The FCC ordered Purple to pay back $18MILLION dollars because of their own FRAUD! Purple has had many telemarketers and conference calls for many years, playing around with the rules because they think they're so smart. Sad that many deaf people feel bad for Purple, but really Purple did this to themselves! Their executive team ordered their employees to have conference calls EVERY DAY for hours and hours to discuss nothing and make it pointless! Their District Managers would spend many times wasting time on conference calls talking about nothing, introducing their own names again and again to make sure everyone is there when they already know everyone is there! The only reason for this is to pump up their minutes!
Did any of you see the Vlog about Maria and her experience in Datastar?? Purple is DISGUSTING! (http://signcasts.com/node/260)
First Viable was caught because they were a small company, but the investigation of Purple started in April! Viable was easier to caught, and Purple is a bigger company certified by the FCC so it took longer and now the curtain is down and Purple is busted! Their executive team knew about this since April, and did not share with their employees until recently!! Think about it...
Viable:
July did not pay employees because FCC froze their funds
August, merger with SNAP that saved their asses and paid employees
November 18th: Arrested their executive team
Now Purple:
March: FCC Froze their funds, soon laid off employees
April: Will merger? Probably not, they owe 40 million dollars, who can afford except Sorenson??
July: Arrest Dan Luis, Kelby Brick, and other executive team members for forcing conference calls???
It is same timeline, nothing is different than Viable. Blame anyone you want but the Purple Executive team KNEW that what they were doing is illegal and wrong!!! What is the difference between Viable and Purple when FCC froze Viable's fund in July and Viable can't pay their workers?? NOTHING! Don't feel sorry for Purple and its rich excecutive team, they have a boat, have many big parties, and spend their money on alcohol for their staff! You should feel sorry for deaf workers who suffered by working at datastar, or deaf workers who were stupid to listen to their bosses and spend many hours on conference call everyday instead of doing REAL work! Purple has good interpreters and good technology, well so did Viable, VPAD is better than MVP anyways and still Viable was greedy just like Purple was greedy. This is a sad day for all the people who were greedy, and a sad day for all the people who will lose their jobs. But to keep Purple open and allow them to continue their dirty business, now that's an even SADDER day! The FCC is doing the right thing, and next up is ZVRS with their BS program to pay organizations for their sponsorships (like tsdvrs.tv). Many people have reported on Purple to DOJ, don't be blind!
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To find the real fact out between Purple and a separate company called Datastar, please visit:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.purple.us/blog/2010/01/response-from-jerry-nelson-and-purple/
How is clearblue a violation of FCC rules? Care to elaborate?
ReplyDeleteHey I would like to know more information regard this. So I can add your comment to my blog but wonder do you work inside purple company or not ?
ReplyDeletePurple contract DataStar for for? Subcontract hide real purpose DataStar build more money minutes for Purple? FCC know relatoinship of datastar and purple?
ReplyDeleteWould like to talk to you more off line any how I can contact you off line? to protect our names
ReplyDeleteClearblue pays organizations for their minutes! It is just another way of paying people to make calls, but instead of paying individual, they pay organization which is illegal. It is the same thing as pumping up minutes!
ReplyDeleteDOJ have investigated Purple and there are no wrongdoings. There will be no arrests, Purple is not Viable. Sorenson paid back at least $25 millions, ZVRS will pay back several millions. FCC will investigate more with any VRS provider that have any exclusive contracts with any agency, school, company, etc.
ReplyDeletePurple will be able to pay back, if FCC and Purple can make an agreement on the payment. Purple do not have $18 millions to cover and need to work with lenders to continue the operation.
To define the term, "misuse" does not mean that any provider did any illegal, but to take the responsibility to pay back.
I can't wait to see Purple go! I am looking forward to see bye bye purple!
ReplyDeleteMisuse do not mean any provider did anything legal. Providers being asked to return money show actions not legal.
ReplyDeleteYou said Kelby Brick was arrested in July? Are you kidding? He was on DeafRead last week.
ReplyDeleteMore vblogs, blogs, and documents can be found at deafsource.com on facebook!
ReplyDeleteI think if you watch Jerry Nelson, he explains this well. Datastar through their hearing and deaf individuals put up on websites a "button" for deaf/hh ppl to use text relay to use that websites services. Seems simple to me and a great idea. Deaf ppl do not have access to so many things. Some do not know how to sign.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Datastar tried to give deaf ppl jobs too - this is wonderful. Datastar major contract was for medical (ppl over 60) to purchase medicade medicine. Deaf employees help them. What a wonderful opportunities for deaf to help them.
