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  1. Pretty much all of the comments from the failed Indiegogo campaign, "WEDG: the personal cloud you've been waiting for." These comments end at about June 29th, 2017 4PM GMT. There may be news ones after this, but I did not capture them in this text.
  2.  
  3. See https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-cloud-you-ve-been-waiting-for#/
  4.  
  5. http://wedg.co/ (redirects to twitter)
  6. https://twitter.com/wearewedg (a rant page using the official Wedg twitter address)
  7.  
  8. Background: Wedg ran an unsuccessful Kickstarter but soon after re-opened the project on Indiegogo. The Indiegogo campaign was fully funded and ran without issue until RIGHT AFTER CLOSE when Wedg revealed that they had been under legal duress - seems that one of their employees was still considered under contract by a former employer - "garden leave," as it was called - and all code written by said employee belonged to former employer.
  9.  
  10. This third party was never named, and only the most minimal of details were given. Nothing appeared amiss for a while, but updates slowly dwindled, Wedg had to leave their digs at Innospace (a hot-desk startup space at Manchester U) and things became quiet. The address changed to a tax accountant's office in Manchester. There was some noise that Wedg's business insurer said "enough" and quit, that the lawsuits had been somewhat resolved, and things may proceed again. No one is really sure that happened.
  11.  
  12. The campaign primary owner changed to an unknown person and company who's address is a hotdesk at Uber Office. The campaign page changed to remove the original PR firm's logo that was involved with the funding. The twitter feed for Wedg was closed and deleted, and the website Wedg.co was turned off and released back into the pool (a backer has those now and uses them for a rant and keep-together page.) Indiegogo started closing help requests relating to Wedg without any response.
  13.  
  14. The comments below reveal that the backers are questioning the campaign's legitimacy and status, but no answers seem to be forthcoming. The only thing certain is the money appears to be gone.
  15.  
  16.  
  17.  
  18. Comments begin here:
  19.  
  20.  
  21. Marc Solondz
  22.  
  23. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8716841> 7 days ago
  24.  
  25. IGG doesn’t care about this. They received their cut of the money. If
  26. they had any integrity they would at least refund us their share of the
  27. profit. It’s only a small percentage for each of us but it would go a
  28. long way as a gesture of good faith.
  29.  
  30.  
  31.  
  32.  
  33. Marc Solondz
  34.  
  35. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8716841> 7 days ago
  36.  
  37. 5 months since the last bogus update. No news is not good news.
  38.  
  39.  
  40.  
  41.  
  42. Bryan Walker
  43.  
  44. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 15 days ago
  45.  
  46. @Scott McQueen – nothing new except the domain wedg.co and twitter
  47. account wearewedg were dropped. I have both now. This project is dead,
  48. dead, dead.
  49.  
  50.  
  51.  
  52.  
  53. Scott McQueen
  54.  
  55. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 15 days ago
  56.  
  57. Still here… I pop by now and again to see how the project is getting
  58. along LOL
  59.  
  60. What a total joke!
  61.  
  62.  
  63.  
  64.  
  65. Bryan Walker
  66.  
  67. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  68.  
  69. @Ian Cockburn, I received the same canned response about a year ago.
  70. Indienono is totally useless when it comes to making the campaign
  71. creator talk – it would surprise me if they had a valid email address at
  72. this point.
  73.  
  74.  
  75.  
  76.  
  77. Gaston Cardey
  78.  
  79. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 1 month ago
  80.  
  81. Obviously, they wash theirs hands. “Start a campaign and get away with
  82. the money!”
  83. IGG: YOU HAVE RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS.
  84.  
  85.  
  86.  
  87.  
  88. Ian Cockburn
  89.  
  90. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1720386> 1 month ago
  91.  
  92. @Bryan Walker
  93.  
  94. "
  95. However, our minimum expectation is that a campaign owner is transparent
  96. to contributors about the status of their project by posting updates to
  97. their campaign. We will be reaching out to them directly to urge them to
  98. post an update. While we can’t force them to post an update, if they
  99. continue to remain unresponsive, you can use our Terms of Use to take
  100. legal action against the campaigner. "
  101.  
  102.  
  103.  
  104.  
  105. Ian Cockburn
  106.  
  107. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1720386> 1 month ago
  108.  
  109. @Bryan Walker they did the same with mine. I have reopened it and it was
  110. escalated to Trust and Safety.
  111.  
  112. “As with any early-stage project, crowdfunding campaigns may take
  113. unexpected turns, which can include changes, delays or unforeseen
  114. challenges. While your contribution helps to bring something new closer
  115. to reality, there is always the risk that a project may end up falling
  116. through, and that the campaign owner may not be able to deliver the
  117. perks they’d originally offered.”
  118.  
  119.  
  120.  
  121.  
  122. Bryan Walker
  123.  
  124. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  125.  
  126. I see Indiegogo has marked my message detailing Wedg’s lack of web
  127. presence as “solved” without even a . I guess this scam project
  128. truly is dead.
  129.  
  130.  
  131.  
  132.  
  133. Bryan Walker
  134.  
  135. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  136.  
  137. @Gaston Cardey, I don’t know of anyone close to that area. From what I
  138. could tell, there are some UK backers here, but I don’t know anyone
  139. specifically.
  140.  
  141.  
  142.  
  143.  
  144. Gaston Cardey
  145.  
  146. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 1 month ago
  147.  
  148. @Bryan Walker, I was about to build a page plenty of “scam” in the
  149. background and was to tell the history of this notorious scam.
  150. I’m sure that there are some really good and respectful entrepreneurs in
  151. IGG, but how can we trust?
  152. I’d like to go to UK to confront this guys (like I have a chance to do
  153. that). Do you know if there are some backers living in UK or near
  154. Manchester?
  155.  
  156.  
  157.  
  158.  
  159. Bryan Walker
  160.  
  161. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  162.  
  163. @Gaston Cardey But, having said that, if you have a better use for the
  164. website please let me know – I’m more than happy to point it towards a
  165. new page.
  166.  
  167.  
  168.  
  169.  
  170. Bryan Walker
  171.  
  172. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  173.  
  174. @Gaston Cardey, It became painfully apparent to me some time ago that
  175. Indiegogo has no (by their own rules) desire to do anything more than
  176. provide a platform to collect money. They don’t have to care because
  177. there is no accountability. They have their money. The fact that the
  178. campaign fleeced us of funds – by bad intentions or bad luck, we’ll
  179. never truly know – is nothing that they are ever going to care about. At
  180. least, not until the money stops because of said bad press!
  181.  
  182.  
  183.  
  184.  
  185. Bryan Walker
  186.  
  187. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  188.  
  189. @Gaston Cardey, It is kind of disturbing to see both the domain and
  190. twitter cancelled, that seems to indicate that Wedg considers itself to
  191. be a dead project. The domain, maybe – that costs money, but the twitter
  192. account is free. I guess they don’t want any evidence laying around?
  193.  
  194. It is amusing to see all of the links and whatnot now pointing to the
  195. twitter rant.
  196.  
  197.  
  198.  
  199.  
  200. Gaston Cardey
  201.  
  202. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 1 month ago
  203.  
  204. @bryan walker, You’re my hero! I was about to buy that domain, but you
  205. won the race!
  206. These guys really are amazing. And IGG can’t support this kind of theft
  207. in their platform. But they do.
  208.  
  209.  
  210.  
  211.  
  212. Bryan Walker
  213.  
  214. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  215.  
  216. 3 of the 4 projects that Blazon PR helped on kickstarter didn’t deliver
  217. – the fourth seems to have delivered for the most part, but still has a
  218. lot of no-shows and complaints about short product life.
  219.  
  220. https://www.indiegogo.com/partners/BlazonPR
  221.  
  222.  
  223.  
  224.  
  225. Bryan Walker
  226.  
  227. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  228.  
  229. I love how all wedg.co and @wearewedg now direct to the rant page.
  230.  
  231.  
  232.  
  233.  
  234. Bryan Walker
  235.  
  236. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  237.  
  238. Actually, I sent it to the twitter page. Better for today’s audience.
  239.  
  240.  
  241.  
  242.  
  243. Bryan Walker
  244.  
  245. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  246.  
  247. wedg.co is registered and now points here.
  248.  
  249.  
  250.  
  251.  
  252. Bryan Walker
  253.  
  254. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  255.  
  256. Check out our new twitter page! https://twitter.com/wearewedg
  257.  
  258.  
  259.  
  260.  
  261. Bryan Walker
  262.  
  263. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  264.  
  265. The twitter account, @wearewedg, appears to be dead too. That’s now mine
  266. as well.
  267.  
  268.  
  269.  
  270.  
  271. Bryan Walker
  272.  
  273. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  274.  
  275. All,
  276.  
  277. I now own WEDG.CO – which tells me this project has no intention of
  278. completing.
  279.  
  280. I believe I can force a simple redirect on the name through the host, so
  281. if someone wanted to create a webpage that I could point it to – let’s talk.
  282.  
  283.  
  284.  
  285.  
  286. Bryan Walker
  287.  
  288. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  289.  
  290. @Rémi
  291.  
  292. It does now. I just bought it.
  293.  
  294.  
  295.  
  296.  
  297. Rémi
  298.  
  299. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9463606> 2 months ago
  300.  
  301. The domain name wedge.co does not exists anymore.
  302.  
  303.  
  304.  
  305.  
  306. moelliott
  307.  
  308. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707340> 2 months ago
  309.  
  310. I do, however, see that I can create a fictional product, and skip away
  311. with £100,000 of cash fleeced from trusting backers. I’ll remember that
  312. if I’m ever in dire need of a cash injection, knowing full well that any
  313. fraud perpetuated won’t be acted upon. (6)
  314.  
  315.  
  316.  
  317.  
  318. moelliott
  319.  
  320. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707340> 2 months ago
  321.  
  322. The fact that Indiegogo has shrugged off legitimate complaints, pacified
  323. by clear subterfuge on behalf of Wedg and it’s vague, anonymous, and
  324. ghostly staff via empty and infrequent updates. From what I gather from
  325. the rest of my fellow disappointed backers, you have been pathetic.
  326.  
  327. So guess what? There’s no reason for me to visit Indiegogo, as there is
  328. no protection, support, or accountability enforced in your platform. (5)
  329.  
  330.  
  331.  
  332.  
  333. moelliott
  334.  
  335. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707340> 2 months ago
  336.  
  337. I backed the WEDG
  338. (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-butt-you-ve-been-waiting-for/x/8707340#/)
  339. project along with many other people. Like many other people we have
  340. been ripped off. Now, I understand that this is part and parcel of the
  341. platform, and that backing projects is not risk free.
  342.  
  343. However, read through the comments section of that project, I implore
  344. you. The fact that we’ve all been ripped off is annoying, yes, and those
  345. feelings are made clear. (4)
  346.  
  347.  
  348.  
  349.  
  350. moelliott
  351.  
  352. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707340> 2 months ago
  353.  
  354. real use, warning anyone that stumbles upon this page as a ‘Here be
  355. dragons’ missive, but to add my tuppence to the mix, here’s my message
  356. to IG in full:
  357.  
  358. Hi,
  359.  
  360. I received an email from you this morning, cheerfully informing me that
  361. “It’s been a while since you’ve visited Indiegogo” and asking the –
  362. “Would You Like to Start Raising Money?” The inference of course, that
  363. Indiegogo is a wonderful platform for doing so. (3)
  364.  
  365.  
  366.  
  367.  
  368. moelliott
  369.  
  370. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707340> 2 months ago
  371.  
  372. Must admit though, it did push my buttons somewhat. So I fired back a
  373. missive through their customer support service – as pointless a task as
  374. I can imagine – and vented my frustrations over this project. It made me
  375. feel better at least; I’ve long since been resigned to having lost £250
  376. on this piece of vapourware, but that casual email enquiring as to why
  377. I’ve not a happy regular user of IG’s platform caused me the need to
  378. have my say. As a cautionary tale, it’s way too late to be of any (2)
  379.  
  380.  
  381.  
  382.  
  383. moelliott
  384.  
  385. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707340> 2 months ago
  386.  
  387. Hello all, long term backer (all the way back to the failed Kickstarter)
  388. and long term lurker here, and I’ve stayed quiet, knowing that I might
  389. as well be screaming into a cave to register my dissatisfaction.
  390. However, I received an email from Indiegogo this morning, entitled
  391. ‘Start raising money with Indiegogo’ Some of you may have received the
  392. same. The email itself was a cheerful reminder that I hadn’t visited in
  393. a while, the usual vacuous platitudes served up in any advertising copy. (1)
  394.  
  395.  
  396.  
  397.  
  398. Bryan Walker
  399.  
  400. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 2 months ago
  401.  
  402. Indiegogo and Wedg Suck.
  403.  
  404.  
  405.  
  406.  
  407. Bryan Walker
  408.  
  409. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 2 months ago
  410.  
  411. Yep. Marked “Solved” with no input at all, about 2 hours ago (about
  412. 2100UTC).
  413.  
  414. Indiegogo simply doesn’t care once the money changes hands, and it’s
  415. pretty obvious that they’re not going to do anything to help.
  416.  
  417. So, Ladies and Gentlemen, I consider my money to be stolen.
  418. Unfortunately, authorities aren’t going to open an international case
  419. for US$300. Guess it sucks to be me (and you.)
  420.  
  421.  
  422.  
  423.  
  424. Bryan Walker
  425.  
  426. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 2 months ago
  427.  
  428. Dropped another note to Indiegogo about Wedg. Got this in my email:
  429.  
  430. “Please note, we’ve recently received an increased number of requests,
  431. and as a result, it may take us a little longer than normal to respond.
  432. We apologize in advance for the inconvenience.”
  433.  
  434. Really. People getting pissed at not even getting so much as a “Fuck
  435. You” from campaigns, perhaps?
  436.  
  437.  
  438.  
  439.  
  440. Bryan Walker
  441.  
  442. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 2 months ago
  443.  
  444. Over 3 months since the last update. Indiegogo has written this project
  445. off, as they close tickets without even ing. Where should we hold
  446. the funeral for this project?
  447.  
  448.  
  449.  
  450.  
  451. Bryan Walker
  452.  
  453. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 2 months ago
  454.  
  455. @dbrissenden, I reached out to a number of UK entities some time ago.
  456. The only thing they could tell me is that since I wasn’t a UK resident,
  457. all they could do was note my query.
  458.  
  459.  
  460.  
  461.  
  462. dbrissenden
  463.  
  464. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 2 months ago
  465.  
  466. I’ve had enough of this deceit so I have reported to ActionFraud for
  467. them to decide whether there is a case to answer to.
  468. I would urge anyone who believes this is a fraud to do the same at
  469. http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report-a-fraud-including-online-crime
  470. I provided them with as much information as I was able to regarding when
  471. the money was taken, lack of communication, refusal to engage with
  472. backers along with the new companies which have cropped up, mysterious
  473. name changing etc….
  474.  
  475.  
  476.  
  477.  
  478. jrogers31
  479.  
  480. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 3 months ago
  481.  
  482. @Ian Cockburn -as mentioned 4 months ago -Carol Bohm-Scott is a
  483. ghost/fictional character (allegedly) in a game being played to
  484. obfuscate matters relating to WEDG and the whereabouts of OUR MONEY. A
  485. company has been created with an address at a hot desk office – I bet if
  486. you turned up at the address you would not find any evidence of the
  487. company ever having been there other than having paid one months rent.
  488. Unfortunately, we need a backer with friends in low places to sort this
  489. out. (allegedly)
  490.  
  491.  
  492.  
  493.  
  494. Ian Cockburn
  495.  
  496. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1720386> 3 months ago
  497.  
  498. And looking up the details of his new company, it seems to be in exactly
  499. the same place as Wedg was.. at the Innospace MMU Business Incubator.
  500. Has anyone managed to find out anything about Montrose Innovations and
  501. Carol Bohm-Scott ?
  502.  
  503.  
  504.  
  505.  
  506. Ian Cockburn
  507.  
  508. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1720386> 3 months ago
  509.  
  510. Based on this, I do wonder how much work/legal meetings were actually
  511. carried out on Wedg, or were we just fed lies and have been scammed?
  512. Given that it’s been now 2 months since the last communication…
  513.  
  514.  
  515.  
  516.  
  517. Ian Cockburn
  518.  
  519. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1720386> 3 months ago
  520.  
  521. It seems that Mr. Afzal is not longer with Wedg (having left Nov 2016).
  522. Currently running Indiefalcon Limited a mobile app developer (since July
  523. 2016). This is according to his
  524. https://www.linkedin.com/in/shehbazafzal/. On further searching, it
  525. seems that Indiefalcon was something that he has had on the backburner
  526. for a while – marketing reported posted Feb 4, 2016 –
  527. https://www.slideshare.net/JakeStainton/indiefalcon-project-report.
  528.  
  529.  
  530.  
  531.  
  532. Mark Brown
  533.  
  534. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3433405> 3 months ago
  535.  
  536. :(
  537.  
  538.  
  539.  
  540.  
  541. Bryan Walker
  542.  
  543. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 3 months ago
  544.  
  545. Well, since the goons@gogo have abandoned us, and Wedg has fed us
  546. nothing but fluff for four months – is this project dead? Can we call it
  547. a scam for reals now?
  548.  
  549.  
  550.  
  551.  
  552. Bryan Walker
  553.  
  554. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 3 months ago
  555.  
  556. My request is marked “solved” as well. No explanation or .
  557.  
  558. Seems that our friends and Indienono have washed their hands of us and
  559. this bad project. I guess this means that everyone who backed the
  560. project lost their hard-earned cash.
  561.  
  562. Bryan Walker
  563.  
  564. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 3 months ago
  565. *at Indienono, that is. It's quite late and words aren't working at the
  566. moment.
  567.  
  568.  
  569.  
  570. Nikolai Tesla
  571.  
  572. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 3 months ago
  573.  
  574. Interesting enough. I opened up my request four days ago and recently
  575. Indiegogo decided to set it to a “SOLVED” status without any
  576. explanation. I have opened a new request for them to explain this “new”
  577. way of handling requests from backers. My suggestion to others whom have
  578. submitted recent requests to Indiegogo is to check the status.
  579.  
  580.  
  581.  
  582.  
  583. Nikolai Tesla
  584.  
  585. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 4 months ago
  586.  
  587. Interesting article from BBC but Bryan is right on his conclusion. The
  588. best bet is to continue to pressure them as we are doing. I have
  589. submitted my complaint Email to the ignorant Indie-no-no staff.
  590.  
  591.  
  592.  
  593.  
  594. Bryan Walker
  595.  
  596. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 4 months ago
  597.  
  598. @rickyfew The spectrum campaign was still being funded, which is why IGG
  599. could shut it down.
  600.  
  601. Our money has floated away into the void of bad venture capital.
  602.  
  603. It sounds like its time for everyone to write another complaint email to
  604. the goons at gogo. If we do this every month, maybe they will get the hint…
  605.  
  606.  
  607.  
  608.  
  609. rickyfews
  610.  
  611. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9005627> 4 months ago
  612.  
  613. Could there be hope?
  614. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39191064
  615.  
  616.  
  617.  
  618.  
  619. Bryan Walker
  620.  
  621. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 4 months ago
  622.  
  623. @Nikolai, I know my wallet certainly came out of the wash clean. What’s
  624. really sad is I’m already considering what to purchase to replace the
  625. device that took the place of Wedg…
  626.  
  627.  
  628.  
  629.  
  630. Nikolai Tesla
  631.  
  632. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 4 months ago
  633.  
  634. The same wash cycle. Cleanse, fold and manipulate Indiegogo to shut us
  635. up! This needs to stop.
  636.  
  637.  
  638.  
  639.  
  640. Bryan Walker
  641.  
  642. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 4 months ago
  643.  
  644. As we come upon another month, one wonders if Wedg will supply us with
  645. another basket of dryer fluff…
  646.  
  647.  
  648.  
  649.  
  650. Bryan Walker
  651.  
  652. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 5 months ago
  653.  
  654. @Philipp Stäheli, whatever they had at the start of the campaign has
  655. already reached that point. I do feel really bad for the one backer that
  656. dropped £3000 on this dead turkey.
  657.  
  658.  
  659.  
  660.  
  661. Philipp Stäheli
  662.  
  663. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> 5 months ago
  664.  
  665. By the time they pull through with the project the hardware will be so
  666. outdated it can go right in a museeum. (also filed under scam / bullshit
  667. / please fuck me over)
  668.  
  669.  
  670.  
  671.  
  672. jrogers31
  673.  
  674. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 5 months ago
  675.  
  676. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE a possible Wedg sing along
  677. video just change the p to c in the word spam. Funny how the shape of
  678. the Wedg unit resembles the Viking helmet without the horns. Any backers
  679. with video skills who can create a parody video to the sound track using
  680. multiple images of the Wedg unit with horns attached and upload it to
  681. Youtube? It may get some much needed publicity to highlight the disgrace
  682. that is Team Wedg.
  683.  
  684.  
  685.  
  686.  
  687. Scott McQueen
  688.  
  689. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 5 months ago
  690.  
  691. Seriously, could these updates be any more vague?
  692.  
  693.  
  694.  
  695.  
  696. Bryan Walker
  697.  
  698. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 5 months ago
  699.  
  700. @rickyfews, your best bet would be contact paypal directly. Point them
  701. towards the comments, explain the mess that’s happened here. If you go
  702. back far enough someone (sorry forget the name) posted a PDF copy of
  703. their “We’re in legal trouble letter.”
  704.  
  705.  
  706.  
  707.  
  708. jrogers31
  709.  
  710. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 5 months ago
  711.  
  712. Latest update – more unverifiable tripe. “While many of you feel the
  713. project is a scam…” nothing can be closer to the truth would be more
  714. apt. If this is not a scam the writer of the update should properly
  715. Identify themselves and provide verifiable evidence to support what is
  716. being said. If the writer, aka Team Wedg does not then logic would
  717. dictate that it is a scam.
  718.  
  719.  
  720.  
  721.  
  722. guillaume
  723.  
  724. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6772792> 5 months ago
  725.  
  726. I’ve joined the troops to find out the truth about all this. I’ve just
  727. sent an email to IGG. I think if more and more backers do the same we
  728. might be able to speed things up.
  729.  
  730. Next step for me will probably be reporting the fraud to UK gov
  731. (suggested by @Nikolai Tesla
  732. https://www.sfo.gov.uk/contact-us/reporting-serious-fraud-bribery-corruption/
  733. and @Cosmarchy in his open email to WEDG http://pastebin.com/JQR0FD1N)
  734.  
  735. Keep you posted about any IGG answer…
  736.  
  737. guillaume
  738.  
  739. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6772792> 5 months ago
  740. Here is the IGG (automated) answer: “Thanks for reaching out. While perk
  741. offers are made and managed by campaign owners, we at Indiegogo expect
  742. campaign owners to communicate regularly with their contributors. I am
  743. sorry to see that this has not been the case with this campaign. We will
  744. send a message to the campaign owner to remind them of their
  745. responsibilities to keep you and backers updated on the status of their
  746. project. In addition, I encourage you to get in touch with them directly. …”
  747.  
  748.  
  749.  
  750. sattler
  751.  
  752. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8272012> 5 months ago
  753.  
  754. Although I don’t really believe this is a scam, I do think someone
  755. screwed up big time. Really frustrating to bury that much money.
  756. Actually I really needed such a device two years ago. Now I don’t
  757. anymore as I had to find other solutions. Most expesive paperweight of
  758. my life.
  759.  
  760.  
  761.  
  762.  
  763. Gordon Keys
  764.  
  765. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> 5 months ago
  766.  
  767. Another update that tells us nothing!
  768.  
  769.  
  770.  
  771.  
  772. rickyfews
  773.  
  774. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9005627> 5 months ago
  775.  
  776. Hi, does anyone know what the chances are of getting a refund if the
  777. payment was made through PayPal?
  778.  
  779. Thanks,
  780.  
  781.  
  782.  
  783.  
  784. Nikolai Tesla
  785.  
  786. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 5 months ago
  787.  
  788. I added my drop into the bucket against this scam. I have also found
  789. this valuable option to report this scam to the UK Serious Fraud Office:
  790.  
  791. https://www.sfo.gov.uk/contact-us/reporting-serious-fraud-bribery-corruption/
  792.  
  793.  
  794.  
  795.  
  796. Bryan Walker
  797.  
  798. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 5 months ago
  799.  
  800. Yet another email to Indiegogo went a few minutes ago. I suggest
  801. everyone do the same.
  802.  
  803. If you’re in the UK, you may be eligible for a refund under Section 75
  804. of the Consumer Credit Act, if you paid for any portion of the funding
  805. with a credit (not debit) card.
  806.  
  807.  
  808.  
  809.  
  810. Bryan Walker
  811.  
  812. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 5 months ago
  813.  
  814. @dbrissenden The biggest problem with this whole mess is: no
  815. accountability once the money has been paid.
  816.  
  817. Indiegogo just says “LOL” and Wedg doesn’t exist…
  818.  
  819.  
  820.  
  821.  
  822. dbrissenden
  823.  
  824. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 5 months ago
  825.  
  826. Looks like we aren’t the only ones who are trying to find out info….
  827. http://pastebin.com/JQR0FD1N
  828.  
  829.  
  830.  
  831.  
  832. Nikolai Tesla
  833.  
  834. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 5 months ago
  835.  
  836. As long as we still put pressure against Indiegogo and WEDG/SHEHBAZ
  837. AFZAL something will have to give. Definitely without a doubt this is a
  838. scam and I will not rest until the authorities bring to justice the
  839. responsible party.
  840.  
  841.  
  842.  
  843.  
  844. Bryan Walker
  845.  
  846. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 5 months ago
  847.  
  848. And another month begins to slip by…silence on the radio…a desperate cry
  849. on the airwaves, faint, and without power: “Wedg! Where are you?”
  850.  
  851.  
  852.  
  853.  
  854. Bryan Walker
  855.  
  856. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  857.  
  858. @Gaston Cardey, at this point I can’t believe the update from Wedg was
  859. more than hush money paid to keep Indiegogo from cancelling the campaign.
  860.  
  861. There is absolutely no reason why more frequent updates can’t be given –
  862. it’s not like said director has to report to an office in some far off
  863. city to submit it.
  864.  
  865.  
  866.  
  867.  
  868. Gaston Cardey
  869.  
  870. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  871.  
  872. @Bryan Walker. I was thinking exactly the same. And will go an go an go
  873. untill every one of us give up and never come back here.
  874. At least, send me the HDD and will try to use them in any way (2 HDD of
  875. 1 Tb each).
  876. There should be a way for these platforms offer some warranty or
  877. settlement to the poor basterds that fall into a scam like this.
  878.  
  879. Gaston Cardey
  880.  
  881. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  882. Oh! The HDD should be NEW, ok? NEW means not refurbished or used. OK?
  883.  
  884.  
  885.  
  886. Bryan Walker
  887.  
  888. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  889.  
  890. We taking bets on how long before another update? I’m guessing it’s
  891. going to be exactly the amount of time it takes for us to start yelling
  892. at Indiegogo again.
  893.  
  894.  
  895.  
  896.  
  897. Scott McQueen
  898.  
  899. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 6 months ago
  900.  
  901. @Team Wedg: Thank you for the update but can you go into the a few more
  902. details. We would like to know about the new MD, their interest,
  903. background etc and also about the new team members. Surely a new website
  904. update would be in order and/or a forum where we, the investors could
  905. input our ideas.
  906.  
  907.  
  908.  
  909.  
  910. jrogers31
  911.  
  912. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 6 months ago
  913.  
  914. @john34754 – as indicated in the comments thread below research suggests
  915. that the new director of the company is a fictional character / ghost /
  916. figment of someones imagination / not real. Smoke and mirrors to
  917. obfuscate the gullible.
  918.  
  919.  
  920.  
  921.  
  922. john34754
  923.  
  924. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707691> 6 months ago
  925.  
  926. A change of director for me is welcomed and overdue. Rather than bashing
  927. the new director and company I’m going to be positive and hope that
  928. Montrose Innovations can rescue the situation. Carol, please introduce
  929. yourself and the team and what roles you all will play. How do you
  930. intend to move forward? Regular updates are essential to backers
  931. preferably once a week. An update which has very little information or
  932. maybe includes setbacks must still be posted. We need to be kept in the
  933. loop.
  934.  
  935.  
  936.  
  937.  
  938. Gaston Cardey
  939.  
  940. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  941.  
  942. They don’t tell you in an open way, but if you read between lines, it’s
  943. perfectly clear: “We can’t do anything, sorry. The campaign owner is
  944. another failure of this crownfunding way. We have another guy who scam
  945. the backers (another and the total goes up to…).
  946. We let that this things happen so others can deliver.”
  947.  
  948.  
  949.  
  950.  
  951. Gaston Cardey
  952.  
  953. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  954.  
  955. I’ve got a super-ultra-fantastic answer from IGG!
  956. “In looking at your contribution to the campaign “WEDG: the personal
  957. butt you’ve been waiting for,” I see that your contribution has already
  958. been sent to the campaigner. This means that a refund can no longer be
  959. issued by Indiegogo."
  960. Really? Are you sure about this? Really-really sure?
  961. jjajjaejjajjejajejjejeja
  962.  
  963. See 1 more ...
  964. <https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-cloud-you-ve-been-waiting-for>
  965.  
  966. Gaston Cardey
  967.  
  968. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  969. And... "Indiegogo is not able to guarantee that perks will be delivered
  970. or deemed satisfactory. The nature of crowdfunding is such that
  971. campaigns on Indiegogo are raising funds for work-in-progress projects,
  972. ideas, or causes. Contributing to a campaign and claiming a perk on
  973. Indiegogo is not the same as buying something online. Because projects
  974. may still be in their early stages, many things can happen between the
  975. time the project is raising funds and the expected project release date."
  976. Gaston Cardey
  977.  
  978. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  979. ... "While your contribution brings the campaign idea closer to becoming
  980. reality, there's always the chance that a project may end up falling
  981. through, and the campaign owner may not be able to offer their
  982. contributors the perks they'd originally promised. If you’re still
  983. interested in receiving a refund, we recommend you get in touch with the
  984. campaign owner directly. Campaign Owner's: Carol Bohm-Scott,
  985. [email protected]" = You're all dumbs and you're scammed. But we (IGG)
  986. have our money.
  987.  
  988.  
  989.  
  990. Bryan Walker
  991.  
  992. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  993.  
  994. @jrogers31
  995.  
  996. >> I believe that this update has been sent to satisfy Indiegogo only
  997.  
  998. You think? Awfully suspicious that as soon as Indiegogo starts making a
  999. little bit of effort to be more than a fat, lazy slug that does nothing
  1000. more than collect money, our beloved WEDG & CO shits out an update with
  1001. more fluff than a laundromat dryer…
  1002.  
  1003.  
  1004.  
  1005.  
  1006. Nikolai Tesla
  1007.  
  1008. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 6 months ago
  1009.  
  1010. @ SHEHBAZ AFZAL/WEDG/“CAROL BOHM-SCOTT”: Provide details, in the next 24
  1011. hrs, of such “progress” with names of who is on board to the “new team”,
  1012. address of your “new” London office, pictures & videos of your
  1013. prototypes and work environment, time schedules of deliverables, current
  1014. budget to make this project work, etc. Without these you and this
  1015. “project” are still considered a scam, as such I and many others will
  1016. continue to push Indiegogo, UK authorities and credit card companies
  1017. against you.
  1018.  
  1019.  
  1020.  
  1021.  
  1022. jrogers31
  1023.  
  1024. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 6 months ago
  1025.  
  1026. Yet another unverifiable update from WEDG. This has always been the
  1027. problem – nothing said in their updates can be confirmed independently.
  1028. I believe that this update has been sent to satisfy Indiegogo only
  1029. (allegedly). No names given of who is in the team. Relocation to London
  1030. – yeah right. Nothing said to address concerns of backers as detailed in
  1031. the comments below. No proof of anything. WEDG are in a hole and they
  1032. still keep digging – still it adds to the evidence when Plod starts
  1033. knocking.
  1034.  
  1035.  
  1036.  
  1037.  
  1038. Johan Wijngaard
  1039.  
  1040. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2469755> 6 months ago
  1041.  
  1042. Team of “The Wedg”
  1043.  
  1044. At the first have did you have a few happy day’s, if so the good wishes
  1045. for the end off the year.
  1046. But after four month’s it ios time for a new update.
  1047. Please take a moment off your free time to compose a status update.
  1048. A lot off people thing that we lose the money.
  1049. This is one off my bad perk’s/back’s I made, but I still believe in you
  1050. as team that you can make it :)
  1051. I still believe in the product you want to made (host your own storrage
  1052. at home).
  1053. Johan
  1054.  
  1055.  
  1056.  
  1057.  
  1058. Bryan Walker
  1059.  
  1060. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1061.  
  1062. @Gaston,
  1063.  
  1064. It took them 4 days to to me. I’m assuming that with the Christmas
  1065. and year-end holidays, you may not get a until early next year.
  1066.  
  1067.  
  1068.  
  1069.  
  1070. Bryan Walker
  1071.  
  1072. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1073.  
  1074. If you are in the UK and have paid for any of this item with a credit
  1075. card (not debit) you may be eligible for a refund under Section 75 of
  1076. the Consumer Credit Act of 1974.
  1077.  
  1078.  
  1079.  
  1080.  
  1081. Gaston Cardey
  1082.  
  1083. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  1084.  
  1085. Hi, everyone,
  1086. I’ve payed my money on time. It has passed more that two years
  1087. (oct-2014) and still nothing. If (by any miracle) I receive this device,
  1088. I’m probably dissasemble because I won’t trust in any software that this
  1089. scammers produce. Hey guys, have you thought about this?
  1090. The only way for me is my money back.
  1091. I’m so tired of this… I think that we’ll find ourselves in 1 year at the
  1092. same position. Oh! And IndieGogo will respond the same bullshit.
  1093. Two years had gone. £315.
  1094.  
  1095. Gaston Cardey
  1096.  
  1097. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  1098. And, of course, to my email sended on december 23rd, no one answered.
  1099. Maybe they're all drunk and naked somewhere. Thank you IndieGoGo for
  1100. erasing the little faith in your service and responsibility. (sorry if I
  1101. mispell some word, I speak in spanish).
  1102.  
  1103.  
  1104.  
  1105. Bryan Walker
  1106.  
  1107. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1108.  
  1109. Other than a few responses indicating “Yeah, I wish I’d never seen this
  1110. thing,” I had one angry idiot whom got somewhat pissy with me, asking me
  1111. exactly who did I think I was?
  1112.  
  1113. I told him I was a guy that lost a lot of money on a project that didn’t
  1114. bother to tell me why, and he shut up.
  1115.  
  1116. Bryan Walker
  1117.  
  1118. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1119. I see a few others have replied, one of which seems to be another
  1120. backer... Jaypaul, where are you? Why won't you duck us and update?
  1121.  
  1122.  
  1123.  
  1124. Bryan Walker
  1125.  
  1126. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1127.  
  1128. @Nikolai
  1129.  
  1130. Indiegogo is responsible in that they do not have ANY requirements once
  1131. the project has closed. They say that the creator is responsible for
  1132. communicating with backers, but to me it sounds like that extends to a
  1133. “please talk to your backers” email to what’s probably a dead address.
  1134.  
  1135. I’ve also been going down through their twitter and looking for messages
  1136. that had other @handles attached to the message, and tweeting things
  1137. indicating that WEDG & Co has fallen off the earth.
  1138.  
  1139.  
  1140.  
  1141.  
  1142. Nikolai Tesla
  1143.  
  1144. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 6 months ago
  1145.  
  1146. I made sure that Indiegogo is aware that they are the “middleman” to
  1147. this scam. They providing a safe haven and breeding ground for scammers
  1148. to run their “business” without any guarantees to provide anything
  1149. except taking money from good will contributors. I am holding Indiegogo
  1150. partially responsible for allowing this practice.
  1151.  
  1152.  
  1153.  
  1154.  
  1155. Nikolai Tesla
  1156.  
  1157. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 6 months ago
  1158.  
  1159. @Bryan Walker: In my case, I have only received a generic response from
  1160. Indiegogo that they “will send a message to the campaign owner of WEDG
  1161. to remind them of their responsibilities to keep you and backers updated
  1162. on the status of their project” but they encourage me to contact the
  1163. make believe campaign owner “Carol Bohm-Scott” at the following:
  1164.  
  1165. [email protected] / [email protected]
  1166. http://www.wedg.co
  1167. http://www.twitter.com/wearewedg
  1168.  
  1169.  
  1170.  
  1171.  
  1172. Bryan Walker
  1173.  
  1174. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1175.  
  1176. @Gaston Cardey
  1177.  
  1178. I find it interesting that Carol is listed as “Male” on that profile.
  1179. Probably an oversight, but it simply adds more WTF to the pot.
  1180.  
  1181. I’d also like everyone to note that the ad agency that Wedg had
  1182. partnered with seems to have vanished from these pages as well.
  1183.  
  1184.  
  1185.  
  1186.  
  1187. Bryan Walker
  1188.  
  1189. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1190.  
  1191. I posted a copy of the email I received regarding the project being
  1192. under review here.
  1193.  
  1194. http://imgur.com/a/q6vRW
  1195.  
  1196. Thank you all for taking the time to let Indiegogo have a piece of your
  1197. mind.
  1198.  
  1199.  
  1200.  
  1201.  
  1202. Gaston Cardey
  1203.  
  1204. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  1205.  
  1206. Well, following the Bryan’s advice I have write again. After that, I
  1207. started a Google search and found:
  1208. https://www.datocapital.com/uk/ejecutivos/Carol-Bohm_Scott-(1985_1).html
  1209. It’s in spanish, but you can translate easily. It says that we’re
  1210. f***ed. She’s 75% partner and has £ 748, so…
  1211. Anybody near this? 17 Grosvenor Gardens, London, England, SW1W 0BD
  1212. (Correspondence address of Montrose Innovations). The company is listed
  1213. at Companies House under company no. 10344848.
  1214. Tired of all this.
  1215.  
  1216. Gaston Cardey
  1217.  
  1218. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  1219. I hope you guys have a Merry Christmas (the ones you believe). And a
  1220. Very Very Happy New Year.
  1221.  
  1222.  
  1223.  
  1224. Bryan Walker
  1225.  
  1226. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1227.  
  1228. @Nikolai Tesla
  1229.  
  1230. Awesome. Hopefully more people screaming will do something – anything!
  1231.  
  1232. Just as a note, it took about 4 days to get the initial .
  1233.  
  1234. Bryan Walker
  1235.  
  1236. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1237. And even then, I had to respond with the fact that I've tried every
  1238. method of communication I could find relating to Wedg, and all of them
  1239. are closed, empty, or stale. I pointed out the recent principal change,
  1240. the lack of information on this change, and the fact that I contacted
  1241. reviewers and related agencies in Manchester. I pointed out that I got
  1242. nothing other than "Hmmm...." back from some of the reviewers. Nothing
  1243. else...
  1244.  
  1245.  
  1246.  
  1247. Nikolai Tesla
  1248.  
  1249. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 6 months ago
  1250.  
  1251. @Bryan Walker: Provided my .02 to them. Pending a response with action.
  1252.  
  1253.  
  1254.  
  1255.  
  1256. Bryan Walker
  1257.  
  1258. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1259.  
  1260. Indiegogo emailed me back and stated that this campaign is under review.
  1261. What you need to do:
  1262.  
  1263. Log in to your Indiegogo account and go to the contact us section. Pick
  1264. whatever you want, but make sure you let Indiegogo know that Wedg isn’t
  1265. talking, if and when you’ve tried to contact them, and how much money
  1266. you lost on this project. Let them have it, don’t be kind or worry about
  1267. hurting feelings. Bitch, moan, complain, scream, and yell.
  1268.  
  1269.  
  1270.  
  1271.  
  1272. Bryan Walker
  1273.  
  1274. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1275.  
  1276. Indiegogo emailed me back and stated that this campaign is under review.
  1277. What you need to do:
  1278.  
  1279. Log in to your Indiegogo account and go to the contact us section. Pick
  1280. whatever you want, but make sure you let Indiegogo know that Wedg isn’t
  1281. talking, if and when you’ve tried to contact them, and how much money
  1282. you lost on this project. Let them have it, don’t be kind or worry about
  1283. hurting feelings. Bitch, moan, complain, scream, and yell.
  1284.  
  1285.  
  1286.  
  1287.  
  1288. Bryan Walker
  1289.  
  1290. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1291.  
  1292. Surprise. The minute I get pissy here on Indiemoneystealer, I get a
  1293. in my email. “Oh, there’s nothing we can do, contact them
  1294. directly.” Yeah, well I’ve tried. What the fuck do you think we’ve been
  1295. doing all this time, jerking off?
  1296.  
  1297. And AGAIN. As a reminder, if you are in the UK please please please see
  1298. if you can get this refunded under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit
  1299. Act. Let Wedg know we don’t appreciate this bullshit.
  1300.  
  1301.  
  1302.  
  1303.  
  1304. Bryan Walker
  1305.  
  1306. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1307.  
  1308. Just as I suspected, neither Indiegogo or the artificially created Carol
  1309. Bohm-Scott (which I sincerely do not believe is a real person) have
  1310. responded to my requests for more information.
  1311.  
  1312. Both of you are fucking bastards. Go to hell and burn.
  1313.  
  1314.  
  1315.  
  1316.  
  1317. Bryan Walker
  1318.  
  1319. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1320.  
  1321. I just checked their twitter page. Last comment is a spam comment as if
  1322. the account got hacked.
  1323.  
  1324.  
  1325.  
  1326.  
  1327. Bryan Walker
  1328.  
  1329. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1330.  
  1331. (4 of 4, and end)
  1332.  
  1333. While I doubt this will do anything (in fact, I know it won’t do
  1334. anything other than get me a “we can’t do anything” answer,) well, I’m
  1335. not sure what I’m expecting at this point. Nothing would be the easiest
  1336. thing, and I think just writing this off as a bad investment and not
  1337. backing any more tech devices would be my best bet.
  1338.  
  1339. Indiegogo doesn’t want to do anything, and I don’t understand that.
  1340.  
  1341.  
  1342.  
  1343.  
  1344. Bryan Walker
  1345.  
  1346. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1347.  
  1348. (3 of many)
  1349.  
  1350. Can you:
  1351.  
  1352. Force Wedg to talk. Anything, even a “Ha ha, you’re suckers and we’re
  1353. never delivering!” would be preferable to wondering what the ****
  1354. happened to our money.
  1355.  
  1356. Force Wedg, to continue the campaign or refund our money or DO SOMETHING!
  1357.  
  1358.  
  1359.  
  1360.  
  1361. Bryan Walker
  1362.  
  1363. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1364.  
  1365. (2 of many)
  1366.  
  1367. By the comments, some people lost money they could not afford to lose in
  1368. a project that won’t even respond to queries from it’s investors.
  1369.  
  1370. Wedg hasn’t updated their twitter in ages. Their website is a
  1371. placeholder. email to various agencies involved with the project go
  1372. unanswered.
  1373.  
  1374.  
  1375.  
  1376.  
  1377. Bryan Walker
  1378.  
  1379. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  1380.  
  1381. Yet another email to Indiegogo support, although I doubt it’s going to
  1382. do anything. (1 of many)
  1383.  
  1384. Hi. I backed the Wedg project here almost two years ago. Since then,
  1385. Wedg has claimed legal troubles, and has changed the responsible
  1386. individual’s name on the project, as well as apparently removing the
  1387. partner agency they dealt with. We the backers have received no
  1388. communication from Wedg for 4 months. The project is so old that things
  1389. it claims to support (iOS8 and BlackBerry) are no longer things.
  1390.  
  1391.  
  1392.  
  1393.  
  1394. Gaston Cardey
  1395.  
  1396. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  1397.  
  1398. Hi everyone,
  1399. As I have mentioned before, we’ve lost our money. But I’d like to say a
  1400. few words to this “Afzal” guy: I live in Colombia, South America and we
  1401. have to multiply x COP 3,761 every British Pound. I’ve lost almost 2
  1402. minimum salary in this.
  1403. It was really hard to earn this money and all I can think is “shame on
  1404. you”. I trust you receive you punishment in this life by some force
  1405. (jail, flat tire in a heavy rain without spare, flood in your home,
  1406. rats, unfaithful couple, etc.).
  1407. Bye, guys.
  1408.  
  1409.  
  1410.  
  1411.  
  1412. Nikolai Tesla
  1413.  
  1414. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 7 months ago
  1415.  
  1416. @Howard Celnik: Yes, you are correct. Wedg has been eclipsed by many NAS
  1417. providers, dedicated appliances and other startups providing reliable
  1418. services with an actual product. The goal to receive a working “Wedg”
  1419. device expired a long time ago. The issue has been on how to bring
  1420. justice against Mr. Afzal and get a full refund as well.
  1421.  
  1422.  
  1423.  
  1424.  
  1425. Carlos Garcia Conde
  1426.  
  1427. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> 7 months ago
  1428.  
  1429. A NEW SCAM AT INDIEGOGO
  1430. I VE LOST MY MONEY?
  1431.  
  1432.  
  1433.  
  1434.  
  1435. Howard Celnik
  1436.  
  1437. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4274214> 7 months ago
  1438.  
  1439. If they were to deliver today, wouldn’t this already be old technology?
  1440. Would it be selling for less?
  1441.  
  1442.  
  1443.  
  1444.  
  1445. Bryan Walker
  1446.  
  1447. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  1448.  
  1449. @jrogers31
  1450.  
  1451. The statement I made was more in jest than overlaid with any real hope
  1452. of hearing news. As there has been silence for so long, I doubt there’s
  1453. going to be any news to hear in the coming months.
  1454.  
  1455. Those in the UK can still try to claim a section 75 refund. For the rest
  1456. of us, I think we were playing the fool. I’m not sure if that was the
  1457. intent from the beginning, or if legal troubles erased any possibility
  1458. of this project completing, but it’s dead. Stick a fork in it.
  1459.  
  1460.  
  1461.  
  1462.  
  1463. jrogers31
  1464.  
  1465. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 7 months ago
  1466.  
  1467. @Bryan Walker – admire your optimism. Your guess is as good as anyone’s
  1468. as to which of the team members (if there were more than one) was the
  1469. last one out of the door. My guess is that Mr Afzal was the last (and
  1470. ?first) out the door. The profile overwrite to Carol Bohm-Scott was
  1471. allegedly intended to mislead. If CB-S exists one would think an update
  1472. would have been forthcoming by now, particularly in light of the
  1473. concerns expressed below. The words Walter Mitty smoke and mirrors come
  1474. to mind.
  1475.  
  1476.  
  1477.  
  1478.  
  1479. Bryan Walker
  1480.  
  1481. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  1482.  
  1483. There were supposedly some other people on this “team” – would any of
  1484. them like to speak up?
  1485.  
  1486.  
  1487.  
  1488.  
  1489. jrogers31
  1490.  
  1491. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 7 months ago
  1492.  
  1493. @Heiko Zeller – It occurred to me that we are looking for a
  1494. ghost/fictional character (allegedly) in a game being played to
  1495. obfuscate matters relating to WEDG and the whereabouts of OUR MONEY. It
  1496. would surprise me if £500 per month was being paid to the ‘hot-desk’
  1497. offices at the address below. If it can be shown that C B-S is not a
  1498. real person then I wonder whether a company set up with an allegedly
  1499. fictional director constitutes a crime in English Law or are
  1500. ‘doing-business-as’ names allowed?
  1501.  
  1502.  
  1503.  
  1504.  
  1505. Heiko Zeller
  1506.  
  1507. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8715891> 7 months ago
  1508.  
  1509. 17 Grosvenor Gardens, London, England, SW1W 0BD company exist since
  1510. August 2016. As far as I used Google in the right way this company is a
  1511. one man show. And the Address is connected to a huge number of
  1512. companies. I think shebaz rid of the annoying customers by placing in a
  1513. new postbox company.
  1514.  
  1515.  
  1516.  
  1517.  
  1518. dbrissenden
  1519.  
  1520. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 7 months ago
  1521.  
  1522. @Scott McQueen,
  1523. The link you provided does not work. I get an access denied error……
  1524.  
  1525.  
  1526.  
  1527.  
  1528. Scott McQueen
  1529.  
  1530. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  1531.  
  1532. For information: http://tinyurl.com/zgjtyg4
  1533.  
  1534.  
  1535.  
  1536.  
  1537. Scott McQueen
  1538.  
  1539. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  1540.  
  1541. Has anyone managed to find a contact number for Montrose Innovations yet?
  1542.  
  1543.  
  1544.  
  1545.  
  1546. dbrissenden
  1547.  
  1548. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 7 months ago
  1549.  
  1550. @Scott McQueen,
  1551. “…penning an update for all backers this afternoon and will push it this
  1552. week…”
  1553. They’ve failed again. Sounds like a fob off to me to keep you quiet.
  1554.  
  1555.  
  1556.  
  1557.  
  1558. jrogers31
  1559.  
  1560. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 7 months ago
  1561.  
  1562. It is very unusual in this day and age for a real person’s name not to
  1563. come up with multiple hits on an internet search. For an individual age
  1564. 31 years in the software business with an uncommon surname one might
  1565. expect a linked-in entry, facebook, twitter, skype etc. The only address
  1566. that comes up is a hot desk address @£500.00 per month. I wonder how
  1567. many months Montrose innovations will be paid-up at this address. No
  1568. update – no response to a request for an update. We need the ghostbusters.
  1569.  
  1570.  
  1571.  
  1572.  
  1573. Bryan Walker
  1574.  
  1575. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  1576.  
  1577. @dbrissenden
  1578.  
  1579. One other “person” communicated on this project back when I started
  1580. doing daily updates of what I was doing.
  1581.  
  1582. Jaypaul Barrow
  1583. 8 months ago
  1584. Update! Update! Update! Duck me it’s not hard to say. Still working
  1585. guys. Bear with us.
  1586.  
  1587.  
  1588.  
  1589.  
  1590. dbrissenden
  1591.  
  1592. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 7 months ago
  1593.  
  1594. @Scott McQueen,
  1595. If this is indeed true they had better pull their finger out and
  1596. communicate. I don’t believe there are many here who either believe the
  1597. cock and bull stories or even have much sympathy any longer.
  1598. This is not the way to go about treating the very people who funded what
  1599. ever it is that they ended up funding!!
  1600. As for the profile overwrite, well…. what can I say?
  1601.  
  1602.  
  1603.  
  1604.  
  1605. Scott McQueen
  1606.  
  1607. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  1608.  
  1609. Another thing I find strange is that when you click on the ‘individual’
  1610. link for Shehbaz ( https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053/a2e2)
  1611. it takes you to… YES! you guessed it folks – Carol Bohm-Scott. So it’s
  1612. not a new player but a profile overwrite!
  1613.  
  1614.  
  1615.  
  1616.  
  1617. Scott McQueen
  1618.  
  1619. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  1620.  
  1621. (3of3) and its typically a little bureaucratic.
  1622.  
  1623. We are penning an update for all backers this afternoon and will push it
  1624. this week.
  1625.  
  1626. I’d like to thank you for your patience and co-operation on behalf of
  1627. the entire WEDG team and hope that you’ll take a compassionate view of
  1628. situation.
  1629.  
  1630. Kind regards
  1631.  
  1632. Lisa
  1633. Team WEDG
  1634.  
  1635.  
  1636.  
  1637.  
  1638. Scott McQueen
  1639.  
  1640. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  1641.  
  1642. (2of3)Fortunately, a local and well experienced group of entrepreneurs
  1643. have taken an interest in our situation and have defined an accelerated
  1644. road map for us to move ahead with the project. As well as their
  1645. knowledge and expertise they’re also bringing funding which will help us
  1646. move forward with leaps and bounds. Contracts and various other
  1647. documentation is making its way around the system so that the investors
  1648. can reclaim their tax-its known as SEIS investment
  1649.  
  1650.  
  1651.  
  1652.  
  1653. Scott McQueen
  1654.  
  1655. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  1656.  
  1657. (1of3)
  1658. @dbrissenden I have also had a from a ‘Lisa’ at ‘Team Wedg’
  1659.  
  1660. (24th MAY)Hi Scott Apologies for the late , we are working through
  1661. emails from backers as fast as we can. Rest assured Scott the project is
  1662. still alive and well. As you know we are battling with a fierce and
  1663. unruly third party hell-bent on making claims to our source code that
  1664. doesn’t belong to them. Our every move is criticized and we’re doing all
  1665. we can to defend our reputation and our intellectual property.
  1666.  
  1667.  
  1668.  
  1669.  
  1670. dbrissenden
  1671.  
  1672. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 7 months ago
  1673.  
  1674. (2 of 2)
  1675. Indeed there doesn’t appear to be any website for this company either
  1676. which is also very strange for investment / tech companies.
  1677. All in all this is very fishy if you also consider the utter contempt
  1678. and lack of communication shown by Shehbaz.
  1679. As to whether there is enough evidence for the authorities, I would
  1680. think there is enough but since there appears to be a lack of interest
  1681. from the other 968 backers, it is unlikely to get to their attention.
  1682.  
  1683.  
  1684.  
  1685.  
  1686. dbrissenden
  1687.  
  1688. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 7 months ago
  1689.  
  1690. (1 of 2)
  1691. @jrogers31 – The only ‘other’ person who has communicated on this
  1692. project is Chris. But, Chris who? There is no mention of any of the team
  1693. who started out developing Wedg or what contribution they made so it
  1694. could look there might have only been one person….
  1695. I can find no mention of anyone called Carol Bohm-Scott prior to the
  1696. creation of Montrose Innovations which I find very strange considering
  1697. these are supposedly international investors.
  1698.  
  1699.  
  1700.  
  1701.  
  1702. jrogers31
  1703.  
  1704. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 7 months ago
  1705.  
  1706. @dbrissenden – interesting research – so are you saying that there is
  1707. evidence that Mr Afzal et al are trying to create a smoke screen to
  1708. distance themselves from their responsibilities. Is there enough
  1709. evidence for an investigation by appropriate authorities with statutory
  1710. powers? If so it is well overdue. Interestingly, I have not received a
  1711. to my request for an update from the new owner Carol Bohm-Scott,
  1712. which rather fits in with the results of your research – I think.
  1713.  
  1714.  
  1715.  
  1716.  
  1717. dbrissenden
  1718.  
  1719. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 7 months ago
  1720.  
  1721. (2 of 2)
  1722. Back in April 2016, Shehbaz’s communication detailed “…introduced us to
  1723. a group of tech entrepreneurs and investors from the UK and US who
  1724. operate an international scale business…”. So much so that it took them
  1725. until August 2016 to register the company…. Come on pull the other one.
  1726.  
  1727.  
  1728.  
  1729.  
  1730. dbrissenden
  1731.  
  1732. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 7 months ago
  1733.  
  1734. (1 of 2)
  1735. Well, looks like 08 Nov 2016 Mohammad Shehbaz Afzal resigned as director
  1736. of Wedg and on the same date Montrose Innovations Limited was appointed
  1737. as a director. The same day the registered address was moved from The
  1738. Shed Innospace Chester Street Manchester to 17 Grosvenor Gardens
  1739. Grosvenor Gardens London and Mrs Carol Bohm-Scott (or Mr Carol
  1740. Bohm-Scott as it appears on the certificate of incorporation or is it
  1741. Chris AKA Mohammad Shehbaz Afzal???).
  1742.  
  1743.  
  1744.  
  1745.  
  1746. jrogers31
  1747.  
  1748. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 7 months ago
  1749.  
  1750. @Andrea V. Did they take your money? Was it literally the $2.00 you
  1751. mentioned (as a token gesture) or substantially more than that? – and
  1752. did you get a thank you note and update in response? I would be happy to
  1753. sell you my WEDG devices order for its original value if you are
  1754. interested. I need a helping hand – to get my money back.
  1755.  
  1756.  
  1757.  
  1758.  
  1759. Ken Taylor
  1760.  
  1761. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> 7 months ago
  1762.  
  1763. @Andrea V. I hope the WEDG comes to fruition. I have avoided posting for
  1764. years as i don’t have a pitch fork. After 2 years hardware, software and
  1765. people have moved on. many will have found other solutions, for me a
  1766. WEDG would NOW just be an expensive raided Kodi box as i would not trust
  1767. it with my Email.
  1768.  
  1769.  
  1770.  
  1771.  
  1772. Bryan Walker
  1773.  
  1774. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  1775.  
  1776. @Andrea V.
  1777.  
  1778. It would be easier to be supportive if Wedg would at least talk to us.
  1779.  
  1780. Silence does nothing to quell the pitchsporks.
  1781.  
  1782.  
  1783.  
  1784.  
  1785. Andrea V.
  1786.  
  1787. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9040474> 7 months ago
  1788.  
  1789. I have to say I still support this project.
  1790.  
  1791. I know by now many of you have already banned together & picked up your
  1792. pitch forks. But i really want to see WEDG come to fruition. It’s very
  1793. easy to knock a outfit down when they are already down. But its very
  1794. hard to help them get back up. So i’m going to do something rather crazy
  1795. & send them a couple extra bucks. It is not much but i think what every1
  1796. needs right now is a helping hand. sometimes ppl are so far down they
  1797. need help gettin back up
  1798.  
  1799.  
  1800.  
  1801.  
  1802. Bryan Walker
  1803.  
  1804. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  1805.  
  1806. @Scott McQueen
  1807.  
  1808. I guess some startup-centric office is better than the TaxAct
  1809. Accountants location that they claimed was their “office” after they
  1810. were kicked out of the university digs.
  1811.  
  1812.  
  1813.  
  1814.  
  1815. Bryan Walker
  1816.  
  1817. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  1818.  
  1819. @Ken Taylor
  1820.  
  1821. I asked for one of the pre-release units (black and blue) because I
  1822. wanted to wash my hands of it. I actually tried to use it, and I think I
  1823. was the first to report they hadn’t actually changed their codebase
  1824. language.
  1825.  
  1826. I got fed up with it when I noticed it was duplicating everything, and I
  1827. had to delete my setup when a new version came out. Tried to reflash it
  1828. with new firmware, messed it up, Lima said F-U! and I threw it in the
  1829. recycle box here at work. No more Lima for me.
  1830.  
  1831.  
  1832.  
  1833.  
  1834. Scott McQueen
  1835.  
  1836. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  1837.  
  1838. @Ken Taylor Looks like the UBER office is just another startup base like
  1839. Wedg had in Manchester and not a proper company hq which is a real shame.
  1840.  
  1841.  
  1842.  
  1843.  
  1844. Scott McQueen
  1845.  
  1846. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  1847.  
  1848. Message sent to Carol Bohm-Scott: We have noticed your name has replaced
  1849. Shehbaz Afzal’s as the CEO of WEDG. Does this mean the project will
  1850. finally come into fruition and the many Indiegogo backers will finally
  1851. get either a product or a refund. Or will you also choose to bury your
  1852. head in the sand and choose to ignore the fact that a lot of people have
  1853. spent their own hard earned money and have been left out of pocket?
  1854.  
  1855.  
  1856.  
  1857.  
  1858. Scott McQueen
  1859.  
  1860. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  1861.  
  1862. Im moving house in January, who do I inform so they no where to send my
  1863. new WEDG device when it’s built ? :)
  1864.  
  1865.  
  1866.  
  1867.  
  1868. Ken Taylor
  1869.  
  1870. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> 7 months ago
  1871.  
  1872. @Bryan Walker. So you will not be buying the Lima Ultra then… ;-) My
  1873. lima still in its box unused. I didnt like the idea of linking to their
  1874. server for what would be for me a local system and as you say does not
  1875. do what it promised. the WEDG I wanted for mail server and network file
  1876. backups and server based Libreoffice. but now can do 2 of 3 on my NAS.
  1877. getting a refund from CC would be hard now the original company no
  1878. longer exists. :-(
  1879.  
  1880.  
  1881.  
  1882.  
  1883. Bryan Walker
  1884.  
  1885. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  1886.  
  1887. (3 of 2)
  1888.  
  1889. In addition, so many of these “butt” devices still need some remote
  1890. backend to work. In Lima’s case, they have a negotiation server that
  1891. does unknown things. Makes me wonder that Wedg was going to need, and
  1892. what the “Daplie: My Butt” device is going to require since they talk
  1893. about name access and stuff.
  1894.  
  1895.  
  1896.  
  1897.  
  1898. Bryan Walker
  1899.  
  1900. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  1901.  
  1902. (2 of 2)
  1903.  
  1904. These “personal butt” devices all seem to want to be a complete
  1905. management system instead of simply giving you a secure portal to stash
  1906. data remotely. Every single one of them attempts to re-invent features
  1907. already present in most devices. I have no idea why.
  1908.  
  1909.  
  1910.  
  1911.  
  1912. Bryan Walker
  1913.  
  1914. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  1915.  
  1916. >> Sound familar?
  1917. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/daplie-the-butt-system-to-take-back-the-internet/x/8764397#/
  1918.  
  1919. There was another project, called Lima (nee Plug) that promised to do
  1920. the same thing. I invested in it as well. While the group eventually
  1921. shipped it, it was nothing like what they promised and is just now
  1922. (years after the “we just need last mile funding”) gaining a subset of
  1923. the features promised during the campaign. (1 of 2)
  1924.  
  1925.  
  1926.  
  1927.  
  1928. Bryan Walker
  1929.  
  1930. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  1931.  
  1932. Just a reminder, UK residents may be eligible for a Section 75 refund,
  1933. if you paid for any part of the item with a credit card (not debit) and
  1934. the item cost more than £100.
  1935.  
  1936. http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/section-75-of-the-consumer-credit-act
  1937.  
  1938.  
  1939.  
  1940.  
  1941. Bryan Walker
  1942.  
  1943. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  1944.  
  1945. @jrogers31
  1946.  
  1947. “…you gain the ability to take the form of a wolf?”
  1948.  
  1949. Hmm, I’m guessing that isn’t the ending you had in mind.
  1950.  
  1951.  
  1952.  
  1953.  
  1954. jrogers31
  1955.  
  1956. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 7 months ago
  1957.  
  1958. Test – complete the following “once bitten …”
  1959.  
  1960.  
  1961.  
  1962.  
  1963. jrogers31
  1964.  
  1965. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 7 months ago
  1966.  
  1967. Sound familar?
  1968. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/daplie-the-butt-system-to-take-back-the-internet/x/8764397#/
  1969.  
  1970.  
  1971.  
  1972.  
  1973. Scott McQueen
  1974.  
  1975. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  1976.  
  1977. jrogers31 Yes I would like to know what happened to him as well!
  1978.  
  1979.  
  1980.  
  1981.  
  1982. jrogers31
  1983.  
  1984. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 7 months ago
  1985.  
  1986. Interesting – so when are we going to receive the “Hello I am Carol
  1987. Bohm-Scott” update? Good to know that the office is in London it will be
  1988. easy to pop in and pick up the full refund or the devices I ordered,
  1989. which ever becomes available first. I hope the update includes “a
  1990. summary of events which lead to the departure of Mr Afzal”
  1991.  
  1992.  
  1993.  
  1994.  
  1995. Ken Taylor
  1996.  
  1997. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> 8 months ago
  1998.  
  1999. Carol, is director of Montrose, setup in August 2016, based in UBER
  2000. offices in London, looks like they now own WEDG. Shehbaz resigned as a
  2001. director on 08 Nov. (on companies house website). will be interesting if
  2002. we get an update by the 22Nov which will be 2 years from the end of the
  2003. campaign.
  2004.  
  2005.  
  2006.  
  2007.  
  2008. Bryan Walker
  2009.  
  2010. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 8 months ago
  2011.  
  2012. @Scott,
  2013.  
  2014. That is quite interesting. Shebaz did make some noise about
  2015. reorganization as the legal trouble wrapped up, this could be related in
  2016. some way. Evidence suggests otherwise…
  2017.  
  2018.  
  2019.  
  2020.  
  2021. Scott McQueen
  2022.  
  2023. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 8 months ago
  2024.  
  2025. Hmmm, Shebaz has disappeared from the up there on the right, it now says
  2026. Carol Bohm-Scott. Has he gone into hiding so we forget about him or is
  2027. something happening… Intrigued!
  2028.  
  2029.  
  2030.  
  2031.  
  2032. Bryan Walker
  2033.  
  2034. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 8 months ago
  2035.  
  2036. I have to say, I don’t expect to see anything at this point. :(
  2037.  
  2038.  
  2039.  
  2040.  
  2041. Bryan Walker
  2042.  
  2043. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 8 months ago
  2044.  
  2045. Remember when?
  2046.  
  2047. Jaypaul Barrow
  2048. 8 months ago
  2049. Update! Update! Update! Duck me it’s not hard to say. Still working
  2050. guys. Bear with us.
  2051.  
  2052. Quack.
  2053.  
  2054.  
  2055.  
  2056.  
  2057. Jacob Ovard
  2058.  
  2059. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8671772> 8 months ago
  2060.  
  2061. Hey WEDG, give us an update and give us back our money.
  2062.  
  2063.  
  2064.  
  2065.  
  2066. Bryan Walker
  2067.  
  2068. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 8 months ago
  2069.  
  2070. Just a reminder, UK residents may be eligible for a Section 75 refund,
  2071. if you paid for any part of the item with a credit card (not debit) and
  2072. the item cost more than £100.
  2073.  
  2074. http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/section-75-of-the-consumer-credit-act
  2075.  
  2076.  
  2077.  
  2078.  
  2079. Bryan Walker
  2080.  
  2081. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 8 months ago
  2082.  
  2083. @Scott McQueen,
  2084.  
  2085. With only £350 in the bank, it certainly doesn’t look good, does it?
  2086.  
  2087.  
  2088.  
  2089.  
  2090. Scott McQueen
  2091.  
  2092. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 8 months ago
  2093.  
  2094. Every now and again I get really annoyed at myself for falling for this
  2095. and not seeing through the bullshit earlier, lets face it the money has
  2096. gone ( http://www.endole.co.uk/company/08824160/wedg-ltd ) but I still
  2097. can’t help coming back for that glimmer of what I thought was a great idea.
  2098.  
  2099.  
  2100.  
  2101.  
  2102. Scott McQueen
  2103.  
  2104. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 8 months ago
  2105.  
  2106. You know one of the most frustrating things about this is I have been
  2107. taking in twice by this scam, once on kickstarter and then on here. I’ve
  2108. had a couple of responses from ‘team wedg’ when I’ve tweeted local
  2109. Manchester news about running a follow up story. Spookily enough the
  2110. timing of those responses is about an hour or two after I’ve tweeted so
  2111. I can only assume they are still working/living in the Manchester area
  2112. and are worried by the bad press.
  2113.  
  2114.  
  2115.  
  2116.  
  2117. Bryan Walker
  2118.  
  2119. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 8 months ago
  2120.  
  2121. @1sgmgn
  2122.  
  2123. That’s the way most of us feel, along with WTF, :(, Hello?, and “Say
  2124. Something Dammit!”
  2125.  
  2126.  
  2127.  
  2128.  
  2129. Bryan Walker
  2130.  
  2131. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 8 months ago
  2132.  
  2133. My weekend project was to clean up the power supplies that feed the
  2134. wireless sensors and leak detectors in my home (yeah, it’s wired…) Was
  2135. pretty pleased with how it turned out. Designed a few of my own boards
  2136. and did a nice layout. Hard part was finding power transformers – with
  2137. RatShack being gone, they are hard to find unless you want to spend lots
  2138. of cash. Still cleaning up the wiring, so don’t hate on the layout.
  2139. http://imgur.com/a/lgkjD
  2140.  
  2141.  
  2142.  
  2143.  
  2144. 1sgmgn
  2145.  
  2146. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4356995> 8 months ago
  2147.  
  2148. ????
  2149.  
  2150.  
  2151.  
  2152.  
  2153. Bryan Walker
  2154.  
  2155. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 8 months ago
  2156.  
  2157. Just a reminder, UK residents may be eligible for a Section 75 refund,
  2158. if you paid for any part of the item with a credit card (not debit) and
  2159. the item cost more than £100.
  2160.  
  2161. http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/section-75-of-the-consumer-credit-act
  2162.  
  2163.  
  2164.  
  2165.  
  2166. Nikolai Tesla
  2167.  
  2168. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 8 months ago
  2169.  
  2170. @Magri-Olson and 1sgmgn: I very much recommend that you do not waste
  2171. your efforts with Indiegogo and/or Mr. Afzal. Report your concerns to
  2172. the authorities as described multiple times, for over a year now, on
  2173. this backer comments section.
  2174.  
  2175.  
  2176.  
  2177.  
  2178. Brad Magri-Olson
  2179.  
  2180. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709187> 8 months ago
  2181.  
  2182. So when do we get our refunds we requested?
  2183.  
  2184.  
  2185.  
  2186.  
  2187. 1sgmgn
  2188.  
  2189. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4356995> 9 months ago
  2190.  
  2191. WHEN DO I GET WHAT I PAID FOR?
  2192.  
  2193.  
  2194.  
  2195.  
  2196. Bryan Walker
  2197.  
  2198. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 9 months ago
  2199.  
  2200. The Nextbutt box, a private remote storage unit (Butt) should be
  2201. shipping within the next few weeks. You’ll need to provide your own
  2202. Raspberry Pi, but it’s powerful enough you could also run Prosody for IM
  2203. and other things on it.
  2204.  
  2205. https://nextbutt.com/box/
  2206.  
  2207.  
  2208.  
  2209.  
  2210. Bryan Walker
  2211.  
  2212. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 9 months ago
  2213.  
  2214. Just a reminder, UK residents may be eligible for a Section 75 refund,
  2215. if you paid for any part of the item with a credit card (not debit) and
  2216. the item cost more than £100.
  2217.  
  2218. http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/section-75-of-the-consumer-credit-act
  2219.  
  2220. For the rest of us, we’re pretty much SOL.
  2221.  
  2222. I’d really like to see this deliver, but I really don’t need it anymore.
  2223. Replaced everything with a couple of Raspberry Pi units.
  2224.  
  2225.  
  2226.  
  2227.  
  2228. Bryan Walker
  2229.  
  2230. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 9 months ago
  2231.  
  2232. @Nikolai,
  2233.  
  2234. Let’s assume they really did have some legal troubles that prohibited
  2235. them from speaking freely about what was going on. I only remember this
  2236. being implied in some communications, but nothing concrete. I DO
  2237. however, remember them saying they were now no longer under that duress
  2238. (“New arrangements for public announcements without being vetted”) so
  2239. there’s no reason that Wedg & Co. can’t be more chatty with us.
  2240.  
  2241. Without more information, that’s the biggest failure I see at this point.
  2242.  
  2243.  
  2244.  
  2245.  
  2246. Scott McQueen
  2247.  
  2248. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 9 months ago
  2249.  
  2250. Hi, I’m still here… are you Wedg?
  2251.  
  2252.  
  2253.  
  2254.  
  2255. Nikolai Tesla
  2256.  
  2257. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 9 months ago
  2258.  
  2259. My suggestion, to any bakers that is interested, is to still pursue
  2260. legal means to have Mr. Afzal accountable to this project, investment or
  2261. whatever you wish to call it.
  2262.  
  2263.  
  2264.  
  2265.  
  2266. Nikolai Tesla
  2267.  
  2268. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 9 months ago
  2269.  
  2270. At this point in time, two years and counting, logically it does not
  2271. make sense that this project is a scam. I came to reason this since
  2272. there is no purpose for a scammer to still provide any feedback, even
  2273. non-sense muck, to anyone after they have received all the funds. This
  2274. leads me to believe that it is a totally anemically managed project by a
  2275. novice (Mr. Afzal) that attempted to create his university term project
  2276. into a real world product. At the end, it appears to have hugely failed.
  2277.  
  2278.  
  2279.  
  2280.  
  2281. martijn.koolhoven
  2282.  
  2283. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8708990> 9 months ago
  2284.  
  2285. the personal butt you’ve been waiting for… I now get the point….
  2286. wtf …
  2287.  
  2288.  
  2289.  
  2290.  
  2291. Bryan Walker
  2292.  
  2293. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 9 months ago
  2294.  
  2295. @Philipp Stäheli, They do not check on projects, that is.
  2296.  
  2297.  
  2298.  
  2299.  
  2300. Bryan Walker
  2301.  
  2302. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 9 months ago
  2303.  
  2304. @Philipp Stäheli – No, they do not. Once a project is funded, Indiegogo
  2305. goes strictly hands-off, almost as if the project never existed. I’ve
  2306. contacted them a few times about this and they state all they can do is
  2307. message the project creator and ask that they be more forthcoming.
  2308.  
  2309. There’s vague language in the TOS that says it’s the creator’s duty to
  2310. report progress and issues, but that’s about as enforceable as telling
  2311. the Sun to be less hot today.
  2312.  
  2313.  
  2314.  
  2315.  
  2316. Philipp Stäheli
  2317.  
  2318. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> 9 months ago
  2319.  
  2320. I was just wondering, how does Indiegogo not check on their so called
  2321. “office” and whether there is an alive project or not? That would be
  2322. fairly easy to do, but nothing like that ever happened.. I know I am an
  2323. investor and not a buyer in a store. Still I feel very let down by
  2324. Indiegogo, it seems to not bother them at all that project founders just
  2325. stall their projects.
  2326.  
  2327.  
  2328.  
  2329.  
  2330. Benson Low
  2331.  
  2332. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5581723> 9 months ago
  2333.  
  2334. I want a refund now
  2335.  
  2336.  
  2337.  
  2338.  
  2339. Bryan Walker
  2340.  
  2341. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 10 months ago
  2342.  
  2343. Wedg, Francisco is right – you need to start singing like a canary.
  2344.  
  2345.  
  2346.  
  2347.  
  2348. Francisco Alvarez
  2349.  
  2350. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8814221> 10 months ago
  2351.  
  2352. I don’t know what you are doing. This seems a never ending story, almost
  2353. 2 YEARS of DELAY, this SUCKS! Be CLEAR and provide us with a stimated
  2354. date of shipping!!!!
  2355.  
  2356.  
  2357.  
  2358.  
  2359. Bryan Walker
  2360.  
  2361. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 10 months ago
  2362.  
  2363. I’d like an update with more meat than fluff.
  2364.  
  2365.  
  2366.  
  2367.  
  2368. Jacob Ovard
  2369.  
  2370. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8671772> 10 months ago
  2371.  
  2372. Where is my order? Where is my money?
  2373.  
  2374.  
  2375.  
  2376.  
  2377. 1sgmgn
  2378.  
  2379. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4356995> 10 months ago
  2380.  
  2381. Sep 2014
  2382. Where is my order?
  2383.  
  2384.  
  2385.  
  2386.  
  2387. Marc Solondz
  2388.  
  2389. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8716841> 10 months ago
  2390.  
  2391. This is the second big scam crowdfunding item out of the UK. Well done
  2392. WEDG.
  2393. Your updates have been nothing but pure rhetoric since the campaign
  2394. ended. When you actually have something substantive I will take you
  2395. seriously otherwise I’ll continue to believe you are full of it.
  2396.  
  2397.  
  2398.  
  2399.  
  2400. tom.attree
  2401.  
  2402. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8491782> 10 months ago
  2403.  
  2404. 2 – Luckily I’ve backed many successful projects on Indiegogo and
  2405. Kickstarter and this hasn’t put me off investing in others in the
  2406. future. But it’s not just the reputation of Wedg that has been damaged
  2407. here, it’s the reputation of many that use crowdfunding as a source of
  2408. investment. However you plan on delivering/returning the investment of
  2409. the 968 backers, I would suggest, as an investor, not pursuing this
  2410. dream any further.
  2411.  
  2412.  
  2413.  
  2414.  
  2415. tom.attree
  2416.  
  2417. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8491782> 10 months ago
  2418.  
  2419. 1 – To quote ‘we will revisit and initiate refunds to all who want one’.
  2420. Who’s going to pay for that? I’m guessing the seed money is long gone
  2421. and I find it difficult to believe you have found an investor to put in
  2422. £131,537 just to refund 968 backers, where would their return be? Like
  2423. many others on this thread, technology has moved on. I wouldn’t find
  2424. this product relevant any more. Yes I want a refund but equally I’ve
  2425. written this off as a ‘bad choice’.
  2426.  
  2427.  
  2428.  
  2429.  
  2430. Bryan Walker
  2431.  
  2432. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 10 months ago
  2433.  
  2434. I too have replicated pretty much everything with other services. I’ve
  2435. set up my own chat server and file-share server, so I don’t know how
  2436. much of a gap this product would fill for me at this point. I’d like to
  2437. see Wedg provide us with some timeline guidance and some detail on how
  2438. the various services provided by this device will work.
  2439.  
  2440.  
  2441.  
  2442.  
  2443. Nikolai Tesla
  2444.  
  2445. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 10 months ago
  2446.  
  2447. A few more months and it will be the 2nd anniversary of nothing.
  2448. Technology has caught up to WEDG and even have surpassed it. I bought an
  2449. off the shelf solution for about the same price of the fake dream that
  2450. is called WEDG.
  2451.  
  2452.  
  2453.  
  2454.  
  2455. Nikolai Tesla
  2456.  
  2457. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 10 months ago
  2458.  
  2459. I was confused with the recent comments but I now understand and
  2460. appreciate the passive aggressive jokes. Sadly for Mr. Afzal he has his
  2461. face plastered all over the web and can not hide forever.
  2462.  
  2463.  
  2464.  
  2465.  
  2466. Bryan Walker
  2467.  
  2468. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 10 months ago
  2469.  
  2470. @Gordon,
  2471.  
  2472. I don’t know if I’d call CrowdFUNding™ a project such as this a
  2473. nightmare, but it certainly would be the end of the long night if Wedg
  2474. ever did ship to backers.
  2475.  
  2476.  
  2477.  
  2478.  
  2479. Gordon Keys
  2480.  
  2481. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> 10 months ago
  2482.  
  2483. Wow! I cannot believe it. I just received my Wedg in the post. Oh… then
  2484. I woke up. All a nightmare… sorry.
  2485.  
  2486.  
  2487.  
  2488.  
  2489. Bryan Walker
  2490.  
  2491. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  2492.  
  2493. 15 days of silence on the wall, 15 days of silence, if one of the
  2494. updates should happen to fall, 16 days of silence on the wall!
  2495.  
  2496.  
  2497.  
  2498.  
  2499. Bryan Walker
  2500.  
