Lenagainster
join:2005-01-07
Silver Spring, MD | [General] Reviews
It is amazing that so many outstanding reviews of a single VoIP prOvider appeared all at once on DSLReports. Coincidence or collusion? |
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dkfjsdalfoiwern
@ivacyfoundation.de | I'll bite: which provider? |
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nitzan
Premium,VIP
join:2008-02-27
1 edit | VOIPo. 8 reviews either posted or updated today at 100%. What's the deal??
(note I don't think this is a conspiracy.. just Tim asking people to update their reviews) |
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usa2k
Please PRAY for Rebekah
Premium,MVM
join:2003-01-26
Canton, MI
clubs: | 
Apparently.
Apparently Voicepulse has allegedly done this also. |
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burris
Premium
join:2000-08-22
Miami, FL
 ·VOIPo
 ·AT&T Southeast
·ViaTalk
| reply to nitzan
said by nitzan  :VOIPo. 8 reviews either posted or updated today at 100%. What's the deal?? I was reminded that I haven't updated my review for about 6 months, so I went ahead and did so.
For the record, I was a beta member and for me, with the exception of a few burps here and there, my service has been excellent.
In the world of VOIP, this translates to 100% for me.. |
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nitzan
Premium,VIP
join:2008-02-27
·ViaTalk
 ·Comcast
| reply to usa2k
said by usa2k :Apparently Voicepulse has allegedly done this also. Weird. It's almost like a whole bunch of OLD reviews came online. Looks like Vonage (and probably some others) is having the same thing. I guess someone pushed the large red button? |
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no_one
@QWEST.NET
| reply to Lenagainster
Seems fair. However, reminds me of the time others would post negatives questions of their VOIP provider then someone would come along and remind them to post a review knowing it would be negative.
So better to look at the whole rather than a single time frame of posts. |
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PX Eliezer
Premium
join:2008-08-09
New Jersey
·voip.ms
·Callcentric
·Optimum Voice
·callwithus
| reply to Lenagainster
Remember that the new GBU list is compiled every Sunday and published on Monday. 
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Regarding VOIPo, it is interesting that several statements were previously made on this forum by their management emphasizing that legally and financially VOIPo was a separate business from HostGator.
Now, the VOIPo website says "Backed by HostGator" and "A HostGator Partner".
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember seeing those statements before, and, as I said, they contradict earlier ones. |
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PX Eliezer
Premium
join:2008-08-09
New Jersey | Speaking of reviews, this one clearly seems to be in the wrong place:
»Review of Charter VOIP by RitchieRitch
Is there some sort of taboo against rectifying a very obvious error? |
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usa2k
Please PRAY for Rebekah
Premium,MVM
join:2003-01-26
Canton, MI
clubs:
·VOIPo
·WOW Internet and C..
·Broadvox Direct
|  reply to PX Eliezer
Probably due to VOIPo being a supplier of VoIP for Host Gator.
If you get the Business shared hosting plan, you can get a free toll-free number with the 100 monthly minutes. Much of their sign-ups are HostGator customers, so web the content with such keywords make a lot of sense. They do business with each other, but I still believe they are independently operated.
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Jim, VoIP since 12/2002, VOIPo 2/7/2007
FAH-Tool ... Whales ... VOIPo Forum ... VOIPo Review |
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burris
Premium
join:2000-08-22
Miami, FL
·VOIPo
·AT&T Southeast
·ViaTalk
1 edit | reply to Lenagainster
This is really strange. A few of you make it sound like those who updated have violated some moral code.
Coincidently, at the same time I updated my review, I was updating some drivers for my PC. Should this have been challenged as well?
My VOIPo update had only to do with text, as the % was the same as when I first reviewed it.
Maybe a bit of paranoia is surfacing. |
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dcm
join:2008-09-12
Pennsylvania
| reply to Lenagainster
said by Lenagainster :It is amazing that so many outstanding reviews of a single VoIP prOvider appeared all at once on DSLReports. Coincidence or collusion? I just laugh at some of the GBU reviews.
VOIPo - Reliability = 100%  I ran out of fingers and toes while counting reported issues over the last month or two. P.S. I realize that not everyone encountered all the various issues.
