Niteline made mistakes around 1997 because they started the dialer. They invented it. Without them, someone else would have made the mistakes. The dialers, the rules, the FTC mandates, etc... of today were all shaped from the trials and tribulations of Niteline's first dialer experiences.
To say they are simply a dishonest company is not looking at the facts.
Since 1997, Niteline has paid every two weeks without delay. The one problem they had was with the USA/Congo route which was a very unfortunate experience for them. They were screwed by the telco handling the calls. No callers were ever billed, hence, no money was collected, hence webmasters were unable to be paid for those calls. Niteline hasn't even been able to get their servers back as they are hidden in the jungle somewhere!
As Niteline moves forward in this very risky and tough dialer climate, the focus has been shifted to international. The goal is to continue to provide the strongest, most reliable international routes available. USA is all but dead in the eyes of the dialer companies. Anyone that tells you that it's alive and kicking is just holding their breath and biding their time.
As we've seen with the current fallout of the 900 number for domestic call billing, the risks are high. Everyone needs to understand that in due time, there will be no available USA solution, at least not one that is as rewarding as we have become used to. Webmasters need to begin to learn how to properly filter their traffic. That is the future. Send your USA surfers to a credit card and filter international to a dialer. There are many methods of doing this, but the only surefire way is through IP detection which is quite difficult.
This is what webmasters should begin to learn how to do to make the most of their surfers and their money, IMHO.
marc
www.sextraveler.com