  2501. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  2502.  
  2503. Tired of companies ignoring you on Twitter? Check out Gnu Social, the
  2504. open source, federated social network that doesn’t ask for your driver’s
  2505. license!
  2506. http://skilledtests.com/wiki/List_of_Independent_GNU_social_Instances
  2507.  
  2508.  
  2509.  
  2510.  
  2511. Bryan Walker
  2512.  
  2513. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  2514.  
  2515. Seeing as how 1N34A diodes seem to be getting rare these days, I ordered
  2516. a bunch of Soviet-era D9D diodes from eBay. Even if 1/3 of them are
  2517. defective, that still leaves me with enough for a lifetime of projects.
  2518.  
  2519.  
  2520.  
  2521.  
  2522. Bryan Walker
  2523.  
  2524. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  2525.  
  2526. Everyone should check out Gnu Social. You can run it yourself (
  2527. http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/revisiting-open-source-social-networking-installing-gnu-social—cms-22456
  2528. ) or join one of the many instances. quitter.is and quitter.no are two
  2529. well know hosts.
  2530.  
  2531.  
  2532.  
  2533.  
  2534. Bryan Walker
  2535.  
  2536. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  2537.  
  2538. So, the local Micro Center was closing out the Papyrus e-ink HATs for
  2539. the Raspberry Pi. I bought one for $25, found out it had all three sizes
  2540. of screen in it, and decided to go back and buy the other two they had
  2541. left. While it cost me $75, it’s something I have in my hand right now.
  2542.  
  2543.  
  2544.  
  2545.  
  2546. Scott McQueen
  2547.  
  2548. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 11 months ago
  2549.  
  2550. Today I although it’s been very warm, I decided to cut the grass and as
  2551. I had my motivational head on, with a stanley knife I edged the front
  2552. lawn. I would have used the lawn edger I bought from Tesco last year but
  2553. after a bout a minute of edging, the head fell of it. Boy did I laugh, I
  2554. invested that money in it so long ago that when I finally got to use it,
  2555. it didn’t work. Good job it was only £5 and not £300 aye!
  2556.  
  2557. Scott McQueen
  2558.  
  2559. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 11 months ago
  2560. oh and at least I got a minutes use out of it I suppose.
  2561.  
  2562.  
  2563.  
  2564. Bryan Walker
  2565.  
  2566. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  2567.  
  2568. You’re all welcome, lololololol
  2569.  
  2570.  
  2571.  
  2572.  
  2573. Bryan Walker
  2574.  
  2575. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  2576.  
  2577. SO, I recently picked up some of those tiny OLED screens, the blue and
  2578. yellow ones you used to see on things like Sandisk MP3 players. It’s
  2579. amazing how small they are, but of a high enough resolution to actually
  2580. have rudimentary graphics displayed on them. I plan on using a few of
  2581. them to display vital stats from my Pi stack. Who knows where the rest
  2582. will end up?
  2583.  
  2584. That’s my update for today, how about one from you WEDG?
  2585.  
  2586.  
  2587.  
  2588.  
  2589. Bryan Walker
  2590.  
  2591. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  2592.  
  2593. I hate to say it – I don’t think this was a scam at the start, but I
  2594. don’t have any confidence the project will come to completion at this point.
  2595.  
  2596.  
  2597.  
  2598.  
  2599. Bryan Walker
  2600.  
  2601. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  2602.  
  2603. Seems like the only time anyone “working” on this project spoke recently
  2604. in the comments was Jaypaul “Duck me” Barrow, and only after I started
  2605. writing daily updates. Perhaps I should keep doing that.
  2606.  
  2607.  
  2608.  
  2609.  
  2610. Scott McQueen
  2611.  
  2612. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 11 months ago
  2613.  
  2614. The personal scam you’ve been waiting for!
  2615.  
  2616.  
  2617.  
  2618.  
  2619. Scott McQueen
  2620.  
  2621. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 11 months ago
  2622.  
  2623. tbh I’ve forgotten how I paid for it…
  2624.  
  2625.  
  2626.  
  2627.  
  2628. Bryan Walker
  2629.  
  2630. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  2631.  
  2632. I just wanted to remind everyone, that if you are in the UK and you paid
  2633. any portion your funding with a credit card (not debit or charge,) you
  2634. could be eligible for a refund under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act.
  2635.  
  2636.  
  2637.  
  2638.  
  2639. Bryan Walker
  2640.  
  2641. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  2642.  
  2643. @John Raffin,
  2644.  
  2645. I think it’s more “We’re getting a wedgie.”
  2646.  
  2647.  
  2648.  
  2649.  
  2650. John Raffin
  2651.  
  2652. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4406292> 11 months ago
  2653.  
  2654. WEDG: the personal butt you’ve been waiting (forever) for
  2655.  
  2656. Does that mean us dudded backers can be called “Wedgies”???
  2657.  
  2658.  
  2659.  
  2660.  
  2661. Thomas Grundberg
  2662.  
  2663. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5396919> 11 months ago
  2664.  
  2665. WEDG: the personal butt we still are waiting for.
  2666.  
  2667.  
  2668.  
  2669.  
  2670. Bryan Walker
  2671.  
  2672. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 12 months ago
  2673.  
  2674. @Scott McQueen,
  2675.  
  2676. If the number of stragglers in another tech project I backed is any
  2677. indication, there are a lot of people who have written this off, or have
  2678. simply forgotten about it. In light of the lack of updates, I’d say the
  2679. latter is the case.
  2680.  
  2681. Remember when?
  2682. Jaypaul Barrow 4 months ago
  2683. Update! Update! Update! Duck me it’s not hard to say. Still working
  2684. guys. Bear with us.
  2685.  
  2686. Quack.
  2687.  
  2688.  
  2689.  
  2690.  
  2691. Scott McQueen
  2692.  
  2693. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 12 months ago
  2694.  
  2695. Have 968 backers really just forgotten about this? I find that a little
  2696. strange to be honest, I would like a refund!
  2697.  
  2698.  
  2699.  
  2700.  
  2701. Scott McQueen
  2702.  
  2703. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 12 months ago
  2704.  
  2705. @shehbaz_afzal – Still waiting or have you really just done a bunk with
  2706. the WEDG indigogo fund ???
  2707.  
  2708.  
  2709.  
  2710.  
  2711. Scott McQueen
  2712.  
  2713. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 12 months ago
  2714.  
  2715. MCR seems to be registered to a private house in Manchester:
  2716.  
  2717. http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/company/07635344/MCR-ENTERPRISES-LTD
  2718.  
  2719.  
  2720.  
  2721.  
  2722. Mark Brown
  2723.  
  2724. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3433405> 12 months ago
  2725.  
  2726. Very sad to realise I’ve lost a lot of hard earned money :(
  2727.  
  2728.  
  2729.  
  2730.  
  2731. David Aldred
  2732.  
  2733. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> 12 months ago
  2734.  
  2735. Ah ok – the reason the signature matches is because he signed as the
  2736. CURRENT director of MCR. So perhaps (!?) there was indeed another
  2737. Mohammed Afzal born in the same year at the same company (relative?)
  2738.  
  2739. At v least, Shehbaz Afzal appears to be linked to min 3x companies
  2740.  
  2741. MCR:
  2742. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07635344/filing-history
  2743. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07635344/officers
  2744.  
  2745. iLoup
  2746. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08278329/filing-history
  2747.  
  2748.  
  2749.  
  2750.  
  2751. David Aldred
  2752.  
  2753. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> 12 months ago
  2754.  
  2755. 2/2
  2756. It wasn’t clear if it was the same person though. The dates of birth are
  2757. different, though same year.
  2758. However – there are scans of the signature for both MCR and iloup (and
  2759. we already linked Wedg to iloup) – the signatures are exactly the same
  2760. (and both begin with an S)
  2761.  
  2762. So not only do we have him switching names around, but using different
  2763. DOBs – and ultimately being treated as 2x different people by companies
  2764. house. Sounding more and more like fraud to me.
  2765.  
  2766. I’ll do another post with links
  2767.  
  2768.  
  2769.  
  2770.  
  2771. David Aldred
  2772.  
  2773. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> 12 months ago
  2774.  
  2775. 1/2
  2776. Whoa! Not looking good guys… (read my previous 2x posts first)
  2777.  
  2778. So I did a new search under the alter-ego Mohammed Afzal. Many hits came
  2779. up, but another Mohammed Afzal in Manchester born in 1979 was linked to
  2780. a company called MCR ENTERPRISES (07635344)
  2781.  
  2782. So, I had a look, and it had a director named Mohammed Afzal up until
  2783. 2011 when it was terminated…
  2784.  
  2785.  
  2786.  
  2787.  
  2788. David Aldred
  2789.  
  2790. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> 12 months ago
  2791.  
  2792. 2/2
  2793. Wedg was incorporated in 2013. He registered himself as director under
  2794. Shehbaz Afzal – this was already after he changed his name on the other
  2795. company (and was whilst that company still existed)
  2796.  
  2797. Then, in 2014 he again changed is name to Mohammed Shehbaz Afzal.
  2798.  
  2799. If nothing else, he seems to be suffering from a but of an identity crisis!
  2800.  
  2801.  
  2802.  
  2803.  
  2804. David Aldred
  2805.  
  2806. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> 12 months ago
  2807.  
  2808. 1/2
  2809. I tried doing some more digging. Nothing all that useful, but a couple
  2810. of bits I found…
  2811.  
  2812. Shehbaz had another company called iloup Ltd. Formed in 2012, then had a
  2813. Compulsory Strike Off in 2014. Doesn’t state the reason, but probably
  2814. due to no accounts being filed.
  2815.  
  2816. There was one interesting bit though…
  2817.  
  2818. In November 2012, he changed his name with companies house from Shehbaz
  2819. Afzal to Mohammed Shehbaz Afzal. Nothing all that odd there, until you
  2820. go back to Wedg…
  2821.  
  2822.  
  2823.  
  2824.  
  2825. Bryan Walker
  2826.  
  2827. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 12 months ago
  2828.  
  2829. I honestly don’t think there is anyone left to answer…
  2830.  
  2831.  
  2832.  
  2833.  
  2834. Craig Temporini
  2835.  
  2836. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8966008> 12 months ago
  2837.  
  2838. Awaiting a refund.
  2839.  
  2840.  
  2841.  
  2842.  
  2843. jrogers31
  2844.  
  2845. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 12 months ago
  2846.  
  2847. F.A.O. Mr S Afzal – it is now 2 months since your last update. From the
  2848. comments below – the terms of service oblige you to find a satisfactory
  2849. resolution with backers in light of your failure to provide the perks
  2850. promised to the backers. A satisfactory solution for me would be a full
  2851. refund of my contributions, as I requested many months ago. I presume
  2852. other backers may require a similar resolution. Please issue an urgent
  2853. update and plan on how you intend to meet your obligation to the backers.
  2854.  
  2855.  
  2856.  
  2857.  
  2858. dbrissenden
  2859.  
  2860. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 12 months ago
  2861.  
  2862. Interesting post found here:
  2863. http://kickscammed.com/project/wedg/#.V3abglJ1ZVk
  2864.  
  2865.  
  2866.  
  2867.  
  2868. Mark Brown
  2869.  
  2870. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3433405> 12 months ago
  2871.  
  2872. No response to my email to [email protected] very disappointing. I should
  2873. have just bought a Synology NAS, would have cost less that what I
  2874. pledged – Stupid me!
  2875.  
  2876.  
  2877.  
  2878.  
  2879. Bryan Walker
  2880.  
  2881. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 12 months ago
  2882.  
  2883. And again, in the TOS:
  2884.  
  2885. Campaign Owners are legally bound to perform on any promise and/or
  2886. commitment to Contributors (including delivering any Perks). If a
  2887. Campaign Owner is unable to perform on any promise and/or commitment to
  2888. Contributors, the Campaign Owner will work with the Contributors to
  2889. reach a mutually satisfactory resolution, which may include the issuance
  2890. of a refund of Contributions by the Campaign Owner.
  2891.  
  2892.  
  2893.  
  2894.  
  2895. Bryan Walker
  2896.  
  2897. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 12 months ago
  2898.  
  2899. @jrogers31,
  2900.  
  2901. The TOS mentions:
  2902.  
  2903. Campaign Owners will respond promptly and truthfully to all questions
  2904. posed to them by Indiegogo or any Contributor. If any Campaign Owner is
  2905. unable to fulfill any of its commitments to Contributors (including
  2906. delivering any Perks), the Campaign Owner will work with the
  2907. Contributors to reach a mutually satisfactory resolution, which may
  2908. include refunding their Contributions.
  2909.  
  2910. …
  2911.  
  2912.  
  2913.  
  2914.  
  2915. jrogers31
  2916.  
  2917. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 12 months ago
  2918.  
  2919. @dbrissenden It is good to know that you have been looking at potential
  2920. legal options open to individual backers or all the backers as a whole
  2921. group. However, if in light of the large some of money involved should
  2922. there be any evidence available, which would lead to allegegations of
  2923. wrong doing, then the matter should and could be dealt with by the UK
  2924. authorities. It would be helpfu,l if out of the 968 backers, there were
  2925. a few with legal backgrounds who can point us in the right direction.
  2926.  
  2927.  
  2928.  
  2929.  
  2930. Bryan Walker
  2931.  
  2932. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  2933.  
  2934. @dbrissenden,
  2935.  
  2936. My correspondence with agencies, while promising at first, has gone
  2937. nowhere. I’ve basically tried to contact every party involved with this
  2938. project – everyone from the original school location to the sites that
  2939. reviewed the product (as listed on the “Story” section.) Other than some
  2940. initial “Hmm…” I have nothing. I even went as far as sending WEDG a WTF
  2941. on the original kickstarter page.
  2942.  
  2943.  
  2944.  
  2945.  
  2946. dbrissenden
  2947.  
  2948. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 1 year ago
  2949.  
  2950. @Bryan Walker
  2951. I’ve not forgotten but rather have been looking at the legal aspects
  2952. about going after Shehbaz in the courts.
  2953. Unfortunately unless everyone gets together, it is rather a case of
  2954. individuals which will have to bring claims. If targeted personally at
  2955. the creator and legally responsible person, I’m sure this would have the
  2956. desired effect.
  2957. Knowing the contents of your correspondence with agencies is useful as
  2958. others can collectively target without individual agendas becoming the norm.
  2959.  
  2960.  
  2961.  
  2962.  
  2963. Bryan Walker
  2964.  
  2965. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  2966.  
  2967. @jrogers31,
  2968.  
  2969. I’m guessing a lot of people have forgotten about this project. It’s a
  2970. year past the funds collection point, and the updates have been so few
  2971. that it would be easy for them to get lost in a stack of emails.
  2972.  
  2973. Looking back at posts, there seems to be only a handful of people
  2974. posting on a regular basis. As much as I hate to say it, this project is
  2975. probably dead.
  2976.  
  2977.  
  2978.  
  2979.  
  2980. jrogers31
  2981.  
  2982. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  2983.  
  2984. @Glen – I agree with you – but unless >90% of the 968 backers decide to
  2985. start sending emails to the appropriate agencies, details of which were
  2986. given in the comments section many moons ago, very little is going to
  2987. happen. Indiegogo did nothing when this matter was highlighted over 18
  2988. months ago. Unfortunately, this is a situation which will only be
  2989. progressed when ‘the many’ act and not just ‘the few’. I applaud the
  2990. efforts of ‘the few’ and I am grateful to them.
  2991.  
  2992.  
  2993.  
  2994.  
  2995. Glen
  2996.  
  2997. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/635969> 1 year ago
  2998.  
  2999. IndieGoGo have a duty of care to report fraud to the UK Police when they
  3000. have reasonable suspicion that it has occurred. If they don’t take
  3001. reasonable action, then they open themselves to being sued for breach of
  3002. duty of care.
  3003.  
  3004. Even dating websites have been sued for allowing rapists to use their
  3005. sites. IndieGoGo’s policy is not to vet creators. That is the cause of
  3006. the problem here.
  3007.  
  3008. It’s a lot of money. It had to go somewhere. We have a right to know where.
  3009.  
  3010.  
  3011.  
  3012.  
  3013. jrogers31
  3014.  
  3015. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  3016.  
  3017. I once thought that WEDG updates, when they appear, were written by
  3018. means of a gobbledygook generator but having followed a recently
  3019. televised parliamentary investigation it occurred to me that they may
  3020. have been written with the help of a mythomaniac. Furthermore, I wonder
  3021. whether the initial project may have been devised or helped by the same
  3022. person who provides the updates.
  3023.  
  3024.  
  3025.  
  3026.  
  3027. Bryan Walker
  3028.  
  3029. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  3030.  
  3031. (2/2)
  3032. If you have other information, like some of the other releases where
  3033. they posted (and revoked) a PDF, a more complete timeline, or
  3034. email/communication you’ve personally had, they may appreciate that as well.
  3035.  
  3036. I’m not going to post email addresses in this forum b/c this is an easy
  3037. target for scrapers, and I don’t wish to anger the people who may help.
  3038.  
  3039.  
  3040.  
  3041.  
  3042. Bryan Walker
  3043.  
  3044. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  3045.  
  3046. (1/2)
  3047. @Nikolai,
  3048. The best response so far has been from Technutty – I don’t have the
  3049. exact link but you can find the article easily enough, and the author’s
  3050. name and contact details are easy to locate in the story.
  3051.  
  3052. I sent the author copies of the original letter from April 2015, as well
  3053. as copies of some of the email conversations I’ve had with Indiegogo. I
  3054. also pointed him to this forum, as well as FB, Twitter, and WEDG’s web page.
  3055.  
  3056.  
  3057.  
  3058.  
  3059. Nikolai Tesla
  3060.  
  3061. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 1 year ago
  3062.  
  3063. @Bryan Walker: Could you provide their contacts? Website? This way I can
  3064. assist on writing to them as well. Mr. Afzal/WEDG is not getting out of
  3065. this without repercussions..
  3066.  
  3067.  
  3068.  
  3069.  
  3070. Bryan Walker
  3071.  
  3072. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  3073.  
  3074. All: There is large list of sites in the “Story” section that reviewed
  3075. WEDG in some way. A good number of them are still online. I suggest you
  3076. contact each one of them in turn. I’ve started to do this and received
  3077. some promising results.
  3078.  
  3079.  
  3080.  
  3081.  
  3082. Bryan Walker
  3083.  
  3084. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  3085.  
  3086. 4 updates (and a “pls don’t call our folks”) message in the last 6
  3087. months…c’mon! Throw us a bone!
  3088.  
  3089.  
  3090.  
  3091.  
  3092. Bryan Walker
  3093.  
  3094. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  3095.  
  3096. @jrogers31,
  3097.  
  3098. I still get a few lines of the article and a “Want the full article and
  3099. instant website access?” message with a subscribe ad.
  3100.  
  3101. If there’s no “contact this authority to do the same for your shady
  3102. kickstarter” in the story, it doesn’t really matter if I can’t see the
  3103. rest of it.
  3104.  
  3105.  
  3106.  
  3107.  
  3108. jrogers31
  3109.  
  3110. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  3111.  
  3112. @Bryan Walker – no the link worked for me just now – its is an article
  3113. written by James Hurley, Enterprise Editor, June 7 2016, 12:01am, The Times.
  3114.  
  3115.  
  3116.  
  3117.  
  3118. Bryan Walker
  3119.  
  3120. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  3121.  
  3122. Remember when?
  3123.  
  3124. Jaypaul Barrow
  3125. 3 months ago
  3126. Update! Update! Update! Duck me it’s not hard to say. Still working
  3127. guys. Bear with us.
  3128.  
  3129. Quack.
  3130.  
  3131.  
  3132.  
  3133.  
  3134. Bryan Walker
  3135.  
  3136. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  3137.  
  3138. @jrogers31 – were there any links or contact information in the article?
  3139. The full article is locked out unless you are a subscriber.
  3140.  
  3141.  
  3142.  
  3143.  
  3144. jrogers31
  3145.  
  3146. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  3147.  
  3148. @Glen – I understand your view and that is one possible avenue. However,
  3149. it is clear from the article in TheTimes that the appropriate UK
  3150. authorities will undertake a criminal prosecution, when their
  3151. investigation uncovers evidence of fraud. Unfortunately, the UK
  3152. authorities will only look into allegations of fraud if they receive
  3153. complaints. A complaint from one or two backers out of 968 may be
  3154. insufficient to initiate an investigation. We need all backers to make
  3155. complaints via all avenues.
  3156.  
  3157.  
  3158.  
  3159.  
  3160. Glen
  3161.  
  3162. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/635969> 1 year ago
  3163.  
  3164. The creator is a fraud. He never intended to create the product. He
  3165. should be criminally prosecuted for fraud and go to jail. It’s not a
  3166. failure to deliver by the creator as Indiegogo claim. It is a failure of
  3167. Indiegogo to vet real creators from frauds. We should take a class
  3168. action against the creator and or Indiegogo.
  3169.  
  3170.  
  3171.  
  3172.  
  3173. jrogers31
  3174.  
  3175. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  3176.  
  3177. I wonder whether backers of WEDG will read an article like this about
  3178. WEDG in the future. It appears that on occasions scampaign owners on
  3179. crowdfunding sites are successfully prosecuted in the UK “The boss of a
  3180. vodka business defrauded crowdfunding investors out of thousands of
  3181. pounds in a case that raises fresh questions about standards of due
  3182. diligence in the industry.”
  3183. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fraudster-abused-crowdfund-investors-38p02zptn
  3184.  
  3185.  
  3186.  
  3187.  
  3188. Bryan Walker
  3189.  
  3190. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  3191.  
  3192. I’ve sent notes off to TechCrunch, MMU (again,) WEDG (again,) and
  3193. Indiegogo (again.)
  3194.  
  3195. Only was the canned “We’re sorry, but sometimes projects don’t
  3196. deliver as promised” BS from IGG. Interestingly, however, IGG states
  3197. that “While we can’t force them to post an update, if they continue to
  3198. remain unresponsive, you can use our Terms of Use to take legal action
  3199. against the campaigner.”
  3200.  
  3201. Yah, right. Imma gon go laugh some more, brb.
  3202.  
  3203.  
  3204.  
  3205.  
  3206. jrogers31
  3207.  
  3208. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  3209.  
  3210. @Scott McQueen -a good effort on your part. If more backers bring the
  3211. matter to the attention of the media it may help progress matters. As
  3212. for WEDG’s saying the “project is still alive” – it must be in the
  3213. sense of medical acronyms such as FUBAR BUNDY. I am surprised the update
  3214. is late they can use
  3215. http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/gobbledygook-generator.html – One click
  3216. got “We need a more contemporary reimagining of our facilitating
  3217. organisational resources.” very WEDG like don’t you think!
  3218.  
  3219.  
  3220.  
  3221.  
  3222. Scott McQueen
  3223.  
  3224. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 1 year ago
  3225.  
  3226. I actually sent out quite a few all with @shehbaz_afzal in the title
  3227. along with the twitter address of the mag/website that did a initial
  3228. review of WEDG. Shortly after this I received an email from wedg
  3229. apologising for their late to my last email and informing me that
  3230. the project is still alive and they will be sending were going to write
  3231. and an update on Tuesday and would be releasing it this week. Well it’s
  3232. now Friday and still no update, yet!
  3233.  
  3234.  
  3235.  
  3236.  
  3237. jrogers31
  3238.  
  3239. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  3240.  
  3241. @Scott McQueen – good news if TechCrunch are going to do a follow up
  3242. story – they will find rich pickings in the comment section if they
  3243. choose to look. The last update appears to suggest that emails to MMU
  3244. are making Mr Afzal a little uncomfortable and more emails may make him
  3245. feel even more uncomfortable to the point when he comes clean and tells
  3246. the backers the truth about what is going on and backs it up with hard
  3247. independently verifiable evidence. More emails to MMU please backers.
  3248.  
  3249.  
  3250.  
  3251.  
  3252. Scott McQueen
  3253.  
  3254. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 1 year ago
  3255.  
  3256. Just because @shehbaz_afzal has made his twitter account private doesn’t
  3257. mean you cannot include it in tweets along with a few news articles,
  3258. colleges uni’s etc. I don’t know about you guys but we need answers or
  3259. refunds!
  3260.  
  3261. See 1 more ...
  3262. <https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-cloud-you-ve-been-waiting-for>
  3263.  
  3264. Scott McQueen
  3265.  
  3266. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 1 year ago
  3267. In fact I will post everyone I do here as well starting with: @ManMetUni
  3268. how about doing a follow up story @shehbaz_afzal and Wedg Questions
  3269. about where has all the crowdfunding cash gone need answers?
  3270. Scott McQueen
  3271.  
  3272. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 1 year ago
  3273. @TechCrunch how about doing a follow up story @shehbaz_afzal and Wedg
  3274. Questions about where has all the crowdfunding cash gone need answers?
  3275.  
  3276.  
  3277.  
  3278. t.munari
  3279.  
  3280. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> 1 year ago
  3281.  
  3282. On the 4th of may I wrote an email to the address published in the
  3283. update asking for some clarifications and…. surprise!
  3284. No answer.
  3285.  
  3286.  
  3287.  
  3288.  
  3289. Scott McQueen
  3290.  
  3291. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 1 year ago
  3292.  
  3293. Come on Wedg… you’re having a laugh now, and at our expense might I add.
  3294. No information, no sign of Shehbaz. WTF is happening with this project
  3295. and more so our investment. If the only way we can get a rise out of you
  3296. is to contact the office space vendors then that seems the way to go.
  3297.  
  3298. We just want information as it just seems these updates are just to
  3299. string us along to make it more difficult to claim back our investment
  3300. or maybe you’re hoping we get bored and just forget about it ?
  3301.  
  3302.  
  3303.  
  3304.  
  3305. Gordon Keys
  3306.  
  3307. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> 1 year ago
  3308.  
  3309. The problem with all of this is whether the new partners/investors will
  3310. actually honour the past backers. I for one have utterly lost faith in
  3311. the project and don’t expect to see a product delivered nor my £300 ever
  3312. again.
  3313.  
  3314. I shall be putting this down to experience and shall probably never use
  3315. Indiegogo again.
  3316.  
  3317.  
  3318.  
  3319.  
  3320. scott.henderson
  3321.  
  3322. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> 1 year ago
  3323.  
  3324. Thanks for the update.
  3325.  
  3326. We all look forward to getting some detailed updates once everything is
  3327. signed and finalized with the new investor and mentors.
  3328.  
  3329. We need to actually SEE that the project is moving forward again. That
  3330. will hopefully alleviate some of this wasted time and energy being spend
  3331. by some backers in trying to get a refund from a crowdfunding campaign.
  3332. Everyone spent hard earned money to support Wedg, but they should have
  3333. done so knowing the risks involved in these ventures.
  3334.  
  3335.  
  3336.  
  3337.  
  3338. David Aldred
  3339.  
  3340. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> 1 year ago
  3341.  
  3342. Given your new partnership, I think it’s time to restore some
  3343. credibility with your backers and provide more details (like the name!)
  3344. of this elusive ‘3rd party’ company which is being blamed (along with
  3345. the developer) for the project being in the current position.
  3346.  
  3347.  
  3348.  
  3349.  
  3350. dbrissenden
  3351.  
  3352. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 1 year ago
  3353.  
  3354. If anyone wants to try to get their money back they could try the small
  3355. claims court???
  3356.  
  3357. Interesting wording under the Indiegogo T&Cs:
  3358. https://www.indiegogo.com/about/terms
  3359. under the arbitration section.
  3360.  
  3361. Article here about small claims court:
  3362. http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/22/why-this-jilted-kickstarter-backer-decided-to-sue-why-he-was-right/
  3363.  
  3364.  
  3365.  
  3366.  
  3367. jrogers31
  3368.  
  3369. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  3370.  
  3371. Nikolai Tesla - apologies for some reason the naff Indiegogo website
  3372. shows 'the at sign' on my computer when I type '’ but not when you read
  3373. the comments [email protected] (now its working!)
  3374. I guess it is screened by his PA but please check on his link here
  3375. http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/about/governance/vice-chancellor/
  3376.  
  3377.  
  3378.  
  3379.  
  3380. Nikolai Tesla
  3381.  
  3382. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 1 year ago
  3383.  
  3384. jrogers31: Is MMU Professor Press EMail address VC-Pmmu.ac.uk correct?
  3385. Thank you in advance.
  3386.  
  3387.  
  3388.  
  3389.  
  3390. jrogers31
  3391.  
  3392. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  3393.  
  3394. Nikolai Tesla and @ALL Vice chancellor of MMU Professor Malcolm Press:
  3395. VC-PAmmu.ac.uk
  3396. Louise Kenworthy-Taylor is an Incubation Services Manager at Innospace:
  3397. [email protected]
  3398. Manchester evening news: [email protected]
  3399. BBC watchdog: [email protected] Use “watchdog army” in title of email
  3400. to BBC Watchdog
  3401.  
  3402.  
  3403.  
  3404.  
  3405. Nikolai Tesla
  3406.  
  3407. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 1 year ago
  3408.  
  3409. @jrogers31: I do agree, we need all backers to Email these institutions
  3410. in order to set pressure to Mr. Afzal/WEDG. Please provide, again, the
  3411. Email addresses of each institution that we all need to write in order
  3412. to submit our complaints/concerns/disappointments about Mr. Afzal/WEDG.
  3413. Thank you.
  3414.  
  3415.  
  3416.  
  3417.  
  3418. jrogers31
  3419.  
  3420. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  3421.  
  3422. @Bryan Walker – nice research – presumably because on kickstarter WEDG
  3423. failed to reach its funding target of £90,000.00. Solution? – go to
  3424. Indiegogo with a lower funding target (£71,000.00) and then get MMU and
  3425. MEN to publicise the “achievment” of reaching the target to draw in even
  3426. more backers by associating the project with a university. MMU and MEN
  3427. were effectively acting as “shills” to attract more funding from
  3428. backers. They have to be in the frame. The truth will out eventually.
  3429.  
  3430.  
  3431.  
  3432.  
  3433. jrogers31
  3434.  
  3435. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  3436.  
  3437. @Marc Solondz and @ALL – yes it may go the way of Zano but Mr Afzal’s
  3438. reputation and location is intimately tied to MMU who are in part
  3439. responsible http://www.mmu.ac.uk/news/news-items/2946/ – this gave
  3440. confidence to all backers. If any backer has the time to write a comment
  3441. here about their concens then they have the time to email – the VC of
  3442. MMU, – BBC watchdog, the Manchester Evening News, etc. 968 individual
  3443. complaints have a chance of getting the matter properly investigated.
  3444.  
  3445.  
  3446.  
  3447.  
  3448. Marc Solondz
  3449.  
  3450. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8716841> 1 year ago
  3451.  
  3452. This is the same cock and bull story we were told about the previous
  3453. backers. All I see is zero progress and empty promises. This is just
  3454. like the Zano debacle that occurred on Kickstarter.
  3455.  
  3456.  
  3457.  
  3458.  
  3459. jrogers31
  3460.  
  3461. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  3462.  
  3463. @Nikolai Tesla – exactly – if only @ALL would each email their concerns
  3464. to the VC of MMU – about Mr Afzal that would help Team WEDG get real.
  3465.  
  3466.  
  3467.  
  3468.  
  3469. Nikolai Tesla
  3470.  
  3471. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 1 year ago
  3472.  
  3473. @jrogers31: That is a great website. It is not too far off from what
  3474. WEDG updates are like.
  3475.  
  3476. @ALL: I do agree with the recent comments. Most if not all of the WEDG
  3477. updates are providing us with no tangible facts. WEDG needs to provide
  3478. specifics (i.e. names, dates, schedules, quantities, designs, pictures,
  3479. videos, budgets, etc.). Until then it is all just fluff. What intrigues
  3480. me is why does WEDG post at all? Are they trying to reach a statute of
  3481. limitations with UK and/or Indiegogo law?
  3482.  
  3483.  
  3484.  
  3485.  
  3486. jrogers31
  3487.  
  3488. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  3489.  
  3490. When I look at this and other updates it occurred to me that they may
  3491. have been written with the help of this robot
  3492. http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/gobbledygook-generator.html – the
  3493. similarities are quite striking.
  3494.  
  3495.  
  3496.  
  3497.  
  3498. dbrissenden
  3499.  
  3500. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 1 year ago
  3501.  
  3502. Whilst I value the update, it really told us nothing.
  3503. Who are the new backers? I trust they are maintaining all the perks
  3504. everyone signed up to?
  3505. Importantly, what is the new timescale? Given the amount of time lapse,
  3506. are there any impacts on hardware?
  3507.  
  3508.  
  3509.  
  3510.  
  3511. scott.henderson
  3512.  
  3513. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> 1 year ago
  3514.  
  3515. Thank you for the brief update today!
  3516.  
  3517. This is the type of information this group of supporters needs on a
  3518. regular basis. Short and to the point on what’s been going on. 5 minutes
  3519. out of your busy schedules each week just to let us know the project is
  3520. creeping forward.
  3521.  
  3522. Looking forward to hearing everything is signed off and development work
  3523. is beginning anew.
  3524.  
  3525.  
  3526.  
  3527.  
  3528. Jeremy Lai
  3529.  
  3530. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8879281> 1 year ago
  3531.  
  3532. @Bryan Walker – looks like it’s going to be a tough one… if you do make
  3533. any grounds with them… you have a supporter here.
  3534.  
  3535.  
  3536.  
  3537.  
  3538. jrogers31
  3539.  
  3540. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  3541.  
  3542. @Bryan Walker – I note the part in their where they say “we don’t
  3543. intestinally observe radio silence…” did you cut and paste their
  3544. or was it a typo on your part? If the former then intestinal seams
  3545. appropriate when the is taken in the round – their is a
  3546. product of the intestines.
  3547.  
  3548.  
  3549.  
  3550.  
  3551. jrogers31
  3552.  
  3553. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  3554.  
  3555. @Bryan Walker – yes – no is what I received when I brought it to
  3556. their attention. If one wants to stimulate the interest of journalists
  3557. or a TV consumer program such as BBC watchdog – then many hundreds of
  3558. emails from disgruntled consumers need to be received – as said before
  3559. emails from 968 backers would fill an inbox and may stimulate interest.
  3560.  
  3561.  
  3562.  
  3563.  
  3564. Nikolai Tesla
  3565.  
  3566. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 1 year ago
  3567.  
  3568. Is there anyone local to Manchester, UK that could pay a visit to Mr.
  3569. Afzal in order to provide a face to face update? At the worst a private
  3570. investigator could provide more information about his whereabouts in
  3571. regards to WEDG.
  3572.  
  3573.  
  3574.  
  3575.  
  3576. jrogers31
  3577.  
  3578. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  3579.  
  3580. @Bryan Walker – and don’t forget this one either
  3581. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/butt-firm-wedg-smashes-crowdfunding-7898382
  3582. Isn’t it amazing how poor journalism is in the UK and in Manchester in
  3583. particular as the newspaper have not done a follow up story! It would
  3584. make a good headline when one considers that ‘Wedge" is slang for
  3585. “cash”. Manchester Evening News investigates: “What happend to your
  3586. WEDG?” or "Afzal’s WEDG" Works on lots of levels. ?Try to bring to their
  3587. attention?
  3588.  
  3589.  
  3590.  
  3591.  
  3592. jrogers31
  3593.  
  3594. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  3595.  
  3596. @bryan walker – if you go back far enough you will find a copy of their
  3597. response to my enquiries – it definitely touched a nerve. I also copied
  3598. my email enquiries to the VC of MMU. The problem is that batting away
  3599. one or two disappointed backers sending an email is not a problem but
  3600. its harder when there are in the region of 968 to fend off. I mean this
  3601. http://www.mmu.ac.uk/news/news-items/2946/ gave confidence to all
  3602. backers. I printed a copy so if they take it down they are still in the
  3603. frame.
  3604.  
  3605.  
  3606.  
  3607.  
  3608. jrogers31
  3609.  
  3610. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  3611.  
  3612. If Mr Afzal still has any “currency” and by that I mean a reputation
  3613. worth maintaining (not our cash – he certainly has all of that!) it will
  3614. be how he is viewed at his Alma Mater, which helped promote and give
  3615. authority to his campaign. Backers may wish to express their feelings on
  3616. the matter to the vice-chancellor of MMU as they may be able to bring
  3617. some pressure to bear as their reputation is tarnished by association.
  3618. There are 968 backers – more than enough to fill an Inbox!
  3619.  
  3620.  
  3621.  
  3622.  
  3623. Jason Myatt
  3624.  
  3625. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1967690> 1 year ago
  3626.  
  3627. I’d like to agree with @Bryan… Please WEDG; just talk to us ! Simple :)
  3628.  
  3629.  
  3630.  
  3631.  
  3632. Jeremy Lai
  3633.  
  3634. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8879281> 1 year ago
  3635.  
  3636. @bryan any luck with getting the money back?
  3637.  
  3638.  
  3639.  
  3640.  
  3641. Gaston Cardey
  3642.  
  3643. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 1 year ago
  3644.  
  3645. Hi, Bryan,
  3646. I’ve uploaded the file to:
  3647. https://www.docdroid.net/Fp4dgYo/statement-12-04-15.pdf.html
  3648.  
  3649.  
  3650.  
  3651.  
  3652. Gaston Cardey
  3653.  
  3654. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 1 year ago
  3655.  
  3656. I don’t support you and don’t send you encouraging words. I don’t want
  3657. the product (like this will ever exist). I want my money
  3658. back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  3659. I don’t know why you need “some investors”. We all give you money for
  3660. this proyect and “theorically”, was enough.
  3661. Give me my money. You’re helding me against my will in this “thing”. Cut
  3662. me loose. Give me my money.
  3663.  
  3664.  
  3665.  
  3666.  
  3667. t.munari
  3668.  
  3669. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> 1 year ago
  3670.  
  3671. well, well… strange update has not been posted april 1st.
  3672. why not try to build, first, confidence in your creditors?
  3673.  
  3674.  
  3675.  
  3676.  
  3677. Lex Drury
  3678.  
  3679. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3907235> 1 year ago
  3680.  
  3681. The weekend and start of the week have past and moving into the
  3682. following weekend. Where is that update you mentioned?
  3683.  
  3684.  
  3685.  
  3686.  
  3687. Gordon Keys
  3688.  
  3689. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> 1 year ago
  3690.  
  3691. “Please accept our sincerest apologies for the radio silence…”
  3692.  
  3693. We shall not accept your apology, as it is to be expected, the norm, how
  3694. things are with all things Wedg like. It is mostly silence…… then a bit
  3695. of white noise……. then some fluff…… and……. phzzzt……. silence! Carry on.
  3696. Now where do I buy my DJ216? Or maybe the DJ215? Or a TS-212P? Any ideas?
  3697.  
  3698.  
  3699.  
  3700.  
  3701. Gordon Keys
  3702.  
  3703. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> over 1 year ago
  3704.  
  3705. Wish I could add a picture to this site!
  3706.  
  3707. http://s1268.photobucket.com/user/Gordon_Keys/media/wedg%20pic_zpszjjry1vu.jpg.html
  3708.  
  3709. :D
  3710.  
  3711.  
  3712.  
  3713.  
  3714. Gordon Keys
  3715.  
  3716. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> over 1 year ago
  3717.  
  3718. Ooh, ooh, there’s an update? Oh no, wait. It was an update to tell us
  3719. there will be an update about an update. Cool. Glad to hear it. I love a
  3720. Wedgy update!
  3721.  
  3722.  
  3723.  
  3724.  
  3725. dbrissenden
  3726.  
  3727. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> over 1 year ago
  3728.  
  3729. @Brian Walker
  3730. Please try again ;)
  3731.  
  3732.  
  3733.  
  3734.  
  3735. Funs
  3736.  
  3737. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707331> over 1 year ago
  3738.  
  3739. Just a thought. As many of us have been disappointed in many campaigns
  3740. on IGG an KS as well, I would fund a campaign that tracks these kind of
  3741. crooks. Anybody else? At least funding a campaign that tracks these guys
  3742. is more satisfying than reading these updates…
  3743.  
  3744.  
  3745.  
  3746.  
  3747. Ron Ko
  3748.  
  3749. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> over 1 year ago
  3750.  
  3751. I almost forgot this campaign but was awaken by that silly update. The
  3752. update is no update.
  3753. Anyway, the 6 months you asked for is over. Keep this campaign as lesson
  3754. learnt for your next success but please return money to us.
  3755.  
  3756.  
  3757.  
  3758.  
  3759. t.munari
  3760.  
  3761. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  3762.  
  3763. Probably someone has been abducted by aliens wanting to steal their NAS
  3764. technology?
  3765.  
  3766.  
  3767.  
  3768.  
  3769. Brad Magri-Olson
  3770.  
  3771. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709187> over 1 year ago
  3772.  
  3773. Seriously? Did you just post an update telling us that the update will
  3774. be coming shortly? What a joke… How about you just refund us all…
  3775. Absolutely pathetic, how can anybody trust you to deliver the product
  3776. you promised, which is now extremely outdated.
  3777.  
  3778.  
  3779.  
  3780.  
  3781. Peter Dalmaris
  3782.  
  3783. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> over 1 year ago
  3784.  
  3785. The suspense is killing me! I can’t wait for the new dramatic news!
  3786. Maybe we’ll get an update in the next six months.
  3787.  
  3788.  
  3789.  
  3790.  
  3791. John Raffin
  3792.  
  3793. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4406292> over 1 year ago
  3794.  
  3795. Wow, I’ve had many Indiegogo / Kickstarter updates before but none as
  3796. unintentionally hilarious as this one! Very Monty Python.
  3797.  
  3798.  
  3799.  
  3800.  
  3801. dbrissenden
  3802.  
  3803. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> over 1 year ago
  3804.  
  3805. @Brian Walker
  3806. http://pastebin.com/rQWAZq7c as requested.
  3807.  
  3808.  
  3809.  
  3810.  
  3811. dbrissenden
  3812.  
  3813. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> over 1 year ago
  3814.  
  3815. I have been in contact with Manchester trading standards and they have
  3816. indicated that there is a case of breach of contract and that it is
  3817. possible to pursue for the item or damages. Quite a long detailed
  3818. response from them.
  3819. You can lodge a complaint here via CAB:
  3820. https://ssl.datamotion.com/form.aspx?co=3438&frm=citacomplainform&to=flare.fromforms
  3821.  
  3822.  
  3823.  
  3824.  
  3825. Gaston Cardey
  3826.  
  3827. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 1 year ago
  3828.  
  3829. Hi, @Rich Willars,
  3830. I’ve bought a QNAP NAS (TS453 PRO) that works great. Even lets me
  3831. install a program called ownButt that works exactly like Dropbox (has an
  3832. app that can be installed on Windows, iOS, MacOS and Android). It also
  3833. came with a LOT of software bundled and at no cost. It even can work as
  3834. an iTunes server.
  3835. Has 4 HDD bays, but there’s other model (TS253 PRO) that came with 2
  3836. bays and it’s cheaper. It also can create RAID 0 and 1.
  3837. The initial start up is really simple.
  3838. Hope it helps.
  3839.  
  3840.  
  3841.  
  3842.  
  3843. Rich Willars
  3844.  
  3845. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8442821> over 1 year ago
  3846.  
  3847. Seeing as it looks like this isn’t going to happen, has anyone had any
  3848. thoughts about alternative off the shelf products, or already invested
  3849. in one?
  3850.  
  3851.  
  3852.  
  3853.  
  3854. Danilo Montesi
  3855.  
  3856. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2102128> over 1 year ago
  3857.  
  3858. I agree
  3859.  
  3860.  
  3861.  
  3862.  
  3863. Gaston Cardey
  3864.  
  3865. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 1 year ago
  3866.  
  3867. Hi everyone,
  3868. It’s terrible to say, but I really think that there will be no more
  3869. updates. Of course, “hasta la vista, money”. I’m convinced that this was
  3870. a scam from the beginning. And no one will convince me otherwise. Team
  3871. WEDG alone is giving me all the arguments so I can say this (almost a
  3872. year has gone from the delivery date).
  3873. For me was a very bad experience. This money (315 pounds) is a lot in my
  3874. country.
  3875. Never again will contribute in IndieGoGo and will sure to spread.
  3876. Good luck to all.
  3877.  
  3878.  
  3879.  
  3880.  
  3881. Joerg Erdmann
  3882.  
  3883. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4151450> over 1 year ago
  3884.  
  3885. just let me know if t’s worth spending my time on waitin’!!!
  3886.  
  3887.  
  3888.  
  3889.  
  3890. Jaypaul Barrow
  3891.  
  3892. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4145374> over 1 year ago
  3893.  
  3894. Update! Update! Update! Duck me it’s not hard to say. Still working
  3895. guys. Bear with us.
  3896.  
  3897.  
  3898.  
  3899.  
  3900. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  3901.  
  3902. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> over 1 year ago
  3903.  
  3904. So what’s happened to the promised ongoing updates???
  3905.  
  3906. Come on guys tell us what’s happening! :(
  3907.  
  3908.  
  3909.  
  3910.  
  3911. snaug9
  3912.  
  3913. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3216651> over 1 year ago
  3914.  
  3915. any news?
  3916.  
  3917.  
  3918.  
  3919.  
  3920. Scott McQueen
  3921.  
  3922. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 1 year ago
  3923.  
  3924. For all those UK based, I believe we can take this to the ‘Small Claims’
  3925. court in order to get a refund, I’ve been patient but I think Mr Afzal
  3926. has cut and run… with our cash!
  3927.  
  3928.  
  3929.  
  3930.  
  3931. jrogers31
  3932.  
  3933. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  3934.  
  3935. @dbrissenden 1 to 5 all good points. One avenue which should also be
  3936. considered is for all dissatisfied backers to individually bring the
  3937. matter to the attention of vice chancellor of MMU – the university who
  3938. took pride lauding Mr Afzal’s success in raising funds for WEDG and who
  3939. provided his company with the office space. Mr Afzal’s behaviour should
  3940. once again be brought to the attention of the university for at the very
  3941. least “behaviour unbecoming of a post-graduate student of MMU”
  3942.  
  3943.  
  3944.  
  3945.  
  3946. daves
  3947.  
  3948. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8713835> over 1 year ago
  3949.  
  3950. Come on guys, give us an update! You are pushing even the most patient
  3951. of backers to frustration.
  3952.  
  3953.  
  3954.  
  3955.  
  3956. dbrissenden
  3957.  
  3958. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> over 1 year ago
  3959.  
  3960. 5/5
  3961. It is a regrettable situation to be in and I know I’m not along in being
  3962. put off backing future projects here or anywhere else and this kind of
  3963. behaviour is ultimately damaging to crowd funding
  3964.  
  3965.  
  3966.  
  3967.  
  3968. dbrissenden
  3969.  
  3970. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> over 1 year ago
  3971.  
  3972. 4/5
  3973. In order to try and recover finds, it might be more useful for people to
  3974. try Group Litigation from someone such as
  3975. http://www.edwincoe.com/collapse-of-crowdfunder-torquing-group-draws-backers-to-class-action-specialist-lawyers-edwin-coe/
  3976. It appears they have experience in this field with this kind of thing
  3977. and they are based in the UK. Further information can be found here:
  3978. http://www.edwincoe.com/our-expertise/group-action-litigation/
  3979.  
  3980.  
  3981.  
  3982.  
  3983. dbrissenden
  3984.  
  3985. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> over 1 year ago
  3986.  
  3987. 3/5
  3988. Whilst I agree it is the right thing to alert trading standards and the
  3989. Serious Fraud Office, I doubt whether this will get any funds back the
  3990. backers. It might however prevent Wedg or any of its employees, the only
  3991. one appears to be Shebaz anyway, cropping up again and trying this with
  3992. other unsuspecting people.
  3993.  
  3994.  
  3995.  
  3996.  
  3997. dbrissenden
  3998.  
  3999. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> over 1 year ago
  4000.  
  4001. 2/5
  4002. I was willing to wait and continue backing the project but being
  4003. cynical, I’m now even starting to wonder whether there was even a
  4004. situation in the first place; did any of litigation with an unknown
  4005. technology provider exist or has the fact that Wedg has disappeared off
  4006. the face of the earth actually an indication of an elaborate scam?
  4007.  
  4008.  
  4009.  
  4010.  
  4011. dbrissenden
  4012.  
  4013. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> over 1 year ago
  4014.  
  4015. 1/4
  4016. The lack of updates is clearly worrying people and rightly so. There is
  4017. nowhere I know of in Manchester where you cannot get on the internet and
  4018. it only takes 5 minutes to send backers an email saying whats going on,
  4019. so I’m even starting to lose sympathy on this one.
  4020.  
  4021.  
  4022.  
  4023.  
  4024. snaug9
  4025.  
  4026. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3216651> over 1 year ago
  4027.  
  4028. Any News?
  4029.  
  4030.  
  4031.  
  4032.  
  4033. t.munari
  4034.  
  4035. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  4036.  
  4037. What I can say:
  4038. Website is down since forever;
  4039. I tried to contact him here and in twitter
  4040. (https://twitter.com/shehbaz_afzal) which has since the gone “private”,
  4041. no .
  4042. No apologies, no information apart some scarce and vague info sometimes
  4043. here.
  4044. Mr. Shehbaz Afzal, a real scumbag…. with no excuse.
  4045.  
  4046.  
  4047.  
  4048.  
  4049. jrogers31
  4050.  
  4051. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  4052.  
  4053. 2/2 and in the local newspaper
  4054. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/butt-firm-wedg-smashes-crowdfunding-7898382
  4055. This gave the project authority and the backers confidence. I cannot
  4056. understand what circumstances could exist to prevent Mr Afzal from
  4057. giving backers regular and honest updates unless the intent of the
  4058. fundraising was for a different purpose.
  4059.  
  4060.  
  4061.  
  4062.  
  4063. jrogers31
  4064.  
  4065. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  4066.  
  4067. 1/2 Recent comments from backers are appropriate -the need for regular
  4068. updates and -the risks associated with such projects. My concern is that
  4069. this start up was heavily promoted and lauded by Mr Afzal’s Alma Mater
  4070. http://www.mmu.ac.uk/news/news-items/2946/
  4071.  
  4072.  
  4073.  
  4074.  
  4075. Michel Castan
  4076.  
  4077. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8203603> over 1 year ago
  4078.  
  4079. I propose instead to send regularly on any new project on Indiegogo the
  4080. following comment (possibly add other projects on the list):
  4081. Warning !!
  4082. Before financing a project on Indiegogo, remember that it may be wasted
  4083. as seems to be the case for the following projects that no longer gives
  4084. signs of life (at least so far):
  4085. . https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/3d-pocketcopter-the-flying-camera
  4086. .
  4087. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-butt-you-ve-been-waiting-for
  4088.  
  4089.  
  4090.  
  4091.  
  4092. Nikolai Tesla
  4093.  
  4094. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  4095.  
  4096. @James Taylor: I understand the hardships that new business and “new”
  4097. concepts bring. I did warn them about these perils and even suggested
  4098. them, early on, to study a documentary on how 3-D printer start ups
  4099. faced similar issues. The conflict here is the lack of transparency and
  4100. more frequent detailed communication with the backers. Reaching out
  4101. honestly and regularly to the backers does not cost $$$, it just costs
  4102. time and dedication to those who backed MR. SHEHBAZ AFZAL’s idea.
  4103.  
  4104.  
  4105.  
  4106.  
  4107. James Taylor
  4108.  
  4109. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5657565> over 1 year ago
  4110.  
  4111. I am not ready to throw in the towel on this just yet. I have run a
  4112. company before and I understand the challenges that brings – creating
  4113. something new is unbelievably difficult. The story of the OS developer
  4114. is crazy enough that I believe it is true. Please remember: you did not
  4115. buy anything. You donated to a project and – if and when the project
  4116. succeeds – you will be “given” a perk. The language is very clear on
  4117. this. Any of these crowdfunded projects are inherently risky.
  4118.  
  4119.  
  4120.  
  4121.  
  4122. Carlos Garcia Conde
  4123.  
  4124. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  4125.  
  4126. WEDG = SCAM = INDIEGOGO
  4127.  
  4128.  
  4129.  
  4130.  
  4131. Anthony Reid
  4132.  
  4133. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8691990> over 1 year ago
  4134.  
  4135. well im asuming by now this was a scam as iv not herd anything back
  4136. think its time to start looking into the legal avenue on this.. has
  4137. anyone els herd anything from them…?
  4138.  
  4139.  
  4140.  
  4141.  
  4142. Ron Ko
  4143.  
  4144. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> over 1 year ago
  4145.  
  4146. 1 month left
  4147.  
  4148.  
  4149.  
  4150.  
  4151. Ruanth Chrisley Thyssen
  4152.  
  4153. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/485007> over 1 year ago
  4154.  
  4155. I want my money back, anyone else? Can’t figure out if this was a scam
  4156. from the start or just ended that way. Seriously this is ridiculous,
  4157. last indiegogo “funding” for me. We better get a soon or some
  4158. answers at least, people should have their credit card details when they
  4159. want to start a project; that way they don’t just run away
  4160.  
  4161.  
  4162.  
  4163.  
  4164. tom.attree
  4165.  
  4166. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8491782> over 1 year ago
  4167.  
  4168. It’s probably about time for an update now…
  4169.  
  4170.  
  4171.  
  4172.  
  4173. Nikolai Tesla
  4174.  
  4175. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  4176.  
  4177. @Bryan Walker, sattler, Patrik Jones, Carlos Garcia Conde: My
  4178. recommendation to you all is to report WEDG/MR.SHEHBAZ AFZAL, to the
  4179. already stated authorities, if you have not done so at this moment. The
  4180. alternative is the begging for a proper response from WEDG/MR.SHEHBAZ
  4181. AFZAL in a vicious cycle of nonsense. The technology has been eclipsed
  4182. by multiple competitors in 2015 and the only option is find proper
  4183. answers in this matter by the local authorities.
  4184.  
  4185.  
  4186.  
  4187.  
  4188. sattler
  4189.  
  4190. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8272012> over 1 year ago
  4191.  
  4192. This is seriously bothering me now. I can understand the problems you
  4193. have faced, but I would at least expect you to inform us on the
  4194. progress, as little as that may be.
  4195.  
  4196.  
  4197.  
  4198.  
  4199. Patrick Jones
  4200.  
  4201. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5225415> over 1 year ago
  4202.  
  4203. @WEDG…please can you give us an update?
  4204. Thank you.
  4205.  
  4206.  
  4207.  
  4208.  
  4209. Carlos Garcia Conde
  4210.  
  4211. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  4212.  
  4213. I want a refund
  4214. This scam was my last time at Indiegogo
  4215.  
  4216.  
  4217.  
  4218.  
  4219. Rémi
  4220.  
  4221. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9463606> over 1 year ago
  4222.  
  4223. I just got an answer from Team Wedg to my email. They apparently wrote
  4224. an update but it does not appear on the page. They are checking with IGG
  4225. to fix this issue
  4226.  
  4227.  
  4228.  
  4229.  
  4230. Pierre Lang
  4231.  
  4232. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 1 year ago
  4233.  
  4234. #Team Wedg: 7 month ago, you answered to my question about coding anew
  4235. like this:“@Pierre Lang[..]. Ditching his work and starting again isn’t
  4236. possible yet as we’d have to prove a number of factors regarding the
  4237. authenticity of the ’new’code – that in actual fact would be a legal
  4238. procedure within itself. ^Chris”
  4239. So what makes recoding possible now, considering you don’t even have
  4240. legal support anymore?
  4241.  
  4242.  
  4243.  
  4244.  
  4245. Nikolai Tesla
  4246.  
  4247. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  4248.  
  4249. Hello Bryan Walker,
  4250.  
  4251. Many of us already have gone that route with Indiegogo and at least they
  4252. provided you with a more elaborate response with the same statement
  4253. (Indiegogo does not care). I still much suggest that you report it to
  4254. the UK authorities as outlined on my previous posts. This is one of the
  4255. few options that we all have in order to bring this issue to an end,
  4256. justice will prevail against WEDG/MR.SHEHBAZ AFZAL if wrong doing is found.
  4257.  
  4258.  
  4259.  
  4260.  
  4261. Carlos Garcia Conde
  4262.  
  4263. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  4264.  
  4265. I’m not a fool, I reported the scam to Police yesterday
  4266. No more games, I want my money back
  4267.  
  4268.  
  4269.  
  4270.  
  4271. Ruanth Chrisley Thyssen
  4272.  
  4273. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/485007> over 1 year ago
  4274.  
  4275. I want my money back, anyone else? Can’t figure out if this was a scam
  4276. from the start or just ended that way. Seriously this is ridiculous,
  4277. last indiegogo “funding” for me. We better get a soon or some
  4278. answers at least, people should have their credit card details when they
  4279. want to start a project; that way they don’t just run away
  4280.  
  4281.  
  4282.  
  4283.  
  4284. tom.attree
  4285.  
  4286. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8491782> over 1 year ago
  4287.  
  4288. It’s probably about time for an update now…
  4289.  
  4290.  
  4291.  
  4292.  
  4293. Nikolai Tesla
  4294.  
  4295. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  4296.  
  4297. @Bryan Walker, sattler, Patrik Jones, Carlos Garcia Conde: My
  4298. recommendation to you all is to report WEDG/MR.SHEHBAZ AFZAL, to the
  4299. already stated authorities, if you have not done so at this moment. The
  4300. alternative is the begging for a proper response from WEDG/MR.SHEHBAZ
  4301. AFZAL in a vicious cycle of nonsense. The technology has been eclipsed
  4302. by multiple competitors in 2015 and the only option is find proper
  4303. answers in this matter by the local authorities.
  4304.  
  4305.  
  4306.  
  4307.  
  4308. sattler
  4309.  
  4310. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8272012> over 1 year ago
  4311.  
  4312. This is seriously bothering me now. I can understand the problems you
  4313. have faced, but I would at least expect you to inform us on the
  4314. progress, as little as that may be.
  4315.  
  4316.  
  4317.  
  4318.  
  4319. Patrick Jones
  4320.  
  4321. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5225415> over 1 year ago
  4322.  
  4323. @WEDG…please can you give us an update?
  4324. Thank you.
  4325.  
  4326.  
  4327.  
  4328.  
  4329. Carlos Garcia Conde
  4330.  
  4331. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  4332.  
  4333. I want a refund
  4334. This scam was my last time at Indiegogo
  4335.  
  4336.  
  4337.  
  4338.  
  4339. Rémi
  4340.  
  4341. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9463606> over 1 year ago
  4342.  
  4343. I just got an answer from Team Wedg to my email. They apparently wrote
  4344. an update but it does not appear on the page. They are checking with IGG
  4345. to fix this issue
  4346.  
  4347.  
  4348.  
  4349.  
  4350. Pierre Lang
  4351.  
  4352. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 1 year ago
  4353.  
  4354. #Team Wedg: 7 month ago, you answered to my question about coding anew
  4355. like this:“@Pierre Lang[..]. Ditching his work and starting again isn’t
  4356. possible yet as we’d have to prove a number of factors regarding the
  4357. authenticity of the ’new’code – that in actual fact would be a legal
  4358. procedure within itself. ^Chris”
  4359. So what makes recoding possible now, considering you don’t even have
  4360. legal support anymore?
  4361.  
  4362.  
  4363.  
  4364.  
  4365. Nikolai Tesla
  4366.  
  4367. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  4368.  
  4369. Hello Bryan Walker,
  4370.  
  4371. Many of us already have gone that route with Indiegogo and at least they
  4372. provided you with a more elaborate response with the same statement
  4373. (Indiegogo does not care). I still much suggest that you report it to
  4374. the UK authorities as outlined on my previous posts. This is one of the
  4375. few options that we all have in order to bring this issue to an end,
  4376. justice will prevail against WEDG/MR.SHEHBAZ AFZAL if wrong doing is found.
  4377.  
  4378.  
  4379.  
  4380.  
  4381. Carlos Garcia Conde
  4382.  
  4383. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  4384.  
  4385. I’m not a fool, I reported the scam to Police yesterday
  4386. No more games, I want my money back
  4387.  
  4388.  
  4389.  
  4390.  
  4391. Nikolai Tesla
  4392.  
  4393. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  4394.  
  4395. @Bryan Walker, niki.baev, Gordon Keys, t.munari, spencer robinson and
  4396. any other backer that is upset with the state of affairs with WEDG LTD.
  4397. Being a UK citizen or resident is NOT required in order to report this
  4398. issue to UK authorities. You are all welcome to do so. I have already
  4399. outlined (multiple times) the methods you all can use to bring a legal
  4400. investigation against WEDG LTD and MR. SHEHBAZ AFZAL. Please use them,
  4401. it is the few tools that you have.
  4402.  
  4403.  
  4404.  
  4405.  
  4406. spencer robinson
  4407.  
  4408. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> over 1 year ago
  4409.  
  4410. Merry Christmas Shehbaz Afzal. I hope you get what you want, because
  4411. none of you backers look to be getting anything.!
  4412.  
  4413.  
  4414.  
  4415.  
  4416. Ron Ko
  4417.  
  4418. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> over 1 year ago
  4419.  
  4420. As stated 6 full months to deliver the promise, there are 2 months left.
  4421. I don’t mind to count down that for u.
  4422.  
  4423.  
  4424.  
  4425.  
  4426. t.munari
  4427.  
  4428. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  4429.  
  4430. Please,
  4431. anyone in Uk that could try to understand what our Entrepreneur is doing?
  4432. I tried do contact him through twitter but (surprise) he has not replied.
  4433. I believe the only possibility we have is, someone in UK, filing a
  4434. request for a fraud prosecution.
  4435.  
  4436.  
  4437.  
  4438.  
  4439. nnik
  4440.  
  4441. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709296> over 1 year ago
  4442.  
  4443. Hi. I want my money back. I want a full refund. Thanks!
  4444.  
  4445.  
  4446.  
  4447.  
  4448. Gordon Keys
  4449.  
  4450. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> over 1 year ago
  4451.  
  4452. 1 month ago! Lol
  4453.  
  4454. “Dear backers
  4455.  
  4456. It gives us great joy to (finally) announce some very exciting news!!
  4457.  
  4458. Some months back we were approached by a small group of sympathising
  4459. programmers looking to further understand the difficulties our project
  4460. was experiencing and we’ve kept in touch since. At the time they we’re
  4461. planning to launch a crowdfunded project of their own…"
  4462.  
  4463. Why would other start-ups want to get involved in this atrocity? Another
  4464. month of radio silence. Why treat us like this?
  4465.  
  4466.  
  4467.  
  4468.  
  4469. nnik
  4470.  
  4471. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709296> over 1 year ago
  4472.  
  4473. Hi. I want my money back. I want a full refund. Thanks!
  4474.  
  4475.  
  4476.  
  4477.  
  4478. Steven Newman
  4479.  
  4480. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> over 1 year ago
  4481.  
  4482. @Carlos, I’ll also point out that whether we like it or not, this is
  4483. essentially venture capitalism in action and as such you have no
  4484. standing to report anything to the police. Kickstarter and Indiegogo
  4485. make no guarantees. You would need to prove actual malfeasance in court.
  4486. It is certainly frustrating what has happened, I agree. Updates could be
  4487. far more forthcoming and regular and should be. Even if there wasn’t
  4488. much if anything new to report.
  4489.  
  4490.  
  4491.  
  4492.  
  4493. Nikolai Tesla
  4494.  
  4495. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  4496.  
  4497. 3 of 3
  4498. The more complaints submitted the more pressure will be introduced to
  4499. resolve this issue.
  4500.  
  4501. Company information:
  4502. WEDG LTD (NEW)
  4503. C/O Taxassist Accountants
  4504. 23 Flixton Road
  4505. Urmston
  4506. Manchester
  4507. M41 5AW
  4508.  
  4509. Company#08824160
  4510. Director ID: 917334076
  4511. Director: MR SHEHBAZ AFZAL
  4512.  
  4513. Write to the Manchester Evening News ([email protected]) who wrote
  4514. about WEDG on 9 Oct 2014
  4515. (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/butt-firm-wedg-smashes-crowdfunding-7898382),
  4516. Express your concerns about WEDG.
  4517.  
  4518.  
  4519.  
  4520.  
  4521. Nikolai Tesla
  4522.  
  4523. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  4524.  
  4525. 2 of 3
  4526.  
  4527. @WEDG FUNDERS (that is you Carlos): You have the right to report this
  4528. situation to the corresponding authorities in the UK so they can
  4529. investigate:
  4530.  
  4531. The Insolvency Service, Companies House or the Serious Fraud Office.
  4532. More information at:
  4533.  
  4534. https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-a-limited-company
  4535.  
  4536. You can also submit a complaint to the Manchester Trading Standards at:
  4537.  
  4538. https://ssl.datamotion.com/form.aspx?co=3438&frm=citacomplainform&to=flare.fromforms
  4539.  
  4540.  
  4541.  
  4542.  
  4543. Nikolai Tesla
  4544.  
  4545. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  4546.  
  4547. 1 of 3
  4548.  
  4549. Hello Carlos,
  4550.  
  4551. There is no need to contact the police but instead do the following
  4552. which is more effective on getting a solution to this situation with
  4553. WEDG / MR SHEHBAZ AFZAL. I have posted the following multiple times but
  4554. it is imperative that you do this if you require a solution this problem:
  4555.  
  4556.  
  4557.  
  4558.  
  4559. Carlos Garcia Conde
  4560.  
  4561. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  4562.  
  4563. SCAM, I WANT MY MONEY BACK NOW OR I’LL GO DIRECTLY TO POLICE
  4564. NO MORE TIME
  4565.  
  4566.  
  4567.  
  4568.  
  4569. Andrea Pietroboni
  4570.  
  4571. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1106976> over 1 year ago
  4572.  
  4573. we want money no words
  4574.  
  4575.  
  4576.  
  4577.  
  4578. jrogers31
  4579.  
  4580. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  4581.  
  4582. A letter on headed paper from WEDG’s insurance company stating that it
  4583. supported WEDG’s legal team in their dispute with a third party and
  4584. providing a letter from the lawyers stating that they were representing
  4585. WEDG in their dispute would have been sufficient evidence that the
  4586. updates from WEDG were truthful. These were never forthcoming casting
  4587. doubt on the veracity of the updates which contain many other
  4588. inconsistencies. WEDG’s updates contain no verifiable facts which is a
  4589. major problem
  4590.  
  4591.  
  4592.  
  4593.  
  4594. jrogers31
  4595.  
  4596. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  4597.  
  4598. @Peter Dalmaris – it was alleged months ago that the software engineer
  4599. subsequently found to be on gardening leave from the third party
  4600. company, which began the dispute may have been a plant but it appears
  4601. that WEDG’s legal team were incapable of investigating or taking legal
  4602. action in this direction. The latter casts into doubt whether WEDG had
  4603. insurance to pay for a legal team as no proof of insurance or the
  4604. existance of a legal team was provided to backers despite many requests
  4605. for such proof
  4606.  
  4607.  
  4608.  
  4609.  
  4610. Peter Dalmaris
  4611.  
  4612. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> over 1 year ago
  4613.  
  4614. I found this story on Arstechnica: “Autodesk competitor that stole
  4615. AutoCAD source code blames rogue engineer”.
  4616.  
  4617. I wonder if it is similar case to what WEDG is dealing with.
  4618.  
  4619. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/autodesk-competitor-that-stole-autocad-source-code-blames-rogue-engineer/
  4620.  
  4621.  
  4622.  
  4623.  
  4624. Lewis Tsalis
  4625.  
  4626. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706426> over 1 year ago
  4627.  
  4628. That is good news, Shehbaz. Keep the updates coming, no matter how
  4629. insignificant. Hoping for more good news to come.
  4630.  
  4631.  
  4632.  
  4633.  
  4634. Nikolai Tesla
  4635.  
  4636. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  4637.  
  4638. @TigerBus – “3 people” is not correct, last survey made by WEDG LTD,
  4639. over 4 months ago, was 199 of concerned backers that requested a refund
  4640. (~50% whom replied the survey). By this time I could provide you an
  4641. educated guess that this number is beyond 199. The opinions of all WEDG
  4642. backers need to be respected. As of this date no one here has lost
  4643. respect to anyone; let us keep it that way.
  4644.  
  4645.  
  4646.  
  4647.  
  4648. Brad Magri-Olson
  4649.  
  4650. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709187> over 1 year ago
  4651.  
  4652. @TigerBus -Once again you are missing the point here. Nobody is
  4653. undermining the efforts of a campaign. WEDG have not done the right
  4654. thing by their backers and they deserve to be investigated. Yes, stuff
  4655. does happen, but the communication is key and has been severely lacking.
  4656. Their business decisions have undermined their backers and put their
  4657. project at risk as well as putting their backers off side. Everybody is
  4658. entitled to their opinion without having keyboard warriors personally
  4659. abusing them.
  4660.  
  4661.  
  4662.  
  4663.  
  4664. Tiger Bus
  4665.  
  4666. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 1 year ago
  4667.  
  4668. s/No/Not/
  4669.  
  4670.  
  4671.  
  4672.  
  4673. Tiger Bus
  4674.  
  4675. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 1 year ago
  4676.  
  4677. Hmm… nope. I don’t think undermining the efforts of a campaign with
  4678. actions like this needs to be tolerated, sorry. I also invested money
  4679. and I see stupid stuff like this as sabotage. We’re all in the same boat
  4680. here, some seem to forget that every once on a while. 3 people act up
  4681. like little kiddies who have not understood the rules of the game and
  4682. mess it up for 300 others. No. My. Game.
  4683.  
  4684.  
  4685.  
  4686.  
  4687. jrogers31
  4688.  
  4689. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  4690.  
  4691. @Tiger Bus – although your opinion about WEDG may differ from that of
  4692. other contributors I do not think you have any right to make a
  4693. disparaging comment towards @Carlos Garcia Conde or any other
  4694. contributor who has a different opinion to yours. You do not know the
  4695. circumstances of other contributors or the details of the contribution
  4696. they made to WEDG, which may be to them a considerable sum of money – an
  4697. apology to CGC would be appropriate
  4698.  
  4699.  
  4700.  
  4701.  
  4702. Tiger Bus
  4703.  
  4704. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 1 year ago
  4705.  
  4706. Carlos: You are making a complete fool out of yourself. Better go tell
  4707. mommy, might be less embarrassing.
  4708.  
  4709.  
  4710.  
  4711.  
  4712. Carlos Garcia Conde
  4713.  
  4714. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  4715.  
  4716. Ok, after TEN emails and a lot of comments, and NO ANSWER I will
  4717. denounce to Wedg to police for Scam.
  4718. No more chances.
  4719.  
  4720.  
  4721.  
  4722.  
  4723. Steven Newman
  4724.  
  4725. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> over 1 year ago
  4726.  
  4727. I couldn’t agree more with Scott Henderson. Crowd funding a project
  4728. brings inherent risk and no guarantees. This is almost a form of venture
  4729. capitalism. I appreciate that frustration that we’ve all felt with a
  4730. product that shows so much promise, but the ongoing bashing isn’t going
  4731. to accomplish anything. As far as we can tell, WEDG acted in good faith
  4732. before getting punched in the mouth by a Giant. It’s nice to see updates
  4733. starting to flow again and I’m glad to see things moving forward.
  4734.  
  4735.  
  4736.  
  4737.  
  4738. jrogers31
  4739.  
  4740. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  4741.  
  4742. @Nikolai Tesla – I agree dissatisfied backers should continue to report
  4743. the activities of WEDG and Mr Afzal to the relevant authorities and
  4744. media. Doing so will ensure that their activities will come under
  4745. scrutiny in the public interest. Because we cannot independently verify
  4746. the content of updates we should be circumspect about their content.
  4747.  
  4748.  
  4749.  
  4750.  
  4751. Nikolai Tesla
  4752.  
  4753. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  4754.  
  4755. @Bryan Walker,
  4756.  
  4757. Thank you for the correction. The “new” address for WEDG LTD is:
  4758.  
  4759. C/O Taxassist Accountants
  4760. 23 Flixton Road
  4761. Urmston
  4762. Manchester
  4763. M41 5AW
  4764.  
  4765. I urge all concerned backers to go ahead and submit your complaints as
  4766. outlined on previous posts in regardless to what update WEDG LTD/Mr.
  4767. Shehbaz Afzal continues to post. Submitting a complaint will provide an
  4768. unbiased investigation into this matter by a government and/or NEWS agency.
  4769.  
  4770.  
  4771.  
  4772.  
  4773. jrogers31
  4774.  
  4775. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  4776.  
  4777. While backers may welcome the encouraging update with circumspection,
  4778. can we have more information – are the named programmers graduates or
  4779. undergraduates of MMU? When due diligence is done can we have specific
  4780. details of the objectives and milestones that WEDG will achieve going
  4781. forward. If with the help of the named programmers you are confident
  4782. that you will complete the project without using any disputed code will
  4783. you name and shame the third party who allegedly held up the project?
  4784.  
  4785.  
  4786.  
  4787.  
  4788. Brad Magri-Olson
  4789.  
  4790. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709187> over 1 year ago
  4791.  
  4792. Too much time has passed for me and I now have an alternate solution.
  4793. Once again, i politely ask for a refund.
  4794.  
  4795.  
  4796.  
  4797.  
  4798. scott.henderson
  4799.  
  4800. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 1 year ago
  4801.  
  4802. [1 of 3] It was great to read some promising news about the WEDG today.
  4803. I hope that everything can come together smoothly, in order to get this
  4804. project moving in the right direction again.
  4805.  
  4806. All of the loathing in the comments section has been discouraging I’m
  4807. sure for both the WEDG Team and definitely for those of us that still
  4808. believe in the concept. We all wholeheartedly believed at one point,
  4809. otherwise we would not have donated our hard-earned money.
  4810.  
  4811.  
  4812.  
  4813.  
  4814. scott.henderson
  4815.  
  4816. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 1 year ago
  4817.  
  4818. [2 of 3 ] I’ve crowdfunded anthology graphics novels and other books
  4819. that were delayed a year and a half, so although I’m disappointed, I’ve
  4820. held back my frustration and haven’t vented here. Doing is simply
  4821. counter productive and a waste of time. I’ve been laid off work since
  4822. the end of June and a refund would definitely come in handy over the
  4823. holiday season, but I put my money towards a crowdfunded project I
  4824. believe in, instead of going out and purchasing an existing solution.
  4825.  
  4826.  
  4827.  
  4828.  
  4829. scott.henderson
  4830.  
  4831. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 1 year ago
  4832.  
  4833. [3 of 3] Crowdfunding projects have inherent setbacks and delays. Yes
  4834. there are even some that never come to fruition. I’ve never heard of one
  4835. coming with a refund. Will I be disappointed if I don’t eventually get
  4836. my two WEDG Pro RAID devices, definitely. Will I be impressed and happy
  4837. when I do receive them, most certainly.
  4838.  
  4839. We seem to be on the cusp of moving forward, hopefully the worst is now
  4840. behind us.
  4841.  
  4842.  
  4843.  
  4844.  
  4845. Charles Collins
  4846.  
  4847. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1658162> over 1 year ago
  4848.  
  4849. Sorry folks, but so much time elapsed from the original date that I have
  4850. lost interest in acquiring a Wedg. It seems that while the “developers”
  4851. dithered, technology remained in motion. The time has come for the
  4852. refund option. Please remit.
  4853.  
  4854.  
  4855.  
  4856.  
  4857. Jason Bayton
  4858.  
  4859. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2720005> over 1 year ago
  4860.  
  4861. Has 6 months passed yet? I’ve just popped online to see if I can get my
  4862. refund.
  4863.  
  4864.  
  4865.  
  4866.  
  4867. Jacob Ovard
  4868.  
  4869. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8671772> over 1 year ago
  4870.  
  4871. I have given you my time and money in exchange for an awesome product.
  4872. You have not produced any hard evidence of this product even existing. I
  4873. demand my money back!
  4874.  
  4875.  
  4876.  
  4877.  
  4878. jrogers31
  4879.  
  4880. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  4881.  
  4882. @Nikolai Tesla – thank you for re-posting these links in the hope that
  4883. the other backers will follow suit with the action we have already
  4884. taken. If we are to get a satisfactory resolution then it is important
  4885. that all dissatisfied backers take the time to file complaints so that
  4886. the relevant authorities and media investigate Mr Afzal and WEDG in the
  4887. public interest.
  4888.  
  4889.  
  4890.  
  4891.  
  4892. Nikolai Tesla
  4893.  
  4894. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  4895.  
  4896. Additionally you can write to the Manchester Evening News
  4897. ([email protected]), who did an article about WEDG on 9 Oct 2014
  4898. (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/butt-firm-wedg-smashes-crowdfunding-7898382),
  4899. and express your concerns about WEDG and MR. AFZAL.
  4900.  
  4901.  
  4902.  
  4903.  
  4904. Nikolai Tesla
  4905.  
  4906. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  4907.  
  4908. You can also submit a complaint to the Manchester Trading Standards at:
  4909.  
  4910. https://ssl.datamotion.com/form.aspx?co=3438&frm=citacomplainform&to=flare.fromforms
  4911.  
  4912. The more complaints submitted the more pressure will be introduced to
  4913. resolve this issue.
  4914.  
  4915. Here is the required WEDG company information:
  4916.  
  4917. WEDG LTD
  4918. 47 Chorlton Street
  4919. Manchester
  4920. Greater Manchester
  4921. M1 3FY
  4922.  
  4923. Company#08824160
  4924. Director ID: 917334076
  4925. Director: MR SHEHBAZ AFZAL
  4926.  
  4927.  
  4928.  
  4929.  
  4930. Nikolai Tesla
  4931.  
  4932. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  4933.  
  4934. 2 of 2
  4935. @WEDG FUNDERS: You have the right to report this situation to the
  4936. corresponding authorities in the UK so they can investigate:
  4937.  
  4938. The Insolvency Service, Companies House or the Serious Fraud Office.
  4939. More information at:
  4940.  
  4941. https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-a-limited-company
  4942.  
  4943.  
  4944.  
  4945. Nikolai Tesla
  4946.  
  4947. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  4948.  
  4949. So for those whom missed it:
  4950.  
  4951. 1 of 2
  4952. @WEDG FUNDERS: A way you can help WEDG is by reporting them to the
  4953. authorities in the UK. Here is how it works, if WEDG is legit the
  4954. authorities will confirm that it so and if they are not, then they will
  4955. be held liable for their actions. Both outcomes will bring the long
  4956. delayed resolution to this fiasco to all of us no matter if you support
  4957. them or not.
