I guess everybody dealing with ACS DataNet or Escalade Networks before got this e-mail:
Port80 Communications, Inc. has acquired the assets and customer based of
ACS DataNet, Inc. and Escalade Networks, Inc. We show that you have inquired
about a dedicated server or collocation services with one of these providers.
We would love to have the opportunity to have you come back and give us a
test drive. Port80 is known for its superb live technical support with guaranteed
problem resolution times. Some of the features of Port80 are:
...
Search on this forum did not bring any results. Any experiences with Port80, anyone?

Gosh.

As a past customer of ACSDataNet (from almost a year ago) I got this email.

On a whim I thought I would go to Network Solutions and do a 'whois' on port80comm.com.

What I found stunned me (and confirmed my suspicions):

Registrant:
Port 80 Communications, Inc.
2522 Chambers Road
Suite 110
Tustin, CA 92780
US

Domain Name: PORT80COMM.COM

Administrative Contact:
Coxwell, Clint clint_coxwell@yahoo.com
2522 Chambers Road
Suite 110
Tustin, CA, 92780
US
877-589-5889

Technical Contact:
Coxwell, Clint clint_coxwell@yahoo.com
2522 Chambers Road
Suite 110
Tustin, CA, 92780
US
877-589-5889

Billing Contact:
Coxwell, Clint clint_coxwell@yahoo.com
2522 Chambers Road
Suite 110
Tustin, CA, 92780
US
877-589-5889


Record last updated on 16-May-2002.
Record expires on 16-May-2003.
Record Created on 16-May-2002.

Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.PORT-EIGHTY.COM 67.29.132.9
NS2.PORT-EIGHTY.COM 67.29.132.49


Clint (the guy who ran ACSDataNet, and vehemently denied any relation to Escalade Networks) has just rebranded, and opened up shop again.

I have one word to say to any potential customer of theirs:

Yikes.

Dan

For some reason, I just decided to visit acsdatanet.com again. Upon seeing the website had changed to port80 comm., I got interested and also did a whois. Only now it does not list Clint as the owner, instead:

Registrant:
Port 80 Communications, Inc.
2522 Chambers Road
Suite 110
Tustin, CA 92780
US

Domain Name: PORT80COMM.COM

Administrative Contact:
Network, Operations noc@port80comm.com
2522 Chamber Road
Suite 110-I
Tustin, CA, 92780
US
714-573-4076

So I searched here for Port80comm.com, and I look what I found :P Good grab Dan on the whois before it was changed.

Originally posted by CagedTornado
Gosh.

As a past customer of ACSDataNet (from almost a year ago) I got this email.

On a whim I thought I would go to Network Solutions and do a 'whois' on port80comm.com.

What I found stunned me (and confirmed my suspicions):

Registrant:
Port 80 Communications, Inc.
2522 Chambers Road
Suite 110
Tustin, CA 92780
US

Domain Name: PORT80COMM.COM

Administrative Contact:
Coxwell, Clint clint_coxwell@yahoo.com
2522 Chambers Road
Suite 110
Tustin, CA, 92780
US
877-589-5889

Technical Contact:
Coxwell, Clint clint_coxwell@yahoo.com
2522 Chambers Road
Suite 110
Tustin, CA, 92780
US
877-589-5889

Billing Contact:
Coxwell, Clint clint_coxwell@yahoo.com
2522 Chambers Road
Suite 110
Tustin, CA, 92780
US
877-589-5889


Record last updated on 16-May-2002.
Record expires on 16-May-2003.
Record Created on 16-May-2002.

Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.PORT-EIGHTY.COM 67.29.132.9
NS2.PORT-EIGHTY.COM 67.29.132.49


Clint (the guy who ran ACSDataNet, and vehemently denied any relation to Escalade Networks) has just rebranded, and opened up shop again.

I have one word to say to any potential customer of theirs:

Yikes.

