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Ferro Network
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REPLY TO
#4
from anyonebutme:
(nostromo's Reply)
Where did I say that everyone who gets charged fluctuating prices complains? Where did I say that all sites which don't use regional prices go under?
"Regional pricing" is not an euphemism for looting. It's all in what the website decides. CCBill allows for different charges for U.S. versus European users, a site could set up, say 25 euros for European residents, and $35 for U.S. residents, and some do. That is regional pricing, it is close to fair enough for everyone, CCBill allows it, it's the website's choice to make use of it or not.
There are advantages to regional pricing, it is just up to the site owner to use his own judgment of what he wants to do.
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09-23-10 12:03pm
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Ferro Network
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#2
from anyonebutme:
(nostromo's Reply)
One of the advantages of regional pricings are that the prices are fixed.
If a site is 30 euros/month, in Dollars one month it's $45, next month $47, next month $40, next month $50. I'm sure that fluctuation pisses off a whole other set of subscribers too - "Why am I being forced to pay $50 when last month it was $40???!!!"
Regional pricings are not inherently evil, it's just a tool for the site owner to use at his own discretion. It's not "an euphemism for looting".
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09-23-10 11:13am
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Ferro Network
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Reply of
nostromo's Comment
from Capn:
Yes, it is the Webmanagers who ask CCBill for the 'service.'
No other billing company, that I am aware of, provides this questionable service.
It is a bit like a hitman blaming the person that puts out the contract.
Cap'n. :0E
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09-23-10 09:07am
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Hot Legs and Feet
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#2
from Raven:
(nostromo's Reply)
Hi nostromo,
Don't worry. US users are paying the same as you. There's no discount at all. We take into consideration the average exchange rate between Euro/US. The payment processor do the actual conversions which comes to the same price in your local currency.
Thanks
Raven
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07-03-09 03:38pm
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Hot Legs and Feet
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nostromo's Review from nostromo:
Hello Raven:
The pair EUR/USD ratio as of today is 1.4009 -i'll add a link to the European Central Bank- : http://www.ecb.int/stats/exchange/eurofxref/html/index.en.html The pair EUR/UDS has not been below 1.24 for over a year -two years easy- ; again, look at the chart provided by the European central Bank, i provide a link: http://www.ecb.int/stats/exchange/eurofxref/html/eurofxref-graph-usd.en.html . if USD holders get a discount i want to join such an offer.
The videos. Videos prior to 2007 didn't look bad at all in all the sites. allinternal, asstraffic, spermswap spring to mind. Again, be it as it may, your videos prior to 2007 don't look good IMHO.
I said that customer support at hotlegsandfeet is very good, didn't i? I only stated that it could be EVEN better by replying faster to e-mails.
Euro holders ought to be entitled to the same offers that USD holders get. At least that's my take on the subject.
Thanks a lot.
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07-03-09 03:31pm
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Hot Legs and Feet
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Reply of
nostromo's Review
from Raven:
Hi nostromo, thanks for your review. We need to clarify a few things.
Videos 2006 and prior years didn't have HD quality because HD simply didn't exist. Not sure why this would be a negative. We're simply following the video technology as it evolves just like any other site. Back in 2001 when we launched the site, cameras were definitely not as good as today's. In 5 years from now, videos and pics will be even better quality. This will never stop. Its the way progress works :)
We always reply to all our emails within a few hours, at most 12-14 hours. Many many adult sites don't even bother to reply.
As far as pricing, we set the pricing in US and EU countries to be the same worth but since exchange rates change daily, there might be some very slight differences. Its much better doing this than charging an even higher euro pricing to everyone as DDF is based in Europe. The other issue is that our team works very hard to create our sets and they are very expensive to produce. DDF barely breaks even. You can quote me on this. Ask Denys yourself. We are doing our sites because we are just as passionate as you are.
Cheers
Raven
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07-03-09 02:11pm
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In The Crack
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Reply of
nostromo's Comment
from williamj:
Amazing site if the fetish is to your liking. Super fast downloads. 2.5MB/Sec is what I average. Well worth the $34.95 fee. The old stuff is classic.
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06-05-10 07:38pm
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In The Crack
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nostromo's Comment
from Denner:
No matter what - ITC still has that unfair regional pricing system - and after all this time where several PUs has protested against it - written to those webmasters ect. - and they still do not give a damn....