  4958.  
  4959.  
  4960.  
  4961.  
  4962. Nikolai Tesla
  4963.  
  4964. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  4965.  
  4966. Be aware that WEDG/Mr. Afzal and/or Indiegogo are not taking into
  4967. consideration to any comments posted here. Our recourse is to continue
  4968. to request an investigation by local authorities and/or news media in
  4969. order to receive the facts which in turn could provide a solution to
  4970. this ongoing non sense. We need for all of the backers that are not
  4971. satisfied with this situation to request the investigation, posting here
  4972. will not help.
  4973.  
  4974.  
  4975.  
  4976.  
  4977. jrogers31
  4978.  
  4979. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  4980.  
  4981. The problem with the recent update in common with all the updates is
  4982. that nothing stated in the updates can be verified independently.
  4983. Consequently, backers cannot rely on anything that is said by Mr Afzal
  4984. or the WEDG team. Mr Afzal and WEDG need to come clean and tell the
  4985. truth about what has been going on and whereabouts of the funds. They
  4986. can be made to do so if dissatisfied backers make complaints to the
  4987. agencies highlighted in previous messages. WEDG must be investigated by
  4988. the authorities.
  4989.  
  4990.  
  4991.  
  4992.  
  4993. Brad Magri-Olson
  4994.  
  4995. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709187> over 1 year ago
  4996.  
  4997. Why send a survey out asking who wants a refund when you have no
  4998. intention of doing it? And why spend our money on a court case when we
  4999. clearly paid for a product that was already meant to be delivered… Man
  5000. up and refund the people that have asked!
  5001.  
  5002.  
  5003.  
  5004.  
  5005. rabeaumont
  5006.  
  5007. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8708749> over 1 year ago
  5008.  
  5009. Consider another possibiility, Could the WEDG team actually be battling
  5010. against a large organisation that has some incentive to prevent the
  5011. product coming to market.
  5012.  
  5013.  
  5014.  
  5015.  
  5016. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  5017.  
  5018. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> over 1 year ago
  5019.  
  5020. So if you lost legal support around a month ago why did you claim a
  5021. month ago “there will be an update in a few days once the legal team and
  5022. shebaz approve it” this all doesn’t add up and it’s about time this
  5023. project gets investigated by an outside body….
  5024.  
  5025.  
  5026.  
  5027.  
  5028. t.munari
  5029.  
  5030. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  5031.  
  5032. (continued)
  5033. A) all the software mess happened when the “gardener” was working
  5034. (updates tell us he worked from 10th of february to 30th march) on an
  5035. almost finished system.
  5036. B) No proof of any real hardware apart from that 3d printed awfully
  5037. painted part (no it doesn’t look aluminium to me).
  5038. I am convinced Mr Shehbaz was not telling the truth on the real
  5039. advancement of the project (it was much behind schedule) and is not
  5040. telling the truth now.
  5041. OR
  5042. The project was vapor from the start.
  5043.  
  5044.  
  5045.  
  5046.  
  5047. t.munari
  5048.  
  5049. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  5050.  
  5051. (continues)
  5052. 4) on the 12th of april we were told that 30th of march (when the
  5053. hardware should have already been procured and software ready to be
  5054. flashed) the big black hats hit base.
  5055. 5) in april-may we are shown a marginal part of the WEDG, stating it’s
  5056. not production grade (shouldn’t already been if not built at least
  5057. secured form suppliers?)
  5058. I am the only one noticing big incoherences?
  5059. (continues)
  5060.  
  5061.  
  5062.  
  5063.  
  5064. t.munari
  5065.  
  5066. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  5067.  
  5068. Just a short recap picked up from the updates:
  5069. 1) Head linux developer left by the end of january (family tragedy)
  5070. 2) 9-10 February, new “gardener” programmer joined the team
  5071. 3) late february we were told production run and flashing (therefore
  5072. finished software) will be 30th of march and shipping will start
  5073. following week…
  5074. THEN…
  5075. (continues)
  5076.  
  5077.  
  5078.  
  5079.  
  5080. t.munari
  5081.  
  5082. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  5083.  
  5084. So…
  5085. at this point recoding the contested part is feasible but you have no
  5086. money to pay coders?
  5087. Six months ago, it wasn’t possible but you had money…
  5088. I am not believing anything at all about a “beauty contest” to select
  5089. Prince Charming to save the Wedging Beauty…
  5090. I foresee it will just be the “theme” of the next few empty-as-vacuum
  5091. updates…
  5092. but don’t hold your breath for it….
  5093. Could you guess? No patience and no words of support from me.
  5094.  
  5095.  
  5096.  
  5097.  
  5098. Chris Horsfield
  5099.  
  5100. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4115733> over 1 year ago
  5101.  
  5102. I suspect the money has been spent. The chance of a full refund seems
  5103. remote. Maybe we should just divide up what is left.
  5104.  
  5105. Chris
  5106.  
  5107.  
  5108.  
  5109.  
  5110. paul.kulhavy
  5111.  
  5112. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709012> over 1 year ago
  5113.  
  5114. Another backtrack and more delay – the head of the operation is on
  5115. stress leave – there are now only 2 other team members FFS!
  5116.  
  5117. Can’t even keep a website updated (wedg.co) it doesn’t look good for
  5118. delivery anytime soon.
  5119.  
  5120.  
  5121.  
  5122.  
  5123. Gaston Cardey
  5124.  
  5125. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 1 year ago
  5126.  
  5127. Hi,
  5128. Four things: 1. Don’t thank me for “patience and support” because I
  5129. don’t have them anymore and long ago I don’t read any of the “words of
  5130. support”.
  5131. 2: No more legal support so all this months facing the lawsuit was for
  5132. nothing.
  5133. 3: Start the code all over will take at least 6 months. As some of the
  5134. backers, I’ve replaced the WEDG with another solution and I’m finally
  5135. convinced that was an excelent idea.
  5136. Come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  5137. 4. GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK. Clear, no mistakes. I only want my money.
  5138.  
  5139.  
  5140.  
  5141.  
  5142. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  5143.  
  5144. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> over 1 year ago
  5145.  
  5146. You are lucky Bryan. My ticket was closed down as solved without as much
  5147. as an answer….
  5148.  
  5149.  
  5150.  
  5151.  
  5152. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  5153.  
  5154. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> over 1 year ago
  5155.  
  5156. I’ve had no joy with indiegogo either. LIKE everyone else I have lost
  5157. faith in this project and actually ended up building my own solution
  5158. using a server setup. :(
  5159.  
  5160.  
  5161.  
  5162.  
  5163. Peter Dalmaris
  5164.  
  5165. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> over 1 year ago
  5166.  
  5167. I’ve contacted Indiegogo as well, twice, same generic answer. They don’t
  5168. seem to be doing even a curiosity check on one of their very successful
  5169. campaigns.
  5170.  
  5171.  
  5172.  
  5173.  
  5174. aaddiikk
  5175.  
  5176. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> over 1 year ago
  5177.  
  5178. 131K pounds and no sign of any activity for more than a month (actually
  5179. for 8 months except few updates filled with empty words without any
  5180. content)… I want a refund but I have a bad feeling that I will never see
  5181. my money back… INDIEGOGO… PLEASE HELP YOUR USERS OR THEY WILL NEVER COME
  5182. BACK!
  5183.  
  5184.  
  5185.  
  5186.  
  5187. Carlos Garcia Conde
  5188.  
  5189. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  5190.  
  5191. I WANT A REFUND
  5192. NEVER AT INDIEGOGO NEVER!
  5193. 4 PROJECTS AND 2 SCAMS!
  5194. NEVER
  5195.  
  5196.  
  5197.  
  5198.  
  5199. Philipp Stäheli
  5200.  
  5201. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 1 year ago
  5202.  
  5203. I am angry with Indiegogo. Please contact the magazine the wired
  5204. ([email protected]) and pitch them how bad Indiegogo treats its users.
  5205.  
  5206.  
  5207.  
  5208.  
  5209. Philipp Stäheli
  5210.  
  5211. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 1 year ago
  5212.  
  5213. Look ppl, Indiegogo does not answer really. Just the usual bla bla. Then
  5214. they mark the support ticket as “solved”, even if you have follow up
  5215. questions and nothing is solved. I came here from Kickstarter,
  5216. definitely will not back anymore on Indiegogo. They really do no care
  5217. about their users.
  5218.  
  5219.  
  5220.  
  5221.  
  5222. t.munari
  5223.  
  5224. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  5225.  
  5226. I think there will be no refunds, or bare metal shipping, since – by now
  5227. – I do believe this project is a scam.
  5228. I tried to contact the owner to have some info but, like many others, I
  5229. had no .
  5230. I even contacted Indiegogo asking to investigate on this project but,
  5231. apart form a generic and patronizing , I had no satisfaction at all.
  5232. 2 out of 2 projects on indiegogo I backed are crawling to death or are
  5233. in a coma.
  5234. I will think thrice before supporting anything more through this website.
  5235.  
  5236.  
  5237.  
  5238.  
  5239. Gerrit Freise
  5240.  
  5241. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707250> over 1 year ago
  5242.  
  5243. Refund please! I do not want to wait anymore!
  5244.  
  5245.  
  5246.  
  5247.  
  5248. Scott McQueen
  5249.  
  5250. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 1 year ago
  5251.  
  5252. We hope to post an update with more details in the NEXT FEW DAYS, just
  5253. waiting for approval from Shehbaz and the legal team on its contents.
  5254.  
  5255. It’s been 26 days now ??
  5256.  
  5257.  
  5258.  
  5259.  
  5260. Veehem
  5261.  
  5262. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> over 1 year ago
  5263.  
  5264. Days, weeks, months are going away. Why not sending us the hardware with
  5265. Freedombox on it ? (http://freedomboxfoundation.org/)
  5266. Have a look at this presentation introduced by Eben Moglen
  5267. https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/sflc2015/04_freedombox.webm
  5268.  
  5269.  
  5270.  
  5271.  
  5272. John Raffin
  5273.  
  5274. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4406292> over 1 year ago
  5275.  
  5276. I don’t understand. If I completed the survey to say I wanted a refund,
  5277. why can’t it be sent now? WHY?
  5278.  
  5279.  
  5280.  
  5281.  
  5282. 1sgmgn
  5283.  
  5284. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4356995> over 1 year ago
  5285.  
  5286. Still waiting
  5287.  
  5288.  
  5289.  
  5290.  
  5291. Jairo
  5292.  
  5293. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8782016> over 1 year ago
  5294.  
  5295. There is the profile of the founder, let’s annoy there!
  5296. https://www.facebook.com/shehbaz.afzal
  5297.  
  5298.  
  5299.  
  5300.  
  5301. Jairo
  5302.  
  5303. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8782016> over 1 year ago
  5304.  
  5305. I want a refund too.
  5306.  
  5307.  
  5308.  
  5309.  
  5310. Gordon Keys
  5311.  
  5312. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> over 1 year ago
  5313.  
  5314. ‘Thank you for your on-going patience and support’
  5315.  
  5316. Really? We have no choice but be patient. When will you actually give us
  5317. an update of proper substance, instead of empty platitudes?
  5318.  
  5319. Pull your finger out now and tell us what is REALLY happening.
  5320.  
  5321.  
  5322.  
  5323.  
  5324. Carlos Garcia Conde
  5325.  
  5326. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  5327.  
  5328. 4 emails
  5329. 4 messages
  5330. 4 post
  5331. and NO answer
  5332. SCAM!
  5333. I WANT MY MONEY BACK
  5334.  
  5335.  
  5336.  
  5337.  
  5338. M K
  5339.  
  5340. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 1 year ago
  5341.  
  5342. Any progress on the legal issues?
  5343.  
  5344.  
  5345.  
  5346.  
  5347. Gaston Cardey
  5348.  
  5349. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 1 year ago
  5350.  
  5351. It will be so nice to have my money back before christmas. I lost all my
  5352. hope that you’ll deliver the WEDG. Final. The end. No more excuses from
  5353. my side to try to believe.
  5354. I remember that before march, you contacted us all the time pushing to
  5355. get the next level for develop of a new feature. After april, all that
  5356. good contact was lost. Truly shame. Don’t you feel some regret? Don’t
  5357. you feel really bad about the people who trusted in this proyect?
  5358. (Sorry, english is not my primary language).
  5359.  
  5360.  
  5361.  
  5362.  
  5363. Andrea Pietroboni
  5364.  
  5365. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1106976> over 1 year ago
  5366.  
  5367. You seno us an email for know Who want refound the money after?i want
  5368. the money and not only informations about the your legal office
  5369.  
  5370.  
  5371.  
  5372.  
  5373. Ron Ko
  5374.  
  5375. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> over 1 year ago
  5376.  
  5377. @WEDG team, please refund.
  5378.  
  5379.  
  5380.  
  5381.  
  5382. Gaston Cardey
  5383.  
  5384. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 1 year ago
  5385.  
  5386. WEDG Team, Shehbaz or anybody who’s reading: give the bakers who
  5387. requested a refund their money. At least end this business relationship
  5388. in good terms. Please.
  5389.  
  5390.  
  5391.  
  5392.  
  5393. Carlos Garcia Conde
  5394.  
  5395. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  5396.  
  5397. @WEDG I want a REFUND
  5398.  
  5399.  
  5400.  
  5401.  
  5402. Brad Magri-Olson
  5403.  
  5404. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709187> over 1 year ago
  5405.  
  5406. Refund please!
  5407.  
  5408.  
  5409.  
  5410.  
  5411. S Artes
  5412.  
  5413. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3807430> over 1 year ago
  5414.  
  5415. There was a survey a while back asking backers if they wanted a refund.
  5416. I’m one of those that requested my money back. Any chance refunds will
  5417. be provided soon?
  5418.  
  5419.  
  5420.  
  5421.  
  5422. Tiger Bus
  5423.  
  5424. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 1 year ago
  5425.  
  5426. People complain about the WEDG not getting anywhere and on the other
  5427. hand trying to find every means to keep them from actually getting work
  5428. done by forcing stupid buerocracy onto them just because some egos feel
  5429. like their whining is not being heard these days. Holy cow, how can one
  5430. be so paradoxical? I hope you all stay away from crowd funding in the
  5431. future, because this behaviour exactly what makes it so annoying. It
  5432. even beats lack of communication.
  5433.  
  5434.  
  5435.  
  5436.  
  5437. jrogers31
  5438.  
  5439. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  5440.  
  5441. @t.munari I would suggest that you try Manchester trading standards
  5442. first which you can do by completing the online form here
  5443. https://ssl.datamotion.com/form.aspx?co=3438&frm=citacomplainform&to=flare.fromforms
  5444. then if you have time you could also report to BBC Watchdog
  5445. https://ssl.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05vx18b/contact – I think it will help
  5446. to complain as it will put pressure on WEDG to do the right thing.
  5447.  
  5448.  
  5449.  
  5450.  
  5451. t.munari
  5452.  
  5453. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  5454.  
  5455. @jrogers31 Since I am not in the Uk, I have some problems understanding
  5456. who or how (an email: which address? or some other way?) I should
  5457. contact to pressure Mr.Afzal (as an example: why I should contact
  5458. Manchester University?), please elaborate a bit more.
  5459. Thank you
  5460.  
  5461.  
  5462.  
  5463.  
  5464. Ron Ko
  5465.  
  5466. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> over 1 year ago
  5467.  
  5468. @WEDG team, you begged for 6 months from us and now it’s almost the half
  5469. of such 6 months. Are you still confident to what you planned ?
  5470.  
  5471.  
  5472.  
  5473.  
  5474. bpicard
  5475.  
  5476. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/946042> over 1 year ago
  5477.  
  5478. I get it but I am not willing to invest more time. That’s what I ment
  5479. with acceptance. I had a simmilar experience on kickstarter and there
  5480. too are people who are invested in making them pay and I appriciate it
  5481. and hope they are successful in the end. I backed over 20 great projects
  5482. over the years and there had to be a few drawbacks. Crowdfunding is
  5483. risky. What I really hope for is that crowdfunding platforms take
  5484. responsibility. At least we pay them enough to do so through our
  5485. contributions.
  5486.  
  5487.  
  5488.  
  5489.  
  5490. jrogers31
  5491.  
  5492. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  5493.  
  5494. @t.munari and @ bpicard – you should not accept this – help increase the
  5495. pressure and contact – The Insolvency Service, Manchester Trading
  5496. Standards, Manchester Evening News, BBC Watchdog, Innospace at
  5497. Manchester Metropolitan University. It is only when a large number of
  5498. complaints are received will the matter of Mr Afzal and WEDG’s shabby
  5499. behaviour be held to account
  5500.  
  5501.  
  5502.  
  5503.  
  5504. bpicard
  5505.  
  5506. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/946042> over 1 year ago
  5507.  
  5508. I have to admid I’m utterly frustrated by know and lost faith. You can
  5509. say I crossed through the denail stage (“they are just really, really
  5510. bad at communication, but hey they are programmers”), anger (“how hard
  5511. can it be to drop a few lines every couple of weeks”) bargaining (“there
  5512. is no way this is a scam”) and am knee deep in depression (“so much
  5513. money down the drain, and did you realy have to order the raid upgrade
  5514. too?”) I hope I reach acceptance soon…
  5515.  
  5516.  
  5517.  
  5518.  
  5519. t.munari
  5520.  
  5521. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  5522.  
  5523. By now it looks like a bad joke.
  5524. With this “obscure legal affair” they are not giving us any information
  5525. at all.
  5526. Since the Wedg is hardware AND software, they should at least try to
  5527. pretend they are using the delay in production updating the
  5528. specifications for the same price we already shelled out.
  5529. By now, if we ever see the “Wedg” delivered for real, specifications
  5530. will be so dated that we could possibly receive something like that with
  5531. a “happy meal”.
  5532. Over all, pretty embarassing….
  5533.  
  5534.  
  5535.  
  5536.  
  5537. jrogers31
  5538.  
  5539. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  5540.  
  5541. @David Aldred – I would agree with you that a further approach to Blazon
  5542. PR may be appropriate but as mentioned before it would have to come from
  5543. a large number of dissatisfied backers and they would have to also
  5544. contact – The Insolvency Service, Manchester Trading Standards,
  5545. Manchester Evening News, BBC Watchdog, Innospace at Manchester
  5546. Metropolitan University. It is only when a large number of complaints
  5547. are received will the matter of Mr Afzal and WEDG’s shabby behaviour be
  5548. held to account
  5549.  
  5550.  
  5551.  
  5552.  
  5553. jrogers31
  5554.  
  5555. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  5556.  
  5557. @David Aldred – Yes, I contacted Mr Michael Raven (CEO) of Blazon PR on
  5558. 26 June 2015 pointing out that the updates from WEDG were inconsistent
  5559. with Indiegogo’s statement on their website that “We believe in open,
  5560. honest and transparent communications.” I asked if he would arrange for
  5561. me to receive a full refund. He said in his he would try but I
  5562. heard nothing more. I find todays update as opaque as ever. As for
  5563. “working on ongoing issues” the words ‘tracks, cover and trying’ come to
  5564. mind
  5565.  
  5566.  
  5567.  
  5568.  
  5569. Pierre Lang
  5570.  
  5571. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 1 year ago
  5572.  
  5573. Oh, be nice people. They told you from the start. It’s “the personal
  5574. butt you’ve been WAITING for”.
  5575. We can’t very well complain to be kept waiting… :D
  5576.  
  5577.  
  5578.  
  5579.  
  5580. David Aldred
  5581.  
  5582. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 1 year ago
  5583.  
  5584. Has anyone tried approaching Blazon PR (see ‘IN PARTNERSHIP WITH’
  5585. section to the right)?
  5586. Looks like they’re a tech PR firm, and list Wedg under their case
  5587. studies. Probably don’t know much themselves, but can perhaps put some
  5588. pressure on them?
  5589. If there are no other takers, I’ll try dropping them a note during the week.
  5590.  
  5591.  
  5592.  
  5593.  
  5594. jrogers31
  5595.  
  5596. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  5597.  
  5598. @Nikolai Tesla – I learned yesterday that for some backers the
  5599. contributions they have made to WEDG, which may appear modest to some,
  5600. are large sums of money in their regions of the world. When one
  5601. considers the behaviour and actions of WEDG and the effect it is having
  5602. on these and other backers – all of whom acted in good faith – suggests
  5603. to me that this matter must be pursued until the funds are recovered and
  5604. / or until an investigation leading to punitive action is taken by the
  5605. authorities
  5606.  
  5607.  
  5608.  
  5609.  
  5610. jrogers31
  5611.  
  5612. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  5613.  
  5614. @Nikolai Tesla – I agree, all backers stand more of a chance of getting
  5615. redress if all dissatisfied backers raise their concerns with Manchester
  5616. Trading Standards, Manchester Evening News and the Insolvancy Service.
  5617. In addition, I think all dissatisfied backers should notify BBC Watchdog
  5618. (https://ssl.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05vx18b/contact) – they are a
  5619. powerful consumer program in the UK who may consider alleged internet
  5620. scams topical. I think the BBC would be interested in the links with MMU.
  5621.  
  5622.  
  5623.  
  5624.  
  5625. Nikolai Tesla
  5626.  
  5627. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  5628.  
  5629. @jrodgers31 – Thank you for the additional information in regards to
  5630. News Desk and the Manchester Trading Standards. I will pursue both in
  5631. order to submit complaints against MR. SHEHBAZ AFZAL. I have already
  5632. submitted a investigation request with The Insolvency Service. They have
  5633. responded with acknowledgment of receiving my request. Moving forward in
  5634. order to bring light into this issue. I recommend all other backers to
  5635. do the same.
  5636.  
  5637.  
  5638.  
  5639.  
  5640. Gaston Cardey
  5641.  
  5642. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 1 year ago
  5643.  
  5644. Carlos Garcia Conde (hope you speak spanish): Hola, he leido sus
  5645. comentarios y estoy totalmente de acuerdo. Estoy harto de estos tipos
  5646. que a todas luces nos están estafando. No se qué camino tomar con esta
  5647. gente. Tienen 315 libras mías y estoy casi convencido de que no las voy
  5648. a ver de nuevo. Le dejo mi dirección de correo por si quiere escribirme
  5649. e intercambiar ideas gaston.cardeygmail.com.
  5650. To the non-english speaking guys the keywords: scam-lost money-agree
  5651. with Carlos. To WEDG: shame.
  5652.  
  5653.  
  5654.  
  5655.  
  5656. Carlos Garcia Conde
  5657.  
  5658. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  5659.  
  5660. I want a refund, BE SERIOUS
  5661.  
  5662.  
  5663.  
  5664.  
  5665. jrogers31
  5666.  
  5667. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  5668.  
  5669. @ Nikolai Tesla – Another avenue is to write to express your concerns to
  5670. the news desk ([email protected]) of the Manchester Evening News
  5671. who did an article about WEDG on 9 Oct 2014
  5672. (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/butt-firm-wedg-smashes-crowdfunding-7898382),
  5673. which may have prompted people to contribute. Dissatisfied contributors
  5674. could highlight their concerns and perhaps prompt the newspaper to do a
  5675. follow up story and investigate matters in the public interest
  5676.  
  5677.  
  5678.  
  5679.  
  5680. jrogers31
  5681.  
  5682. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  5683.  
  5684. @Nikolai Tesla – I think one contributor has already reported to
  5685. companies house – I am not sure if they had any response. I have been
  5686. advised that a complaint to Manchester trading standards would also be
  5687. appropriate
  5688. https://ssl.datamotion.com/form.aspx?co=3438&frm=citacomplainform&to=flare.fromforms
  5689. – A number of dissatisfied contributors would each have to complete a
  5690. form to raise the matter to a priority level with trading standards.
  5691.  
  5692.  
  5693.  
  5694.  
  5695. Francisco Alvarez
  5696.  
  5697. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8814221> over 1 year ago
  5698.  
  5699. Almost one month from the last update… We should be near to the end of
  5700. the conflict, shouldn’t we? PLEASE, UPDATE!
  5701.  
  5702.  
  5703.  
  5704.  
  5705. Nikolai Tesla
  5706.  
  5707. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  5708.  
  5709. @WEDG FUNDERS: You have the right to report this situation to the
  5710. corresponding authorities in the UK so they can investigate:
  5711.  
  5712. The Insolvency Service, Companies House or the Serious Fraud Office.
  5713. More information at:
  5714.  
  5715. https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-a-limited-company
  5716.  
  5717. Here is the required WEDG company information:
  5718.  
  5719. WEDG LTD
  5720. 47 Chorlton Street
  5721. Manchester
  5722. Greater Manchester
  5723. M1 3FY
  5724.  
  5725. Company#08824160
  5726. Director ID: 917334076
  5727. Director: MR SHEHBAZ AFZAL
  5728.  
  5729.  
  5730.  
  5731.  
  5732. jrogers31
  5733.  
  5734. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  5735.  
  5736. @Bryan Walker – Yes you are right an update with some facts would be
  5737. welcome, but isn’t that part of the problem? – updates are infrequent
  5738. and lack verifiable facts, which raise concerns about probity. Mr Afzal
  5739. must be very busy doing something as it has been three weeks since the
  5740. last update. I wonder what he has been doing? – perhaps he will tell us
  5741. sometime soon.
  5742.  
  5743.  
  5744.  
  5745.  
  5746. jrogers31
  5747.  
  5748. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  5749.  
  5750. @Bryan Walker – No, change of address was required due to a rule
  5751. infringement at Innospace “Licensees of Innospace are entitled to use
  5752. the Innospace address as a trading address only.” Note: that the new
  5753. registered address is now at an accountant’s office and accounts
  5754. recently submitted to Companies House for 2014 show: – Total current
  5755. liabilities £61,304.00; Total Current Assets £61,611.00; Net Worth
  5756. £1,187.00; Cash £61,610.00 – ?interesting and ?worrying in equal
  5757. measure. What do you think?
  5758.  
  5759.  
  5760.  
  5761.  
  5762. jrogers31
  5763.  
  5764. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  5765.  
  5766. Registered office address changed from C/O Shehbaz Afzal 47 Chorlton
  5767. Street Manchester M1 3FY to C/O Taxassist Accountants 281 Palatine Road
  5768. Manchester M22 4ET on 21 September 2015
  5769.  
  5770.  
  5771.  
  5772.  
  5773. jrogers31
  5774.  
  5775. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  5776.  
  5777. It appears that recent enquiries to MMU have stimulated recent action
  5778. from Mr Afzal! There have been two changes in registered office address
  5779. on 21 and 29 Sept 2015 and for the first time there appears to be
  5780. evidence of company accounts having been prepared, although the latter
  5781. gives further cause for concern. It will have to be examined in more
  5782. detail but the words ‘tracks’, ‘cover’ and ‘trying’ come to mind. See
  5783. more
  5784. https://companycheck.co.uk/company/08824160/WEDG-LTD/companies-house-docs
  5785.  
  5786.  
  5787.  
  5788.  
  5789. Justin Walton
  5790.  
  5791. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> over 1 year ago
  5792.  
  5793. Almost three weeks since the last update, there must be something @Team
  5794. WEDG could say it they wanted to. Even if it’s just “we’re still here,
  5795. and still discussing the terms of rewriting the code”. Almost all my
  5796. faith in the ability of @Team WEDG to actually produce this system has
  5797. gone. Yes, I have some faith left, if you’ve got a high powered
  5798. microscope, you can just make it out.
  5799.  
  5800. UPDATE PLEASE – NOW
  5801.  
  5802.  
  5803.  
  5804.  
  5805. Carlos Garcia Conde
  5806.  
  5807. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  5808.  
  5809. You told about a refund
  5810. I wrote you FIVE emails and I’m waiting for the refund
  5811. I don’t want the item, I want my money back
  5812. And PLEASE answer my emails, you are and uneducated seller…
  5813.  
  5814.  
  5815.  
  5816.  
  5817. Steven Newman
  5818.  
  5819. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> over 1 year ago
  5820.  
  5821. As I have looked about and found magazine and news site after site that
  5822. had interviewed WEDG, the more convinced I am that this is not a scam
  5823. and although not communicating as often as I would like, that they are
  5824. just doing their best to deal with the legal situation so they can move
  5825. forward and get back to developing WEDG. I’m choosing to keep the faith
  5826. and hope for the best.
  5827.  
  5828.  
  5829.  
  5830.  
  5831. Steven Newman
  5832.  
  5833. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> over 1 year ago
  5834.  
  5835. Communication has always been a bit sporadic with WEDG. Certainly there
  5836. appears to be a camp forming that believe malfeasance may be involved. I
  5837. am not of that mind, but I also don’t have anything beyond hope keeping
  5838. me in the supporter category. I truly believe in their vision. There are
  5839. plenty of remote storage boxes out there. I’ve already got a
  5840. Transporter, etc. What set WEDG aside was WEDGnet, and the focus on
  5841. actual security. I really hope this comes through.
  5842.  
  5843.  
  5844.  
  5845.  
  5846. jrogers31
  5847.  
  5848. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  5849.  
  5850. @Bryan Walker – you may be right – unfortunately MMU will not disclose
  5851. any further information and appear to be trying to distance themselves
  5852. from the activities of WEDG. MMU asked Mr Afzal to contact me directly
  5853. as a matter of urgency but I assume that he is running scared as MMU say
  5854. he intends to contact me via Indiegogo! With no further updates or
  5855. communication from WEDG I believe that the matter requires further
  5856. investigation into the whereabouts of the £131,537 – these will continue.
  5857.  
  5858.  
  5859.  
  5860.  
  5861. R Kapoor
  5862.  
  5863. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2078088> over 1 year ago
  5864.  
  5865. Like all others, I too wish we can get this and put this behind us.
  5866. However, I don’t think this is a scam. The collection, GBP 131K, is not
  5867. a huge amount for a professional to earn. It cannot be about money. A
  5868. little pressure can’t hurt though. So yes, an update can help.
  5869.  
  5870.  
  5871.  
  5872.  
  5873. jrogers31
  5874.  
  5875. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  5876.  
  5877. 5/5 I would be grateful if you can confirm that MMU’s Innospace have
  5878. already satisfied themselves that Mr Afzal behaviour and actions to date
  5879. as the Director of WEDG Ltd and as a licensee of Innospace are
  5880. consistent with wording and spirit of the Innospace licence agreement
  5881. and conditions.
  5882.  
  5883. I would also be grateful if you can confirm that none of the funds
  5884. contributed by the backers of WEDG reside in any MMU accounts – research
  5885. or otherwise.
  5886.  
  5887. Many thanks for your help.
  5888.  
  5889. Kind regards
  5890.  
  5891. JR
  5892.  
  5893.  
  5894.  
  5895.  
  5896. jrogers31
  5897.  
  5898. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  5899.  
  5900. 4/5 Although I searched these WebPages I could not find the details
  5901. relating to the Innospace Licence Agreement or the details of the
  5902. Innospace Conditions, to which Mr Afzal must adhere. I would be grateful
  5903. if you can share with me the details relating to the Innospace Licence
  5904. Agreement and Innospace Conditions so that I can be better informed.
  5905.  
  5906.  
  5907.  
  5908.  
  5909. jrogers31
  5910.  
  5911. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  5912.  
  5913. 3/5 With regard to the latter I note from the information on this link
  5914. http://www.innospace.co.uk that licensees of Innospace are expected to
  5915. “Adhere to the Innospace licence agreement” “Engage with MMU and support
  5916. available” and “Adhere to the Innospace Conditions”.
  5917.  
  5918.  
  5919.  
  5920.  
  5921. jrogers31
  5922.  
  5923. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  5924.  
  5925. 2/5 I note the contents of your email which defines the relationship
  5926. between MMU and Mr Afzal, in particular -that WEDG Ltd is not affiliated
  5927. with MMU, -that Mr Afzal is an MMU graduate and -that Mr Afzal is a
  5928. licensee of your business incubator, Innospace.
  5929.  
  5930.  
  5931.  
  5932.  
  5933. jrogers31
  5934.  
  5935. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  5936.  
  5937. 1/5 Email sent today -
  5938.  
  5939. Dear Ms Kenworthy
  5940.  
  5941. Thank you for your message. I apologise for the delay in my .
  5942.  
  5943. It is one week since you sent your message and I am sorry to inform you
  5944. that Mr Afzal has not made any attempt to contact me even though you
  5945. asked him to do so “as a matter of urgency”.
  5946.  
  5947.  
  5948.  
  5949.  
  5950. Carlos Garcia Conde
  5951.  
  5952. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> almost 2 years ago
  5953.  
  5954. WEDG = SCAM
  5955. INDIEGOGO = SCAM
  5956. I’ve wrote a LOT of emails and no answer
  5957.  
  5958. I WANT A REFUND NOW
  5959.  
  5960.  
  5961.  
  5962.  
  5963. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  5964.  
  5965. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> almost 2 years ago
  5966.  
  5967. taking to indiegogo doesn’t work at all either. they told me it has
  5968. nothing to do with them and blocked me from further messaging them on
  5969. facebook…
  5970.  
  5971.  
  5972.  
  5973.  
  5974. Ron Ko
  5975.  
  5976. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  5977.  
  5978. Indiegogo is definitely a crowdfunding platform without corresponding
  5979. due diligent control. The campaign can sell pirate product. It’s amazing
  5980. that IGG is willing to manage complaint from the campaign but no
  5981. response for any pirate product report.
  5982.  
  5983. For WEDG, I am not surprised of IGG zero response even if it’s reported.
  5984. It’s appreciated so much for you guys effort to fight for what we
  5985. deserve, from backers perspective.
  5986.  
  5987.  
  5988.  
  5989.  
  5990. Scott McQueen
  5991.  
  5992. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> almost 2 years ago
  5993.  
  5994. I’m actually quite disappointed that there has been no involvement from
  5995. Indiegogo, surely they must be aware of the situation due to the
  5996. comments made here. Maybe they just take their cut and be done with it!
  5997.  
  5998. This was my first venture into crowdfunding, will definitely be my last!
  5999.  
  6000.  
  6001.  
  6002.  
  6003. M K
  6004.  
  6005. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  6006.  
  6007. The complete absence of ANY from WEDG, does not feel any good.
  6008.  
  6009. Are we getting scammed here?
  6010.  
  6011.  
  6012.  
  6013.  
  6014. Ron Ko
  6015.  
  6016. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  6017.  
  6018. Thanks jrogers31 for this amazing update.
  6019.  
  6020.  
  6021.  
  6022.  
  6023. jrogers31
  6024.  
  6025. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6026.  
  6027. 3/3
  6028. According to Companies House records, WEDG Limited’s current registered
  6029. office address is detailed as being at the old MMU Innospace premises.
  6030. Licensees of Innospace are entitled to use the Innospace address as a
  6031. trading address only.
  6032.  
  6033. I hope you resolve any issues you may have with WEDG Ltd as soon as
  6034. possible.
  6035.  
  6036. Thank you.
  6037. Kind regards,
  6038. Louise"
  6039.  
  6040. I am still awaiting a direct response from Mr Afzal as outlined in the
  6041. message above and I will update you further as enquiries continue. JR
  6042.  
  6043.  
  6044.  
  6045.  
  6046. jrogers31
  6047.  
  6048. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6049.  
  6050. 2/3
  6051.  
  6052. MMU does not endorse any of the businesses in the incubator and none of
  6053. the businesses are affiliated with the university. They are all private
  6054. businesses and Innospace provides a supportive space for pre-start and
  6055. early stage businesses to help them to grow and develop.
  6056.  
  6057.  
  6058.  
  6059.  
  6060. jrogers31
  6061.  
  6062. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6063.  
  6064. 1/3 Here is the I received from MMU today 21 Sept 2015 -
  6065.  
  6066. “Dear Mr Rogers,
  6067.  
  6068. Further to my email on Friday, thank you for your email and for bringing
  6069. this issue to my attention. I have contacted Mr Shehbaz Afzal and have
  6070. asked him to contact you as a matter of urgency. WEDG is not affiliated
  6071. to The Manchester Metropolitan University (“MMU”); Shehbaz Afzal is an
  6072. MMU graduate and a licensee of our business incubator, Innospace.
  6073.  
  6074.  
  6075.  
  6076.  
  6077. Peter Dalmaris
  6078.  
  6079. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  6080.  
  6081. @jrogers31 and @Nikolai Tesla, thumbs up for your efforts.
  6082.  
  6083.  
  6084.  
  6085.  
  6086. Carlos Garcia Conde
  6087.  
  6088. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> almost 2 years ago
  6089.  
  6090. I’m still waiting for refund and for the answer about my 5 or 6 emails…
  6091. You’re not a serious person
  6092. REFUND NOW!
  6093.  
  6094.  
  6095.  
  6096.  
  6097. M K
  6098.  
  6099. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  6100.  
  6101. i’m still waiting for a full refund.
  6102.  
  6103.  
  6104.  
  6105.  
  6106. jrogers31
  6107.  
  6108. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6109.  
  6110. Thank you – I will share more information when I get it. If you do not
  6111. hear from me then it will be safe for you to assume that I have been
  6112. blocked from posting (2 times already!). In which case contact me at
  6113. www.gordcentre.org so that the information can be shared with those
  6114. backers that want to know what is going on.
  6115.  
  6116.  
  6117.  
  6118.  
  6119. Nikolai Tesla
  6120.  
  6121. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  6122.  
  6123. @jrogers31: Thank you for checking with management at Mr. Afzal’s place
  6124. of “work” and/or “study”. It has been one of the best encouragement
  6125. information we have all received for a very long time. Hopefully they
  6126. will shed light into this nonsense.
  6127.  
  6128.  
  6129.  
  6130.  
  6131. spencer robinson
  6132.  
  6133. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> almost 2 years ago
  6134.  
  6135. @jrogers31 Good work, cant wait the hear the response
  6136.  
  6137.  
  6138.  
  6139.  
  6140. Justin Walton
  6141.  
  6142. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  6143.  
  6144. @jrogers31 – Thank-you! On behalf of all the backers who have been
  6145. wanting some concise information on where this project is going, thank-you.
  6146. I look forward to reading an update with tangible detail in due course.
  6147. It’s a shame this will probably not be from @Team WEDG itself, but from you.
  6148.  
  6149.  
  6150.  
  6151.  
  6152. jrogers31
  6153.  
  6154. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6155.  
  6156. 8/8 And here is their : -
  6157.  
  6158. Dear Mr Rogers,
  6159.  
  6160. Thank your email and apologies for the email sent last night, that was
  6161. meant for a colleague.
  6162. I am due to meet with Shehbaz Afzal today and have sent this matter to
  6163. our Legal Team.
  6164. I will send a more detailed response once I know more shortly.
  6165.  
  6166. Thank you.
  6167. Kind regards,
  6168.  
  6169. Louise
  6170.  
  6171.  
  6172.  
  6173.  
  6174. jrogers31
  6175.  
  6176. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6177.  
  6178. 7/8 I am also copying this email to your colleagues at Innospace and Mr
  6179. Rod Humphreys Head of the Department of Marketing, Operations and
  6180. Digital Business.
  6181.  
  6182. Thank you for your help with my enquiries.
  6183.  
  6184. JR
  6185.  
  6186.  
  6187.  
  6188.  
  6189. jrogers31
  6190.  
  6191. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6192.  
  6193. 6/8 I would be grateful if you can confirm that Mr Afzal’s business is
  6194. still active at the 47 Chorlton Street address and I would be further
  6195. grateful if you can confirm that he still frequents the building.
  6196.  
  6197. Some backers are concerned to learn the whereabouts of their funds and
  6198. preparation is being made to inform the appropriate authorities to look
  6199. into the activities of this company (WEDG) and its director (Mr Shehbaz
  6200. Afzal).
  6201.  
  6202.  
  6203.  
  6204.  
  6205. jrogers31
  6206.  
  6207. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6208.  
  6209. 5/8 If you wish to gauge the sentiments of the backers in Mr Afzal’s
  6210. business (WEDG) to which Innospace is associated by providing office
  6211. space then all you need to do is to click on this link
  6212. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-butt-you-ve-been-waiting-for/x/8764397#/comments,
  6213. which provides you with the necessary information.
  6214.  
  6215.  
  6216.  
  6217.  
  6218. jrogers31
  6219.  
  6220. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6221.  
  6222. 4/8 Indeed there is a link on the Manchester Metropolitan University
  6223. indicating Mr Afzal’s close association with the MMU Business &
  6224. Information Technology department.
  6225. http://www.mmu.ac.uk/news/news-items/2946/
  6226.  
  6227.  
  6228.  
  6229.  
  6230. jrogers31
  6231.  
  6232. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6233.  
  6234. 3/8
  6235.  
  6236. I presume that Mr Afzal must have some connection with the Manchester
  6237. Metropolitan University to be able to set up his business at your
  6238. address, in which case I am very concerned. One would expect the highest
  6239. standards of behaviour and probity from a member of a University and
  6240. particularly one located in a major provincial city such as Manchester.
  6241.  
  6242.  
  6243.  
  6244.  
  6245. jrogers31
  6246.  
  6247. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6248.  
  6249. 2/8 The reason for my investigation is as a result of unsatisfactory
  6250. responses to very reasonable enquiries from backers of this business as
  6251. to the whereabouts of the funds contributed by backers totalling
  6252. £131,537.00. Backers are also unhappy with the unsatisfactory updates
  6253. and progress reports from Mr Afzal which are completely lacking in
  6254. transparency.
  6255.  
  6256.  
  6257.  
  6258.  
  6259. jrogers31
  6260.  
  6261. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6262.  
  6263. 1/8 OK – here goes!
  6264.  
  6265. Dear Ms Kenworthy,
  6266.  
  6267. I spoke to Sandra today as part of my investigation into the activities
  6268. of Mr Shehbaz Afzal who is running a start up business WEDG Ltd within
  6269. your (Innospace) premises on 47 Chorlton Street Manchester. Sandra
  6270. suggested I email you for further information.
  6271.  
  6272.  
  6273.  
  6274.  
  6275. jrogers31
  6276.  
  6277. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6278.  
  6279. This is a test comment – Indiegogo have been blocking me from sharing
  6280. information with other backers.
  6281.  
  6282.  
  6283.  
  6284.  
  6285. M K
  6286.  
  6287. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  6288.  
  6289. I still hope the WEDG is real and not like this scam:
  6290. http://kickscammed.com/project/storm-brewing/
  6291.  
  6292. The John Atherton will never get a job anywhere in the world, other than
  6293. cleaning toilets.
  6294.  
  6295.  
  6296.  
  6297.  
  6298. Nikolai Tesla
  6299.  
  6300. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  6301.  
  6302. 2 of 2: To report a complaint in the United States -
  6303.  
  6304. http://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company
  6305. https://www.dca.ca.gov/webapps/cru/gencomplaint.php
  6306. https://www.usa.gov/consumer-complaints#item-35997
  6307. http://www.bbb.org/
  6308. https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov
  6309. http://www.econsumer.gov/english/ (if your transaction was with a
  6310. foreign retailer as WEDG LTD)
  6311.  
  6312. WEDG LTD/Mr. Shehbaz Afzal need to resolve this situation promptly
  6313. without any further delays.
  6314.  
  6315.  
  6316.  
  6317.  
  6318. Nikolai Tesla
  6319.  
  6320. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  6321.  
  6322. 1 of 2: From jrogers31 last post it surely appears that he has been
  6323. blocked from posting once again. We are touching a nerve here and WEDG
  6324. LTD/Mr. Shehbaz Afzal does not like it. I highly suggest to all WEDG
  6325. backers to submit a “policy violation report” with Indiegogo, UK
  6326. authorities (The Insolvency Service, Companies House or the Serious
  6327. Fraud Office), and/or to the following authorities in the U.S.A. before
  6328. I get silenced, for the second time, again:
  6329.  
  6330.  
  6331.  
  6332.  
  6333. M K
  6334.  
  6335. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  6336.  
  6337. I think it better for WEDG to just give most backers a refund
  6338. immediately in order to prevent severe legal issues.
  6339.  
  6340.  
  6341.  
  6342.  
  6343. jrogers31
  6344.  
  6345. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6346.  
  6347. @Nikolai Tesla above – Yes I have been blocked by Indiegogo – I have
  6348. some important information to share following my investigations here in
  6349. the UK. Indiegogo have no right to prevent me from informing the backers
  6350. – If backers would like me to post the information here then please
  6351. complain to Indiegogo.
  6352.  
  6353. Alternatively you can find my contact details at www.gordcentre.org
  6354.  
  6355. For US based backers US government is really hot on wire fraud and
  6356. Indiegogo have exposed themselves by blocking comments JR
  6357.  
  6358.  
  6359.  
  6360.  
  6361. jrogers31
  6362.  
  6363. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6364.  
  6365. 1/6 Email to Innospace MMU – I spoke to Sandra today as part of my
  6366. investigation into the activities of Mr Shehbaz Afzal who is running a
  6367. start up business WEDG Ltd within your (Innospace) premises on 47
  6368. Chorlton Street Manchester. Sandra suggested I email you for further
  6369. information. The reason for my investigation is as a result of
  6370. unsatisfactory responses to very reasonable enquiries from backers of
  6371. this business as to the whereabouts of the funds contributed by backers
  6372. totalling £131,537.00.
  6373.  
  6374.  
  6375.  
  6376.  
  6377. jrogers31
  6378.  
  6379. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6380.  
  6381. 4/4 There is no reason legal or otherwise why you cannot disclose the
  6382. name of -your business insurer, -the firm of lawyers your business
  6383. insurer has hired along with a statement from the lawyer on their headed
  6384. paper confirming that they are dealing with the matter of the software
  6385. contested by a third party. Your lawyers will not have to disclose any
  6386. confidential details of the dispute. If you fail to do any or all of the
  6387. above then the conclusion will be obvious to all.
  6388.  
  6389.  
  6390.  
  6391.  
  6392. jrogers31
  6393.  
  6394. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6395.  
  6396. 3/4 Unless you come clean now with a completely transparent and signed
  6397. statement from your lawyers indicating the situation regarding all the
  6398. questions raised about your hardware, tooling, software and statement of
  6399. accounts regarding backers funds one can only conclude that you are
  6400. running a scampaign and not a campaign.
  6401.  
  6402.  
  6403.  
  6404.  
  6405. jrogers31
  6406.  
  6407. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6408.  
  6409. 2/4 Lets assume for the moment that you are genuine, you see this
  6410. project through and fulfil your obligation to deliver functioning units
  6411. and other perks to backers. Can you not appreciate that your appalling
  6412. communication skills, lack of insight and behaviour to date is going to
  6413. render null and void your future chances of a successful business.
  6414.  
  6415.  
  6416.  
  6417.  
  6418. jrogers31
  6419.  
  6420. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6421.  
  6422. 1/4 @Team WEDG – it appears to me that your recent ‘update’ has been
  6423. done only to satisfy Indiegogo that you are communication with the
  6424. backers. As regards the content of the update – my response is “So
  6425. what”. When are you going to answer the very reasonable questions from
  6426. backers like @Gordon Keys for information about the hardware and tooling
  6427. etc or the questions about the whereabouts of the backers funds and a
  6428. statement of accounts?
  6429.  
  6430.  
  6431.  
  6432.  
  6433. Peter Dalmaris
  6434.  
  6435. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  6436.  
  6437. @jrogers31 Thank you for all your work – I have submitted my policy
  6438. violation report to Indiegogo.
  6439.  
  6440.  
  6441.  
  6442.  
  6443. spencer robinson
  6444.  
  6445. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> almost 2 years ago
  6446.  
  6447. Nikolai Tesla – Just submitted “policy violation report” to indiegogo
  6448.  
  6449. I just logged one as well
  6450.  
  6451.  
  6452.  
  6453.  
  6454. Nikolai Tesla
  6455.  
  6456. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  6457.  
  6458. The links for the state of California would be to report Indiegogo if
  6459. they do not assist on investigating WEDG LTD against being a scam or
  6460. not. The other links could be used to report WEDG LTD in the United States.
  6461.  
  6462.  
  6463.  
  6464.  
  6465. Nikolai Tesla
  6466.  
  6467. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  6468.  
  6469. Did some research and found the following:
  6470.  
  6471. http://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company
  6472.  
  6473. https://www.dca.ca.gov/webapps/cru/gencomplaint.php
  6474.  
  6475. https://www.usa.gov/consumer-complaints#item-35997
  6476.  
  6477. http://www.bbb.org/
  6478.  
  6479. https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov
  6480.  
  6481. http://www.econsumer.gov/english/ (if your purchase was with a foreign
  6482. retailer.)
  6483.  
  6484.  
  6485.  
  6486.  
  6487. Nikolai Tesla
  6488.  
  6489. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  6490.  
  6491. Just submitted “policy violation report” to indiegogo. Does anyone know
  6492. to whom we could report this in the United States of America? More
  6493. pressure could be obtained if we also report it in the U.S.A. since
  6494. Indiegogo HQ is located in San Francisco, California.
  6495.  
  6496.  
  6497.  
  6498.  
  6499. jrogers31
  6500.  
  6501. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6502.  
  6503. Just sent this to Indiegogo as ‘policy violation report’
  6504.  
  6505. Alleged scampaign WEDG no activity from campaign owner for 10 months?
  6506.  
  6507. See recent comments regarding this campaign – can you confirm that you
  6508. are in regular contact with the campaign owner? Can you reassure backers
  6509. that the campaign owner has not absconded with the backers funds? It is
  6510. time for you to properly investigate and send a report to ALL backers.
  6511.  
  6512. If any other backers support this – please repeat the reporting process.
  6513.  
  6514.  
  6515.  
  6516.  
  6517. jrogers31
  6518.  
  6519. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6520.  
  6521. Even more amusing is the reassurance from Indiegogo on this page
  6522. https://www.indiegogo.com/trust
  6523.  
  6524. Where you can read more about their
  6525.  
  6526. Fraud Detection Algorithm
  6527. Community Reporting
  6528. Trust & Safety Team
  6529.  
  6530.  
  6531.  
  6532.  
  6533. Gordon Keys
  6534.  
  6535. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  6536.  
  6537. Amusing. Just took a look at Shehbaz activity page on Indiegogo and his
  6538. last response was 10 months ago! WTF!
  6539.  
  6540. Are you somewhere sunny?
  6541.  
  6542.  
  6543.  
  6544.  
  6545. jrogers31
  6546.  
  6547. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6548.  
  6549. @Gordon Keys – I will be surprised if you get a sensible answer to all
  6550. your very reasonable points and observations regarding previous and
  6551. current information from WEDG and the inconsistencies in the so called
  6552. facts contained in the updates. Perhaps a large number of dissatisfied
  6553. backers need to make a direct complaint to Indiegogo asking for a review
  6554. of this campaign as it would be sad if more unsuspecting backers make
  6555. contributions to this campaign.
  6556.  
  6557.  
  6558.  
  6559.  
  6560. Gordon Keys
  6561.  
  6562. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  6563.  
  6564. Shehbaz
  6565.  
  6566. I’ve emailed the below to you so that you don’t miss it, as I suspect
  6567. you’ve stopped looking at the comments page sometime ago!
  6568.  
  6569. Shame
  6570.  
  6571.  
  6572.  
  6573.  
  6574. Gordon Keys
  6575.  
  6576. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  6577.  
  6578. Shehbaz 3/3
  6579.  
  6580. I’ve asked this before but what has happened to the mediation? Is this
  6581. no longer being used by team WEDG?
  6582. Much of what you’ve updated here is just a rehash of what has gone
  6583. before. What is the plan regarding the refunds? Will you give any? Why
  6584. poll us if you don’t then intend to carry this thru?
  6585. Why aren’t Chris or better still you, signing off on these updates? It
  6586. is Just a faceless Team WEDG at the end of the messages. I find that
  6587. disconcerting!
  6588.  
  6589.  
  6590.  
  6591.  
  6592. Gordon Keys
  6593.  
  6594. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  6595.  
  6596. Shehbaz 2/3
  6597.  
  6598. I realise that much of the hardware is off the shelf so we don’t have to
  6599. worry about that. It’s just an order away.
  6600.  
  6601. What items are need to be manufactured? I guess the cases would be. Has
  6602. the tooling been manufactured? We’ve seen the picture of part of the
  6603. case. Was this a 3D printed prototype or something produced using a
  6604. completed tool? How long will it take to produce the cases? I’ve asked
  6605. this a couple of times before and no-one has answered this BIG question.
  6606.  
  6607.  
  6608.  
  6609.  
  6610. Gordon Keys
  6611.  
  6612. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  6613.  
  6614. Shehbaz 1/3
  6615.  
  6616. I am pleased to see a new update and it does give a me glimmer of hope
  6617. that things may move forward. Does it answer many of the burning
  6618. questions that have been added here on the comments page? No.
  6619.  
  6620. We know about the code issue. We know you can’t be particularly
  6621. transparent about that due to legal reasons. The section of code to be
  6622. rewritten could take 3-6 months I would guess once a line in the sand
  6623. has been drawn from where to rewrite from.
  6624.  
  6625.  
  6626.  
  6627.  
  6628. jrogers31
  6629.  
  6630. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6631.  
  6632. 3/3 If Shehbaz and WEDG are genuine then they should be very concerned
  6633. about the comments and sentiments expressed here by backers and take
  6634. them seriously. The responses and updates we receive appear to show
  6635. complete lack of concern about the backers and their opinions. If one
  6636. had taken a sum of £131,537.00 from a number of people who contributed
  6637. in good faith and failed to deliver – I imagine that the only way one
  6638. could feel comfortable was if one was a resident outside the E.U. or U.S.A.
  6639.  
  6640.  
  6641.  
  6642.  
  6643. jrogers31
  6644.  
  6645. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6646.  
  6647. 2/2 In dealing with WEDG in the UK – some or all of the UK backers who
  6648. want a refund could act as a group and issue a statutory demand for the
  6649. funds they contributed. It would help if the total amont of the demand
  6650. was high – this would depend on number of backers and the amounts
  6651. contributed. If payment was not received within 21 days then the company
  6652. can be wound up – this and the reports to the insolvency service would
  6653. trigger an investigation with serious consequences for the WEDG director(s)
  6654.  
  6655.  
  6656.  
  6657.  
  6658. jrogers31
  6659.  
  6660. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6661.  
  6662. 1/2 I have complained on more than one occasion to Indiegogo about the
  6663. WEDG campaign and drawn their attention to the lack of transparancy (one
  6664. of Indiegogo’s requirements of campaign owners) and the alleged
  6665. hallmarks of a scampaign. I have also drawn Indiegogo’s attention to the
  6666. fact that they are at risk under US State and Federal laws in assisting
  6667. in alleged online fraudulent activity. The latter would probably require
  6668. the assistance of a US backer to report the matter to US authorities.
  6669.  
  6670.  
  6671.  
  6672.  
  6673. M K
  6674.  
  6675. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  6676.  
  6677. has anyone contacted Indiegogo regarding the NON-delivery of the WEDG
  6678. and the NON-delivery of real status information?
  6679.  
  6680.  
  6681.  
  6682.  
  6683. Justin Walton
  6684.  
  6685. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  6686.  
  6687. Does anyone else remember when @Team WEDG used to to comments
  6688. posted? While their legal team reads the proposal (at £250/hour), they
  6689. ought to have time to actually talk to us person to person.
  6690.  
  6691. I suspect the team has shrunk, possibly to one. I think I remember a
  6692. comment that they weren’t drawing salaries. How long would we work for
  6693. nothing on a stalled project?
  6694.  
  6695. @Bryan Walker, OpenProducts OPI Box looks like it could be a worthy
  6696. replacement for the WEDG. Thank-you for that information!
  6697.  
  6698.  
  6699.  
  6700.  
  6701. Peter Dalmaris
  6702.  
  6703. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  6704.  
  6705. I have already made a formal request for an investigation by The
  6706. Insolvency Service. They have confirmed receipt of my request.
  6707.  
  6708. I have already made a formal request to WEDG asking for a refunds. Radio
  6709. silence on that.
  6710.  
  6711. The latest update from WEDG offers a glimmer of hope that things will go
  6712. back to normal, but nothing concrete and verifiable. That’s a common
  6713. tactic used by fraudsters.
  6714.  
  6715.  
  6716.  
  6717.  
  6718. Nikolai Tesla
  6719.  
  6720. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  6721.  
  6722. @Team WEDG: Formally I am requesting my contribution to be refunded
  6723. promptly.
  6724.  
  6725. @WEDG Backers: To help out in this matter you have the option to have
  6726. this situation formally investigated by UK authorities (The Insolvency
  6727. Service, Companies House or the Serious Fraud Office). This act will
  6728. clear things that Team WEDG has not been able to comply. There is no
  6729. harm done if they are legit and it will not delay this project more than
  6730. it actually is at this moment.
  6731.  
  6732.  
  6733.  
  6734.  
  6735. jrogers31
  6736.  
  6737. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6738.  
  6739. @Team WEDG – yet another update which gives very little further
  6740. information and summarises what you have told us before. Please disclose
  6741. the whereabouts of the funds that backers contributed with a statement
  6742. of accounts. Please confirm that you have spent little or none of the
  6743. backers funds. After all you have bought nothing, built nothing and
  6744. stored nothing so it follows that you have spent nothing and your
  6745. insurance pays the fees for your less than able lawyers. It is time to
  6746. send out refunds.
  6747.  
  6748.  
  6749.  
  6750.  
  6751. Gordon Keys
  6752.  
  6753. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  6754.  
  6755. @Bryan & @David – Many thanks for your suggestions. I am swaying towards
  6756. the Synology DiskStation DS115j 2 × 1 TB that’ll perhaps suit my needs.
  6757. I hope i’ll the UI on the iPhone, tablet and PC is up to scratch and I
  6758. can pool everything i need onto one location. My back-up requirements
  6759. are mainly photos, video and a bit of music back up of some old CDs.
  6760.  
  6761.  
  6762.  
  6763.  
  6764. Gaston Cardey
  6765.  
  6766. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> almost 2 years ago
  6767.  
  6768. Hi, everyone,
  6769. I don’t know what was the point of creating a poll to ask backers
  6770. whether to choose a refund or wait if WEDG won’t do anything with the
  6771. results.
  6772. I you ask me if I want a refund and I say “yes”, then give me my money, ok?
  6773. Finish with this torture (both for you and us who want out). I see
  6774. everyday goes by and nothing happend.
  6775. Message to other backers: please respect my opinion as I respect yours
  6776. and please don’t say to me “this is not Amazon”. All of us know that.
  6777. Really.
  6778.  
  6779.  
  6780.  
  6781.  
  6782. jrogers31
  6783.  
  6784. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6785.  
  6786. It appears that Shehbaz does not want to communicate with some or all of
  6787. the backers of the WEDG project. One way to lance this festering
  6788. carbuncle of a situation would be to issue a statutory demand for the
  6789. refund of our contributions. If not settled within 21 days then WEDG
  6790. could be wound up with an investigation into what has been done with the
  6791. funds of £131,537!
  6792.  
  6793. It really is time for Shehbaz to fulfill his responsibilites to the
  6794. backers, tell us the truth and refund the money.
  6795.  
  6796.  
  6797.  
  6798.  
  6799. Nikolai Tesla
  6800.  
  6801. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  6802.  
  6803. @M K: Thank you for sharing that story but sadly Indiegogo does not have
  6804. that particular policy that KickStarter has. If it did, we would have
  6805. received our refund months ago. Our solution is to use legal options in
  6806. the UK.
  6807.  
  6808. @Bryan Walker: Thank you for sharing the OpenProducts OPI box, that is a
  6809. very nice and almost complete replacement for the WEDG. Why did you back
  6810. WEDG if OpenProducts OPI box existed? I am also looking into QNAP TS-453
  6811. or Synology DiskStation DS715 along with the OPI box.
  6812.  
  6813.  
  6814.  
  6815.  
  6816. M K
  6817.  
  6818. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  6819.  
  6820. Please have a look at this news:
  6821.  
  6822. http://www.geekwire.com/2014/attorney-general-asylum-playing-cards-crowdfunded-project/
  6823.  
  6824. http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/strange-twist-asylum-playing-cards-crowdfunding-case
  6825.  
  6826. http://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-makes-crowdfunded-company-pay-shady-deal
  6827.  
  6828. These guys got a big penalty for failing to deliver the Kickstarter project.
  6829.  
  6830.  
  6831.  
  6832.  
  6833. David Aldred
  6834.  
  6835. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 2 years ago
  6836.  
  6837. @Gordon,
  6838. I’ve just bought a Synology NAS (DS414)
  6839.  
  6840. You get the ‘access anywhere butt sync’, you can configure it as a mail
  6841. server ( I don’t need this particular feature as I have a hosted server
  6842. for this), I also have it setup as a Plex media server, I can share
  6843. links publicly with passwords / expiry dates etc, and can handle
  6844. encrypted volumes
  6845.  
  6846. Possibly not quite as secure as Wedg is/was aiming to be, but I’m very
  6847. pleased with how the management OS has matured in the last 12 months.
  6848.  
  6849.  
  6850.  
  6851.  
  6852. Nikolai Tesla
  6853.  
  6854. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  6855.  
  6856. @jrogers31: No, you are not alone on this request. I do request the
  6857. same. Sadly I no longer trust WEDG at all and IF they do pull through
  6858. (major doubt) I would rather sell off (at the same price) this item to
  6859. one of the supporters here. WEDG has no professional work ethics and
  6860. much less willing to provide customer satisfaction now and/or in the
  6861. future (if the case). I just demand a refund and have them carry on if
  6862. they please otherwise I will continue to look for more legal solutions.
  6863.  
  6864.  
  6865.  
  6866.  
  6867. jrogers31
  6868.  
  6869. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6870.  
  6871. Own-mailbox seems to offer part of what WEDG intended but we get no
  6872. assurance or communication from Shehbaz to suggest that WEDG is going to
  6873. progress. Under these circumstances additions to Own-mailbox would be a
  6874. NAS with iTwin (file access) for remote access encrypted personal butt
  6875. storage and Surfeasy or iTwin connect for encrypted VPN browsing. Am I
  6876. the only one who thinks that Shehbaz should make a clear and unambiguous
  6877. statement of his intentions with WEDG and the whereabouts of our funds?
  6878.  
  6879.  
  6880.  
  6881.  
  6882. M K
  6883.  
  6884. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  6885.  
  6886. @Spencer Robinson: thanks for the link to the Own-Mailbox project.
  6887.  
  6888. It looks that the WEDG just became obsolete.
  6889.  
  6890. When will I receive my refund?
  6891.  
  6892.  
  6893.  
  6894.  
  6895. jrogers31
  6896.  
  6897. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6898.  
  6899. Shehbaz – please make a clear unambiguous statement to backers
  6900. confirming that there are no fundamental hardware, software or other
  6901. issues, which will prevent further progress in the production of WEDG.
  6902. Give us a firm time-line for the rewritting of the disputed software and
  6903. delivery of the finished and fully functioning units. Please make a
  6904. detailed statement about the whereabouts of the funds. If you are unable
  6905. to make such statements then please refund all the backers that
  6906. requested a refund.
  6907.  
  6908.  
  6909.  
  6910.  
  6911. spencer robinson
  6912.  
  6913. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> almost 2 years ago
  6914.  
  6915. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1547898916/own-mailbox-the-first-100-confidential-mailbox?ref=popular
  6916.  
  6917. and they have actually open sourced their product, something else that
  6918. has gone very quiet with the wedg team
  6919.  
  6920.  
  6921.  
  6922.  
  6923. jrogers31
  6924.  
  6925. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  6926.  
  6927. Backers should not write-off their funds – there are legal remedies in
  6928. the UK to deal with WEDG and legal remedies (State and Federal) in the
  6929. US to deal with Indiegogo. Indiegogo started to focus when this was
  6930. pointed out to them https://support.indiegogo.com/hc/en-us/requests/757300
  6931. The updates are evidence as are WEDG’s dealings with the “third party”
  6932. which would have to be disclosed if backers seek a legal remedy. If
  6933. funds have been misused then WEDG and their directors would be liable.
  6934.  
  6935.  
  6936.  
  6937.  
  6938. Gordon Keys
  6939.  
  6940. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  6941.  
  6942. @David Aldred: What was the more established device? I have also almost
  6943. written off the WEDG and my money and need to find something else.
  6944.  
  6945.  
  6946.  
  6947.  
  6948. Nikolai Tesla
  6949.  
  6950. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  6951.  
  6952. Per The Insolvency Service: “One possible outcome of our investigations,
  6953. however, is that the company complained about may be wound up by the
  6954. court on the
  6955. petition of this department. In that event there is quite often some
  6956. publicity surrounding the matter, particularly in the local area.”
  6957.  
  6958.  
  6959.  
  6960.  
  6961. Nikolai Tesla
  6962.  
  6963. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  6964.  
  6965. @MK: Per T.I.S.: “This requirement for confidentiality at all stages
  6966. extends even to communications with complainants themselves. We cannot
  6967. tell you
  6968. what action, if any, we intend to take in response to your complaint.
  6969. Nor can we provide you with updates at any point.”
  6970.  
  6971.  
  6972.  
  6973.  
  6974. Nikolai Tesla
  6975.  
  6976. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  6977.  
  6978. 2 of 2
  6979. @WEDG FUNDERS: You have the right to report this situation to the
  6980. corresponding authorities in the UK so they can investigate:
  6981.  
  6982. The Insolvency Service, Companies House or the Serious Fraud Office.
  6983. More information at:
  6984.  
  6985. https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-a-limited-company
  6986.  
  6987. Here is the required WEDG company information:
  6988.  
  6989. WEDG LTD
  6990. 47 Chorlton Street
  6991. Manchester
  6992. Greater Manchester
  6993. M1 3FY
  6994.  
  6995. Company#08824160
  6996. Director ID: 917334076
  6997. Director: MR SHEHBAZ AFZAL
  6998.  
  6999.  
  7000.  
  7001.  
  7002. Nikolai Tesla
  7003.  
  7004. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  7005.  
  7006. 1 of 2
  7007. @WEDG FUNDERS: A way you can help WEDG by reporting them to the
  7008. authorities in the UK. Here is how it works, if WEDG is legit the
  7009. authorities will confirm that it so and if they are not, then they will
  7010. be held liable for their actions. Both outcomes will bring the long
  7011. delayed resolution to this fiasco to all of us no matter if you support
  7012. them or not.
  7013.  
  7014.  
  7015.  
  7016.  
  7017. Nikolai Tesla
  7018.  
  7019. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  7020.  
  7021. 09/09/2015: Finally I am able to post again! It is dubious as for the
  7022. timing and specific funders that were unable to post here. It definitely
  7023. gives a bad reputation to both Indiegogo and WEDG.
  7024.  
  7025.  
  7026.  
  7027.  
  7028. M K
  7029.  
  7030. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  7031.  
  7032. Any update on the Insolvency Office?
  7033.  
  7034.  
  7035.  
  7036.  
  7037. David Aldred
  7038.  
  7039. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 2 years ago
  7040.  
  7041. 2/2
  7042. Sadly, I’ve pretty much ‘written off’ the money I put in. With no end
  7043. date in sight, I had to fill the requirement I had that led me to
  7044. investing in this.
  7045.  
  7046. Tech has moved on in the last 12 months, and what is on the market now
  7047. more than completes with what Wedg was offering, and so have gone with a
  7048. more established device.
  7049.  
  7050. Of course, if Wedg materializes I’ll be giving it a go, but it’ll be a
  7051. ‘bonus’ rather than my expectation :(
  7052.  
  7053.  
  7054.  
  7055.  
  7056. David Aldred
  7057.  
  7058. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 2 years ago
  7059.  
  7060. 1/2
  7061. To tweak an old analogy…
  7062. It rather sounds like this 3rd party have said ‘bend over’ and you’ve
  7063. responded with ‘How far’
  7064.  
  7065. Re-writing the code from scratch, in a process they will outline –
  7066. whilst at least allows you to move on, is hardly cause for celebration.
  7067.  
  7068. Sounds like a pretty bum deal to me.
  7069.  
  7070.  
  7071.  
  7072.  
  7073. jrogers31
  7074.  
  7075. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  7076.  
  7077. Backers should be made aware that over the last 15+ days some of us were
  7078. blocked from making comments in this open forum. Indiegogo said “our
  7079. Tech Team is aware of an issue which affects commenting ability for a
  7080. small subset of users” It appeared that the “subset of users” were the
  7081. ones who were first to raise concerns about WEDG. @Nikolai Tesla said in
  7082. his last message that he was being “frozen out”. This is a serious
  7083. breach of trust and an act of bad faith on behalf of Indiegogo and WEDG.
  7084.  
  7085.  
  7086.  
  7087.  
  7088. M K
  7089.  
  7090. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  7091.  
  7092. Thanks for the update, but I still prefer to receive refund a.s.a.p.
  7093.  
  7094.  
  7095.  
  7096.  
  7097. Justin Walton
  7098.  
  7099. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  7100.  
  7101. Finally some news, and it sounds good.
  7102. So now we need a timeline, it took 3 months to write the disputed
  7103. software, rewriting under scrutiny will take longer.
  7104. With a way forward open, I now expect @Team WEDG to have time to provide
  7105. regular updates, at least weekly.
  7106. The comments all have one thing in common, us backers want to know
  7107. what’s happening!
  7108. The little information we’ve received recently has all been on the
  7109. dispute, lets hear about a timeline and the hardware (including tee shirts)
  7110.  
  7111.  
  7112.  
  7113.  
  7114. Lewis Tsalis
  7115.  
  7116. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706426> almost 2 years ago
  7117.  
  7118. With this new announcement, I’m keen to see what the timeline is now
  7119. going to be.
  7120.  
  7121.  
  7122.  
  7123.  
  7124. Peter Dalmaris
  7125.  
  7126. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  7127.  
  7128. I wonder who is “Team WEDG”.
  7129.  
  7130. Why not use a real name?
  7131.  
  7132. In these circumstances, it would be appropriate to see Shehbaz’s name
  7133. signing these “updates”.
  7134.  
  7135.  
  7136.  
  7137.  
  7138. jrogers31
  7139.  
  7140. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  7141.  
  7142. Although the update of 10 mins ago sounds positive I am still sceptical.
  7143. If the update is accurate then there should be no reason why Shehbaz
  7144. cannot give a clear unambiguous statement and assurances regarding
  7145. hardware etc as previously requested.
  7146.  
  7147. As for their thanks to backers “for their patience and unfaltering
  7148. support” one wonders whether Team WEDG understand the recent sentiments
  7149. expressed by backers! Team WEDG need to improve on the transparency of
  7150. their communications.
  7151.  
  7152.  
  7153.  
  7154.  
  7155. jrogers31
  7156.  
  7157. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  7158.  
  7159. http://observer.com/2014/08/indiegogos-scampaign-problem-latest-crowdfunded-smartwatch-is-total-garbage/
  7160.  
  7161. I hope that we don’t find a similar article written about the WEDG
  7162. campaign in the future
  7163.  
  7164.  
  7165.  
  7166.  
  7167. jrogers31
  7168.  
  7169. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  7170.  
  7171. I agree with @Gordon Keys and other dissatisfied backers. 30+ days ago I
  7172. asked that Shehbaz make a clear and unambiguous statement “confirming
  7173. that there are no fundamental hardware, software or supply issues from
  7174. other contractors, which will prevent progress when the third party
  7175. issue is resolved.” Provided of course the third party issue is not a
  7176. charade. If this project is on the level do not understand why Shehbaz
  7177. cannot make such a statement and tell us about the whereabouts of the funds.
  7178.  
  7179.  
  7180.  
  7181.  
  7182. Steve Box
  7183.  
  7184. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7734890> almost 2 years ago
  7185.  
  7186. @snhs06 – just to add, what you’re talking about came after they
  7187. announced the production schedule and told us when to expect our WEDGs.
  7188. It seems like they a) either knew all along that the software issue was
  7189. a show-stopper, which then questions why make the production
  7190. announcement or b) they prematurely announced production, which is
  7191. strange because those things have to be carefully planned. Either way it
  7192. doesn’t look or sound right. I’d be happy to be see the WEDG, but we
  7193. have a right to ask.
  7194.  
  7195.  
  7196.  
  7197.  
  7198. Steve Box
  7199.  
  7200. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7734890> almost 2 years ago
  7201.  
  7202. @snhs06 – maybe you should pay attention.
  7203.  
  7204. Seven months ago – “We’re holding off from purchasing components and
  7205. materials just yet to avoid warehousing fees.”
  7206.  
  7207. Six months ago – “We will be ordering all hardware components including
  7208. materials WC 23 March 2015. … Thus the WEDG shell will go into
  7209. production on 26 March for a full day to produce 2200 units.”
  7210.  
  7211. So according to what was written all of the hardware should have been
  7212. done. It’s just hardware, why haven’t we seen it? Why no news?
  7213.  
  7214.  
  7215.  
  7216.  
  7217. maskedmarauder
  7218.  
  7219. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8106278> almost 2 years ago
  7220.  
  7221. I have asked for a refund three times already and have not even received
  7222. a response.
  7223.  
  7224. To all those who still believe this is NOT a scam – I can’t make up my
  7225. mind if I admire or pity you. Yes, it is a trust issue by now, and I
  7226. have none anymore.
  7227.  
  7228. Any help in getting a refund would be very much appreciated.
  7229.  
  7230.  
  7231.  
  7232.  
  7233. snhs06
  7234.  
  7235. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  7236.  
  7237. 2 of 2
  7238.  
  7239. @Carlos They are being serious – per 27/7/2015 they are seeking
  7240. alternative financing so those of you mistakenly thinking Indiegogo is
  7241. Amazon can get your money back if Wedg is not ready within 6 months i.e.
  7242. just under 5 months to go – seriously.
  7243.  
  7244. @Tiger Bus I can only agree with your sentiment. I suspect the
  7245. Insolvency Service will point out that by contributing they accepted the
  7246. T&Cs which Wedg are following. No wonder they have been so quiet – must
  7247. be sick of repeating themselves.
  7248.  
  7249.  
  7250.  
  7251.  
  7252. snhs06
  7253.  
  7254. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  7255.  
  7256. 1 of 2
  7257.  
  7258. I am starting to wonder if any of those incessantly complaining have
  7259. been paying attention.
  7260.  
  7261. @Steve Box Wedg said at the time of publicly announcing the legal issues
  7262. that they were not proceeding with manufacture at that time because they
  7263. would then have had to pay storage fees for the duration of the dispute
  7264. – seems reasonable to me. What did you expect that they would put them
  7265. together round a kitchen table – factory manufacturing requires a
  7266. certain volume to be economically viable.
  7267.  
  7268.  
  7269.  
  7270.  
  7271. Carlos Garcia Conde
  7272.  
  7273. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> almost 2 years ago
  7274.  
  7275. This is my 4th comment and my 4th email and NO RESPONSE
  7276. I WANT A REFUND NOW
  7277. Be a serious people
  7278.  
  7279.  
  7280.  
  7281.  
  7282. Gordon Keys
  7283.  
  7284. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  7285.  
  7286. Here, Here, @Steve Box!
  7287.  
  7288.  
  7289.  
  7290.  
  7291. Steve Box
  7292.  
  7293. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7734890> almost 2 years ago
  7294.  
  7295. @ Tiger Bus – all of us want to believe in WEDG. But look at the timeline:
  7296.  
  7297. Mid March 2015 – ordering all materials March 23, going into production
  7298. March 26.
  7299. Early April 2015 – planning on shipping between April 8-13
  7300. Mid April 2015 – an aluminum prototype of the back
  7301.  
  7302. Please note that this has nothing to do with the software. We have been
  7303. told that the product was going to be done in late March, yet have only
  7304. been shown a case. Since then nothing about the hardware.
  7305.  
  7306.  
  7307.  
  7308.  
  7309. Steve Box
  7310.  
  7311. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7734890> almost 2 years ago
  7312.  
  7313. While I understand the issues with the software developer, it seems to
  7314. me that the hardware should be ready to go. So why have we not heard
  7315. anything about completed hardware? According to the timeline the product
  7316. should have been finished.
  7317.  
  7318. Which leaves me to believe that the problems with the software side and
  7319. legality of releasing the WEDGE were known before they sent the
  7320. announcements out about the hardware. So why lie to use about the
  7321. shipping date in early April?
  7322.  
  7323.  
  7324.  
  7325.  
  7326. Steve Box
  7327.  
  7328. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7734890> almost 2 years ago
  7329.  
  7330. Ultimately, as others have mentioned, it becomes a trust issue. We were
  7331. all excited about the WEDG, but the way things have been handled make
  7332. supporters question the direction and the leadership. It seems to me
  7333. that the WEDG team could have been talking about the hardware side
  7334. throughout all of these issues, just to allay fears that this wasn’t a
  7335. scam. But the radio silence on everything but the supposed negotiations
  7336. makes it difficult to understand what is happening.
  7337.  
  7338.  
  7339.  
  7340.  
  7341. Peter Dalmaris
  7342.  
  7343. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  7344.  
  7345. Spencer, look at Nikolai Tesla’s comment further down the list (26 days
  7346. ago), it contains the info I used.
  7347.  
  7348. Tiger Bus, as I said in my previous post, Failure is No Problem.
  7349. Crowdfunding has risks, and that’s fine. At this point, I doubt that
  7350. there is a mysterious “third party” that is responsible for this mess.
  7351. WEDG has given us no information we can verify independently, and have
  7352. broken every promise they made. I hope you are right. If not maybe the
  7353. Insolvency Service can shed some light.
  7354.  
  7355.  
  7356.  
  7357.  
  7358. Gordon Keys
  7359.  
  7360. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  7361.  
  7362. Sorry… I just couldnt resist!
  7363.  
  7364. pic.twitter.com/OYzHMPrhZ1
  7365.  
  7366.  
  7367.  
  7368.  
  7369. spencer robinson
  7370.  
  7371. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> almost 2 years ago
  7372.  
  7373. how do you go about reporting to the Insolvency Service?
  7374.  
  7375. I feel as backers we now need bring this to an end, No one has contacted
  7376. me with regards to a refund as requested in the survey, and no
  7377. information has been release to confirm the truthfulness of the
  7378. situation wedg are reporting
  7379.  
  7380.  
  7381.  
  7382.  
  7383. Tiger Bus
  7384.  
  7385. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 2 years ago
  7386.  
  7387. Oh Peter, thanx for having another f*cked up legal issue for them to
  7388. fight off and delay it for all other backers yet again. This is not
  7389. amazon and your case will result in paperwork and further mess only.