Sorenson has 1 million minutes a month of deaf working in jobs where they're responsibility is to call thru VRS. So this mean if deaf person has job, they can't use VRS? Does this mean ADA is dead? We have a right to work!
ReplyDeleteSo, you don't really like Purple? Your weblog named "PurpleDead", I find it odd.
ReplyDeleteSigh… as a former Purple employee who was recently laid-off, i just want to let folks know that my final paycheck bounced today due to “insufficient funds”. Great. Just great. That means 2 wks worth of work for FREE. If that’s not an indication that Purple is shutting down, I don’t know what is. Purple employees who are currently working, I suggest you request all future payment in CASH. Otherwise, you will never see it! Purple execs should seriously burn in hell for all of their shady shannanigans! And now it looks like the big boys are taking the money and running. Purple bastards. I hope the FCC gets a hold of you by your tender parts and practice some heinous corporal punishment medieval-style on your shitty purple asses!!
ReplyDeleteWow Purple hater must be ex employee and got fired or something. I use all vrs companies and find Purple and Convo really the best. Sorenson is ok, but to HATE any one service company is really sick...and maybe Purple Hater needs to get a life, or some psycho help.
ReplyDeleteIt is really bad timing that you put the check recently because the bank is not allowing Purple to take out of the money due to credit or loans being in defaulted so basically everything is frozen. You should contact Purple to re-issue you a new check next week.
ReplyDeleteWhy would next week make any difference? Purple owes the bank $48 million on top of the $19 million they owe the FCC. There won’t be any new checks. Unfortunately, Purple employees have probably seen their last dime from the company.
ReplyDeleteFirst CRM goes down, then paychecks bounce, then call center employees were told to go home early yesterday…doesn’t look good, folks.
I call BS on the CRM going down and check bouncing, PERIOD. Check CRM for yourself if you're a rep!
ReplyDeleteJust looking to stir some drama and smear Purple!
Golly, some people!
I'm a current Purple outreach representative, still under contract. I think it's sad that Purple has come down this way. I guess the end emerged to me when the MVP was showing clear signs of never meeting its potential. I got a 3rd job recently to replace Purple (Purple was my secondary job), and I'm glad I did. There's just too much corruption and ineptitude for the company to continue as it is.
ReplyDeletePlease get your facts straight. Purple isn't dead YET. Snap did NOT merge with Viable. They only have management of Viable. Don't be one of those foolish people spreading rumors - if you don't know something for sure, don't write about it. If you're not a part of the solution, then you're a part of the problem. Sorry but that's how it goes. Think about this - if Purple falls... their customers will lose their VRS services and have to find another provider. Government contracts for sign language interpreters will be torn up. Purple has other services that will be affected. Please do me a favor... if not me, then the world... Don't assume. I hope for your sake you know the saying about assumptions... they're the mother of all f**k-ups.
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ReplyDeleteData Star generate minutes for Purple by paying Deaf employees call other people. Then they bill FCC to pay them $$ for minutes they make up. Stealing money! That why FCC demand money back!
Deaf and hearing workers not supposed make fake calls for $$. Now Purple hurt Deaf community and Deaf and Hearing workers and government workers. You ask us to feel sorry for Purple? For For? Breaking the law and stealing money?? Shame on Purple!
Shame on Sorenson!
Shame on ZVRS!
Shame on other VRS companies! I hope they all go to jail!
Bad blog of 2010!
ReplyDeleteYou need to take Journalism class.
To the person who said Shame on.....
ReplyDeleteSounds like you don't use VRS? How do you make your calls to hearing people? By using text relay? And I am curious which VP or software on your computer (if any) do you use when calling your deaf friends?
Anon 12:34 PM It sound you work VRS? You approve theft dishonest?
ReplyDeleteThe entire VRS industry is rife with fraud. There is not one single VRS provider that didn't pump up their minutes fraudulently. The interpreters who were processing the calls knew what was happening, too. They should lose their certification from RID. When you agree by your actions to commit a fraud, it is called conspiracy. The interpreters and deaf people who are/were doing this should go to jail. For example, if I have an exclusive contract with the local hospital to interpret, is it okay if I hit deaf people with baseball bats to they go to the hospital so I get more interpreting? Or, if I order my employee to hit deaf people so I get more work? Then both the employee and I did wrong. Do not let any of the VRS companies play with your feelings about poor deaf people or poor interpreters. Rot in hell for ruining the industry and hurting the reputation of all interpreters. Further SHAME SHAME SHAME on RID - look at RID.org, it says NOTHING about this at all. Stand up for ethics. HOW SAD!