Ooma - Value for Money = 100% Do they have a crystal ball that tells them how long the service will last? Did they "forget" to count the cost of the equipment? |
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burris
Premium
join:2000-08-22
Miami, FL
·VOIPo
·AT&T Southeast
·ViaTalk
| said by dcm :said by Lenagainster :It is amazing that so many outstanding reviews of a single VoIP prOvider appeared all at once on DSLReports. Coincidence or collusion? I just laugh at some of the GBU reviews. VOIPo - Reliability = 100% I ran out of fingers and toes while counting reported issues over the last month or two. P.S. I realize that not everyone encountered all the various issues. Ooma - Value for Money = 100% Do they have a crystal ball that tells them how long the service will last? Did they "forget" to count the cost of the equipment? If you have been following the VOIPo saga, you surely realized that it was for sure that not everyone had problems. Many of those that did, came to the conclusion that they maybe had programming problems with their routers and yes, once in a while, a user has to be fine tuned due to underlying reasons.
Just as VOIP in general works for some and not for others, a rating scheme has different meanings for some.
As I indicated earlier, in today's world of VOIP, for me, VOIPo is perfection....because when I pick up the phone, or better yet, when my wife picks up the phone, a dial tone is heard. |
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sgarrand
Insert Witty Phrase Here
Premium
join:2000-04-13
West Brookfield, MA
·Callcentric
·VOIPo
·QuantumVoice
·Charter Pipeline
 ·1and1
| reply to Lenagainster
For the record, it was posted in the VOIPo forums (by Tim) to come update your review to offset the recent negative reviews. I hope I'm not breaking some unspoken code but I'm an honest person.
Scott
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My web site is WhyTheHell.com |
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GoodJobTim
@comcast.net
|  said by sgarrand :For the record, it was posted in the VOIPo forums (by Tim) to come update your review to offset the recent negative reviews. ...
So the solution to bad reviews is to ask a few happy users to update their good reviews to hide the bad ones???
And here I thought the solution was to actually improve your service to prevent bad reviews to begin with. Stupid me.
I know the GBU comes with a pretty heavy grain of salt - but come on. Unsuspecting users are going to see the good reviews and think there's nothing wrong with the company, when the fact is that every other day another user pops up with a new problem. Hell, even ViaTalk is more reliable these days...
And those of you actually posting/updating the good reviews - you're playing a role in this too. There's gotta be some DSLReports rule against this kind of crap somewhere. |
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burris
Premium
join:2000-08-22
Miami, FL
·VOIPo
·AT&T Southeast
·ViaTalk
| Anonymous, of course..
You are aware that 'everyone' who is able to read a review is also able to write one.
It's all in the eyes of the beholder. At some point in time, it will become evident that VOIP is not for everyone, however those who have success are entitled to praise the service...those who don't can complain.
It should be evident that the problems that pop up don't affect everyone...if that were true, virtually no VOIP service would survive.
Whoever you are and whatever service you have, please don't try to preach to those who are actually pleased with their service and are not ashamed to post thusly.. |
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Bill44130
join:2003-10-08
Cleveland, OH | reply to Lenagainster
I had a system message at the end of January this year that asked me to update my reviews. So it could be maybe these people got the same message? |
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sgarrand
Insert Witty Phrase Here
Premium
join:2000-04-13
West Brookfield, MA
·Callcentric
·VOIPo
·QuantumVoice
·Charter Pipeline
·1and1
| I wasn't speculating. I am a VOIPo user and a member of their forums. It was requested by Tim. He didn't ask for positive or false reviews but he did ask the community to update their reviews because the recent negative reviews carried more weight by being updated often. He figured the GBU weighs more heavily on updated reviews so he wanted to see the scale tip the other way.
Scott
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My web site is WhyTheHell.com |
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Bill44130
join:2003-10-08
Cleveland, OH | wow!! Isn't that like cheating? |
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burris
Premium
join:2000-08-22
Miami, FL
·VOIPo
·AT&T Southeast
·ViaTalk
| said by Bill44130 :wow!! Isn't that like cheating? As I read what sgarrand wrote, I didn't interpret it to say that Tim is requesting users to go and pump up the ratings.
I think he said that because of the way the rating system works, updates can either help or skew the ratings, and he was asking those who haven't updated in a while, to do so. |
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