  7390. Thanks again on behalf of everyone who actually unterstands the meaning
  7391. of “funding a startup”. Damn.
  7392.  
  7393.  
  7394.  
  7395.  
  7396. Ron Ko
  7397.  
  7398. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  7399.  
  7400. @Peter, agree and support you!
  7401.  
  7402.  
  7403.  
  7404.  
  7405. Peter Dalmaris
  7406.  
  7407. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  7408.  
  7409. With reluctance, I have reported WEDG to The Insolvency Service.
  7410.  
  7411. I have received acknowledgement of my submission and will update you of
  7412. the progress.
  7413.  
  7414. I did this with reluctance because I truly believed in WEDG. I hope they
  7415. will get through it and deliver OR come out to speak about what is
  7416. happening with honesty and transparency.
  7417.  
  7418. Failure is no problem. Treating your supporters like WEDG has for so
  7419. long is very disturbing.
  7420.  
  7421.  
  7422.  
  7423.  
  7424. Carlos Garcia Conde
  7425.  
  7426. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> almost 2 years ago
  7427.  
  7428. No answer about my refund…
  7429. PLEASE be a serious person, refund now
  7430.  
  7431.  
  7432.  
  7433.  
  7434. Peter Dalmaris
  7435.  
  7436. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  7437.  
  7438. Has anyone reported this to The Insolvency Service, Companies House or
  7439. the Serious Fraud Office?
  7440.  
  7441.  
  7442.  
  7443.  
  7444. M K
  7445.  
  7446. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  7447.  
  7448. By the time the dispute is resolved, the hardware and software are both
  7449. rendered obsolete.
  7450.  
  7451.  
  7452.  
  7453.  
  7454. Ruanth Chrisley Thyssen
  7455.  
  7456. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/485007> almost 2 years ago
  7457.  
  7458. I have only ever funded few, carefully hand picked campaigns on
  7459. indiegogo – WEDG seemed like one such campaign. However after reading
  7460. some of the other comments below, I am seriously concerned.
  7461. While there are some who say this is a scam, I still have hope that this
  7462. project pulls through. My only real concern is delivery time. Technology
  7463. is constantly evolving and advancing, and what may seem as a harmless
  7464. few months seriously concerns me regarding WEDG tech. Please give us a
  7465. real update!
  7466.  
  7467.  
  7468.  
  7469.  
  7470. michiel pauwels
  7471.  
  7472. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3426891> almost 2 years ago
  7473.  
  7474. As everyone else i’m also still waiting for my refund
  7475.  
  7476.  
  7477.  
  7478.  
  7479. Gordon Keys
  7480.  
  7481. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  7482.  
  7483. Part 2/2
  7484. I’d like to know where we are with the tooling for the chassis for the
  7485. WEDG. If this had been still on schedule, there should be some moulds
  7486. made to produce the WEDG cases? We’ve seen some sort of picture in a
  7487. dingy shed. Is that it? REALLY?
  7488.  
  7489.  
  7490.  
  7491.  
  7492. Gordon Keys
  7493.  
  7494. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  7495.  
  7496. Part 1/2
  7497. The last two updates tell us little as WEDG cannot tell us anything much
  7498. regarding this legal dispute.
  7499.  
  7500. I still find it hard to take you guys seriously because these updates
  7501. are passed via your legal eagles and the typos and poor grammar are
  7502. shocking! Surely they would have done something about them? What has
  7503. happened regarding the mediation service you were using? There’s been
  7504. little about them for some time. Are they still working on this and in
  7505. what capacity?
  7506.  
  7507.  
  7508.  
  7509.  
  7510. Peter Dalmaris
  7511.  
  7512. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  7513.  
  7514. Hi all,
  7515.  
  7516. I have emailed WEDG asking for a refund. I had ordered 2xIntel WEDGs.
  7517. After total radio silence from WEDG for so long in this thread, I have
  7518. little confidence that I will ever see a product. I also have little
  7519. confidence that I will ever see my money.
  7520.  
  7521. If anyone here has actually received a refund, please let me know.
  7522.  
  7523. I will look at making a formal complaint at The Insolvency Service in
  7524. the next few days. Just wish to give WEDG one more chance to get back to us.
  7525.  
  7526.  
  7527.  
  7528.  
  7529. M K
  7530.  
  7531. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  7532.  
  7533. Reminder #1:
  7534. We need evidence of development of the product and proof that the WEDG
  7535. is there directly after the legal issue is resolved.
  7536.  
  7537.  
  7538.  
  7539.  
  7540. Andrea Pietroboni
  7541.  
  7542. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1106976> almost 2 years ago
  7543.  
  7544. Hi all
  7545. If i remember they ask e refound of money with Paypal …. You rechi ed
  7546. The money?
  7547.  
  7548.  
  7549.  
  7550.  
  7551. M K
  7552.  
  7553. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  7554.  
  7555. We need evidence of development of the product and proof that the WEDG
  7556. is there directly after the legal issue is resolved.
  7557.  
  7558.  
  7559.  
  7560.  
  7561. Peter Dalmaris
  7562.  
  7563. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  7564.  
  7565. … continuing from previous post …
  7566.  
  7567. Also, reading at all the comments from other backers about WEDG being a
  7568. scam, can you provide any information to help clear the air?
  7569.  
  7570.  
  7571.  
  7572.  
  7573. Peter Dalmaris
  7574.  
  7575. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  7576.  
  7577. Hello @TeamWEDG,
  7578.  
  7579. I’ve been a supporter of your project for over two years now
  7580. (contributed at your Kickstarter campaign). I still am. I find it hard
  7581. to believe that we have been stuck in this legal issue for so long.
  7582. Still, my patience is not exhausted, I want you to come through it.
  7583.  
  7584. All the updates we have received in the last few months have been about
  7585. legal stuff.
  7586.  
  7587. Has any progress been made in the technology front? Can you tell us how
  7588. the technology is doing after years in development?
  7589.  
  7590.  
  7591.  
  7592.  
  7593. Justin Walton
  7594.  
  7595. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  7596.  
  7597. @ Chris – thanks’ for the update. Pity it wasn’t more positive news, but
  7598. at least it’s news.
  7599.  
  7600.  
  7601.  
  7602.  
  7603. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  7604.  
  7605. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> almost 2 years ago
  7606.  
  7607. Hi there,
  7608.  
  7609. Could we please get a proper update on what’s going on???
  7610.  
  7611. Thanks,
  7612.  
  7613. Marc
  7614.  
  7615.  
  7616.  
  7617.  
  7618. Carlos Garcia Conde
  7619.  
  7620. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> almost 2 years ago
  7621.  
  7622. Please refund me the money NOW or I’ll report you
  7623. At least, anwser my emails, comments…
  7624. You are NOT serious
  7625.  
  7626.  
  7627.  
  7628.  
  7629. Nikolai Tesla
  7630.  
  7631. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  7632.  
  7633. @WEDG FUNDERS: If WEDG is a scam, you can report it to the corresponding
  7634. authorities in the UK so they can investigate:
  7635.  
  7636. The Insolvency Service, Companies House or the Serious Fraud Office.
  7637. More information at:
  7638.  
  7639. https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-a-limited-company
  7640.  
  7641. Here is the required WEDG company information:
  7642.  
  7643. WEDG LTD
  7644. 47 Chorlton Street
  7645. Manchester
  7646. Greater Manchester
  7647. M1 3FY
  7648.  
  7649. Company#08824160
  7650. Director ID: 917334076
  7651. Director: MR SHEHBAZ AFZAL
  7652.  
  7653.  
  7654.  
  7655.  
  7656. M K
  7657.  
  7658. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  7659.  
  7660. i’m really fed up with this project…. No replies, no information,
  7661. nothing it all.
  7662.  
  7663. We’ve sent reminders out for 5 times… but still no response…. I’m
  7664. getting the feeling we are getting scammed here.
  7665.  
  7666. Just send out refund to the 199 kickstarters, so we can get on with our
  7667. true lives.
  7668.  
  7669.  
  7670.  
  7671.  
  7672. Ron Ko
  7673.  
  7674. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  7675.  
  7676. @Gaston, I totally agree with you.
  7677.  
  7678. In the beginning, this product target aimed to get around £72,000
  7679. funding and now it’s beyond that value. There are 199 people voted to
  7680. refund. Why the team didn’t let them go and your supporters can keep
  7681. going with you & the product?
  7682.  
  7683.  
  7684.  
  7685.  
  7686. Gaston Cardey
  7687.  
  7688. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> almost 2 years ago
  7689.  
  7690. Hi everyone,
  7691. “Divide and conquer”. Reading the comments, I find out that some backers
  7692. have take a position on favor of WEDG and some others (like me), against.
  7693. Guys, won’t it be great that Team WEDG respond to some of the questions
  7694. here, instead that some backers defend their case?
  7695. Only what I ask is respect to the next guy position.
  7696. I really trusted in this proyect, but not anymore. I even talked to two
  7697. of my clients into this and at last minute they had some emergency so
  7698. the got out.
  7699. Thanks
  7700.  
  7701.  
  7702.  
  7703.  
  7704. Justin Walton
  7705.  
  7706. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  7707.  
  7708. I am very disappointed by the communications we have received from Team
  7709. WEDG. Ever since the issue with the software IP arose, we have heard too
  7710. little, too late.
  7711. I understand that there are details that can’t be released, due to the
  7712. ongoing discussions, and there have been recent holidays and illnesses
  7713. slowing things down. But what happened to the weekly updates? Come on,
  7714. throw us a bone here. Any news would be welcome news. I’m so upset I
  7715. can’t even bring myself to ask about tee shirts anymore
  7716.  
  7717.  
  7718.  
  7719.  
  7720. snhs06
  7721.  
  7722. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  7723.  
  7724. 2 of 2
  7725.  
  7726. In this they seem to be following a well thought out & systematic
  7727. approach, which is commendable especially in a new business. All
  7728. mudslinging and repeated demands in comments do is reflect poorly on
  7729. those making them.
  7730.  
  7731. There is no one here who would not far rather it was over, but this is
  7732. the real world – delays happen, legal matters take time and respecting
  7733. confidentiality greases the wheels. In the meantime crowdfunding is not
  7734. shopping, sure the SFO etc will tell you the same thing.
  7735.  
  7736.  
  7737.  
  7738.  
  7739. snhs06
  7740.  
  7741. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  7742.  
  7743. 1 of 2
  7744.  
  7745. I have to agree with Tiger Bus. As per the Indiegogo T&Cs Wedg are not
  7746. obligated to give refunds. The delayed is due to factors outwith their
  7747. control, they are doing their best to resolve it. Moreover they have
  7748. consulted backers, reached a decision which has been communicated on how
  7749. they intend to proceed and placed a clear time limit on when they will
  7750. issue refunds to those who wish them while protecting the interests of
  7751. other backers and the company by arranging alternative financing.
  7752.  
  7753.  
  7754.  
  7755.  
  7756. Carlos Garcia Conde
  7757.  
  7758. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> almost 2 years ago
  7759.  
  7760. I’ve asked you for a refund and I had no answer…
  7761. No information, no refund…
  7762. I WANT a refund
  7763. What are you waiting for?
  7764.  
  7765.  
  7766.  
  7767.  
  7768. Ron Ko
  7769.  
  7770. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  7771.  
  7772. There’s a key word missed in previous comment: I am NOT saying this
  7773. campaign following the same route but ….
  7774.  
  7775.  
  7776.  
  7777.  
  7778. Ron Ko
  7779.  
  7780. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  7781.  
  7782. If the product can’t be delivered to market at the right time, why
  7783. should I still support it?
  7784. This is not a charity campaign. Some people who raise a scam campaign to
  7785. resell pirate electronic stuffs which were manufactured from China.
  7786. Should we still keep silent and let them cheat money on that way? I am
  7787. saying this campaign following the same route but the campaign team has
  7788. to admit – they can’t fulfil what they expected. “EXIT” plan is what
  7789. they need to do but not talking a dream.(2/2)
  7790.  
  7791.  
  7792.  
  7793.  
  7794. Ron Ko
  7795.  
  7796. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  7797.  
  7798. @M K, it’s you but not me asking for real info. I am one of 199 backers
  7799. who looks for refund in the survey.
  7800.  
  7801. In day one, as I said, this project was good to support and the campaign
  7802. team can rely on IGG to get funding. However, it’s not run properly and
  7803. so even can’s deliver any stuff. As a backer, I fully understood the
  7804. risk but it doesn’t mean that we can let the campaign team to free run.
  7805. I supported the campaign and the only reason is not able to find the
  7806. right product in the market. (1/2)
  7807.  
  7808.  
  7809.  
  7810.  
  7811. M K
  7812.  
  7813. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  7814.  
  7815. @ Ron Ko and @ Tiger Bus: we only want to be informed periodically with
  7816. real information and this has not happened in the past 3 months.
  7817.  
  7818.  
  7819.  
  7820.  
  7821. Ron Ko
  7822.  
  7823. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  7824.  
  7825. For those who still fully support this campaign, you can consider to
  7826. take over the order ownership from those want to refund. It would then
  7827. eliminate negative noise in this page. Good deal?
  7828.  
  7829.  
  7830.  
  7831.  
  7832. Tiger Bus
  7833.  
  7834. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 2 years ago
  7835.  
  7836. As I see it: there are like 5 backers needing personal comforting, as
  7837. they only now seem to realize the difference between amazon and
  7838. indiegogo. Sorry sight.
  7839.  
  7840.  
  7841.  
  7842.  
  7843. jrogers31
  7844.  
  7845. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  7846.  
  7847. 2 of 2 – The results of the poll seem clear – this project is a dead
  7848. duck. The only apparent reason WEDG can have to continue this putative
  7849. charade is to try and keep some or all of the backer’s funds – without
  7850. delivering on the product. As stated many times before – it is time for
  7851. Shehbaz to come clean and tell us the TRUTH.
  7852.  
  7853.  
  7854.  
  7855.  
  7856. jrogers31
  7857.  
  7858. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  7859.  
  7860. 1 of 2 – The comments from the backers over the last 9 days are
  7861. interesting as it appears that more backers are now happy to express
  7862. their concerns, in addition to the one or two original dissenting
  7863. voices. The update from WEDG 5 days ago gives no real information and
  7864. adds nothing to previous updates, which also gave no real information. I
  7865. agree with the comments of others pointing out the inconsistencies in
  7866. the updates.
  7867.  
  7868.  
  7869.  
  7870.  
  7871. Nikolai Tesla
  7872.  
  7873. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  7874.  
  7875. @WEDG Funders:
  7876.  
  7877. You can send a complain to The Insolvency Service, Companies House or
  7878. the Serious Fraud Office so they can investigate. More information at:
  7879.  
  7880. https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-a-limited-company
  7881.  
  7882. Here is the required WEDG company information:
  7883.  
  7884. WEDG LTD
  7885. 47 Chorlton Street
  7886. Manchester
  7887. Greater Manchester
  7888. M1 3FY
  7889.  
  7890. Company#08824160
  7891. Director ID: 917334076
  7892. Director: MR SHEHBAZ AFZAL
  7893.  
  7894.  
  7895.  
  7896.  
  7897. Ron Ko
  7898.  
  7899. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  7900.  
  7901. @WEDG team, some of your supporters have lost confidence to you
  7902. guys…..Acknowledge to show your respect to them…..Even if you had
  7903. excellent product, you would still get failure as you are not willing to
  7904. have interactive communication …..
  7905.  
  7906.  
  7907.  
  7908.  
  7909. M K
  7910.  
  7911. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  7912.  
  7913. Based on the last update, I’ve lost completely my confidence in the WEDG
  7914. still coming into production in 2015.
  7915.  
  7916. I get annoyed especially by this phrase:
  7917. “We have on numerous occasions expressed our feelings but little has
  7918. been done to address the concerns raised.”
  7919.  
  7920. This gives me the feeling that the WEDG team is not fighting the battle
  7921. hard enough with the (still undisclosed) 3rd party, but instead is
  7922. preaching love and hoping the issue will be resolved in a peaceful matter.
  7923.  
  7924. Refund please…
  7925.  
  7926.  
  7927.  
  7928.  
  7929. Carlos Garcia Conde
  7930.  
  7931. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> almost 2 years ago
  7932.  
  7933. Dear friends, I want a refund.
  7934. I told you for email… but not response…
  7935.  
  7936.  
  7937.  
  7938.  
  7939. James Taylor
  7940.  
  7941. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5657565> almost 2 years ago
  7942.  
  7943. I would agree with Richard Alter: this does not mesh at all with having
  7944. an Arbitrator. If your update is true, then you have grounds for a
  7945. lawsuit seeking compensation for damages – they have not even complied
  7946. with their own standards and have cost you significant damage
  7947. financially and in terms of reputation, through no fault of your own.
  7948.  
  7949. This really should have been handled via an Arbitrator – what happened
  7950. to them?
  7951.  
  7952.  
  7953.  
  7954.  
  7955. richard alter
  7956.  
  7957. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1968091> almost 2 years ago
  7958.  
  7959. I was under the impression that the legal problems were being handled by
  7960. an arbitrator. None of what you describe would be happening if that is
  7961. the case. The definition of an arbitrated case is that an independent
  7962. 3rd party would make the decisions on the course of action. None of that
  7963. is happening here. I’m having a hard time believing the story line.
  7964.  
  7965.  
  7966.  
  7967.  
  7968. Ron Ko
  7969.  
  7970. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  7971.  
  7972. @WEDG, I am happy with update from you and we know at least this
  7973. campaign still alive. It’s nice that you have process improvement change
  7974. internally. However, could you please read our comments and then respond
  7975. us accordingly?
  7976.  
  7977.  
  7978.  
  7979.  
  7980. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  7981.  
  7982. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> almost 2 years ago
  7983.  
  7984. While I have been very much in support of yourselves and the project I
  7985. am getting worried as there has been no update despite the promise “We
  7986. will post an update as promised on Thursday or earlier if there are any
  7987. developments.” 10 days ago?
  7988.  
  7989. What’s happening? :(
  7990.  
  7991. Thanks,
  7992.  
  7993. Marc
  7994.  
  7995.  
  7996.  
  7997.  
  7998. Nikolai Tesla
  7999.  
  8000. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  8001.  
  8002. 2 of 2
  8003.  
  8004. https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-a-limited-company
  8005.  
  8006. WEDG LTD
  8007. 47 Chorlton Street
  8008. Manchester
  8009. Greater Manchester
  8010. M1 3FY
  8011.  
  8012. Company#08824160 Director ID: 917334076
  8013. Director: MR SHEHBAZ AFZAL
  8014.  
  8015.  
  8016.  
  8017.  
  8018. Nikolai Tesla
  8019.  
  8020. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  8021.  
  8022. 1 of 2
  8023. @WEDG Funders: It is sad and obvious that Team WEDG has major problems
  8024. (real or not) and that there is no clear indication of a concrete
  8025. solution even in their set six month timeline. The lack of any recent
  8026. updates and the repetitive legal issue reporting is not helping the
  8027. already 49%, and counting, of concerned funders. You can send a complain
  8028. to The Insolvency Service, Companies House or the Serious Fraud Office
  8029. so they can investigate.
  8030.  
  8031.  
  8032.  
  8033.  
  8034. Gaston Cardey
  8035.  
  8036. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> almost 2 years ago
  8037.  
  8038. Hello backers! This one is for you, since I had to go many days (26) to
  8039. find out the last response from WEDG. I’m feeling that we’ve been abandoned.
  8040. Meanwile, we can use this thead to share experiences. Last night, my cat
  8041. jumped over me at 3:30 am. Almost die from a heart atack. Her
  8042. explanaition was that she was having an argument with the male cat about
  8043. the food bowl.
  8044. By the way, I’ve buyed a replacement for the WEDG (yes, more expensive).
  8045. QNap TP-453 PRO.
  8046. Good bye for now.
  8047.  
  8048.  
  8049.  
  8050.  
  8051. Ron Ko
  8052.  
  8053. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  8054.  
  8055. According to the survey result, why don’t let that 200 people off from
  8056. the ship and they can still move on with the rest (those support or even
  8057. no response)? Now, they blend all guys to move on but it is unlikely
  8058. ready in this year…..
  8059.  
  8060.  
  8061.  
  8062.  
  8063. Andrea Pietroboni
  8064.  
  8065. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1106976> almost 2 years ago
  8066.  
  8067. hi
  8068. but who want the money back and respond at your email how many time we
  8069. hope to see the money return at us?
  8070.  
  8071.  
  8072.  
  8073.  
  8074. jrogers31
  8075.  
  8076. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  8077.  
  8078. Dear WEDG team
  8079.  
  8080. In an update 6 days ago you said “We will post an update as promised on
  8081. Thursday or earlier”
  8082.  
  8083. Can you give the backers an update please.
  8084.  
  8085.  
  8086.  
  8087.  
  8088. M K
  8089.  
  8090. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  8091.  
  8092. Reminder #6:
  8093.  
  8094. Can you please share an update with real substance in it?
  8095.  
  8096. It’s good to share updates, but till now, it only has been updates from
  8097. the process side of the issue.
  8098.  
  8099. Based on all the updates, I still can not make up my mind regarding
  8100. supporting the WEDG. It’s a great product and I surely want it… but only
  8101. if it is there in 2015…..
  8102.  
  8103.  
  8104.  
  8105.  
  8106. Ken Taylor
  8107.  
  8108. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 2 years ago
  8109.  
  8110. @jrogers31 my details of hardware are from following the project from
  8111. Kickstarter through to Indiegogo, reading the project briefs, writing to
  8112. Shahbaz individually and reading all the updates and comments here. and
  8113. following the hardware specific forums and G+ page
  8114. Yes Im taking it on trust that we are being told the truth about the
  8115. state of the project. I supported them in the survey. otherwise i would
  8116. just buy the hardware or a VM and run Linux, Kolab, a backup program &
  8117. possibly Kodi (XBMC)
  8118.  
  8119.  
  8120.  
  8121.  
  8122. jrogers31
  8123.  
  8124. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  8125.  
  8126. 2 of 2 – It is time for Shahbaz to make a clear and unambiguous
  8127. statement confirming that there are no fundamental hardware, software or
  8128. supply issues from other contractors, which will prevent progress when
  8129. the third party issue is resolved. Assuming that is that the third party
  8130. software issue is not a smokescreen as suggested by @t.munari
  8131.  
  8132. Shahbaz – the truth will set you free
  8133.  
  8134.  
  8135.  
  8136.  
  8137. jrogers31
  8138.  
  8139. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  8140.  
  8141. 1 of 2 – @t.munari – you are not the only backer to suspect that there
  8142. is something fishy going on.
  8143.  
  8144. @ken taylor – in your response to @t.munari it appears that you have
  8145. detailed knowledge about hardware, suppliers etc but is this based on
  8146. hard facts or your interpretation of what you see in the WEDG pages and
  8147. a belief that the backers are being told the truth?
  8148.  
  8149. @ MK I admire your patience but agree with @ken Taylor if you have not
  8150. had a response after 5 requests – you are unlikely to get one
  8151.  
  8152.  
  8153.  
  8154.  
  8155. Ken Taylor
  8156.  
  8157. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 2 years ago
  8158.  
  8159. @MK
  8160. yes we get it you are frustrated and can copy and paste your comment to
  8161. the top every day.
  8162. its getting old already !
  8163.  
  8164.  
  8165.  
  8166.  
  8167. Ken Taylor
  8168.  
  8169. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 2 years ago
  8170.  
  8171. @ t.munari if you read the pages you will see the boards are production
  8172. devices the arm is a cubieboard and intel is a minnowbord max so it is
  8173. just a case of ordering from the suppliers. the OS is in dispute so they
  8174. cant talk about it. the case will need specifically manufacturing. they
  8175. have been working on office and messaging suites. they said they were
  8176. ready for production before the legal issues.they have given a 9 month
  8177. maximum to delivery.
  8178. Indiegogo is not amazon with next day delivery
  8179.  
  8180.  
  8181.  
  8182.  
  8183. M K
  8184.  
  8185. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  8186.  
  8187. Reminder #5:
  8188.  
  8189. Can you please share an update with real substance in it?
  8190.  
  8191. It’s good to share updates, but till now, it only has been updates from
  8192. the process side of the issue.
  8193.  
  8194. Based on all the updates, I still can not make up my mind regarding
  8195. supporting the WEDG. It’s a great product and I surely want it… but only
  8196. if it is there in 2015…..
  8197.  
  8198.  
  8199.  
  8200.  
  8201. t.munari
  8202.  
  8203. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> almost 2 years ago
  8204.  
  8205. Please, be considerate, could you give us some real info on the project
  8206. status?
  8207. Like
  8208. Hardware %:
  8209. Product finalization,
  8210. Expected production time,
  8211. Software %:
  8212. Main os,
  8213. Primary Services,
  8214. Plugins or whatever…
  8215. This info have nothing to do with the legal dispute and will help remove
  8216. the bitter taste last 30 updates deliver: They look like a smokescreen
  8217. to cover something fishy going on.
  8218. BTW: consider to appoint someone with basic PR skills to handle the
  8219. campaign updates.
  8220. Thank you
  8221.  
  8222.  
  8223.  
  8224.  
  8225. M K
  8226.  
  8227. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  8228.  
  8229. Reminder #4:
  8230.  
  8231. Can you please share an update with real substance in it?
  8232.  
  8233. It’s good to share updates, but till now, it only has been updates from
  8234. the process side of the issue.
  8235.  
  8236. Based on all the updates, I still can not make up my mind regarding
  8237. supporting the WEDG. It’s a great product and I surely want it… but only
  8238. if it is there in 2015…..
  8239.  
  8240.  
  8241.  
  8242.  
  8243. Rémi
  8244.  
  8245. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9463606> almost 2 years ago
  8246.  
  8247. @Shehbaz Could we have some update on the ongoing development of the
  8248. project. Do update on the legal issue is good, but it would be better
  8249. with some news on the evolution of the project and it may help the
  8250. pessimistic backers.
  8251.  
  8252.  
  8253.  
  8254.  
  8255. Nikolai Tesla
  8256.  
  8257. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  8258.  
  8259. Take note, this is how any “Crowd Source Campaign” should be run:
  8260.  
  8261. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sondors-electric-bike/x/8695962#/story
  8262.  
  8263.  
  8264.  
  8265.  
  8266. Nikolai Tesla
  8267.  
  8268. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  8269.  
  8270. 2 of 2
  8271. What is your “Plan B” if you do not have WEDG ready in six (6) months
  8272. for the other half that still support you? You still lack any evidence
  8273. that the WEDG idea even exist! Either your team is very naive or
  8274. massively lack the skills to run a start up. How do you expect anyone to
  8275. continue to support this idea? less so from “trusted private individual
  8276. investors”.
  8277.  
  8278.  
  8279.  
  8280.  
  8281. Nikolai Tesla
  8282.  
  8283. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  8284.  
  8285. 1 of 2
  8286. @Shehbaz: Thank you for providing a clear indicator that a significant
  8287. amount of your backers are not pleased with the WEDG situation and in
  8288. turn demand a refund. As Justin Walton mentioned, if you have been more
  8289. transparent and have provided more information on the completed process
  8290. with WEDG things would have been different. There are inconsistencies
  8291. with your recent update. Why are you dealing with the “Third Party”
  8292. directly? What happened with the mediator?
  8293.  
  8294.  
  8295.  
  8296.  
  8297. Justin Walton
  8298.  
  8299. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  8300.  
  8301. Oh wow, those poll results must have been devastating to everyone at
  8302. Team WEDG. It’s nice to see a little more information in the latest
  8303. update, and the teams determination to finish what they’ve started. I
  8304. wonder what the poll results would have looked like if more information
  8305. had been released prior to the poll? I suspect a lot fewer backers would
  8306. have asked for a refund.
  8307.  
  8308.  
  8309.  
  8310.  
  8311. jrogers31
  8312.  
  8313. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  8314.  
  8315. 5 of 5 – It is well overdue for you to be a lot tougher with regard to
  8316. your approach to handling these matters if the remaining backers are to
  8317. continue to have confidence in you, your team and your project. You also
  8318. need to improve your communications with backers providing facts and
  8319. details without further reservation. There is no reason why your legal
  8320. team cannot provide a P&C statement to be sent to the private paypal
  8321. email addresses of the backers.
  8322.  
  8323.  
  8324.  
  8325.  
  8326. jrogers31
  8327.  
  8328. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  8329.  
  8330. 4 of 5 – a) the recruitment firm who found you this engineer and are at
  8331. fault for not checking the individual’s status b) the software engineer
  8332. who did not disclose his employment conditions and c) the third party
  8333. who did not make it clear to their employee that he should not make
  8334. himself available for work while on gardening leave. If you have told us
  8335. the truth in these matters then you should be successful on all three
  8336. counts.
  8337.  
  8338.  
  8339.  
  8340.  
  8341. jrogers31
  8342.  
  8343. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  8344.  
  8345. 3 of 5 – The first is for you to make a clear and unambiguous statement
  8346. confirming that there are no fundamental hardware, software or supply
  8347. issues from other contractors, which will prevent progress when the
  8348. third party issue is resolved. The second is that you accept the fact
  8349. that you are at fault for not carrying out appropriate due diligence in
  8350. hiring the software engineer which caused the third party issue and take
  8351. out legal proceedings against: -
  8352.  
  8353.  
  8354.  
  8355.  
  8356. jrogers31
  8357.  
  8358. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  8359.  
  8360. 2 of 5 – 1) very poor PR in communications with backers, 2) very poor
  8361. risk management skills with regard to HR in hiring staff and 3) very
  8362. poor quality legal advice in regard of the third party dispute. If you
  8363. really have the capability to build the hardware and software into a
  8364. working device as stated in the project outline for which you attracted
  8365. backers – then it is important that you make 2 outstanding issues a
  8366. priority.
  8367.  
  8368.  
  8369.  
  8370.  
  8371. jrogers31
  8372.  
  8373. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  8374.  
  8375. 1 of 5 – Thank you for carrying out the poll that I suggested some weeks
  8376. ago. Although not all backers answered the poll the sample size is more
  8377. than adequate for interpretation. Based on the results it appears that
  8378. around 50% are for continuing and 50% would like to walk away. This
  8379. indicates that project WEDG is teetering on the edge of failure to come
  8380. to fruition. If you have been totally honest with us as backers this is
  8381. for three reasons: -
  8382.  
  8383.  
  8384.  
  8385.  
  8386. Ken Taylor
  8387.  
  8388. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 2 years ago
  8389.  
  8390. Thanks for the Update
  8391. Its unfortunate that less than half of funders completed the survey. and
  8392. that so many people want out after such a short delay
  8393. I have been waiting since 2013 for one crowd funded item apparently just
  8394. shipped 24/07/15 and software still at 0.91 beta
  8395. even if you have to clean rewrite the disputed code you should be able
  8396. to do this within 3 months after the 6 month cut off for legal resolution
  8397. due to delay if hardware is upgraded and cost is same can we have an
  8398. upgrade? ;-)
  8399.  
  8400.  
  8401.  
  8402.  
  8403. M K
  8404.  
  8405. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  8406.  
  8407. Reminder #3:
  8408.  
  8409. Can you please share an update with real substance in it?
  8410.  
  8411. It’s good to share updates, but till now, it only has been updates from
  8412. the process side of the issue.
  8413.  
  8414. Based on all the updates, I still can not make up my mind regarding
  8415. supporting the WEDG. It’s a great product and I surely want it… but only
  8416. if it is there in 2015…..
  8417.  
  8418.  
  8419.  
  8420.  
  8421. aaddiikk
  8422.  
  8423. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> almost 2 years ago
  8424.  
  8425. 2/2 I asked for that many times, but the only thing weve seen so far is
  8426. a part of plastic enclosure painted in someones garage… I want to
  8427. believe but Im tired now reading updates that does not contain any
  8428. details and will look for an alternative. Sorry guys…
  8429.  
  8430.  
  8431.  
  8432.  
  8433. aaddiikk
  8434.  
  8435. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> almost 2 years ago
  8436.  
  8437. 1/2 I havent filled the survey neither as I was patiently waiting for an
  8438. update regarding so called ‘plan B’… Actually, it never happened and it
  8439. ensured me that I want my refund now! Im probably sceptic but there must
  8440. be something else happening behind the stage, besides the legal thing,
  8441. that prevents WEDG team from going forward as actually weve never seen
  8442. any movie that would present working interface, WEDGnet and hardware itself.
  8443.  
  8444.  
  8445.  
  8446.  
  8447. Gerrit Freise
  8448.  
  8449. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707250> almost 2 years ago
  8450.  
  8451. I have decided to get a refund. But anybody has answered me if this
  8452. refund now is guarenteed! I want get back my money to buy an alternative.
  8453.  
  8454.  
  8455.  
  8456.  
  8457. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  8458.  
  8459. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> almost 2 years ago
  8460.  
  8461. I haven’t filled out the survey simply because there weren’t enough
  8462. facts to base it on…
  8463.  
  8464. I am happy to support WEDG BUT only if it will be delivered this year…
  8465. As otherwise I’ll need to purchase an alternative :(
  8466.  
  8467. Thanks,
  8468.  
  8469. Marc
  8470.  
  8471.  
  8472.  
  8473.  
  8474. jrogers31
  8475.  
  8476. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  8477.  
  8478. The updates section indicates that the deadline for the responses to the
  8479. poll was Sunday 19 July. Can Team WEDG let us know when we can expect to
  8480. receive the results of the poll?
  8481. With regard to the most recent update, I am not sure that this adds much
  8482. to what we already didn’t know. Indeed it is as opaque as ever.
  8483. I think that it is misguided for Team WEDG to keep its backers in the
  8484. dark. There must be something more fundamental preventing the progress
  8485. of this project than the third party issue.
  8486.  
  8487.  
  8488.  
  8489.  
  8490. Mark Brown
  8491.  
  8492. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3433405> almost 2 years ago
  8493.  
  8494. My email has not been replied to. I too am happy to support WEDG but
  8495. only if I know that WEDG will be fulfilled before end 2015. Otherwise I
  8496. need to look for something as close to WEDG as possible for my requirements.
  8497.  
  8498.  
  8499.  
  8500.  
  8501. Scott McQueen
  8502.  
  8503. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> almost 2 years ago
  8504.  
  8505. So I am happy to continue to support WEDG but only on the grounds that
  8506. this product can be fulfilled during 2015. If not I would like to be
  8507. refunded as I will have to source an alternative. Updates are becoming
  8508. few and far between, so any chance of regular updates ?
  8509.  
  8510. 2/2
  8511.  
  8512.  
  8513.  
  8514.  
  8515. Scott McQueen
  8516.  
  8517. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> almost 2 years ago
  8518.  
  8519. I’ve filled out the survey stating that I would like to continue to
  8520. support WEDG but I am already beginning to think this was a bad idea.
  8521. Unless this product can be delivered this year it’s going to be pretty
  8522. useless to me and I’m going to have to invest in something else. My
  8523. mailserver is on its last legs and I have already found an alternative
  8524. home butt server for my images, files etc.
  8525.  
  8526. 1/2
  8527.  
  8528.  
  8529.  
  8530.  
  8531. MyWorks Design
  8532.  
  8533. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 2 years ago
  8534.  
  8535. I’m tending to agree with the below commentors, WEDG. It’s hard to send
  8536. out a survey for them to decide, with no cold hard facts. Even if you
  8537. told us the legal action would continue for a few months, I’m sure you’d
  8538. still retain many backers. However, you really do need to provide some
  8539. cold hard dates, and some firm specific facts. Whether these are past or
  8540. present, they can’t make up their minds without them.
  8541.  
  8542.  
  8543.  
  8544.  
  8545. spencer robinson
  8546.  
  8547. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> almost 2 years ago
  8548.  
  8549. This just ridiculous
  8550.  
  8551. Come on we need some real information as we are being asked to make a
  8552. decision and with out it this is just a farce
  8553.  
  8554. How do we know the value of the refund or if there is any chance the
  8555. project will be able to continue.
  8556.  
  8557.  
  8558.  
  8559.  
  8560. M K
  8561.  
  8562. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  8563.  
  8564. Reminder #2:
  8565.  
  8566. Can you please share an update with real substance in it?
  8567.  
  8568. It’s good to share updates, but till now, it only has been updates from
  8569. the process side of the issue.
  8570.  
  8571. Based on all the updates, I still can not make up my mind regarding
  8572. supporting the WEDG. It’s a great product and I surely want it… but only
  8573. if it is there in 2015…..
  8574.  
  8575.  
  8576.  
  8577.  
  8578. Justin Walton
  8579.  
  8580. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  8581.  
  8582. The survey deadline is approaching, is there any news? I’d like to hear
  8583. how the negotiations are going before making my decision. As Jrogers31
  8584. said, the time to market is very relevant. I still want to believe in
  8585. Team WEDG and the project. Can you convince me I will get mine before
  8586. man lands on Mars? Please?
  8587.  
  8588.  
  8589.  
  8590.  
  8591. jrogers31
  8592.  
  8593. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  8594.  
  8595. I think it would be wise for all to await the outcome of the poll – as
  8596. some comments notably the last contain inaccuracies, that is, if the
  8597. information given in updates and the comments section by WEDG are true.
  8598.  
  8599. The time to market of this device is very relevant – if not very soon
  8600. then it will be what a sony cassette walkman was to an ipod or smartphone.
  8601.  
  8602.  
  8603.  
  8604.  
  8605. snhs06
  8606.  
  8607. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  8608.  
  8609. 2 of 2
  8610. 2) 3 or 4 people does not come close. Trusting that the majority of
  8611. funders are aware of crowdfunding I think they will understand the delay.
  8612.  
  8613. If Wedg were that type of company responses would have stopped months
  8614. ago. Legal options will abide by the T&Cs you agreed to by contributing.
  8615. A pro rata settlement, accounting for liabilities, would be likely, and
  8616. legal fees will take up much of that. Wedg also have a duty to the rest
  8617. of the backers to not increase the risk for other funders.
  8618.  
  8619.  
  8620.  
  8621.  
  8622. snhs06
  8623.  
  8624. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  8625.  
  8626. 1 of 2
  8627. @Nikolai Tesla Thank you but I think I have a good understanding of the
  8628. facts, from reading both the updates and the T&Cs.
  8629.  
  8630. 1) Any business, even on a shoestring budget, has expenses – utilities,
  8631. insurance, hosting for their website, travel to/hosting meetings with
  8632. suppliers etc. Further there may be commitments to a particular volume
  8633. of orders or deposits. Plus as you should know 4% to indiegogo when the
  8634. campaign reaches its goal.
  8635.  
  8636.  
  8637.  
  8638.  
  8639. M K
  8640.  
  8641. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  8642.  
  8643. Reminder #1:
  8644.  
  8645. Can you please share an update with real substance in it?
  8646.  
  8647. It’s good to share updates, but till now, it only has been updates from
  8648. the process side of the issue.
  8649.  
  8650. Based on all the update, I still can not make up my mind regarding
  8651. supporting the WEDG. It’s a great product and I surely want it… but only
  8652. if it is there in 2015…..
  8653.  
  8654.  
  8655.  
  8656.  
  8657. Nikolai Tesla
  8658.  
  8659. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  8660.  
  8661. 2 of 2
  8662. One thing you may have correct, WEDG is under no obligation to provide
  8663. refunds. But again, if they wish to start that way it will just create a
  8664. bad reputation on a startup company. Not only that, most of us live in a
  8665. free society and have the liberty to use legal options to receive a
  8666. refund. If you think that the IP issue is a problem just imagine
  8667. multi-front legal headache. I do not wish this and would rather just
  8668. receive a refund so all of you can continue with the WEDG dream.
  8669.  
  8670.  
  8671.  
  8672.  
  8673. Nikolai Tesla
  8674.  
  8675. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  8676.  
  8677. 1 of 2
  8678. @snhs06 – Perhaps you need to review your “facts”. Here are a few:
  8679.  
  8680. 1- Per Shehbaz one month ago " I will say that none of us, including
  8681. myself have drawn a salary from WEDG, not until we fulfil IGG orders and
  8682. get to market thereafter." So where is the proportion that has been used
  8683. that you mention?
  8684.  
  8685. 2- The refund survey still has a week to go. Are you making assumptions
  8686. that the funders requesting a refund are just a minority? or do you work
  8687. for WEDG?
  8688.  
  8689.  
  8690.  
  8691.  
  8692. snhs06
  8693.  
  8694. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  8695.  
  8696. @t.munari I believe they have explained the difficulty previously. The
  8697. code can be rewritten, but because the other company are involved Wedg
  8698. need to be able to show work by the ‘gardening leave’ developer is not
  8699. used, which presents a further legal challenge. Without an agreed
  8700. procedure for verification it could create as many problems as it
  8701. solves. That does seem to be one of the options put forward by Wedg
  8702. under the mediation approach, so hopefully it will bear fruit.
  8703.  
  8704.  
  8705.  
  8706.  
  8707. snhs06
  8708.  
  8709. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  8710.  
  8711. @Shehbaz Thank you for your response, makes perfect sense.
  8712.  
  8713. @Nikolai Tesla Perhaps you ought to have looked in to crowdfunding a bit
  8714. more before committing to backing the project then. The main reason I
  8715. posted previously was to make the point that the refunds to the penny
  8716. demanded by the vocal minority are unrealistic both because WEDG is
  8717. under no obligation to do so while the project is ongoing and some
  8718. proportion of the original stake will have been used.
  8719.  
  8720.  
  8721.  
  8722.  
  8723. t.munari
  8724.  
  8725. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> almost 2 years ago
  8726.  
  8727. I have some difficulty understanding why it is not possible to
  8728. “sanitize” the code written by the contested developer and go on eith
  8729. the project.
  8730. I can’t believe that there is not another way to write the code….
  8731.  
  8732.  
  8733.  
  8734.  
  8735. Nikolai Tesla
  8736.  
  8737. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  8738.  
  8739. 3/3
  8740. I do hope that WEDG comes out of this “black hole” but currently nothing
  8741. indicates the contrary at least in the short term. For those who still
  8742. wish to stick my best wishes and please prove me wrong, there is no
  8743. shame in it (just the contrary). Thank you.
  8744.  
  8745.  
  8746.  
  8747.  
  8748. Nikolai Tesla
  8749.  
  8750. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  8751.  
  8752. 2/3
  8753. IF, and that is a huge IF, they do pull out soon (less than two or three
  8754. months) from these legal issues, able to create a fairly well running
  8755. business along with a great product for public consumption then and only
  8756. then I will support them. I will purchase their retail and proven
  8757. product while spreading the word of how everyone should buy one. Until
  8758. then, I just want my funds returned. Just pay a visit to their web page:
  8759. http://wedg.co/ to see if it can provide you of any hope.
  8760.  
  8761.  
  8762.  
  8763.  
  8764. Nikolai Tesla
  8765.  
  8766. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  8767.  
  8768. 1/3
  8769. @Gatto Fontainäou: Sadly or hopefully you are not alone. There are
  8770. others, including myself, that have asked the same questions to WEDG and
  8771. have similar concerns and have provided ideas on how to solve this
  8772. “legal issue(s)”. Personally I did support WEDG and their great idea but
  8773. with the current “legal issue” and plenty of gaps on how WEDG manages
  8774. their “company” makes me pull out my funds.
  8775.  
  8776.  
  8777.  
  8778.  
  8779. Gatto Fontainäou
  8780.  
  8781. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/604966> almost 2 years ago
  8782.  
  8783. 3/3
  8784. cont:
  8785. Instead of “we’re waiting already 3 months and counting…” I’d prefer a
  8786. countdown: “at most 30 weeks to delivery”. And I can hardly imagine I’m
  8787. alone to think so, or am I?
  8788.  
  8789.  
  8790.  
  8791.  
  8792. Gatto Fontainäou
  8793.  
  8794. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/604966> almost 2 years ago
  8795.  
  8796. 2/3
  8797. cont:
  8798.  
  8799. whereas defining the software licence at the very beginning might have
  8800. or might have not let you avoid the problem, today you’d need a plan B
  8801. stating exactly when and what you do if legal issues are not solved or
  8802. mediation is inefficient (start developing the alternative software for
  8803. instance, choose licence, search for developers, see that your contract
  8804. with new developers protect you against new claims, anything
  8805. constructive). cont…
  8806.  
  8807.  
  8808.  
  8809. Gatto Fontainäou
  8810.  
  8811. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/604966> almost 2 years ago
  8812.  
  8813. 1/3
  8814. @M K +1
  8815. @WEDG
  8816. there is no suitable answer to your survey for me.
  8817. I am still ready to wait (read: support you) if you (* I’ll refer to
  8818. that later) will manage to send out the product to backers in the near
  8819. future. However, if it will end up in settlement in five years
  8820. (temporise, postpone etc. – that’s what lawyers do for living, isn’t
  8821. it?), I want the refund already today.
  8822. cont…
  8823.  
  8824.  
  8825.  
  8826.  
  8827. MyWorks Design
  8828.  
  8829. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 2 years ago
  8830.  
  8831. @Tiger Bus @WEDG – No freaking kidding! Lets give a few backers some
  8832. refunds ASAP so they can move on and get off this comment board. Please.
  8833.  
  8834.  
  8835.  
  8836.  
  8837. Tiger Bus
  8838.  
  8839. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 2 years ago
  8840.  
  8841. Seems like 2-3 guys on here really need to get their refund soon. Hope
  8842. they will stop pestering once they got it…
  8843.  
  8844.  
  8845.  
  8846.  
  8847. Hjalte Osborn Frandsen
  8848.  
  8849. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6086866> almost 2 years ago
  8850.  
  8851. @Shehbaz: Thanks for your and for the hard work you guys put in –
  8852. I look very much forward to a great product!
  8853.  
  8854.  
  8855.  
  8856.  
  8857. M K
  8858.  
  8859. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  8860.  
  8861. Can you please share an update with real substance in it?
  8862.  
  8863. It’s good to share updates, but till now, it only has been updates from
  8864. the process side of the issue.
  8865.  
  8866. Based on all the update, I still can not make up my mind regarding
  8867. supporting the WEDG. It’s a great product and I surely want it… but only
  8868. if it is there in 2015…..
  8869.  
  8870.  
  8871.  
  8872.  
  8873. Justin Walton
  8874.  
  8875. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  8876.  
  8877. The third party wanting more details on two of your proposals sounds
  8878. like good news, well done Team WEDG. Any idea when they might provide
  8879. feedback? I know you’re all tired, and would prefer just to get on with
  8880. things, but I’ve been holding off on completing my survey, waiting for
  8881. good news!
  8882. I still believe, but I’m worried the lawyers will kill the dream.
  8883.  
  8884.  
  8885.  
  8886.  
  8887. MyWorks Design
  8888.  
  8889. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 2 years ago
  8890.  
  8891. Any update guys?
  8892.  
  8893.  
  8894.  
  8895.  
  8896. Ken Taylor
  8897.  
  8898. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 2 years ago
  8899.  
  8900. Thanks Chris
  8901. with the legal oversight required to show the new code is not
  8902. compromised or influenced by Disputed code. Im sure this will add
  8903. considerable time and cost to any rewrite. at least double :-(
  8904. I know you for insurance reasons need to complete mediation. but at some
  8905. point it must become necessary in parallel to the mediation to rewrite
  8906. the disputed code if mediation takes too long to resolve.
  8907.  
  8908. still supporting, Please keep updates coming.
  8909.  
  8910.  
  8911.  
  8912.  
  8913. rabeaumont
  8914.  
  8915. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8708749> almost 2 years ago
  8916.  
  8917. I’m choosing to keep supporting WEDG.
  8918.  
  8919.  
  8920.  
  8921.  
  8922. jrogers31
  8923.  
  8924. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  8925.  
  8926. @Team WEDG – Thanks Chris for the information -it is so much better when
  8927. WEDG shares information with its backers.
  8928.  
  8929. Its good to know that Shehbaz and the WEDG Team have invented the WEDG
  8930. device for the good of mankind so that individuals can keep their
  8931. personal data secure. It is also good to know that WEDG LTD 08824160
  8932. Director ID: 917334076 are a not-for-profit organisation.
  8933.  
  8934.  
  8935.  
  8936.  
  8937. Team WEDG
  8938.  
  8939. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  8940. years ago
  8941.  
  8942. @jrogers31 there are no shareholders, we are a start-up.
  8943. ^Chris
  8944.  
  8945.  
  8946.  
  8947.  
  8948. jrogers31
  8949.  
  8950. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  8951.  
  8952. 3 of 3
  8953. 10. “Third party” at fault for not clarifying to gardening-leave
  8954. programmer he should not work.
  8955. 11. Backers who want functioning WEGD units should not need to wait
  8956. longer than necessary for the functioning units.
  8957. 12. Current delays due to “legal issues” are only of interest to the
  8958. shareholders in WEDG Co. who are arguing about their %age of revenue
  8959. going forward with the “third party”
  8960. 13. A deal will have to be done at some stage
  8961. 14. A percentage of nothing is nothing!
  8962.  
  8963.  
  8964.  
  8965.  
  8966. jrogers31
  8967.  
  8968. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  8969.  
  8970. 2 of 3
  8971. 5. Disputed code could have been re-written weeks ago and change the
  8972. nature of the"third party" dispute.
  8973. 6. 100% of nothing is nothing (see points 2 and 3 as dispute drags on).
  8974. 7. 70 or 80 or 90% of something big in revenue terms is better than 100%
  8975. of nothing.
  8976. 8. WEDG and their recruitment company are at fault for not doing due
  8977. diligence in hiring gardening-leave programmer.
  8978. 9. Gardening-leave programmer is at fault for not declaring his
  8979. situation if to WEDG.
  8980.  
  8981.  
  8982.  
  8983.  
  8984. jrogers31
  8985.  
  8986. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  8987.  
  8988. 1 of 3 Answers to @ Ken Taylor reveal that it would take one month to
  8989. rewrite disputed code.
  8990. Here are more facts:
  8991. 1. WEDG is a post-Snowden ?killer device with ?killer applications but
  8992. only if brought to market very very soon or
  8993. 2. WEDG will be overtaken by a rival unit.
  8994. 3. Every day of delay is another nail in the coffin for the WEDG project.
  8995. 4. Legal expenses vs. “third party” are paid for by insurance (no draw
  8996. down on funds we are told).
  8997.  
  8998.  
  8999.  
  9000.  
  9001. Team WEDG
  9002.  
  9003. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9004. years ago
  9005.  
  9006. @Ken Taylor 2/2…on a LibreOffice base; for two reasons really it can
  9007. handle the popular .docx, .xlsx formats and it already works pretty well
  9008. in a browser!
  9009.  
  9010. An update by Shehbaz is in review with our legal team and will be posted
  9011. as sson as its approved.
  9012. ^Chris
  9013.  
  9014.  
  9015.  
  9016.  
  9017. Team WEDG
  9018.  
  9019. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9020. years ago
  9021.  
  9022. @Ken Taylor 1/2 thanks for support and questions;
  9023. 1) Currently there is not but we are stressing to apply workable time
  9024. frames to the process as quickly as possible.
  9025. 2) It really depends on the speed of the developer and how much code we
  9026. have to strip back; internally here though we take an educated guess at
  9027. four weeks at most with one dedicated developer.
  9028. 3) The Office suite is progressing at a relaxed pace as some of its
  9029. elements tie into the disputed code. We’re currently working…
  9030.  
  9031.  
  9032.  
  9033.  
  9034. Ken Taylor
  9035.  
  9036. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 2 years ago
  9037.  
  9038. 2 of 2
  9039. I have a few questions
  9040. 1)Is there a binding time limit on the mediation Process to stop the 3rd
  9041. party stringing it out?
  9042. 2)How long do you think it would take to rewrite the affected code and
  9043. get it legally signed off as IP free?
  9044. 3)how is the development of the Office server going and has the program
  9045. for this been chosen? open, libre, Kingston(WPS), etc.
  9046.  
  9047. the hardware is all “off the shelf” except the case its the software its
  9048. integration and GUI that make this project.
  9049.  
  9050. Keep the Faith.
  9051.  
  9052.  
  9053.  
  9054.  
  9055. Ken Taylor
  9056.  
  9057. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 2 years ago
  9058.  
  9059. 1 of 2
  9060. I see 3 outcomes.
  9061. 1) win and get ownership of the existing code free of IP – Best outcome.
  9062. 2) loose and have to pay licencing fees to the 3rd party for the code –
  9063. Totally BAD as WEDG then reliant on third party forever.
  9064. 3) loose and have to rewrite the disputed code showing “beyond ALL
  9065. Doubt” that the code is clean and free of IP – costly and time consuming
  9066. so would need continued support of backers and companies who have agreed
  9067. to stock WEDG but keeps the software open and yours.
  9068.  
  9069.  
  9070.  
  9071.  
  9072. Team WEDG
  9073.  
  9074. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9075. years ago
  9076.  
  9077. @Heiko Zeller thank you for supporting WEDG. As far as we know the third
  9078. party wants to establish the facts of IP ownership and we can not
  9079. speculate on other matters. ^Chris
  9080.  
  9081.  
  9082.  
  9083.  
  9084. Heiko Zeller
  9085.  
  9086. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8715891> almost 2 years ago
  9087.  
  9088. If I decide to continue to support the Project, will I get my Wedg after
  9089. solving the legal issue? How possible is it to solve the legal issue
  9090. without ruining of the wedge Company? I have the feeling that the third
  9091. Party will strangle or slighting your upcoming Company.
  9092.  
  9093. Kind regards
  9094. Heiko
  9095.  
  9096.  
  9097.  
  9098.  
  9099. Team WEDG
  9100.  
  9101. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9102. years ago
  9103.  
  9104. @M K I think an update is coming this week, Shehbaz has a couple of
  9105. telephone conferences this week.
  9106.  
  9107. We’re not in a position to reveal the third party as doing so will
  9108. jeopardise our position legally. This has been explained in detail in
  9109. pervious updates. ^Shehbaz
  9110.  
  9111.  
  9112.  
  9113.  
  9114. M K
  9115.  
  9116. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  9117.  
  9118. Any update?
  9119.  
  9120. I still cant believe that a 3rd party would claim property right on WEDG….
  9121.  
  9122. Backers have a right to know which 3rd party it is….
  9123.  
  9124.  
  9125.  
  9126.  
  9127. Steve Box
  9128.  
  9129. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7734890> almost 2 years ago
  9130.  
  9131. I think a lot of people would feel more comfortable staying with the
  9132. project if there was some semblance of a ship date, i.e. we could
  9133. receive our WEDG’s by spring 2016 at the latest. It seems like the team
  9134. could identify a new developer to reengineer the software to avoid the
  9135. IP issues within that timeframe. But since I haven’t seen anything to
  9136. that effect, difficult to justify the waiting game. Sorry.
  9137.  
  9138.  
  9139.  
  9140.  
  9141. Team WEDG
  9142.  
  9143. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9144. years ago
  9145.  
  9146. @M K we are not being sued, the legal situation is a dispute over the
  9147. intellectual property rights of the software that the developer was
  9148. involved in coding while on the payroll of the third party. ^Chris
  9149.  
  9150.  
  9151.  
  9152.  
  9153. jrogers31
  9154.  
  9155. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  9156.  
  9157. 3 of 3 – When I made the suggestion of the poll – I was in favour of
  9158. sticking with the project. However, the complete lack of transparency in
  9159. updates and the delayed lame responses since that time give me a sense
  9160. that there are other issues, which we are not being told about. It is
  9161. for that reason that I now want out. Why can’t Team WEDG instruct its
  9162. legal team to write a P&C statement of the facts of the case to the
  9163. backers is beyond my comprehension. The backers have a right to see the
  9164. facts.
  9165.  
  9166.  
  9167.  
  9168.  
  9169. jrogers31
  9170.  
  9171. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  9172.  
  9173. 2 of 3 If there were only a few that wanted out it would make sense to
  9174. fully refund them (a sign of good faith) and continue with the full
  9175. support of the remaining backers who were content to wait. If a large
  9176. number of backers wanted out then Team WEDG would have no option other
  9177. than to make an urgent deal with the “third party” to get them out of
  9178. the way so that the units could be built.
  9179.  
  9180.  
  9181.  
  9182.  
  9183. jrogers31
  9184.  
  9185. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  9186.  
  9187. 1 of 3 – 18 days ago I put forward a suggestion of a poll which would
  9188. get some clarity for backers and put urgent pressure on Team WEDG to
  9189. move the project on by solving the “third party” issue, which we are
  9190. told is the only reason why we do not have our WEDG units. At the time
  9191. some backers wanted out as indicated in the comments.
  9192.  
  9193.  
  9194.  
  9195.  
  9196. Gordon Keys
  9197.  
  9198. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  9199.  
  9200. My problem is that the legal issue became apparent so late in the
  9201. timeline of the project. Okay, these things happen. But I am still
  9202. surprised that there were no repeat no parts made, no tools to make
  9203. those parts and no discussions around that. There was no way a tool can
  9204. be made in a week, is there. There’ll need to be injection moulded cases
  9205. made to fit the chassis into and we saw a rough prototype that could
  9206. have been 3D printed by the looks of it! For those reasons I think I’m out!
  9207.  
  9208.  
  9209.  
  9210.  
  9211. Gordon Keys
  9212.  
  9213. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  9214.  
  9215. @M K – I don’t believe anyone is suing anyone! There is a dispute over
  9216. some code that the third party states contractually belongs to them,
  9217. only because the developer was still under contract to them whilst on
  9218. garden leave. I think if Wedg had been able to discuss who the third
  9219. party were they would have disclosed by now. This is the world of legal
  9220. wrangles and nothing is ever likely to be disclosed even IF an agreement
  9221. can be made.
  9222.  
  9223.  
  9224.  
  9225.  
  9226. M K
  9227.  
  9228. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  9229.  
  9230. Shehbaz,
  9231.  
  9232. I am currently making up my mind regarding refund or not.
  9233.  
  9234. Can you share the name of the 3rd party that is involved?
  9235.  
  9236. I am quite curious about which company would sue WEDG because of hiring
  9237. a programmer that is on gardening leave. In normal situations the 3rd
  9238. party would sue the programmer himself instead of WEDG.
  9239.  
  9240. The 3rd party is basically destroying the development and creation of a
  9241. good idea & product AND wasting time/money of WEDG and all the backers!
  9242.  
  9243.  
  9244.  
  9245.  
  9246. Nikolai Tesla
  9247.  
  9248. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  9249.  
  9250. @snhs06 @Team WEDG: Please provide the exact “additional expenses” that
  9251. are mentioned. We require exact amounts not just estimates. Just because
  9252. delays are common does not make it something to be complacent. If Team
  9253. WEDG stands to be a “good will” firm then they should in turn show it
  9254. with actions. Funders requiring refunds “should” be a minority, if not
  9255. Team WEDG has a bigger issue to attend. They don’t need to have a legal
  9256. battle on two fronts.
  9257.  
  9258.  
  9259.  
  9260.  
  9261. Team WEDG
  9262.  
  9263. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9264. years ago
  9265.  
  9266. FYI everyone, Chris won’t be available for the rest of the evening and I
  9267. have some personal commitments myself. I will endeavour to respond to
  9268. your comments here as quickly as possible; please excuse the lateness.
  9269.  
  9270. Thank you Chris for your commitment and being awesome this weekend (y).
  9271.  
  9272. ^Shehbaz
  9273.  
  9274.  
  9275.  
  9276.  
  9277. Team WEDG
  9278.  
  9279. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9280. years ago
  9281.  
  9282. @snhs06 Your points are accurate, the short answer to your question
  9283. right now is simply we have and see what percentage of backers request a
  9284. refund to fully understand the potential deficit.
  9285. ^Shehbaz
  9286.  
  9287.  
  9288.  
  9289.  
  9290. Team WEDG
  9291.  
  9292. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9293. years ago
  9294.  
  9295. @David Aldred ditto. From our part we are ready to go into manufacturing
  9296. the moment the legal dispute is resolved lifting the numerous restrictions.
  9297. ^Shehbaz
  9298.  
  9299.  
  9300.  
  9301.  
  9302. Team WEDG
  9303.  
  9304. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9305. years ago
  9306.  
  9307. @hjalteworm we are committed to delivering WEDG, as soon as the legal
  9308. dispute is resolved we’re ready to get going, we’ve come a long way and
  9309. made numerous personal sacrifices to give up now.
  9310. ^Shehbaz
  9311.  
  9312.  
  9313.  
  9314.  
  9315. snhs06
  9316.  
  9317. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  9318.  
  9319. 2 of 2
  9320.  
  9321. So any full refunds issued will eat into the remaining capital, and
  9322. potentially compromise the success of the project at the expense of it
  9323. and backers who stick with you. If this is correct then I would suggest
  9324. refunds ought to be issued at a reduced rate reflecting expenses. This
  9325. would be in line with the facts that all contributors made the same
  9326. commitment at the outset, such delays are common in crowd funding and
  9327. you are not under any obligation to provide refunds at this stage.
  9328.  
  9329.  
  9330.  
  9331.  
  9332. snhs06
  9333.  
  9334. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  9335.  
  9336. 1 of 2
  9337.  
  9338. Team WEDG,
  9339. Glad that there seems to be progress recently. I wonder if you may be
  9340. able to clarify a point in relation to the possibility of refunds being
  9341. offered.
  9342.  
  9343. As I understand the terms of indiegogo there is a charge for their
  9344. services levied as a percentage of contributions received, along with
  9345. other costs prior to the legal problems arising. As a result at least
  9346. some portion of the initial funding has been spent.
  9347.  
  9348.  
  9349.  
  9350.  
  9351. David Aldred
  9352.  
  9353. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 2 years ago
  9354.  
  9355. Such a shame it’s come to this point, seemingly through no fault of your
  9356. own.
  9357.  
  9358. I don’t particularly want to pull out – been a keen supporter from your
  9359. original kickstarter campaign.
  9360.  
  9361. What would help though is a more general update on the state of the
  9362. project – what is there left to do and what the possible outcomes are. A
  9363. more informed decision can then be made.
  9364.  
  9365.  
  9366.  
  9367.  
  9368. Team WEDG
  9369.  
  9370. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9371. years ago
  9372.  
  9373. @Marc-André Runcie-Unger of course, we will continue to post legal issue
  9374. updates as normal.
  9375.  
  9376. At this point I’d like to remind everyone, the costs of the legal
  9377. dispute are handled by our business insurance policy and not by us.
  9378. ^Chris
  9379.  
  9380.  
  9381.  
  9382.  
  9383. Hjalte Osborn Frandsen
  9384.  
  9385. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6086866> almost 2 years ago
  9386.  
  9387. Dear WEDG,
  9388.  
  9389. If we do not take back our contribution – how likely are we to receive
  9390. our WEDGs?
  9391.  
  9392. Best,
  9393. Hjalte
  9394.  
  9395.  
  9396.  
  9397.  
  9398. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  9399.  
  9400. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> almost 2 years ago
  9401.  
  9402. Will we get an update on the legal issue prior to the end of the survey?
  9403.  
  9404.  
  9405.  
  9406.  
  9407. Team WEDG
  9408.  
  9409. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9410. years ago
  9411.  
  9412. Big thanks @MyWorks Design! :)
  9413.  
  9414.  
  9415.  
  9416.  
  9417. Team WEDG
  9418.  
  9419. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9420. years ago
  9421.  
  9422. @astron thanks for the questions; frankly right now we just don’t know,
  9423. results from the survey will shed more light on WEDG future and how we
  9424. deal with the impact. Demands from contributors have been for a means of
  9425. refund without cause for what this will mean for the overall project. We
  9426. don’t intend to give up on WEDG and are committed to bringing it market.
  9427. The legal issue is our highest priority right now. ^Chris
  9428.  
  9429.  
  9430.  
  9431.  
  9432. MyWorks Design
  9433.  
  9434. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 2 years ago
  9435.  
  9436. Just finished the survey too, heck yea we want our Wedg!
  9437.  
  9438.  
  9439.  
  9440.  
  9441. astron
  9442.  
  9443. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5182113> almost 2 years ago
  9444.  
  9445. I hope you guys can shed some more light in this. I’m holding back my
  9446. survey until then…
  9447.  
  9448.  
  9449.  
  9450.  
  9451. astron
  9452.  
  9453. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5182113> almost 2 years ago
  9454.  
  9455. As much as I would like to stay faithful to WEDG I fail to see a clear
  9456. comminucation in this matter. To me as a backer, in order to make this
  9457. decision, there are questions that haven’t been sufficiently answered.
  9458. What are the possible outcomes of this situation? Will the work progress
  9459. in a regular and timely fashion if a favorable agreement can be reached?
  9460. What if they fail to reach an agreement in favor of WEDG? Would this put
  9461. the whole project to an end? Would this cause financial issues?
  9462.  
  9463.  
  9464.  
  9465.  
  9466. Team WEDG
  9467.  
  9468. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9469. years ago
  9470.  
  9471. You rock @Tiger Bus thank you!
  9472. As @Tiger Bus said the survey has been sent. Please check your PayPal
  9473. attached email addresses including the Junk folder.
  9474.  
  9475. Please allow at least 24 hours to inform us if you have not received the
  9476. survey. After 24 hours if you still haven’t received the survey please
  9477. email us at [email protected] no other form of communication regarding this
  9478. matter will be responded to.
  9479.  
  9480.  
  9481.  
  9482.  
  9483. Tiger Bus
  9484.  
  9485. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 2 years ago
  9486.  
  9487. Survey done, staying on board! Want my intel-raid-double-bla-super-butt
  9488. SOON! ;)
  9489.  
  9490.  
  9491.  
  9492.  
  9493. jrogers31
  9494.  
  9495. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  9496.  
  9497. To Chris @Team WEDG – presumably the UPDATE notifications go to the
  9498. PayPal associated email addresses?
  9499.  
  9500. However, if you are in any doubt about ensuring that all backers receive
  9501. the email with the link to the poll – in addition to reconciling email
  9502. addresses you should also send an UPDATE to confirm the email with the
  9503. poll link has been sent AND post a message in the comments section.
  9504.  
  9505.  
  9506.  
  9507.  
  9508. Team WEDG
  9509.  
  9510. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9511. years ago
  9512.  
  9513. The survey is complete, since the last survey many backers have changed
  9514. their PayPal email address and we are reconciling email addresses to
  9515. ensure nobody is missed and there are zero administrative anomalies. ^Chris
  9516.  
  9517.  
  9518.  
  9519.  
  9520. jrogers31
  9521.  
  9522. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  9523.  
  9524. From the delay in sending out the poll to the backers one assumes that
  9525. the poll when it does come will consist of an extensive number of
  9526. complex questions. I would have thought that the poll could be
  9527. simplified to: -
  9528. 1. Do you believe in WEDG and are you prepared to wait for the “legal”
  9529. issues to be settled?
  9530. 2. Do you no longer believe in WEDG and would you like your money back?
  9531. My answer to 1. is NO.
  9532. My answer to 2. is YES
  9533. If the poll does not come soon then responses will appear under comments
  9534.  
  9535.  
  9536.  
  9537.  
  9538. Nikolai Tesla
  9539.  
  9540. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  9541.  
  9542. @Shehbaz: This weekend is almost over (for some of us) and you mentioned
  9543. the following: “As explained in our last update; this weekend Chris will
  9544. be sending out a survey for you tell us if you want a refund to your
  9545. contribution”. Where is the survey? and please don’t wait two weeks to
  9546. provide the results, there is no need for further delays. Thank you.
  9547.  
  9548.  
  9549.  
  9550.  
  9551. Justin Walton
  9552.  
  9553. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  9554.  
  9555. We have some news on the legal discussions. Good news! But if we will
  9556. only have two weeks to decide if we want a refund, will there be more
  9557. news from the mediation team as well? If I am forced to decide based on
  9558. the current glacial pace the negotiations, I may well I might have to
  9559. make the “wrong” choice. I still believe in the dream you all had @ Team
  9560. WEDG. But do I still believe you can free the project from it’s legal
  9561. shackles in a timely manner? That is the question …
  9562.  
  9563.  
  9564.  
  9565.  
  9566. paul.kulhavy
  9567.  
  9568. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709012> almost 2 years ago
  9569.  
  9570. I’ve backed this project from the start (kickstarter), but its been a
  9571. long story of lengthy delays and excuses – and now it seems unlikely to
  9572. me that the WEDG will ever get done – legal costs may sink the project.
  9573.  
  9574. If the WEDG ever comes out as a retail item or finished product online
  9575. then I will happily buy it and pay the bigger retail price and
  9576. congratulate you – but 16 months is a year too long.
  9577.  
  9578. I want a refund – so send that poll out. Return my pledge.
  9579.  
  9580.  
  9581.  
  9582.  
  9583. richard alter
  9584.  
  9585. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1968091> almost 2 years ago
  9586.  
  9587. This is not how mediation works. Sounds very strange to me
  9588.  
  9589.  
  9590.  
  9591.  
  9592. jrogers31
  9593.  
  9594. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  9595.  
  9596. It’s not in the interest of the legal team to set deadlines for an
  9597. agreement to be reached. I would think that a London firm would bill
  9598. around £350.00 – £500.00 per hour – plus VAT. I don’t understand why the
  9599. “American software company” cannot be named and shamed if it is true
  9600. that they have no interest in this technology other than to profit from
  9601. the happenstance of an employee who was on gardening leave who wrote a
  9602. few lines of code for a company who failed in its due diligence in
  9603. hiring him.
  9604.  
  9605.  
  9606.  
  9607.  
  9608. Team WEDG
  9609.  
  9610. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9611. years ago
  9612.  
  9613. @MyWorks Design not at this stage, we have pressed for deadlines along
  9614. milestones and hope that they will be implemented. ^Shehbaz
  9615.  
  9616.  
  9617.  
  9618.  
  9619. MyWorks Design
  9620.  
  9621. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 2 years ago
  9622.  
  9623. Is there a deadline any legal team has set on the mediation?
  9624.  
  9625.  
  9626.  
  9627.  
  9628. jrogers31
  9629.  
  9630. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  9631.  
  9632. 2 of 2 Because of the delay in doing a deal with the “third party”, I
  9633. have a sense that the “third-party” issue may be conveniently disguising
  9634. more fundamental problems with the project – hardware, software, supply
  9635. contractors or another issue. I do not accept that legal reasons exists
  9636. for the total lack of transparency in the updates. Please poll the
  9637. backers without any further delay
  9638.  
  9639.  
  9640.  
  9641.  
  9642. jrogers31
  9643.  
  9644. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  9645.  
  9646. 1 of 2 A poll of the backers as suggested 15 days ago is essential – if
  9647. there are only a small number of backers that want a refund – then
  9648. refund them promptly. If there are a large number of backers that want a
  9649. refund – then team WEDG will have no choice other that do a deal with
  9650. the third party and get the project moving again. I do not understand
  9651. why that has not been done already – after all WEDG failed in their due
  9652. diligence hiring the programmer as he failed to be honest with WEDG.
  9653.  
  9654.  
  9655.  
  9656.  
  9657. MyWorks Design
  9658.  
  9659. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 2 years ago
  9660.  
  9661. 2/2 (Cont.) ,,,daily updates just a paragraph long, outlining the most
  9662. current progress. I bet 99% of us don’t care about T-Shirts, we just
  9663. want to see the latest legal or product progress – both are equally
  9664. important. While we understand you have to run it by your legal team, I
  9665. don’t see it in any way damaging to either side if you give us mediation
  9666. status.
  9667.  
  9668.  
  9669.  
  9670.  
  9671. MyWorks Design
  9672.  
  9673. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 2 years ago
  9674.  
  9675. Nikolai,
  9676.  
  9677. You have valid concerns, and I understand where you’re coming from –
  9678. it’s only fair that some backers get a refund, it’s not like it will
  9679. kill the project if it’s only a few.
  9680.  
  9681. However, I’m sure they’re busy – plus there’s a legal team that I’m sure
  9682. is standing between them and their updates to us. Just a guess though,
  9683. but I agree that’s a weak point of theirs.
  9684.  
  9685. @Wedge – we just want to see progress. I bet you’ll squash all refund
  9686. requests by posting (cont.)
  9687.  
  9688.  
  9689.  
  9690.  
  9691. Nikolai Tesla
  9692.  
  9693. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  9694.  
  9695. Please provide a choice to the funders in order to receive a full refund
  9696. if they wish. If not, make it clear to all here. This way it provides a
  9697. clear indication on how some funders may resolve this situation.
  9698.  
  9699.  
  9700.  
  9701.  
  9702. Nikolai Tesla
  9703.  
  9704. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  9705.  
  9706. I knew that my funds were to provide support for this project but there
  9707. are other issues at hand that require close attention if they wish to
  9708. succeed. Refunds should be a no issue if there are only “a vocal
  9709. minority that makes a lot of noise” as mentioned previously. I want to
  9710. “believe” in the WEDG but each update makes it a step closer not to.
  9711.  
  9712.  
  9713.  
  9714.  
  9715. Nikolai Tesla
  9716.  
  9717. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  9718.  
  9719. @MyWorks Design, Philipp Stäheli: Understood, since that was the main
  9720. reason I even funded the project to begin with. The issue is at the end
  9721. of the day they are a company (or trying to be). Here is a nice example,
  9722. two days ago Shehbaz posts the following “shortly we will be sending out
  9723. a survey” and two days have passed with no such survey. They also post
  9724. about “positive outcomes from a meeting yesterday will also be included
  9725. in this update” which there is no such update as of this post.
  9726.  
  9727.  
  9728.  
  9729.  
  9730. MyWorks Design
  9731.  
  9732. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 2 years ago
  9733.  
  9734. Guys, relax! Like Phillip said, it’s not like there’s something else
  9735. like this even as an idea yet out there! Sure, Transporter, but that’s
  9736. such a far comparison. In a lot of our opinion, it’s worth the wait.
  9737. Hopefully a shorter wait, nevertheless – with frequent updates ;)
  9738.  
  9739.  
  9740.  
  9741.  
  9742. Philipp Stäheli
  9743.  
  9744. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> almost 2 years ago
  9745.  
  9746. Common backers, do not dispair! It’s not like there is another wedg-kind
  9747. of thing waiting around the corner. Forget about this campain for a
  9748. while and it might be over sooner than you think and all will be good.
  9749.  
  9750.  
  9751.  
  9752.  
  9753. Team WEDG
  9754.  
  9755. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9756. years ago
  9757.  
  9758. @Peter Dalmaris thank you very much for your support! : ) ^Chris
  9759.  
  9760.  
  9761.  
  9762.  
  9763. Peter Dalmaris
  9764.  
  9765. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  9766.  
  9767. I’m sticking with you Team WEDG, thank you for the frequent updates.
  9768.  
  9769.  
  9770.  
  9771.  
  9772. Team WEDG
  9773.  
  9774. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9775. years ago
  9776.  
  9777. @Ken Taylor thank you for your everlasting supper and understanding in
  9778. this matter. ^Chris
  9779.  
  9780.  
  9781.  
  9782.  
  9783. Ken Taylor
  9784.  
  9785. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 2 years ago
  9786.  
  9787. Wedg have not believe breached any of the T&C, YES there’s a delay
  9788. caused by the legal case but i dont believe WEDG are “unable to fulfill
  9789. any of its commitments to Contributors (including delivering any Perks)”
  9790. lm funding an idea not “buying” a product. IMHO Certain backers here
  9791. need to close their crowd funding accounts and wait for products to
  9792. arrive in Best Buy, PC World, ETC,
  9793. Would i like to already have my WEDG – Yes! but I will wait
  9794. Unfortunately a vocal minority make a lot of noise.
  9795.  
  9796.  
  9797.  
  9798.  
  9799. Team WEDG
  9800.  
  9801. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  9802. years ago
  9803.  
  9804. @nikolai we’re preparing things to survey backers on this matter and an
  9805. update will be sent out later this evening. Some positive outcomes from
  9806. a meeting yesterday will also be included in this update. ^Chris
  9807.  
  9808.  
  9809.  
  9810.  
  9811. Nikolai Tesla
  9812.  
  9813. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  9814.  
  9815. @Team WEDG: Thank you for providing the much awaited notice. Sadly it
  9816. still does not provide a timeline or an educated estimate of when this
  9817. legal issue may be resolved. Since this information has not been
  9818. provided I still demand a refund, otherwise I will need to seek counsel
  9819. on how to resolve this very matter.
  9820.  
  9821.  
  9822.  
  9823.  
  9824. James Taylor
  9825.  
  9826. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5657565> 2 years ago
  9827.  
  9828. @Wedg – I will wait, but I confess my patience is running thin. I have
  9829. been through legal battles and mediation so I understand the process,
  9830. but that also means that I understand how the third party can easily
  9831. mess with you. You have continued to report they are empathetic but tied
  9832. by policy, and I find no support for that. They can not empathetically
  9833. watch your project die on the vine… They are a business and can find a
  9834. business solution to let you move forward. Or not.
  9835.  
  9836.  
  9837.  
  9838.  
  9839. jrogers31
  9840.  
  9841. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  9842.  
  9843. 2 of 2 Refund them promptly and move on at the pace dictated by the
  9844. legal team and mediation. Only the ‘believers’ will remain waiting and
  9845. only the ‘believers’ will be taking the risk.
  9846.  
  9847. I do not think it is for anyone to judge whether contributors made
  9848. significant or insignificant contribution – for me it is a matter of
  9849. trust and a matter of principle.
  9850.  
  9851.  
  9852.  
  9853.  
  9854. jrogers31
  9855.  
  9856. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  9857.  
  9858. 1 of 2 @Dermot Loughnane neatly takes us back to the suggestion I made 8
  9859. days ago.
  9860.  
  9861. Make available a full refund all the contributors to the campaign who
  9862. have decided that they no longer wish to endure any further delays in
  9863. light of the fact that the promise of fully functioning units by March
  9864. 2015 has not been fulfilled.
  9865.  
  9866.  
  9867.  
  9868.  
  9869. Dermot Loughnane
  9870.  
  9871. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1839484> 2 years ago
  9872.  
  9873. Thanks for the update, given the small amounts of money individually at
  9874. stake here I’m not sure why people are so cranky about this. Shit
  9875. happens but you seem to be doing your best to resolve unfortunate
  9876. circumstances and I’m happy to wait till you can crank out my WEDG. Good
  9877. luck with the mediation and look forward to hearing how it went.
  9878.  
  9879.  
  9880.  
  9881.  
  9882. jrogers31
  9883.  