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05-29-10 08:24am
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In The Crack
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nostromo's Comment
from williamj:
I download at 1.5 to 2.5 MB/Sec on their big HD Video files consistently all the time on a 5 month membership. Their download speed on Comcast Boost Cable Internet is very fast with zero issues. Great site for their niche and a well run site. Never an issue with downloading. If your downloads are slow it’s your connection not the ITC server.
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05-27-10 07:46pm
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In The Crack
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nostromo's Comment
from BadMrFrosty:
I got inconsistant download speeds when I was a member a couple of months ago. Sometimes it would fly with speeds of 80+ mbit/sec and other times crawl at 3 mbit/sec.
Can I ask where are you based, what connection you have and what speeds you are getting?
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05-27-10 02:12am
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In The Crack
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nostromo's Comment
from turboshaft:
I have always gotten speedy downloads from ITC, even when downloading multiple huge files at once, so it's nice to hear you are now getting in on the 'action' like many other members. They have some seriously large HD video files so fast downloads are pretty critical to enjoying their content.
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05-26-10 10:20pm
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JJ Pass
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#2
from lone59:
(nostromo's Reply)
It isnt the number of movies he makes, if you count all the directors under the Jules Jordan banner they probably put out as much product as the Zero Tolerance brands do.
The problem is that Jules seems to be totally against internet downloads and taking the focus off the DVD market. This has been especially true it seems in the last two years or so.
I too remember when this one of the best websites around and now it's just awful.
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05-28-10 11:50pm
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JJ Pass
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nostromo's Comment
from PinkPanther:
The rate of updates of all of the Jules Jordan-related sites in this network has slowed down to a depressing level, unfortunately. They've added more porn star sites to the network, but the sites that were exciting in the network - the Jules Jordan sites, Jenna's site, have really gone to hell in the updates dept.
Too bad.
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12-26-09 05:45pm
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Karup's Hometown Amateurs
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#9
from Karup:
(nostromo's Reply)
You're welcome. :)
Just wanted to pass on the latest, which confirms that this issue, although similar, wasn't the exact same issue that messmer's membership was affected by...
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"Hi Jeff,
Let me provide a quick summary of the cancel/expire issues that emerged after Karups migrated to Sentry:
- the first was directly associated with the use of the manual approval process and has been resolved for some time now.
- the second is not specific to Karups on Sentry and although the side
affects would make it appear to be related to the first, it is actually a separate issue and has also been resolved."
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Once again, we apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you guys. Like I mentioned prior, we're really the only victims (for lack of a better word) when these issues with the processing company happen. We'll never let our members eat any of the cost of a mistake, mishap, etc... We'll always rectify any issue and make sure the member(s) get everything they paid for (and then some in many caes), or full reimburse them for them not getting exactly what they paid for.
Please let me know if there is anyting else I can assist you with at anytime.
Regards,
Jeff
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03-03-11 04:45am
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Karup's Hometown Amateurs
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#7
from Karup:
(nostromo's Reply)
Morning guys,
Sorry I didn't catch your replies yesterday. I was relying on e-mail confirmations to let me know if any replies to this thread have come in (didn't get any except a confirmation for the original post), or looking out for an email to my e-mail address I specified in my previous reply.
I'll be talking to Brent in a little while and have already put in a separate ticket to the processing company myself, asking for clarification on this issue.
Brent or I will be getting back to you when we hear back from the processing company.
Regards,
Jeff
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03-02-11 04:06am
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Karup's Hometown Amateurs
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#5
from messmer:
(nostromo's Reply)
Just one more very quick remark: It was definitely a Biller issue in my case because my card was never declined. I used the same card to re-subscribe and everything went without a hitch. I thought the whole thing had been corrected but there you are a week or so later???
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03-01-11 10:19am
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Karup's Hometown Amateurs
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Reply of
nostromo's Comment from nostromo:
I received the following e-mails yesterday:
"Good morning ...,
We are currently looking into this. Our billing system shows you were pre-authorized on the 24th, which gives you access. We then do a manual approval of all accounts before they actually get billed. Once we approved the account, the billing company seeks to get payment. It was when this happened on the 27th, that your card returned a declined message. That put your account as inactive as you were never successfully charged for the membership.
Did you cancel your account the day you signed up or the day after? Just trying to get all the information as we look into this.