Dan

Dan,

I do not think it appropriate to assume that we "just rebranded and opened up shop again". What I think is interesting is that you are basing your entire theory on a whois lookup.

To clear things up...I registered the domain. Therefore, by default, I am listed under all the contacts. I am the CTO of Port80, so it may be appropriate that I be listed. Since you brought this to my attention, I have gone back and correct the contact info. So as not to create wide spread hysteria.

I will concede that Port80 acquired ACS and Escalade's client base. But that is all. I was hired on as CTO. Therefore, I am still in the thick of things.

I am just a little put off and concerned that you make the above statements about company you have no information on, other than a whois record.

Kinda makes me wonder, if you are not out just to start rumors.

Clint Coxwell
CTO
Port80 Communications, Inc.
port80comm.com

Originally posted by clint-port80


Dan,

I do not think it appropriate to assume that we "just rebranded and opened up shop again". What I think is interesting is that you are basing your entire theory on a whois lookup.


Fair enough. I explained that I hadn't really done business with your company in my post. I actually thought I made it pretty clear that I was just using the information in the whois lookup to do a little correlation -- that's all. I'm glad to hear that's not the case -- that is what you're saying, right?


To clear things up...I registered the domain. Therefore, by default, I am listed under all the contacts. I am the CTO of Port80, so it may be appropriate that I be listed. Since you brought this to my attention, I have gone back and correct the contact info. So as not to create wide spread hysteria.

I hope your not implying that I was trying to 'create wide spread hysteria'. I was simply trying to state 'buyer beware' (I think that's pretty reasonable considering our history).


I will concede that Port80 acquired ACS and Escalade's client base. But that is all. I was hired on as CTO. Therefore, I am still in the thick of things.

Thanks for being honest.



I am just a little put off and concerned that you make the above statements about company you have no information on, other than a whois record.

Well, to be honest -- I know that you're involved, and I have my own horror stories that directly involve you (in addition to many others told by other folks). That's all the information I need. The whole point of my post was to make people sit up and notice that something was 'amiss', so I'm glad it had its desired effect.



Kinda makes me wonder, if you are not out just to start rumors.


Not out to start rumors, I apologize if I came off that way -- just trying to point out what I felt was the obvious, that's all.

Thanks for adding to our community -- it's refreshing to see you post here!

Dan

I agree with clint-port80!
There is so many people in here that don't know what they are talking about and are making companies look bad for no reason!

I'll add a few words in response to the last reply, this is not targetted at any specific company, and the advice might be obvious to some.

The customer is always king, even when they're wrong you have to accomdate them and make them feel good, sometimes it takes a small loss to part on good terms, companies that don't see this are not customer-orientated (it might work for some though). Companies don't get a bad reputation because of questioning and/or because someone does some digging, there are answers to all questions (it's upto to decide if its all true though). Companies get a bad reputation because they don't satisfy the customer or they're not completely honest. I know some forum members will argue that their competition will put them down pretending to be a customer or ex-customer, but it takes more than one or two feedbacks to get a bad reputation.

Originally posted by Hostlead
I agree with clint-port80!
There is so many people in here that don't know what they are talking about and are making companies look bad for no reason!

Hostlead,
Thanks for the support.

Clint

Any news on this topic, and contact info on Clint Coxwell? He wrote a bad check to us in May '03, for a product (video editing card), promised to pay, or to return the product, but never did, and is nowhere to be found.

Small Claims Court won't hear the case unless we serve him with a copy of the suit, i.e. we need to find him first.

Thanks for any help.

Originally posted by DV411
Any news on this topic, and contact info on Clint Coxwell? He wrote a bad check to us in May '03, for a product (video editing card), promised to pay, or to return the product, but never did, and is nowhere to be found.

Small Claims Court won't hear the case unless we serve him with a copy of the suit, i.e. we need to find him first.

Thanks for any help.

Wow, talk about back from the dead. I'd actually like to get my hands on Ryan Champion . . . but that's another story.