  9884. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  9885.  
  9886. Thank you for the update, which I read with interest. From my point of
  9887. view it does not add any significant detail to what I thought I already
  9888. knew from previous messages and updates.
  9889.  
  9890. Blazon PR who arranged your crowd funding on Indiegogo state on their
  9891. website that “We believe in open, honest and transparent
  9892. communications.” I find your responses inconsistent with that statement.
  9893.  
  9894. I would be grateful if you would kindly arrange for a full refund of the
  9895. £624.00 I contributed to the campaign.
  9896.  
  9897.  
  9898.  
  9899.  
  9900. Nikolai Tesla
  9901.  
  9902. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  9903.  
  9904. Team WEDG, sadly I am in the same camp as the latest posts. I am
  9905. requesting the option for a full refund. Your idea and push to provide
  9906. the Wedg was tremendous but these legal issues has given me a lost in
  9907. confidence with this project.
  9908.  
  9909.  
  9910.  
  9911.  
  9912. spencer robinson
  9913.  
  9914. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> 2 years ago
  9915.  
  9916. @jrogers31 +1 :-(
  9917.  
  9918.  
  9919.  
  9920.  
  9921. jrogers31
  9922.  
  9923. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  9924.  
  9925. 7-days has passed since a comprehensive update was promised regarding
  9926. issues highlighted in the messages below. One wonders when the lawyers
  9927. will approve the release of the update – how much time do they need? Is
  9928. this update a multipage document requiring hours of their professional
  9929. time or is this a thinly veiled attempt by the WEDG to continue
  9930. stalling. From my point of view trust in WEDG is rapidly evaporating and
  9931. as a result I am now with Ron Ko and would like to be fully refunded please.
  9932.  
  9933.  
  9934.  
  9935.  
  9936. Team WEDG
  9937.  
  9938. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  9939.  
  9940. @Ken Taylor yes I believe mediation was agreed upon is legally binding.
  9941. Something that Shehbaz’s pending update includes is how we’re looking at
  9942. ways to allow the case run its course and allow us to segue way and
  9943. recode efficiently. Thank you for support Ken. ^Chris
  9944.  
  9945.  
  9946.  
  9947.  
  9948. Team WEDG
  9949.  
  9950. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  9951.  
  9952. @Ron Ko my to you has disappeared as well. No need to apologise,
  9953. we’re all frustrated and hoping things a resolved soon. Thanks for
  9954. clarifying all the same. ^Chris
  9955.  
  9956.  
  9957.  
  9958.  
  9959. Team WEDG
  9960.  
  9961. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  9962.  
  9963. Hi Guys
  9964. I posted a comment here yesterday but it seems to have disappeared. I’ve
  9965. only noticed upon seeing @Ken Taylor’s message come through.
  9966.  
  9967. My comment was to say that Shehbaz is waiting for the legal team to
  9968. approve his update, its comprehensive and covers a great deal and so
  9969. there is a delay as a result. Apologies for the delay ^Chris
  9970.  
  9971.  
  9972.  
  9973.  
  9974. Ken Taylor
  9975.  
  9976. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> 2 years ago
  9977.  
  9978. Hi WEDG Team,
  9979. Is the mediation decision legally binding for both parties?
  9980. I hope that the mediation reaches an amicable solution.
  9981. If Not then the Developer has loads to answer for due to false
  9982. representation. The insurance company may wish to go after him for costs.
  9983. Then more lawyers will be needed to make sure a rewrite of the
  9984. compromised code is provable beyond a reasonable doubt to be completely
  9985. fresh, not influenced or tainted in any way. “clean” so no IP can be
  9986. claimed over it.
  9987. Good Luck
  9988.  
  9989.  
  9990.  
  9991.  
  9992. Ron Ko
  9993.  
  9994. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> 2 years ago
  9995.  
  9996. Hi Chris, thanks for your response. Frankly speaking, I have lost
  9997. patience to the products perked via IGG. “Disappointed” is the only word
  9998. to comment. Please accept my apology and wish WEDG with great success in
  9999. future. Please advise me the refund channel, thanks.
  10000.  
  10001.  
  10002.  
  10003.  
  10004. Team WEDG
  10005.  
  10006. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10007.  
  10008. @Justin Walton my pending update will provide more answers – but as you
  10009. know I have to ensure its content doesn’t infringe on the various
  10010. agreements between WEDG and other parties. Once approved it’ll be
  10011. online. ^Shehbaz
  10012.  
  10013.  
  10014.  
  10015.  
  10016. Justin Walton
  10017.  
  10018. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  10019.  
  10020. @jrogers31 – I agree with all your comments about the pace of change in
  10021. the tech. sector. I’ve been backing WEDG since early Kickstarter days.
  10022. We all want to know what’s happening, that’s why I see a problem with
  10023. polling now, we don’t yet know how long we might have to wait. Would you
  10024. vote for a refund this month if WEDG was shipped to everyone else a week
  10025. later? But other devices are now available, even from major suppliers,
  10026. that provide the core functionality. We need more input from team WEDG
  10027.  
  10028.  
  10029.  
  10030.  
  10031. Team WEDG
  10032.  
  10033. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10034.  
  10035. @Ron Ko Shehbaz is preparing an update for all discussed issues below
  10036. and will post as soon as possible, ^Chris
  10037.  
  10038.  
  10039.  
  10040.  
  10041. Ron Ko
  10042.  
  10043. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> 2 years ago
  10044.  
  10045. Hello, any channel for refund?
  10046.  
  10047.  
  10048.  
  10049.  
  10050. jrogers31
  10051.  
  10052. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  10053.  
  10054. 2 of 2 @Justin Watson -Things move quickly in the tech sector. Is WEDG a
  10055. pipe dream or is it deliverable? If it is deliverable and if it is a
  10056. game changer, which backers thought it was going to be when they made
  10057. their contributions then the “third party hold up” is a trivial matter
  10058. with a deal to be done to move the project on. If the hardware or
  10059. software can’t be made to deliver the objectives reliably – then it’s a
  10060. dead duck. If you want to find out where this project is going–poll the
  10061. backers
  10062.  
  10063.  
  10064.  
  10065.  
  10066. jrogers31
  10067.  
  10068. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  10069.  
  10070. 1 of 2 @Justin Watson – as things stand we only know what we have been
  10071. told, which is very little. Development of the device is on hold, a
  10072. nameless third party has an interest because of the prior contractual
  10073. obligations of an employee hired -?in good faith with -?failure of due
  10074. diligence. Is it possible there are other reasons? When backers pitched
  10075. in some 9 months or so ago the device and stretch goals were relevant
  10076. and desirable within the time frame of a Spring delivery.
  10077.  
  10078.  
  10079.  
  10080.  
  10081. Justin Walton
  10082.  
  10083. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  10084.  
  10085. @jrogers31 – I see one small problem with polling the backers, while
  10086. some may want a refund now, others will be prepared to wait a bit
  10087. longer. Perhaps a few may wait indefinitely. I’m not in the last
  10088. category, so would need an idea of how long it would take to resolve the
  10089. legal issues. As you rightly point out, lawyers aren’t in any rush! So
  10090. how long is the piece of string? When might everything be resolved? I
  10091. doubt anyone could even give an estimate. My choices in such a poll seem
  10092. limited.
  10093.  
  10094.  
  10095.  
  10096.  
  10097. Team WEDG
  10098.  
  10099. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10100.  
  10101. @jrogers31 thanks for your comments. I will respond to you and the
  10102. general debate fully in an update as I have been discussing these
  10103. comments with our advisory team (made up of legal, insurance and
  10104. business mentors) this afternoon. Since we are in a sensitive position
  10105. the update as usual will be approved by our legal team first. I will
  10106. stress the point though the purpose of taking on mediation is to break
  10107. free from the pace of the third party and to move the case along
  10108. quickly. Regards, Shehbaz
  10109.  
  10110.  
  10111.  
  10112.  
  10113. jrogers31
  10114.  
  10115. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  10116.  
  10117. 3 of 3
  10118. If the WEDG team find that only a small proportion of the contributors
  10119. would wish to be fully refunded – then refund them promptly and move on
  10120. at the pace dictated by the legal team (it is in their pecuniary
  10121. interest to move slowly). Only the ‘believers’ will remain waiting.
  10122.  
  10123. If the WEDG team find that a large proportion of the contributors would
  10124. wish to be fully refunded – then this will add the urgency and focus
  10125. that I believe is required to get the project back on track.
  10126.  
  10127.  
  10128.  
  10129.  
  10130. jrogers31
  10131.  
  10132. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  10133.  
  10134. 2 of 3
  10135. 1. Make available a full refund all the contributors to the campaign who
  10136. have decided that they no longer wish to endure any further delays in
  10137. light of the fact that the promise of fully functioning units by March
  10138. 2015 has not been fulfilled.
  10139.  
  10140. 2. Poll all the contributors to see how many would wish to opt for a
  10141. full refund of the funds they contributed.
  10142.  
  10143.  
  10144.  
  10145.  
  10146. jrogers31
  10147.  
  10148. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  10149.  
  10150. 1 of 3
  10151.  
  10152. I have read the recent exchanges and while I have some sympathy for the
  10153. WEDG team and the current “legal” predicament I believe Nikolai Tesla
  10154. has a very valid point and I support his position. As a result I suggest
  10155. the following, which may focus the WEDG team on arriving at a solution
  10156. with the unnamed “third party”.
  10157.  
  10158.  
  10159.  
  10160.  
  10161. Team WEDG
  10162.  
  10163. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10164.  
  10165. smadyk please send us your new address along with your PayPal email
  10166. address to infowedg.co and I’ll update our records, I’ll contact you
  10167. before we print the post labels to double check. ^Chris
  10168.  
  10169.  
  10170.  
  10171.  
  10172. smadyk
  10173.  
  10174. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7989688> 2 years ago
  10175.  
  10176. @Team WEDG I’m going to move house in the next month, will you ask for
  10177. the addresses before to send it (when it’d be ready)?
  10178.  
  10179.  
  10180.  
  10181.  
  10182. Team WEDG
  10183.  
  10184. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10185.  
  10186. @Nikolai Tesla personally I do not want to endure this experience a
  10187. moment longer than I have to. The dream remains to fulfil IGG orders and
  10188. bring WEDG to market, if this seems unlikely post mediation we will seek
  10189. ‘Plan A, Plan B etc’. But I have to stress that we are hopeful with the
  10190. involvement of mediation a successful outcome is highly likely – the
  10191. third party accepting mediation without resistance is a very positive
  10192. sign indeed. Best regards Shehbaz
  10193.  
  10194.  
  10195.  
  10196.  
  10197. Team WEDG
  10198.  
  10199. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10200.  
  10201. @Nikolai Tesla I don’t believe a conspiracy is at play here. Having
  10202. heard the developer’s testimony we here believe his rationale for taking
  10203. on employment elsewhere and keeping his garden leave a secret; we do not
  10204. justify it and he recognises the harm he has caused and is regretful of
  10205. his actions. But that doesn’t change anything.
  10206.  
  10207. For the foreseeable future we must commit to the procedure as we are
  10208. under contract with various parties now. We and more cont…1/2
  10209.  
  10210.  
  10211.  
  10212.  
  10213. Nikolai Tesla
  10214.  
  10215. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  10216.  
  10217. @Team WEDG: Sadly the burden is on you, Team WEDG, to provide your
  10218. Funders with a satisfying solution and not just leave it to the legal
  10219. team. It is hard and it is not fair after all the hard work you have
  10220. done as of this date to bring up this superb idea just to have a single
  10221. person bring it to a complete halt. What options are there? Shirts and
  10222. stickers is not the main reason we successfully funded this project, it
  10223. is for the WEDG (your device)!
  10224.  
  10225.  
  10226.  
  10227.  
  10228. Nikolai Tesla
  10229.  
  10230. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  10231.  
  10232. @Team WEDG 2 fo 2: The third party legal team could easily drag this
  10233. issue for eternity (unless I am ignorant to some British law) if they so
  10234. wished. It is reasonable to assume that many, if not all, of the Funders
  10235. will not wait indefinitely for this issue to sort out. Team WEDG needs
  10236. to provide a plan A, B or even a C if this legal issue drags out for
  10237. another month.
  10238.  
  10239.  
  10240.  
  10241.  
  10242. Nikolai Tesla
  10243.  
  10244. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  10245.  
  10246. @Team WEDG 1 fo 2: My faith for the WEDG project is demonstrated with my
  10247. already provided funds and as agreed the WEDG Team agreed on providing
  10248. the corresponding perk early 2015. It could have been bad timing or an
  10249. intentional sabotage (conspiracy mind here) that the contracted
  10250. developer worked on WEDG code during his “garden leave” which in turn
  10251. completely legally halted this great project.
  10252.  
  10253.  
  10254.  
  10255.  
  10256. Team WEDG
  10257.  
  10258. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10259.  
  10260. @Ton Sonneveldt i.e. to show we are willing and co-operative and to
  10261. prevent any further charges against us. ^Shehbaz
  10262.  
  10263.  
  10264.  
  10265.  
  10266. Team WEDG
  10267.  
  10268. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10269.  
  10270. @Ton Sonneveldt i.e. the third party. It is this which is in dispute.
  10271. For many of us it seems clear that WEDG is not at fault – however the
  10272. third party simply don’t see it this way and after deliberating with
  10273. them directly we have chosen the route of mediation to which they have
  10274. agreed. They have refuted clean builds claiming that we must prove the
  10275. developer’s influence won’t in the new build.
  10276.  
  10277. The entire situation is disappointing and frustrating but we must follow
  10278. the due process to cont.
  10279.  
  10280.  
  10281.  
  10282.  
  10283. Team WEDG
  10284.  
  10285. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10286.  
  10287. @Ton Sonneveldt I understand your frustration. Indeed we do have a
  10288. contract with the developer and the agency through whom we hired him had
  10289. references and performed due diligence before bringing him to our
  10290. attention as any professional recruitment agency would. He chose not to
  10291. disclose his employment at the third party where he is on garden leave.
  10292. His contract of employment states that any work related to his
  10293. employment during or outside of working hours is the IP of his employer
  10294. cont…
  10295.  
  10296.  
  10297.  
  10298.  
  10299. Team WEDG
  10300.  
  10301. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10302.  
  10303. @MyWorks Design as we understand it the mediation team are gathering
  10304. facts and information about the case and reading through meeting
  10305. minutes. Our first meeting/review with the mediation team is scheduled
  10306. for Tuesday 23rd June and Shehbaz will be attending that with our legal
  10307. team. ^Chris
  10308.  
  10309.  
  10310.  
  10311.  
  10312. Ton Sonneveldt
  10313.  
  10314. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/631163> 2 years ago
  10315.  
  10316. part 2:
  10317. As it is taking so many months now to solve that problem it seems that
  10318. you had no good contract with the person you hired for the coding. I am
  10319. getting skeptical about the whole project as there seems to be no
  10320. developments in this case and certainly no new date for producing the
  10321. hardware, solving the software problem (by hiring someone else to recode
  10322. the disputed part) or delivering. How much time you think you still need
  10323. to deliver? Hope to hear from you.
  10324.  
  10325.  
  10326.  
  10327.  
  10328. Ton Sonneveldt
  10329.  
  10330. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/631163> 2 years ago
  10331.  
  10332. part 1:
  10333. I am one of those funders expecting a good piece of hardware and
  10334. software based on your information during the Indiegogo campaign; to be
  10335. delivered early 2015. By that time it became clear that you could not
  10336. deliver the hardware – there was still only a prototype – but you
  10337. explained that lack of realization by bringing up a problem with a third
  10338. party concerning a software developer who worked for you but also for them.
  10339.  
  10340.  
  10341.  
  10342.  
  10343. MyWorks Design
  10344.  
  10345. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> 2 years ago
  10346.  
  10347. Hey guys,
  10348.  
  10349. Any update? How’s the mediation?
  10350.  
  10351. Thanks!!
  10352.  
  10353.  
  10354.  
  10355.  
  10356. Team WEDG
  10357.  
  10358. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10359.  
  10360. @Justin Walton haha! that brought a smile to our faces : ) love to see
  10361. the Mediators sporting WEDG Tshirts in meetings with complete
  10362. nonchalance! I think Tubthumping will be our theme song after all this
  10363. is behind us. Thanks for your support Justin and everyone, looking
  10364. forward to getting the Tees out to you soon! ^Shehbaz
  10365.  
  10366.  
  10367.  
  10368.  
  10369. Justin Walton
  10370.  
  10371. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  10372.  
  10373. Tee shirts and stickers! Hurrah! Something to quieten all the doubters
  10374. out there who thought they’d get nothing after the legal issues became
  10375. apparent. One more thing crossed off the long ‘to do’ list on the road
  10376. to success. Have you ordered a few some extra for the mediation team to
  10377. wear in negotiations? Let’s hope those discussions do only take a short
  10378. time. I feel the need to play Tubthumping by Chumbawamba and thumb my
  10379. nose at all lawyers in general. Keep up the good work Team WEDG.
  10380.  
  10381.  
  10382.  
  10383.  
  10384. Team WEDG
  10385.  
  10386. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10387.  
  10388. @Justin Walton thank you for your support Justin. We have amazing
  10389. support from our legal team; I know Shehbaz is in talks with them often
  10390. during and outside of normal business hours and yes this was a course of
  10391. action suggested by them. Thanks again : ) ^Chris
  10392.  
  10393.  
  10394.  
  10395.  
  10396. Justin Walton
  10397.  
  10398. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  10399.  
  10400. @Shehbaz and Team WEDG. Thank-you for the update, it’s good to have
  10401. these more regular posts from you guys. Whatever you are able to tell us
  10402. is always gratefully received. I am encouraged that the legal team have
  10403. suggested this course of action, and that the insurers are supporting
  10404. it. I hope your selected mediator has a big stick! I still believe.
  10405.  
  10406.  
  10407.  
  10408.  
  10409. Team WEDG
  10410.  
  10411. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10412.  
  10413. Just a quick note to say I have been in intense talks with the third
  10414. party this week, details of which I will share with you as soon as
  10415. approved by our legal support. I suspect however this maybe early next
  10416. week with it being the end of the working week.
  10417. ^Shehbaz
  10418.  
  10419.  
  10420.  
  10421.  
  10422. Team WEDG
  10423.  
  10424. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10425.  
  10426. @Nikolai Tesla 2/2 while I can’t discuss working terms and agreements in
  10427. place with the individual team members, I will say that none of us,
  10428. including myself have drawn a salary from WEDG, not until we fulfil IGG
  10429. orders and get to market thereafter.
  10430. ^Shehbaz
  10431.  
  10432.  
  10433.  
  10434.  
  10435. Team WEDG
  10436.  
  10437. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10438.  
  10439. @Nikolai Tesla the medium to long term plan for the project if these
  10440. issues continues is something I am personally restless about and seeking
  10441. seeking counsel from experts who can advise contingency and
  10442. strategically. Furthermore points you raise are stressed to the third
  10443. party on a regular basis so we one way or another we may proceed with
  10444. bringing the project to market.
  10445.  
  10446. The team are committed to WEDG, some are working on other projects
  10447. alongside WEDG till we are able pick up ground again 1/2
  10448.  
  10449.  
  10450.  
  10451.  
  10452. Nikolai Tesla
  10453.  
  10454. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  10455.  
  10456. 2 of 2 @Team WEDG: This is not even considering your WEDG team (14 as of
  10457. today) is either working for free or not. It is almost two months since
  10458. this product should have shipped. What are your contingency plans if the
  10459. legal issue drags for another four months? There is a limit.
  10460.  
  10461.  
  10462.  
  10463.  
  10464. Nikolai Tesla
  10465.  
  10466. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  10467.  
  10468. 1 of 2 @Team WEDG, Pierre Lang has a very valid point which brings up
  10469. the following question: how long are you willing this legal issue?
  10470. Definitely you can not do so indefinitely since your technology and
  10471. ideal will be surpassed by someone else making it irrelevant in due
  10472. time. Also, as I have mentioned on an earlier posted comment, your
  10473. manufacturing partners will no longer able to honour your agreed prices
  10474. from almost a year ago which in turn dig into your raised funds.
  10475.  
  10476.  
  10477.  
  10478.  
  10479. Team WEDG
  10480.  
  10481. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10482.  
  10483. @Pierre Lang the legal procedure hasn’t cost us a penny fortunately as
  10484. we have business insurance which is paying for a great legal team.
  10485. Ditching his work and starting again isn’t possible yet as we’d have to
  10486. prove a number of factors regarding the authenticity of the ’new’code –
  10487. that in actual fact would be a legal procedure within itself. ^Chris
  10488.  
  10489.  
  10490.  
  10491.  
  10492. Pierre Lang
  10493.  
  10494. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> 2 years ago
  10495.  
  10496. Sorry to add to the (maybe) useless comments, but considering your
  10497. statement here: http://wedg.co/news/statement-12-04-15.pdf the developer
  10498. worked for you from late january to end of march.
  10499. This is, more or less, 2 months worth of work.
  10500. Of course, I’m not aware of what the legal issue exactly is, but did you
  10501. consider simply ditching his work, and have someone else recode
  10502. independently what is in dispute? Anyway, the legal proc.probably did
  10503. cost you more than these 2 months of work already…
  10504.  
  10505.  
  10506.  
  10507.  
  10508. Team WEDG
  10509.  
  10510. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10511.  
  10512. @George Baily unfortunately we don’t, the updates are the most
  10513. comprehensive details on the issue. ^Chris
  10514.  
  10515.  
  10516.  
  10517.  
  10518. George Baily
  10519.  
  10520. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5420941> 2 years ago
  10521.  
  10522. As someone who (sorry) is not up to date with your legal issue, do you
  10523. have a blog post or status page where someone can catch up to what that
  10524. is all about, without having to read back through each fragmentary
  10525. status update?
  10526.  
  10527.  
  10528.  
  10529.  
  10530. Team WEDG
  10531.  
  10532. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10533.  
  10534. @Veehem as @Marc-André Runcie-Unger (thanks for chipping in) said.
  10535. Furthermore, we have promised to deliver a single complete solution to
  10536. IGG backers and retail partners; it would be commercially impossible to
  10537. only produce a handful of units without the WEDG OS. Also, the WEDG OS
  10538. is designed to be flashed on to the hardware, your suggestion is
  10539. untested ground.
  10540.  
  10541.  
  10542.  
  10543.  
  10544. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  10545.  
  10546. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> 2 years ago
  10547.  
  10548. @veehem I am guessing the wedg needs an operating system like anything
  10549. else. If the legal dispute is related to that part of the software there
  10550. is no way to use the hardware without it. So while add on apps may be
  10551. open source unfortunately we will have to wait until the legal case is
  10552. resolved. Fingers crossed they won’t be held up much longer. I still
  10553. believe in them and the project!
  10554.  
  10555.  
  10556.  
  10557.  
  10558. Veehem
  10559.  
  10560. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> 2 years ago
  10561.  
  10562. @ Chris (Team WEDG) I don’t understand why. You always says that the
  10563. software would be opensource. Could you be more explicit about the
  10564. reasons why it’s not feasible for you. Thanks
  10565.  
  10566.  
  10567.  
  10568.  
  10569. Team WEDG
  10570.  
  10571. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10572.  
  10573. @Veehem you understand correctly, however your suggestion would not be
  10574. feasible for us. ^Chris
  10575.  
  10576.  
  10577.  
  10578.  
  10579. Veehem
  10580.  
  10581. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> 2 years ago
  10582.  
  10583. If I understand correctly, the dispute is about the software. So why
  10584. don’t you send us the hardware? Meanwhile, we may install something like
  10585. Yunohost. And later, the Wedg software
  10586.  
  10587.  
  10588.  
  10589.  
  10590. Team WEDG
  10591.  
  10592. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10593.  
  10594. @Steven Newman thank you Steven, those are encouraging words. Your
  10595. support and confidence means a great deal to me and the team here. ^Shehbaz
  10596.  
  10597.  
  10598.  
  10599.  
  10600. Steven Newman
  10601.  
  10602. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> 2 years ago
  10603.  
  10604. We believe. Stay strong.
  10605.  
  10606. “Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all
  10607. sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care
  10608. how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there
  10609. permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as
  10610. life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can
  10611. get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving
  10612. forward. That’s how winning is done!”
  10613. ― Rocky Balboa
  10614.  
  10615.  
  10616.  
  10617.  
  10618. Team WEDG
  10619.  
  10620. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10621.  
  10622. @rabeaumont happy to have the discussion but please don’t let the legal
  10623. situation be a cause for concern regarding money in the project. That’s
  10624. all in hand with insurance. .
  10625.  
  10626.  
  10627.  
  10628.  
  10629. Team WEDG
  10630.  
  10631. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10632.  
  10633. @Justin Walton thanks for the invite Justin, a couple of sample freebies
  10634. were sent in the post today, but if I am ever local I’ll certainly be in
  10635. touch : ) #TeamLewisHamilton (Y) ^Shehbaz
  10636.  
  10637.  
  10638.  
  10639.  
  10640. rabeaumont
  10641.  
  10642. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8708749> 2 years ago
  10643.  
  10644. I don’t know about others but I couldn’t give a monkeys about the
  10645. t-shirt. If it meant more money to the project I’d happily forgo mine.
  10646.  
  10647.  
  10648.  
  10649.  
  10650. Justin Walton
  10651.  
  10652. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  10653.  
  10654. @Shehbaz and Team WEDG. Another update. I could get used to these. It
  10655. looks like slow and steady progress on the legal front. Not much more
  10656. could be expected when lawyers charge by the hour. Perhaps better news
  10657. on the tee shirt front. As it happens, I live in Leicester, If you’re
  10658. coming over to collect samples Shehbaz, drop me a line, we could meet up
  10659. for a chat about F1 and WEDG! I still believe.
  10660.  
  10661.  
  10662.  
  10663.  
  10664. Team WEDG
  10665.  
  10666. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10667.  
  10668. @Alex Stamp I believe Shehbaz is working with another tshirt distributor
  10669. as the original company wouldn’t honour the agreement since the time
  10670. frames had changed. There will be an update on the Ts this week I have
  10671. been told just now.
  10672.  
  10673. We’ll make Friday the update day from this point onwards unless there is
  10674. significant news to report during the week. ^Chris
  10675.  
  10676.  
  10677.  
  10678.  
  10679. Alex Stamp
  10680.  
  10681. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> 2 years ago
  10682.  
  10683. Part 2:
  10684. I believe the last request was about 2 weeks ago. Having arranged custom
  10685. T-Shirts and Hoodies before I would be surprised if you didn’t have some
  10686. update to give us regarding these. Also you said your guys were gonna
  10687. spend the time to work on the chat app any progress with that? Yet again
  10688. there may be no substantial news but it would be nice to even just see
  10689. no news…
  10690. Can I suggest maybe picking one day a week and say every friday just
  10691. give us a state of play even if it just says no news
  10692.  
  10693.  
  10694.  
  10695.  
  10696. Alex Stamp
  10697.  
  10698. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> 2 years ago
  10699.  
  10700. Hi Guys,
  10701.  
  10702. Part 1:
  10703.  
  10704. While I appreciate there maybe no news on the legal front and you do
  10705. have my support I was just wondering a few things. Now I check the
  10706. comments most days for updates so there are a few things I’ve noticed.
  10707. First of all T-Shirts have been mentioned while I am a bit indifferent
  10708. over the T-Shirt personally however a number of backers have requested
  10709. updates on these items over the last couple of and we have been told you
  10710. will contact the suppliers and find out.
  10711.  
  10712.  
  10713.  
  10714.  
  10715. Team WEDG
  10716.  
  10717. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10718.  
  10719. @Gaston Cardey…the case hypothetically. So we will only report what we
  10720. know and are consented to share as soon as we know it.
  10721.  
  10722. I know this a frustrating and testing time for you; our backers and
  10723. partners, but rest-assured we are doing all that we can come to a prompt
  10724. and amicable outcome and get the WEDG out everyone.
  10725.  
  10726. Best regards
  10727. Chris
  10728.  
  10729.  
  10730.  
  10731.  
  10732. Team WEDG
  10733.  
  10734. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10735.  
  10736. @Gaston Cardey Hi Gaston, it is our objective to keep our backers and
  10737. partners updated on a regular basis. Sometimes there isn’t anything to
  10738. report as we are waiting to hear news ourselves. Last week is a primary
  10739. example of this; the third party arranged to interview the developer
  10740. last week, we have asked for an update but haven’t heard back yet. I
  10741. know Shehbaz has conf call tomorrow with our legal team and might have
  10742. some feedback then. We are under strict instructions not to discuss cont…
  10743.  
  10744.  
  10745.  
  10746.  
  10747. Gaston Cardey
  10748.  
  10749. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 2 years ago
  10750.  
  10751. Part 2:
  10752. We’re waiting that this huge legal problem solves urgently. And I think
  10753. many of us require this solved in a urgent basis since the distribution
  10754. date has paseed 1 month ago.
  10755. Please help us to end this proyect with the confidence of backing new ones.
  10756. I think we all back you in this I do, but we need more of you. You can
  10757. say that is confidential. Ok. But we’re stuck in this “confidential”
  10758. argument.
  10759. Hope you understand.
  10760. Regards,
  10761. Gastón Cardey
  10762.  
  10763.  
  10764.  
  10765.  
  10766. Gaston Cardey
  10767.  
  10768. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 2 years ago
  10769.  
  10770. Part 1:
  10771. Hi,
  10772. 1 week has passed from the last message from WEDG and I’m thinking that
  10773. I need a status update every week. I wouldn’t ask you this in a normal
  10774. situation, but we passed that 1 mont ago. There are news every week in
  10775. everything.
  10776. Right now, there are some other manufacturers offering products that
  10777. “looks like” the WEDG. Some has a few extra functionalities and some
  10778. lack of many that the WEDG includes. But are available right now at a
  10779. store. (continue …)
  10780.  
  10781.  
  10782.  
  10783.  
  10784. Team WEDG
  10785.  
  10786. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10787.  
  10788. @Justin Walton thank you for the support and your enthusiasm Justin (Y).
  10789. ^Chris
  10790.  
  10791.  
  10792.  
  10793.  
  10794. Justin Walton
  10795.  
  10796. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  10797.  
  10798. @ Shehbaz and Team WEDG. Thank-you for the update, this seems like
  10799. positive news.
  10800.  
  10801. @ Chris. The production times are also good news.
  10802.  
  10803. I’m sure I’m not the only one who sees these two points as positive.
  10804. Well done everyone at Team WEDG, please keep up the good work
  10805. (especially the frequent updates, however sparse they have to be for
  10806. legal reasons). In fact, I’m so happy about all of this, I won’t even
  10807. ask about tee shirts. I still believe.
  10808.  
  10809.  
  10810.  
  10811.  
  10812. Team WEDG
  10813.  
  10814. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10815.  
  10816. @jrogers31 our manufacturing and supply partners have offered lead times
  10817. of up to 72 hours in a business week to start a production run. So we
  10818. envisage within 7 days we would be in a position to begin shipping
  10819. orders. ^Chris
  10820.  
  10821.  
  10822.  
  10823.  
  10824. jrogers31
  10825.  
  10826. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  10827.  
  10828. I think that it would be helpful for the backers to know how long it
  10829. would take you to produce and supply the fully functioning units with
  10830. associated software if the legal issues were to evapourate tomorrow?
  10831.  
  10832.  
  10833.  
  10834.  
  10835. Thomas Grundberg
  10836.  
  10837. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5396919> 2 years ago
  10838.  
  10839. @Philipp Stäheli: +1
  10840.  
  10841.  
  10842.  
  10843.  
  10844. Philipp Stäheli
  10845.  
  10846. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> 2 years ago
  10847.  
  10848. I appreciate the irony of the campains title.
  10849.  
  10850.  
  10851.  
  10852.  
  10853. Team WEDG
  10854.  
  10855. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10856.  
  10857. @db unfortunately we can’t disclose privately over emails, we are
  10858. sharing all the information that we can and that is deemed relevant to
  10859. backers and other partners involved. Your support and powers ;) are very
  10860. much appreciated! ^Shehbaz
  10861.  
  10862.  
  10863.  
  10864.  
  10865. Team WEDG
  10866.  
  10867. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10868.  
  10869. @Justin Walton indeed and fortunately we’re in good and very experienced
  10870. hands.
  10871. The t-shirts is on my list of priorities – I haven’t forgotten, I will
  10872. catch up with distributors and get back to everyone. ^Shehbaz
  10873.  
  10874.  
  10875.  
  10876.  
  10877. Team WEDG
  10878.  
  10879. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10880.  
  10881. @Nikolai Tesla thank you and the respect is mutual. We are aware of the
  10882. environment and pressures against us and are doing all that we can to
  10883. proceed with the project. ^Shehbaz
  10884.  
  10885.  
  10886.  
  10887.  
  10888. db
  10889.  
  10890. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706846> 2 years ago
  10891.  
  10892. It would be also awesome if we can get detailed Information on out Email
  10893. Adresses
  10894. which you should have. Informations only for Backers about the exact
  10895. detailed Status.
  10896.  
  10897. (i think that nobody who backed you will get you in trouble with these
  10898. informations – it will us belive that somthing goes behind the lines :-) )
  10899.  
  10900. Still beliving on WEDG and send you super power to solve the issues.
  10901.  
  10902.  
  10903.  
  10904.  
  10905. Justin Walton
  10906.  
  10907. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  10908.  
  10909. It seems the legal issue is more complex than it needs to be (no real
  10910. surprise when lawyers get involved!) as there are other parties
  10911. involved. I fear this could take quite a while. I’m rooting for you Team
  10912. WEDG! Wish I could wear my tee shirt to show my support. Which sort of
  10913. reminds me, whatever happened to those?
  10914.  
  10915.  
  10916.  
  10917.  
  10918. Nikolai Tesla
  10919.  
  10920. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  10921.  
  10922. 2/2
  10923. @Shehbaz
  10924. We all need a road map/timeline of when we could expect this product and
  10925. services otherwise there is no tangible pressure to have this legal
  10926. issue resolved in a prompt manner. In the meantime the funds will dry
  10927. out and this ideal dream will just evaporate in due time. I wish you the
  10928. utmost strength and spirit to see this through to the end successfully
  10929. but with a tangible timeline.
  10930.  
  10931. Kindest regards,
  10932.  
  10933. Nikolai.
  10934.  
  10935.  
  10936.  
  10937.  
  10938. Nikolai Tesla
  10939.  
  10940. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  10941.  
  10942. 1/2
  10943. @Shehbaz, Keep in mind that I have respect for you and your great idea
  10944. to provide the power of privacy and security to those who could afford
  10945. it. Be aware that many of your founders are unable to wait indefinitely
  10946. for many reasons. Also keep in mind that technology moves forward a fast
  10947. pace and that each passing month the technology you offered back in 2014
  10948. will become irrelevant and/or outdated to new standards.
  10949.  
  10950.  
  10951.  
  10952.  
  10953. Team WEDG
  10954.  
  10955. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10956.  
  10957. 2/2
  10958. @MyWorks Design I deeply regret the delay and the inconvenience this is
  10959. causing to you, Alex and all other backers. ^Shehbaz
  10960.  
  10961.  
  10962.  
  10963.  
  10964. Team WEDG
  10965.  
  10966. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  10967.  
  10968. 1/2
  10969. @MyWorks Design it’s a combination of discussions and investigations on
  10970. their side which lead to more questions and answer sessions with us. We
  10971. are one of many legal cases the third party legal division are engaged with.
  10972. We i.e. myself and our legal legal support have and will continue to
  10973. respond quickly, truthfully and with complete transparency in all
  10974. communications – that for now is all we can do. Anything we can disclose
  10975. will be disclosed publicly for the benefit of all backers.
  10976.  
  10977.  
  10978.  
  10979.  
  10980. MyWorks Design
  10981.  
  10982. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> 2 years ago
  10983.  
  10984. 2/2
  10985.  
  10986. What are the issues standing in your way? Just negotiations with this
  10987. company? Many of us, like Alex, are patching together old systems in
  10988. preparation for Wedg, so we’re fairly dependent on the timing of the
  10989. launch.
  10990. Anything you can share privately?
  10991.  
  10992. Thanks!
  10993.  
  10994.  
  10995.  
  10996.  
  10997. MyWorks Design
  10998.  
  10999. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> 2 years ago
  11000.  
  11001. 1/2
  11002. Hey guys,
  11003.  
  11004. Any latest updates? I can definitely realize the restrictions of what
  11005. information you can share with the public, but any specific details
  11006. would help!
  11007.  
  11008. What portion of legal proceedings has been conducted so far? Have
  11009. initial negotiations been completed yet?
  11010.  
  11011.  
  11012.  
  11013.  
  11014. Team WEDG
  11015.  
  11016. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11017.  
  11018. @Alex Stamp sorry to hear your current system is dying. Right now we
  11019. can’t say because we don’t know ourselves. I know Shehbaz is push our
  11020. legal team and the third party for a roadmap but nothing has been
  11021. forthcoming yet. ^Chris
  11022.  
  11023.  
  11024.  
  11025.  
  11026. Alex Stamp
  11027.  
  11028. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> 2 years ago
  11029.  
  11030. Hi,
  11031.  
  11032. I know you probably can’t give an accurate time estimate but the system
  11033. I’m currently using is dying and I was wondering if it worth attempting
  11034. to prop it back up. Are we looking at weeks or months worth of delay.
  11035. Just a guesstimate would do :)
  11036.  
  11037. Thanks
  11038.  
  11039.  
  11040.  
  11041.  
  11042. Team WEDG
  11043.  
  11044. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11045.  
  11046. @Steven Newman thank you Steven, I sincerely appreciate your support and
  11047. confidence in us.
  11048. ^Shehbaz
  11049.  
  11050.  
  11051.  
  11052.  
  11053. Team WEDG
  11054.  
  11055. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11056.  
  11057. @Justin Walton thank you for your on going support Justin, it means a
  11058. great deal to me and the team.
  11059. ^Shehbaz
  11060.  
  11061.  
  11062.  
  11063.  
  11064. Steven Newman
  11065.  
  11066. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> 2 years ago
  11067.  
  11068. I am proud to have supported your efforts from Kickstarter on over to
  11069. Indiegogo. I believe in you and your team and will keep the faith.
  11070.  
  11071. Hang in there!
  11072.  
  11073.  
  11074.  
  11075.  
  11076. Justin Walton
  11077.  
  11078. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  11079.  
  11080. @Shehbaz and Team WEDG. Thank-you for the update. As you say, little
  11081. news that you can talk openly about. Legal disputes are often lengthy,
  11082. as well as soul destroying. Here’s hoping it’s all resolved
  11083. satisfactorily, quickly. Wish I could wear my tee shirt to show my
  11084. support. I still believe.
  11085.  
  11086.  
  11087.  
  11088.  
  11089. Team WEDG
  11090.  
  11091. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11092.  
  11093. @Marc-André Runcie-Unger thank you ^Shehbaz
  11094.  
  11095.  
  11096.  
  11097.  
  11098. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  11099.  
  11100. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> 2 years ago
  11101.  
  11102. Thank you Shebaz! I can imagine it’s a very stressful time for you all
  11103. and I’ll keep my fingers crossed that it can all be worked out quickly.
  11104.  
  11105.  
  11106.  
  11107.  
  11108. Team WEDG
  11109.  
  11110. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11111.  
  11112. @Marc-André Runcie-Unger I have drafted an update and sent it on to the
  11113. legal advisers to review, after their feedback/approval I will post an
  11114. update to the project.
  11115.  
  11116. Thank you everyone for your patience and co-operation.
  11117. ^Shehbaz
  11118.  
  11119.  
  11120.  
  11121.  
  11122. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  11123.  
  11124. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> 2 years ago
  11125.  
  11126. Not wanting to sound pushy but are there any updates from the
  11127. conference? I hope it is good news. :(
  11128.  
  11129.  
  11130.  
  11131.  
  11132. Team WEDG
  11133.  
  11134. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11135.  
  11136. @MyWorks Design Shehbaz has a telephone conf tonight so will update you
  11137. guys on the outcome thereafter. ^Chris
  11138.  
  11139.  
  11140.  
  11141.  
  11142. MyWorks Design
  11143.  
  11144. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> 2 years ago
  11145.  
  11146. Team, any updates? :)
  11147.  
  11148.  
  11149.  
  11150.  
  11151. Team WEDG
  11152.  
  11153. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11154.  
  11155. @rabeaumont thank you for your confidence and support. Its an
  11156. overwhelming experience with a steep learning curve. The lack of control
  11157. and minimal influence over the whole siltation only makes things more
  11158. intense and stressful.
  11159.  
  11160.  
  11161.  
  11162.  
  11163. Team WEDG
  11164.  
  11165. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11166.  
  11167. @Franco we ran behind on the production schedule as our manufacturing
  11168. partners were delayed, furthermore some of our components were held by
  11169. customs at the time too. However, as per the terms of our agreement our
  11170. manufacturing partners would have ramped up output to meet agreed
  11171. deadlines as the delay was on their part and not ours.
  11172.  
  11173.  
  11174.  
  11175.  
  11176. rabeaumont
  11177.  
  11178. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8708749> 2 years ago
  11179.  
  11180. Just wanted to say that I have complete faith in Team Wedg. Working in
  11181. software myself, and knowing a bit about intellectual property rights in
  11182. contracts, I know how difficult these issues can be, and how long it can
  11183. take to resolve them.
  11184.  
  11185. I believe you are doing all you can to get my Wedg to me, and am
  11186. prepared to be patient.
  11187.  
  11188.  
  11189.  
  11190.  
  11191. Franco
  11192.  
  11193. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707014> 2 years ago
  11194.  
  11195. Shehbaz, the letter was received 30 March so can you clear up your
  11196. update from a month ago, “…the WEDG shell will go into production on 26
  11197. March for a full day to produce 2200 units. On Monday 30 March assembly
  11198. of WEDG will commence! Boards will be flashed during assembly before
  11199. they go into the WEDG. Assembly will run for four days. Each completed
  11200. WEDG will be packaged and addressed as it runs off the production line
  11201. and stored until all units are complete and ready for shipment.”
  11202.  
  11203.  
  11204.  
  11205.  
  11206. Team WEDG
  11207.  
  11208. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11209.  
  11210. @Gordon Keys I hope the update just posted to the project will rest your
  11211. concerns.
  11212. ^Shehbaz
  11213.  
  11214.  
  11215.  
  11216.  
  11217. Gordon Keys
  11218.  
  11219. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> 2 years ago
  11220.  
  11221. I also find the timing of ‘The Statement’ rather ominous. It all comes
  11222. out of the woodwork after the Idiegogo campaign is closed.
  11223.  
  11224. I also feel the legal team would have read ‘The Statement’ and corrected
  11225. the errors in grammar and content before release. It was poorly written
  11226. and not proof read in any way which surprised me with regard to the
  11227. gravity of the issue.
  11228.  
  11229.  
  11230.  
  11231.  
  11232. Gordon Keys
  11233.  
  11234. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> 2 years ago
  11235.  
  11236. I find this situation quiet worrying. I know the legal stuff isn’t
  11237. something you’ll be discussing, but to hear there isn’t even any casings
  11238. produced is shocking! Delivery should have been last month. and the IP
  11239. issue is way after this. You could show shots of the tooling you must
  11240. have paid for. Would a test of the tool produced any case parts? Have
  11241. you tested if they fit together? Do the internals fit?
  11242.  
  11243. This just gets worse and worse.
  11244.  
  11245.  
  11246.  
  11247.  
  11248. Justin Walton
  11249.  
  11250. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  11251.  
  11252. @Team WEDG. Could you clarify where we got to on production please? Your
  11253. comment about ordering a one off has me confused. The initial production
  11254. run was due to be finished by now. I know you said you had some delays.
  11255. Did these coincide with the software dispute to the extent you held off
  11256. on production? I would have thought just getting a finished unit out of
  11257. the box to photograph would be easier than ordering a ‘special’. Any
  11258. news on the tee shirts and stickers? I still want to believe.
  11259.  
  11260.  
  11261.  
  11262.  
  11263. Team WEDG
  11264.  
  11265. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11266.  
  11267. @Nikolai Tesla this week we ordered a single aluminium back part of the
  11268. WEDG at great cost as it’s an unscheduled one-off production. This
  11269. should help ease concerns over the legitimacy of the production plan.
  11270. The unit will be produced on 23/04 and Shehbaz or I will send photos the
  11271. moment it’s received. Our hands are tied as to how detail about the
  11272. legal dispute can be disclosed without making matters worse for
  11273. ourselves. We are committed to resolving the dispute as quickly as possible.
  11274.  
  11275.  
  11276.  
  11277.  
  11278. Nikolai Tesla
  11279.  
  11280. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  11281.  
  11282. @Team WEDG, @Chris, @Shehbaz, It has been over two days. Where are the
  11283. photos? Video? Proof? Your team should provide means for its funders to
  11284. receive a full refund if you are bound by the legal implication of
  11285. providing any further proof of such product. It is a sad state of
  11286. affairs if your team is unable to shed any light into this ideal project
  11287. to the people that have provided the funds.
  11288.  
  11289.  
  11290.  
  11291.  
  11292. Team WEDG
  11293.  
  11294. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11295.  
  11296. @Veehem its just not that clear cut unfortunately, we/our legal
  11297. representation pushed that point. But the issues here are the legal
  11298. right to the works undertaken by the developer in question as per his
  11299. contract of employment with third party.
  11300. ^Chris
  11301.  
  11302.  
  11303.  
  11304.  
  11305. Veehem
  11306.  
  11307. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> 2 years ago
  11308.  
  11309. I’ve make a long comment & question. You don’t anwser anything, just
  11310. “thank you for your support”. :/
  11311. All this stuff is supposed to be opensource. Why it is still not? Don’t
  11312. you think it would avoid the problems?
  11313.  
  11314.  
  11315.  
  11316.  
  11317. Team WEDG
  11318.  
  11319. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11320.  
  11321. @aaddiikk I understand that the apps and WEDGNET are also within the
  11322. disputed remit of the claims until satisfactorily released. And I also
  11323. understand there to be some promotional reasoning to satisfy retail
  11324. partner Rider agreements.
  11325. ^Chris
  11326.  
  11327.  
  11328.  
  11329.  
  11330. aaddiikk
  11331.  
  11332. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> 2 years ago
  11333.  
  11334. @Chis,
  11335.  
  11336. Thank you. Looking forward to head from you about their decision. In the
  11337. meantime, could you please tell us why apps were not pushed to stores yet?
  11338.  
  11339.  
  11340.  
  11341.  
  11342. Team WEDG
  11343.  
  11344. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11345.  
  11346. @aaddiikk I’ll take your suggestion to the legal team before taking
  11347. photos or screen shots just in case.
  11348. ^Chris
  11349.  
  11350.  
  11351.  
  11352.  
  11353. aaddiikk
  11354.  
  11355. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> 2 years ago
  11356.  
  11357. Team WEDG,
  11358. If you really want to convince us why not provide
  11359. screenshots/screencasts/videos of something that should be already in
  11360. place so WEDGNET web interface, apps (why apps are not yet in
  11361. stores?!?!)? As I understand the legal issue, it is related to linux
  11362. development so wedg internal software but wedgnet and ios/android apps
  11363. are different story and should be already feature complete.
  11364.  
  11365.  
  11366.  
  11367.  
  11368. Team WEDG
  11369.  
  11370. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11371.  
  11372. @Philipp Stäheli we don’t have a workshop setup here, we work from an
  11373. incubator shared with many other small/startup businesses; however
  11374. Shehbaz has requested some hardware ‘evidence’ from our manufacturing
  11375. partners, He’s waiting for a quote and ETA as he only managed to speak
  11376. to them on late Thursday afternoon.
  11377. ^Chris
  11378.  
  11379.  
  11380.  
  11381.  
  11382. Philipp Stäheli
  11383.  
  11384. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> 2 years ago
  11385.  
  11386. Nobody minds the delay, that’s how crowdfunding always is.
  11387. We have two problems: The legal, and the updates.
  11388. There has not been a single update, which was not exclusively text. It
  11389. has been 4 days since we asked for more proof. How hard can it be to
  11390. walk around the office and snap a few pictures or browse through what
  11391. suppliers have sent you. I can not believe that you are not doing this.
  11392. All you need to take is 30 minutes and you make all concerns shut up.
  11393. That is, if they are not justified.
  11394.  
  11395.  
  11396.  
  11397.  
  11398. Team WEDG
  11399.  
  11400. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11401.  
  11402. @Ken Taylor thanks for your support
  11403.  
  11404.  
  11405.  
  11406.  
  11407. Ken Taylor
  11408.  
  11409. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> 2 years ago
  11410.  
  11411. Hi WEDG Team
  11412. Its Friday, Get the Team to Grab a Pizza and beer at the end of the day
  11413. take a Photo and post it
  11414. This will hopefully keep some people wanting photos happy others wont be
  11415. happy whatever you do
  11416. we have had an update about every month which is better than some
  11417. projects I have supported, more would be good though ;-)
  11418. enjoy the weekend and come back refreshed on Monday and work on what you
  11419. do have control over like the Office app etc.
  11420. Show Support the delays are not their Fault !!!
  11421.  
  11422.  
  11423.  
  11424.  
  11425. Team WEDG
  11426.  
  11427. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11428.  
  11429. Hi guys
  11430. I’m Chris, I’m taking over from Shehbaz to respond to comments in a
  11431. timely fashion while he focuses the legal disputes.
  11432.  
  11433. @Franco Shehbaz is working on getting some pics to share with everyone
  11434. of the tooling stuff so will share those when we have them.
  11435. @MyWorks Design yep we’ll share something soon, we’re a bare-bones
  11436. operation here where every penny had to be justified so we don’t much to
  11437. share.
  11438. @Justin Walton good question will get back to you on that.
  11439.  
  11440.  
  11441.  
  11442.  
  11443. Justin Walton
  11444.  
  11445. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  11446.  
  11447. “T-shirts and stickers will be sent from a different fulfilment partner
  11448. so expect two shipments from us” … How are we doing on those? Yes, I
  11449. know the WEDG team are all busy trying to sort out the legal issues with
  11450. the software, but these are factored out separately. Do we have an ETA?
  11451. Please? Something positive? We want to believe!
  11452.  
  11453.  
  11454.  
  11455.  
  11456. MyWorks Design
  11457.  
  11458. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> 2 years ago
  11459.  
  11460. I agree with Franco. Surely there’s something (app, website, packaging,
  11461. ports, extension cords, anything) that you can snap a picture of and post.
  11462.  
  11463. We support you 100% but you don’t want 2 battlefields to deal with when
  11464. you only need one. :)
  11465.  
  11466.  
  11467.  
  11468.  
  11469. Franco
  11470.  
  11471. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707014> 2 years ago
  11472.  
  11473. I understand and agree with the points made by both @Philipp Stäheli
  11474. @Nikolai Tesla. After receiving the last update, I’ll admit I was
  11475. skeptical. This was the 1st of 13 projects I’ve backed (1st on
  11476. indiegogo) that has gotten away with virtually no legitimate updates,
  11477. and no one complained. I came from the failed kickstarter and went on to
  11478. pay for 3 WEDGs so @Team WEDG certainly at this point something as
  11479. trivial as box art/packaging has been made, why not share those pics?
  11480.  
  11481.  
  11482.  
  11483.  
  11484. Team WEDG
  11485.  
  11486. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11487.  
  11488. @Philipp Stäheli @Nikolai Tesla I understand your concerns, we don’t
  11489. have any pictures because I guess just haven’t taken any. All of our
  11490. prep work was done before the crowd funding stage with a regimented
  11491. process to follow which was supposed to be fool proof and that’s how
  11492. we’ve been working – with a lot of work offloaded to partners/suppliers.
  11493. We are at the very start of dispute and still getting our heads around
  11494. much of this situation, still I will aim to gather some resources asap.
  11495.  
  11496.  
  11497.  
  11498.  
  11499. Nikolai Tesla
  11500.  
  11501. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  11502.  
  11503. Team WEDG, My apologies if I am being a pest to you, but I am posting
  11504. obvious and common concerns. You have not responded to the following:
  11505. “Providing updated information to your “funders” on a regular basis and
  11506. current pictures, videos of the product would calm down nerves in the
  11507. time being. Also, my professional recommendation, is to provide a way to
  11508. receive a refund if the legal issue drags out longer than anticipated
  11509. for those funders that need this option.” Your response is appreciated.
  11510.  
  11511.  
  11512.  
  11513.  
  11514. Philipp Stäheli
  11515.  
  11516. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> 2 years ago
  11517.  
  11518. 2/2 employees having a pizza together. In all the 39 updates you have
  11519. never given any proof on whats going on. Why are you so secretive?
  11520. Obviously you do not want to reveal any secrets but a little proof of
  11521. existence here and there is not too much to ask for is it? I already had
  11522. to a couple of times before you released your business adress… there is
  11523. a little voice in my head growing louder that asks:
  11524. “Where’s the poop Robin?”
  11525.  
  11526.  
  11527.  
  11528.  
  11529. Philipp Stäheli
  11530.  
  11531. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> 2 years ago
  11532.  
  11533. 1/2 Hey Team Wedg, I love this project and want it very much to succeed.
  11534. But this time I am the devil’s advocate: I want an update where I
  11535. actually see something of the Wedg. Since the beginning of the campain I
  11536. have not seen any new pictures of anything. From the multiple campains I
  11537. have backed mostly on Kickstarter I am used from the updates to see all
  11538. kinds of things: People working in their offices, a pile of parts that
  11539. just arrived, a 3D or a picture of an injection mould or even just the
  11540.  
  11541.  
  11542.  
  11543.  
  11544. Team WEDG
  11545.  
  11546. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11547.  
  11548. @Justin Walton thank you for your support and compassion, yes it is a
  11549. very testing time personally and professionally too. All parties
  11550. involved are sympathetic to our situation and want to come to an
  11551. amicable resolution as quickly as possible. The business insurance
  11552. support was a huge relief as you can appreciate.
  11553.  
  11554.  
  11555.  
  11556.  
  11557. Team WEDG
  11558.  
  11559. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11560.  
  11561. @aaddiikk @Nikolai Tesla thank you for your ongoing support; yes this is
  11562. a software issue, we were facing minor delays with shipments anyway but
  11563. knew we could overcome this in production. But when news broke of the
  11564. severity of the claim against us all focus turned towards that and we
  11565. held back on shipments of hardware to avoid warehousing costs.
  11566. Fulfilment is our top priority and we have the co-operation of our
  11567. manufacturing and shipping partners for when we start things off again.
  11568.  
  11569.  
  11570.  
  11571.  
  11572. Team WEDG
  11573.  
  11574. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11575.  
  11576. @fia thanks for your support its really appreciated here
  11577.  
  11578.  
  11579.  
  11580.  
  11581. Nikolai Tesla
  11582.  
  11583. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  11584.  
  11585. I do agree with the comments made by both aaddiikk and Justin Walton.
  11586. Providing updated information to your “funders” on a regular basis and
  11587. current pictures, videos of the product would calm down nerves in the
  11588. time being. Also, my professional recommendation, is to provide a way to
  11589. receive a refund if the legal issue drags out longer than anticipated
  11590. for those funders that need this option. I am a huge supporter of this
  11591. project and you have my backing as long as things are kept transparent.
  11592.  
  11593.  
  11594.  
  11595.  
  11596. Justin Walton
  11597.  
  11598. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  11599.  
  11600. @Shehbaz and Team Wedg. Thank-you for taking time to update us so
  11601. quickly following the disappointing news about the legal position on the
  11602. software. I for one am extremely relieved to hear the legal costs will
  11603. be covered by your business insurance. I think this issue has been
  11604. eating in to your time more than you’re letting on, but hope you will be
  11605. able to continue to provide frequent updates as matters develop. It will
  11606. help stop our nerves fraying!
  11607.  
  11608.  
  11609.  
  11610.  
  11611. aaddiikk
  11612.  
  11613. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> 2 years ago
  11614.  
  11615. Team,
  11616.  
  11617. I’m really sorry about issues that you described in last update and you
  11618. have my full support on that but if I understand the issue correctly the
  11619. showstopper is related to software part. Based on the previously
  11620. published schedule, hardware should be packed and ready to be shipped
  11621. just after the legal issues are resolved. Therefore, could you please
  11622. share some shots from production to ensure us that in fact the product
  11623. is indeed ready and finished?
  11624.  
  11625.  
  11626.  
  11627.  
  11628. blandat
  11629.  
  11630. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6957871> 2 years ago
  11631.  
  11632. Just want to give you my support and think it will all end happily for you.
  11633. These things are a pain in the but, and I hope the big company will see
  11634. how absurd this claim of theirs is. Garden leave is a problem. They
  11635. should have sent him/her to some nice tropical island for the time
  11636. suspended…
  11637.  
  11638. But I guess we all can wait for this to solve amicably since we wait for
  11639. something great!
  11640.  
  11641. group hug
  11642.  
  11643.  
  11644.  
  11645.  
  11646. Team WEDG
  11647.  
  11648. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11649.  
  11650. Many of you have suggested that we start a campaign to cover the legal
  11651. costs of this dispute and that you would support us financially there too.
  11652.  
  11653. This is a most generous and kind offer and I thank you all very dearly
  11654. for this immense show of solidarity. Fortunately, we have business
  11655. insurance and on Friday 10th April the insurance company agreed to
  11656. accept our claim and so we don’t have to worry about the legal and
  11657. sundry costs involved.
  11658.  
  11659. A huge thank you again.
  11660.  
  11661.  
  11662.  
  11663.  
  11664. Team WEDG
  11665.  
  11666. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11667.  
  11668. @M K not right now we can’t, but we hope that when the matter is
  11669. amicably resolved we will be able to say the parties involved are.
  11670.  
  11671.  
  11672.  
  11673.  
  11674. Team WEDG
  11675.  
  11676. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11677.  
  11678. @Steven Newman yes this is a very stressful time for me and my
  11679. colleagues right now. Your and everyone else’s support is very much
  11680. appreciated, I can’t thank you all enough.
  11681.  
  11682. PS. I’ve been called worse, don’t worry ;)
  11683.  
  11684.  
  11685.  
  11686.  
  11687. Team WEDG
  11688.  
  11689. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11690.  
  11691. @Bryan Walker yes completely agree, and this is also evidence that we
  11692. have presented to the third party to vindicate our actions. Absolutely,
  11693. I can’t say much, but what I want to say and do say will for the time
  11694. being will be vetted by our legal advisers who by the way are fight
  11695. tooth and nail for WEDG.
  11696.  
  11697.  
  11698.  
  11699.  
  11700. Team WEDG
  11701.  
  11702. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11703.  
  11704. @jrogers31 thanks for your comments. I can tell you our legal
  11705. representation has made contact with the agency from an investigatory
  11706. aspect and other reasons.
  11707.  
  11708.  
  11709.  
  11710.  
  11711. Team WEDG
  11712.  
  11713. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11714.  
  11715. @Ken Taylor thank you for your support, much of the code is for WEDG
  11716. core and some of it extends to WEDGNET. I can’t really discuss what we
  11717. can do regarding the developer however re-engineering the project is
  11718. something we have put forward to the third party as a suggested
  11719. resolution to move forward.
  11720.  
  11721.  
  11722.  
  11723.  
  11724. Team WEDG
  11725.  
  11726. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11727.  
  11728. @Veehem the build is complex and my hands are tied to some extent as to
  11729. what I can say regarding the dispute. Nevertheless we all appreciate
  11730. your ongoing support here.
  11731.  
  11732.  
  11733.  
  11734.  
  11735. Team WEDG
  11736.  
  11737. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11738.  
  11739. @Justin Walton for the time being we’re going to wait and see what the
  11740. outcome is and consider our position thereafter. From yesterday’s
  11741. meeting and discussions it was plain to see the third party are
  11742. sympathetic to our cause and are working to free us from obligation as
  11743. soon as possible – without contradicting company policy at the same time.
  11744.  
  11745.  
  11746.  
  11747.  
  11748. Team WEDG
  11749.  
  11750. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11751.  
  11752. Dear all
  11753. I’ve just got back online after a day of travelling to London and back
  11754. by car to meet regarding the legal dispute we have. I’m going to review
  11755. the comments, respond to emails from backers and post an update shortly
  11756. after that.
  11757.  
  11758. Thank you for your patience.
  11759. Shehbaz
  11760.  
  11761.  
  11762.  
  11763.  
  11764. M K
  11765.  
  11766. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> 2 years ago
  11767.  
  11768. Hi,
  11769.  
  11770. Can you disclose the name of company that is giving you (and many more)
  11771. headaches?
  11772.  
  11773.  
  11774.  
  11775.  
  11776. Steven Newman
  11777.  
  11778. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> 2 years ago
  11779.  
  11780. Of course, the moment I click POST I realize I’ve misspelled your name.
  11781. My apologies. :)
  11782.  
  11783.  
  11784.  
  11785.  
  11786. Steven Newman
  11787.  
  11788. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> 2 years ago
  11789.  
  11790. Shebaz, I can’t imagine the feeling in the pit of your stomach that you
  11791. all must be feeling right now, on the verge of jumping off with the new
  11792. product.
  11793.  
  11794. I’ve read the comments by Bryan Walker, jrogers31, and Ken Taylor below
  11795. and agree with each of them. I’m sure you’ve considered all of these
  11796. things as well.
  11797.  
  11798. I just want you to know that you have my support. I believe in you and
  11799. your team. I’ll be praying for a speedy resolution that is favorable for
  11800. you guys. Hang in there!
  11801.  
  11802.  
  11803.  
  11804.  
  11805. jrogers31
  11806.  
  11807. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  11808.  
  11809. The agency that provided this individual must come under scrutiny also
  11810. as it appears that there was a failure of due diligence in the checks
  11811. carried out by the agency and your company before hiring this individual.
  11812.  
  11813.  
  11814.  
  11815.  
  11816. jrogers31
  11817.  
  11818. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  11819.  
  11820. I hope you get the matter resolved with no on going issues. Having read
  11821. your statement it occurred to me that the ‘gardening leave’ may have
  11822. been a convenient means by which the other company could take the
  11823. opportunity to deliberately plant this individual into your company at a
  11824. critical time in the development of the product for the purpose of
  11825. disrupting your plans, getting access to your IP and access to other
  11826. confidential information.
  11827.  
  11828.  
  11829.  
  11830.  
  11831. Ken Taylor
  11832.  
  11833. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> 2 years ago
  11834.  
  11835. Hi Shehbaz and Team
  11836. Sorry to hear about the legal issues. I hope they can be quickly resolved
  11837. If you cant resolve this I hope you can recover any costs from the
  11838. developer (false representation ?)
  11839. In the worst case. If they wont agree to a deal can you get a new
  11840. developer to recode this section with no reference to the disputed code
  11841. (using clean room reverse engineering) or cant it be re engineered
  11842. is the disputed code on the WEDG or on WEDGnet
  11843. Good Luck, please keep us updated
  11844. Thanks Ken
  11845.  
  11846.  
  11847.  
  11848.  
  11849. Veehem
  11850.  
  11851. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> 2 years ago
  11852.  
  11853. PART 4 Now, I hope you will quickly overtake the legal problem, and on a
  11854. opensource base could build a big community (users & contributors)
  11855. around this beautiful product. (End of comment)
  11856.  
  11857.  
  11858.  
  11859.  
  11860. Veehem
  11861.  
  11862. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> 2 years ago
  11863.  
  11864. PART 3 Have a look e.g. the join venture between LaBriqueInter.net [FR]
  11865. (http://labriqueinter.net/) a hardware and Yunohost [EN]
  11866. (https://yunohost.org/#/docs_en) a simple self hosting platform. On this
  11867. project, everyone may buy the whole thing or build it by himself
  11868. (hardware, software are opensource). You probably know some other
  11869. project like that.
  11870. (…)
  11871.  
  11872.  
  11873.  
  11874.  
  11875. Veehem
  11876.  
  11877. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> 2 years ago
  11878.  
  11879. PART 2 (on two ways:
  11880. ) 1/ Many people are concern about privacy and don’t have the time or
  11881. the competences for this purpose. They are ready to pay for a “out of
  11882. the box” hardware & software AND regular updates. Only big commercial
  11883. company can offer that BUT
  11884. 2/ Some people are already able to build this kind of system AND are
  11885. also ready to give a hand to a hardware & software which could attend a
  11886. general public audience. They are already doing that in many opensource
  11887. project
  11888. (…)
  11889.  
  11890.  
  11891.  
  11892.  
  11893. Veehem
  11894.  
  11895. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> 2 years ago
  11896.  
  11897. PART1/ Sorry to hear about the legal issue. But as I said in previous
  11898. comments, the code should be opensource from the firsts days. This would
  11899. probably avoid the legal problem.
  11900. And for the future I insist how it’s important.
  11901. I’m supporting Wedg, not because I need it but because I think this kind
  11902. of product is very important and need to be distributed on two ways:
  11903. (…)
  11904.  
  11905.  
  11906.  
  11907.  
  11908. Justin Walton
  11909.  
  11910. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  11911.  
  11912. I’m sorry to hear about the IP issues you’re having with the software.
  11913. Will you be re-flashing the stock of WEDG units to a pre-production
  11914. version unaffected by this dispute and shipping them? Or are you waiting
  11915. to see if the dispute can be quickly resolved?
  11916.  
  11917.  
  11918.  
  11919.  
  11920. Team WEDG
  11921.  
  11922. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11923.  
  11924. rpolan01 please drop us an email at infowedg.co with your PayPal email
  11925. address and we’ll get them out to you.
  11926.  
  11927.  
  11928.  
  11929.  
  11930. rpolan01
  11931.  
  11932. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4475929> 2 years ago
  11933.  
  11934. I also did not receive a survey either…
  11935.  
  11936.  
  11937.  
  11938.  
  11939. Team WEDG
  11940.  
  11941. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11942.  
  11943. Haitham Gad and @Heiko Zeller please drop us an email at infowedg.co
  11944. with your PayPal email address and we’ll fire the surveys out to you.
  11945.  
  11946.  
  11947.  
  11948.  
  11949. Heiko Zeller
  11950.  
  11951. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8715891> 2 years ago
  11952.  
  11953. Hi Wedg Team, I did not Receiver the Survey also.
  11954.  
  11955.  
  11956.  
  11957.  
  11958. Haitham Gad
  11959.  
  11960. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8733244> 2 years ago
  11961.  
  11962. Hi @TeamWEDGE, I didn’t receive the survey either.
  11963.  
  11964.  
  11965.  
  11966.  
  11967. Team WEDG
  11968.  
  11969. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11970.  
  11971. @MyWorks Design sorry for the delay, Shehbaz is drafting an update right
  11972. now and will post shortly. Thank you for your patience.
  11973.  
  11974.  
  11975.  
  11976.  
  11977. Team WEDG
  11978.  
  11979. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11980.  
  11981. Johan Wijngaard apologies you haven't received the survey, you're not
  11982. alone. The survey will come from surveymonkey.com with the sender's
  11983. address as infowedg.co.
  11984.  
  11985. Please send us your PayPal email address at [email protected] and we’ll get
  11986. the surveys out to you.
  11987.  
  11988.  
  11989.  
  11990.  
  11991. Team WEDG
  11992.  
  11993. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  11994.  
  11995. @Francisco Alvarez don’t worry about that for now, you’re not alone and
  11996. we will be contacting backers in the same situation in time.
  11997.  
  11998.  
  11999.  
  12000.  
  12001. Team WEDG
  12002.  
  12003. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  12004.  
  12005. @db thanks db, think its because the fund raising has ended, so links to
  12006. the perks are broken. Will fix it.
  12007.  
  12008.  
  12009.  
  12010.  
  12011. MyWorks Design
  12012.  
  12013. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> 2 years ago
  12014.  
  12015. Any update, guys? We’re getting excited!
  12016.  
  12017.  
  12018.  
  12019.  
  12020. Johan Wijngaard
  12021.  
  12022. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2469755> 2 years ago
  12023.  
  12024. Hi Team off the Wedge,
  12025.  
  12026. I have also not yet received a survey!
  12027.  
  12028. Please try to work on it if you published it in a update. We are all
  12029. waiting on the WEDG so we can install it on the network at home. And can
  12030. use it to storage, mail, backup ect.
  12031.  
  12032. I still believe this the solution for me as home worker ect.
  12033.  
  12034. But you must inform us as we are the people how has believe and trust in
  12035. your story and have made a “Perk” to get a ready product.
  12036.  
  12037. Regards
  12038.  
  12039. Johan
  12040.  
  12041.  
  12042.  
  12043.  
  12044. Francisco Alvarez
  12045.  
  12046. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8814221> 2 years ago
  12047.  
  12048. I forgot the shipping payment! Sorry! How could I pay it?
  12049. Thank you,
  12050.  
  12051.  
  12052.  
  12053.  
  12054. db
  12055.  
  12056. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706846> 2 years ago
  12057.  
  12058. Just 4 your Information – the Links for Preorder on wedg.co does not
  12059. work anymore.
  12060.  
  12061.  
  12062.  
  12063.  
  12064. Team WEDG
  12065.  
  12066. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  12067.  
  12068. @aaddiikk we’re just in the process of putting some details together.
  12069.  
  12070.  
  12071.  
  12072.  
  12073. aaddiikk
  12074.  
  12075. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> 2 years ago
  12076.  
  12077. Hi team,
  12078.  
  12079. Could you please update us, the backers about where we are? According to
  12080. the schedule youve published a month ago, today shipping of wedg should
  12081. start where actually I dont even see the app in stores (which also takes
  12082. some time). Tease us a bit with some photos/screenshots, updated
  12083. schedule etc.
  12084.  
  12085. Cant wait for my wedg! :)
  12086.  
  12087.  
  12088.  
  12089.  
  12090. Team WEDG
  12091.  
  12092. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  12093.  
  12094. @1sgmgn April 2015!
  12095.  
  12096.  
  12097.  
  12098.  
  12099. 1sgmgn
  12100.  
  12101. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4356995> 2 years ago
  12102.  
  12103. When does it Ship?
  12104.  
  12105.  
  12106.  
  12107.  
  12108. Team WEDG
  12109.  
  12110. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  12111.  
  12112. Philipp Stäheli, @ZHUO YANG please email us at infowedg.co quoting your
  12113. PayPal email address and we’ll send the survey out to you again.
  12114.  
  12115.  
  12116.  
  12117.  
  12118. ZHUO YANG
  12119.  
  12120. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8355345> 2 years ago
  12121.  
  12122. Haven’t received a survey either..
  12123.  
  12124.  
  12125.  
  12126.  
  12127. Philipp Stäheli
  12128.  
  12129. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> 2 years ago
  12130.  
  12131. Haven’t received a survey either..
  12132.  
  12133.  
  12134.  
  12135.  
  12136. Patrick Jones
  12137.  
  12138. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5225415> 2 years ago
  12139.  
  12140. Hello,
  12141. I have not received the survey yet, is there a problem?
  12142. Thanks and Happy Easter?
  12143.  
  12144.  
  12145.  
  12146.  
  12147. James Taylor
  12148.  
  12149. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5657565> 2 years ago
  12150.  
  12151. Just got (and returned) the survey – thank you! I did not understand the
  12152. “put your email address in the comments section” on the hard
  12153. drive/T-shirt survey (there is no comments section, just a place to say
  12154. what to do with the second shirt, for us literal types…). I tried to
  12155. modify it, but I can’t (“you’ve already taken this survey.”). So here is
  12156. the repeat: I said “chose a hard drive for me” and "I want both shirts
  12157. blue, XL, and “His”). Address is j c t at m a c dot c o m.
  12158.  
  12159.  
  12160.  
  12161.  
  12162. Team WEDG
  12163.  
  12164. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  12165.  
  12166. @Steven Newman thank you Steven! Have a good Easter break!
  12167.  
  12168.  
  12169.  
  12170.  
  12171. Steven Newman
  12172.  
  12173. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> 2 years ago
  12174.  
  12175. Happy Easter, guys! So thrilled we are so close to seeing your vision
  12176. made real!
  12177.  
  12178.  
  12179.  
  12180.  
  12181. Team WEDG
  12182.  
  12183. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  12184.  
  12185. Hey guys
  12186. Just an FYI we have a public holiday starting Friday 3rd April in the UK
  12187. and until Tuesday 7th. During this time we’ll be operating on skeleton
  12188. staff at varied times and so responses to emails and comments may be
  12189. subject to delay in .
  12190.  
  12191.  
  12192.  
  12193.  
  12194. Team WEDG
  12195.  
  12196. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  12197.  
  12198. @Steven Newman good question. We currently have a 3 bad passwords and 15
  12199. minute lock out from that IP address, followed by 2-step auth attempts.
  12200. But all quantities are variable, so you can set for example 3 bad
  12201. password attempts or 10 followed by 15 minute lockout or no lockout.
  12202.  
  12203.  
  12204.  
  12205.  
  12206. Team WEDG
  12207.  
  12208. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  12209.  
  12210. @db shortly after we go in to production next week we’ll have a better
  12211. idea of exact date. PR team are hard at work for this working with
  12212. retailers that we’ll be announcing partnerships with.
  12213.  
  12214.  
  12215.  
  12216.  
  12217. Steven Newman
  12218.  
  12219. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> 2 years ago
  12220.  
  12221. Hey, a question just came to mind. I am currently using a Synology
  12222. device to handle my mail. One of the security features I like is that I
  12223. can set how many bad password attempts in a given time frame from an IP
  12224. address will get the IP locked out for a period of time.
  12225.  
  12226. So three bad passwords in fifteen minutes from a given IP get it
  12227. blacklisted for 30 days. Or what have you.
  12228.  
  12229. Will WEDG have anything similar?
  12230.  
  12231. Thanks!
  12232. Steven
  12233.  
  12234.  
  12235.  
  12236.  
  12237. db
  12238.  
  12239. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706846> 2 years ago
  12240.  
  12241. hi, could you tell us when the feature presentation is planned for your
  12242. launch?
  12243.  
  12244.  
  12245.  
  12246.  
  12247. Team WEDG
  12248.  
  12249. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  12250.  
  12251. George G please email us at infowedg.co confirming your PayPal email address
  12252.  
  12253.  
  12254.  
  12255.  
  12256. Team WEDG
  12257.  
  12258. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  12259.  
  12260. @David Aldred yep that’s cool
  12261.  
  12262.  
  12263.  
  12264.  
  12265. George G
  12266.  
  12267. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5941051> 2 years ago
  12268.  
  12269. Hi, i have also not received a survey
  12270.  
  12271.  
  12272.  
  12273.  
  12274. David Aldred
  12275.  
  12276. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> 2 years ago
  12277.  
  12278. I got the emails, but didn’t complete the form, as I’ve got the diskless
  12279. version – assume that’s ok?
  12280.  
  12281.  
  12282.  
  12283.  
  12284. Team WEDG
  12285.  
  12286. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  12287.  
  12288. @Gordon Keys no issue with emails our side, coming in thick and fast
  12289. every minute. Please try again, maybe from another account if you have
  12290. one? We just need you to confirm your PayPal email address as thats
  12291. where we send surveys.
  12292.  
  12293.  
  12294.  
  12295.  
  12296. Gordon Keys
  12297.  
  12298. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> 2 years ago
  12299.  
  12300. email at infowedg.co doesn’t seem to be working. Just got bounced twice!
  12301. I’ve not got my survey yet either. Wondered why it had gone quiet!
  12302.  
  12303.  
  12304.  
  12305.  
  12306. Team WEDG
  12307.  
  12308. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  12309.  
  12310. M K please drop us an email at infowedg.co verifying your PayPal email
  12311. address and we’ll get it out to you asap.
  12312.  
  12313.  
  12314.  
  12315.  
  12316. M K
  12317.  
  12318. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> 2 years ago
  12319.  
  12320. Hi, i have also not received a survey.
  12321.  
  12322.  
  12323.  
  12324.  
  12325. Team WEDG
  12326.  
  12327. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12328.  
  12329. @Bryan Walker thanks Brian, have just replied to your email this minute.
  12330.  
  12331.  
  12332.  
  12333.  
  12334. Team WEDG
  12335.  
  12336. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12337.  
  12338. smadyk think we have an email from you and have sent the survey. If not
  12339. please email us at infowedg.co
  12340.  
  12341.  
  12342.  
  12343.  
  12344. smadyk
  12345.  
  12346. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7989688> over 2 years ago
  12347.  
  12348. Hi, I don’t know if I wrote this before. So only to be sure.
  12349. I didn’t receive the survey, could you send me, please?
  12350.  
  12351.  
  12352.  
  12353.  
  12354. Team WEDG
  12355.  
  12356. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12357.  
  12358. @Ken Taylor, @mark saunders apologies you haven’t received the survey. I
  12359. will send you a link by email.
  12360.  
  12361. everyone else - if you haven't received the survey please email your
  12362. PayPal email address (this is the email address we collect via
  12363. Indiegogo) to infowedg.co and I will send you the survey on Sunday morning.
  12364.  
  12365. The survey will be sent from [email protected] and will contain
  12366. Surveymonkey.com URLs.
  12367.  
  12368.  
  12369.  
  12370.  
  12371. mark saunders
  12372.  
  12373. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8466324> over 2 years ago
  12374.  
  12375. Hi Shehbaz and WEDG team,
  12376. I have checked my emails & my junk folder also I have not received any
  12377. emails about surveys. I believe I found the reason why and i sent an
  12378. email to: [email protected] with my PayPal email addresses. As far as I know
  12379. I have not received any surveys but maybe my fault with that, and sent
  12380. email should explain. Can wait to get my WEDG !!!
  12381.  
  12382. Thanks again
  12383. Mark
  12384.  
  12385.  
  12386.  
  12387.  
  12388. Ken Taylor
  12389.  
  12390. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  12391.  
  12392. Hi Shehbaz,
  12393. I have checked my emails & my junk folder & then to double check I went
  12394. and checked the server & I have not received any emails about surveys.
  12395. the last email I got was the email saying that you were sending a survey
  12396. later in the week so it looks like I have missed 2 surveys the one that
  12397. closed today & the one that closes on Sunday
  12398. As previously discussed I need to know the HDD choices. & I definitely
  12399. want to choose the colour & anything else that was on the form
  12400. Regards
  12401. Ken
  12402.  
  12403.  
  12404.  
  12405.  
  12406. Team WEDG
  12407.  
  12408. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12409.  
