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06-14-2005, 06:50 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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ViaTalk
Has anyone signed up for them yet? My beta phase was finally introduced yesterday so I signed up for the quarterly + linksys router. I ended up getting a $50 coupon, and now they're offering free activation so I should get everything completely free for three months.
Has anyone used the service yet? Is it good? Reliable?
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06-14-2005, 07:28 PM #2Texan at Heart
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I also signed up but I have not gone back to their site, etc. I keep getting emails - I should read them probably.
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06-14-2005, 07:34 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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I don't even know what they are, probably going to read it sometime :/
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06-14-2005, 07:37 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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What is ViaTalk ?
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06-14-2005, 07:39 PM #5Texan at Heart
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Originally posted by DecentHost
What is ViaTalk ?
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06-14-2005, 08:36 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Corey Bryant
Someone was offering on the ad boards to sign people up. I have not figured out if it was / is a scam, or if they are just trying to get people to join so they have collateral
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06-14-2005, 08:49 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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It's VoIP telephone service currently in closed beta. Someone on the ad boards was probabaly offering invites, as it worked on the gmail-style system. No more invites can be given out right now, but I can't use mine because they're only accepting people with a US mailing address to sign up.
Unlimited US/Canada calling for 15.95 on a 24 month agreement, 22.95 month-to-month.--
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06-14-2005, 09:11 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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Am I the only one who notices the extremely small font sizes on both HostRocket and ViaTalk? I wonder if Ceonex designers are using 4000x2500 resolution settings on their octuple monitor setup.
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06-14-2005, 10:37 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by MStar
It's VoIP telephone service currently in closed beta. Someone on the ad boards was probabaly offering invites, as it worked on the gmail-style system. No more invites can be given out right now, but I can't use mine because they're only accepting people with a US mailing address to sign up.
Unlimited US/Canada calling for 15.95 on a 24 month agreement, 22.95 month-to-month.
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06-14-2005, 10:52 PM #10Taking a break from hosting
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I've been getting their emails for a while (quite a few this week, alone), and think that I'll finally sign up with their promo offer .
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06-15-2005, 12:02 AM #11Web Hosting Master
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Well can't really try it, as they don't yet support Canadian customers. Oh well.
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06-15-2005, 10:53 AM #12Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Surpass Networks
Well can't really try it, as they don't yet support Canadian customers. Oh well.VOIPO - VoIP Telephone Service
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06-15-2005, 10:59 AM #13Web Hosting Master
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I'm personally sick of the frequent emails...
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Confucius
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06-15-2005, 11:23 AM #14Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by effusionx1
I'm personally sick of the frequent emails...
If you would like to refrain from participating in future contests for VT_Unlimited members and have trouble with the unsubscribe link, just let me know.VOIPO - VoIP Telephone Service
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06-15-2005, 12:47 PM #15Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by HRTimothy
Sorry about that. Canada is already established as a priority, however, so look for it in the near future.
I can't wait to try it.
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06-15-2005, 01:02 PM #16Evenly Divided
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Originally posted by SniperDevil
Am I the only one who notices the extremely small font sizes on both HostRocket and ViaTalk? I wonder if Ceonex designers are using 4000x2500 resolution settings on their octuple monitor setup.
Notice near the upper right section of your screen, the "text" sizer? Pretty cool!
This is a ceonex design btw... figured I'd point out their text thing
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06-15-2005, 01:04 PM #17Web Hosting Master
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I cannot wait to get it, hopefully it's better then Lingo....
All I'd get with lingo were busy signals, I talked to support numerous times and they could never get it working properly. It was very annoying, so after a month of service I dropped them.
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06-15-2005, 01:30 PM #18Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Hosemeyer
I cannot wait to get it, hopefully it's better then Lingo....
All I'd get with lingo were busy signals, I talked to support numerous times and they could never get it working properly. It was very annoying, so after a month of service I dropped them.
Believe me, if anyone can find flaws, it would be me. In the early stages of testing, I was complaining to our project manager for the ViaTalk rollout constantly about every minor detail you could think of. Complaining is one thing I do very very well.
