Do, and I've left a vm.. DID, however, connect with the 'former owner', and he testifies it's just likely a 'someone forgot to pay the phone bill', or some other temp-snafu, but NOT that they are 'OOB', I can't see that happening, either, and *no way* they would just 'up and bail' w/ peoples' $$.. Can't speak to the one example of slick's 'dongle-issue', but.. Perhaps they got those DB-25 dongles mixed-up with other's who were 'time-limited', etc, and / or some other 'rational' explanation.. They're not known for being outright rip-off artists..
..I've even suffered this happening before, a loong time ago, and it was flooding that wiped out their tel-room / service, etc, and there was no 'just go to vm' set up, etc..Not saying that's 'what's going on, now' (You'd think, at least, they would 'forward to a cell' / pager / vm, etc..) but, just that there ended-up being a 'logical explanation', in the end..
re: CT 'shortage', I heard, from this same person, who is quite-certainly still 'in the know' that they (CTs) are all 'Made in China' now +_+ ..so that could explain the 'long delay', (ie: if CT got in some 'fight' with the Factory over there, or it collapsed in a quake (..you know how well they build factories / schools / hospitals, etc over there.. So, who knows..) But, I'd certainly not peg the blame on OSLS / some nefarious "story" they cooked up to abscond with hard-earned bux.. That's just flat-out not their style..
..If I get a call back, I'll encourage them to login / post 'wassup', here, and they've been made aware of the 'urgency' of people's concerns, etc, so best to also try and, at least, comm / update, etc..
Anyhoo, fwiw..
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