  12410. @Gatto Fontainäou the thought hadn’t even crossed my mind. Thank you all
  12411. the same : ) Will get back to you over email.
  12412.  
  12413.  
  12414.  
  12415.  
  12416. Gatto Fontainäou
  12417.  
  12418. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/604966> over 2 years ago
  12419.  
  12420. @Shehbaz, thank for you comment, I sent you an email.
  12421. And btw – as the written text can always be misinterpreted – my last
  12422. comment was meant to be a joke (and by no means a reproach). Cheers
  12423.  
  12424.  
  12425.  
  12426.  
  12427. Team WEDG
  12428.  
  12429. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12430.  
  12431. @Gatto Fontainäou the survey was sent to the email address connected to
  12432. your PayPal account. Can you double check you haven’t received it, if
  12433. you haven’t I’ll send you a link again.
  12434.  
  12435. Please email us at [email protected] with your PayPal email address.
  12436.  
  12437.  
  12438.  
  12439.  
  12440. Gatto Fontainäou
  12441.  
  12442. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/604966> over 2 years ago
  12443.  
  12444. @Shehbaz, did I miss something important? 3 days ago (update 38) you
  12445. said: " we’ll be sending out the survey this week" and now you say it
  12446. closed 1.5 hours ago?
  12447. I was waiting impatiently and never received any link to the survey.
  12448. Shall I go to search for an ophthalmologist already?
  12449.  
  12450.  
  12451.  
  12452.  
  12453. Team WEDG
  12454.  
  12455. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12456.  
  12457. Hey guys!
  12458.  
  12459. Just a heads up, because we set the survey out a little late, you have
  12460. till 6PM UK today to complete and submit your HDD choices.
  12461.  
  12462. After which time, you will be sent a WEDG with the most popular hard
  12463. drive and blue, medium his t-shirt where applicable.
  12464.  
  12465. The WEDG colour choices survey is open until Sunday 29 March 9PM.
  12466.  
  12467. Thanks!
  12468.  
  12469.  
  12470.  
  12471.  
  12472. Team WEDG
  12473.  
  12474. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12475.  
  12476. @Gatto Fontainäou just an FYI the survey closes at 6PM UK time, so if
  12477. you haven’t decided yet you still have just over 1 hour to submit your
  12478. choices.
  12479.  
  12480. Yes, two separate hdd models can be used to RAID – even two separate
  12481. capacities but the lowest capacity is volume limit.
  12482.  
  12483. Hope that helps!
  12484.  
  12485.  
  12486.  
  12487.  
  12488. Gatto Fontainäou
  12489.  
  12490. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/604966> over 2 years ago
  12491.  
  12492. So, we will be able to configure RAID1 or not use RAID at all – that’s
  12493. awesome, but after reading some statistics about HDD failures I wonder
  12494. if it would be possible to use two different HDDs in the RAID1
  12495. configuration? I mean same capacity, but from different manufacturers?
  12496. If yes, will we be able to choose that in the survey? (sorry, if it’s
  12497. been answered earlier).
  12498. I’m still hesitating to upgrade for 2tb, but wouldn’t like to use RAID
  12499. mirroring if the benefits are statistically negligible ;)
  12500.  
  12501.  
  12502.  
  12503.  
  12504. Team WEDG
  12505.  
  12506. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12507.  
  12508. @Brian, Hi! Yes that Amazon would be fine location to send your backup
  12509. archives to, as the archive is encrypted – its a password protected .zip
  12510. file.
  12511.  
  12512. With regards to selective backup, yes it is possible as the backup
  12513. solution allows you to select files and folders to capture in the back,
  12514. but that selection is not made by encrypted/not encrypted I’m afraid.
  12515.  
  12516.  
  12517.  
  12518.  
  12519. Brian
  12520.  
  12521. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4535871> over 2 years ago
  12522.  
  12523. https://www.amazon.com/buttdrive/home/
  12524.  
  12525. With Amazon offering unlimited butt storage, is that a viable way to
  12526. backup the WEDG? Can we set it up to only backup “public” information on
  12527. the server to my butt, and leave the encrypted, private things local only?
  12528.  
  12529.  
  12530.  
  12531.  
  12532. Team WEDG
  12533.  
  12534. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12535.  
  12536. fia yes you can, you'll need to pay the difference between your chosen
  12537. Perk and WEDG Pro with Intel +1TB +£56. Please drop us an email at
  12538. infowedg.co when you have done this so we can make a note on our side
  12539. for the change to your order.
  12540.  
  12541.  
  12542.  
  12543.  
  12544. blandat
  12545.  
  12546. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6957871> over 2 years ago
  12547.  
  12548. I selected a wedg withour HDD since I wanted 2TB, now that you can offer
  12549. that, can I add it now? Is it an option in the upcoming survety?
  12550.  
  12551.  
  12552.  
  12553.  
  12554. Team WEDG
  12555.  
  12556. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12557.  
  12558. @David Aldred watch this space! ;)
  12559.  
  12560. RE HDD, there is enough space to stack two 15mm HDDs with approx. 2.5mm
  12561. amount of space between them after the guides/rails.
  12562.  
  12563.  
  12564.  
  12565.  
  12566. David Aldred
  12567.  
  12568. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  12569.  
  12570. Sorry, another HDD question.
  12571.  
  12572. Will it take 15mm HDD, 9mm or either?
  12573.  
  12574.  
  12575.  
  12576.  
  12577. David Aldred
  12578.  
  12579. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  12580.  
  12581. What might be a really good way to showcase the hardware & software, is
  12582. a bit of a dropbox v OneDrive v Google Drive v OwnButt v Wedg
  12583. comparison, pointing out cost / storage / security as well as specific
  12584. features (apps, auto-upload, offline etc).
  12585.  
  12586. Would really help those who are hooked to dropbox et al make the plunge
  12587. if they knew they’d get the same functionality, plus other stuff on top.
  12588.  
  12589. ps – getting excited now!
  12590.  
  12591.  
  12592.  
  12593.  
  12594. Team WEDG
  12595.  
  12596. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12597.  
  12598. @spencer robinson sorry for the late . I went away for the weekend
  12599. and I’m catching up on public and private comments. I’d love to show you
  12600. something right now but we have a feature presentation planned for our
  12601. launch so coincide with social media and PR activities and really want
  12602. to make an impact with that.
  12603.  
  12604. The wait is worth it I assure you and we appreciate your patience and
  12605. excitement :)
  12606.  
  12607.  
  12608.  
  12609.  
  12610. spencer robinson
  12611.  
  12612. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> over 2 years ago
  12613.  
  12614. Show me some eye candy!! (No im not posting on the wrong site)
  12615.  
  12616. I know the actual release date will soon be here but i cant wait!
  12617.  
  12618. Can you not give us some screen shots of the software as it stands (it
  12619. most be nearly there, though i do understand not 100% finalized)
  12620.  
  12621. Come on tease us all a bit
  12622.  
  12623.  
  12624.  
  12625.  
  12626. David Aldred
  12627.  
  12628. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  12629.  
  12630. excellent, thanks – best get myself some drives then!
  12631.  
  12632.  
  12633.  
  12634.  
  12635. Team WEDG
  12636.  
  12637. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12638.  
  12639. @David Aldred yes there is an ‘offline’ mode as such as described, we’re
  12640. actually reviewing our user manual document and on that very topic right
  12641. now! Spooky!
  12642.  
  12643. HDDs are 2.5" not 3.5" and are standard SATA drives. Yes even with the
  12644. RAID component installed you can operate two independent drives of
  12645. different storage capability.
  12646.  
  12647. Hope that helps!
  12648.  
  12649.  
  12650.  
  12651.  
  12652. David Aldred
  12653.  
  12654. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  12655.  
  12656. Can you remind me… is there an offline-files mode? ie, a folder or flag
  12657. I can assign to files that I want to be saved locally and synced as
  12658. required? Will come in handy for larger spreadsheets etc than having to
  12659. pull from the the network each time. (Similar to OwnButt if you’re
  12660. familiar?)
  12661.  
  12662. And I know I keep asking about HDD’s – but they’re standard 3.5" right?
  12663. And for those getting the raid option, I can configure in raid 0 or no
  12664. raid at all, with different disk capacities?
  12665.  
  12666.  
  12667.  
  12668.  
  12669. Team WEDG
  12670.  
  12671. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12672.  
  12673. @Ken Taylor 5400rpm drives are not included in our discussions with
  12674. suppliers, so rest assured no on will get a 5400rpm drive. If when the
  12675. survey is sent funding has ended, we could always take payment via
  12676. alternative means – but lets see what drives we bring to the table ;)
  12677.  
  12678. Thank you for your support Ken (Y)
  12679.  
  12680.  
  12681.  
  12682.  
  12683. Ken Taylor
  12684.  
  12685. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  12686.  
  12687. @Team Wedg
  12688. Thanks that helps I hope the survey comes out before funding finishes as
  12689. depending on drive specs i may need to up funding to 2x 2TB drives (but
  12690. not for Toshiba MQ @5400rpm drives)
  12691. Great to know the office suite will make it , (My pref Libra office)
  12692. I hope “Active sync” will also make it at some point (revisit option).
  12693. As i guess we cant just app get install Z-push / O-Push / Syncroton on
  12694. the server
  12695. Great Project cant wait to get my hand on my WEDG .. Next month
  12696. Thanks Ken
  12697.  
  12698.  
  12699.  
  12700.  
  12701. Team WEDG
  12702.  
  12703. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12704.  
  12705. @Ken Taylor we are currently negotiating hard drive brands and models so
  12706. that you the backers can pick the drives you want in your WEDG, This
  12707. applies for 1TB and 2TB drives. We plan to send out a survey which will
  12708. collect this information from you as well as identify which hard drive
  12709. brands and models we have access to. Hope that helps!
  12710.  
  12711.  
  12712.  
  12713.  
  12714. Ken Taylor
  12715.  
  12716. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  12717.  
  12718. Hi Shehbaz,
  12719. In a to @David Aldred you recommend drives over 72000rpm but in
  12720. the update “2TERABYTE TO BE OR NOT 2TERABYTE TO BE” you say the drives
  12721. available for 2TB are Toshiba MQ series @5400RPM can you let us know
  12722. which drives will be used for the 2TB raid version as this may make a
  12723. difference to my funding level,
  12724. Thanks Ken
  12725.  
  12726.  
  12727.  
  12728.  
  12729. Team WEDG
  12730.  
  12731. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12732.  
  12733. @Ken Taylor continued funding does count towards the stretch goals and
  12734. that’s why we left the graphic on the project. But it doesn’t look like
  12735. it’ll happen as we’ll be closing the project here on the day we start
  12736. manufacturing.
  12737.  
  12738. The good news is we are committed to producing the Office suite and so
  12739. will take this on after Indiegogo fulfilment (and a short break!).
  12740.  
  12741.  
  12742.  
  12743.  
  12744. Ken Taylor
  12745.  
  12746. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  12747.  
  12748. £4,957 to go until the Office suite stretch goal is unlocked if the
  12749. continued funding counts towards the stretch goals?
  12750. If this does not count or is not reached is it still something that will
  12751. be developed for the Wedg as time permits after launch?
  12752.  
  12753.  
  12754.  
  12755.  
  12756. Alex Stamp
  12757.  
  12758. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> over 2 years ago
  12759.  
  12760. Hey Guys,
  12761.  
  12762. Looking forward to getting my Wedg, just a thought for the feature
  12763. wishlist. Onedrive currently allows you to use “smart files” on windows
  12764. 8.1. This just allows you to designate certain files and folders in the
  12765. onedrive folder as online only, so it just pulls those files across when
  12766. you want them. I appreciate it wouldn’t be at launch and probably fairly
  12767. difficult to implement period but it would be a cool feature to have as
  12768. a possibility for the future.
  12769.  
  12770. Thanks,
  12771.  
  12772. Alex
  12773.  
  12774.  
  12775.  
  12776.  
  12777. Team WEDG
  12778.  
  12779. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12780.  
  12781. Bryan Walker apologies for the late , I didn’t receive an alert to
  12782. the new comments. Do you mind me asking what the similar device was? :)
  12783. In response to your question, we collected shipping addresses at
  12784. checkout but if you've moved since then pretty much as @Pierre Lang said
  12785. - just drop us an email at infowedg.co and we’ll confirm or update your
  12786. address.
  12787.  
  12788.  
  12789.  
  12790.  
  12791. Team WEDG
  12792.  
  12793. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12794.  
  12795. @David Aldred apologies for the late , I didn’t receive an alert to
  12796. the new comments. To answer your question; those with drive-less WEDG we
  12797. would recommend drives over 72,000RPM – we didn’t find any advantages
  12798. between cache sizes.
  12799.  
  12800. Those with referral commissions will be contacted directly by email
  12801. post-shipping.
  12802.  
  12803.  
  12804.  
  12805.  
  12806. Pierre Lang
  12807.  
  12808. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 2 years ago
  12809.  
  12810. @Bryan Walker: see update from 25 days ago:
  12811. “Going somewhere?
  12812.  
  12813. Many of you have contacted us to say you’ve relocated and need to change
  12814. your shipping address. If you are relocating or when you do, please
  12815. email us at [email protected] with your PayPal email address, new shipping
  12816. address and current or the shipping address you had when you first
  12817. Contributed and we’ll make the changes our side."
  12818.  
  12819.  
  12820.  
  12821.  
  12822. David Aldred
  12823.  
  12824. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  12825.  
  12826. Great update – shipping early April is a great result vs target of March.
  12827.  
  12828. couple of questions…
  12829.  
  12830. - Sure it’s been covered in the past, but what are the recommended specs
  12831. for HDD’s for those of us buying diskless?
  12832.  
  12833. - Again, this may have been discussed, but what happens to our referrals
  12834. commission (from the 1st affiliate program that was ran)?
  12835.  
  12836.  
  12837.  
  12838.  
  12839. scott.henderson
  12840.  
  12841. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  12842.  
  12843. Thank you for the detailed update!
  12844.  
  12845.  
  12846.  
  12847.  
  12848. scott.henderson
  12849.  
  12850. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  12851.  
  12852. Great to hear the project is still on target.
  12853.  
  12854.  
  12855.  
  12856.  
  12857. Team WEDG
  12858.  
  12859. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12860.  
  12861. @scott.henderson love your excitement! I have an update all drafted out
  12862. and ready post, it just needs the specifics from suppliers and others
  12863. partners regarding dates for example so I can share those with everyone.
  12864. I haven’t had all the details through yet but have been promised results
  12865. for the weekend.
  12866.  
  12867. I assure you’re not behind on schedule, things might be occurring in a
  12868. different order compared to how originally planned but nevertheless we
  12869. are on target.
  12870.  
  12871.  
  12872.  
  12873.  
  12874. scott.henderson
  12875.  
  12876. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  12877.  
  12878. I’m another Scott looking for an update! :) Based on the past one, it
  12879. appears things are running about 2-3 months behind schedule. Hopefully
  12880. the update promised for the end of this week (today or tomorrow) shines
  12881. a better light on the progress.
  12882.  
  12883. January to Early February
  12884. Mass Production
  12885. Flash Firmware to Boards with QA
  12886.  
  12887. February to Early March
  12888. Assembly and Packaging
  12889. Ship to WEDG
  12890.  
  12891. A supporter simply excited and busting at the seams to get a hold of his
  12892. two WEDGgies. :P
  12893.  
  12894.  
  12895.  
  12896.  
  12897. Team WEDG
  12898.  
  12899. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12900.  
  12901. @Scott McQueen hi Scott, I’m waiting back from others so I have
  12902. something worthwhile to report back on updates with rather than ’we’re
  12903. hard at work’ responses. Having said that though we are hard at work! I
  12904. hope to have an update mid-end of this week.
  12905.  
  12906.  
  12907.  
  12908.  
  12909. Scott McQueen
  12910.  
  12911. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  12912.  
  12913. Any more updates due, it’s been a bit quiet in here lately ?
  12914.  
  12915.  
  12916.  
  12917.  
  12918. Team WEDG
  12919.  
  12920. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12921.  
  12922. @M K yep you can add a signature in the web interface and via your mail
  12923. client
  12924.  
  12925.  
  12926.  
  12927.  
  12928. M K
  12929.  
  12930. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  12931.  
  12932. I’m interested in stickers!
  12933.  
  12934. Are you planning to add a WEDG email signature for users?
  12935.  
  12936.  
  12937.  
  12938.  
  12939. Team WEDG
  12940.  
  12941. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12942.  
  12943. Gaston Cardey drop us an email at infowedg.co with details of your
  12944. contribution and we can look into that for you ;)
  12945.  
  12946.  
  12947.  
  12948.  
  12949. Gaston Cardey
  12950.  
  12951. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 2 years ago
  12952.  
  12953. Hi!
  12954. I think that the T shirts are no included in my pledge. Is it possible
  12955. to include a couple at some cost?
  12956. Hope you get well in no time!
  12957. Wishing that time go faster so I can get the WEDG.
  12958. Thanks!
  12959.  
  12960.  
  12961.  
  12962.  
  12963. Team WEDG
  12964.  
  12965. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12966.  
  12967. @aaddiikk thank you :)
  12968.  
  12969.  
  12970.  
  12971.  
  12972. aaddiikk
  12973.  
  12974. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> over 2 years ago
  12975.  
  12976. Thanks for almost instant and I wish you a speedy recovery!
  12977.  
  12978.  
  12979.  
  12980.  
  12981. Team WEDG
  12982.  
  12983. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  12984.  
  12985. @aaddiikk yes I am in the process of compiling an update with feedback
  12986. from the team. I’ve been very ill since late last year with a virus but
  12987. well on the road to recovery now so comms will be more frequent from now on.
  12988.  
  12989. The team have been hard at work according to the plan nevertheless.
  12990.  
  12991. Hope to post a complete update tomorrow!
  12992.  
  12993.  
  12994.  
  12995.  
  12996. aaddiikk
  12997.  
  12998. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> over 2 years ago
  12999.  
  13000. WEDG,
  13001.  
  13002. Don’t you think that it would be a good idea to post an update to all
  13003. backers about what is happening behind the stage? Just to ensure us that
  13004. you are still alive and ‘on track’ with the schedule? I’m really curious
  13005. whats happening there… :)
  13006.  
  13007.  
  13008.  
  13009.  
  13010. Team WEDG
  13011.  
  13012. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13013.  
  13014. @slimchan thank you for your support! We are hard at work and committed
  13015. to the late March/early April shipping date. We will have a more
  13016. accurate idea of dates closer to manufacture.
  13017.  
  13018. If anything changes, of course we will alert and update our backers
  13019. accordingly.
  13020.  
  13021.  
  13022.  
  13023.  
  13024. CHAN SZE LIM
  13025.  
  13026. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6990832> over 2 years ago
  13027.  
  13028. Sorry WEDG,
  13029.  
  13030. I pledged both your KS and indiegogo campigns. Do you have any update
  13031. regarding the shipping date? Thanks.
  13032.  
  13033.  
  13034.  
  13035.  
  13036. Team WEDG
  13037.  
  13038. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13039.  
  13040. @Philip Stäheli of course WEDGNET will be free while we’re campaigning
  13041. on Indiegogo. And yes to regarding forwarding messages to one another,
  13042. you can set this up in the WEDGNET control panel :)
  13043.  
  13044.  
  13045.  
  13046.  
  13047. Philipp Stäheli
  13048.  
  13049. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  13050.  
  13051. Hello Team Wedg,
  13052.  
  13053. I got a friend of mine very interested in the Wedg.
  13054. I he pledges now, will he still profit from lifelong WEDGNET
  13055. for free, eventhough funding is technically over?
  13056.  
  13057. Can two WEDG forward each other’s emails when one wedg is down?
  13058. Similar as to how WEDGNET would do, but basicly over selected WEDG?
  13059.  
  13060.  
  13061.  
  13062.  
  13063. Team WEDG
  13064.  
  13065. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13066.  
  13067. @M K got it thanks. Interesting read
  13068.  
  13069.  
  13070.  
  13071.  
  13072. M K
  13073.  
  13074. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  13075.  
  13076. This link works for sure with me:
  13077.  
  13078. http://www.tomsguide.com/us/dime-secure-email-defcon,news-19296.html
  13079.  
  13080. On IOS in Safari.
  13081.  
  13082.  
  13083.  
  13084.  
  13085. Team WEDG
  13086.  
  13087. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13088.  
  13089. @M K the link you sent leads to a 404 page. However, there are no plans
  13090. to support DIME until launch. Post launch we can certainly consider
  13091. other support for other protocols.
  13092.  
  13093.  
  13094.  
  13095.  
  13096. M K
  13097.  
  13098. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  13099.  
  13100. @Team WEDG: are you planning to include support for DIME secure email
  13101. protocol?
  13102. (http://www.tomsguide.com/us/dime-secure-email-defcon,news-19296.html)
  13103.  
  13104. It was featured at the CCC in Berlin last december.
  13105.  
  13106.  
  13107.  
  13108.  
  13109. Team WEDG
  13110.  
  13111. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13112.  
  13113. @John Raffin happy new year! Apologies for the late . Thank you for
  13114. your feedback, we are looking at TOR possibilities for WEDG and will
  13115. update everyone on any progress when we have something to report.
  13116.  
  13117.  
  13118.  
  13119.  
  13120. Team WEDG
  13121.  
  13122. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13123.  
  13124. @Jacob Ovard happy new year! Apologies for the late , Currently you
  13125. can’t, but I believe Indiegogo are looking at changing the site to
  13126. reflect the FF amount.
  13127.  
  13128.  
  13129.  
  13130.  
  13131. John Raffin
  13132.  
  13133. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4406292> over 2 years ago
  13134.  
  13135. The TOR capability interests me.
  13136.  
  13137. Currently on Indiegogo there is a campaign for a TOR hardware device.
  13138.  
  13139. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/anonabox-the-tor-hardware-router/x/4406292
  13140.  
  13141. This sits between router and computer. One of the things it mentions is
  13142. that latency increases so you wouldn’t use it for speed-critical
  13143. applications like gaming.
  13144.  
  13145. Is the proposal for WEDG similar in concept? And could you turn TOR
  13146. off-and-on?
  13147.  
  13148.  
  13149.  
  13150.  
  13151. Jacob Ovard
  13152.  
  13153. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8671772> over 2 years ago
  13154.  
  13155. The Campaign no longer shows how much has been raised past the funded
  13156. date amount. Where can I see the current amount of how much has been
  13157. raised along so I can see where we are in comparison to our stretch goals?
  13158.  
  13159.  
  13160.  
  13161.  
  13162. Team WEDG
  13163.  
  13164. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13165.  
  13166. Alex Stamp yes you can! Drop us a note when you have at infowedg.co :)
  13167.  
  13168.  
  13169.  
  13170.  
  13171. Alex Stamp
  13172.  
  13173. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> over 2 years ago
  13174.  
  13175. Hi,
  13176.  
  13177. Just wondering even though all the perks are now labeled for the pro
  13178. wedge can i still buy the 2tb upgrade for my ARM wedge (I’ve already
  13179. bought it for my PRO wedge)
  13180.  
  13181.  
  13182.  
  13183.  
  13184. Team WEDG
  13185.  
  13186. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13187.  
  13188. @1sgmgn around mid to late March or early April. We know for sure by
  13189. early February ;)
  13190.  
  13191.  
  13192.  
  13193.  
  13194. 1sgmgn
  13195.  
  13196. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4356995> over 2 years ago
  13197.  
  13198. Shipping when?
  13199.  
  13200.  
  13201.  
  13202.  
  13203. Team WEDG
  13204.  
  13205. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13206.  
  13207. @Ken Taylor, @William Grouch correct!
  13208.  
  13209.  
  13210.  
  13211.  
  13212. Team WEDG
  13213.  
  13214. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13215.  
  13216. @AVN6293 my pleasure and thank you for your feedback, we appreciate your
  13217. thoughts.
  13218.  
  13219.  
  13220.  
  13221.  
  13222. Team WEDG
  13223.  
  13224. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13225.  
  13226. @Ken Taylor i don’t know :( but I have reported this concern to the
  13227. Indiegogo support team and I think they’re going to change it to reflect
  13228. the increasing contributions.
  13229.  
  13230. As of yet we haven’t received a great deal of more funding, if nothing
  13231. changes as we progress over the coming weeks then we will keep a manual
  13232. record of new contributions on the top of the project page.
  13233.  
  13234.  
  13235.  
  13236.  
  13237. Team WEDG
  13238.  
  13239. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13240.  
  13241. @William Groh no need to apologise, we love to hear from our supports
  13242. and backers. We appreciate you feedback and input ;)
  13243.  
  13244.  
  13245.  
  13246.  
  13247. Ken Taylor
  13248.  
  13249. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  13250.  
  13251. @William Grouch. If you have a WEDG Pro pay the £40 for Raid upgrade you
  13252. will then have a Raid capable WEDG (with HDD config your pledge had).
  13253. With a standard WEDG Pro you are limited to 1 HDD as there is additional
  13254. hardware in the Raid version, so for future user upgrade options + £40
  13255. Raid upgrade now. I believe the Hardware is essentially as it will be
  13256. launched no big changes. just software work still being done for stretch
  13257. goals & new features.
  13258.  
  13259.  
  13260.  
  13261.  
  13262. Andrea V.
  13263.  
  13264. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9040474> over 2 years ago
  13265.  
  13266. @WEDG Thank you for the about my concern! I greatly appreciate it.
  13267. I’m just terrified that the overall saturation of T0R by conservative
  13268. groups could have had the potential to turn the service into a honeypot.
  13269. Now of course this is all hypothetical but if even the slightest chance
  13270. remains i would want more research to be done on possible “sinkholes” in
  13271. the service, where they could be+how we could use T0R to the best of our
  13272. abilities so that the fundamentals are a help + not a hinder
  13273.  
  13274.  
  13275.  
  13276.  
  13277. Ken Taylor
  13278.  
  13279. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  13280.  
  13281. How do we know what the current pledged amount is with regards to
  13282. getting to the stretch goals. the indiegogo page i am looking at no
  13283. longer shows the infinity sign to signify forever funding it just says
  13284. “This campaign has ended, and is still offering perks.” and does not
  13285. show the amount raised increasing. even though there have been recent
  13286. pledges.
  13287.  
  13288.  
  13289.  
  13290.  
  13291. William Groh
  13292.  
  13293. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6101735> over 2 years ago
  13294.  
  13295. @Team WEDG, I will wait for them launch all they said they will then I
  13296. will buy which one suits best my needs hence my initial question about
  13297. future upgrades because I don’t want buy perks and more perks as things
  13298. progress, I rather wait for your final notice on what is going to be
  13299. launched and when and how then I will do a top purchase you can count on
  13300. me for that. Sorry for the long messages and all the best going forward!
  13301.  
  13302.  
  13303.  
  13304.  
  13305. William Groh
  13306.  
  13307. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6101735> over 2 years ago
  13308.  
  13309. @Team WEDG, make it real, so as you guys get more and more orders
  13310. allowing you guys to deliver more and more, it’s fair to say you have to
  13311. ask more for the early birds but it’s also fair to say that a reasonable
  13312. amount could be take into the consideration.
  13313. Anyway, all this speech was to say congrats for the hard work and please
  13314. consider “One of Fee Upgrade” for those who initially got one perk but
  13315. now want to get the most of, in the way I can see you guys launching all
  13316. I keep thinking is ..
  13317.  
  13318.  
  13319.  
  13320.  
  13321. William Groh
  13322.  
  13323. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6101735> over 2 years ago
  13324.  
  13325. @Team WEDG, for those who want the max of the product without have to
  13326. pay such a premium price if you add every single perk upgrade, in other
  13327. words, doesn’t feel the early birds would get real discounts at the end
  13328. of the project comparing to the ones that bought after you guys are
  13329. fully funded, not sure if I’m being so sentimental here but you guys are
  13330. here for second time as I reckon so I’m sure initially you guys had the
  13331. concern of might not go through again and people like me helped … cont.
  13332.  
  13333.  
  13334.  
  13335.  
  13336. William Groh
  13337.  
  13338. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6101735> over 2 years ago
  13339.  
  13340. @Team WEDG, is does answer as well it does confirm what I was afraid,
  13341. have to keep paying single upgrades prices, so here a suggestion, why
  13342. don’t you guys work perks to ugprade from whatever you are to whatever
  13343. you want to go ? Not sure if this would end up making you guys have to
  13344. create ton’s of perks but I think it’s a good idea to simple offer a one
  13345. off fee for all the upgrade the customer want so as much upgrades you
  13346. want in once a small incentive would work perfect as a nudge … cont…
  13347.  
  13348.  
  13349.  
  13350.  
  13351. Team WEDG
  13352.  
  13353. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13354.  
  13355. @AVN6293 thanks for your input. If/when we do enable TOR support for
  13356. WEDG it will be very much a user choice to install and use. Naturally
  13357. closer to the time a debate may very well be required amongst this
  13358. community.
  13359.  
  13360.  
  13361.  
  13362.  
  13363. Andrea V.
  13364.  
  13365. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9040474> over 2 years ago
  13366.  
  13367. @Devs @All and @Wedg staff
  13368.  
  13369. After two major p-2-p markets overtaken by poIitics, both using T0R im
  13370. deathIy concerned about the use of T0R “baked into” the wedg by default.
  13371. I think this is a issue that at the very least needs painstaking discussion!
  13372.  
  13373.  
  13374.  
  13375.  
  13376. Team WEDG
  13377.  
  13378. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13379.  
  13380. @William Groh 2/2 …
  13381. Perk 1 will take you to RAID1 with a 1TB HDD so you now have 2 × 1TB
  13382. HDD, Perk 2 will then upgrade your 1TB HDDs to 2TB HDDs totalling 2 ×
  13383. 2TB HDDs.
  13384.  
  13385. I hope that helps!
  13386.  
  13387.  
  13388.  
  13389.  
  13390. Team WEDG
  13391.  
  13392. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13393.  
  13394. @William Groh thanks for reaching out. For now we don’t have any further
  13395. upgrade options unless you want the Carbon Fibre WEDG :D
  13396.  
  13397. In order for you to max out your options you’ll need the following Perks:
  13398.  
  13399. 1.
  13400. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-butt-you-ve-been-waiting-for/contributions/new?perk_amt=90&perk_id=2359747
  13401.  
  13402. 2.
  13403. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-butt-you-ve-been-waiting-for/contributions/new?perk_amt=112&perk_id=2491609
  13404.  
  13405. Cont…
  13406.  
  13407.  
  13408.  
  13409.  
  13410. William Groh
  13411.  
  13412. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6101735> over 2 years ago
  13413.  
  13414. Also, will more updates coming requiring me to buy new perks ? I mean,
  13415. once I already invested £225 I will invest as much as I can afford to
  13416. have your top spec device at the launch time, I don’t want be an early
  13417. contributor and not have the latest device just because I sponsor at the
  13418. time you guys needed the fund so any guidance and early indication of
  13419. future perks will be much appreciated.
  13420.  
  13421.  
  13422.  
  13423.  
  13424. William Groh
  13425.  
  13426. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6101735> over 2 years ago
  13427.  
  13428. Hi, I cannot wait to play with my WEDG but I’ve a concern.
  13429. I appreciate the effort in make available as many things as you can
  13430. specially when they’re ready but now I’m feeling a bit confused to what
  13431. I can do to upgrade my perk.
  13432. I have initially bought WEDG Pro with Intel + 1TB for £225 and now I
  13433. would like to have RAID + 2TB storage, so I would assume I need a perk
  13434. that gives me 3x 1TB storage or 2 × 2TB and replace my 1TB originally
  13435. bought ? I can’t see this as a perk so how should I do ?
  13436.  
  13437.  
  13438.  
  13439.  
  13440. Andrea Pietroboni
  13441.  
  13442. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1106976> over 2 years ago
  13443.  
  13444. Hi i can’t complete
  13445. http://email.indiegogo.com/wf/click?upn=fQzVZ7ERXduzUTS-2FtYMbUfK2N2xQlUNbtMKfszn4SLjZWRIBWJBGAMCmT0-2FV-2BG0r_apDWgKE-2FO-2Fs1Dr9mDAF-2FnjKALX8rOt3sjyt12voND7L9FEs8ujgOsUi8jcsq3wXnTUP7RwVWYVbRBKtPzHhCOzB-2FxXgJIyB-2FKPdFmBPv5wTxd-2FcJIFD0MxP30MMhP7yw5TYdcSPP0imgAJdFKMvbgiuZ9fLnkWLFYU4Tar5DUCeQQitOnw5THLyFcOzsqG5h4oEET5aSG1xm5UJ-2F2xHiUmG2PWH7w3iYzqtK1-2FOcMVzN9u6zc-2FL2lkPji52KYku0
  13446.  
  13447.  
  13448.  
  13449.  
  13450. Team WEDG
  13451.  
  13452. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13453.  
  13454. @Ken Taylor welcome back! That’s a good idea, yes we’ll publish those
  13455. details with the survey results. Thank you for completing the survey, we
  13456. appreciate your feedback and time :)
  13457.  
  13458.  
  13459.  
  13460.  
  13461. Ken Taylor
  13462.  
  13463. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  13464.  
  13465. Hi Shebaz, Congratulations, I go away for a few weeks and everything
  13466. changes, from other campaigns i know there is lots of info that you get
  13467. from Indiegogo, Any chance on letting us know where geographically the
  13468. funding came from, how may ARM how many INTEL and how many upgrades to
  13469. Raid there were. ETC. Good luck on Forever funding, I hope the team can
  13470. keep the campaign in the media to get to the 135k stretch goal and
  13471. further yet to be announced Goals. Active Sync? I have completed the survey
  13472.  
  13473.  
  13474.  
  13475.  
  13476. Team WEDG
  13477.  
  13478. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13479.  
  13480. @Bryan Walker thanks for your feedback. I think the closest we can do is
  13481. give the user the option to set the app to sit idle when not in the
  13482. foreground. I’ll relay back to the dev guys anyway.
  13483.  
  13484. Thank you for your support enthusiasm! :D
  13485.  
  13486.  
  13487.  
  13488.  
  13489. Team WEDG
  13490.  
  13491. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13492.  
  13493. @M K I think some of your suggestions could make it through gradual updates.
  13494.  
  13495.  
  13496.  
  13497.  
  13498. M K
  13499.  
  13500. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  13501.  
  13502. Stretchgoal idea #33: support for S/MIME in the mail client. It’s a
  13503. complimentary to PGP.
  13504.  
  13505.  
  13506.  
  13507.  
  13508. M K
  13509.  
  13510. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  13511.  
  13512. Stretchgoal idea #32: support for a 3G USB dongle.
  13513.  
  13514.  
  13515.  
  13516.  
  13517. M K
  13518.  
  13519. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  13520.  
  13521. Stretchgoal idea #30: TOR support
  13522. Stretchgoal idea #31: support for VMware
  13523.  
  13524.  
  13525.  
  13526.  
  13527. Team WEDG
  13528.  
  13529. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13530.  
  13531. @M K loving it MK…some great suggestions! Hoping to launch the survey
  13532. tomorrow so we can collect some suggestions from everyone.
  13533.  
  13534.  
  13535.  
  13536.  
  13537. Team WEDG
  13538.  
  13539. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13540.  
  13541. @david.j.aldred thanks for letting me know, we have a small but great
  13542. group of testers here. Right now the software is optimised for for our
  13543. chosen hardware but in time we will expand that range.
  13544.  
  13545. Yes absolutely, we will launch the forum after FF mostly likely if not
  13546. sooner, we want to be able to engage with discussions by both
  13547. communities and right now we’re not in a position to do that effectively
  13548. either.
  13549.  
  13550.  
  13551.  
  13552.  
  13553. M K
  13554.  
  13555. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  13556.  
  13557. Stretchgoal idea #29: a jumbo WEDG with multiple 3.5 inch HDD’s and raid
  13558. 5 support.
  13559.  
  13560.  
  13561.  
  13562.  
  13563. M K
  13564.  
  13565. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  13566.  
  13567. Stretchgoal idea #25: reiserFS or BTRFS filesystem for ultimate snapshotting
  13568. Stretchgoal idea #26: app suggestion: SABNZBd
  13569. Stretchgoal idea #27: app suggestion: itunes server
  13570. Stretchgoal idea #28: support for SMTP over TLS (STARTTLS)
  13571.  
  13572. @Shehbaz: i’m still figuring out more stretchgoals!
  13573.  
  13574.  
  13575.  
  13576.  
  13577. David Aldred
  13578.  
  13579. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  13580.  
  13581. Thanks for the latest updates – been a great campaign.
  13582.  
  13583. I know you’ve stated your preference for keeping discussion on here vs
  13584. forum, esp in light of forever funding, but dont discount a forum,
  13585. worked really well for a very similar campaign im backing.
  13586.  
  13587. Seperate question… Will the software run on other platforms? Just in
  13588. case you need a few software beta testers before the hardware is really
  13589. – I have a pi lying around and happy to do some uat, if you need it, of
  13590. course :-)
  13591.  
  13592.  
  13593.  
  13594.  
  13595. Team WEDG
  13596.  
  13597. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13598.  
  13599. @M K thanks for the feedback MK! :)
  13600.  
  13601.  
  13602.  
  13603.  
  13604. M K
  13605.  
  13606. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  13607.  
  13608. @Team WEDG: cctv centric solution would be a real killer app on the WEDG
  13609. IMHO!
  13610.  
  13611.  
  13612.  
  13613.  
  13614. Team WEDG
  13615.  
  13616. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13617.  
  13618. @Tiger Bus hahaha!! that was a good night!
  13619.  
  13620.  
  13621.  
  13622.  
  13623. Team WEDG
  13624.  
  13625. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13626.  
  13627. @M K we don’t know too much ourselves at this point, but one of
  13628. developers who has expressed an interest in developing apps for WEDG has
  13629. an idea for CCTV centric solution. We will be contacting developers in
  13630. the coming weeks and hope to be able to bring some of their ideas for
  13631. WEDG to you guys.
  13632.  
  13633.  
  13634.  
  13635.  
  13636. Tiger Bus
  13637.  
  13638. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  13639.  
  13640. Shebaz: Remember, you lost yours that one night somewhere… ;)
  13641.  
  13642.  
  13643.  
  13644.  
  13645. M K
  13646.  
  13647. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  13648.  
  13649. @ Team WEDG: could you elaborate on the independent dev?
  13650.  
  13651.  
  13652.  
  13653.  
  13654. Team WEDG
  13655.  
  13656. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13657.  
  13658. @Tiger Bus invitation only, or you can have mine ;)
  13659.  
  13660.  
  13661.  
  13662.  
  13663. Team WEDG
  13664.  
  13665. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13666.  
  13667. @M K that’s on its way as an independent dev is building this feature.
  13668.  
  13669.  
  13670.  
  13671.  
  13672. Tiger Bus
  13673.  
  13674. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  13675.  
  13676. MK: We definitely need WEDG string tangas, don’t you think? :P
  13677.  
  13678.  
  13679.  
  13680.  
  13681. M K
  13682.  
  13683. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  13684.  
  13685. Stretchgoal suggestion:
  13686. -surveillance camera storage mode, so it can store IP camera streams on
  13687. the WEDG (killer app)
  13688.  
  13689.  
  13690.  
  13691.  
  13692. Team WEDG
  13693.  
  13694. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13695.  
  13696. @M K ;)
  13697.  
  13698.  
  13699.  
  13700.  
  13701. M K
  13702.  
  13703. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  13704.  
  13705. Stretchgoal idea: at 140k every contributer gets a NTHSTP sticker set.
  13706.  
  13707.  
  13708.  
  13709.  
  13710. Team WEDG
  13711.  
  13712. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13713.  
  13714. @Scott McQueen for the time being we’d like to keep the conversation
  13715. going here until we’ve planned our strategy on how to maximise the
  13716. Forever Funding opportunity – as this was unexpected for us. It helps us
  13717. keep on top of the conversation too while we’re full throttle with WEDG
  13718. Phase 2 as well.
  13719.  
  13720. I’ll be in touch very shortly regarding VAT invoices.
  13721.  
  13722.  
  13723.  
  13724.  
  13725. Scott McQueen
  13726.  
  13727. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  13728.  
  13729. Team WEDG, are you considering setting up a forum on your web site? I’m
  13730. pretty sure a load of good ideas would come out of it and it would also
  13731. give you a chance to set up a FAQ/User Manual section to save you
  13732. answering questions over and over again. Also now this has gone through
  13733. Indiegogo, where can I get a VAT invoice from?
  13734.  
  13735. Scott
  13736.  
  13737.  
  13738.  
  13739.  
  13740. Tiger Bus
  13741.  
  13742. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  13743.  
  13744. Shebaz: Remember, you lost yours that one night somewhere… ;)
  13745.  
  13746.  
  13747.  
  13748.  
  13749. M K
  13750.  
  13751. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  13752.  
  13753. @ Team WEDG: could you elaborate on the independent dev?
  13754.  
  13755.  
  13756.  
  13757.  
  13758. Team WEDG
  13759.  
  13760. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13761.  
  13762. @Tiger Bus invitation only, or you can have mine ;)
  13763.  
  13764.  
  13765.  
  13766.  
  13767. Team WEDG
  13768.  
  13769. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13770.  
  13771. @M K that’s on its way as an independent dev is building this feature.
  13772.  
  13773.  
  13774.  
  13775.  
  13776. Tiger Bus
  13777.  
  13778. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  13779.  
  13780. MK: We definitely need WEDG string tangas, don’t you think? :P
  13781.  
  13782.  
  13783.  
  13784.  
  13785. M K
  13786.  
  13787. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  13788.  
  13789. Stretchgoal suggestion:
  13790. -surveillance camera storage mode, so it can store IP camera streams on
  13791. the WEDG (killer app)
  13792.  
  13793.  
  13794.  
  13795.  
  13796. Team WEDG
  13797.  
  13798. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13799.  
  13800. @M K ;)
  13801.  
  13802.  
  13803.  
  13804.  
  13805. M K
  13806.  
  13807. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  13808.  
  13809. Stretchgoal idea: at 140k every contributer gets a NTHSTP sticker set.
  13810.  
  13811.  
  13812.  
  13813.  
  13814. Team WEDG
  13815.  
  13816. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13817.  
  13818. @Scott McQueen for the time being we’d like to keep the conversation
  13819. going here until we’ve planned our strategy on how to maximise the
  13820. Forever Funding opportunity – as this was unexpected for us. It helps us
  13821. keep on top of the conversation too while we’re full throttle with WEDG
  13822. Phase 2 as well.
  13823.  
  13824. I’ll be in touch very shortly regarding VAT invoices.
  13825.  
  13826.  
  13827.  
  13828.  
  13829. Scott McQueen
  13830.  
  13831. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  13832.  
  13833. Team WEDG, are you considering setting up a forum on your web site? I’m
  13834. pretty sure a load of good ideas would come out of it and it would also
  13835. give you a chance to set up a FAQ/User Manual section to save you
  13836. answering questions over and over again. Also now this has gone through
  13837. Indiegogo, where can I get a VAT invoice from?
  13838.  
  13839. Scott
  13840.  
  13841.  
  13842.  
  13843.  
  13844. Team WEDG
  13845.  
  13846. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13847.  
  13848. @Mikhail Granin I’m sorry you didnt receive a , we don’t actually
  13849. see a message from you. Nevertheless to upgrade to the Driveless WEDG
  13850. Pro is £50 for early supporters and £40 for RAID, so £90 please. You
  13851. select RAID Perk and manually increase the amount to enter the amount on
  13852. the right and we’ll do the rest our side.
  13853.  
  13854.  
  13855.  
  13856.  
  13857. Mikhail Granin
  13858.  
  13859. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8719646> over 2 years ago
  13860.  
  13861. I already asked in private comment and didn’t find a , please
  13862. soon. I was backer on kickstarted and one of 1st backers here for ARM
  13863. driveless, how much to pay for upgrade to intel driverless with raid?
  13864. Hope for discount for 1st backers :)
  13865.  
  13866.  
  13867.  
  13868.  
  13869. Tiger Bus
  13870.  
  13871. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  13872.  
  13873. ports should be freely configurable, the name for the wedgenet subdomain
  13874. aswell i guess… plus the option to quickly find out the IP where it is
  13875. pointing to, in case everything *.WEDG get’s blocked – which is very likely.
  13876.  
  13877.  
  13878.  
  13879.  
  13880. Tiger Bus
  13881.  
  13882. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  13883.  
  13884. As I understand right now you basically habe payload encryption, maybe
  13885. SSL for the rest. That doesn’t help much for accessing data in
  13886. firewalled countries, as you first problem is: gaining open access to
  13887. the internet at all. since this should be pretty easy software solution
  13888. on the WEDG, it could be easy to add – especially given the fact, that
  13889. you have wedgenet dynDNS service.
  13890.  
  13891.  
  13892.  
  13893.  
  13894. Team WEDG
  13895.  
  13896. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13897.  
  13898. @M K yes but we could make the interface a little easier some what for
  13899. novice users
  13900.  
  13901.  
  13902.  
  13903.  
  13904. M K
  13905.  
  13906. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  13907.  
  13908. Dont the remote apps already use encryption to get access to the WEDG
  13909. butt device?
  13910.  
  13911.  
  13912.  
  13913.  
  13914. Team WEDG
  13915.  
  13916. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13917.  
  13918. @tiger bus good idea and an easy one piggybacking on the back of WEDGNET.
  13919.  
  13920. Appreciate all the ideas guys!
  13921.  
  13922.  
  13923.  
  13924.  
  13925. Tiger Bus
  13926.  
  13927. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  13928.  
  13929. stretchgoal idea: EASYly configurable VPN server for local and remote
  13930. use. Wouldn’t want to access my data over some crazy chinese internet
  13931. café network plus I might need to circumnavigate local firewalls and
  13932. gain full internet access via my own line at home. #china #iran #whatnot
  13933.  
  13934.  
  13935.  
  13936.  
  13937. Team WEDG
  13938.  
  13939. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13940.  
  13941. @richard alter the difference between a 24 HRS SPECIAL 1 WEDG ARM and 24
  13942. HRS SPECIAL 2 WEDG INTEL is £70. You can make a manual contribution on
  13943. the right and send us a private message to infowedg.co if you prefer.
  13944.  
  13945.  
  13946.  
  13947.  
  13948. richard alter
  13949.  
  13950. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1968091> over 2 years ago
  13951.  
  13952. I will try for an answer again. I purchased the 24 HRS SPECIAL 1 WEDG
  13953. ARM and wanted to take you up on the offer to upgrade to the intel. As
  13954. best as I can figure, the price difference is 20 pounds but I cannot
  13955. contribute that amount and write a comment about what it is for. Please
  13956. advise on how to pay for the upgrade and make sure it is credited
  13957. properly. The previous answers were vague and gave me no confidence that
  13958. anyone on your end would know what the payment was for.
  13959.  
  13960.  
  13961.  
  13962.  
  13963. M K
  13964.  
  13965. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  13966.  
  13967. Stretchgoal idea: Dual ethernet
  13968.  
  13969.  
  13970.  
  13971.  
  13972. Team WEDG
  13973.  
  13974. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13975.  
  13976. @spencer robinson we’re getting that a lot on emails too
  13977.  
  13978. We plan to send out a survey early next week so we can collect real data
  13979. and opinions from you guys.
  13980.  
  13981.  
  13982.  
  13983.  
  13984. spencer robinson
  13985.  
  13986. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> over 2 years ago
  13987.  
  13988. Definitely +1 for a Tor router feature.
  13989.  
  13990.  
  13991.  
  13992.  
  13993. Team WEDG
  13994.  
  13995. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  13996.  
  13997. @Alex Stamp no, we are committed to fulfilling our Q1 shipping date. FF
  13998. will allow us to raise more funding so we can increase component
  13999. qualities and reduce overall costs by buying in bulk.
  14000.  
  14001.  
  14002.  
  14003.  
  14004. Alex Stamp
  14005.  
  14006. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> over 2 years ago
  14007.  
  14008. Hi can i just double check this forever funding wont push back the
  14009. expected arrival time of our devices will it?
  14010.  
  14011.  
  14012.  
  14013.  
  14014. Team WEDG
  14015.  
  14016. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14017.  
  14018. @M K hmm…i’ll add that to the list to consider
  14019.  
  14020.  
  14021.  
  14022.  
  14023. Team WEDG
  14024.  
  14025. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14026.  
  14027. @Pierre Lang two good ideas, the VOIP is on our list here for sure but I
  14028. also know there are developers also looking to create VOIP solutions for
  14029. WEDG.
  14030.  
  14031.  
  14032.  
  14033.  
  14034. M K
  14035.  
  14036. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  14037.  
  14038. WEDG as a internet proxy for outgoing internet traffic?
  14039. WEDG as a reverse proxy for incoming internet traffic?
  14040.  
  14041.  
  14042.  
  14043.  
  14044. Pierre Lang
  14045.  
  14046. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 2 years ago
  14047.  
  14048. VOIP between two wedges maybe too?
  14049.  
  14050.  
  14051.  
  14052.  
  14053. Pierre Lang
  14054.  
  14055. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 2 years ago
  14056.  
  14057. Stretch goal idea: WEDG as a Tor Proxy
  14058.  
  14059.  
  14060.  
  14061.  
  14062. Team WEDG
  14063.  
  14064. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14065.  
  14066. @M K yes a little. Keep scratching! ;)
  14067.  
  14068.  
  14069.  
  14070.  
  14071. M K
  14072.  
  14073. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  14074.  
  14075. Stretchgoal idea: WEDG mesh networking: group several WEDG’s in a group
  14076. (mesh) and distribute encrypted parity backups over the mesh.
  14077.  
  14078. Sounds complex?
  14079.  
  14080.  
  14081.  
  14082.  
  14083. Team WEDG
  14084.  
  14085. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14086.  
  14087. @david.j.aldred thats sort of already available in different forms. But
  14088. we’re not ruling it out here.
  14089.  
  14090. I think we’ll invite everyone to a survey soon asking our loyal backers
  14091. and supports for ideas which we can then review and pick the hot ones!
  14092.  
  14093.  
  14094.  
  14095.  
  14096. David Aldred
  14097.  
  14098. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  14099.  
  14100. @team wedg -what about a remote control add-on for those wishing to use
  14101. the xbmc feature?
  14102.  
  14103.  
  14104.  
  14105.  
  14106. Team WEDG
  14107.  
  14108. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14109.  
  14110. @M K plenty of head scratching here – let us know if you have any ideas
  14111.  
  14112.  
  14113.  
  14114.  
  14115. Team WEDG
  14116.  
  14117. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14118.  
  14119. @Andrew Cook by no means is the WEDG with ARM obsolete. We’ve decided to
  14120. streamline our Perks here as one of the complaints from many was that
  14121. the range of perks was confusing.
  14122.  
  14123. The WEDG with ARM will still be available directly from our online store
  14124. (coming soon) during this current campaign and post Indiegogo order
  14125. fulfilment.
  14126.  
  14127.  
  14128.  
  14129.  
  14130. Andrew Cook
  14131.  
  14132. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706115> over 2 years ago
  14133.  
  14134. So the ARM WEDG is obsolete before delivery… I would not be happy if
  14135. that were the model I’d bought. I must admit though that the dropping of
  14136. ARM this quickly makes me concerned about the likely support I can
  14137. expect in future on the device I paid for.
  14138.  
  14139.  
  14140.  
  14141.  
  14142. M K
  14143.  
  14144. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  14145.  
  14146. Forever funding means new stretchgoals IMHO.
  14147.  
  14148. ;)
  14149.  
  14150.  
  14151.  
  14152.  
  14153. Team WEDG
  14154.  
  14155. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14156.  
  14157. @tetardbleu thank you so much for your kindness :)
  14158.  
  14159.  
  14160.  
  14161.  
  14162. tetardbleu
  14163.  
  14164. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  14165.  
  14166. what a wonderful surprise to discover the forever funding! Completely
  14167. deserved in my opinion !
  14168.  
  14169.  
  14170.  
  14171.  
  14172. Team WEDG
  14173.  
  14174. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14175.  
  14176. @michiel pauwels thank you, we really really hope so!
  14177.  
  14178.  
  14179.  
  14180.  
  14181. michiel pauwels
  14182.  
  14183. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3426891> over 2 years ago
  14184.  
  14185. congrats on the forever funding, does this also mean that the last
  14186. stretch goal will be realized as well?
  14187.  
  14188.  
  14189.  
  14190.  
  14191. Team WEDG
  14192.  
  14193. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14194.  
  14195. @Pierre Lang thank you!!
  14196.  
  14197.  
  14198.  
  14199.  
  14200. Pierre Lang
  14201.  
  14202. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 2 years ago
  14203.  
  14204. Congrats! This is a great success!
  14205.  
  14206.  
  14207.  
  14208.  
  14209. Team WEDG
  14210.  
  14211. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14212.  
  14213. @Antoine C thank you! Same here! :D
  14214.  
  14215.  
  14216.  
  14217.  
  14218. Antoine C
  14219.  
  14220. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4041109> over 2 years ago
  14221.  
  14222. Congrats for the ∞ funding ! Can’t wait to receive my WEDG :D
  14223.  
  14224.  
  14225.  
  14226.  
  14227. Team WEDG
  14228.  
  14229. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14230.  
  14231. @Tiger Bus thank you! Its non stop for us now we’re powering ahead!
  14232.  
  14233.  
  14234.  
  14235.  
  14236. Tiger Bus
  14237.  
  14238. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  14239.  
  14240. Well…. done! Now 4 months to turn everything into reality! ;) Congrats…
  14241.  
  14242.  
  14243.  
  14244.  
  14245. mark saunders
  14246.  
  14247. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8466324> over 2 years ago
  14248.  
  14249. Hello TEAM WEDG.
  14250. I had to place 2 different orders for the options i wanted. £249GBP WEDG
  14251. Pro with Intel + 1TB in first order. Second order £90GBP WEDG Pro RAID
  14252. +1TB Upgrade #2;
  14253. £112GBP 1TB to 2TB HDD Upgrade both drives to 2TB; and £6GBP Worldwide
  14254. Shipping. Hope its not a problem ,,, Thanks again keep up the great work.
  14255.  
  14256.  
  14257.  
  14258.  
  14259. Team WEDG
  14260.  
  14261. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14262.  
  14263. @Neil Campbell thats awesome! thank you very much and thank you for the
  14264. compliments :)
  14265.  
  14266.  
  14267.  
  14268.  
  14269. Neil Campbell
  14270.  
  14271. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5713479> over 2 years ago
  14272.  
  14273. Just added a second WEDG Pro with RAID. Hope my multiple pledges all
  14274. make sense and congratulations on the successful campaign!
  14275.  
  14276.  
  14277.  
  14278.  
  14279. Team WEDG
  14280.  
  14281. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14282.  
  14283. @fia10 ;)
  14284.  
  14285.  
  14286.  
  14287.  
  14288. blandat
  14289.  
  14290. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6957871> over 2 years ago
  14291.  
  14292. I could use a time machine ;)
  14293.  
  14294.  
  14295.  
  14296.  
  14297. Team WEDG
  14298.  
  14299. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14300.  
  14301. @fia10 thank you! Its been a lot of fun with you guys, we’ve made some
  14302. friends a long the way which is ace :)
  14303.  
  14304. Did you wish for online privacy and all the conveniences of my butt?
  14305. because we have a surprise for you ;)
  14306.  
  14307.  
  14308.  
  14309.  
  14310. blandat
  14311.  
  14312. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6957871> over 2 years ago
  14313.  
  14314. Congrats to you all! It’s been really fun following you for these past
  14315. months. So happy to see how many got it and supported the startup.
  14316. 4 month left til’ my birthday, guess what I wish for? ;)
  14317.  
  14318.  
  14319.  
  14320.  
  14321. Team WEDG
  14322.  
  14323. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14324.  
  14325. @tetardbleu woohoo! that’s awesome! Thank you for bringing it to our
  14326. attention!
  14327.  
  14328. Thank you to every for the support and voting for WEDG! YOU GUYS ROCK!
  14329.  
  14330.  
  14331.  
  14332.  
  14333. tetardbleu
  14334.  
  14335. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  14336.  
  14337. http://www.cnbc.com/id/102207824
  14338.  
  14339.  
  14340.  
  14341.  
  14342. Team WEDG
  14343.  
  14344. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14345.  
  14346. @tetardbleu :-O how do you know?!
  14347.  
  14348.  
  14349.  
  14350.  
  14351. tetardbleu
  14352.  
  14353. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  14354.  
  14355. We won the CNBC contest !
  14356.  
  14357.  
  14358.  
  14359.  
  14360. Team WEDG
  14361.  
  14362. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14363.  
  14364. @M K ahh!! you’ll just have to wait and see MK ;) as and when that time
  14365. comes, our Indiegogo backers will be the first to know.
  14366.  
  14367.  
  14368.  
  14369.  
  14370. M K
  14371.  
  14372. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  14373.  
  14374. OK. Was interested in finding out what your plans are after the release
  14375. of WEDG? Are you planning hardware upgrades or other types of WEDG-es
  14376. after 2015 and beyond?
  14377.  
  14378.  
  14379.  
  14380.  
  14381. Team WEDG
  14382.  
  14383. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14384.  
  14385. @M K could you elaborate on that MK?
  14386.  
  14387.  
  14388.  
  14389.  
  14390. M K
  14391.  
  14392. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  14393.  
  14394. @Team WEDG: was curious about whether you a development roadmap for the
  14395. WEDG (hardware, software etc.).
  14396.  
  14397. Can you share us that information (if any)?
  14398.  
  14399.  
  14400.  
  14401.  
  14402. Team WEDG
  14403.  
  14404. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14405.  
  14406. @aaddiikk LDAP support is something we are working along with SSO. It’s
  14407. not something we expect to include in our initial launch, but we do plan
  14408. to include it in future software updates, maybe 2nd or 3rd major
  14409. software update.
  14410.  
  14411.  
  14412.  
  14413.  
  14414. aaddiikk
  14415.  
  14416. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> over 2 years ago
  14417.  
  14418. @Team WEDG As some of us are going to use WEDG in our business
  14419. environments, I’m wondering if WEDG is going to support external
  14420. authentication databases like LDAP or Active Directory? If yes, do you
  14421. plan to include single-sign-on (SSO) also?
  14422.  
  14423.  
  14424.  
  14425.  
  14426. Team WEDG
  14427.  
  14428. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14429.  
  14430. @M K yes Advanced Format drives are compatible with WEDG.
  14431.  
  14432.  
  14433.  
  14434.  
  14435. M K
  14436.  
  14437. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  14438.  
  14439. @ Team WEDG: does WEDG support advanced format drives?
  14440.  
  14441. (http://www.hgst.com/hard-drives/advanced-format-drives)
  14442.  
  14443.  
  14444.  
  14445.  
  14446. Team WEDG
  14447.  
  14448. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14449.  
  14450. @M K we haven’t tested hybrid SSDs but we see no reason for them not to
  14451. be compatible with WEDG.
  14452.  
  14453.  
  14454.  
  14455.  
  14456. M K
  14457.  
  14458. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  14459.  
  14460. @ Team WEDG: does WEDG support hybrid SSD harddisks like the seaget SSHD?:
  14461.  
  14462. http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/solid-state-hybrid/laptop-solid-state-hybrid-drive/
  14463.  
  14464.  
  14465.  
  14466.  
  14467. Team WEDG
  14468.  
  14469. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14470.  
  14471. Gordon Keys please drop us an email at infowedg.co so we can find your
  14472. contributions and double check for you.
  14473.  
  14474.  
  14475.  
  14476.  
  14477. Gordon Keys
  14478.  
  14479. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> over 2 years ago
  14480.  
  14481. I added a new contribution the other day. Did it make sence that I
  14482. wanted a complete upgrade of the ARM perk and not just 1 x perk and a
  14483. contribution?
  14484.  
  14485.  
  14486.  
  14487.  
  14488. Team WEDG
  14489.  
  14490. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14491.  
  14492. @M K as david.j.aldred and we are enabling the USB port on WEDG for
  14493. wireless keyboards so that third party remotes can be used to control
  14494. media and search for titles and use the features XBMC offers.
  14495.  
  14496.  
  14497.  
  14498.  
  14499. David Aldred
  14500.  
  14501. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  14502.  
  14503. @M K – on the remote control, you can use a remote control, but you’d
  14504. need an IR receiver for this to work, and unsure if WEDG will be
  14505. compatible with this. All else fails, you plug in a keyboard (I have a
  14506. small wireless keyboard I use in emergencies to control XBMC, but do
  14507. most of it from my phone)
  14508.  
  14509.  
  14510.  
  14511.  
  14512. David Aldred
  14513.  
  14514. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  14515.  
  14516. @M K – yes – there are some great apps for XBMC!
  14517.  
  14518. For iOS, the official XBMC / Kodi (as it’s now to be called) is very
  14519. good. For android, the official app is functional, but pretty basic. I
  14520. use an app called ’ XBMC Music Pump’. Been using it since it was first
  14521. released a couple of years ago, and is years ahead of the official app –
  14522. looks amazing, both on phone and tablet.
  14523.  
  14524.  
  14525.  
  14526.  
  14527. M K
  14528.  
  14529. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  14530.  
  14531. @Team WEDG:
  14532. another question: how do I use the XBMC player, can I control it via an
  14533. app? (or maybe a remote control?)
  14534.  
  14535.  
  14536.  
  14537.  
  14538. Team WEDG
  14539.  
  14540. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14541.  
  14542. @M K yes, it’ll be a multi platform app which includes desktop OSs too
  14543.  
  14544.  
  14545.  
  14546.  
  14547. M K
  14548.  
  14549. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  14550.  
  14551. @Team WEDG: will the IM app run on IOS?
  14552.  
  14553.  
  14554.  
  14555.  
  14556. Team WEDG
  14557.  
  14558. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14559.  
  14560. @Scott McQueen thank you Scott. I know exactly how you feel, I have
  14561. clients from my previous job who used Lotus Notes and its built-in
  14562. messaging function…still gives me nightmares!
  14563.  
  14564. Privacy is key for WEDG and users and so that focus will be reflected in
  14565. the IM app, along with other cool features of course ;)
  14566.  
  14567.  
  14568.  
  14569.  
  14570. Scott McQueen
  14571.  
  14572. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  14573.  
  14574. Great News and well done Team WEDG. Looking forward to the IM app to
  14575. replace the ageing corporate icq (loved by many here but definitely not
  14576. me) we still use, especially if it has an independent user db to the
  14577. email side and the ability to broadcast to groups and ‘all’.
  14578.  
  14579.  
  14580.  
  14581.  
  14582. Team WEDG
  14583.  
  14584. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14585.  
  14586. @James Taylor I don’t think we know how to do anything else any more :-| ;p
  14587.  
  14588.  
  14589.  
  14590.  
  14591. James Taylor
  14592.  
  14593. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5657565> over 2 years ago
  14594.  
  14595. Congrats!
  14596. (Now get back to work! I want my Wedg…. ;) )
  14597.  
  14598.  
  14599.  
  14600.  
  14601. Team WEDG
  14602.  
  14603. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14604.  
  14605. @Haitham Gad thank you! The feeling is the same here :)
  14606.  
  14607.  
  14608.  
  14609.  
  14610. Haitham Gad
  14611.  
  14612. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8733244> over 2 years ago
  14613.  
  14614. Congratulations for unlocking the third stretch goal! Now I can’t wait
  14615. to get it :)
  14616.  
  14617.  
  14618.  
  14619.  
  14620. Team WEDG
  14621.  
  14622. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14623.  
  14624. @adrenalineslut thank you! Yes it does, its a user level option ;)
  14625.  
  14626.  
  14627.  
  14628.  
  14629. adrenalineslut
  14630.  
  14631. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1998190> over 2 years ago
  14632.  
  14633. Congrats on the success of the campaign!
  14634.  
  14635. I was wondering if the Exif data will be removed from files when stored
  14636. in the WEDG? Hope so!
  14637.  
  14638.  
  14639.  
  14640.  
  14641. Team WEDG
  14642.  
  14643. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14644.  
  14645. @scott.henderson1 thank you and thank you for your support too! haha! he
  14646. doesn’t mind ;) we’re trying to figure out right now where to cram all
  14647. this info in! He’s pretty awesome though, I’m sure we’ll figure it out.
  14648.  
  14649.  
  14650.  
  14651.  
  14652. scott.henderson
  14653.  
  14654. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  14655.  
  14656. Congratulations Team WEDG and supporters. I feel for the poor soul
  14657. having to update the Stretch Goal graphics every couple of days! :)
  14658. Can’t wait to see Multiplatform IM App UNLOCKED a new splash on the
  14659. video launch graphic!
  14660.  
  14661.  
  14662.  
  14663.  
  14664. Team WEDG
  14665.  
  14666. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14667.  
  14668. @tetardbleu fingers crossed!…after the performance this week, I am
  14669. quietly confident ;)
  14670.  
  14671.  
  14672.  
  14673.  
  14674. tetardbleu
  14675.  
  14676. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  14677.  
  14678. if we win the poll and with the project being among firsts in the
  14679. “Ending soon” category, we could indeed…
  14680.  
  14681.  
  14682.  
  14683.  
  14684. Team WEDG
  14685.  
  14686. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14687.  
  14688. @david.j.aldred ditto! dare i say it, 2 days to go…£135,000 lets do it!!
  14689.  
  14690.  
  14691.  
  14692.  
  14693. David Aldred
  14694.  
  14695. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  14696.  
  14697. Wow! What a few days – a week ago we were all fingers crossed we’d just
  14698. manage to get WiFi, and a few days later we’re hitting the next stretch
  14699. after it – awesome!
  14700.  
  14701.  
  14702.  
  14703.  
  14704. Team WEDG
  14705.  
  14706. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14707.  
  14708. @M K BINGO! Thank you for your contribution!
  14709.  
  14710.  
  14711.  
  14712.  
  14713. Team WEDG
  14714.  
  14715. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14716.  
  14717. @tetardbleu we’re proud of you guys who have made this happen! The best
  14718. backers EVER!
  14719.  
  14720.  
  14721.  
  14722.  
  14723. Team WEDG
  14724.  
  14725. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14726.  
  14727. @Tiger Bus I know! :-o
  14728.  
  14729.  
  14730.  
  14731.  
  14732. Team WEDG
  14733.  
  14734. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14735.  
  14736. @loesljrg thank you! High5!
  14737.  
  14738.  
  14739.  
  14740.  
  14741. Team WEDG
  14742.  
  14743. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14744.  
  14745. @david.j.aldred will respond to you on a private threat shortly.
  14746.  
  14747.  
  14748.  
  14749.  
  14750. Team WEDG
  14751.  
  14752. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14753.  
  14754. @M K haha! youuu! Thank you! :D
  14755.  
  14756.  
  14757.  
  14758.  
  14759. Team WEDG
  14760.  
  14761. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14762.  
  14763. O.M.G!!!
  14764.  
  14765.  
  14766.  
  14767.  
  14768. M K
  14769.  
  14770. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  14771.  
  14772. @Team WEDG:
  14773.  
  14774. I pledged for an WEDG intel pro + raid + shipping.
  14775.  
  14776. Did I had to do 3 separate pledges (179+6+40)?
  14777.  
  14778. I pledged 225GBP at once, so hope that is going to get OK?
  14779.  
  14780. Shehbaz. can you help me out?
  14781.  
  14782.  
  14783.  
  14784.  
  14785. tetardbleu
  14786.  
  14787. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  14788.  
  14789. congrats @teamwedg, you can be proud!
  14790.  
  14791.  
  14792.  
  14793.  
  14794. Tiger Bus
  14795.  
  14796. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  14797.  
  14798. un-be-lie-va-ble
  14799.  
  14800.  
  14801.  
  14802.  
  14803. loesljrg
  14804.  
  14805. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4049843> over 2 years ago
  14806.  
  14807. Well done!! 117K+ !!
  14808.  
  14809.  
  14810.  
  14811.  
  14812. David Aldred
  14813.  
  14814. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  14815.  
  14816. @Team Wedg- could you remind me what it would cost to upgrade from the
  14817. early special pro to the aluminium version? Will I be able to put my
  14818. referrals credit towards this? (Does that all take place
  14819. post-campaign?). Not 100% decided- I always liked the grey backlighting
  14820. of the aluminium, just can’t decide if it’ll fit in. Tell a lie- I know
  14821. it won’t, trying to decide if I care ;-)
  14822.  
  14823.  
  14824.  
  14825.  
  14826. M K
  14827.  
  14828. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  14829.  
  14830. YEAH!
  14831.  
  14832. I just pushed it through 117k barrier! (been holding my pledge for weeks
  14833. to do just that)….
  14834.  
  14835.  
  14836.  
  14837.  
  14838. Tiger Bus
  14839.  
  14840. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  14841.  
  14842. I don’t even know what I pledged for anymore, time for the campaign to
  14843. end!! ;))
  14844.  
  14845.  
  14846.  
  14847.  
  14848. Team WEDG
  14849.  
  14850. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14851.  
  14852. We’re one Aluminium WEDG away from Stretch Goal THREE!!
  14853.  
  14854.  
  14855.  
  14856.  
  14857. Team WEDG
  14858.  
  14859. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14860.  
  14861. @tetardbleu you’re a WEDGster now nothing else matters! Thank you for
  14862. your vote! :)
  14863.  
  14864.  
  14865.  
  14866.  
  14867. Team WEDG
  14868.  
  14869. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14870.  
  14871. @Tiger Bus glad we made it, thanks for the effort!
  14872.  
  14873.  
  14874.  
  14875.  
  14876. Tiger Bus
  14877.  
  14878. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  14879.  
  14880. Yeah… adblock wasn’t the key, though, had to disable this to vote:
  14881. https://disconnect.me/ So I voted and turned it back on… incredible how
  14882. much $hit this page is trying to load…. Thanx a bunch ;)
  14883.  
  14884.  
  14885.  
  14886.  
  14887. Team WEDG
  14888.  
  14889. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14890.  
  14891. @Tiger Bus how odd…oh wait. Are you running an add blocker? I can see
  14892. ads are missing in places where I have ads so maybe its related?
  14893.  
  14894.  
  14895.  
  14896.  
  14897. Tiger Bus
  14898.  
  14899. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  14900.  
  14901. I’m obviously too stupid….. http://up.picr.de/20165061tz.jpg
  14902.  
  14903.  
  14904.  
  14905.  
  14906. Team WEDG
  14907.  
  14908. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14909.  
  14910. @Antoine C thank you! high5!
  14911.  
  14912.  
  14913.  
  14914.  
  14915. Team WEDG
  14916.  
  14917. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14918.  
  14919. @Tiger Bus scroll down a touch its defo there!
  14920. http://www.cnbc.com/id/102194832
  14921.  
  14922.  
  14923.  
  14924.  
  14925. Antoine C
  14926.  
  14927. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4041109> over 2 years ago
  14928.  
  14929. Voted. Let’s go for the next stretch goal!
  14930.  
  14931.  
  14932.  
  14933.  
  14934. Tiger Bus
  14935.  
  14936. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  14937.  
  14938. I actually don’t see where on the CNBC page I could vote?! I see a video…
  14939.  
  14940.  
  14941.  
  14942.  
  14943. Team WEDG
  14944.  
  14945. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14946.  
  14947. @Gordon Keys ah! well let me clarify all the same. £50 difference for
  14948. the driveless WEDG Pro with Intel and £70 for the 24 Hour WEDG Pro with
  14949. Intel +1TB ;)
  14950.  
  14951.  
  14952.  
  14953.  
  14954. Gordon Keys
  14955.  
  14956. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> over 2 years ago
  14957.  
  14958. My question wasn’t rhetorical BTW ;)
  14959.  
  14960. “I didn’t think the difference between the 24 HRS SPECIAL 1 WEDG ARM and
  14961. INTEL was £70. Wasn’t it £50?”
  14962.  
  14963.  
  14964.  
  14965.  
  14966. Team WEDG
  14967.  
  14968. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14969.  
  14970. @david.j.aldred that’s why you rock David! Thank you!
  14971.  
  14972.  
  14973.  
  14974.  
  14975. David Aldred
  14976.  
  14977. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  14978.  
  14979. Voted – did look at mooltipass the other day – interesting project!
  14980. (not sure if it was intentional, but mooltipass just reminds me of the
  14981. film The Fifth Element – ‘Lilu Dallas Multipass’)
  14982.  
  14983.  
  14984.  
  14985.  
  14986. Team WEDG
  14987.  
  14988. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  14989.  
  14990. Hey guys we’re featured on CNBC News this week. This is a huge profile
  14991. boost for us and we can make it go further!
  14992.  
  14993. Please vote for WEDG on their online poll
  14994. http://www.cnbc.com/id/102194832 and show the world how much we all love
  14995. WEDG!
  14996.  
  14997. Thank you! :D
  14998.  
  14999.  
  15000.  
  15001.  
  15002. Team WEDG
  15003.  
  15004. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15005.  
  15006. @david.j.aldred great minds ;) I was just putting an update together
  15007. about the possibility of hitting the next stretch goal!
  15008.  
  15009. We’re also whipping up a flow chart here! :)
  15010.  
  15011.  
  15012.  
  15013.  
  15014. Gordon Keys
  15015.  
  15016. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> over 2 years ago
  15017.  
  15018. I didn’t think the difference between the 24 HRS SPECIAL 1 WEDG ARM and
  15019. INTEL was £70. Wasn’t it £50?
  15020.  
  15021.  
  15022.  
  15023.  
  15024. David Aldred
  15025.  
  15026. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  15027.  
  15028. Anyone else thinking next stretch goal is a real possibility?
  15029.  
  15030. @Team Wedg – there have been quite a few people asking / getting
  15031. confused about upgrades paths – worth knocking together a quick ‘flow
  15032. chart’ or similar showing what people can upgrade to, what it would cost
  15033. / how they should do it?
  15034.  
  15035. (but like the ‘pro v arm’ one you did on the main page, I guess)
  15036.  
  15037. Might get a few more people upgrading who are unsure of their options
  15038.  
  15039.  
  15040.  
  15041.  
  15042. Team WEDG
  15043.  
  15044. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15045.  
  15046. @Gordon Keys RAID came along due to consumer demand! a little later on.
  15047. Thank you for your support at the start of our campaign. For you to
  15048. upgrade to WEDG Pro with Intel +RAID is £70 + RAID £40 or £90 depending
  15049. on your RAID Upgrade and £6 for shipping please and we’ll do the rest on
  15050. our side :)
  15051.  
  15052.  
  15053.  
  15054.  
  15055. Gordon Keys
  15056.  
  15057. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> over 2 years ago
  15058.  
  15059. Hi, clearly I missed the fact I owe £6 too! Thought that was for
  15060. overseas delivery charge.
  15061.  
  15062. I would also lile to know how much it’ll be for me to upgrade to Intel +
  15063. Raid + 1TB (+ delivery)? I’ve got the 24 HRS SPECIAL 1 WEDG ARM. Had I
  15064. known RAID was an option on the INTEL version that would have tipped the
  15065. balance with me!
  15066.  
  15067. Good work guys!
  15068.  
  15069.  
  15070.  
  15071.  
  15072. Team WEDG
  15073.  
  15074. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15075.  
  15076. @Paul Nichols sure, we had two 24 hour perks back then, the WEDG with
  15077. ARM and the WEDG Pro with Intel. Both came with 1 × 1TB HDD. So pretty
  15078. much all of the upgrades are available to you…lucky you! ;)
  15079.  
  15080.  
  15081.  
  15082.  
  15083. Paul Nichols
  15084.  
  15085. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5748211> over 2 years ago
  15086.  
  15087. Hi, I backed the 24hr special (kickstarter) at the start of the
  15088. campaign, but I can’t remember what was included. Could you please
  15089. remind me so I can purchase suitable upgrades. Cheers, Paul.
  15090.  
  15091.  
  15092.  
  15093.  
  15094. Team WEDG
  15095.  
  15096. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15097.  
  15098. @Alexander Blaauwgeers OK, lets go back to the beginning just so I fully
  15099. understand.
  15100.  
  15101. I can see that you have backed WEDG with ARM @£129 + £6 for the
  15102. pre-launch ‘24 HRS SPECIAL 1 WEDG ARM’.
  15103.  
  15104. Are you looking to upgrade to the WEDG Pro with Intel?
  15105.  
  15106. If you find it easier to email us please feel free to do so [email protected]
  15107. where there is no character limit.
  15108.  
  15109.  
  15110.  
  15111.  
  15112. Alexander Blaauwgeers
  15113.  
  15114. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8674531> over 2 years ago
  15115.  
  15116. @Team WEDG @scott.henderson1 Relates how this related to the upgrade of
  15117. @Antoine C at the same time just between my question and answer with
  15118. just 90£ and I have to pay almost double £160
  15119.  
  15120. Team WEDG
  15121. @Antoine C yep! we’ll handle the rest on our side :)
  15122.  
  15123. Antoine C
  15124. Hi all. Just to be sure : i’ve pledged for an ARM version (129£+6£
  15125. shipping). I want to change this for the Intel Version + RAID solution
  15126. (179+40+6£ shipping). So I do just need to pay 90£ and you’ll know what
  15127. I want, that’s it ?
  15128.  
  15129.  
  15130.  
  15131.  
  15132. Team WEDG
  15133.  
  15134. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15135.  
  15136. @Alexander Blaauwgeers, @scott.henderson1 is correct. Does that help you
  15137. make your decision? Happy to help you further either way.
  15138.  
  15139. @@scott.henderson1 thanks for chipping in there, had a conf call with
  15140. suppliers and partners this morning that went waaay over!
  15141.  
  15142.  
  15143.  
  15144.  
  15145. scott.henderson
  15146.  
  15147. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  15148.  
  15149. @ Alexander Blaauwgeers, I believe if you were a Kickstarter backer and
  15150. purchased WEDG with ARM + 1TB @ £129 prelaunch, then you’d first have to
  15151. upgrade to the Intel version which was £70 more during that period, then
  15152. add the £90 for the WEDG Pro Raid + 1TB Upgrade #2.
  15153.  
  15154. So you’d need to contribute an additional £160 to get WEDG Pro with
  15155. Intel + 1TB plus WEDG Pro Raid + 1 TB Upgrade #2, from your current WEDG
  15156. with ARM + 1TB. You would owe nothing more for shipping.
  15157.  
  15158.  
  15159.  
  15160.  
  15161. Alexander Blaauwgeers
  15162.  
