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[Dedicatedone]

Not sure if this is the most appropriate forum to post this thread in (if not then Mod please move it) but I've been emailing Ventrilo like there's no tomorrow trying to get a license but they never seem to reply. Its been 6 months now. I'm going through a reseller right now but I have a lot of excess bandwidth on all my boxes that I can use up for ventrilo.

My question is does anybody out there have their phone number or another way of contacting them about licensing?

If not, anybody know a provider that will just rent out the license on a per slot basis for me (of course I'd pay a bit of a premium).

Thanks guys.

Yazan.

[avythe]

Maybe you can try giving them a call? Their last news article was July of last year...seems they might not be very active these days.

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[Kemik]

It's practically impossible to get a license from Ventrilo. I know a few other companies that keep ringing and emailing too.

I used http://www.hurricanehost.com/reselling/ when I ran a GSP all those (about 2) years ago.

[Dedicatedone]

Even if you buy out a company that has a Ventilo license, you're not allowed to keep it.

What's with them?

[Jdubz31]

Originally Posted by Dedicatedone

Even if you buy out a company that has a Ventilo license, you're not allowed to keep it.

What's with them?

They have a product that people want and essentially they're creating a monoply over it. They know people will bend over backwards for a license no matter what they choose to do (business practices, etc) I know many people that have tried to countless extents to try and get one without avail. Those that did get one had to pickup 10,000 slots on startup @ $.10 a slot monthly to Ventrilo if I recall currently. All and all, while it may seem like a great product to sell, I'd like for another avenue to use up your extra bandwith Just my advice.

[Dedicatedone]

Hmmm that wouldn't be so bad if I can get that deal. I have plenty of bandwidth and I can sell those slots without a problem (at least break even without a problem).

Does ventrilo even provide any of the control panels? I know they don't provide the reseller panels, but what about the interface they give to the businesses, can anybody tell us what they provide?

thanks.

[Jdubz31]

Last I heard, they were developing a panel to provide to business with licenses for a fee. Although your better bet is to purchase a license for an existing panel, or better yet, have a custom one made. Hope thats helps.

[Dedicatedone]

Well I need a license first before I have to worry about the panel.

Not even a provider out there I can piggyback on top of? How many companies are licensed out there?

[RS|John]

I know alot of people who have made ventrilo panels it seems to be alot easier then something like a game server panel. Not positive though might want to do some research. Im still stuck with a reseller paying $00.25/slot instead of the $0.10/slot direct from ventrilo :-/ doesn't seem like a whole lot but when your talking 10s of thousands of slots its a big deal.

[Defcon|Rich]

Being a professional licensed hoster I can tell you they don't provide any type of interface and I'm not aware of any plans by ventrilo to offer a panel for license holders or anyone else. If you hold a license you already have a panel so I don't see the point and I doubt ventrilo would waste time building something nobody would use anyway..

[Dedicatedone]

Ya I was thinking the same thing as Rich.

I'll give somebody $100 if they can get me a license

What does TeamSpeak charge per slot to host their servers?

[Patrick67]

Originally Posted by Dedicatedone

What does TeamSpeak charge per slot to host their servers?

It's a tiered pricing system.


http://sales.tritoncia.com/pricing.php

[Dedicatedone]

That's not really worth is since most of the gamers want Ventrilo anyways.

Is it hard to get a license from them?

[Lightwave]

In order for an applicant to be considered you must meet the following minimum requirements.

1) You must have a legitimate business license in your state, country or jurisdiction. Please be prepared to provide proof when requested.

2) You agree to a 1000 slot minimum. Slot counts greater then 1000 are billed at the per slot rate for the total number of slots hosted. Slot counts below 1000 are billed at the per slot rate with the required minimum of 1000 slots.

3) Licensee's slot counts are expected to grow on a regular basis.

We do not license individuals or businesses who wish only to run one or two standalone servers. In these cases you will need to rent a server from one of our official licensees on the hosting page.

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At least that's what's quoted as the minimums on their site...
I'd thought ppl had basically said tho that you'd have to commit to many thousands of slots, on many geographically diverse servers to be really considered tho.

[Patrick67]

Originally Posted by Dedicatedone

That's not really worth is since most of the gamers want Ventrilo anyways.

Is it hard to get a license from them?

It's kind of like Coke or Pepsi. Each have there preferences. Licensing from Triconia is not hard to get. As a matter of fact most of my clients have TS not Vent since I give the TS servers for free with the gamservers. As for Vent I just resell it via Hurricane. Besides when I give the free servers I brand them with my logo so everyone that logs into a free teamspeak I provide see's my logo and a link to my site. It turns out to be pretty good.