[kwlug-disc] Problems in Paradise

[Mikalai Birukou]

> So, as many of you may recall, I recently started using voip.ms for one of my cell numbers. On Friday, I started getting courtesy emails stating that my account balance had fallen below the warning level that I had set previously. So I logged in to add to my available funds.
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> But the website wouldn't let me add funds. Why? Because I was using a VPN. Outrageous, says I. So I opened a ticket with Support, and they confirmed that you can't use a VPN on parts of their site.
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> What genius came up with that idea? I have sent Support a couple of emails using my Grandma's Special Words to express my displeasure. They insist that I can't use a VPN.
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> Would they prefer it if I did my banking naked, perhaps? Or send them pictures of my credit card over unsecured connections?
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> Yes, I am a trifle miffed at the moment...

Will it console you to think that (a) "use of stolen" and "pay via vpn" go hand in hand, hence, (b) vendors do blanket policies, (c) potentially forced on them by credit cards. That vendor is between a hard place and a rock.
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