  15163. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8674531> over 2 years ago
  15164.  
  15165. Hi , 3 days ago you replied on my comment
  15166. " @Alexander Blaauwgeers Sure you can upgrade, ju … rest. "
  15167.  
  15168. I am not quite sure about the amount of money. Before I am making a
  15169. decision need to know the right price. I pledged £129 (+ £6 ) for " 24
  15170. HRS SPECIAL 1 WEDG ARM ( Kickstarter) "
  15171.  
  15172. Below I see the message " @Antoine C 16 hours ago " ;
  15173.  
  15174. So if I add the upgrade perk £40 with an additional Gift of £50 = £90
  15175. Then you’ll change my perk to WEDG INTEL with RAID ?
  15176.  
  15177.  
  15178.  
  15179.  
  15180. Team WEDG
  15181.  
  15182. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15183.  
  15184. @Tiger Bus on the rear? No no, the BNC connector this goes on the front
  15185. for pride of place! :D
  15186.  
  15187.  
  15188.  
  15189.  
  15190. Tiger Bus
  15191.  
  15192. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  15193.  
  15194. 200000 GBP: BNC connector in the rear! yay ;)
  15195.  
  15196.  
  15197.  
  15198.  
  15199. Team WEDG
  15200.  
  15201. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15202.  
  15203. @Tiger Bus please see stretch goal :P
  15204.  
  15205.  
  15206.  
  15207.  
  15208. Tiger Bus
  15209.  
  15210. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  15211.  
  15212. How do I connect my Koax network to this?! :P
  15213.  
  15214.  
  15215.  
  15216.  
  15217. Team WEDG
  15218.  
  15219. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15220.  
  15221. @Tiger Bus yep, and with the WEDG Pro with Intel that’s gigabit ethernet ;)
  15222.  
  15223.  
  15224.  
  15225.  
  15226. Tiger Bus
  15227.  
  15228. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  15229.  
  15230. If I wanted to hardwire the WEDG behind a firewall with just a few
  15231. dedicated ports forwarded to it, I could always completely disable the
  15232. WiFi, right? ;)
  15233.  
  15234.  
  15235.  
  15236.  
  15237. Team WEDG
  15238.  
  15239. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15240.  
  15241. @david.j.aldred thanks David :)
  15242.  
  15243.  
  15244.  
  15245.  
  15246. David Aldred
  15247.  
  15248. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  15249.  
  15250. Great to see the impact the WiFi stretch has had. Been a great few days
  15251. for the campaign – great work @team wedg!
  15252.  
  15253.  
  15254.  
  15255.  
  15256. Team WEDG
  15257.  
  15258. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15259.  
  15260. @Alex Stamp for sure.
  15261.  
  15262.  
  15263.  
  15264.  
  15265. Team WEDG
  15266.  
  15267. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15268.  
  15269. @Pif loads! You can upgrade to RAID support with or with out a 1TB HDD,
  15270. you can also upgrade your 1TB HDDs for 2TB HDDs. If you really feel like
  15271. pushing the boat out why upgrade to an Aluminium WEDG…or go nuts like
  15272. one of our valuable backers and go for a Carbon Fibre WEDG!
  15273.  
  15274.  
  15275.  
  15276.  
  15277. Alex Stamp
  15278.  
  15279. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> over 2 years ago
  15280.  
  15281. Shipping should now be correct, seems that wifi has pulled in a few
  15282. people already
  15283.  
  15284.  
  15285.  
  15286.  
  15287. Pif
  15288.  
  15289. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709078> over 2 years ago
  15290.  
  15291. I have pledged the perk 24 HRS SPECIAL 2 WEDG INTEL for £199+6
  15292. (shipping) = £205 back in September. What upgrade options do I have? I
  15293. cannot find the original perk and I am sure about the specs I signed
  15294. for. Thanks in advance.
  15295.  
  15296.  
  15297.  
  15298.  
  15299. Team WEDG
  15300.  
  15301. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15302.  
  15303. @temp32 correct and thank you! :) woohoo WiFi!! :D
  15304.  
  15305.  
  15306.  
  15307.  
  15308. Pierre Lang
  15309.  
  15310. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 2 years ago
  15311.  
  15312. Congratulations to reaching the WiFi goal and thus allowing me to
  15313. contribute :)
  15314.  
  15315.  
  15316.  
  15317.  
  15318. Pierre Lang
  15319.  
  15320. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 2 years ago
  15321.  
  15322. Contributed for WEDG Pro with Intel + 1TB + Radi Upgrade 1TB + Shipping
  15323. in one payment. I hope it’s ok
  15324.  
  15325.  
  15326.  
  15327.  
  15328. Team WEDG
  15329.  
  15330. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15331.  
  15332. @Alex Stamp if you paid the Perk listed price then you will need to add
  15333. shipping please. Thats £6 per WEDG.
  15334.  
  15335.  
  15336.  
  15337.  
  15338. Alex Stamp
  15339.  
  15340. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> over 2 years ago
  15341.  
  15342. Hi can I just double check I have got both the 24hr arm and 24 hr wedge
  15343. pro did these include UK shipping or do I need to add it?
  15344.  
  15345.  
  15346.  
  15347.  
  15348. Team WEDG
  15349.  
  15350. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15351.  
  15352. Antoine C awesome thank you! Just to make sure there is no confusion,
  15353. could you email us your old and new email address please infowedg.co.
  15354.  
  15355.  
  15356.  
  15357.  
  15358. Antoine C
  15359.  
  15360. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4041109> over 2 years ago
  15361.  
  15362. Thanks ! It’s done (by the way, i’ve change my email address, I hope
  15363. there will not be any problem)
  15364.  
  15365.  
  15366.  
  15367.  
  15368. Team WEDG
  15369.  
  15370. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15371.  
  15372. @Antoine C yep! we’ll handle the rest on our side :)
  15373.  
  15374.  
  15375.  
  15376.  
  15377. Team WEDG
  15378.  
  15379. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15380.  
  15381. @Heiko Zeller thank you! hi5!!
  15382.  
  15383.  
  15384.  
  15385.  
  15386. Team WEDG
  15387.  
  15388. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15389.  
  15390. @david.j.aldred I did!! Wake up!!
  15391.  
  15392.  
  15393.  
  15394.  
  15395. Heiko Zeller
  15396.  
  15397. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8715891> over 2 years ago
  15398.  
  15399. Congrat’s guys to reach the wifi goal
  15400.  
  15401.  
  15402.  
  15403.  
  15404. Antoine C
  15405.  
  15406. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4041109> over 2 years ago
  15407.  
  15408. Hi all. Just to be sure : i’ve pledged for an ARM version (129£+6£
  15409. shipping). I want to change this for the Intel Version + RAID solution
  15410. (179+40+6£ shipping). So I do just need to pay 90£ and you’ll know what
  15411. I want, that’s it ?
  15412.  
  15413.  
  15414.  
  15415.  
  15416. David Aldred
  15417.  
  15418. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  15419.  
  15420. Will I be waking up to WiFi?! Exciting!
  15421.  
  15422.  
  15423.  
  15424.  
  15425. Team WEDG
  15426.  
  15427. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15428.  
  15429. @paul.kulhavy yes you have paid for shipping. Thank you for your
  15430. contribution and early support.
  15431.  
  15432.  
  15433.  
  15434.  
  15435. paul.kulhavy
  15436.  
  15437. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709012> over 2 years ago
  15438.  
  15439. Also receiving your prompts for postage – and frankly I’ve got no idea
  15440. what I’ve paid for now. You have so many options – yet the “perk” title
  15441. I have is not there.
  15442.  
  15443. Perk: 24 HRS SPECIAL 2 WEDG INTEL – Contribution Amount: £205
  15444.  
  15445. Have I paid for shipping charges? No idea – as I can’t find the
  15446. perk/price listed here at all.
  15447.  
  15448.  
  15449.  
  15450.  
  15451. Team WEDG
  15452.  
  15453. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15454.  
  15455. @Tiger Bus :D hahaha!!
  15456.  
  15457.  
  15458.  
  15459.  
  15460. Tiger Bus
  15461.  
  15462. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  15463.  
  15464. I can almost SMELL those wifi giga-hertz frequencies…
  15465.  
  15466.  
  15467.  
  15468.  
  15469. Team WEDG
  15470.  
  15471. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15472.  
  15473. @Paul Targett thank you for your support at the early stages of our
  15474. campaign, it means a lot to us Sure, to upgrade the WEDG Pro with Intel
  15475. +1TB Early Bird price (£219) and RAID (£40/£90)…
  15476.  
  15477. £90 + £40 or £90 depending on the RAID upgrade you prefer plus shipping
  15478. if you haven’t already please. Just hit the CONTRIBUTE NOW button on the
  15479. right and we’ll handle the rest our side.
  15480.  
  15481. Thanks Paul :)
  15482.  
  15483.  
  15484.  
  15485.  
  15486. Paul Targett
  15487.  
  15488. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706793> over 2 years ago
  15489.  
  15490. I put £129 for the early bird ARM version (coming from Kickstarter). At
  15491. the time if I could have afforded it, I would have paid for the Intel
  15492. version. To help towards £110k, could I pay extra to upgrade to the
  15493. early bird Intel version price and also include raid? If so, how much
  15494. should I put.
  15495.  
  15496.  
  15497.  
  15498.  
  15499. Team WEDG
  15500.  
  15501. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15502.  
  15503. @moelliott the shipping charges are for UK and International. The
  15504. shipping fees were originally £6 for UK and ~£20 for International but
  15505. with support from business advisers we managed to negotiate a flat fee
  15506. for worldwide shipping and it stuck at £6.
  15507.  
  15508.  
  15509.  
  15510.  
  15511. moelliott
  15512.  
  15513. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707340> over 2 years ago
  15514.  
  15515. Hello, just to echo Andrews’ comment regarding the shipping, is the
  15516. £6.00 shipping charge also applicable for UK orders? Or just international?
  15517.  
  15518.  
  15519.  
  15520.  
  15521. Team WEDG
  15522.  
  15523. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15524.  
  15525. @Andrew Cook we wanted to show a clear distinction between unit price
  15526. and shipping as well as show that prices from our campaign attempt on
  15527. Kickstarter hadn’t changed.
  15528.  
  15529.  
  15530.  
  15531.  
  15532. Andrew Cook
  15533.  
  15534. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706115> over 2 years ago
  15535.  
  15536. I’m a little confused about continual reminders to pay for shipping.
  15537.  
  15538. Is that a flat rate of £6 that needs to be paid for anywhere in the
  15539. world, including the UK? and if so why wasn’t it included in the base price?
  15540.  
  15541.  
  15542.  
  15543.  
  15544. Team WEDG
  15545.  
  15546. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15547.  
  15548. @Alex Stamp you can add the additional drive later and the RAID
  15549. management will start the replication process. Thanks, we’re really
  15550. excited and relieved too :)
  15551.  
  15552.  
  15553.  
  15554.  
  15555. Team WEDG
  15556.  
  15557. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15558.  
  15559. @john34754 hi5 fellow Manc! Absolutely just contribute the difference
  15560. and leave the rest to us! Sure we can arrange local pick up closer the
  15561. time :)
  15562.  
  15563.  
  15564.  
  15565.  
  15566. Alex Stamp
  15567.  
  15568. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> over 2 years ago
  15569.  
  15570. Another little question guys, if we start off with one drive then add
  15571. our raid drive at a later date will the system just ask if we want to
  15572. set up raid and start copying files or will it wipe everything and have
  15573. to start from scratch? So glad this has came to fruition been a long
  15574. time waiting since kickstarter haha.
  15575.  
  15576.  
  15577.  
  15578.  
  15579. john34754
  15580.  
  15581. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707691> over 2 years ago
  15582.  
  15583. Hello
  15584. I backed the 24hr special ARM. Can I upgrade to 2TB by clicking the
  15585. relevant perk? Also I live in Manchester, can I pick up? I’ll buy the beer!
  15586. Cheers
  15587. John
  15588.  
  15589.  
  15590.  
  15591.  
  15592. Team WEDG
  15593.  
  15594. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15595.  
  15596. @Gaston Cardey yes, default build is stored in ROM for first boot and
  15597. system recovery purposes and then OS is stored on a MicroSD card.
  15598.  
  15599. Getting there slowly but surely! :)
  15600.  
  15601.  
  15602.  
  15603.  
  15604. Team WEDG
  15605.  
  15606. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15607.  
  15608. @Gaston Cardey yes, default build is stored in ROM for first boot and
  15609. system recovery purposes and then OS is stored on a MicroSD card.
  15610.  
  15611. Getting there slowly but surely! :)
  15612.  
  15613.  
  15614.  
  15615.  
  15616. Team WEDG
  15617.  
  15618. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15619.  
  15620. @Patrick Jones yeh! We’re edging closer every few mins right now. Come
  15621. on WiFi!!
  15622.  
  15623.  
  15624.  
  15625.  
  15626. Gaston Cardey
  15627.  
  15628. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 2 years ago
  15629.  
  15630. Hi!
  15631. I wonder where it will be saved the WEDG software, since we can replace
  15632. both HDD. Is it in a non volatile flash memory or a ROM?
  15633.  
  15634. Almos there! Only £ 1.701 to go!!!!
  15635. Thanks!
  15636.  
  15637.  
  15638.  
  15639.  
  15640. Patrick Jones
  15641.  
  15642. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5225415> over 2 years ago
  15643.  
  15644. Looks like lots of us forgot to add postage!
  15645. Good luck with getting to £110K…and beyond…we all want Wi-Fi…!
  15646.  
  15647.  
  15648.  
  15649.  
  15650. Team WEDG
  15651.  
  15652. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15653.  
  15654. @tiger bus haha! you should get it check out :p I’ll dig it out and send
  15655. again.
  15656.  
  15657.  
  15658.  
  15659.  
  15660. Tiger Bus
  15661.  
  15662. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  15663.  
  15664. Oops you did?! Never received anything so I’ve been coughing quite a lot
  15665. lately! ;)
  15666.  
  15667.  
  15668.  
  15669.  
  15670. Team WEDG
  15671.  
  15672. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15673.  
  15674. @tiger bus I replied to your email with the revised calca weeks ago. You
  15675. should get that cough looked at :p
  15676.  
  15677.  
  15678.  
  15679.  
  15680. Tiger Bus
  15681.  
  15682. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  15683.  
  15684. Ah spreadsheets… I think it got lost together with the power consumption
  15685. calculations cough ;))
  15686.  
  15687.  
  15688.  
  15689.  
  15690. tetardbleu
  15691.  
  15692. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  15693.  
  15694. @david.j.aldred of course, you’re right… I was so happy with myself :(.
  15695. I should have known, i have a t-shirt who says: “Dear math, solve your
  15696. own problem.”
  15697.  
  15698.  
  15699.  
  15700.  
  15701. Team WEDG
  15702.  
  15703. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15704.  
  15705. @david.j.aldred we did have a spreadsheet that did some sums for us to
  15706. compare our forecasts against real results up until £43,000ish – it
  15707. wasn’t accurate and we failed to keep it up to date due to other tasks
  15708. taking priority. The with various update options we didn’t consider
  15709. reviving it. Could fire it up again may take a day two to get the
  15710. formula right.
  15711.  
  15712. Shipping nudge goes out tomorrow.
  15713.  
  15714.  
  15715.  
  15716.  
  15717. David Aldred
  15718.  
  15719. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  15720.  
  15721. … although does show that just a little last push will get us wiFi, so
  15722. the delivery reminder should be a big help!
  15723.  
  15724.  
  15725.  
  15726.  
  15727. David Aldred
  15728.  
  15729. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  15730.  
  15731. @tetardbleu – just because it’s Friday and I’ve not got anything better
  15732. to do… but I’m not sure that’s necessarily correct ;o)
  15733. I might be wrong, but believe the ‘backers’ count is actually the sum of
  15734. single contributions, not unique backers – so, I did £1 to start (to ask
  15735. couple of questions), my Wedg, RAID upgrade, + £5 as I realised I’d not
  15736. done shipping – but it counts that as 4 funders.
  15737.  
  15738. Wonder if @Team Wedg know how many unique backers there are – or how
  15739. many WEDG have now been funded?
  15740.  
  15741.  
  15742.  
  15743.  
  15744. Team WEDG
  15745.  
  15746. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15747.  
  15748. @tetarbkeu haha! thanks! :)
  15749.  
  15750.  
  15751.  
  15752.  
  15753. tetardbleu
  15754.  
  15755. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  15756.  
  15757. If everyone who contributed so far was adding £4 we could make it. Just
  15758. saying :)
  15759.  
  15760.  
  15761.  
  15762.  
  15763. Team WEDG
  15764.  
  15765. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15766.  
  15767. @wj.van.duin we’ll be posting a Polite Reminder update shortly for those
  15768. backers who might not have selected the shipping perk. Thanks for caring :)
  15769.  
  15770.  
  15771.  
  15772.  
  15773. Team WEDG
  15774.  
  15775. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15776.  
  15777. @richard alter simply hit the ‘CONTRIBUTE NOW’ button on the right and
  15778. enter a ‘custom’ amount to the Perk difference value.
  15779.  
  15780.  
  15781.  
  15782.  
  15783. Team WEDG
  15784.  
  15785. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15786.  
  15787. @sbensley2 we can’t confirm which HDD we’ll be installing in the WEDG at
  15788. this moment, however drives engineered for NAS use are our preferred
  15789. from our suppliers.
  15790.  
  15791.  
  15792.  
  15793.  
  15794. richard alter
  15795.  
  15796. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1968091> over 2 years ago
  15797.  
  15798. I would like to upgrade from Arm to Intel Pro and I believe that would
  15799. be a 20 pound difference. How do I make that payment? There is no
  15800. contribution choice for that amount. Please advise
  15801. Richard Alter at [email protected]
  15802.  
  15803.  
  15804.  
  15805.  
  15806. wj.van.duin
  15807.  
  15808. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8267955> over 2 years ago
  15809.  
  15810. Hope these additional contributions will be rightfully understood as for
  15811. the additonal upgrade to 2 × 2 Tb and for the worldwide shipping fee
  15812. that has not been contributed before.
  15813.  
  15814. Wouter J.
  15815.  
  15816.  
  15817.  
  15818.  
  15819. sbensley2
  15820.  
  15821. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7967712> over 2 years ago
  15822.  
  15823. Hi,
  15824.  
  15825. I have ordered the Wedg driveless with Raid upgrade and I assume that it
  15826. might be better to use Nas hard drives with this device. Can you please
  15827. confirm?
  15828.  
  15829. Thanks,
  15830.  
  15831.  
  15832.  
  15833.  
  15834. Team WEDG
  15835.  
  15836. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15837.  
  15838. @Alexander Blaauwgeers Wi-Fi will be supported on BOTH models of WEDG :-)
  15839.  
  15840. Sure you can upgrade, just hit the ‘CONTRIBUTE NOW’ button on the right
  15841. and manually enter the difference between your current Perk and the one
  15842. you want – and we’ll do the rest.
  15843.  
  15844.  
  15845.  
  15846.  
  15847. Alexander Blaauwgeers
  15848.  
  15849. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8674531> over 2 years ago
  15850.  
  15851. 1. I really hope that my WEDGE also gets Wi-Fi support and that it is
  15852. not only for the Intel version like RAID
  15853.  
  15854. 2. At the moment of backing I didn’t know about the RAID future… is
  15855. there any possibility to upgrade from ARM to Intel ?
  15856. ( because it might push the project over the 110.000 line )
  15857.  
  15858.  
  15859.  
  15860.  
  15861. Team WEDG
  15862.  
  15863. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15864.  
  15865. @Nikolai Tesla thank you for your valuable words of encouragement and
  15866. support Nikolai and for contributing again. I’ll looking into ‘Print the
  15867. Legend’, we’re always open to learn from others’ experiences.
  15868.  
  15869.  
  15870.  
  15871.  
  15872. Nikolai Tesla
  15873.  
  15874. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 2 years ago
  15875.  
  15876. @Shehbaz (2 of 2), Stay focused, don’t lose sight on what makes WEDG
  15877. important to your contributors. Continue with your enthusiasm, it is
  15878. contagious. Thank you.
  15879.  
  15880.  
  15881.  
  15882.  
  15883. Nikolai Tesla
  15884.  
  15885. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 2 years ago
  15886.  
  15887. @Shehbaz (1 of 2), I have contributed again to support your
  15888. project/philosophy in order to get back control of our data. Either way,
  15889. I recommend that you and your team take the time to study the “recent”
  15890. documentary called “Print the Legend”. It is about the home 3D printing
  15891. movement and the obstacles that “start-ups” (similar to WEDG) went thru
  15892. in order to develop a technology that works, a brand name that can sell
  15893. and create an effective company.
  15894.  
  15895.  
  15896.  
  15897.  
  15898. Team WEDG
  15899.  
  15900. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15901.  
  15902. @Veehem we hear you and all supports who want to know more about how and
  15903. when we will be releasing our code. You must understand this is
  15904. something that needs to be done properly. We have no experience in
  15905. managing an open community and we don’t want to get it wrong. We have
  15906. started working with an advisor who will help us plan a strategy for the
  15907. process to ensure its don’t competently and that a support structure is
  15908. in place. This isn’t something we are prepared to rush into.
  15909.  
  15910.  
  15911.  
  15912.  
  15913. Philipp Stäheli
  15914.  
  15915. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  15916.  
  15917. I agree with Veehem.
  15918.  
  15919.  
  15920.  
  15921.  
  15922. Veehem
  15923.  
  15924. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> over 2 years ago
  15925.  
  15926. Hardware, hardware again. 2 TB? 10TB ? Carbon fire ?Aluminium ? A gold
  15927. special serie? A underwear? A string? For secure actions, a carbon fire
  15928. condom with Wedg logo ?
  15929. Please stop all those gadgets. Now it’s necessary to talk about the
  15930. software.
  15931. Not any update information about the software.
  15932. Please explain how and when, you’re going to liberate the software? How
  15933. it looks like? How do you intend to build a real community?
  15934. Yes, you promise to do so “in due course” Don’t you think its time now?
  15935.  
  15936.  
  15937.  
  15938.  
  15939. Team WEDG
  15940.  
  15941. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15942.  
  15943. @jrogers31 awesome! Thank YOU!
  15944.  
  15945.  
  15946.  
  15947.  
  15948. jrogers31
  15949.  
  15950. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 2 years ago
  15951.  
  15952. Thanks for the update – I have doubled up – I hope you make all the
  15953. stretch goals. JR
  15954.  
  15955.  
  15956.  
  15957.  
  15958. Team WEDG
  15959.  
  15960. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  15961.  
  15962. @scott.henderson1 complete oversight on our part, will resolve that
  15963. asap. Thanks for the heads-up!
  15964.  
  15965. And thanks for the feedback too ;)
  15966.  
  15967.  
  15968.  
  15969.  
  15970. scott.henderson
  15971.  
  15972. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  15973.  
  15974. Team WEDG,
  15975.  
  15976. With ENDING SOON upon us, you may want to reinstate, modify or remove
  15977. all of the BUY NOW – £179 LIMITED TIME ONLY! links listed under the
  15978. Story page, as they currently take people to a WHERE DID IT GO? page,
  15979. which is kind of off-putting.
  15980.  
  15981. If there is anyway to bring back the Driver-less WEDG Pro with Intel,
  15982. I’m sure that would help in reaching the next Stretch Goal.
  15983.  
  15984.  
  15985.  
  15986.  
  15987. tetardbleu
  15988.  
  15989. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  15990.  
  15991. @scott.henderson1 Well, Team Wedg was very convincing!
  15992. @ david.j.aldred and @Team Wedg Maybe someone from IG can change the
  15993. count manually (Not for me, it doesn’t matter and i trust you but for
  15994. other people to give them the necessary impulse)?
  15995.  
  15996.  
  15997.  
  15998.  
  15999. Team WEDG
  16000.  
  16001. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16002.  
  16003. @david.j.aldred i know :-s we’re actually thinking of creating a banner
  16004. to add to the top of the campaign page to mark the occasion and give
  16005. kudos to @ tetardbleu
  16006.  
  16007.  
  16008.  
  16009.  
  16010. David Aldred
  16011.  
  16012. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  16013.  
  16014. Shame you can’t ‘count’ the CB model from @tetardbleu – it’s a massive
  16015. vote of confidence in the product for anyone new / undecided!
  16016.  
  16017.  
  16018.  
  16019.  
  16020. scott.henderson
  16021.  
  16022. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  16023.  
  16024. @ tetardbleu, congrats on purchasing the Carbon Fibre WEDG!
  16025.  
  16026.  
  16027.  
  16028.  
  16029. Team WEDG
  16030.  
  16031. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16032.  
  16033. @tetardbleu done! A Carbon Fibre WEDG has your name all over it! (but we
  16034. can’t change the count on the back end)
  16035.  
  16036.  
  16037.  
  16038.  
  16039. tetardbleu
  16040.  
  16041. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  16042.  
  16043. don’t forget to reserve me one of the five precious! :) Go wifi!
  16044.  
  16045.  
  16046.  
  16047.  
  16048. Team WEDG
  16049.  
  16050. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16051.  
  16052. @Ken Taylor that’s a good question, there were a few reasons but one of
  16053. the main reasons we decided to dump ActiveSync was due to its
  16054. instability and it was also very resource hungry. But we do have
  16055. ActiveSync under the ‘Revisit’ column on our feature list so ‘never say
  16056. never’ right?
  16057.  
  16058. PS. Thank you for the accurate calculations for the next Stretchgoal I
  16059. think we might do it you know!!
  16060.  
  16061.  
  16062.  
  16063.  
  16064. Team WEDG
  16065.  
  16066. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16067.  
  16068. @Ken Taylor your calculations are correct £162 will take you up to 2 ×
  16069. 2TB drives capability.
  16070.  
  16071.  
  16072.  
  16073.  
  16074. Ken Taylor
  16075.  
  16076. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  16077.  
  16078. Hi Team WEDG,
  16079. is there a reason that Active sync (or freeware alternative) is not
  16080. supported.
  16081. I know caldav, and carddav are supported as well as IMAP and POP3.
  16082. for user setup with sync of mail. contacts and other features Active
  16083. sync with the one server settings for a user its the easiest rather than
  16084. configuring each protocol.
  16085. Is Active sync support a possibility or are there technical reasons that
  16086. this cannot be supported?
  16087. thanks
  16088.  
  16089.  
  16090.  
  16091.  
  16092. Ken Taylor
  16093.  
  16094. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  16095.  
  16096. @ Team WEDG, are my calculations right,
  16097. I have a WEDG pro + 1TB plus shipping + Upgrade to Raid (£40)
  16098. so to get 2×2TB…..
  16099. I would need to pay £50 to make the raid 2×1TB then pay £112 to upgrade
  16100. the drives to 2×2TB drives so….. £162.00 total? is this correct.
  16101.  
  16102. need 154.92958% funding to reach £110,00 and the next stretch goal. Good
  16103. Luck.
  16104.  
  16105.  
  16106.  
  16107.  
  16108. tetardbleu
  16109.  
  16110. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  16111.  
  16112. i juste emailed you via your website’s mail, because i didn’t receive
  16113. anything…
  16114.  
  16115.  
  16116.  
  16117.  
  16118. Team WEDG
  16119.  
  16120. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16121.  
  16122. @tetardbleu i just sent it
  16123.  
  16124.  
  16125.  
  16126.  
  16127. tetardbleu
  16128.  
  16129. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  16130.  
  16131. ok, just tell me here when you did, just in case, as it seems that pm
  16132. sometimes does not work well…
  16133.  
  16134.  
  16135.  
  16136.  
  16137. Team WEDG
  16138.  
  16139. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16140.  
  16141. @tetardbleu welcome to the darkside! I’ll message you privately as I
  16142. need some details from you.
  16143.  
  16144.  
  16145.  
  16146.  
  16147. tetardbleu
  16148.  
  16149. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  16150.  
  16151. Thank you, thank you thank you!I now have to ask if it would be possible
  16152. to have my config (2* 2TB HDDs) And the carbon fibre. I would completely
  16153. understand if it wasn’t, but if You can make this happen (ssds replaced
  16154. by hdds) and tell me how much it would cost me, as i imagine standard
  16155. hard drives are less expensive, my crazy side is ready! Again i know
  16156. it’s a lot to ask and i would completely understand a no.
  16157.  
  16158.  
  16159.  
  16160.  
  16161. Team WEDG
  16162.  
  16163. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16164.  
  16165. @James Cowell yes, that’s correct
  16166.  
  16167.  
  16168.  
  16169.  
  16170. James Cowell
  16171.  
  16172. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4283722> over 2 years ago
  16173.  
  16174. My contribution was for the “24 HRS SPECIAL 2 WEDG INTEL” but as it’s
  16175. not listed anymore as a perk I can’t find the specifics of what it was.
  16176. I believe it is equivalent specs to the “WEDG Pro with Intel + 1Tb”. Is
  16177. that correct?
  16178.  
  16179.  
  16180.  
  16181.  
  16182. Team WEDG
  16183.  
  16184. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16185.  
  16186. @Seth Barribeau you can upgrade your drive in your WEDG as and when you
  16187. like. The WEDG takes a standard 2.5" SATA hard drive.
  16188.  
  16189.  
  16190.  
  16191.  
  16192. Seth Barribeau
  16193.  
  16194. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723584> over 2 years ago
  16195.  
  16196. Regarding the 2Tb upgrade. Is this something where we could replace the
  16197. HDs ourselves to improve space as needed, or do you need to upgrade
  16198. additional hardware first?
  16199.  
  16200.  
  16201.  
  16202.  
  16203. Team WEDG
  16204.  
  16205. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16206.  
  16207. @jrogers31 I understand and have taken your feedback on-board ;-)
  16208.  
  16209.  
  16210.  
  16211.  
  16212. Team WEDG
  16213.  
  16214. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16215.  
  16216. @Law Cheung spot on, that is the correct way to do it, thank you for
  16217. your support and contribution!
  16218.  
  16219.  
  16220.  
  16221.  
  16222. Team WEDG
  16223.  
  16224. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16225.  
  16226. @wj.van.duin you may certainly postpone your decision up until the end
  16227. of the campaign only I’m afraid as the prices we have negotiated are
  16228. only available to us until the end of 21st November. I’m sorry if this
  16229. applies undue pressure upon you right now.
  16230.  
  16231.  
  16232.  
  16233.  
  16234. jrogers31
  16235.  
  16236. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 2 years ago
  16237.  
  16238. Sorry to repeat my suggestion to help reach the stretch goals but I
  16239. would like the option to “double up” on my current perks at the same
  16240. rate as my first contribution, which was WEDG Pro with Intel + 1TB
  16241. (£219) plus WEDG Pro RAID + 1TB (£90). This may get you closer to the
  16242. stretch goal targets – particularly if existing contributors want to
  16243. double or treble up. JR
  16244.  
  16245.  
  16246.  
  16247.  
  16248. Law Cheung
  16249.  
  16250. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2929772> over 2 years ago
  16251.  
  16252. Hi Shehbaz,
  16253.  
  16254. That’s a good idea of you to allow an upgrade to a 2TB drive. I have
  16255. added an extra £56 to make £112 to have two of them for a raid setup. I
  16256. hope this is the correct way of doing it.
  16257.  
  16258. Kind Regards,
  16259.  
  16260. Law Cheung (Mr)
  16261.  
  16262.  
  16263.  
  16264.  
  16265. wj.van.duin
  16266.  
  16267. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8267955> over 2 years ago
  16268.  
  16269. I would like you to let me know if it will be possible to postpone the
  16270. decision for the change of configuration from 1 × 1 Tb to 1 × 2 Tb or
  16271. even 2 × 2Tb until a later moment just prior to production and delivery.
  16272.  
  16273. Wouter J. van Duin
  16274.  
  16275.  
  16276.  
  16277.  
  16278. Team WEDG
  16279.  
  16280. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16281.  
  16282. @Scott McQueen I think I follow you now. WEDG does support POP3 and so
  16283. you could add any POP3 accounts to your WEDG collecting mail on the fly.
  16284. Aliases is also fully supported and you can setup a one-to-many email
  16285. account like ’salesexample.com’ for example where the messages are
  16286. forwarded on to designated users.
  16287.  
  16288. Thank you for the compliments and of course your ongoing support! :)
  16289.  
  16290.  
  16291.  
  16292.  
  16293. Team WEDG
  16294.  
  16295. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16296.  
  16297. @Veehem thank you for your feedback, we have every intention on
  16298. providing more information in due course. Currently we have a tight
  16299. schedule we’ve planned for and are working hard to commit to that.
  16300.  
  16301.  
  16302.  
  16303.  
  16304. Veehem
  16305.  
  16306. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> over 2 years ago
  16307.  
  16308. An update message explaining how and when you’re going to liberate the
  16309. code is necessary. Wedg is going to be a long time success if there is a
  16310. real community. Without an open source code, people will go to Ownbutt,
  16311. Yunohost, …
  16312. Please, be more clear about that
  16313.  
  16314.  
  16315.  
  16316.  
  16317. Scott McQueen
  16318.  
  16319. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  16320.  
  16321. Team WEDG – Sorry was not clearer, By scheduled pop3 collection I mean,
  16322. use pop3 to collect mail from a third party account, strip of everything
  16323. after the ‘at symbol’ and distribute to the users of the mailserver
  16324. every say ten minutes. This way I can include an existing pop3 mail
  16325. address. Also will the WEDG support aliases and group forwarding?
  16326.  
  16327. BTW Congrats on the 100K, well done to all involved!
  16328.  
  16329.  
  16330.  
  16331.  
  16332. Team WEDG
  16333.  
  16334. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16335.  
  16336. @tetardbleu thanks for feedback! :)
  16337.  
  16338.  
  16339.  
  16340.  
  16341. tetardbleu
  16342.  
  16343. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  16344.  
  16345. I’ll probably succumb if the offer stays the same… Still, if your
  16346. meeting monday works out, i must say i prefer bigger hdds than faster
  16347. ssds. particularly for mid-long term storage. SSDs are great but in case
  16348. of failure it’s pretty definitive and unannounced, when HDDs can show
  16349. preventive warnings and let us recover some data. Well its just a
  16350. personal opinion of course. Good night and good luck today!
  16351.  
  16352.  
  16353.  
  16354.  
  16355. Team WEDG
  16356.  
  16357. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16358.  
  16359. @tetardbleu agghh! dashed are my hopes of a Carbon Fibre WEDG backer
  16360. today! ;-)
  16361.  
  16362.  
  16363.  
  16364.  
  16365. tetardbleu
  16366.  
  16367. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  16368.  
  16369. Ok so i’ll wait your monday’s report before letting go out my crazy side :)
  16370.  
  16371.  
  16372.  
  16373.  
  16374. Team WEDG
  16375.  
  16376. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16377.  
  16378. @Ken Taylor this is a discussion we need to have again with our
  16379. suppliers on Monday morning, as you stated cost is a factor and having
  16380. discussed this topic previous with our suppliers 2TB disks weren’t cheap
  16381. and didn’t even come under any price breaks at that time. But time has
  16382. passed so worth revisiting. Either way I will report back on Monday.
  16383.  
  16384.  
  16385.  
  16386.  
  16387. Ken Taylor
  16388.  
  16389. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  16390.  
  16391. if you can meet minimum purchase requirements for 1tb and 2tb drives to
  16392. keep prices good. i also vote for @ aaddiikk’s suggestion and it has
  16393. been suggested before. as i will just be looking at possibly putting 2Tb
  16394. drives in mine. but cost is a factor. also now featuring the 3k option
  16395. puts the Wedg pro way down the list for funding choices. make the
  16396. funding option look very expensive for someone new looking at the project.
  16397.  
  16398.  
  16399.  
  16400.  
  16401. Team WEDG
  16402.  
  16403. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16404.  
  16405. Congratulations you guys we’ve hit a major milestone at £100,000! A
  16406. little overwhelmed if I’m honest and very grateful to everyone for their
  16407. everlasting and so valuable support. THANK YOU!!
  16408.  
  16409.  
  16410.  
  16411.  
  16412. Team WEDG
  16413.  
  16414. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16415.  
  16416. @tetardbleu listen to your crazy side ;-) yes @aaddiikk’s suggestion is
  16417. pulling weight this side too.
  16418.  
  16419. If you do decide to upgrade to the Carbon Fibre WEDG then please
  16420. contribute the difference only and we’ll do the rest. The Carbon Fibre
  16421. sample material is of a high standard to ensure its rigidity and the
  16422. WEDG will be hand assembled start to finish. I should also emphasise
  16423. that Carbon Fibre WEDG is only available on Indiegogo and won’t be
  16424. available after the campaign ends.
  16425.  
  16426.  
  16427.  
  16428.  
  16429. tetardbleu
  16430.  
  16431. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  16432.  
  16433. As you can guess by my previous comments here, i strongly support
  16434. @aaddiikk suggestion.I’m also considering the carbon fibre perk. A bit
  16435. pricey but seems to be a really cool design. Which perk should i choose
  16436. if i want an upgrade? Just an arbitrary payment with the difference? Not
  16437. sure i’ll do it but sometimes i have crazy expensive ideas!
  16438.  
  16439.  
  16440.  
  16441.  
  16442. Team WEDG
  16443.  
  16444. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16445.  
  16446. @jrogers31 thank you for your suggestion, certainly worth considering
  16447. along with other ideas too. Will report back.
  16448.  
  16449.  
  16450.  
  16451.  
  16452. Team WEDG
  16453.  
  16454. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16455.  
  16456. @aaddiikk thanks for your feedback, we’ll certainly consider your
  16457. suggestion and report back.
  16458.  
  16459.  
  16460.  
  16461.  
  16462. jrogers31
  16463.  
  16464. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 2 years ago
  16465.  
  16466. I think one option you may consider to enable you to reach your stretch
  16467. goal targets is to release a further time limited perk for the WEDG Pro
  16468. with Intel + 1TB at £219 like you did for Tech Crunch – after all the
  16469. campaign ends on 21 Nov 2014.
  16470.  
  16471. Alternatively allow existing contributors to double up (or treble up) on
  16472. their orginial contribution and perks at the same discounted rate. JR
  16473.  
  16474.  
  16475.  
  16476.  
  16477. aaddiikk
  16478.  
  16479. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> over 2 years ago
  16480.  
  16481. Guys,
  16482.  
  16483. How about extending storage options and allow people to pay extra for
  16484. it? I mean extra options to double the storage (so from 1TB to 2TB in
  16485. case of ARM, from 1TB to 2TB in case of Intel and from 1TB to 2TB so
  16486. 2×2TB drives in case of Intel/RAID)? I’m pretty sure that many backers
  16487. would go this way and get us closer to WiFi… What do you think?
  16488.  
  16489.  
  16490.  
  16491.  
  16492. Team WEDG
  16493.  
  16494. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16495.  
  16496. @scott.henderson1 that’s a good idea. I’ll ask all registered developers
  16497. to share their potential ideas.
  16498.  
  16499.  
  16500.  
  16501.  
  16502. scott.henderson
  16503.  
  16504. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  16505.  
  16506. Hey Team!
  16507.  
  16508. Any chance of having the 7 campaign backing Developers mention what they
  16509. are hoping to develop for the WEDG? Their potential ideas and solutions
  16510. might help expand interest.
  16511.  
  16512. Cheers!
  16513.  
  16514.  
  16515.  
  16516.  
  16517. Team WEDG
  16518.  
  16519. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16520.  
  16521. @Ken Taylor thanks for the precise maths :) we’re working on a couple of
  16522. promos – can’t say too much now but we have high hopes for those
  16523. alongside some press pushing too.
  16524. Yes, a good few backers have missed the shipping perk but ultimately not
  16525. enough to push us very far, nevertheless we will politely remind them.
  16526.  
  16527.  
  16528.  
  16529.  
  16530. Team WEDG
  16531.  
  16532. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16533.  
  16534. @scott.henderson1 thanks for the support, it means a great deal to us
  16535. all here. Regarding perks…watch this space! :-o I’ve said too much!
  16536.  
  16537.  
  16538.  
  16539.  
  16540. Ken Taylor
  16541.  
  16542. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  16543.  
  16544. I think there are LOTS of people who have not paid the £6 postage just
  16545. looking through the Funders page but Shebaz should be able to see more
  16546. so maybe a nudge to get them to pay but dont think it will get us any
  16547. where near £110k but it all helps. we need 2.671 Wedg Pro’s to be funded
  16548. per day with postage to make the next stretch goal by the end of the
  16549. campaign.
  16550.  
  16551.  
  16552.  
  16553.  
  16554. scott.henderson
  16555.  
  16556. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  16557.  
  16558. 2/2
  16559. Are there any last minute perks that could be added to the project that
  16560. would add £15-20 value to end product?
  16561.  
  16562. While only needing just £10,500 to achieve Wi-Fi, if every existing
  16563. funder paid an additional £16 / $25US towards the project right now,
  16564. we’d meet it.
  16565.  
  16566. Good luck on the home stretch! I hope we can hit that mark, once the
  16567. “Ending Soon” promotion begins.
  16568.  
  16569.  
  16570.  
  16571.  
  16572. scott.henderson
  16573.  
  16574. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  16575.  
  16576. 1/2
  16577. With the initial Goal met and surpassed, is there any chance of making
  16578. more Drive-less WEDG with Intel perks available again for the last two
  16579. weeks of the campaign? It might help out.
  16580. I somehow totally mis-read the Wi-Fi stretch goal at the beginning of
  16581. the campaign, thinking it was an upgrade to an existing Wi-Fi feature,
  16582. not an addition of Wi-Fi to the board. Wi-Fi is definitely a must have
  16583. capability. I agree that not having this might actually be holding some
  16584. people back.
  16585.  
  16586.  
  16587.  
  16588.  
  16589. Team WEDG
  16590.  
  16591. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16592.  
  16593. @Scott McQueen WEDG Pro with Intel can support ~68 users while WEDG with
  16594. ARM can support ~38 users. Yes Spam filter and attachment rules can be
  16595. configured as you prefer. POP3 is support by WEDG, can you elaborate on
  16596. ’ scheduled collection from another server’?
  16597.  
  16598.  
  16599.  
  16600.  
  16601. Scott McQueen
  16602.  
  16603. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  16604.  
  16605. How many users will the mailserver side of it support on the device,
  16606. will it have sorting, spam and attachment rules and will it be capable
  16607. of pop3 scheduled collection from another server?
  16608.  
  16609.  
  16610.  
  16611.  
  16612. Team WEDG
  16613.  
  16614. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16615.  
  16616. @tetardbleu (y) Like! :)
  16617.  
  16618.  
  16619.  
  16620.  
  16621. tetardbleu
  16622.  
  16623. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  16624.  
  16625. Well, if i want to enjoy HDMI and network access, i will need wifi… Or
  16626. to rewire my entire appartment to bring an ethernet cable next to my tv
  16627. screen! I’ll keep praying for wifi :)
  16628.  
  16629.  
  16630.  
  16631.  
  16632. Team WEDG
  16633.  
  16634. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16635.  
  16636. @david.j.aldred we imagine the same, as the campaign enters the ‘Ending
  16637. Soon’ category on Indiegogo that might be enough to push us through the
  16638. £110,000 mark. We’re working hard on our side try and hit some of the
  16639. major publications and news channels too which might help increase
  16640. exposure. Fingers crossed!
  16641.  
  16642.  
  16643.  
  16644.  
  16645. David Aldred
  16646.  
  16647. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  16648.  
  16649. ref WiFi stetch goal – it’ll be tight, but it can still be done – we’ve
  16650. been on pretty much the same trajectory for a couple of weeks now, which
  16651. should just about see us hit it. If there is the ‘ending soon rush’ that
  16652. should certainly tip it in favour.
  16653.  
  16654. Personally, not too fussed, but can certainly see its appeal to people.
  16655. Slightly frustratingly, there are probably a good few holding off until
  16656. WiFi is unlocked – I think the same was true with HDMI – but hey, that’s
  16657. the nature of it all!
  16658.  
  16659.  
  16660.  
  16661.  
  16662. Team WEDG
  16663.  
  16664. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16665.  
  16666. @tetardbleu :) we’d love to! But right now its just not feasible. If
  16667. anything changes prior to shipping we’ll let our backers know.
  16668.  
  16669.  
  16670.  
  16671.  
  16672. tetardbleu
  16673.  
  16674. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  16675.  
  16676. Any hope to obtain wifi embedded under 110 k’ :) ?
  16677.  
  16678.  
  16679.  
  16680.  
  16681. Team WEDG
  16682.  
  16683. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16684.  
  16685. @Alex Stamp No, see the WiFi stretch goal enables us to build a Wireless
  16686. Connection and Network Management interface for WEDG. So we must hit the
  16687. £110,000!!
  16688.  
  16689.  
  16690.  
  16691.  
  16692. Alex Stamp
  16693.  
  16694. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> over 2 years ago
  16695.  
  16696. In the event we don’t get to the wifi stretch goal will a usb wifi
  16697. dongle work with the wedge?
  16698.  
  16699.  
  16700.  
  16701.  
  16702. Team WEDG
  16703.  
  16704. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16705.  
  16706. @Danilo Montesi yes, we don’t have a road map to detail this yet, but
  16707. sometime soon after shipping WEDG we aim to release the s/w.
  16708.  
  16709.  
  16710.  
  16711.  
  16712. Danilo Montesi
  16713.  
  16714. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2102128> over 2 years ago
  16715.  
  16716. will the software running on WEDG be available freely to be used on a
  16717. linux box?
  16718.  
  16719.  
  16720.  
  16721.  
  16722. Antoine C
  16723.  
  16724. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4041109> over 2 years ago
  16725.  
  16726. Not a pb for me (I’ve several HDD copy if necessary, I’ll C/C all this).
  16727. Thanks anyway :)
  16728.  
  16729.  
  16730.  
  16731.  
  16732. Team WEDG
  16733.  
  16734. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16735.  
  16736. @Antoine C great! welcome on-board! Unfortunately RAID support isn’t
  16737. physically possible for WEDG with ARM :s
  16738.  
  16739.  
  16740.  
  16741.  
  16742. Antoine C
  16743.  
  16744. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4041109> over 2 years ago
  16745.  
  16746. That’s a WEDG ARM for me, cleary enough for what I need (NAS/Mail).
  16747. Can’t wait, I’ve been using a Synology for years so I’ll see what WEDG
  16748. can do for me. Any possibility for a RAID with the ARM version ?
  16749.  
  16750.  
  16751.  
  16752.  
  16753. Team WEDG
  16754.  
  16755. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16756.  
  16757. @Philipp Stäheli ;) as many as you want but we expect users to respect a
  16758. fair usage policy to prevent email address hogging.
  16759.  
  16760.  
  16761.  
  16762.  
  16763. Philipp Stäheli
  16764.  
  16765. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  16766.  
  16767. Yes it does, and very fast as always too. :)
  16768.  
  16769. So how many WEDGMail email adresses are included?
  16770.  
  16771.  
  16772.  
  16773.  
  16774. Team WEDG
  16775.  
  16776. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16777.  
  16778. @Philipp Stäheli 2/2, The cost associated with WEDGNET at that point
  16779. with be in the region of £2 a month and will allow 2 x WEDG devices but
  16780. this is not for anyone who has backed WEDG on Indiegogo.
  16781.  
  16782. We/WEDGNET is not a domain registrar so you’ll have to buy a domain from
  16783. another party like GoDaddy, One&One, FastHosts, etc and then point your
  16784. DNS to your WEDG.
  16785.  
  16786. Does that clear things up?
  16787.  
  16788.  
  16789.  
  16790.  
  16791. Team WEDG
  16792.  
  16793. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16794.  
  16795. @Philipp Stäheli 1/2 Sure, with WEDG there are no monthly fees for using
  16796. the our WEDGMail (our domains), your own domain on you own WEDG, WEDGNET
  16797. or any other service WEDG is capable of providing – no monthly fees at
  16798. all. This is strictly true for Indiegogo backers.
  16799.  
  16800. Post Indiegogo, a WEDG bought from a shop or online store will again
  16801. have no monthly fees, except for WEDGNET only for those customers who
  16802. buy a WEDG from a store.
  16803.  
  16804.  
  16805.  
  16806.  
  16807. Philipp Stäheli
  16808.  
  16809. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  16810.  
  16811. In ‘Story’ it says:
  16812. “Alternatively, you can use the WEDG Mail web interface (webmail),
  16813. compatible across all browsers and is mobile friendly too.”
  16814. Can you clarify what services fall under the monthly fee and mark them
  16815. in the discription?
  16816.  
  16817. Can you also elaborate on the lifetime wedgenet membership? What does it
  16818. give me, and how is it connected to the monthly fee?
  16819.  
  16820. If I want to run my own email on WEDG I will have to get my own domain
  16821. as well? Or do I use wedgnet and then pay monthly?
  16822.  
  16823.  
  16824.  
  16825.  
  16826. Team WEDG
  16827.  
  16828. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16829.  
  16830. @john34754 thanks for your support at the start of our campaign! Yes!!
  16831. The 24 Hour Perks included a 1TB drive – how awesome is that?!
  16832.  
  16833.  
  16834.  
  16835.  
  16836. john34754
  16837.  
  16838. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707691> over 2 years ago
  16839.  
  16840. Hi guys, I backed the 24 HRS SPECIAL 1 WEDG ARM in the first few hours
  16841. of your launch from the email you sent to Kickstarter backers. Does that
  16842. include a drive?
  16843. Thanks
  16844. John
  16845.  
  16846.  
  16847.  
  16848.  
  16849. Team WEDG
  16850.  
  16851. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16852.  
  16853. @Bryan Walker love your enthusiasm! We’re focused on Sync and that’s
  16854. what we intend on delivering :)
  16855.  
  16856.  
  16857.  
  16858.  
  16859. Team WEDG
  16860.  
  16861. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16862.  
  16863. @m562522 thanks for the feedback! I’ll add both suggestions to our
  16864. wishlist and discuss them the dev team. If we are able to include such
  16865. features they’ll either be available in our first release or in software
  16866. updates post shipping.
  16867.  
  16868.  
  16869.  
  16870.  
  16871. Mikhail Granin
  16872.  
  16873. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8719646> over 2 years ago
  16874.  
  16875. Suggestions on couple of killer features\apps:
  16876.  
  16877. 1 Will WEDG allow comments to photos and common albums? This way you are
  16878. getting a great value for all those who are ready to pay for butt
  16879. storage to Google+, Apple iButt photos (just released) and Dropbox
  16880. Carousel users a much better option.
  16881.  
  16882. 2 Will WEDG have it’s own web\mobile media player with
  16883. 1) playlists\smart playlists
  16884. 2) play counts
  16885. 3) rating
  16886. to replace iTunes Match, (I use it but I store mostly my own audio that
  16887. is not matched)
  16888.  
  16889.  
  16890.  
  16891.  
  16892. Team WEDG
  16893.  
  16894. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16895.  
  16896. @Gaston Cardey unfortunately implementing a Kensington lock is not
  16897. something we can currently build into the WEDG due to the cost of
  16898. tooling and components. However, we realise how valuable this feature
  16899. would be and if its something we can strategically implement without
  16900. compromise during the manufacturing process we will certainly try.
  16901.  
  16902.  
  16903.  
  16904.  
  16905. Gaston Cardey
  16906.  
  16907. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 2 years ago
  16908.  
  16909. Hi!
  16910. I wonder if you plan to add some sort of kensington lock so we can
  16911. secure the unit to a desk or some.
  16912. Thanks and keep up with the good work!
  16913.  
  16914.  
  16915.  
  16916.  
  16917. Team WEDG
  16918.  
  16919. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16920.  
  16921. @smadyk by upgrading to the ’WEDG Pro RAID +1TB Upgrade #2 perk you will
  16922. receive another 1TB HDD giving you potentially 2 × 1TB drives, not 1 ×
  16923. 2TB drive.
  16924.  
  16925.  
  16926.  
  16927.  
  16928. Team WEDG
  16929.  
  16930. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16931.  
  16932. @Rich Willars awesome! Thanks! :D
  16933.  
  16934.  
  16935.  
  16936.  
  16937. Rich Willars
  16938.  
  16939. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8442821> over 2 years ago
  16940.  
  16941. @Team WEDG Incredible, thanks! Going to share the news with the Lima
  16942. investors over on Kickstarter, this looks like a viable alternative
  16943.  
  16944.  
  16945.  
  16946.  
  16947. Team WEDG
  16948.  
  16949. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  16950.  
  16951. @Rich Willars loving your enthusiasm! Yes, you can plug in an external
  16952. unencrypted USB drive and access the files and watch the movies on it
  16953. via XMBC!
  16954.  
  16955. The backup process can capture external USB drives as well and…WEDG is a
  16956. full sync and share solution, you can access your files via a desktop
  16957. client, mobile app and web browser which is responsive for mobile
  16958. devices too! There you go full marks 10/10!
  16959.  
  16960.  
  16961.  
  16962.  
  16963. Rich Willars
  16964.  
  16965. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8442821> over 2 years ago
  16966.  
  16967. 2/2
  16968.  
  16969. What’d be really nice if the WEDG could then backup those external
  16970. drives onto the NAS server as well. It’d be acting as a full backup
  16971. solution for encrypted and unencrypted data, with potentially unlimited
  16972. storage limits.
  16973.  
  16974. Other question is surrounding file access. How sophisticated is the
  16975. solution for accessing files remotely (from say mobile phones over the
  16976. internet). Does this work similar to Lima on Kickstarter in that it
  16977. syncs files or is it just a simple file browser app?
  16978.  
  16979.  
  16980.  
  16981.  
  16982. Rich Willars
  16983.  
  16984. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8442821> over 2 years ago
  16985.  
  16986. 1/2
  16987.  
  16988. Can’t wait for this.. March seems so far away!
  16989.  
  16990. I’m planning to run the 1TB internal drive and then use the backup
  16991. features on the WEDG to back everything up to a NAS drive. However, I
  16992. don’t want to eat into that precious 1TB with media such as films, which
  16993. don’t really need to be encrypted anyway. Does it support plugging
  16994. external USB drives into the WEDG and being as fully featured as
  16995. accessing files on the internal drive? For example, using an unencrypted
  16996. external drive for XBMC.
  16997.  
  16998.  
  16999.  
  17000. Team WEDG
  17001.  
  17002. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17003.  
  17004. @Seth Barribeau yes we did this just before we launched on Indiegogo and
  17005. ran GIT (sudo apt-get install git-core) on WEDG with ARM and WEDG Pro
  17006. with Intel. But we didn’t build it into the WEDG as we want to allow
  17007. independent developers build solutions like this for WEDG – or allow
  17008. owners to install their own existing solution.
  17009.  
  17010.  
  17011.  
  17012.  
  17013. Seth Barribeau
  17014.  
  17015. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723584> over 2 years ago
  17016.  
  17017. Have you tried to set up a private Git repository on the wedg?
  17018.  
  17019.  
  17020.  
  17021.  
  17022. Team WEDG
  17023.  
  17024. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17025.  
  17026. @jrodgers31 apologies *jrodgers31
  17027.  
  17028.  
  17029.  
  17030.  
  17031. Team WEDG
  17032.  
  17033. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17034.  
  17035. @jridger31 that’s all we’re thinking about and are internally preparing
  17036. for the manufacturing phase of the project.
  17037.  
  17038.  
  17039.  
  17040.  
  17041. jrogers31
  17042.  
  17043. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 2 years ago
  17044.  
  17045. All these stretch goals are great and when you have reached them can you
  17046. get on and build the thing to exacting standards, make sure it works
  17047. properly and supply it please. Many thanks.
  17048.  
  17049.  
  17050.  
  17051.  
  17052. Team WEDG
  17053.  
  17054. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17055.  
  17056. @david.j.aldred WOOHOO!! Thank you David, and THANK YOU EVERYONE who has
  17057. helped us reached this stage.
  17058.  
  17059.  
  17060.  
  17061.  
  17062. David Aldred
  17063.  
  17064. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  17065.  
  17066. 90k guys – congrats on hitting a significant milestone :o)
  17067.  
  17068.  
  17069.  
  17070.  
  17071. Team WEDG
  17072.  
  17073. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17074.  
  17075. @Alex Stamp, apologies *Alex
  17076.  
  17077.  
  17078.  
  17079.  
  17080. Team WEDG
  17081.  
  17082. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17083.  
  17084. @Alan Stamp multiple! We’ve managed to test up to 6, there restriction
  17085. would be at the WEDGNET side of things and we haven’t set a limit.
  17086.  
  17087.  
  17088.  
  17089.  
  17090. Alex Stamp
  17091.  
  17092. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> over 2 years ago
  17093.  
  17094. Hi quick question how many wedg’s can you have in a master slave config?
  17095. Is it just one master and one slave or can you have 1 master and
  17096. multiple slaves?
  17097.  
  17098.  
  17099.  
  17100.  
  17101. smadyk
  17102.  
  17103. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7989688> over 2 years ago
  17104.  
  17105. Hi,
  17106. I contributed to get a “Wedg Pro with Intel + 1TB”.
  17107. Now, I would like to contribute to get “Wedg PRO RAID”. However, I’m not
  17108. really sure if I can contribute to get “Wedg PRO RAID + 1TB” getting 2TB
  17109. to the end.
  17110.  
  17111. Thank you!
  17112.  
  17113.  
  17114.  
  17115.  
  17116. Team WEDG
  17117.  
  17118. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17119.  
  17120. @Nickolas Not right now, but just had a quick word of confirmation of
  17121. from the developers and yes its something we can and will implement for
  17122. shipping target. Thanks for the tip! ;)
  17123.  
  17124.  
  17125.  
  17126.  
  17127. Nickolas
  17128.  
  17129. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8474340> over 2 years ago
  17130.  
  17131. Will WEDG include an option to be able to limit the number of times a
  17132. shared link can be used? Like Dropbox?
  17133.  
  17134.  
  17135.  
  17136.  
  17137. Team WEDG
  17138.  
  17139. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17140.  
  17141. @Dan USB 3.0 hub yes RAID’d no as performance all round is severely
  17142. hindered.
  17143.  
  17144.  
  17145.  
  17146.  
  17147. Dan
  17148.  
  17149. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707396> over 2 years ago
  17150.  
  17151. Not sure if it’s been answered, but will Wedg allow a USB 3.0 hub and
  17152. multiple external drives to be RAID’ed?
  17153.  
  17154.  
  17155.  
  17156.  
  17157. Team WEDG
  17158.  
  17159. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17160.  
  17161. @Michael Right-Lawson :D thank you for the support! Means a lot to us here.
  17162.  
  17163.  
  17164.  
  17165.  
  17166. Michael Right-Lawson
  17167.  
  17168. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8741582> over 2 years ago
  17169.  
  17170. ps. good luck at #TCDISRUPT see you on BBClick or something!
  17171.  
  17172.  
  17173.  
  17174.  
  17175. Michael Right-Lawson
  17176.  
  17177. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8741582> over 2 years ago
  17178.  
  17179. Love what you guys are doing here. Frankly I can’t understand why you
  17180. werent funded at kickstarter but every butt huh…and now you are back
  17181. better which is awesome! Shows you have determination and courage and we
  17182. respect you hugely for that. Its so important in today’s connected world
  17183. to have a product like this, the giants can’t and wont relent on our
  17184. privacy its what their business models are based on. keep it up we’re
  17185. right behind you and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
  17186.  
  17187.  
  17188.  
  17189.  
  17190. Team WEDG
  17191.  
  17192. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17193.  
  17194. @Philipp Stäheli the website guys are actually waiting for me to provide
  17195. company and contact details I just haven’t had a moment to respond.
  17196. Anyway, here is our company number 08824160, search for that number here
  17197. http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk//wcframe?name=accessCompanyInfo and
  17198. you’ll get these results http://wedg.co/company-details.jpg
  17199.  
  17200.  
  17201.  
  17202.  
  17203. Philipp Stäheli
  17204.  
  17205. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  17206.  
  17207. On all your websites there is no company listed, no adress. Unless I
  17208. have not seen it. What is the name of your company? Companies House has
  17209. no search result for ‘Wedg’. Can you post the link to your company?
  17210. It is not that I don’t trust you, but since we are all about security I
  17211. though I’d ask.
  17212.  
  17213.  
  17214.  
  17215.  
  17216. Team WEDG
  17217.  
  17218. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17219.  
  17220. @Philipp Stäheli 2/2 have over 300 happy supporters. Sure some will have
  17221. their doubts and we respect that; but if and when they do decide WEDG is
  17222. for them, we’ll be here to warmly welcome them into our community.
  17223.  
  17224.  
  17225.  
  17226.  
  17227. Team WEDG
  17228.  
  17229. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17230.  
  17231. @Philipp Stäheli 1/2 Hi! So we simply can’t see your data, your data is
  17232. encrypted and you retain the encryption keys not us. Your WEDG is in
  17233. your home/office not our data centre (we don’t have one). We have no
  17234. interest in your data. We are in Manchester UK, our company was
  17235. incorporated 23/12/2013 and you can search for us on Companies House
  17236. http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk.
  17237. Ultimately, I guess it boils down to trust, we have done what we can
  17238. express our product is secure and private and
  17239.  
  17240.  
  17241.  
  17242.  
  17243. Philipp Stäheli
  17244.  
  17245. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  17246.  
  17247. Dear Wedg,
  17248.  
  17249. I know that my google email is red and analysed by a robot and
  17250. potentially visible on demand by governments. But the chance this would
  17251. effect me is minimal. That google themselves will be criminally active
  17252. on my account is near impossible.
  17253. With Wedg I have no risk of being analysed, but who tells me your team
  17254. is not after my data? Can you see my data? Who watches over you? Who are
  17255. you? Where’s your company located? Is there a company?
  17256.  
  17257.  
  17258.  
  17259.  
  17260. Team WEDG
  17261.  
  17262. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17263.  
  17264. @loesljrg Thanks! Really want that £90k, so many of you voted for it in
  17265. the Post Kickstarter survey and we want to deliver it to you!
  17266.  
  17267.  
  17268.  
  17269.  
  17270. loesljrg
  17271.  
  17272. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4049843> over 2 years ago
  17273.  
  17274. We’re creeping up on that 90K goal … and Wedg have just reinstated some
  17275. of the better perks!! [Smart move, guys!] Come on, folks …
  17276.  
  17277.  
  17278.  
  17279.  
  17280. Team WEDG
  17281.  
  17282. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17283.  
  17284. @Nickolas
  17285. 1. Post Indiegogo WEDGNET will be offered to customers at a monthly fee
  17286. of around £2 a month for up to 2 WEDG connections
  17287.  
  17288. 2. Unlimited yes, however each WEDG will able to pair with another WEDG
  17289. – like to 2 for the price of 1.
  17290.  
  17291. 3. Yes, we can put something together, won’t be immediate as we are
  17292. attending an even next week and will be showing casing WEDG
  17293. there…details soon!
  17294.  
  17295.  
  17296.  
  17297.  
  17298. Nickolas
  17299.  
  17300. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8474340> over 2 years ago
  17301.  
  17302. I just have a few questions.
  17303.  
  17304. 1. How much do you plan on making your WEDGNET service available for
  17305. after the campaign?
  17306. 2. Will a WEDGNET membership cover an unlimited number of WEDG’s?
  17307. 3. Can you make a video demonstration on how easy it actually is to
  17308. setup a WEDG for the first time?
  17309. 4. Can you make a video showing off the WEDG control panel and WEDG apps?
  17310.  
  17311. Thanks
  17312.  
  17313.  
  17314.  
  17315.  
  17316. Team WEDG
  17317.  
  17318. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17319.  
  17320. @bensonlow78 just sent you a direct message for company details. Thanks
  17321. for the compliments!! :)
  17322.  
  17323.  
  17324.  
  17325.  
  17326. Benson Low
  17327.  
  17328. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5581723> over 2 years ago
  17329.  
  17330. hi, i need an invoice for my company claims. Can i have one? thanks!
  17331.  
  17332. By the way, it is a great product especially recent news on Dropbox
  17333. security on stolen pasword. Keep up the good work!!!
  17334.  
  17335.  
  17336.  
  17337.  
  17338. Team WEDG
  17339.  
  17340. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17341.  
  17342. @Igi Lama I recall reaching out to them some months back when we were on
  17343. Kickstarter. I’ll reach out again. Thanks for feedback.
  17344.  
  17345.  
  17346.  
  17347.  
  17348. Igi Lama
  17349.  
  17350. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5887739> over 2 years ago
  17351.  
  17352. Also a suggestion – have you tried to cooperate with FreedomBox
  17353. Foundation? They have exactly something like this in mind, maybe there
  17354. is some common ground you could work with them on. They’re also very
  17355. focused on open-source and well known in Free Software world so if
  17356. you’re going the open-source way, cooperation with them could raise your
  17357. profile in those circles and maybe provide some guidance…
  17358.  
  17359.  
  17360.  
  17361.  
  17362. Igi Lama
  17363.  
  17364. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5887739> over 2 years ago
  17365.  
  17366. “Soon after the campaign ends we will plan our road map for releasing
  17367. the code and providing support to the community too.” – Well, I hope for
  17368. the best but after the campaign is a little too late, I’d like to know
  17369. what exactly I’d be pledging for – finding out after I pledged is really
  17370. not acceptable for such a critical issue affecting security of the whole
  17371. product, wouldn’t you say? Guess I’ll just wait and see … Thanks
  17372.  
  17373.  
  17374.  
  17375.  
  17376. Tiger Bus
  17377.  
  17378. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  17379.  
  17380. Stevan Newman: 1 ;) Been using Dyndns.org for 10 years until they
  17381. pricing got ridiculous.
  17382.  
  17383.  
  17384.  
  17385.  
  17386. Team WEDG
  17387.  
  17388. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17389.  
  17390. @Steven Newman Like! :)
  17391.  
  17392.  
  17393.  
  17394.  
  17395. Steven Newman
  17396.  
  17397. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> over 2 years ago
  17398.  
  17399. @Marek459 – DynDNS prices have continued to climb dramatically over the
  17400. last few years. WEDGNET being FREE FOR LIFE definitely helped bring me
  17401. into the fold. :) Well, that an the security conscious, fantastic
  17402. approach that these guys are taking.
  17403.  
  17404.  
  17405.  
  17406.  
  17407. Team WEDG
  17408.  
  17409. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17410.  
  17411. @marek459 my pleasure. Have fun! :)
  17412.  
  17413.  
  17414.  
  17415.  
  17416. marek
  17417.  
  17418. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8728643> over 2 years ago
  17419.  
  17420. Excellent (and interesting – I hadn’t come across DynDNS before). Thanks!
  17421.  
  17422.  
  17423.  
  17424.  
  17425. Team WEDG
  17426.  
  17427. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17428.  
  17429. @marek459 WEDGNET is nothing like bitsync or wuala. Its more like
  17430. DynDNS. WEDGNET provides a dynamic DNS service so your WEDG can be
  17431. located on the internet. It also provides a Relay Server for SMTP.
  17432. Encrypted data from other WEDG devices would only appear on your WEDG if
  17433. you have agreed with a friend to act as their remote backup and vice versa.
  17434. WEDGNET is an optional service, so you could chose other Dynamic DNS and
  17435. Relay providers. WEDGNET is also FREE FOR LIFE for Indiegogo backers :)
  17436.  
  17437.  
  17438.  
  17439.  
  17440. marek
  17441.  
  17442. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8728643> over 2 years ago
  17443.  
  17444. Could you provide a little bit more detail on the technology behind
  17445. WEDGNet? It seems to share some features with services like btsync or
  17446. Wuala, is it at all similar in the way it operates? (And would this
  17447. mean, for instance, that some encrypted information from other WEDGs
  17448. would spend some time on my WEDG?)
  17449.  
  17450.  
  17451.  
  17452.  
  17453. Team WEDG
  17454.  
  17455. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17456.  
  17457. @Steve Ng good questions;
  17458. 1. Yes, scheduled replication to secondary drive is possible
  17459. 2. This is something we are looking at as its on our wishlist, with
  17460. particular attention on separating media such a movie and music file.
  17461. 3. Yes, you can add a new HDD for RAID1 any time without the primary
  17462. drive having to do anything
  17463. Yes, the built in recovery tool asks you to authorise the backup archive
  17464. with password or by uploading the encryption key.
  17465. Thank you!
  17466.  
  17467.  
  17468.  
  17469.  
  17470. Steve Ng
  17471.  
  17472. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2113279> over 2 years ago
  17473.  
  17474. With dual-drive support, would it be possible to
  17475. 1. configure a scheduled replication from master drive to secondary drive?
  17476. 2. Separate different content (doc, email, media) onto separate drives?
  17477. 3. upgrade single-drive (with data) to RAID-1 later without data loss?
  17478.  
  17479. Also, for backup to local USB, would it be possible to configure both
  17480. encrypted and unencrypted backup? If encrypted, how can the data on the
  17481. USB drive be restored with a WEDG?
  17482.  
  17483. Thanks.
  17484.  
  17485.  
  17486.  
  17487.  
  17488. Team WEDG
  17489.  
  17490. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17491.  
  17492. @Igi Lama 2/2 Soon after the campaign ends we will plan our road map for
  17493. releasing the code and providing support to the community too. This has
  17494. to be done properly and that’s how we want to do it.
  17495.  
  17496. Personally, we’ve all used open source software in our personal and
  17497. professional lives and collectively we’re excited about the opportunity
  17498. to give something back to the open community.
  17499.  
  17500.  
  17501.  
  17502.  
  17503. Team WEDG
  17504.  
  17505. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17506.  
  17507. @Igi Lama 1/2 glad you love our project :) there is no intentional
  17508. obscurity and we have every intention to release our code. Since 06/13
  17509. we have been focused on building the solution, soon after we focused on
  17510. getting our crowd-funding campaign up and ready, the first attempt
  17511. failed so we tried again. Now our focus as part of the plan on is
  17512. pushing and promoting the campaign as well responding backer queries.
  17513.  
  17514. We want to do things properly; fail to prepare, prepare to fail right?
  17515.  
  17516.  
  17517.  
  17518.  
  17519. Igi Lama
  17520.  
  17521. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5887739> over 2 years ago
  17522.  
  17523. I love this project but there is no security through obscurity – unless
  17524. it’s completely open-source, it can not be considered secure. You’re
  17525. very vague about open-sourcing it … AGPLv3 would be ideal for this kind
  17526. of project, I hope you’ll make clear your intentions as if there would
  17527. end up being closed blobs, that would be very disapointing …
  17528.  
  17529.  
  17530.  
  17531.  
  17532. Team WEDG
  17533.  
  17534. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17535.  
  17536. @Tiger Bus thanks for your input as always. I guess the choice is there
  17537. for individuals, if/when the IM app is developed and made available. We
  17538. see our future in privacy and security.
  17539.  
  17540. Ultimately its you guys to tell us what you want by voting with your
  17541. fingers on the survey; so if you haven’t already please compete the
  17542. survey today – https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QK36QSR – you have till
  17543. Friday midnight GMT.
  17544.  
  17545. We’ve had 158 responses so far!
  17546.  
  17547.  
  17548.  
  17549.  
  17550. Team WEDG
  17551.  
  17552. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17553.  
  17554. @Nikolai Tesla thank you for your feedback and of course we very much
  17555. value your and everyone’s ‘hard earned funds’ very much.
  17556.  
  17557.  
  17558.  
  17559.  
  17560. Tiger Bus
  17561.  
  17562. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  17563.  
  17564. Oh yes, security all the way! But a messenger?! I Do you seriously want
  17565. YET ANOTHER messenger on your phone? I have only two, one of them being
  17566. fully encrypted, and I already have the problem with different friend
  17567. groups using different services. Awful! Maybe we can find a different
  17568. goal in the security/privacy ecosystem? I completely agree on all the
  17569. media streaming blabla stuff. No need to build a mini dreambox here ;)
  17570.  
  17571.  
  17572.  
  17573.  
  17574. Nikolai Tesla
  17575.  
  17576. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 2 years ago
  17577.  
  17578. I agree completely with contributor Steven Newman remarks about Wedg
  17579. being a security centric product and everything else should take a back
  17580. seat. That is what attracted me to this idea and product while providing
  17581. my hard earned funds to see it into a fully functional device. All other
  17582. options are bells & whistles since I rather have the security and
  17583. privacy aspects of Wedg. My advice to Team WEDG is to FOCUS on security
  17584. and privacy in order to create an ironclad device.
  17585.  
  17586.  
  17587.  
  17588.  
  17589. Team WEDG
  17590.  
  17591. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17592.  
  17593. @Steven Newman thank you for your input Steven :)
  17594.  
  17595.  
  17596.  
  17597.  
  17598. Steven Newman
  17599.  
  17600. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> over 2 years ago
  17601.  
  17602. I disagree regarding the Messenger feature. It’s expanding your goal of
  17603. security. Because it wasn’t HDMI or streaming video that brought us to
  17604. your product. There are oodles of devices out there that do that, and do
  17605. it well. What brought us here was a company taking security seriously
  17606. for a change, and offering that to folks.
  17607.  
  17608. So for me? I’d rather have the secure Messenger feature before either
  17609. the Wi-Fi or the HDMI goal. I know that’s just me, but please keep
  17610. focused on the security.
  17611.  
  17612.  
  17613.  
  17614.  
  17615. Team WEDG
  17616.  
  17617. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17618.  
  17619. @Philipp Stäheli the bandwidth monitor allows you to see how much data
  17620. is passing through your WEDG. You can limit the bandwidth if you wish to
  17621. yes.
  17622.  
  17623.  
  17624.  
  17625.  
  17626. Philipp Stäheli
  17627.  
  17628. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  17629.  
  17630. In the features list it says: Bandwith and Data transfer monitor.
  17631. Does that mean I also have control over it, can I limit bandwith?
  17632.  
  17633.  
  17634.  
  17635.  
  17636. Tiger Bus
  17637.  
  17638. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  17639.  
  17640. I’d fully support Philipp’s view in terms of features, stretch goals and
  17641. the IM ;) Just keep it real and make the key features perfect for now…
  17642. will be hard enough ;)
  17643.  
  17644.  
  17645.  
  17646.  
  17647. Team WEDG
  17648.  
  17649. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17650.  
  17651. @Philipp Staheli :) thank you so much we’re touched by your compliment!
  17652.  
  17653.  
  17654.  
  17655.  
  17656. Philipp Stäheli
  17657.  
  17658. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  17659.  
  17660. Team Wedg, it is nice to see how professionally you keep doing this.
  17661. Ever since I started following this campain on KS it’s become my
  17662. standart in terms of PR/user contact and now I am frequently
  17663. dissapointed by other campains not being as professional about it as you
  17664. are. :)
  17665.  
  17666.  
  17667.  
  17668.  
  17669. Team WEDG
  17670.  
  17671. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17672.  
  17673. @Philipp Stäheli thanks for your feedback.
  17674.  
  17675.  
  17676.  
  17677.  
  17678. Philipp Stäheli
  17679.  
  17680. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  17681.  
  17682. the answers are too limited for me to take the survey.
  17683.  
  17684. the question should be which other strech goal should move forward.
  17685. This LED is just kids stuff and you want to burn money on it. This
  17686. messanger is an idea, but it is too far off your concept of secure data
  17687. storage and transmission. Stay true to your concept and expand as you
  17688. go. Don’t overload WEDG with things you do not know if there is a demand
  17689. for it. People want HDMI, they want WIFI, why suddenly introduce this
  17690. messanger thing?
  17691.  
  17692.  
  17693.  
  17694.  
  17695. Team WEDG
  17696.  
  17697. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17698.  
  17699. @fia10 great minds! ;)
  17700.  
  17701.  
  17702.  
  17703.  
  17704. Team WEDG
  17705.  
  17706. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17707.  
  17708. @Steve Ng no, the Upgrade RAID perks enables the standard WEDG Pro with
  17709. Intel to support RAID1 or two independent drives.
  17710.  
  17711.  
  17712.  
  17713.  
  17714. blandat
  17715.  
  17716. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6957871> over 2 years ago
  17717.  
  17718. @Ken Taylor, that’s understandable, let me rephrase it. (English is not
  17719. my native language…)
  17720.  
  17721. I would prefer to bump up the development of the office suit , so the
  17722. strechgoals would be something like
  17723.  
  17724. HDMI
  17725. wi-fi
  17726. web-based office suit
  17727. led/IM (don’t care what order)
  17728.  
  17729. That’s my opinion and wish, I can see it might not be possible, but I
  17730. rather have the office suit up and running before IM or the possibility
  17731. to change the led.
  17732.  
  17733. @wedge, glad you chose a suit I use already :)
  17734.  
  17735.  
  17736.  
  17737.  
  17738. Steve Ng
  17739.  
  17740. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2113279> over 2 years ago
  17741.  
  17742. The Storage page states “Due to popular demand WEDG Pro with Intel now
  17743. supports RAID1 or two independent drives. To enable RAID support for
  17744. your WEDG Pro with Intel please select an Upgrade Perk on the right.”
  17745.  
  17746. Does this imply that the standard WEDG Pro with Intel supports two
  17747. independent drives and does not need the Upgrade Perk?
  17748.  
  17749. Thanks.
  17750.  
  17751.  
  17752.  
  17753.  
  17754. Team WEDG
  17755.  
  17756. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17757.  
  17758. @fia10 @Ken Taylor we have short listed LibreOffice and OpenOffice as
  17759. the suites we will consider for development to make our own web based
  17760. office suite with WPS Office as a possibility to consider too.
  17761.  
  17762.  
  17763.  
  17764.  
  17765. Ken Taylor
  17766.  
  17767. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  17768.  
  17769. @fia10 – any mega corp butt solution be it google docs or web office
  17770. docs is what the WEDG is going to replace so we can have total control
  17771. over our own email and files, changing from one mega corp to another is
  17772. not the goal
  17773. We don’t know yet what office suite the WEDG will use yet but
  17774. LibreOffice can be made to work as a web app, Its still in beta and
  17775. under development. It would be easier to use an existing suite that
  17776. users already know than learning and creating yet another office suite
  17777.  
  17778.  
  17779.  
  17780.  
  17781. blandat
  17782.  
  17783. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6957871> over 2 years ago
  17784.  
  17785. or jump right to the web office docs apps? a perfect replacement for
  17786. google docs
  17787.  
  17788.  
  17789.  
  17790.  
  17791. Scott McQueen
  17792.  
  17793. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  17794.  
