Intertops/Starnet - Shame, shame!

[mls]

I tried both Intertops and the Starnet books 30 minutes before NFL kickoff. Even though I have a cable modem (20 times faster than a 56K modem) BOTH sites were "unavailable."

Although World Sports Exchange and Carib were slower than usual, at least I could access them.

Intertops and the Starnet books get an "F" for NFL Sunday preparation!

[mls]

Well now - only 5 minutes after kickoff I can "finall" access Intertops and the Starnet books.

Thank goodness for WSX and Carib - at least I was able to get my NFL bets in "before" kickoff.

[Hartley]

mls which Starnet books, or is this just an attempt to flame Intertops? I thought Starnet books didn't accept U.S. or Canadian action.

FWIW, all sites were slow today.

[The Guesser]

Leave it to Hartley To absolve I-Tops while piling on Starnet. It DOES get tiresome after a while. I had NO problems with Starnet Book Betatwallstreet at crunch time, but Sportfanatik was having crunch time problems. I can't comment on I-Tops since I don't use them, which may be a good Policy for Hartley since he obviously wouldn't lower himself to use a Starnet Book.

[mls]

Intertops offered a 105 reduced vig to makeup for the earlier "technical problems.:

Unfortunately, about 15 minutes before the late NFL games I was "again" unable to access Intertops ("server unavailabel").

Sportfanatik is the Starnet book I was referring to - they were unavailabel from 30 minutes before kickoff until 5 mintues after the earlier NFL games. Unlike Intertops whcih agian is totally unavailable, Sportfanatik was available for the late games.

[mls]

Hartley - a attempt to "flame" Intertops??? Before you accuse anyone of lying I suggest you do some checking - even Intertops admits it was totally unaccessable.

Attempting to "flame" Intertops?!? - Hartley, you are an ***

[BillS]

I had the same trouble as you did with intertops, Mls. This maybe just one of those things that happens from time to time and I can forgive them but their are other problems with their site I cant:
If it is getting close to kickoff and I want to check lines I usually save intertops to last because I know their site will take me the longest to get into. Lately I havent been checking their site at all. It has been said by many in here before that their site is slow and annoying. I agree. I am tired of waiting for a bunch of banner ads to appear before I can do anything. I find this to be an ongoing problem with their site.

If I could get a high speed hookup in my town this might solve the problem; even fiddling with my internet settings could maybe help but I try not to fiddle with things I dont understand. I just dont think they are in touch with the setup their customers want.

[STING]

The Guesser, are the Starnet books willing to accept your minimum online wager over the phone when there are problems such as these? I know you took a lot of flack for this a few weeks back but it IS a legitimate complaint and one that must be addressed.

[mls]

The Guesser, I thought all the Starnet books used the same servers (since all their lines are the same). However, I will check out Betatwallstreet.com - if they are on a different server than PlayersOnly/Sportfanatik I will give them a try.

[FatBoy]

I have an account w/Aces(starnet). Normally, I don't even try to bet during crucnch time, however today I was able to place a couple of bets.

Lately, I've been using Premiere and SOS. I've been able to get down w/no problems during crunch time. IMHO, both of these outfits are great.

As far as Intertops goes. I have no account there and they'll never see a dime of my money. I went to their website and could not find whether they charged a credit card fee (most places make it hard to find if they do charge a fee). So I e-mailed them and asked if they charged a fee. They replied that I should read their website thouroughly before asking such a question. I was insulted by that reply.

[Hartley]

Mls, I realize Intertops was having troubles as were a few books (heavy volume I suppose). Had you written Betonwallstreet/Intertops I wouldn't have said anything, but to put down a group under one software supplier and divide it with Intertops is inane. I would have said the same thing regardless of which book you put a slash after Starnet. By putting "Starnet" I have no idea if you are talking about Skybook or boystoyscasino.

[The Guesser]

STINGer:
I have a friend who was having trouble with Sportfanatik at crunch time today. He put in a $30 bet over the phone, after haggling with the clerk about no internet access. I don't know what their phone minimum normally is, since if I'm having internet problems at one place, I just go to another book.
I try to avoid phone betting whenever possible.