Photopoint Offline All Day~What Gives?

Self | 12/14/01 | Self

[Merovingian]

Photopoint has been nonfunctional all day. Hope this is not a repeat of the fiasco last Summer. Anyone with information?

[Merovingian]

CHECK this out: Looks like there is a faint pulse to be detected..

Updated: Wed Jan 30 13:00:40 AST 2002 PhotoPoint.com is currently offline. Please check back here (www.photopoint.com) for further developments.

[Snow Bunny]

Thank you for letting me know. It would be great to get our photos then never trust them again ever.
Thank you for pinging me , that is very kind of you.

[RonDog]

You are correct! Good find, Merovingian!

Clicking on THIS link: http://www.photopoint.com gives THIS message:

PhotoPoint.com

Please click here to continue.

And, clicking THAT link leads to: http://www.photopoint.com/statusupdate.html with THIS message:

Updated: Wed Jan 30 13:00:40 AST 2002

PhotoPoint.com is currently offline.

Please check back here (www.photopoint.com) for further developments.

Hmmmm....

[SamAdams76]

That website (whose name shall go unmentioned here) has a hilarious forum, by the way, called "Happy Fun Slander." They basically trash the companies unmercifully and while many of the comments are sophomoric, there are some pretty good one-liners. Definitely a site for adults only however, and even those must have a sense of humor and a high tolerance for profanity.

[RonDog]

See also the BREAKING NEWS page at the "Imaging Resource" website:

PhotoPoint: A chance to restore photos coming?
23:08 ET - Online photofinisher which vanished so suddenly may give subscribers a chance to download their missing images...

A few weeks ago (back on January 8th) we told you that online photofinisher PhotoPoint.com, the site run by Pantellic Software Inc. which vanished without warning in early December, had finally admitted that it had ceased operations. At that time, we also noted a faint glimmer of hope for the many PhotoPoint subscribers who've emailed us seeking a way to get back their photos...Many people seem to... (More)

If you click the link, you will see that HKDragon2 was nice enough to include a PLUG for Free Republic in his report. Thanks, Michael!

[Merovingian]

LOOK AT THIS:

Updated: Tue Feb 12 10:57:30 AST 2002 PhotoPoint.com is currently offline.

Please check back here (www.photopoint.com) for further developments.

I would like to assure people that their photos have not been lost, and are safe. However, due to the bandwidth, hardware, and labour costs, we are unable to put the site online.

Please take a moment to answer this survey. Only surveys with valid PhotoPoint username/password will be considered. Your first submission is the only one that will be taken into account. Please answer honestly, so we can do what is best for the membership.

This information will be useful in determining how best to move forward in allowing people to possibly get their photos back and/or have their photos online again. We are looking at various options for finding PhotoPoint members a new home.

Thank you for your feedback.

Email address: Password:

If PhotoPoint is not able to come back online, I would be interested in getting a CD-ROM of my Photos, for $24.95 plus shipping:

Yes No

If PhotoPoint is able to come back online, I would be willing to pay $5.95 per month for the service:

Yes No

eBay photo hosting, or the ability to host photos pointed to by third party web sites is:

Not important to me, and I would still be interested in the service.

Essential to me, and I would not subscribe unless this were available.

Please notify me via email if you are able to offer any of the above services:

Use the email address of my account, as above Use a different email address:

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?????

[Merovingian]

They want to sucker even MORE money out of their customers!!! I have to go look for my pword!

[Merovingian]

SEE POST #86!!!

[Merovingian]

SEE POST #86!!!

[Merovingian]

SEE POST #86!!!

[Snow Bunny]

What nerve. I cannot type what I wish to happen to these people at Photopoint. But it is not pretty.

Thank you Merovingian my friend for all you do.

[Merovingian]

It's pretty obvious what they are up to...They are appearing to be CONSIDERING restarting the business. If they are super criminals,they are hoping to scoop up the maximum numbers of $24.95 and again run with the money, OR if they are sincere, they will base their decision on the numbers of fools who actually say they will pay $5.95/month...

If on the other hand, the majority of people say they will NOT pay the $5.95/month, they will just not start up again...I would NEVER trust them with my photos again. I actually wanted to be able to download my thumbnails...I have all the others on discs.

[jmp702]

Thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately I'm going to have to go with option: If they are super criminals,they are hoping to scoop up the maximum numbers of $24.95 and again run with the money

Pure extortion of people who are desparate to retreive their only copy of photos.

[Merovingian]

I will do the same..If they rip me off, it's just another $24.95....AND, if they come through, it would be worth it to get the pics..

[Snow Bunny]

I agree with you completely.

[Cacique]

Fortunately I have backups of all my photos that were there on CD's and zip disks sno great loss there.

The only regret I have is that I paid those SOB's for a full year of service and barely got three months out of them. Lesson learned is to keep backups of everything. We'll have to scour for other services where we can dump photos to attach in our posts.

These guys went to the same business school as the Enron executives. I say Screw them, don't give them any more money.

[Merovingian]

I know how you feel..I really think I have them all on various disks...I also wonder how they could give me all 2000 of my pics on one lousy CD?? Did you notice that? They don't specify any number that they would put onto that disk for $24.95...

[RightOnline]

Thank you for the heads-up.

BTW, The Lovely Wife found yet another site that she really likes for posting pics and is now using www.photoisland.com. Works great. :)

[Merovingian]

Thanks...Have been uploading all of my Travel pics...Works very well..Use friendly...

[RonDog]

For an UPDATE on this story, see:

Welcome to Photopoint.com -- We REALLY want to see how dumb you are!
Email to "members" | May 2, 2002 | Photopoint.com

Posted on 5/2/02 6:22 PM Pacific by Howlin