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LET Drama Department
c/o Exit Scam, Inc.
indeed, we need a special website like we have for CharityHost.org drama/scam.
More like, Lewis took the operating fund and the fleet (cruises) lease fees.
And the new Captain, Eric attempt to change the PA system, livery. However, one of the cruise got blockaded by pirates.
51 pages. 40 of those by persons who don't have a service and are just here for the drama.
The appearance of FBI Chan was a nice touch, though.
Velox.yur.mom should be working again. Messed something up earlier
I assume that this fraud/scam, and the correct solution is PayPal chargebacks. In the past, I have seen so-called refugee offers here on LET, I had one of the 5GB memory VPSs, and there shared hosting. I had a 2GB VPS too, but, that was idling. Anyone out there with refugee offers? I understand the pricing might/will be higher, more sustainable. And, I only noticed this today when all my services finally went down. They were flaky yesterday. But, of course, I have backups for everything.
The way I see it the alternative (with Lewis) would have been to deadpool. Don't get me wrong, I do not dislike or attack Lewis; I liked the product, the price, and his support. But it seems that Lewis basically did bet on something that didn't happen (@VeloxMedia somehow becoming profitable or even just tenable). End result: his insanely cheap (read: untenable) promo deals made his operation run aground, bang.
If, just assume as a thought, Eric had paid for VeloxMedia and had continued the same way Lewis had done, VeloxMedia would have gone belly up very soon - or Eric and/or his company would have drained $$ ~ gone towards bankruptcy quickly.
So, what's all the fuzz about? OF BLOODY COURSE the new owner had to change things drastically! The way how he communicated that was not nice, granted, and his PR was truly subpar. BUT: Maybe the way he sees it is that he isn't in the business of being well liked on LET, but rather in the business of profitable hosting. And seeing what he saw that is, the numbers, the deals that were made, etc., he went into "sleeves rolled up, hardcore repair" mode. Understandable IMO, absolutely understandable.
Also: hell, of bloody course he uses and makes the best out of what he got dealt, in particular the fact, that he AFAIK had not a single cent of income so far from all the Lewis deals; OTOH though, depending on how he played it (his contract/agreement with Lewis) Eric also ows nothing to Lewis' customers, NOTHING. He almost certainly could simply have shutdown all those nodes, period, done.
But he did not, he kept at least some of them, in particular the one not losing money, running. Even better, he even provided support! During Christmas! Probably (just my guess) in part because he wanted - to the degree possible - to not surprise kill all of our VPS, and in part because his basic plan was to first have a closer look at what he purchased and to gain some insight before making hard decisions and maybe some negotiations along the lines of "sorry but your VPS makes me lose money. Proposition: either we terminate it after a few weeks (so as to enable you to make backups and not lose data) -or- you pay a bit more but otherwise everything stays the was it is (i.e. paying e.g. $15/yr instead of $7 that is, VeloxMedia won't make profit from your deal but at least they won't lose money).
But then the shit storm here on LET broke lose and quickly hardened the fronts, and what should have been constructive and reasonable negotiation turned into all out war and aggression.
In my view it's simple. Those who fight hardcore and/or threaten Eric will lose. Because he holds and controls what they want, and because at the end of the day only very few, if any at all, will initiate legal steps and of those few most will give up after their first conversation with a lawyer.
You think you can put pressure on Eric via PayPal disputes/refunds? Nope, doesn't work, because that will actually be Lewis' account. Remember to whom you paid and based on what!
AFAIC I'm willing to pay $10 on top of what I've already paid. I don't think that would be required (my deal is cheap but almost certainly not untenable) but, if needed, I'm willing to pay some $$ on top.
The reason is simple: I like cheap VPS - but I also want the provider to not losing money on them because I like reliable and smooth operations.
And if Eric really would cancel untenable deals or "customers" who turned into basically enemies, I not only would not scold him but I'd rather say "oh well, I hope that VeloxMedia now can operate smoothly - and cheap, but within reason".
Welp, I requested they delete all my data and send me an EMAIL to confirm it, they left my account semi registered, removed my service and didn't give me a email confirmation I requested under GDPR and looking back I don't think their tickets are actually sending out any emails since Eric took over.
FWIW I did get an email from them (re. my ticket).
I had made a ticket requesting the deletion, and I don't have a email saying the ticket was opened, nor a reply. my account has just been half ass deleted where it says I don't have permission to view my own payment methods now
I believe It's a bull shit. The infrastructure, which Eric got was paid from our money and made because all of us bought this plans. Do you think his still have no obligations? The service in Fremont transforms to shit after Lewis going. All contracts was paid by our money. We don't know is the Lewis really stolen the money or not. It's only Eric's words, which support by nothing. Actually we still don't know who is Eric. And his behavior like teenager in puberty, never know what flashed in his had in next moment. Just terminate all old clients for we could open charge back tickets with the calm. Loyal clients, like @jsg could order new VPS's directly from Eric, if want to play with this.
You guys are great, I appreciate it. Do you really thing "Eric" would be being such a cunt about the new business he just bought if he wasn't actually LewTom pretending to be Eric and Andy and the legal team and the other companies and the fbi or whatever the fuck?
lol come on.
