Pantheon - ezlink - internet Machine - Jeff Cooper Aka Jeff Cuba ripoff Sold machines that don't work, Can't get anybody to hook them up, no tech support, bad deliveries and locations Promised 1 yr payback Miami Florida

I hope most of you know by now that Paul wouldn't say something positive if his life depended on it. That said...if you are in the right area, these machines can be a great idea - if they work. I live in an area that gets over a million tourists per year - and most of them don't carry a laptop with them on vacation. (Sorry Paul, but wifi doesn't work too well if you don't carry your own equipment). For those of you that have decided to try to make something positive out of this experience, let's try to stick together and make these machines work.

The big thing is wifi. Starbucks wifi. Where you buy a plan that offers you a month of access for one fee.

Few people use the kiosks anymore. That's why the frauds are hustling them off.

Try one location, and see for yourself. Some people will use them, but generally not enough to make a reasonable profit.

I'm telling you this so that you don't throw more good money after bad. If cost money to run a line and set the machine up. You could spend another couple of hundred. For what? To get back $40 a month? Not worth it.

Don,

I too am a victim of Pantheon Holdings. I am familiar with the technology of these machines.
To put it simply you have a payphone with a PC attached to it. These machines operate just like any other PC on the internet. They require a broadband connection with a static IP address. The pay phone line can also be used though the phone line you had installed for the broadband connection with some minor exceptions.

The problem with getting full use of the terminals is the proprietary software that allows access to the credit card/ ATM reader, bill and coin acceptor and advertising software. behind that software is a normal windows 2000 operating system. You must also have a contract with a prepaid phone card provider to make use of that function. The advertising needs to be hosted on a remote server.

In a perfect world Pantheon was to be our partner and handle that portion of the operation. In their absence we are kind of stuck.

The last know company that handled the NOC
(Network operation center) was a company named Sitanium. I have not been able to reach them.

So Don, If you are able to locate a reputable company that can help us make full use of our terminals.

Please post their name.

Thank you.

These machines were shiped from an electronics firm in Calif. It would be possiable to set them up on our own. The problem is I'm not into the technology that is required to do so. However, there are people around who can. The first thing that has to happen is we need to know each other. The other problem is these machines are spread out all over the U.S. I'm in north west N.J. and would like to comunicate with others who got stuck with these machines and set up a system of technitions to install and program the machines and get them running without Pantheon. Locations are easy. Put the machine in the back of a pickup truck and go to big dinners,bowling alleys,and motels and I can almost garantee you won,t be on the road a day in your area without getting a location. Now the problems start. We need tech's and a reasonable internet carrier. I'm not a quitter and I see potenual in this thing,still. If ripoff will let me, I,m willing to make my E mail public. It's dw63427@yahoo.com As I expect a lot of you will be corisponding I ask you please to not go over ground that is already covered by these reports but lets get constructive and do it togeather.A contact name and E mail or phone # , your general location,and the number of machines you are in possesion of. My arbitration with Pantheon is against money lost. Getting machines set up has no berring on this. The company is virtually broke from what I understand so if you do get anything it will be pennys. If you have any douts please talk to your lawyer before getting involved. I owne and am in possesion of 9 machines. I'm trying to make one machine in one location work.

There are a lot of us who have been scammed by Pantheon/Global Resources. After the second letter was sent out by my attorney demanding a refund of $19,980 they sent me a machine. I didn't even open it, my lawyer once again demanded a refund in exchange for the machine - since they were in breach of contract. Pantheon then told my attorney to contact their attorney - the name they referenced didn't even represent Pantheon.

A few weeks later, my attorney received a letter offering $4,100 in exchange for the machine. (I am sure this is sounding familiar to a lot of other victims.) It won't do any good to try to contact Pantheon, they will make a lot of promises but won't keep any of them.

The FBI, the FTC and attorney general are very familiar with them - those numbers are available here in other postings. If we all call them, there should be some progress. It's a slow process, but at least they can try to do something about it.