OK boys n girls as it stands now it looks as though BITINSTANT on of our favorite  ways to buy BTC is down..It would seem that you can not make cash deposits to any wallet through BITINSTANT.. Bummer i know . I like the ease of the use .Yes their support sucks  we all know that but they do get back to you if you post on their  support@bitinstant.com  site.
I have heard alot about them being scammers and such and this is just no so..I dont work for them so i dont really care i am just a client but i know that these guys want to go mainsteam so it is in their best interest to keep all happy. I know that they have very little staff but i doubt if these guys are thieves ..
That being said i too had my 203.95 $ in BTC taken for 3 days . I finally received them but was still charged all the appropriate fees..Not happy to say the least but at least i have my BTC.
I PMed Yankee the said CEO and i got charlie one of the owners of this site. They sent my funds but still im missing my 1.5 BTC .SO i know that i have said that these guys look like they are stand up guys that want to make it to the bigs ..This is true but they need to get on the ball with their support team. If anyone has anything interesting a story to add about how they got screwed over please add away..
Is this the last we shall see of BITINSTANT boys n girls or will they make a stunning recovery. Is this the act of some nefarios  or DOS attack by hackers or worse the US government!! Stay tuned for the next episode of BITWARS...

ps Im going to make a thread about this but if anyone has a complete list of optional safe ways to buy bitcoins then pm me or start it yourself..Ive yet to see one..