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LongBucksVip 10-27-2011 11:42 AM

PasswordByPhone is dead. Will not be paying.
 
I have been trying to contact them for about a month or more with no success.

Phone call were not answered, skype and ICQ messages were ignored.

And here is the end today :mad::

Quote:

Due to circumstances beyond our control with international phone carriers and the current market situation, we have closed our doors.

Our service is at a point where it no longer makes sense to sustain operations of the affiliate program. We thank you for the support over the years. There will be no more payments. We apologize sincerely for the lack of notice. Delivering bad news like this is never going to be a happy occasion - or an easy decision. Our recommendation is you immediately pull your links, where appropriate.

Once again, thank you for everything.
http://passwordbyphone.com/

iSpyCams 10-27-2011 12:08 PM

It's easy for me to be Zen about this since I am not owed anything, but I like it better when they say "there will be no more payments".

It's a lot better than some "funds are in motion" bullshit. At least that's what I think.

In my experience I think people tend to lose a lot more money fretting over missed payments and trying to collect monies owed than if they simply faced the reality of being screwed from day 1 and went to work replacing the lost revenue stream.

seeandsee 10-27-2011 12:37 PM

on more hit the bottom...

LeRoy 10-27-2011 12:39 PM

Wow that sucks ass!

Wasnt emjay a part of Password by Phone??

MaDalton 10-27-2011 12:45 PM

same people - partly - as Goodthinxx Dialer. so what did you expect?

fool me once... etc.

the Shemp 10-27-2011 01:06 PM

http://linkspulled.com/

LeRoy 10-27-2011 01:08 PM

^^^ nice domain ^^^

alias 10-27-2011 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the Shemp (Post 18519765)

LOL, going to list dead & non paying programs?

the Shemp 10-27-2011 01:19 PM

its a new twist on the "congrats to the winners" post...

gooddomains 10-27-2011 01:20 PM

I remember good times with them....

emjay 10-27-2011 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeRoy (Post 18519681)

Wasnt emjay a part of Password by Phone??

Hey LeRoy, that's right, I helped them out with sales and marketing until 2009.

LeRoy 10-27-2011 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emjay (Post 18519808)
Hey LeRoy, that's right, I helped them out with sales and marketing until 2009.

Maybe you can tell the owner there are some issues.

Perhaps send them a link to this thread :thumbsup

stocktrader23 10-27-2011 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the Shemp (Post 18519765)

Dammit man, I love you. :1orglaugh

stocktrader23 10-27-2011 01:31 PM

The 99% lose again. :)

magicmike 10-27-2011 02:07 PM

Oh great... :(

DVTimes 10-27-2011 02:08 PM

wow

this is why i will just stick to ccbill.

i have stoped beliving the hype since epass went.

Klen 10-27-2011 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DVTimes (Post 18519934)
wow

this is why i will just stick to ccbill.

i have stoped beliving the hype since epass went.

Lol,ccbill dont have phone billing howmuch i know.

JenniDahling 10-27-2011 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DVTimes (Post 18519934)
wow

this is why i will just stick to ccbill.

i have stoped beliving the hype since epass went.

Do you use CC Bill's Cascade to URL? They are integrated with Global Acces who can convert all your non credit card traffic with phone and sms - with zero chargebacks, just FYI. (And they pay you weekly, CC Bill will pay your affiliates).

Sad about PBP, it seemed like they were picking up, even sent a bunch of reps I never knew they had (outside of Marc J) to the Atlanta Forum in '08. I saw Tanja in Europe a few years ago, but she had moved on to phone sex lines. Wasn't she an owner in the company?

CyberHustler 10-27-2011 02:34 PM

:1orglaugh

PromoterX 10-27-2011 02:39 PM

Never an easy decision? Come on.... the first thing programs think about when cutting costs is cutting the affiliate program.

Lets be real here... it's the easiest decision you'll make when the skys falling.

It's the same bullshit when companies are looking to "restructure costs", first thing to go is people.

Someone once told me.. "Don't be loyal to any company... be loyal to people...companies come and go."

raymor 10-27-2011 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PromoterX (Post 18520047)
Never an easy decision? Come on.... the first thing programs think about when cutting costs is cutting the affiliate program.

Lets be real here... it's the easiest decision you'll make when the skys falling.

"we have closed our doors" sounds like they are getting rid of more than affiliates, no?

FreeHugeMovies 10-27-2011 03:15 PM

Good work Shemp!

wiggitywack 10-27-2011 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raymor (Post 18520123)
"we have closed our doors" sounds like they are getting rid of more than affiliates, no?