Do you have a proof? Lewis behavior was as adult, when this guy like a kid from primary school.
How could we possibly prove it when none of them will even give you real information?
Listen I'm not trying to upset any true believers, I'm just surprised. Carry on etc.
Before Lewis started offering in LET, we could assume that his finance was okay, not great but generate humble profit/loss.
Then, he started offering LET deals. The continuous sale might be caused by the intent to exit-scam or the afterglow, dopamine of getting new customers.
Thus, it caused him to "exit"
Then, Lewis made the reddit post. Eric came as prospective buyer of the infrastructure.
But, within the period of 72-96 hours, it's very strange for him to not make joint statement with Lewis regarding the future of contract the customer has signed with Lewis. Either it will be a refund or contract transfer (presumably with additional cost). Yet, he let Lewis run away .
Eric himself has been told to just "let go" of Lewis customer by people at his company. And this is very rational considering he's only buying the infrastructure. But, he didn't because he want to build reputation "doing things right" by letting your server live rent-free
Unfortunately, he try to do one-man operation for the first few days. Perhaps due to sense of duty. But, this is fatal because lack of sleep and exhaustion which affect his judgment. The constant barrage of criticism and gaslighting only worsen the situation.
It's not like he didn't received plea from people, to not post without PR or legal
My guess is very similar to yours but not only do I dislike discussing those factors and details but I in fact also think that everyone should have stayed away from that discussion or, at the very least, think and discuss calmly, oriented at facts as far as possible, and prudently. But of course that's not to be expected on LET the way it has become ... (should I apologize for using words instead of stupid images? *g).
In case 'your' (server) addresses me: Nope, not free, I've paid for a few years in advance. In case Eric didn't receive any of what I've paid, I'd be a bit torn in between "one should expect a grown up business man to not accept such a deal (but to make sure that he gets at least pro-rata payment from the point in time he takes over)" on one side but also on the other side I'd be ready to pay at least a significant part again. But that's theory anyway as we do not know their arrangement details. In the worst case I'd assume that Eric would be open to fair settlements.
At least there is one person happy in this thread, who is even willing to pay more money and more years for all this to keep continuing. It is great to see happy people.
There are so many naive people.
Okay — if he sends you that confirmation, how will you verify it was actually deleted?
What are you trying to achieve with all your actions, attacks, and demands toward him? You would be better off asking for guarantees and proofs that the servers will keep running. At least I can see the servers are working for now. I don't know what will happen after January 1st next year.
What infrastructure? He's talking about paying for rented servers...
And all other here not like teenages asking for bullshit that they can't confirm at the end? :-)
Ok. Owner is shady grey low end provider. If he will build trust on the end, continue running services (сurrently not sure about that). I will be happy with this. For me, trust earned over time is more important that all of this child s*hit with GDPR requests that child can not confirm at the end is it really deleted or not.
This is false statement. He confirmed publicly client-customer relation towards former veloxmedia clients and as a service provider ( yes , even unpaid) he is bound by US, UK, EU and other related laws ( if he even is in the US)
Why exactly you discourage seeking legal help? For example UK ICO is very helpful in that manner and has no fee for raising issue via them. They will not provide you a compensation because of the violation but they will investigate and act if claim is valid. The same goes for similar entities in the EU. In US alone there are lots of pro bono lawyers ( hell, most companies even assign set of hours per month since for them this is PR investment) or lawyers that do "pay if you win" contracts.
The case is Eric claims he is running this under some US entity but so far all the info he provided turned out to be fake. Also the infra providers still call him " Lewis" in the ticket messages.
I don't. I merely say what experience has shown over and over again. Funny btw. how you paint "fight hardcore and threaten" as "seeking legal help".
Besides the question whether the UK ICO is of any relevance outside the UK ...
Well, what are your pro bono lawyers telling you? Oh, right, you haven't contacted any lawyer so far, and "pro bono" does not mean "working for free based on gossip and shady accusations".
But hey, feel free to "seek legal help".
Yet more questionable interpretations, hearsay and kitchen gossip not even worth a reply.
Oh btw, you did consider that what YOU said and did might, among other things, be taken as an ill-willed attempt to harm @VeloxMedia's business, right?
The new Velox Media seems to be registered in Ohio. Searched using this (https://businesssearch.ohiosos.gov/)
https://bizimage.ohiosos.gov/api/image/pdf/202535801636
Yes. So is Benthost. The same people.
and they are owned by "Shield Management Inc", wtf is that and why would you need 3 companies for that?
One for personal clients, one for smb where prices are higher and one for enterprise. The same as cellular operators makes sub-brands for selling more cheapest plans. Maybe some additional services will provided with another brand, like ddos protection or support for enterprise. Make many companies is very common case.
Aight... And now it's getting interesting...
Shield has been on my radar for a while but couldn't prove the connection...
Information from US government is enough for you to be sure this is not a Lewis?
Ps I am not a believer, I took this risk to myself. This not a problem. For me service first. After Lewis leaving the service collapsed to shit, that's why I'm sad, not because I could lose $10-14. The shit service is nightmare, you have it, but you couldn't use it, because it's unpredictable.