ReplyDeleteI want my money back. I am sure Purple is rip off
ReplyDeleteYOU GUYS ARE A BUNCH OF CHICKENS THAT GOES CLUCKING AND RUNNING AROUND WITH HEADS OFF THEIR NECKS. SPECIFICALLY THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS WITH PURPLE, DO NOTHAVE ANYTHING POSITIVE TO SAY ABOUT ANY COMPANY SORENSON, PURPLE, ZVRS, ETC. BUNCH OF WINOS!!
ReplyDeleteCheck at this blog; http://illustrator.blog-alloon.com/archives/1223
ReplyDeleteThis blog: PurpleVRS Bankrup, is one of the worst blog I ever see.
VERY SAD ABOUT PURPLE. EVIL CHASES THE GREEDER,
ReplyDeleteI am not a Purple Hater, Or a former employee, or VRS user, but I can tell you I find these VRS services evil and greedy, and have ripped off so many deaf people, I know several friends who are still waiting for a product from VIABLE and also PURPLE, both of these companies did every thing they could to rip off the deaf senior citzens in las vegas, many of them paid for those products in good faith, and Viable and Purple, pocketed the money.
ReplyDeleteNow who is next ??The infamous Z team??? They seem to spend alot of time at pizza parties and drinking wine and it makes me wonder how much of the money that was used for these "team building parties "belongs to deaf people who have purchased those over priced machines and services ???
How sad is this??? the deaf stealing from the deaf ??? It is a never ending and vicious cycle.
Purple are the suckers.. Sorenson VRS ROCK!
ReplyDeleteTHE ONES, NEGLECTING ON ALL VRS SERVICES, LOOK FORWARD "BACK TO TTY/TDD" service?
ReplyDeleteThen STFU!!!
THE ONES NEED WAKE-UP ALARM, CHECK OUT AT WAL-MART FOR ROLL-BACK
ReplyDeleteIN CASE OF BEING DUMBEST ONES, CLICK ON HIGHLIGHTED Rat
ReplyDeleteActually, Purple filed for appeal not bankrupty so get your facts straight instead of stirring rumors to create trouble. Shame on you!
ReplyDeleteKelby Brick should be disbarred. This is all hurting the deaf in a big range.
ReplyDeleteOh mygosh. Your information is all wrong. Purple is still in business. Its sad to see there so many misunderstandings out there. Check the facts at http://www.purple.us/news Purple never filed for bankrupty. Purple has filed appeals. You can check it out via purple.tv on your VP devices and you will see purple interps to make calls for you. Be careful what to listen and look for facts.
ReplyDeleteHey!!! That is not fair to those Purple Company did it so greatly job. We loved to use it for carry to use any places. We fully supports Purple Co. to keep on business. Please tell FCC to allow Purple Co. to keep running business for give a chance. Stop Bickering to that Sorenson and Purple so both!!! That is enough!!!
ReplyDeletePlease get along well with different business.
ReplyDeleteNo more fights each other to those Sorenson, Purple, Z4, Z340, Ojo, Cdvs, Viable, also Snapvs. Keep running to get along together. Like Verizon, At&t, Sprint, Cricket, etc. Keep peace. Customers have their rights to select it. Gotta it that!!!
The person at Purple who dreamed up the idea of the conference calls was let go some time ago.. Unfortunetly Purple is left to deal with the mess this person created. The FCC is demanding payment, but at the same time is not paying purple the millions it owes them from the valid minutes billed to the FCC.
ReplyDeleteIf Purple goes under don't forget they are the countries largest TRS provider. Your talking about 60% of all TRS traffic will simple STOP.
ReplyDeleteFCC’S OPPOSITION TO EMERGENCY MOTION FOR STAY
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good thing few months ago refund everything from purple very limited old desgin too wheww bye pruple.
ReplyDeleteLOL this is probably the worst blog I've read in my entire life. You never backed up your blog with any facts. I work for Purple and I know what is going on. Like a poster above said, Purple never filed for bankruptcy. They filed appeals to fight for what they think is right. Currently, FCC and Purple are working on reaching an agreement which would allow Purple to resume its operation. I've heard NOTHING about Purple filing for bankruptcy.
ReplyDeleteTo that person who wrote this blog, please show me any proof that Purple is filing for bankruptcy. Show me any articles or anything. I bet you have nothing so why should people believe you?
It's true that we had conference calls back then but when FCC didn't permit it anymore, we stopped having conference calls. It shows that Purple is willing to comply with FCC's rules and regulations. The problem is that FCC didn't clarify their rules and regulations to Purple until February 25, 2010. All of a sudden, they decided to force Purple to pay back. Does that sound fair? I don't think so.
