Cloud 9 Launches in Isle of Man

[andy]

Originally Posted by RTuesday

It's already looking like they may not survive! There are rumours on the Island tonight that Cloud9 may be going out of business.

Just rumours, BUT at the moment it's not possible to make an outbound call on the network, the callback doesn't callback, and inbound calls go to voicemail...

Marketing-wise, their launch was barely visible locally, I can't imagine they've sold much.

They've had problems from day one, but 14 days from launch to close would probably be a new record for a GSM operator with their own infrastructure! Maybe they'll limp on for a while longer, but it's not looking good.

Anybody want to buy a slightly-used mobile operator?

Once upon a time, there were rumours that Orange was going out of business.

When they listed only 2 dealers in a city of about 200,000, I rang one of them and was asked why on earth I was interested, and why didn't I choose Vodafone instead (which comment I reported back to Orange).

I think someone bought it in the end


But I agree it's not promising

[RTuesday]

Just an update on the (lack of) progress at Cloud9.

I tried it out roaming in the UK/France/Spain recently. Wouldn't log on to a single network anywhere, i.e. no roaming.

I emailed them to complain about this and (what a surprise) got a roaming update SMS after I got home. No idea if that's made a difference as I haven't been away since.

However, I also got a reply to my complaint email - after 4 weeks! - where they completely failed to understand the problem (assumed I was dialling wrong). They sent their reply email from an address which bounces when replied to.

In a word, AVOID. Makes Yackie look professional.