iBurst's Financial Position?

Going by the way their accounts department operates I'd doubt that they are in a stable financial position.:rolleyes:
And JakeFJ is correct in what he says about a well run small company verses a large company run by greedy monkeys.:sick:
 
Don't worry about motor-mouth...

JungleFacedJake, don’t worry about EHVensters he is our local village idiot, he comments on everything positive about iBurst, but he is harmless and sometimes quite helpful when he knows what he is talking about, best to take it with a pinch of salt.
 
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If more people did, there would be less heartache - think Health & Racket (sic) Club, whose ex-members are still being hounded by debt-collectors for 6-year old debt for a service they could not use. You can get suckered if you like.
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I also remember the DSAT saga, similar problem.

The best thing that consumers can do is to refuse to sign contracts. Better to get a loan from your bank to pay for any setup costs (modem etc) than it is to take out a service contract.

It is not just the cost of the equipment you are agreeing to pay back over the contract period, but the entire service as well. You are liable for the full contract value from day one whether you get (or are able to get) the service or not.

Rule Number One: No contracts (despite what Monty Python says)
 
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IdiotBuster said:
JungleFacedJake, don’t worry about EHVensters he is our local village idiot, he comments on everything positive about iBurst, but he is harmless and sometimes quite helpful when he knows what he is talking about, best to take it with a pinch of salt.
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Play the ball, not the man.
 
JungleFacedJake said:
How do you reckon that? Smaller companies with well managed finances can be a lot more stable than bigger companies when they start running out of cash. Why all this defence of iBurst? Do you have ANY factual knowledge of their cash-flow position? Or do you just not understand much about business?
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I'm not really talking about their finances.

Its just that a lot of the smaller WISP's can have problems and they go out of business occasionally. Some are quite fly-by-night too. I don't understand business, I'm only really talking about ISP's. I looked at quite a few small WISP's before I went for iBurst.. a lot of them seemed dodgy and didn't run very good services, in terms of internet not their finances.

Its not really the thing to be worried about when a lot of those small companies end up with their lines getting saturated very badly and have little to no support. I don't know anything about your WISP, I'm just saying its likely more of a risk than iBurst atm. but I'm sure you would have researched them well..
 
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IdiotBuster said:
JungleFacedJake, don’t worry about EHVensters he is our local village idiot, he comments on everything positive about iBurst, but he is harmless and sometimes quite helpful when he knows what he is talking about, best to take it with a pinch of salt.
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EHV can be quite annoying with his perpetual pro-IBurst stance even when the facts show IBurst to be in the wrong. However with a whole 4 posts 100% of which insult somebody, I think you are well on your way to being banned. Do yourself a favour, think before you write. It appears that you have the tact of a sardine.
 
I also remember the DSAT saga, similar problem.

The best thing that consumers can do is to refuse to sign contracts. Better to get a loan from your bank to pay for any setup costs (modem etc) than it is to take out a service contract.

It is not just the cost of the equipment you are agreeing to pay back over the contract period, but the entire service as well. You are liable for the full contract value from day one whether you get (or are able to get) the service or not.

Rule Number One: No contracts (despite what Monty Python says)
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So question... what about all the people that's signed up with Iburst on the initial launch day. We did get the option to terminate our contract without having to pay for the rest of the duration provided we pay for the modem...

Sorry for not searching in the forums but since I've been around I haven't seen anyone come back regarding the termination clause... all I've seen is we need to speak to so and so at iburst...


Well not for me. I always ask about companies if I intend signing up for a future service ( in this case on behalf of someone else ). If more people did, there would be less heartache - think Health & Racket (sic) Club, whose ex-members are still being hounded by debt-collectors for 6-year old debt for a service they could not use. You can get suckered if you like. Plenty morons running businesses out there.

In any event, I have found a local wireless alternative.
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Great job if you could please provide some feedback.
 
fishfly said:
So question... what about all the people that's signed up with Iburst on the initial launch day. We did get the option to terminate our contract without having to pay for the rest of the duration provided we pay for the modem...
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AFAIK, WBS changed that "policy", probably when they were selling their 40% to Blue Circle. Makes the contracts a far more impressive asset on the balance sheet...
 
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