I don't know exactly what's going on behind the scene. Maybe there are some things that we don't know about Purple and FCC. I don't know really but I know what I said is based on facts completely, not some made up shit.
Please learn the facts before you say stuff that doesn't make any sense at all.
LOL this is probably the worst blog I've read in my entire life. You never backed up your blog with any facts. I work for Purple and I know what is going on. Like a poster above said, Purple never filed for bankruptcy. They filed appeals to fight for what they think is right. Currently, FCC and Purple are working on reaching an agreement which would allow Purple to resume its operation. I've heard NOTHING about Purple filing for bankruptcy.
ReplyDeleteTo that person who wrote this blog, please show me any proof that Purple is filing for bankruptcy. Show me any articles or anything. I bet you have nothing so why should people believe you?
It's true that we had conference calls back then but when FCC didn't permit it anymore, we stopped having conference calls. It shows that Purple is willing to comply with FCC's rules and regulations. The problem is that FCC didn't clarify their rules and regulations to Purple until February 25, 2010. All of a sudden, they decided to force Purple to pay back. Does that sound fair? I don't think so.
I don't know exactly what's going on behind the scene. Maybe there are some things that we don't know about Purple and FCC. I don't know really but I know what I said is based on facts completely, not some made up shit.
Please learn the facts before you say stuff that doesn't make any sense at all.
It's me again. I always laugh at the deaf community. They are their own worst enemy for real. They always believe in rumors. You know deaf people love rumors and shit. Why don't you deaf people go online and look at valid sources like newspaper articles or government websites? Their information on Purple and FCC are accurate. It's sad to see deaf people believe anything even if it doesn't make any sense at all. It's very pathetic if you ask me.
ReplyDeleteThe future of deafies is "Back to TTYs!"
ReplyDeleteI was heard VP was pass by FCC.VRS Company do great job to save VP for all deaf peoples of US.
ReplyDeleteSilly Nesmuth,Do you know the millions hearing peoples used phone,so the deaf peoples should use special phone like VP,P3, text phone,and near future will be coming with new look for the deaf use.The FCC knew between hearing peoples and deaf peoples need to be fair.The purple not good company.Weak company.Yay,VPS are very strong in business.
Purple is not dead yet... ha ha ha you got the information mixed up ... You misunderstood what is going on between FCC and Purple...
ReplyDeleteAll VRS owed FCC money ....... Purple is not the only one! even SorensonVRS owed FCC 25 million dollars but they paid it off quickly because they had money due to many years of business and investments ....... so be careful how you mouthed or pointed the blame at any VRS!
The FCC and Purple reached a deal. Purple is not going anywhere. A press release will follow.
ReplyDeletePurple is Alive!!
ReplyDeleteGood Purple is back busniess!!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.purple.us/news/
ReplyDeletehttp://www.fcc.gov/nr030910.pdf
READ IT !
PURPLE ARE HERE TO STAY !!!!!!!!!
http://www.fcc.gov/nr030910.pdf
ReplyDeletehttp://purple.us/news/
PLEASE READ PURPLE ARE HERE TO STAY
PURPLE ISNT GOING TO FILE BANKRUPTY AND WERE ALIVE!!! THEREFORE YOUR BLOG IS "DEAD"
It just merely acknowledges that they were involved in wrong doing and they have agreed to pay back the $18 million. So what are you trying to say? They are in business but they will need to be very lean-
ReplyDeleteNot just Purple! so did all VRS have to pay back, you just said this because you are a purple hater for some reason so you put it against Purple alone but actually it is all about every VRS in America!
ReplyDeletePurple did not steal or do anything wrong. it was about the minute call errors and VCO misuses unlike Viable so stop making up false stories about Purple.
Hurrah to Purple! Purple did a tremulous job fighting back and keep Purple running ........ so your blog is whole made up stories and FLAT DEAD!
Whoever post this blog, WE WILL FIND YOU! If any of you know who post this blog, leave a comment here!
ReplyDeleteAs far as I know whoever post this blog was a former employee of Purple ..............
ReplyDeleteFreedom of speech does not apply to libel, slander and defamation.
ReplyDeleteGenerally speaking, defamation is the issuance of a false statement about another person, which causes that person to suffer harm. Slander involves the making of defamatory statements by a transitory (non-fixed) representation, usually an oral (spoken) representation. Libel involves the making of defamatory statements in a printed or fixed medium, such as a magazine or newspaper.