Have a good day,
- Brent
And afterwards this one: "Good afternoon ....,
We are currently working with our biller to investigate this matter. In the mean time I have setup a temp week password for the site. I will let you know as soon as I get a definitive word back."
It seems like messmer was right on the money.
Jeff, i joined the site on February the 24TH and cancelled the next day. I charged my virtual credit card before joining your site, Jeff, for a little over the exchange of 29.90 USD in euros and i was given full access to your site. Then, the events followed as it is written in the above comments. I haven't been billed as of today according to my virtual credit card statements. Anyways, in a few days time, tops, the card statement should reflect the charges.
Thanks a lot, Jeff.
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03-01-11 06:03am
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Karup's Hometown Amateurs
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nostromo's Comment
from Karup:
Hi nostromo,
I apologize for your trouble. Can you please e-mail me your username or subscription ID so I can look into it for you? jeff {at} karupsDOTcom.
Like Messmer mentioned, it sounds like a billing company issue, in which case you wouldn't be billed. Our processing company recently switched back end platforms and as a result, they've had a couple of glitches here & there. When a glitch happens though, 100% of the time it ends up costing us money and never our members. The most likely scenario is that even though your card and membership were approved, they had trouble collecting the funds from your issuing bank. When that happens, they terminate the membership and the access a member has had up until that point becomes free (i.e. you will not be charged for your time in the site).
If by chance it's something else and you did end up getting billed, we will make sure you are reimbursed everyday you missed or lost, plus some extra for your trouble. I assure you that we are not in the business of trying to get over on our members. If that was how we did business, we would have been run out of the industry many years ago rather than going on our 14th year now.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you & will get this resolved immediately after I do.
Regards,
Jeff
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02-28-11 03:27pm
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Karup's Hometown Amateurs
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nostromo's Comment
from messmer:
Nostromo, the same thing happened to me with KarupsOW. There was a glitch with their billing and a small number of users who subscribed and then canceled within a certain period of time experienced being cut off prematurely. I got in touch with support and was given the few days I had been with them for free, plus they added an extra week when I re-subscribed. Check my comment and responses under KarupsOW to get a better indication what I'm talking about.
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02-28-11 10:34am
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Karup's Hometown Amateurs
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nostromo's Comment
from tangub:
I have to admit i've never joined any of the karups sites mainly because i feel uneasy about the unfamiliar billing processor and the experience you describe here does nothing to fill me with confidence about joinging their sites. If they used Ccbill or epoch i probably would have been a member here by now. Hope the webmaster will reply here and sort out the problem for you.
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02-28-11 03:44am
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Mano Job
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nostromo's Comment
from uscue:
I'm just disappointed in manojob altogether because it's not as good as Tug Jobs. Or at least it wasn't when I was a member well over a year ago. Maybe they've gotten better. Wish it was packaged with SpunkMouth and CumOnMyGlasses as well since they're shot by the same people.
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05-31-10 07:16am
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47
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Men In Pain
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nostromo's Review
from Wittyguy:
Just wanted to say welcome to PU and that I was impressed with your first review here. Hope to see some more soon. Regarding the picture statistics (1200x800) that refers to the pixel size; slightly bigger then what most people have their computer monitors set up to show.
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06-24-09 06:24pm
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Men In Pain
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nostromo's Review
from mbaya:
Nice review. I appreciate the details. Yes, your English is just fine. I have been a member of several kink.com sites and can offer some help here. The HD quality file is WMV, not the mp4 you stated, 1280x720, 7158 kbps. The kbps tells you the level of detail. This is quite excellent, but arguably not really HD, as you have noticed. Most say true HD must be at least 1440x1080 with the highest possible quality more like 1920x1080. Unless you have the best HD tv, the 1440x1080 should be ok. The most compatible size WMV on Kink.com sites is lesser quality than 1280x720. The ipod size mp4 is ok for a tv that is not the biggest, but it is not really very good quality. On a 40 inch screen for example, it would look grainy.
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06-24-09 10:01am
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Naked.com
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REPLY TO
#12
from ace of aces:
(nostromo's Reply)
a hint from a user. try camcrush. it`s has it cons, but all in all it`s a site to try out withaout hidden fees.
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01-08-10 05:39am
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Naked.com
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REPLY TO
#10
from ace of aces:
(nostromo's Reply)
is youre billing stopped from that site right now? after contacting the billing company they didn`t bother me again.
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12-30-09 07:13am
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