Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Alex Balashov
On 05/14/2015 12:02 AM, Gavin Grabias wrote: I will give some business coaching for anyone relying on income from TFO. Who said anyone was relying on income from TFO? And does taking your advice mean that one should simply forget about collecting it, even when a carrier promised it to you,

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Nitzan Kon
On Wed, 5/13/15, Gavin Grabias gav...@alcazarnetworks.com wrote: Maybe he sends calls that aren’t collectable. Teliax never disputed the amounts they owed us - they in fact kept telling us that yes - we're owed this much - and payment is coming soon. The typical run-around. I have denied

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Peter Beckman
So disappointing to hear Nitzan. I've found that even when I don't think my customers are right, or I can prove they aren't right, it is better for my own sanity and for my business to make exceptions and provide a great experience and give refunds or send money than to make up policies or

[asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Nitzan Kon
Hello list, Short version: Teliax owes us $833 for TF traffic we sent them between March-November 2014. To date we have not received payment for any of this traffic, we keep getting ignored, given the run-around (someone in accounting is looking at it), and other excuses. BEWARE, AND DO NOT

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Alex Balashov
‎... that he had essentially no chance of getting anyway. This way, he did something to tilt the odds toward his favour, even if it isn't especially likely to work. He also reported a useful fact that others should be aware of when seeking payouts from Teliax. -- Alex Balashov | Principal | 

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Jai Rangi
Well said Peter. -Jai On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 2:42 PM, Peter Beckman beck...@angryox.com wrote: So disappointing to hear Nitzan. I've found that even when I don't think my customers are right, or I can prove they aren't right, it is better for my own sanity and for my business to make

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Alexander Lopez
Unfortunately, I fear that sending the email to a public list may have cost him his 855.00. Alexander Lopez OpSys Consulting Group PO Box 49-1333 Key Biscayne, FL 33149 Tel: 305 503 3000 x 122 Help-desk: (305)503-3000 Option 0 or Email: helpd...@opsys.com -Original Message- From:

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Markus
Am 14.05.2015 um 01:01 schrieb Alexander Lopez: Unfortunately, I fear that sending the email to a public list may have cost him his 855.00. I think he will get paid eventually. He just needs to keep nagging them for 3 more months or so :) --

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Markus
Am 13.05.2015 um 23:23 schrieb Nitzan Kon: Hello list, Short version: Teliax owes us $833 for TF traffic we sent them between March-November 2014. To date we have not received payment for any of this traffic, we keep getting ignored, given the run-around (someone in accounting is looking at

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Alex Balashov
On 05/13/2015 06:53 PM, Markus wrote: Anyway, I think it sucks that you posted this message in order to put pressure on them. The internet never forgets. Even if they didn't have any intent to pay you (FWIW, *real* fraudsters just take your money and run), this is not something that belongs on

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Gavin Grabias
There are some pretty harsh judgements being made here on a one sided tale. Do I think anyone is lying? Probably not, but I am highly versed in the TFO collection process. Everyone I have seen making comments truly has no idea about the nature of the collections on this product. His contract is

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Alex Balashov
The big guys' elementary livelihood and survival doesn't depend upon the vicissitudes of such collections.  -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC 303 Perimeter Center North, Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30346 United States Tel: +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) / +1-678-954-0671 (direct) Web: 

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Alex Balashov
Also, on the question of whether the vendor in question are fraudsters: Sometimes, bureaucratic inanity is functionally indistinguishable from wilful fraud, in the sense that someone who is contractually entitled to a payment doesn't get paid. It's the same basic reason as for the existence

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Alex Balashov
‎Markus is right, the Internet never forgets. The Internet is going to remember that Nitzan is the kind of guy who's not afraid to call bullshit on some sclerotic monstrosity's inability to perform basic functions, to the extent that if it were a child given food, it would starve because it's

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Gavin Grabias
On May 13, 2015, at 10:18 PM, Alex Balashov abalas...@evaristesys.commailto:abalas...@evaristesys.com wrote: :-) But seriously: 1. Nitzan had virtually 0% chance of collecting prior to posting; Maybe, perhaps he’s entitled to zero. Maybe he sends calls that aren’t collectable. I can keep

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Peter Beckman
On Thu, 14 May 2015, Markus wrote: Am 14.05.2015 um 01:01 schrieb Alexander Lopez: Unfortunately, I fear that sending the email to a public list may have cost him his 855.00. I think he will get paid eventually. He just needs to keep nagging them for 3 more months or so :) And I think we

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Alexander Lopez
I think his chances or collecting will increase significantly if he shows up in the Teliax lobby with an alligator. It just a hunch.. Original message From: Alex Balashov abalas...@evaristesys.com Date: 2015/05/13 11:06 PM (GMT-05:00) To: asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Alex Balashov
:-) But seriously: 1. Nitzan had virtually 0% chance of collecting prior to posting; 2. To whatever extent his chances of collecting may have increased from 0% to merely negligible, he's done himself a favour; 3. He has no leverage in these situations; 4. As a small business, the negative

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Alex Balashov
On 05/13/2015 11:49 PM, Gavin Grabias wrote: Maybe, perhaps he’s entitled to zero. Maybe he sends calls that aren’t collectable. I can keep going on with maybe.. Maybe we don’t understand why. Maybe. All completely possible. My position is premised on the truth of the claims submitted

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Gavin Grabias
I will give some business coaching for anyone relying on income from TFO. Start a church, with conference numbers.. maybe you can pull some recip comp. Thats also a joke. I apparently need to be literal. Gavin On May 13, 2015, at 10:54 PM, Alex Balashov abalas...@evaristesys.com wrote:

Re: [asterisk-biz] Beware: Teliax toll-free compensation FRAUD.

2015-05-13 Thread Gavin Grabias
Who promised something? There should be a contract that said customer can use to enforce their claim. I think they may be relying upon it at some level. Just assumptions. We all know how that goes. Either way the customer has a possible claim and we are all arguing over an intangible issue