Any falsefiers, liars and fear mongers CAN get sued in United States.
I can't think of a cheapskate and trashy magazine got sued for defamation by an actor and was forced the publishing company to pay out punitive damages.
Qwerty, if Purple Communications decides to sue you because of their brand and reputation got harmed on your libel and slander. Please be prepared to defend yourself.
I hope Purple fails!
ReplyDeleteJust downloaded P3 on my laptop. it is AWESOME! I had Z4 software-- very nice but, P3-- oh my god-- much better. You better try to test and try P3. I took to McDonalds and it works good. Friend told me about click to call-- very easy and i can just click and make a call.
ReplyDeleteTo the" Anonymous who said...I hope Purple fails!"
ReplyDeleteI, too, hope whoever posted this blog gets sued for this defamation ...
ZILLION OF DOLLARS, HMMMMMMMM
It would be very exciting to watch and see what Purple Company can do,
HMMM HMMM .. sit and watch forthcoming!
I bet you do not care and are laughing but if I were you, I would not be so sit tight and be on the lookout for Future up coming announcements .......
Guys;
ReplyDeleteLook up www.doncullen.net
A very honest pieces to read and learn!
RS Blog and vLogs
ReplyDeleteany VRS Bloggers out there was written by unknown or Anonymous person but are the source valid? The answer is NO! To hear the real news about VRS and FCC updates, please check either VRS or FCC's blog updates. Do not ever read any blogs that has no information or who wrote these information because alot of these people write doesn't tell who they are. Lot of false information.
Purple is not doing GREAT. They are barely surviving right now. They have already laid off many employees and have even laid off a few more this very week (two of my friends, for sure). They still owe the government ALOT of money. The P-3 is having alot of problems; many people have stopped using them. From what I've heard from an inside source, Purple is also in breach with their contract with Dell (whose computers they use for P3s).
ReplyDeleteWe have 2 MVPs and one P3 here at home and we do not ever have any problems with it at all ...... we enjoy using 'em everyday!
ReplyDeleteWe do not believe in anything you just said ... show us where is proof!
We are getting tired and sick of deaf people saying negative things about Purple just because they are Purple haters and also because they just lost their jobs so they want to get back at Purple for it ........ Purple Haters need to get a life, or some psycho help.
Of Course, Purple owes as stated in the FCC letter.. we all know that so did all VRS, not just Purple alone! so stop spreading false rumors!
Boy, the World is watching us babbling over Purple! This is the worst Blog I have ever read ..... how sad!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you want the World to think of Deaf hating one other over comparison ????? Look at Hearing People, they have AT&T, Verizon, QWest and many other brand of telephones so what did they Babbling over what companies?????
We are making ourselves as deaf community looking foolish and bad!
This Blog should be removed and forgiven!
Worst yet, all kind of governments are reading this blog, too so maybe they will think of something better for deaf to stop complaining by making deafies buy their own video phones instead of having them for free??? Hmmmmmm so think about it!
ReplyDeleteI think it will happen one day.
Deaf need equal access to communications. They shouldn't have their contact list cleansed if they change providers. If they use a differnet provider, callerID should still work. All the services that hearing use like call waiting, caller ID, voicemail, 10d portability. VP should interoperate whether SIP or H.323. Purple tried to accomplish all these goals.
ReplyDeletePurple as a whole is one hot mess.
ReplyDeleteI am a former employee who previously had access to the inner workings of the company on an Executive level.
Purple was under investigation by the FCC, the Department of Justice and the SEC. They were cited for filing INACCURATE quarterly reports with the SEC. They had employees who would make bogus calls from call centers to boost billable minutes. I've seen the documents reporting these incidences with my own eyes. Executives there are complete bufoons. They argue amongst themselves, with management and Board Members like a bunch of children. People were losing their jobs, the company was hemmoraging money (over a $1,000,000.00 spent on outside legal counsel alone in June of 2009) and one Executive team member was taking limo/car service 3 days a week, every week between the south bay area, north bay area and Rocklin and charging personal expenses to the company. They hired and fired a President in just 6 months. They had EXTREMLY shady dealings with Datastar due to a former President who had personal ties with Datastar and profiting directly from that business relationship.
When they moved out of thier offices in Novato, they basically just walked away from thier lease, leaving hundreds of thousands of dollars in construction debt and unpaid rent to Fireman's Fund.
I have never in my life worked for a more poorly managed company.
I hope they go out of business. They are nothing but a bunch of shady crooks.
wow thats interesting!!! One worker always argue that Purple is best and try to steal away other company's customers and say very bad things about other company,
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