Probably just a glitch, they're usually great to deal with, have patience & a little faith ;)
/D On Fri, 2005-05-06 at 20:05 -0500, Anton Krall wrote: > Telmex is doing this in some cases, in my case with voipjet.. I went to > voipjet and opened a new account, added some money and its working again.... > So my old account seems to be stuck with some money still in it and voipjet > wont answer my emails or transfer the money from the old one to the new one. > > > |-----Original Message----- > |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pete Largo > |Sent: Viernes, 06 de Mayo de 2005 05:09 p.m. > |To: 'Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion' > |Subject: RE: [Asterisk-biz] Anybody from voipjet here > | > |Mexico Phone Operator Telmex Blocking VoIP Traffic And Websites > | > | > | > |Mexico Telephone Operator Under VoIP Fire > | > |April 25, 2005 > | > |By Ben Charny > | > |Broadband customers of Mexico's dominant telephone operator > |say the quality of their voice over Internet Protocol calls > |has tanked, with some alleging that Telmex is engaging in > |unfair business practices to block VoIP competition. > | > |VoIP, freely available software that lets broadband > |connections become inexpensive home phone lines, is seen as a > |major threat to entrenched phone operators such as Telmex > |because VoIP users no longer need a local phone service; they > |can use their VoIP service with any broadband connection > |anywhere in the world. > | > |International operators and habitues of the less urbane world > |of Web forums are venting about the government-owned > |operator's alleged practices, which they say include blocking > |Web sites that VoIP operators use to register new customers > |and perform a bulk of their customer service. > |"We're definitely interested in this situation," said a White > |House trade official, who asked not to be named. "Telmex has > |had a long pattern of engaging in anti-competitive behavior." > | > |In a March report, the White House's Office of the U.S. Trade > |Representative > |wrote: "Uncertainty regarding the treatment of voice over > |Internet Protocol services in Mexico is cause for concern. > |Irrespective of the merits of Telmex's ambitions, restrictions > |on the ability of any entity, foreign or domestic, to supply > |VoIP appears inappropriate." > | > |Telmex did not respond to a phone call and an e-mail seeking > |comment on the situation. > | > |Caller complaints escalate > | > |The Telmex VoIP situation has grown since mid-March, when the > |company's broadband customers say the quality of their > |third-party voice over Internet Protocol calls began eroding > |to what are now unbearable levels, according to e-mail > |interviews with VoIP customers who routinely call in and out > |of Mexico. > | > |VoIP operators are running into an alleged problem typical in > |countries where there's one phone company owned by the > |government--such as Qatar, Costa Rica and Panama--or privately > |owned and with enormous sway over regulators. In Mexico, the > |former government-owned Telmex remains dominant because the > |Federal Telecommunications Commission lets complaints from > |foreign competitors linger without resolution for years; and > |its recommended enforcement is rarely meted by the nation's > |Secretariat of Communications and Transportation, according to > |the USTR. > | > |Skype spokeswoman Kelly Larabee said the company has confirmed > |its Web site is being blocked in areas served by Telmex, but > |said the cause was unclear. > | > |"We encourage all Telmex broadband subscribers to contact > |their ISP and demand the open access they pay for," Larabee > |said. She stressed that Skype does not know whether the Web > |site access issue is deliberate, or a temporary glitch Telmex > |is unaware of. > | > |This may be happening because Telmex allegedly identifies VoIP > |users based on the kind of traffic they send, then chokes > |their bandwidth to disrupt the calls, said Brooke Schulz, a > |spokeswoman for U.S. Net phone provider Vonage. > | > | > |Telmex is also allegedly blocking access to Net phone Web > |sites, including that of Skype, the world's most popular VoIP > |service, Skype says it has confirmed. By blocking the site, > |Telmex could prevent potential Skype users from signing up, > |and existing Skype users wouldn't be able to replenish minutes > |on their prepaid calling cards or order other premium services. > | > |"We're working on exercising our options with the U.S. trade > |representative," Schulz said. "However, because we're not a > |Mexican company, we have little leverage with the Mexican > |regulator. But we're doing everything we can." > | > | > |-----Original Message----- > |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anton Krall > |Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 4:31 PM > |To: 'Andrew Latham'; 'Commercial and Business-Oriented > |Asterisk Discussion' > |Subject: RE: [Asterisk-biz] Anybody from voipjet here > | > |Yes.. Why? > | > ||-----Original Message----- > ||From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ||[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew > ||Latham > ||Sent: Viernes, 06 de Mayo de 2005 01:31 p.m. > ||To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion > ||Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] Anybody from voipjet here > || > ||are you in mexico......? > || > ||On 5/6/05, Anton Krall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ||> Anybody from voipjet reading this list? > ||> > ||> I've had many problem with my voipjet account and sent about > ||5 emails > ||> for which I've had no replies so far... > ||> > ||> Whats up with them and their "fastsupport" email? > ||> > ||> _______________________________________________ > ||> Asterisk-Biz mailing list > ||> Asterisk-Biz@lists.digium.com > ||> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > ||> > || > || > ||-- > ||<sig> > ||Andrew Latham - AKA: LATHAMA (lay-th-ham-eh) > ||WWW: http://lathama.com > ||Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] If > ||any of the above are down we have bigger problems than my email! > ||</sig> > ||_______________________________________________ > ||Asterisk-Biz mailing list > ||Asterisk-Biz@lists.digium.com > ||http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > || > || > | > |_______________________________________________ > |Asterisk-Biz mailing list > |Asterisk-Biz@lists.digium.com > |http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > | > | > |_______________________________________________ > |Asterisk-Biz mailing list > |Asterisk-Biz@lists.digium.com > |http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > | > | > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Biz mailing list > Asterisk-Biz@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Biz mailing list Asterisk-Biz@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz