Alpha Technology Litecoin (Scrypt) ASIC Miner Order Batch 1 Now!

[vesperwillow]

By requesting final payment for delivery and then pulling the option for credit card transactions only days later
(Thereby forcing buyers into an unprotected transaction.)

AKA their Bailout funds to start a new tapeout.

Is it too late to buy in for their next batch? You'd think they would be focusing on their next product.

I mentioned a short while back that if they had plans for future development, they'd already be lining up a 2nd batch and opening the sales at least 60 days prior to shipment of the first batch (90-100 typically). However, they are not, and with no apparent future plans (they stopped talking about Batch 2 a long time ago), there's no indicator that they're sticking around.

[Slipknot79]

Alpha is still lying to their customers

"This is not the case, our terms clearly present our shipping dates as targets and not guarantees. We are of course as regretful of this delay as you are as such we are trying to do whatever  we can afford to do to make up for it and at the moment it looks like loyalty bonus payments is the best way."

https://forum.alpha-t.net/index.php?topic=1003.75


but:
"Shipping  Booked shipments will be delivered within Q2/Q3 of Year 2014. Live updates shall be provided on exact shipping date. Shipping is worldwide."

http://www.abunchacrap.com/Alpha01052014/AlphaTerms010520141.html


No word of beeing a "target". As stated in their T&C Alphanoobs even provided this exact shipping date with their update on 20th June:

"We will also be releasing a full guide on how to use the miners both with the WebGUI and without it before shipment (which will begin somewhere from the 15th-31st of July). "

https://alpha-t.net/news/viper-update-20062014/

[semidead]

Is it too late to buy in for their next batch? You'd think they would be focusing on their next product.

I'm sure there are plenty of people who are fully paid up for the first batch willing to sell you the empty promises that they have.

Yeah, if you really want to take the risk, this is what you should probably do.

[SimonBeCoinin]

Alpha is still lying to their customers

"This is not the case, our terms clearly present our shipping dates as targets and not guarantees. We are of course as regretful of this delay as you are as such we are trying to do whatever  we can afford to do to make up for it and at the moment it looks like loyalty bonus payments is the best way."

https://forum.alpha-t.net/index.php?topic=1003.75


but:
"Shipping  Booked shipments will be delivered within Q2/Q3 of Year 2014. Live updates shall be provided on exact shipping date. Shipping is worldwide."

http://www.abunchacrap.com/Alpha01052014/AlphaTerms010520141.html


No word of beeing a "target". As stated in their T&C Alphanoobs even provided this exact shipping date with their update on 20th June:
https://alpha-t.net/news/viper-update-20062014/
"We will also be releasing a full guide on how to use the miners both with the WebGUI and without it before shipment (which will begin somewhere from the 15th-31st of July). "

Of course it's bullshit.  those are good sources.

He also referred to September in a coindesk article  http://www.coindesk.com/alpha-technology-blames-paypal-dispute-bitcoin-asic-delivery-delay/


"Speaking to CoinDesk, Akram said that the company had the necessary funds to ship all the hardware its customers had ordered, and that its initial terms of sale stated products might not ship until the end of Q3 (September)"





and in an update that went out via e-mail and on their site https://alpha-t.net/news/development-update-28072014/

"In the interest of there being no confusion, July while it was our genuine expectation, is not mentioned in our terms. As a result of this we have decided to announce shipping to be September as per our terms"



They've missed their date(s).  The promised July and missed that.  The hard date was September as per their own update and they've missed that also.  They can argue it but it's going nowhere, as their own words today contradict their own words yesterday. 

None of that about delivery dates changes the basic premise, however, that they are in violation of consumer laws.  The DSR does apply, whether they'd like it to or not, and that really is the end of it.  They can try that BS about B2B sales to try to say that consumers are not consumers, but they never said that ahead of time which is, in itself, seemingly a material omission of fact and therefore in violation of yet another law which prohibits just such an action.

hell common sense says you can't do something like that after the fact.  that they are obviously doing it to try to strip consumers of their rights won't likely play well with the courts either.

anyone that wants their money back has a clear shot, IMO.  I'm not saying it will be easy and that there won't be pushback, but the facts and the law seem to be squarely on the side of the consumer on this and I think they well know it.

[pw4x3r]

I had this HUGE feeling the Mohammad bitch would say something exactly like this!!!!

"Target date" and not "guarantee"

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOOD LUCK BITCH! The whole community is coming for your nutsack. Some for your head.

[AlphaScotlandYard]

I had this HUGE feeling the Mohammad bitch would say something exactly like this!!!!

"Target date" and not "guarantee"

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOOD LUCK BITCH! The whole community is coming for your nutsack. Some for your head.

I just contacted Paypal.
You are not going to believe this. They have no record of any calls complaining about Alpha Technology.
Zero. Nothing on file. Mine is now the first noting of a concern.
This might be what you see in these reality singing competitions where you just hope your favourite gets through and nobody votes and they get knocked off.
Paypal said we are not covered under the days passed since ordering and also if you only paid a deposit as they don't cover part payments.

However they did say they may be able to reverse that stance if enough people called with a concern.
I stated I was concerned this money may be put towards illegal even terrorist acts. Which has been noted.
No prototype no video no nothing.
Within 1 minute of me explaining the situation the Paypal rep said this is a clear scam. Even laughed at the Scheme angle.
So if you really want to kick this in the NUTSACK call Paypal say you want a full investigation and your call noted and added to existing complaints on this company.
Hey maybe Alpha Technology are legit. Either way its time to find out. We paid them they work for us.

[SimonBeCoinin]

I had this HUGE feeling the Mohammad bitch would say something exactly like this!!!!

"Target date" and not "guarantee"

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOOD LUCK BITCH! The whole community is coming for your nutsack. Some for your head.

I just contacted Paypal.
You are not going to believe this. They have no record of any calls complaining about Alpha Technology.
Zero. Nothing on file. Mine is now the first noting of a concern.
This might be what you see in these reality singing competitions where you just hope your favourite gets through and nobody votes and they get knocked off.
Paypal said we are not covered under the days passed since ordering and also if you only paid a deposit as they don't cover part payments.

However they did say they may be able to reverse that stance if enough people called with a concern.
I stated I was concerned this money may be put towards illegal even terrorist acts. Which has been noted.
No prototype no video no nothing.
Within 1 minute of me explaining the situation the Paypal rep said this is a clear scam. Even laughed at the Scheme angle.
So if you really want to kick this in the NUTSACK call Paypal say you want a full investigation and your call noted and added to existing complaints on this company.
Hey maybe Alpha Technology are legit. Either way its time to find out. We paid them they work for us.

Hmm.  I know that is not the case.  I talked to them.  I've e-mailed back and forth with them also.  I was complaining as well as pointing out how they were trying to skirt consumer laws.  I got the same basic response of 'umm, they can't do that'

the question is how to amp it up so they have to acknowledge it and get it in their 'system' or whatever.

[AlphaScotlandYard]

I had this HUGE feeling the Mohammad bitch would say something exactly like this!!!!

"Target date" and not "guarantee"

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOOD LUCK BITCH! The whole community is coming for your nutsack. Some for your head.

I just contacted Paypal.
You are not going to believe this. They have no record of any calls complaining about Alpha Technology.
Zero. Nothing on file. Mine is now the first noting of a concern.
This might be what you see in these reality singing competitions where you just hope your favourite gets through and nobody votes and they get knocked off.
Paypal said we are not covered under the days passed since ordering and also if you only paid a deposit as they don't cover part payments.

However they did say they may be able to reverse that stance if enough people called with a concern.
I stated I was concerned this money may be put towards illegal even terrorist acts. Which has been noted.
No prototype no video no nothing.
Within 1 minute of me explaining the situation the Paypal rep said this is a clear scam. Even laughed at the Scheme angle.
So if you really want to kick this in the NUTSACK call Paypal say you want a full investigation and your call noted and added to existing complaints on this company.
Hey maybe Alpha Technology are legit. Either way its time to find out. We paid them they work for us.

Hmm.  I know that is not the case.  I talked to them.  I've e-mailed back and forth with them also.  I was complaining as well as pointing out how they were trying to skirt consumer laws.  I got the same basic response of 'umm, they can't do that'

the question is how to amp it up so they have to acknowledge it and get it in their 'system' or whatever.

Yeah man I know its not the case but its what they told me. I know people have called up also.
The only way to amp it re paypal is to call again and ask for it to be added to the Alpha Tech complaint file they are now aware of the failing to meet delivery and expecting calls.
So everyone who can call please call paypal ove the next few days so it emphasises the imperative msg that these funds may be up to no good.

[hm]

The only way to amp it re paypal is to call again and ask for it to be added to the Alpha Tech complaint file they are now aware of the failing to meet delivery and expecting calls.
So everyone who can call please call paypal ove the next few days so it emphasises the imperative msg that these funds may be up to no good.

You could also try to write to the now-CEO of Paypal, John Donahoe.
When others asked then-CEO David Marcus for a refund of Butterfly Labs orders, I did too and it was successful, even though the 45 days period was long over.

[vesperwillow]

Flood them with emails, calls and send them something via post. All of you, not just a handful. You will get attention swiftly in this manner, and if enough do it, it could even be marked as a scam on a business level, and would be broadcast to other financial institutions.

[erok]

I'm just gonna put this here...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alpha-Viper-Scrypt-LTC-DOGE-FTC-WDC-DGC-ASIC-as-fast-as-50x-AMD-Radeon-290x-/261611326564?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ce9400c64

[anderl]

The only way to amp it re paypal is to call again and ask for it to be added to the Alpha Tech complaint file they are now aware of the failing to meet delivery and expecting calls.
So everyone who can call please call paypal ove the next few days so it emphasises the imperative msg that these funds may be up to no good.

You could also try to write to the now-CEO of Paypal, John Donahoe.
When others asked then-CEO David Marcus for a refund of Butterfly Labs orders, I did too and it was successful, even though the 45 days period was long over.

Everyone has to file PayPal disputes and post their dispute numbers here.  That way you all can use them as evidence when you escalate the disputes to claims when they are automatically denied.

[soltantgris]

Hey guys - when trying to access Alpha-T website, Im getting warning (in French, sorry) :


Le certificat de sécurité présenté par ce site Web a été émis pour une autre adresse de site Web.
Les problèmes de certificat de sécurité peuvent indiquer une tentative de duperie ou d’interception des données que vous envoyez sur le serveur. 

+++

Wtf ?

[soltantgris]

Oh and I paid 3 Viper using Visa-Paypall, and 2 Viper via Bank wire.

For the 3 with Visa - it's easy to ask for a refund.  But how about the 2 via Bank Wire ?  Some of you tried something ? 

[Kuikens]

It's always easy to ask for a refund.
However getting a refund is another thing...

For the 3 with Visa - it's easy to ask for a refund.

[soltantgris]

Well at least i've the option.

What about wire transfert ?  Do some of you guys did something about that ?

[dekodoge]

Well at least i've the option.

What about wire transfert ?  Do some of you guys did something about that ?

talk to your banks fraud department they might be able to reverse it.

[jrose120]

Well at least i've the option.

What about wire transfert ?  Do some of you guys did something about that ?

I know wire transfers are harder to reverse. They might be able to do something during the first 24 hours, in case it goes to the wrong account? If you get a court order granting you access to their funds, that's probably your only option at this point.  If they don't have the money to give you, you might be SOL. Assuming they emptied their bank accounts.

[anderl]

It is important that when talking to PayPal support to have them escalate to PayPal Protection Services or PayPal Legal.  The reps will only quote the 45 day limit.  They don;t know anything else about what PayPal does.  They couldn't even tell me what the PayPal terms and conditions are for Merchant Preselling, Oh but they are quick to state the 45 day limit rule.  Bunch of monkeys in a cage.

They are not given the permissions to escalate to a claim, so you have to get them to call Protection Services or Legal.  Those guys know exactly what to do.  I spoke to a PayPal rep 2 weeks ago who had to get a supervisor and then a call center manager to finally figure out that yes Protection Services can do reversals after 45 days and even after 6 months.  The supervisor was shocked that it was possible.  WHO knew!!!!

So do not take what the front like reps say as law.  They are just quoting the almighty callcenter tome of knowledge.  They are clueless as to how PayPal really works.

[soltantgris]

X2

The 45 days things is a myth. In AT case, its usually 75 days from the latest day they were supposed to ship. So octobre 1st + 75 days.