Sounds so. They are kaput.

grumpy 10-27-2011 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the Shemp (Post 18519765)


no dead links there

HomerSimpson 10-27-2011 03:33 PM

made few bucks back in the time with PasswordByPhone...

DVTimes 10-27-2011 04:03 PM

Billing Company of the Year - Alternative
PasswordByPhone


http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece....asswordbyphone

DVTimes 10-27-2011 04:05 PM

http://password-by-phone.com/ is just a blank page.

Mickey_ 10-27-2011 04:09 PM

Sorry to hear. The fact that the farewell text was copied almost word for word from Melissa Money's program is strange.

signupdamnit 10-27-2011 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Mickey_ (Post 18520257)
Sorry to hear. The fact that the farewell text was copied almost word for word from Melissa Money's program is strange.

It's not all that strange. I'm surprised there aren't more doing it. Programs tend to close and pull these moves one after another when they see the other guy get away with it. It's why unless you've been posting here for the last three years and have never said a thing to disparage affiliates or suggest you might be the type to take the money and run don't expect me to join your affiliate program that you handle payments for unless we have a prior business relationship. Sorry, I'm not here to be screwed.

Just Alex 10-27-2011 04:34 PM

There goes my $16 with them. Used to send Chinese freeloaders to them.
Oh well, too bad.

adultchatpay 10-27-2011 04:40 PM

Another on the list. Hate to see this happen to a program.

SwirlsGirl 10-27-2011 04:45 PM

Damn sorry to hear that password by phone, companies are dropping left and right it seems.

Maybe you guys could have miscredited a few of your clients with sales and used the extra change to stay afloat :thumbsup

Just kidding of course, but yes business is war!

We seem to have some businesses in our precious adult industry that are either "too big to fail" or..........."too shady to fail"

Again sorry to hear the bad news, If we were in a position to help we sure would have.

the Shemp 10-27-2011 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreeHugeMovies (Post 18520137)
Good work Shemp!

thanks, just trying to help out ...

amateurcanada 10-27-2011 08:18 PM

Sorry to hear - we have worked with Sam @ gxbill for years. Seem to do well for us :D

LiveDose 10-27-2011 08:33 PM

Does anyone have a running list of all the programs hitting the shitter?

officegirl2006 11-03-2011 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amateurcanada (Post 18520567)
Sorry to hear - we have worked with Sam @ gxbill for years. Seem to do well for us :D

yes agreed gxbill are great. very helpful and a good processor

natasha
x

EukerVoorn 11-03-2011 12:17 PM

PasswordByPhone was just another company ran by greedy wankers. I used them for a few months and learned they took more than 50% and on top of that they charged an extra fee for wiring the money to my bank account. So after 3 months I removed all their links from my site and sent them a mail saying they were too expensive. People like this just want to grab as much money as they can at any price, and now things got difficult for them they closed their doors and kept the money they owe to hard working people, so at least they made proper money out of it.

This is one of the good things about all this piracy crap and economical crisis... only the strong and honest survive, all these con artists and porn producer wannebe's are losing it and forced to leave the porn biz and start doing something else, like becoming garbage men.

Clean up the biz, yeah great!

brassmonkey 11-03-2011 12:45 PM

well they did say sorry.

marzzo 11-07-2011 10:44 PM

At least they hired a copywriter that's familiar with how things are done around here:

(PasswordByPhone.com)

Quote:

Due to circumstances beyond our control with international phone carriers and the current market situation, we have closed our doors.

Our service is at a point where it no longer makes sense to sustain operations of the affiliate program. We thank you for the support over the years. There will be no more payments. We apologize sincerely for the lack of notice. Delivering bad news like this is never going to be a happy occasion - or an easy decision. Our recommendation is you immediately pull your links, where appropriate.

Once again, thank you for everything.

(MelissaMidwest.com)

Quote:

The time has come where we have shuttered our doors. I want to thank you for the continued support over the years. We've maintained for as long as we could. The site is at a level where it no longer makes sense to sustain the operations of the affiliate program. No business lasts forever, and our time has finally come. I don't really think this should be a shock, given the nature of the market and the acceptance for a solo girl site in today's marketplace, particularly one as old as mine. There will be no more payments. I apologize sincerely for the lack of notice, delivering bad news like this is never going to be a happy occasion - or an easy decision. Our recommendation is you immediately pull your links, where appropriate. The end has come.

Once again, thank you for everything. May your future business endeavors be successful, and I am hopeful you understand. We are now out of business.

wiggitywack 11-08-2011 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marzzo (Post 18543851)
At least they hired a copywriter that's familiar with how things are done around here:

(PasswordByPhone.com)



(MelissaMidwest.com)

I think it's more likely they copy / pasted , changed a few words, superficially deleted a sentence here and there, clicked send and called it a day


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