Now, everything's ready to roll and as close to flawless as it could possibly be.VOIPO - VoIP Telephone Service
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06-15-2005, 02:10 PM #19Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by HRTimothy
There's an unsubscribe link at the bottom of every message. We've been giving away things nearly every week so we have to notify members about the contests and explain how everything works.
If you would like to refrain from participating in future contests for VT_Unlimited members and have trouble with the unsubscribe link, just let me know.
I think HostRocket timed the ViaTalk thing very badly...it took too long to launch from service announcement..
JordOur greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Confucius
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06-15-2005, 05:53 PM #20Owner of the net for a day
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I agree that it took too long from hype to product, but I wish them the best.
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06-15-2005, 05:56 PM #21Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by effusionx1
Yep, I unsubcribed about a week ago
I think HostRocket timed the ViaTalk thing very badly...it took too long to launch from service announcement..
Jord
I'lll admit it was spread out longer than we would have liked, but at least we worked out all the bugs during that time.
When we ran into some unexpected issues in initial testing beyond what we had planned for timewise, we had to make a decision. Ultimately, we would rather delay launch a little bit and lose some money/time marketing wise than to launch a service and have it be laced with lots of minor problems.
It did take a while, but we'll eat some cost/marketing effectiveness to preserve quality of the products and services we offer anytime we're faced with that kind of situation.VOIPO - VoIP Telephone Service
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06-15-2005, 06:26 PM #22Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Mekhu
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Notice near the upper right section of your screen, the "text" sizer? Pretty cool!
Originally posted by Mekhu
This is a ceonex design btw... figured I'd point out their text thing
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06-15-2005, 06:50 PM #23Web Hosting Master
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After looking at it has anyone actually tried the service yet and gotten any idea of call quality?
I wouldn't mind paying more for a better service and considering the company behind it I think it might be worth a shot.
Sooo.. anyone?
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06-16-2005, 04:24 PM #24Web Hosting Master
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I just got my stuff today from Via Talk, it was overnighted (supposedly they are doing this for all customers) I got a little linksys thing that you plug in an ethernet cable into then, your phone then you give it some power and ta-da, you're able to make phone calls.
Lingo's crap actually took some effort to get it going, and even then it didn't work.
I've made two calls so far on the phone, one to my own house to make sure it was working. (I was surprised at how easy it was to get working) Second to my father because he wanted to hear the sound quality once I finally got it.
The sound quality is as good as regular phone service.
I got a phone number in my area code which was nice, although it's not the same second set of three digits (My home is 616-874-xxxx, this is 616-433-xxxx) although this isn't a problem.
They also gave me a T-Shirt, and two $25 off coupons to pass out to friends so they can try this wonderful service.
So far, everything seems to be working perfectly and I'm very happy with the service, but this is only after 2 phone calls so we'll see how it goes. Assuming the quality of service both phone and customer service stays the same, Viatalk/Hostrocket can plan on me being a customer for quite some time.
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06-16-2005, 04:34 PM #25Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Hosemeyer
I just got my stuff today from Via Talk, it was overnighted (supposedly they are doing this for all customers) I got a little linksys thing that you plug in an ethernet cable into then, your phone then you give it some power and ta-da, you're able to make phone calls.
Originally posted by Hosemeyer
I've made two calls so far on the phone, one to my own house to make sure it was working. (I was surprised at how easy it was to get working) Second to my father because he wanted to hear the sound quality once I finally got it.
The sound quality is as good as regular phone service.
Originally posted by Hosemeyer
I got a phone number in my area code which was nice, although it's not the same second set of three digits (My home is 616-874-xxxx, this is 616-433-xxxx) although this isn't a problem.
Originally posted by Hosemeyer
They also gave me a T-Shirt, and two $25 off coupons to pass out to friends so they can try this wonderful service.
Originally posted by Hosemeyer
So far, everything seems to be working perfectly and I'm very happy with the service, but this is only after 2 phone calls so we'll see how it goes. Assuming the quality of service both phone and customer service stays the same, Viatalk/Hostrocket can plan on me being a customer for quite some time.