and we strongly believe in doing everything within our power to add value to those we serve.
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Vote for Ron Paul in the Republican Primaries]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701418 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:43:43 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701381 GoHardGoDeep : »usacsp.com/

That leads you to USA Telephone, hmm. I've heard of them before in the Maryland area. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701381 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:39:30 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701378 laserjobs : Registrant:
Network Operations
520 E Zarragossa Street
Pensacola, Florida 32502
United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (»www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: MYTELEBLEND.NET
Created on: 17-Jul-07
Expires on: 18-Jul-09
Last Updated on: 17-Jul-07

Administrative Contact:
Operations, Network domreg@overgroup.com
520 E Zarragossa Street
Pensacola, Florida 32502
United States
(850) 470-5502

Technical Contact:
Operations, Network domreg@overgroup.com
520 E Zarragossa Street
Pensacola, Florida 32502
United States
(850) 470-5502
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Vote for Ron Paul in the Republican Primaries]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701378 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:38:47 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701373 tj008 : Here is their offer:

Unlimited Plan (Transfer Special) – $12.95 per month
TeleBlend's Unlimited Plan includes:

Unlimited calling – U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico
Free international minutes ($3.00 credit every month)
Enhanced Emergency 911 Service
Over 12 built-in calling features, including Caller ID, 3-way Calling, and much more
Two free Directory Assistance calls each month
No hidden fees
No cancellation fees
No transfer fees
Option to add an extra phone number for $4.99 per month
Sign Up and Transfer


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Cable. Voip cos: Paid- TAPs being played for SunRocket, VoicePulse; Free/PAYG- FWD, SIPphone, VoiceStick, FreeDigits, GrandCentral.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701373 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:38:01 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701371 B : 10 Google hits at present, 8 of which are references to an old Polaroid camera.

lanb theorized they're ex-Sunrocket employees.

Here's the domain info:

Whois

teleblend.net = [ 65.99.5.14 ]

(Asked whois.tucows.com:43 about teleblend.net)

Registrant:
UnCommUn
5 Bragdon Lane
Kennebunk Maine 04043
US
Domain name: TELEBLEND.NET
Administrative Contact:
Fogg Bill bfogg@usacsp.com

5 Bragdon Lane
Kennebunk Maine 04043
US
2074679004
Technical Contact:
Null Dev hostmaster@prexar.com

40 Summer Street
Bangor Maine 04401
US
207-974-4300 Fax: 207-974-4378
Registration Service Provider:
Prexar LLC. hostmaster@prexar.com

1-800-288-5072
207-848-3429 (fax)
»www.prexar.com
Any account modifications (name changes DNS changes renewals etc.)
should be done through Prexar LLC.
Registrar of Record: TUCOWS INC.
Record last updated on 17-Jul-2007.
Record expires on 18-Jul-2008.
Record created on 18-Jul-2007.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS2.PREXAR.COM
NS1.PREXAR.COM
Domain status: clientTransferProhibited
clientUpdateProhibited
The Data in the Tucows Registrar WHOIS database is provided to you by Tucows
for information purposes only and may be used to assist you in obtaining
information about or related to a domain name's registration record.
Tucows makes this information available "as is " and does not guarantee its
accuracy.
By submitting a WHOIS query you agree that you will use this data only for
lawful purposes and that under no circumstances will you use this data to:
a) allow enable or otherwise support the transmission by e-mail
telephone or facsimile of mass unsolicited commercial advertising or
solicitations to entities other than the data recipient's own existing
customers; or (b) enable high volume automated electronic processes that
send queries or data to the systems of any Registry Operator or
ICANN-Accredited registrar except as reasonably necessary to register
domain names or modify existing registrations.
The compilation repackaging dissemination or other use of this Data is
expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Tucows.
Tucows reserves the right to terminate your access to the Tucows WHOIS
database in its sole discretion including without limitation for excessive
querying of the WHOIS database or for failure to otherwise abide by this
policy.
Tucows reserves the right to modify these terms at any time.
By submitting this query you agree to abide by these terms.
NOTE: THE WHOIS DATABASE IS A CONTACT DATABASE ONLY. LACK OF A DOMAIN
RECORD DOES NOT SIGNIFY DOMAIN AVAILABILITY.

(Asked whois.crsnic.net:43 about =teleblend.net) (show)

Whois Server Version 2.0
Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to »www.internic.net
for detailed information.
Domain Name: TELEBLEND.NET
Registrar: TUCOWS INC.
Whois Server: whois.tucows.com
Referral URL: »domainhelp.opensrs.net
Name Server: NS1.PREXAR.COM
Name Server: NS2.PREXAR.COM
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 17-jul-2007
Creation Date: 17-jul-2007
Expiration Date: 17-jul-2008
>>> Last update of whois database: Thu 19 Jul 2007 03: 32: 54 UTC

There's a Bill Fogg involved in VoIP in Vermont, but I don't see a Sunrocket connection yet...

-- B]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701371 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:37:44 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701351 tj008 : Looks like a website thrown up in the last day or two.

Maybe it's Capt Hooks new venture. LOL :huh:

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701351 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:35:36 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701325 laserjobs : One of the recommended services being sent out on the spam marketing email along with Packet8 is a company called Teleblend at $12.99/month

»www.myteleblend.net/Default.aspx

Anyone know who these guys are?
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Vote for Ron Paul in the Republican Primaries]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18701325 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:31:53 EDT