Dsl > FortuneFlow Fights Verizon?s ?Fraudulent Bait and Switch Business DSL Services?

FortuneFlow Fights Verizon?s ?Fraudulent Bait and Switch Business DSL Services?

Sahuarita, AZ (ContentDesk) March 2, 2004 -- In an age when most ISPs limit how many emails even business customers can send through their servers, more and more small businesses are turning to email solutions that include a low cost high performance, outbound email server, so they can reach their customers with their newsletters, support bulletins and new product announcements in a timely manner."The problem, is that many ISPs don't provide real Business Class connections", says FortuneFlow President George Wilcox.
"They are happy to charge you extra for a ?Business Account', but when it comes time to provide you with the standard things businesses need, they either don't offer them, or they try to use their power of monopoly to force you into buying more than you really need.
Verizon's DSL offerings for business are a glaring example; they offer customers Static IP addresses, stating that:?A Static IP Address ?? is beneficial for customers who need to be consistently identified on the Internet, such as those who are hosting a Web, FTP or e-mail server.'However, once signed up to a one year term, when the customer attempts to get a standard reverse DNS pointer ("PTR") record, (a standard feature that allows email servers to verify that a computer sending them a message is a server registered to the domain of the "From" address), you find out that their advertising is fraudulent."Mr. Wilcox went on to say that he has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against Verizon, noting "One senior Verizon Techie told me:?Off the record, what they are trying to do is force customers to buy T1's, hosted email services, or to host their website with Verizon.'It's not like they don't have the ability to provide this simple database entry in their system ? every connection has a PTR record that can be changed for this purpose.
They provided this service up until November, when they abruptly stopped offering it to new customers.

Within the last two weeks, they have removed existing PTR records that were already established.
In one case, they sent a letter to a customer advising that they wanted to switch them from a Static IP to a dynamic one (not an option, since they are using their own email server.
The next day they turned off the customers connection, saying that he had taken too long to respond to the request, so they cancelled his service, saying that to re-start he would have to pay more than double the rate he had previously contracted for!)
In my opinion, they are simply trying to use their power of monopoly to pull a classic bait and switch fraud on small businesses.
Once they have you signed to a one year contract under false pretenses, they block you from using your connection the way that they advertised you could.
What good is having your own email server on a Verizon DSL connection, if it can't deliver your messages reliably?"FortuneFlow, Inc., the maker of the BEST Desktop Tools for e-Marketing, produces high performance HTML Email newsletter and subscriber management software that integrates with ACT!, the World's most popular contact management software.

Contact: George Wilcox, President (520) 398-7021 or via our website at www.fortuneflow.com.

Delaware Valley On Line, Regional ISP, Becomes Authorized Agent for Cavalier Telephone & DSL Services

(ContentDesk) December 6, 2004 --Delaware Valley On Line [DVOL] announced today that it has entered in to an agreement to become an authorized reseller for Cavalier Telephone in the Greater Philadelphia Region as well as throughout Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey.Delaware Valley On Line has been a leading regional Internet Service Provider [ISP] since 1994 based in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. For the past decade, DVOL has offered its customers nationwide dial up internet access, web hosting and design services, e-commerce and content management as well as computer repair, network security and maintenance.According to CEO, Steven Weisz, with this agreement, "DVOL will be able to expand its offerings to residential based customers" providing them with one source for superior local phone service, advanced calling features, high-speed DSL internet, and long distance for the home.Weisz, also stated that this move "fulfills an important need in providing the consumer with more choices, better...

Delaware Valley On Line, Regional ISP, Becomes Authorized Agent for Cavalier Telephone & DSL Services

Dsl > Delaware Valley On Line, Regional ISP, Becomes Authorized Agent for Cavalier Telephone & DSL Services

HyperFone Offers Revolutionary VOIP Technology Through Both DSL and Cable

Representing the most significant paradigm shift in the history of modern communication, HyperFone announces the availability of global VOIP communication through both dialup and broadband. HyperFone is the first company to offer free world-wide calling to other Hyperfone customers at the same low rates, regardless of geographical location.
Telecommunications experts believe that by the end of 2008, 75% of world voice traffic will operate through the Internet. However, the telecommunications industry is the most fragmented industry in the world.
Tariffs, borders and boundaries limit the availability of services and technologies.

HyperFone legally crosses these boundaries and bypasses tariffs by offering Internet Voice phone systems on both dialup and broadband.
This enables worldwide calling at a fraction of the cost, offering a huge value to the majority of countries where international and long distance calls are over $1.00 per minute.The countries...

HyperFone Offers Revolutionary VOIP Technology Through Both DSL and Cable

Dsl > HyperFone Offers Revolutionary VOIP Technology Through Both DSL and Cable

HyperFone Offers Revolutionary VOIP Technology Through Both DSL and Cable

HyperFone Offers Revolutionary VOIP Technology Through Both DSL and Cable

Dsl > HyperFone Offers Revolutionary VOIP Technology Through Both DSL and Cable

DSL Providers

DSL Providers are companies and agencies that offer DSL technology, bringing high bandwidth information to businesses and homes through copper telephone lines. To receive a DSL service, a local telephone service through the incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) is necessary. There are several DSL providers offering high-speed Internet connections. Some of the major DSL providers include Pacific Bell, SNET, Verizon, Qwest, SBC, Ameritech, Southwestern Bell and Bell South.

DSL service providers offer various packages, tailor made for consumer needs.

The main differences in these packages include speed and the direction that the data is delivered. For example, ADSL can provide higher data rates towards the subscriber than it does in the other direction. This type of DSL connection is perfect for home users who mainly use the Internet to search and download information. The symmetrical high-speed DSL (SDSL) is considered an ideal package for enterprise subscribers...