  17795. I haven’t decided yet if I’m keeping the first device for myself or
  17796. installing it in the main office (Will probably end up with four of
  17797. them). For home use the hdmi, xbmc, plex etc I could use quite easily
  17798. alongside the secure features of the device but for work these are not
  17799. needed, The secure IM, emails, and data storage are of much greater use.
  17800. We use an old version of ICQcorp IM still to this day but a version
  17801. integrated into the WEDG would be very useful alongside the WEDG’s other
  17802. features
  17803.  
  17804.  
  17805.  
  17806.  
  17807. Neil Campbell
  17808.  
  17809. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5713479> over 2 years ago
  17810.  
  17811. I agree with the IM naysayers, I’m sorry to say. I’d rather have
  17812. something like Crashplan support or richer functionality within the
  17813. planned apps please.
  17814.  
  17815.  
  17816.  
  17817.  
  17818. Team WEDG
  17819.  
  17820. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17821.  
  17822. Thanks for the feedback guys. The point really is to expand on the
  17823. privacy factor; email is a form of communication as is IM so why not
  17824. secure them both off; was our thinking. Indeed it would be handled as a
  17825. project in itself and introduced overtime – not at the same time as
  17826. shipping the WEDG.
  17827.  
  17828.  
  17829.  
  17830.  
  17831. Team WEDG
  17832.  
  17833. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17834.  
  17835. @Mikko Värri if I understood you correctly; if you wanted to ‘format’
  17836. your WEDG and install your own software you may do so its your hardware;
  17837. however by doing so none of the WEDG offerings will be available to you.
  17838. If you wanted to run WEDG and other software side by side – we couldn’t
  17839. be sure that other software won’t introduce performance and reliability
  17840. issues so you’d need to aware of these possibilities.
  17841.  
  17842.  
  17843.  
  17844.  
  17845. Ken Taylor
  17846.  
  17847. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  17848.  
  17849. Just to promote a discussion what are we looking for next after we reach
  17850. the stretch goals – RAID5 ? – (only joking) ;-)
  17851. HDMI, XBMC, WIFI, LEDs, WEB Office suite, are already on the list. so
  17852. what else do we want from WEDG or external developers
  17853. 2TB HDDs (upgrade perk?), USB Hub, Card Reader, messenger, SABNZB,
  17854. BTorrent, Crashplan, VLC, antivirus, Airtame compatible, password
  17855. manager (keepass?), OPTware, Asterisk
  17856. what does everyone else want to see? is there a list of most requested APPs?
  17857.  
  17858.  
  17859.  
  17860.  
  17861. Ken Taylor
  17862.  
  17863. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  17864.  
  17865. Dont think the messenger is a priority, think lots more coding required
  17866. for the messenger over coloured LEDs, Getting people using yet another
  17867. messenger is a Hard. OK for internal office but not home user,
  17868. Interested in more INFO about the office App and getting to this stretch
  17869. goal (Modifying something like Libra Office online would be good), Put
  17870. messenger after existing stretch goals or let an external Dev create it.
  17871. there are LOADS of good uses for the WEDG. but have them optional Apps.
  17872.  
  17873.  
  17874.  
  17875.  
  17876. Ken Taylor
  17877.  
  17878. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  17879.  
  17880. @Mikko Varri, looks pretty open the board for the Pro can run Debian
  17881. GNU/Linux, Windows 8.1, Yocto Project Compatible, Android 4.4 System and
  17882. seen posts of other Linux versions and BSD being installed.
  17883. http://www.elinux.org/Minnowboard:MinnowMax#Layout_2 details of the board
  17884.  
  17885.  
  17886.  
  17887.  
  17888. Tiger Bus
  17889.  
  17890. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  17891.  
  17892. A messenger built onto the WEDG platform doesn’t really sound like a
  17893. neccessity to me, especially the connection to the WEDG is rather “weak”
  17894. if not… useless? Starting a secure messaging system is a whole new
  17895. project, whether that’d be in times of numerous other working messengers
  17896. (e.g. Threema…) a good idea, is not clear to me. If you can clearly
  17897. define the selling point how the WEDG itself as a system would benefit
  17898. from having a messenger…. why not ;) “Hey Fred, I have a file for you.”?
  17899.  
  17900.  
  17901.  
  17902.  
  17903. Mikko Värri
  17904.  
  17905. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8212665> over 2 years ago
  17906.  
  17907. Thanks team wedg. On many mobile phones the telephony side is running
  17908. its own sw that isn’t as open as the app side (hw specs aren’t
  17909. released). Another example: on many Linux PCs the BIOS is still closed
  17910. source. On WEDG, will it be possible to replace all the software with
  17911. Free Software, or will there be some hardware for which proprietary
  17912. software is required?
  17913.  
  17914.  
  17915.  
  17916.  
  17917. Team WEDG
  17918.  
  17919. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17920.  
  17921. @Mikko Värri
  17922. As individuals we consciously want give back to the open community by
  17923. releasing our software so we are very serious; we just don’t have a road
  17924. map yet.
  17925. Could you elaborate on the hardware question?
  17926.  
  17927.  
  17928.  
  17929.  
  17930. Mikko Värri
  17931.  
  17932. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8212665> over 2 years ago
  17933.  
  17934. Hi, how serious are you guys about open sourcing the software? How about
  17935. the hardware, will it be “Free Software friendly” or will there always
  17936. be some closed source components? Thanks.
  17937.  
  17938.  
  17939.  
  17940.  
  17941. Team WEDG
  17942.  
  17943. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17944.  
  17945. @david.j.aldred good question. It would be invitation based. So Person A
  17946. would invite Person B to click on a link (download the app if needed)
  17947. and join a list of contacts and start conversing.
  17948.  
  17949.  
  17950.  
  17951.  
  17952. David Aldred
  17953.  
  17954. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  17955.  
  17956. Interesting update guys. On the face of it – I think it’s a fab idea.
  17957. How would it work with regards to who can/can’t contact you via the system?
  17958. Would it be only other WEDG owners, or is anyone you ‘give access to’ –
  17959. like running your own whatsapp server, so to speak?
  17960.  
  17961.  
  17962.  
  17963.  
  17964. Team WEDG
  17965.  
  17966. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  17967.  
  17968. @Tiger Bus let me catch up with our electronics guy and get back you and
  17969. response to your emails too.
  17970.  
  17971.  
  17972.  
  17973.  
  17974. Tiger Bus
  17975.  
  17976. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  17977.  
  17978. 3/3
  17979.  
  17980. The amperage on the 5V side would of course be much higher, like 1.275A
  17981. – which fits into reality given that you will probably need to supply a
  17982. 2.5A@5V DC supply just like a raspi.
  17983.  
  17984. As expected, the maximum ratings for borad and processor are in no way
  17985. close to real life usage in THIS case. In fact, we’ll probably end up as
  17986. less than half. Yay.
  17987.  
  17988. Thanx!
  17989.  
  17990.  
  17991.  
  17992.  
  17993. Tiger Bus
  17994.  
  17995. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  17996.  
  17997. 2/3
  17998.  
  17999. So If I calculate back “in time” for the Intel variant I take 918whrs
  18000. divided by 144 (?) hours and get am average wattage of 6.375W of board
  18001. AND a single HD. Which is really ok, especially given the fact, that no
  18002. power saving has been used. You state about 0.051A, which is most
  18003. certainly AC side @110volts (not 5V!), as 6.375W/110V=0.057A indicates.
  18004.  
  18005.  
  18006.  
  18007.  
  18008. Tiger Bus
  18009.  
  18010. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  18011.  
  18012. 1/3
  18013.  
  18014. Hmm….. I don’t understand the power consumption
  18015. calculation/measurements. Over a time period, you measured WHAT? kWh I
  18016. guess? Then on the other hand you multiply amperage (this is what?
  18017. average over the time period?) that is most certainly AC with the 5V DC
  18018. side to show wattage……. which is most certainly wrong.
  18019.  
  18020. I guess you did not manually integrate over time, so you probably had
  18021. some devoce to measure kWh on the AC side, right?
  18022.  
  18023.  
  18024.  
  18025.  
  18026. Team WEDG
  18027.  
  18028. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18029.  
  18030. @david.j.aldred yes it does and at the same time thanks to you and
  18031. everyone who has supported us on Indiegogo we look forward to a new
  18032. phase in the WEDG journey one we can embark on together.
  18033.  
  18034.  
  18035.  
  18036.  
  18037. David Aldred
  18038.  
  18039. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  18040.  
  18041. Inching closer towards the 90k mark – which I’m sure holds physiological
  18042. significance for the team as well as unlocking that first stretch goal!
  18043. The Wedg message is spreading!
  18044.  
  18045.  
  18046.  
  18047.  
  18048. Tiger Bus
  18049.  
  18050. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  18051.  
  18052. @Philipp: I think you can limit mobile data to wifi-only in Android…
  18053. with specials apps you can probably to that even per-app, but I haven’t
  18054. tried personally… dig through Google and the Playstore, there is so much
  18055. out there…….
  18056.  
  18057.  
  18058.  
  18059.  
  18060. Team WEDG
  18061.  
  18062. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18063.  
  18064. @Philipp Staheli it’s not something we’ve built into our app. But it’s a
  18065. good suggestion, and I’ll add it to our features wish list :)
  18066.  
  18067.  
  18068.  
  18069.  
  18070. Philipp Stäheli
  18071.  
  18072. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  18073.  
  18074. With the wedg app on my adroid phone, can I set it so it only
  18075. synchronizes when connected to a wifi to save on my data limitations?
  18076. (or is that something I need to set in adroid?)
  18077.  
  18078.  
  18079.  
  18080.  
  18081. Team WEDG
  18082.  
  18083. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18084.  
  18085. @scott.henderson1 hmm…thanks for the heads up, I changed it to ‘WEDG Pro
  18086. with Intel @ £249’ almost immediately when the last Perk sold out. I’ve
  18087. removed it and re-added it just in case – cleared my cache and its
  18088. definitely set now.
  18089.  
  18090.  
  18091.  
  18092.  
  18093. scott.henderson
  18094.  
  18095. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  18096.  
  18097. Hey Team WEDG!
  18098.  
  18099. With the £219 WEDG Pro with Intel + 1 TB now sold out, you may want to
  18100. Feature the £249 version or the £149 WEDG with ARM + 1TB, as new
  18101. supporters need to scroll down quite a ways to get to the actual hardware.
  18102.  
  18103. Cheers!
  18104.  
  18105.  
  18106.  
  18107.  
  18108. Team WEDG
  18109.  
  18110. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18111.  
  18112. @Tiger Bus agreed.
  18113.  
  18114.  
  18115.  
  18116.  
  18117. Tiger Bus
  18118.  
  18119. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  18120.  
  18121. Nice, that all of the recent press coverage seems to emphasize the
  18122. privacy aspect. Good call these days!
  18123.  
  18124.  
  18125.  
  18126.  
  18127. Team WEDG
  18128.  
  18129. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18130.  
  18131. @Peter Dalmaris no need to apologise, we’re here to help :) Yes, file
  18132. versioning is available per user on WEDG.
  18133.  
  18134.  
  18135.  
  18136.  
  18137. Peter Dalmaris
  18138.  
  18139. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> over 2 years ago
  18140.  
  18141. Hi Team Wedg, sorry if this is mentioned before. Will it be possible to
  18142. restore a previous version of a file, like it is possible to do on
  18143. Dropbox? If not now, maybe in the future?
  18144.  
  18145.  
  18146.  
  18147.  
  18148. Team WEDG
  18149.  
  18150. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18151.  
  18152. @Ken Taylor thanks for chipping in there Ken, @jon.gagne exactly as @Ken
  18153. Taylor said :)
  18154.  
  18155.  
  18156.  
  18157.  
  18158. Ken Taylor
  18159.  
  18160. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  18161.  
  18162. @jon,gagne : @loesljrg asked a similar question 3 days ago.
  18163. Backups can be made To a USB drive or a NAS so if you have backups on a
  18164. remote Drive then the standalone mini version of the WEDG Backup
  18165. Recovery tool under development will facilitate this process allowing
  18166. you to gain access to files which might not already be in your WEDG Sync
  18167. folder. This should sort your problems out and allow you to access your
  18168. files without a second WEDG
  18169.  
  18170.  
  18171.  
  18172.  
  18173. jon.gagne
  18174.  
  18175. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7870344> over 2 years ago
  18176.  
  18177. Hey Guys! Product looks great!
  18178.  
  18179. Quick question. In a similar scenario as James Taylor below. In a
  18180. situation where I do not have a WEDG device at a separate location that
  18181. would be connected to my WEDG. What would happen if a natural disaster
  18182. would destroy my WEDG? Is there a way to get those files/backups back?
  18183. In other words, is a secondary WEDG necessary to ensure that I can
  18184. reclaim my files if ever an unfortunate scenario were to happen to my WEDG.
  18185.  
  18186. Thanks!
  18187.  
  18188.  
  18189.  
  18190.  
  18191. Scott McQueen
  18192.  
  18193. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  18194.  
  18195. Cheers, missed that one completely :s
  18196.  
  18197.  
  18198.  
  18199.  
  18200. Team WEDG
  18201.  
  18202. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18203.  
  18204. @Scott McQueen @david.j.aldred pretty much covered it, thanks for
  18205. chipping there ;)
  18206.  
  18207.  
  18208.  
  18209.  
  18210. David Aldred
  18211.  
  18212. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  18213.  
  18214. Here is the vid….
  18215. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-butt-you-ve-been-waiting-for/x/8470844#designanddev
  18216.  
  18217.  
  18218.  
  18219.  
  18220. David Aldred
  18221.  
  18222. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  18223.  
  18224. @Scott – Yes, all the LED’s can be turned off! There is a video about 2
  18225. thirds of the way down showing the different LED options available.
  18226.  
  18227.  
  18228.  
  18229.  
  18230. Scott McQueen
  18231.  
  18232. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  18233.  
  18234. I know the WedG is designed to be ‘pretty’ but is there an option to
  18235. disable all led’s/warnings as I intend to store my device somewhere out
  18236. of sight and secure. Not much point to me having secure storage and
  18237. leaving it in plain sight ;)
  18238.  
  18239.  
  18240.  
  18241.  
  18242. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18243.  
  18244. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18245.  
  18246. @Brian sure you can, just click the Contribute Now button and manually
  18247. enter £40 or £90 and we’ll do the rest here.
  18248.  
  18249.  
  18250.  
  18251.  
  18252. Brian
  18253.  
  18254. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4535871> over 2 years ago
  18255.  
  18256. Can we add the RAID ready perk to the driveless Intel WEDG? How do we
  18257. update our contribution to add it?
  18258.  
  18259.  
  18260.  
  18261.  
  18262. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18263.  
  18264. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18265.  
  18266. @vasvi.cakir :)
  18267.  
  18268.  
  18269.  
  18270.  
  18271. vasvi.cakir
  18272.  
  18273. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8713392> over 2 years ago
  18274.  
  18275. Great!
  18276.  
  18277.  
  18278.  
  18279.  
  18280. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18281.  
  18282. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18283.  
  18284. @Anders Stangeland yes that was my typing error, apologies. I mean to
  18285. type 35mm
  18286.  
  18287.  
  18288.  
  18289.  
  18290. Anders Stangeland
  18291.  
  18292. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8673957> over 2 years ago
  18293.  
  18294. Standard 2,5" HDD size is 9,5mm, so 3,5mm look wrong.
  18295.  
  18296.  
  18297.  
  18298.  
  18299. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18300.  
  18301. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18302.  
  18303. @Ken Taylor the current bay is 3.5mm tall as it was designed to house
  18304. the operating and spare HDD. We may adjust the bay dimensions when
  18305. building in additional support racks for RAID supported WEDG devices and
  18306. and this will take the 15mm thick HDDs into consideration too.
  18307.  
  18308.  
  18309.  
  18310.  
  18311. Ken Taylor
  18312.  
  18313. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  18314.  
  18315. How big will the bays for the HDDs be as many of the 2TB drives are up
  18316. to 15mm thick? will we be able to fit this thickness of drive.
  18317. thanks
  18318.  
  18319.  
  18320.  
  18321.  
  18322. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18323.  
  18324. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18325.  
  18326. @James Taylor sorry to hear about your house fire. As @david.j.aldred
  18327. (thank you!) kindly pointed out, yes you can off-set backups between two
  18328. or more WEDG devices and that’s just one of the backup types WEDG is
  18329. able to provide.
  18330.  
  18331.  
  18332.  
  18333.  
  18334. David Aldred
  18335.  
  18336. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  18337.  
  18338. @James
  18339. Yes absolutely you can!
  18340. Take a look at the ‘Backups’ section..
  18341. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-butt-you-ve-been-waiting-for/x/8470844#backups
  18342.  
  18343. 2 of the (several) options include: ‘Master & Slave’ config which I
  18344. think keeps your WEDG fully sync’d (probably not quite what you’re after
  18345. in this case) and ‘Backup to Another WEDG’, which sends periodic
  18346. encrypted backups to someone else’s WEDG (assuming they’ve allowed it,
  18347. of course).
  18348.  
  18349.  
  18350.  
  18351.  
  18352. James Taylor
  18353.  
  18354. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5657565> over 2 years ago
  18355.  
  18356. If I have a WEDG and my parents have one as well, can we both use our
  18357. own WEDG’s but also back up each others? That is, we would both be an
  18358. offsite backup for each other.
  18359.  
  18360. We lost a house years ago, and it was amazing (in a bad way) to realize
  18361. just how much you lose when the house goes up in flames. We had backups
  18362. of many things, but nearly all of them where in the same house together.
  18363. This would be a great incentive for them to buy one (and be my back up…).
  18364.  
  18365. Thanks
  18366.  
  18367.  
  18368.  
  18369.  
  18370. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18371.  
  18372. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18373.  
  18374. tetardbleu sorry I didn't get your message, I have reported it to
  18375. supportindiegogo.com. Well just to say, you could still use 2×2TB, we
  18376. currently aren’t in a position to offer it.
  18377.  
  18378. PING! Your Upgrade just came through! Thank you for your on going
  18379. support, good night!
  18380.  
  18381.  
  18382.  
  18383.  
  18384. tetardbleu
  18385.  
  18386. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  18387.  
  18388. Just to say after the @tigerbus comment, that i had sent you a private
  18389. message via indiegogo too. i figured that you would answer when you
  18390. could, but maybe you didn’t receive it after all? Anyway, it was about
  18391. the 2TB or more drive, before the raid option was suggested. I’m happy
  18392. with this option. except in my dream, it would have been : 2X 2TB drive.
  18393. (I have a lot of multimedia files :) ). Good night and good luck for the
  18394. stretch goals. I’m going for the updated perk right now.
  18395.  
  18396.  
  18397.  
  18398.  
  18399. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18400.  
  18401. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18402.  
  18403. @Ken Taylor sl-eeep? :-| Thank you for the support and best wishes!
  18404.  
  18405.  
  18406.  
  18407.  
  18408. Ken Taylor
  18409.  
  18410. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  18411.  
  18412. @Tiger bus: Shehbas is normally right on top of emails, I dont think he
  18413. leaves the office or sleeps
  18414. I think there shouldn’t be more driveless WEDG (devices, appliances,
  18415. servers?) offered but when the team have sufficient volume to Exceed
  18416. MOQ’s they could offer another upgrade perk for 2TB drives but would
  18417. need to calculate (may be by a survey?) if they will still meet MOQ’s or
  18418. not. I have +1.5TB on USB HDD so need at least this space.
  18419. Congratulations WEDG team roll on Easter.
  18420.  
  18421.  
  18422.  
  18423.  
  18424. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18425.  
  18426. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18427.  
  18428. @loesljrg Yes! We have a standalone mini version of the WEDG Backup
  18429. Recovery tool under development which will facilitate this process
  18430. allowing you to gain access to files which might not already be in your
  18431. WEDG Sync folder.
  18432.  
  18433. Thank you for the awesome support! :)
  18434.  
  18435.  
  18436.  
  18437.  
  18438. loesljrg
  18439.  
  18440. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4049843> over 2 years ago
  18441.  
  18442. Suppose I’ve been uploading encrypted .zip archives to a butt service
  18443. such as Dropbox. Then, my Wedg fails or needs repair. Is there a
  18444. disaster recovery tool for unencrypting the .zips stored at my butt
  18445. service, when the Wedg is down?
  18446.  
  18447. Congrats on meeting the 71K goal!! Press on.
  18448.  
  18449.  
  18450.  
  18451.  
  18452. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18453.  
  18454. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18455.  
  18456. @Tiger Bus I do get messages from others via Indiegogo but I haven’t
  18457. received any from you :( We are busy here yes but I’m keeping one and
  18458. half eyes on the comments too, anything I can help you with?
  18459.  
  18460.  
  18461.  
  18462.  
  18463. Tiger Bus
  18464.  
  18465. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  18466.  
  18467. @shebaz: I tried contacting you via indiegogo, but it seems you either
  18468. don’t receive these messages or are too busy? comment section seems to
  18469. get updates frequently, so I’m trying to find the error in the system
  18470. here ;))
  18471.  
  18472.  
  18473.  
  18474.  
  18475. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18476.  
  18477. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18478.  
  18479. @fia10 uncross those fingers, you’ll need them to setup your WEDG!
  18480. Stretch goal targets are unaffected and remain at the specified targets.
  18481.  
  18482.  
  18483.  
  18484.  
  18485. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18486.  
  18487. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18488.  
  18489. @scott.henderson1 hi-5! Yes agree with all you said!
  18490.  
  18491.  
  18492.  
  18493.  
  18494. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18495.  
  18496. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18497.  
  18498. @Peter Dalmaris thank you Peter, means a lot!
  18499.  
  18500.  
  18501.  
  18502.  
  18503. blandat
  18504.  
  18505. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6957871> over 2 years ago
  18506.  
  18507. Congrats to you all, keep up the good work!
  18508.  
  18509. just one question (for now…)
  18510.  
  18511. Since the HDMI perk in my MOST WANTED to, is the £40 for the RAID
  18512. upgrade included in the goals/stretchgoals or not? Guess it shouldn’t,
  18513. but will the figures shown here be with or without?
  18514.  
  18515. so I know when to stop crossing my fingers, hopefully before the need of
  18516. medical attention ;)
  18517.  
  18518.  
  18519.  
  18520.  
  18521. scott.henderson
  18522.  
  18523. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  18524.  
  18525. Congrats WEDG team and supporters!
  18526.  
  18527. Now on to my MOST WANTED perk @ £90,000, HDMI connection on the back
  18528. with built-in media player (XBMC).
  18529.  
  18530. I also hope you reach your necessary target to release more Drive-less
  18531. WEDG Pro with Intel models, as those sold really well and could
  18532. definitely help with getting to further Stretch Goals.
  18533.  
  18534. Cheers and Hi-5!
  18535.  
  18536.  
  18537.  
  18538.  
  18539. Peter Dalmaris
  18540.  
  18541. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> over 2 years ago
  18542.  
  18543. Congratulations Team WEDG, very happy for you!
  18544.  
  18545.  
  18546.  
  18547.  
  18548. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18549.  
  18550. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18551.  
  18552. @aaddiikk thank you! No time to drink much hard work yet to do, some
  18553. dancing and hi5’ing very likely though :)
  18554.  
  18555.  
  18556.  
  18557.  
  18558. aaddiikk
  18559.  
  18560. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> over 2 years ago
  18561.  
  18562. Hope the drives will be HGST as they are lasting ages comparing to other
  18563. brands…
  18564.  
  18565. P.S. We’ve done it guys! Congrats! (don’t drink too much today!)
  18566.  
  18567.  
  18568.  
  18569.  
  18570. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18571.  
  18572. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18573.  
  18574. @david.j.aldred yes your plural example is perfectly accurate.
  18575.  
  18576.  
  18577.  
  18578.  
  18579. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18580.  
  18581. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18582.  
  18583. @stefan.woessner yes we’ll figure it out! Thank you for you support! :)
  18584.  
  18585.  
  18586.  
  18587.  
  18588. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18589.  
  18590. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18591.  
  18592. @david.j.aldred without getting into the complexities of MOQs,
  18593. manufacturing contracts, guaranteed factory time, etc. we aren’t in a
  18594. position quit yet to release more Drive-less WEDG Pro with Intel models.
  18595.  
  18596. Thanks for caring so much about our brand values :) The plural for
  18597. ’WEDG’s’ is WEDG or WEDG devices…we tend to say “the WEDG LEDs look
  18598. stunning” or “if Tom has 3 WEDG devices how will he carry them?”
  18599. :)
  18600.  
  18601.  
  18602.  
  18603.  
  18604. David Aldred
  18605.  
  18606. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  18607.  
  18608. @stefan – I wondered that, the Wedg is the brand, not the shape, so not
  18609. sure you can really ‘es’ it? (But I make no claim to be an expert on
  18610. English Language!).
  18611. I thought Wedg’s, but wondered if simlpy keeping it an irregular noun –
  18612. so Wedg as the plural – like fish, sheep
  18613.  
  18614.  
  18615.  
  18616.  
  18617. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18618.  
  18619. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18620.  
  18621. @david.j.aldred we haven’t finalised which brand of HDD we’ll be
  18622. shipping yet as things can change over the course of 60 days but minimum
  18623. specification will be SATA3 @7200RPM.
  18624.  
  18625.  
  18626.  
  18627.  
  18628. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18629.  
  18630. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18631.  
  18632. @t.munari we plan to run a decibel test with two internal hard drives
  18633. later this week so I’ll report back the results.
  18634.  
  18635. At this stage we aren’t concerned that heat will be an issue or a show
  18636. stopper as during development we found the entire enclosure reached an
  18637. average of 24.3 degrees Celsius with CPU and HDD under a great amount of
  18638. load.
  18639.  
  18640.  
  18641.  
  18642.  
  18643. stefan.woessner
  18644.  
  18645. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6518395> over 2 years ago
  18646.  
  18647. Hi, I made two perks now, one for the Pro w drive plus one for the Raid
  18648. upgrade w drive. I’m sure you guys will figure it out that these two
  18649. belong together!?
  18650. @ david.j.aldred I guess it should be Wedges ;-)
  18651.  
  18652.  
  18653.  
  18654.  
  18655. David Aldred
  18656.  
  18657. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  18658.  
  18659. Just a thought – presumably you still need a few more orders to hit your
  18660. original MOQ’s with your manufacturers. Given the RAID solution should
  18661. now have given your HDD order a good boost, perhaps releasing some more
  18662. drive-less Wedg’s is again an option – these seemed very popular and
  18663. sold out fast.
  18664.  
  18665. *Side note – what is the correct plural for Wedg? ;o)
  18666.  
  18667.  
  18668.  
  18669.  
  18670. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18671.  
  18672. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18673.  
  18674. @scott.henderson1 thanks for chipping in there :)
  18675.  
  18676.  
  18677.  
  18678.  
  18679. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18680.  
  18681. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18682.  
  18683. @Steve Ng no the standard WEDG Pro with Intel supports one HDD, the
  18684. upgrade then enables two HDD over SATA.
  18685.  
  18686.  
  18687.  
  18688.  
  18689. Scott McQueen
  18690.  
  18691. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  18692.  
  18693. Well done guys, nice to know this is finally going to happen!
  18694.  
  18695.  
  18696.  
  18697.  
  18698. David Aldred
  18699.  
  18700. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  18701.  
  18702. Guys, quick question – what drives are you planning to put in these?
  18703.  
  18704.  
  18705.  
  18706.  
  18707. Heiko Zeller
  18708.  
  18709. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8715891> over 2 years ago
  18710.  
  18711. Congrats guys!
  18712.  
  18713.  
  18714.  
  18715.  
  18716. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18717.  
  18718. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18719.  
  18720. What a wonderful surprise to wake up to! THANK YOU EVERYONE!! I’ll get
  18721. back to all of your comments individually shortly. :D :D :D
  18722.  
  18723.  
  18724.  
  18725.  
  18726. David Aldred
  18727.  
  18728. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  18729.  
  18730. 71k!!
  18731. Congrats guys – now let’s smash it!
  18732.  
  18733.  
  18734.  
  18735.  
  18736. t.munari
  18737.  
  18738. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 2 years ago
  18739.  
  18740. Hi,
  18741. I ma quite bothered by noise level,
  18742. If it’s an appliance going to be always on, in a home environment, I
  18743. would really like it to be as silent as possible,
  18744. What are the plans?
  18745. Could you assure passive cooling (also in the intel version) will be enough?
  18746. Even with 2nd hard drive in raid?
  18747. Thank you
  18748.  
  18749.  
  18750.  
  18751.  
  18752. Steven Newman
  18753.  
  18754. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> over 2 years ago
  18755.  
  18756. Hey guys, quick question regarding features. I know we’ve discussed
  18757. shared calendars but what about a shared Task list(s)?
  18758.  
  18759. Thanks,
  18760. Steven
  18761.  
  18762.  
  18763.  
  18764.  
  18765. scott.henderson
  18766.  
  18767. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  18768.  
  18769. @ Steve Ng, you’ll need to UPGRADE the standard WEDG Pro with Intel in
  18770. order to gain the RAID1 or RAID1 + 1TB.
  18771.  
  18772. So if you’ve already contributed to the campaign and chosen a WEDG Pro
  18773. with Intel perk, you’ll simply need to select your desired RAID1 or
  18774. RAID1 + 1TB perk in order to have out of the box RAID-1 support when you
  18775. receive the WEDG.
  18776.  
  18777.  
  18778.  
  18779.  
  18780. Steve Ng
  18781.  
  18782. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2113279> over 2 years ago
  18783.  
  18784. Really happy to see the option of RAID-1 support!
  18785.  
  18786. Quote “Due to popular demand WEDG Pro with Intel now supports RAID1 or
  18787. two independent drives.” – Does the standard WDGE Pro with Intel plaform
  18788. supports two independent drives by default or need to UPGRADE to get the
  18789. 2nd drive support (can be configured for RAID1 or two independent drives)?
  18790.  
  18791. Thanks!
  18792.  
  18793.  
  18794.  
  18795.  
  18796. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18797.  
  18798. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18799.  
  18800. @Avidan Perry thanks for the support!
  18801.  
  18802.  
  18803.  
  18804.  
  18805. Avidan Perry
  18806.  
  18807. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8759384> over 2 years ago
  18808.  
  18809. HI,
  18810. I’m very excited with WEDG solution. I beleive this is the face of the
  18811. future where privacy is respected and users consume competative online
  18812. services.
  18813. Good Luck t’ya all!
  18814.  
  18815.  
  18816.  
  18817.  
  18818. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18819.  
  18820. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18821.  
  18822. @Tiger Bus thanks for the support…not long now!
  18823.  
  18824.  
  18825.  
  18826.  
  18827. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18828.  
  18829. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18830.  
  18831. @Dan sorry for the late , we don’t know but will find out for you
  18832. as a soon as possible. Thanks for your patience.
  18833.  
  18834.  
  18835.  
  18836.  
  18837. Tiger Bus
  18838.  
  18839. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  18840.  
  18841. Damn, seems like I will need to upgrade even though I’m broke already!!
  18842. ;) Let’s wait for the good news to actually happen……. This campaign has
  18843. already been won, congrats!
  18844.  
  18845.  
  18846.  
  18847.  
  18848. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18849.  
  18850. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2 years ago
  18851.  
  18852. @david.j.aldred we’ll figure it out ;p
  18853.  
  18854.  
  18855.  
  18856.  
  18857. David Aldred
  18858.  
  18859. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  18860.  
  18861. Hmm, the below didn’t quite come out as planned – but you get the jist
  18862. I’m sure ;o)
  18863.  
  18864.  
  18865.  
  18866.  
  18867. David Aldred
  18868.  
  18869. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  18870.  
  18871. Thanks for update guys – look forward to hearing the results today/tomorrow!
  18872.  
  18873. <Voice tone=soft volume=Low>Upgrade Perk. Upgrade Perk
  18874.  
  18875. </fingers crossed>
  18876.  
  18877.  
  18878.  
  18879.  
  18880. Dan
  18881.  
  18882. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707396> over 2 years ago
  18883.  
  18884. Can a USB 3.0 hub and multiple external drives be set up in a RAID
  18885. configuration?
  18886.  
  18887.  
  18888.  
  18889.  
  18890. Tiger Bus
  18891.  
  18892. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  18893.  
  18894. There is not mich processing power involved in simple RAID1 logics, so
  18895. there shouldn’t be huge power draw on this board. Main power draw will
  18896. be in the second drive itself, which will most certainly not need active
  18897. cooling…
  18898.  
  18899.  
  18900.  
  18901.  
  18902. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18903.  
  18904. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  18905. years ago
  18906.  
  18907. @Mark Ragowski 2/2 load and all LEDs on for 24 hours. The HDD reported
  18908. ~33 degrees (SMART) well within its recommended operating temperature
  18909. and the board showed ~32 degrees using an infrared thermometer.
  18910.  
  18911. We can reengineer the enclosure and or add a fan if we need to without
  18912. having to pass the costs on to backers but we’re confident in the design
  18913. and that heat is able to escape through the vents on the top back of the
  18914. WEDG enclosure.
  18915.  
  18916.  
  18917.  
  18918.  
  18919. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18920.  
  18921. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  18922. years ago
  18923.  
  18924. @Mark Ragowski 1/2 we haven’t performed any thermal tests yet – we
  18925. wanted to try and get RAID working first. Our meeting scheduled for
  18926. Monday will cover this and other issues we need to be potentially aware
  18927. of and our manufacturing partners are best placed to advise us of this.
  18928.  
  18929. At this stage we aren’t concerned that heat will be an issue or a show
  18930. stopper as during development we found the entire enclosure reached an
  18931. average of 24.3 degrees Celsius with CPU and HDD under a great amount of
  18932.  
  18933.  
  18934.  
  18935.  
  18936. Mark Ragowski
  18937.  
  18938. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8735670> almost 3 years ago
  18939.  
  18940. @Wedg – I’m curious if you’ve done the thermals with extra XOR RAID
  18941. processor and 2nd drive. Seems like a lot of extra heat to dissipate
  18942. with (I’m assuming) no cooling fan. Thanks.
  18943.  
  18944.  
  18945.  
  18946.  
  18947. Tiger Bus
  18948.  
  18949. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  18950.  
  18951. likey, likey
  18952.  
  18953.  
  18954.  
  18955.  
  18956. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18957.  
  18958. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  18959. years ago
  18960.  
  18961. @Tiger Bus :) Yep! Same enclosure but we need to make some modifications
  18962. to accommodate two drives, two sets of cables and fixtures to keep the
  18963. drives securely positioned in the WEDG.
  18964.  
  18965. I have a meeting planned with the manufacturing partners and tooling
  18966. designer for Monday morning to discuss these requirements and I will
  18967. report when I get back to base.
  18968.  
  18969.  
  18970.  
  18971.  
  18972. Tiger Bus
  18973.  
  18974. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  18975.  
  18976. So IF raid1, the two drives will fit in the same enclosure? Now THAT
  18977. would be cool. “Native” system backup would be an argument to upgrade
  18978. for sure, as I have experienced drive failures before ;)
  18979.  
  18980.  
  18981.  
  18982.  
  18983. Carol Bohm-Scott
  18984.  
  18985. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  18986. years ago
  18987.  
  18988. @scott.henderson1 and @david.j.aldred thank you for your feedback. We
  18989. have a preferred method too which we feel is fair for everyone, but will
  18990. we keep mum until the results are in.
  18991.  
  18992.  
  18993.  
  18994.  
  18995. David Aldred
  18996.  
  18997. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  18998.  
  18999. Agree with every point Scott made.
  19000. Hopefully the survey results will match that – I think those who are
  19001. interested in this will be more than happy to pay (if the price is right
  19002. of course)
  19003.  
  19004.  
  19005.  
  19006.  
  19007. scott.henderson
  19008.  
  19009. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> almost 3 years ago
  19010.  
  19011. WEDG Team thank you for allowing the community to choose which way to
  19012. offer the RAID option within the campaign. I’ve voted for the Upgrade
  19013. Perk options (RAID and RAID + 1TB) for a number of reasons.
  19014.  
  19015. 1. A mid-level Stretch Goal makes it a possibility, but not a certainty,
  19016. 2. The money raised with these perks gets us closer to the existing
  19017. Stretch Goals.
  19018. 3. More drives sold, might mean more Drive-less with Intel perks could
  19019. be made available, which means even more money towards the Goal.
  19020.  
  19021.  
  19022.  
  19023.  
  19024. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19025.  
  19026. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19027. years ago
  19028.  
  19029. @Chris Horsfield yes, you can pay the difference and upgrade to a WEDG
  19030. Pro with Inte. Simply hit the Contribute Now button and manually enter
  19031. the difference – and we’ll do the rest on our side :)
  19032.  
  19033.  
  19034.  
  19035.  
  19036. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19037.  
  19038. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19039. years ago
  19040.  
  19041. @david.j.aldred and Philipp Stäheli a dedicated media drive and or data
  19042. only drive was supported via USB anyway and is now with SATA too.
  19043.  
  19044.  
  19045.  
  19046.  
  19047. Chris Horsfield
  19048.  
  19049. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4115733> almost 3 years ago
  19050.  
  19051. If the RAID add on goes ahead will there be a pathway for those who
  19052. chose ARM to pay the extra £70 and upgrade to an Intel board? My initial
  19053. judgement was that the extra expense of the Intel board was not
  19054. warranted but twin drives and RAID would be a significant enhancement.
  19055.  
  19056. Chris
  19057.  
  19058.  
  19059.  
  19060.  
  19061. Philipp Stäheli
  19062.  
  19063. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> almost 3 years ago
  19064.  
  19065. Indeed @David.j.aldred, that is a great idea. If there were according
  19066. options in the software (strong seperation), it would be awesome if one
  19067. drive could serve as NAS storage and the other as my butt drive. I would
  19068. feel much more comfortable storing public and private data.
  19069. Me personally, I’d choose mirroring though.
  19070.  
  19071.  
  19072.  
  19073.  
  19074. David Aldred
  19075.  
  19076. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  19077.  
  19078. Awesome – drive for private, drive for public (media) – just awesome.
  19079.  
  19080.  
  19081.  
  19082.  
  19083. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19084.  
  19085. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19086. years ago
  19087.  
  19088. @david.j.aldred thank you! :) YES! You can also run two drives
  19089. independently as well!
  19090.  
  19091.  
  19092.  
  19093.  
  19094. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19095.  
  19096. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19097. years ago
  19098.  
  19099. @Philipp Stäheli yes printer sharing is possible, but we haven’t
  19100. implemented it. Like you said we would prefer for a developer to take
  19101. this on. If however no one does shortly after shipping, we will make
  19102. this available in the system as part of an OS update.
  19103.  
  19104.  
  19105.  
  19106.  
  19107. David Aldred
  19108.  
  19109. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  19110.  
  19111. Great news on raid guys, well done.
  19112. Would this extend to running two drives without raid?
  19113.  
  19114.  
  19115.  
  19116.  
  19117. Philipp Stäheli
  19118.  
  19119. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> almost 3 years ago
  19120.  
  19121. Hey Wedg, have you looked in the printer share option again from KS still?
  19122. Is this something a developer could add later if you do not?
  19123.  
  19124.  
  19125.  
  19126.  
  19127. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19128.  
  19129. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19130. years ago
  19131.  
  19132. @psalois yes sure I’ll add it to the list, we’re currently testing Opera
  19133. Mail too!
  19134.  
  19135.  
  19136.  
  19137.  
  19138. psalois
  19139.  
  19140. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8721127> almost 3 years ago
  19141.  
  19142. This is a great project !
  19143.  
  19144. You write that WEDG mail will support Outlook, AppleMail and
  19145. Thunderbird. What about KDE Kmail and Kontact ? If not presently
  19146. supported, can you think about adding it ?
  19147.  
  19148. Thanks.
  19149.  
  19150.  
  19151.  
  19152.  
  19153. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19154.  
  19155. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19156. years ago
  19157.  
  19158. @loesljrg you’re very welcome :) and thanks for confirming the link!
  19159.  
  19160.  
  19161.  
  19162.  
  19163. loesljrg
  19164.  
  19165. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4049843> almost 3 years ago
  19166.  
  19167. @Shehbaz
  19168.  
  19169. The alternative URL works here (after enabling Javascript).
  19170.  
  19171. Regardless of the final implementation decision, thanks much for
  19172. listening, and for finding a way to offer RAID. Awesome!
  19173.  
  19174.  
  19175.  
  19176.  
  19177. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19178.  
  19179. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19180. years ago
  19181.  
  19182. Hi Steve Ng
  19183.  
  19184. Sorry I don’t know why that is, looks like the link is pointing to
  19185. another survey on our account, try this one –
  19186. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/M5CRLKK
  19187.  
  19188. Thanks
  19189. Shehbaz
  19190.  
  19191.  
  19192.  
  19193.  
  19194. Steve Ng
  19195.  
  19196. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2113279> almost 3 years ago
  19197.  
  19198. The Surveymonkey link does not work. Thanks
  19199.  
  19200.  
  19201.  
  19202.  
  19203. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19204.  
  19205. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19206. years ago
  19207.  
  19208. @david.j.aldred its agonising for us here! C’mooooon!
  19209.  
  19210.  
  19211.  
  19212.  
  19213. David Aldred
  19214.  
  19215. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  19216.  
  19217. £5k to go! Going to be a long 50+ day wait!
  19218.  
  19219.  
  19220.  
  19221.  
  19222. scott.henderson
  19223.  
  19224. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> almost 3 years ago
  19225.  
  19226. @ Ken Taylor – Thanks for digging through the list of contributors.
  19227.  
  19228.  
  19229.  
  19230.  
  19231. Tiger Bus
  19232.  
  19233. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  19234.  
  19235. 2/2
  19236.  
  19237. The WEDGNET part is quite hard to judge, I still don’t fully grasp
  19238. what’s this all about, mainly, because I personally don’t care for much
  19239. more than dynamic dns service. All the rest will be done using standards
  19240. I have in productive operation already. Maybe I just don’t understand it
  19241. properly, but i will most certainly not have @wedgnet email aliases or
  19242. alike to communicate securely ;) I’ll see once this tower of power
  19243. actually ships ;)) To sum it up: I’m quite confident they’ll make it.
  19244.  
  19245.  
  19246.  
  19247.  
  19248. Tiger Bus
  19249.  
  19250. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  19251.  
  19252. 1/2
  19253.  
  19254. @Mark Ragowski: These are “just” quite a few (open-source) software
  19255. packages that need to be tailored and stripped down into proper
  19256. symbiosis with some custom glue. Basis functionality should be pretty
  19257. easy and is probably already there, advanced detailing to actually morph
  19258. the whole thing into THE WEDG will most certainly take more time than
  19259. they have – but a few updates after delivery will be highly appreciated,
  19260. as long as key functionality is relaiable and secure.
  19261.  
  19262.  
  19263.  
  19264.  
  19265. Tiger Bus
  19266.  
  19267. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  19268.  
  19269. The more this campaign is “over-funded” the more funds can go into
  19270. software quality. No need to deliver banana software like many other’s
  19271. do, just because they anounced some ridiculous stretch goals wasting
  19272. precious funds for crap ;)
  19273.  
  19274.  
  19275.  
  19276.  
  19277. Ken Taylor
  19278.  
  19279. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 3 years ago
  19280.  
  19281. @scott.henderson1
  19282. looking at contributions from mark “I love the vision and am genuinely
  19283. interested in how they do (hence the reason I contributed)”
  19284. To the tune of £1 looking through the funders list
  19285. I may be wrong but looks like he only contributed just enough to comment.
  19286.  
  19287. I hope the Wedg team smash the funding so they don’t need the additional
  19288. support of family and friends to make this project fly.
  19289.  
  19290.  
  19291.  
  19292.  
  19293. scott.henderson
  19294.  
  19295. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> almost 3 years ago
  19296.  
  19297. @Mark Ragowski – Thanks for pointing out your occupation and thus
  19298. providing some context for your preceding comments. If you look back, I
  19299. hope you see how they could be taken negatively.
  19300.  
  19301. For those of us who backed the project initially in KS, we have a bit
  19302. more context with regards to the 70K goal this time out. Needless to say
  19303. the team is supported by a great bunch of friends and family members,
  19304. who believe in them.
  19305.  
  19306. Glad you are on board and interested in the end result. Cheers!
  19307.  
  19308.  
  19309.  
  19310.  
  19311. Mark Ragowski
  19312.  
  19313. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8735670> almost 3 years ago
  19314.  
  19315. @scott.henderson1
  19316.  
  19317. I’m a butt architect by day, so I know how difficult it is to pull this
  19318. off. I have backed similar projects on KS (Transporter, Lima, Space
  19319. Monkey) and some of the other backers asked me what I thought about Wedg.
  19320.  
  19321. I love the vision and am genuinely interested in how they do (hence the
  19322. reason I contributed). I just know how hard this is to do even with
  19323. years of development and millions of dollars. I have no idea how they
  19324. plan to get this done with only 70K quid.
  19325.  
  19326.  
  19327.  
  19328.  
  19329. sattler
  19330.  
  19331. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8272012> almost 3 years ago
  19332.  
  19333. I find it actually very entertaining to follow the comments here (thanks
  19334. scott.henderson1). As always in crowdfunding and data security in
  19335. general) there is the question of trust.
  19336. I trust these guys here, too. More than some competitors who are
  19337. seemingly getting down to dubious marketing practise at least.
  19338.  
  19339.  
  19340.  
  19341.  
  19342. scott.henderson
  19343.  
  19344. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> almost 3 years ago
  19345.  
  19346. I have two great HP MediaSmart Windows Home Servers and a D-Link DNS-345
  19347. Sharecenter working fine right now here at home. However I’m still
  19348. supporting the WEDG as I believe in the campaign, product and the team
  19349. behind it. I don’t see the “kitchen sink” approach, I see a team that
  19350. was unsuccessful raising funds initially, surveyed their supporters to
  19351. see what they wanted in the product and went back to the drawing board
  19352. to come up with a new campaign and products.
  19353.  
  19354.  
  19355.  
  19356.  
  19357. scott.henderson
  19358.  
  19359. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> almost 3 years ago
  19360.  
  19361. @ Mark Ragowski – I find it odd that you’d contribute to campaign that
  19362. you obviously do not support, just so that you could post comments to
  19363. promote another product and talk down about others. Is Connected Data
  19364. that scared of innovation and competition from another company? It is
  19365. also interesting that this is the first campaign that you’ve contributed
  19366. to and commented on within Indiegogo.
  19367.  
  19368. @ Steve Newman – Well said!
  19369.  
  19370.  
  19371.  
  19372.  
  19373. Steven Newman
  19374.  
  19375. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> almost 3 years ago
  19376.  
  19377. We all make a decision to support or not. I’ve followed these chaps from
  19378. the KS campaign. I believe in them and their vision. I believe enough to
  19379. divert funds from other things to help this product see the light of day.
  19380.  
  19381. I would much rather support a visionary team who are taking security and
  19382. privacy concerns seriously, and making them available to home and small
  19383. business users than a product that sort of meets my needs. I am 110% in
  19384. their camp. I am a believer.
  19385.  
  19386.  
  19387.  
  19388.  
  19389. Mark Ragowski
  19390.  
  19391. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8735670> almost 3 years ago
  19392.  
  19393. @Ken Taylor
  19394. Exactly my point. The Wedg guys are promising more than Transporter or
  19395. even Dropbox does today & they both have $M in VC backing, loads of
  19396. really smart engineers & 5+ year head start. The Lima folks @ KS did the
  19397. same “kitchen sink” approach, raised 10X Wedg’s goal & are almost a YEAR
  19398. past their promised delivery date with no product in sight.
  19399.  
  19400. @david.j.aldred
  19401. Are you sure it’s existing hardware? I saw a guy soldering in the video
  19402. and it’s clearly not off-the-shelf I.D.
  19403.  
  19404.  
  19405.  
  19406.  
  19407. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19408.  
  19409. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19410. years ago
  19411.  
  19412. @tetardbleu no worries, your support here is what counts and what we
  19413. appreciate the most.
  19414.  
  19415.  
  19416.  
  19417.  
  19418. tetardbleu
  19419.  
  19420. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> almost 3 years ago
  19421.  
  19422. Thats indeed exactly why i didn’t participated to the thunderclap… Sorry.
  19423.  
  19424.  
  19425.  
  19426.  
  19427. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19428.  
  19429. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19430. years ago
  19431.  
  19432. @Nikolai Tesla point well made.
  19433.  
  19434.  
  19435.  
  19436.  
  19437. Nikolai Tesla
  19438.  
  19439. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 3 years ago
  19440.  
  19441. @WEDG UK, I am not surprised that Thunderclap is only at 53% since a
  19442. chunk of your contributors are privacy and security conscious group of
  19443. people and Thunderclap requires Facebook, Twitter and Tumbler, which
  19444. collect data, to propagate this campaign.
  19445.  
  19446.  
  19447.  
  19448.  
  19449. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19450.  
  19451. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19452. years ago
  19453.  
  19454. Just a reminder, we’re running a Thunderclap for October 7th and we’re
  19455. 53%… clapped(?) If you haven’t already please join in today, its FREE
  19456. and will give our campaign a boost of awareness on social media! Here’s
  19457. the link – https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/16458-wedg-on-indiegogo
  19458.  
  19459. Thank you all! :)
  19460.  
  19461.  
  19462.  
  19463.  
  19464. Ken Taylor
  19465.  
  19466. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 3 years ago
  19467.  
  19468. @Mark Ragowski
  19469. The Wedg is not like the transporter, they share some of the same
  19470. features but so does my NAS The Wedg is an email server with Groupware
  19471. features + media server if stretch goal is reached + additional apps
  19472. from developers
  19473. I don’t see the Lima as a failure, OK its currently running 10+ months
  19474. late but it will eventually arrive
  19475. if you want a product NOW with a guaranteed next day delivery wait & buy
  19476. it at Amazon Ill continue to give patronage to ideas I believe are worth
  19477. the risk
  19478.  
  19479.  
  19480.  
  19481.  
  19482. David Aldred
  19483.  
  19484. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  19485.  
  19486. Haha – Indiegogo projects, of course ;o)
  19487. (spend waaay too much time on both sites!)
  19488.  
  19489.  
  19490.  
  19491.  
  19492. David Aldred
  19493.  
  19494. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  19495.  
  19496. @Mark All KS projects have an element of risk – and it is of course down
  19497. to the user (us) to balance risk v reward – and of course for the
  19498. creators to be upfront with any risks and challenges, where they
  19499. currently are with progress etc
  19500.  
  19501. It’s worth noting that what the guys are doing is taking existing
  19502. hardware elements, and building their own software platform on top of
  19503. it. This takes away much of the challenge around building hardware from
  19504. scratch, so the biggest risk is around the s/ware dev
  19505.  
  19506.  
  19507.  
  19508.  
  19509. Mark Ragowski
  19510.  
  19511. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8735670> almost 3 years ago
  19512.  
  19513. Interesting concept, but it has been done before and can be purchased
  19514. today. I backed a similar product called Transporter
  19515. (www.filetransporter.com) on KS over a year ago. It works great and they
  19516. keep improving it all the time with free updates.
  19517.  
  19518. The WEDG guys have promised the moon just like the failed Lima project
  19519. on KS. Their backers are out over $1.2M US and are screaming for
  19520. refunds. I hope these guys can deliver, but have serious doubts with the
  19521. promises they are making. Good luck lads.
  19522.  
  19523.  
  19524.  
  19525.  
  19526. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19527.  
  19528. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19529. years ago
  19530.  
  19531. @Eliasz 2/2 If a vulnerability that affects WEDG is discovered we will
  19532. commit to finding a fix as a matter of priority. Each situation is
  19533. different and so I can’t commit to a time frame at this moment, rest
  19534. assured the issue will be dealt with urgently and we will keep all lines
  19535. of communication open to support and guide users.
  19536.  
  19537.  
  19538.  
  19539.  
  19540. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19541.  
  19542. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19543. years ago
  19544.  
  19545. @Eliasz 1/2 so, we have two methods of updating the WEDG OS, you can
  19546. download the update manually from our website and flash the WEDG. Or you
  19547. can use the built-in automatic update function. The automatic update
  19548. function will download the patch and advise the Admin its ready for install.
  19549.  
  19550.  
  19551.  
  19552.  
  19553. Eliasz
  19554.  
  19555. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695051> almost 3 years ago
  19556.  
  19557. Hi Guys,
  19558.  
  19559. I’m curious about how you plan to release patches/system updates for the
  19560. WEDG? If there is another vulnerability like the current issues in Bash
  19561. or the recent heartbleed, how long could it be before we could expect a
  19562. patch from your team? Will patches be manually applied, or will there be
  19563. a way for the WEDG to pull system updates automatically? Will it based
  19564. on something like apt or yum, or will you be creating your own custom
  19565. update systems?
  19566.  
  19567. Thanks
  19568.  
  19569.  
  19570.  
  19571.  
  19572. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19573.  
  19574. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19575. years ago
  19576.  
  19577. @Philipp Stäheli and @Ken Taylor correct! Bulk buying helps keep cost of
  19578. production low and also helps us keep strong relationships with
  19579. suppliers over the long term.
  19580.  
  19581. We are working hard to get to the bottom of the RAID issue, I can
  19582. apologise for the delay and thank you for your support and patience but
  19583. we must get this right, first time, one way or another.
  19584.  
  19585.  
  19586.  
  19587.  
  19588. Ken Taylor
  19589.  
  19590. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 3 years ago
  19591.  
  19592. @Philip Staheli
  19593. In July they answered this as “economies of scale” they have to purchase
  19594. a minimum number of HDD for a discount and if they do lots of diskless
  19595. Wedg they would not be able to achieve this
  19596. I would like a raid system myself £$ dependant
  19597. I looked at possibility to mod Intel board with a seacat lure for mSATA
  19598. & mPCIe for 802.11ac. but performance is the question?
  19599. Hope Shehbaz can sort something out. he has emailed and posted an update
  19600. so lets give them a chance to look in to it
  19601.  
  19602.  
  19603.  
  19604.  
  19605. Tiger Bus
  19606.  
  19607. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  19608.  
  19609. @David Christian: I don’t think they can judge every USB device out
  19610. there without having access to one. There are thousands of USB storage
  19611. solutions with hundreds of special implementations of soft-raids and
  19612. what not… No way they can support all of them or even know which devices
  19613. use which specialties………….
  19614.  
  19615.  
  19616.  
  19617.  
  19618. Philipp Stäheli
  19619.  
  19620. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> almost 3 years ago
  19621.  
  19622. Hello Wedg,
  19623.  
  19624. thank you for your quick and professional answer (as always) about RAID.
  19625. It is looking very well for your campain. Have you considered
  19626. re-prioritising
  19627. the strechgoals in favour of a RAID? I like to play around with LED
  19628. colours as much as anyone,.. but RAID trumps LED or maybe other things
  19629. in the strechgoallist..
  19630.  
  19631. A different question:
  19632. Why do you limit the drive-less intel option? It seems a lot of people
  19633. prefer this option.
  19634.  
  19635.  
  19636.  
  19637.  
  19638. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19639.  
  19640. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19641. years ago
  19642.  
  19643. @Eric Reddoch we see both contributions, thanks for the support :)
  19644.  
  19645.  
  19646.  
  19647.  
  19648. Eris Reddoch
  19649.  
  19650. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4761761> almost 3 years ago
  19651.  
  19652. I didn’t see a way to add the International Shipping when I made the
  19653. first contribution, so I added the 6 pound one.
  19654.  
  19655.  
  19656.  
  19657.  
  19658. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19659.  
  19660. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19661. years ago
  19662.  
  19663. @scott.henderson1 SNAP! We love it here too and it will be a feature in
  19664. the WEDG shipping for March! :)
  19665.  
  19666.  
  19667.  
  19668.  
  19669. scott.henderson
  19670.  
  19671. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> almost 3 years ago
  19672.  
  19673. Thanks for the Raid update team!
  19674.  
  19675. I also like Alex Stamps idea if it is not already part of the basic
  19676. controls for the LED display on the unit.
  19677.  
  19678.  
  19679.  
  19680.  
  19681. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19682.  
  19683. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19684. years ago
  19685.  
  19686. @Alex Stamp that’s a really good idea, its not currently a feature we
  19687. have in mind but I’ll add it to the feature wish list so it is available
  19688. when the app is developed or even just part of the WEDG system anyway :)
  19689.  
  19690.  
  19691.  
  19692.  
  19693. Alex Stamp
  19694.  
  19695. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> almost 3 years ago
  19696.  
  19697. I don’t know if it would be covered by the LED App stretch goal but
  19698. would it be possible to look at having the LED profile set by time of
  19699. day? For example show all during the day but notifications only at
  19700. night. This would be useful say if it was kept in a room where someone
  19701. sleeps so you wouldn’t have to go into the dash to turn of the LED’s
  19702. every night.
  19703.  
  19704.  
  19705.  
  19706.  
  19707. David Christian
  19708.  
  19709. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  19710.  
  19711. There are only two left of the one I’m interested in.
  19712. If your unable to provide a by then, I’ll have to pass.
  19713.  
  19714.  
  19715.  
  19716.  
  19717. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19718.  
  19719. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19720. years ago
  19721.  
  19722. Here’s an update on the WEDG RAID support topic that many of you have
  19723. expressed an interest in.
  19724.  
  19725. We’ve had a lengthy discussion together and as a result we have a plan
  19726. to action to determine if RAID is possible and if it is what’s involved
  19727. in achieving it. We are going to action this work as a matter of top
  19728. priority and aim to have a definitive answer for you as soon as possible.
  19729.  
  19730. Thank you for your patience :)
  19731.  
  19732.  
  19733.  
  19734.  
  19735. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19736.  
  19737. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19738. years ago
  19739.  
  19740. @tetardbleu noted!
  19741.  
  19742.  
  19743.  
  19744.  
  19745. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19746.  
  19747. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19748. years ago
  19749.  
  19750. @David Christian please bear with us, we think yes it will work but
  19751. we’re waiting for a response from a contact who might have one…I want to
  19752. give you a 100% accurate answer.
  19753.  
  19754.  
  19755.  
  19756.  
  19757. tetardbleu
  19758.  
  19759. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> almost 3 years ago
  19760.  
  19761. I Also vote for the eventual stretch goal of 2X 2TB drive instead of an
  19762. imaginary 4TB 2.5 inches drive!
  19763.  
  19764.  
  19765.  
  19766.  
  19767. David Christian
  19768.  
  19769. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  19770.  
  19771. Wedge, Any to my USB Drobo question?
  19772. The Pro driveless option is filling up fast…
  19773.  
  19774.  
  19775.  
  19776.  
  19777. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19778.  
  19779. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19780. years ago
  19781.  
  19782. @ZHUO YANG the ‘drive-less’ WEDG does not come pre-installed with storage.
  19783.  
  19784.  
  19785.  
  19786.  
  19787. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19788.  
  19789. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19790. years ago
  19791.  
  19792. @Philipp Stäheli thank you for your passion and support for WEDG. This
  19793. is a request made by many people which is obviously something that is in
  19794. demand. I’m going to arranging an urgent meeting after this post with
  19795. the developers and we’re going to find a solution to this one way or
  19796. another. I will get back to you and everyone else when we have a
  19797. definitive answer.
  19798.  
  19799. Thank you for your patience.
  19800.  
  19801.  
  19802.  
  19803.  
  19804. ZHUO YANG
  19805.  
  19806. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8355345> almost 3 years ago
  19807.  
  19808. Hi, does the drive-less (INTEL) has storage pre-installed? It seems to
  19809. me that it doesn’t include the 1TB.
  19810.  
  19811.  
  19812.  
  19813.  
  19814. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19815.  
  19816. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19817. years ago
  19818.  
  19819. @Stefan Berger there is no VPN offering as such from us, however we do
  19820. provide a Dynamic DNS service free for all Indiegogo backers for life
  19821. called WEDGNET –
  19822. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-butt-you-ve-been-waiting-for/x/8453832#wedgnet
  19823.  
  19824.  
  19825.  
  19826.  
  19827. Philipp Stäheli
  19828.  
  19829. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> almost 3 years ago
  19830.  
  19831. Hello Wedg,
  19832. I hoped you would add a second drive in the wedg. All Wedg is about is
  19833. security and design. But then when it comes to the most essential, most
  19834. important piece you ignore it and make me do weird backup solutions that
  19835. go against your design and concept:
  19836. - connect a USB drive kills the design
  19837. - upload to gmail? try uploading 1 TB
  19838. - get a second wedg? “all in one solution?”
  19839. - upload to NAS? i want wedg as my NAS
  19840. - seriously, how much is a raid controller?
  19841.  
  19842.  
  19843.  
  19844.  
  19845. Stefan Berger
  19846.  
  19847. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4274586> almost 3 years ago
  19848.  
  19849. Will there be VPN support?
  19850.  
  19851.  
  19852.  
  19853.  
  19854. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19855.  
  19856. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19857. years ago
  19858.  
  19859. @Anders Stangeland there is no support ActiveSync, however our mobile
  19860. app manages all sync elements and can even push calendar and contacts to
  19861. your device calendar and address book if you’d prefer.
  19862.  
  19863.  
  19864.  
  19865.  
  19866. Anders Stangeland
  19867.  
  19868. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8673957> almost 3 years ago
  19869.  
  19870. I wonder if you are planning support for ActiveSync for mobile devices.
  19871. ActiveSync is the easiest way for mail, calendar and contact sync on
  19872. mobile. Or how will this work with iOS, Windows Phone and Android?
  19873.  
  19874.  
  19875.  
  19876.  
  19877. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19878.  
  19879. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19880. years ago
  19881.  
  19882. @david.j.aldred yep! :)
  19883.  
  19884.  
  19885.  
  19886.  
  19887. David Aldred
  19888.  
  19889. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  19890.  
  19891. ok, thanks – so we have the option of a connected USB drive can being
  19892. fully encrypted in much the same way as the existing internal drive?
  19893.  
  19894. Perfect, thanks – gives a degree of flexibility in the setup!
  19895.  
  19896.  
  19897.  
  19898.  
  19899. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19900.  
  19901. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19902. years ago
  19903.  
  19904. *…encrypt folders and files on the FLY or the entire drive.
  19905.  
  19906.  
  19907.  
  19908.  
  19909. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19910.  
  19911. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19912. years ago
  19913.  
  19914. @david.j.aldred well let me clear that one up for you then. Yes,
  19915. external drives can be encrypted as well, you can choose to encrypt
  19916. folders and files on the file or the entire drive.
  19917.  
  19918.  
  19919.  
  19920.  
  19921. David Aldred
  19922.  
  19923. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  19924.  
  19925. @Neil – didn’t mean to hijack your question, but yes, confirmation that
  19926. the USB drive can be used as active storage.
  19927.  
  19928. Where I’m not 100% sure – @Wedg … can Wedg manage encryption of an
  19929. externally plugged USB drive? Or does it just manage the interfacing /
  19930. accessing of the (unencrypted) data on it?
  19931. Latter is still useful, as I can then use it to hold media content, but
  19932. keep personal content encrypted within Wedg
  19933.  
  19934.  
  19935.  
  19936.  
  19937. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19938.  
  19939. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19940. years ago
  19941.  
  19942. @david.j.aldred correct, and thats how additional storage can be added.
  19943.  
  19944. YES! Get those claps in only 13 days left!
  19945.  
  19946.  
  19947.  
  19948.  
  19949. Neil Campbell
  19950.  
  19951. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5713479> almost 3 years ago
  19952.  
  19953. My question was about USB drives, not internal 2.5" drives. So, can they
  19954. be used for active storage, rather than just for backup?
  19955.  
  19956.  
  19957.  
  19958.  
  19959. David Aldred
  19960.  
  19961. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  19962.  
  19963. It’s also good to see the thunderclap gaining support too – 47%
  19964. For those not yet done so – do back it here…
  19965. https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/16458-wedg-on-indiegogo?locale=en
  19966.  
  19967. Helps spread the message in one big bang!
  19968.  
  19969.  
  19970.  
  19971.  
  19972. David Aldred
  19973.  
  19974. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  19975.  
  19976. Thanks – so out of curiosity, why is it a connected usb drive works ok
  19977. with it? Does it have its own controller?
  19978.  
  19979.  
  19980.  
  19981.  
  19982. Carol Bohm-Scott
  19983.  
  19984. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  19985. years ago
  19986.  
  19987. @david.j.aldred not at the moment as read/write performance degrades
  19988. dramatically
  19989.  
  19990.  
  19991.  
  19992.  
  19993. David Aldred
  19994.  
  19995. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  19996.  
  19997. “yes 2.5” drives but there is enough room for you to stack two drives
  19998. (one on top of the other) easily"
  19999.  
  20000. Very interesting – can both be connected / used at the same time?
  20001.  
  20002.  
  20003.  
  20004.  
  20005. Neil Campbell
  20006.  
  20007. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5713479> almost 3 years ago
  20008.  
  20009. Can we add storage (rather than just a backup device) via the USB port?
  20010. If so, can it be a RAID device?
  20011.  
  20012.  
  20013.  
  20014.  
  20015. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20016.  
  20017. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20018. years ago
  20019.  
  20020. @jdifour yes 2.5" drives but there is enough room for you to stack two
  20021. drives (one on top of the other) easily. We’ve done this so there is a
  20022. secure location to store a spare hard drive during potential upgrade
  20023. procedure.
  20024.  
  20025. We can’t make recommendations/endorsements unfortunately, but a simple
  20026. search will show results on good hardware options and public
  20027. recommendations. :)
  20028.  
  20029.  
  20030.  
  20031.  
  20032. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20033.  
  20034. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20035. years ago
  20036.  
  20037. @brad6936 we intend to release our source code but don’t have a road map
  20038. as of yet.
  20039.  
  20040. For WEDG Pro with Intel around 60 users
  20041. For WEDG with ARM around 38 users
  20042.  
  20043. As you’ve said performance issues, so WEDG can handle more but it just
  20044. depends on their individual usage.
  20045.  
  20046.  
  20047.  
  20048.  
  20049. James Ireland IV
  20050.  
  20051. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4111941> almost 3 years ago
  20052.  
  20053. Just to confirm, because I didn’t see a spec listed, if we’re supplying
  20054. our own drive, it must be a 2.5"? And is there a restriction on drive
  20055. height, or will 15mm fit? What’s the best/most reliable/enterprise-level
  20056. drive that you guys recommend?
  20057.  
  20058.  
  20059.  
  20060.  
  20061. Brad Magri-Olson
  20062.  
  20063. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709187> almost 3 years ago
  20064.  
  20065. Also, how many users (email and file storage) will the Wedge Pro be able
  20066. to support without having any performance issues.
  20067.  
  20068.  
  20069.  
  20070.  
  20071. Brad Magri-Olson
  20072.  
  20073. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709187> almost 3 years ago
  20074.  
  20075. Hi There,
  20076.  
  20077. will your OS be available to install on more power hardware going forward?
  20078.  
  20079.  
  20080.  
  20081.  
  20082. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20083.  
  20084. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20085. years ago
  20086.  
  20087. @Rainer Stober keep your fingers crossed like us! :)
  20088.  
  20089.  
  20090.  
  20091.  
  20092. David Christian
  20093.  
  20094. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  20095.  
  20096. Wedge, Thanks.
  20097.  
  20098. Rainer, That seems a forgone conclusion!
  20099.  
  20100.  
  20101.  
  20102.  
  20103. Rainer Stober
  20104.  
  20105. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7857754> almost 3 years ago
  20106.  
  20107. Hope this time you got hit your aims…
  20108.  
  20109.  
  20110.  
  20111.  
  20112. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20113.  
  20114. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20115. years ago
  20116.  
  20117. @David Christian interesting, we’ll take a closer look at the Drobo D5
  20118. and confirm your original question one way or another. Thanks for your
  20119. patience :)
  20120.  
  20121.  
  20122.  
  20123.  
  20124. David Christian
  20125.  
  20126. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  20127.  
  20128. The Drobo uses a Type B connection for USB 3.0 and it also has the newer
  20129. Intel Thunderbolt.
  20130.  
  20131.  
  20132.  
  20133.  
  20134. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20135.  
  20136. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20137. years ago
  20138.  
  20139. @David Christian
  20140. We don’t have a Drobo D5 to hand, however we understand it has USB Type
  20141. A connections, like WEDG as such a connection cannot be formed. If the
  20142. Drobo D5 has a Type B connection then its certainly worth investigating.
  20143.  
  20144. Can you advise and or confirm?
  20145.  
  20146.  
  20147.  
  20148.  
  20149. David Christian
  20150.  
  20151. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  20152.  
  20153. Wedge,
  20154.  
  20155. You replied to my earlier question:
  20156. 1. No you can’t connect the Drobo 5D to WEDG, you can however send
  20157. encrypted backup archives to the Drobo or any NAS for that matter.
  20158.  
  20159. So if the Drobo can’t be connected via USB 3.0 then the only option is a
  20160. NAS.
  20161.  
  20162. What is the reason the Drobo cannot be connected to the USB port on the
  20163. Wedge?
  20164. Is it strictly for single drives/USB sticks?
  20165.  
  20166.  
  20167.  
  20168.  
  20169. David Christian
  20170.  
  20171. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  20172.  
  20173. My hope was the Wedge would solve this shortcoming with VLC by allowing
  20174. access to the content beyond the local network. To stream movies for the
  20175. kids to view on IOS devices.
  20176.  
  20177.  
  20178.  
  20179.  
  20180. David Christian
  20181.  
  20182. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  20183.  
  20184. Tiger, thanks…I use VLC currently. It works by installing the client
  20185. side to a computer with the file to be viewed. The app on the IOS device
  20186. then streams the content.
  20187.  
  20188. If content was on the Wedge drive, without an OS on the Wedge (VLC
  20189. supported) there wouldn’t be a client for the app to connect to. Plus
  20190. VLC only works on a local network.
  20191.  
  20192.  
  20193.  
  20194.  
  20195. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20196.  
  20197. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20198. years ago
  20199.  
  20200. @tigerbus thanks!
  20201.  
  20202.  
  20203.  
  20204.  
  20205. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20206.  
  20207. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20208. years ago
  20209.  
  20210. @David Christian the USB ports can be used read AND write during normal
  20211. use and during backup stages :)
  20212.  
  20213. That’s a really an iOS question which we can’t answer in that regard,
  20214. however we can confirm that our mobile app can play the MKV format.
  20215.  
  20216. Hope that helps!
  20217.  
  20218.  
  20219.  
  20220.  
  20221. Tiger Bus
  20222.  
  20223. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  20224.  
  20225. @David Christian: This is an iOS specific problem completely unrelated
  20226. to the WEDG, but here you go:
  20227. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ios.html ;)
  20228.  
  20229.  
  20230.  
  20231.  
  20232. David Christian
  20233.  
  20234. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  20235.  
  20236. A few follow up questions & a confirmation.
  20237. The USB is then strictly for writing to a external source? It cannot be
  20238. read from except to restore a backup? presumably to the internal Wedge
  20239. drive?
  20240.  
  20241. The IOS video player does not play MKV files, so in instances of those
  20242. formats, is there an alternative?
  20243.  
  20244.  
  20245.  
  20246.  
  20247. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20248.  
  20249. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20250. years ago
  20251.  
  20252. @tigerbus good idea. We’ll get something drawn up soon!
  20253.  
  20254.  
  20255.  
  20256.  
  20257. Tiger Bus
  20258.  
  20259. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  20260.  
  20261. But hey let’s face it: Even the ARM board will do more or less NOTHING
  20262. most of the day, once the OS is loaded. The services are mostly
  20263. scheduled in large intervals (compared to how quickly they COULD be run)
  20264. and are not even very CPU intensive. Unless, of course, you are
  20265. encrypting some large files or watching some HD stream and alike. But
  20266. those rare occasions will probably not influence the yearly average
  20267. thaaaat much ;)
  20268.  
  20269. Looking forward to your own measurements, maybe categorize them by use?
  20270.  
  20271.  
  20272.  
  20273.  
  20274. Tiger Bus
  20275.  
  20276. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  20277.  
  20278. I found that you are advised to buy a 1.2amps 5V power supply for your
  20279. RasPi to have enough power in all situations – that’s 6W on the DC side.
  20280. Let’s consider this an “absolute maxium rating”. Then I found a thread
  20281. by people who use batteries to power their RasPi and have great interest
  20282. in actual power consumption. They did many measurements, most if them
  20283. running a linux clone of some sort, even X. Result: 2W is most common,
  20284. even starting X, maxium on shutdown at round 3W.
  20285.  
  20286.  
  20287.  
  20288.  
  20289. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20290.  
  20291. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20292. years ago
  20293.  
  20294. @Tiger Bus because there are so many variables its difficult to give
  20295. single definitive answer. Let us know what you find on the Rasp Pi side
  20296. and we’ll kick off some tests here too tomorrow.
  20297.  
  20298.  
  20299.  
  20300.  
  20301. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20302.  
  20303. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20304. years ago
  20305.  
  20306. @Tiger Bus because there are so many variables its difficult to give
  20307. single definitive answer. Let us know what you find on the Rasp Pi side
  20308. and we’ll kick off some tests here too tomorrow.
  20309.  
  20310.  
  20311.  
  20312.  
  20313. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20314.  
  20315. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20316. years ago
  20317.  
  20318. @Tiger Bus because there are so many variables its difficult to give
  20319. single definitive answer. Let us know what you find on the Rasp Pi side
  20320. and we’ll kick off some tests here too tomorrow.
  20321.  
  20322.  
  20323.  
  20324.  
  20325. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20326.  
  20327. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20328. years ago
  20329.  
  20330. @Tiger Bus because there are so many variables its difficult to give
  20331. single definitive answer. Let us know what you find on the Rasp Pi side
  20332. and we’ll kick off some tests here too tomorrow.
  20333.  
  20334.  
  20335.  
  20336.  
  20337. Tiger Bus
  20338.  
  20339. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  20340.  
  20341. As I say… even the 2.5amps are absolute maximum ratings for the board
  20342. itself. That means 100% CPU all the time. NO WAY ;) So again, I suspect
  20343. the actual average to be way below that… I’ll try finding specs and user
  20344. feedback from the raspi community, that should help judging the specs….
  20345.  
  20346.  
  20347.  
  20348.  
  20349. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20350.  
  20351. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20352. years ago
  20353.  
  20354. @tigerbus 2/2
  20355.  
  20356. Assume 24 hours usage and 30 days average in a month;
  20357. 24 × 30 = 5040 hours per month
  20358.  
  20359. 5040 × 0.014 = 50.4 watts
  20360. 10p = £0.1
  20361. 50.4 × 0.1 = £5.04
  20362.  
  20363. To run WEDG constantly costs £5.04 /month, £60.48 /year. But this will
  20364. change as the drive spins down during inactivity.
  20365.  
  20366. Hope this helps?
  20367.  
  20368.  
  20369.  
  20370.  
  20371. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20372.  
  20373. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20374. years ago
  20375.  
  20376. @tigerbus 1/2
  20377. Here’s what I have from our electronics guy:
  20378. 5V * 2.5A = 12.5W
  20379. 12.5W + 1.5W is 14W total.
  20380.  
  20381. 14W is the total power consumption per second.
  20382. 1000W = 10p rough guess
  20383. 14 / 1000 = 0.014 kilowatts per hour
  20384.  
  20385.  
  20386.  
  20387.  
  20388. Tiger Bus
  20389.  
  20390. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  20391.  
  20392. s/so/no/
  20393.  
  20394.  
  20395.  
  20396.  
  20397. Tiger Bus
  20398.  
  20399. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  20400.  
  20401. About wattage etc: These are ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM ratings… so way this thing
  20402. is going to burn 130W 24/7! A standard desktop PC has a 600+W power
  20403. supply, but this is definately not constant power draw during average
  20404. use. I suspect the actual average over a year to be rather in the range
  20405. for 20% of the absolute maximum ratings….
  20406.  
  20407.  
  20408.  
  20409.  
  20410. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20411.  
  20412. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20413. years ago
  20414.  
  20415. @David Christian
  20416. Glad to know you’re think of backing the WEDG Pro with Intel.
  20417.  
  20418. 1. No you can’t connect the Drobo 5D to WEDG, you can however send
  20419. encrypted backup archives to the Drobo or any NAS for that matter.
  20420.  
  20421. 2. Yes, your iPhone can play media on the WEDG and you dont have to use
  20422. the app, Safari alone is fine as it will launch the video within the iOS
  20423. video player.
  20424.  
  20425. 3. The 4TB limit is implied by the CPU, we can’t say if an update will
  20426. allow the CPU to see past 4TB.
  20427.  
  20428.  
  20429.  
  20430.  
  20431. David Christian
  20432.  
  20433. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  20434.  
  20435. I am considering backing this with the Pro version. I do have a few
  20436. questions though.
  20437.  
  20438. 1) The USB port, can I connect a Drobo 5D and have access to its files
  20439. and data through the Wedge? a. If it can, does it also encrypt the Drobo
  20440. data? & if so, can you explain how.
  20441.  
  20442. 2) Can the Wedge stream content to an iPhone through the LAN connection?
  20443. This would then also need an iPhone app to work with.
  20444.  
  20445. 3) Will the Wedge be able to accept firmware updates to install drives
  20446. larger than 4TB?
  20447.  
  20448.  
  20449.  
  20450.  
  20451. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20452.  
  20453. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20454. years ago
  20455.  
  20456. @Chris Thyssen well you could pick the perk where you’d be a our VIP
  20457. guest? Otherwise we aim to ship for late March, closer the time if you
  20458. are in Manchester we could arrange local pick up yes.
  20459.  
  20460.  
  20461.  
  20462.  
  20463. Ruanth Chrisley Thyssen
  20464.  
  20465. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/485007> almost 3 years ago
  20466.  
  20467. when does it ship! Can I go to Britain and pick it up from your head office?
  20468.  
  20469.  
  20470.  
  20471.  
  20472. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20473.  
  20474. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20475. years ago
  20476.  
  20477. @vasvi.cakir we’ll be working super hard to get the WEDG out to by March!!
  20478.  
  20479.  
  20480.  
  20481.  
  20482. tetardbleu
  20483.  
  20484. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> almost 3 years ago
  20485.  
  20486. I totally agree with @sattler’s comment below, if the HD exists of course!
  20487.  
  20488.  
  20489.  
  20490.  
  20491. vasvi.cakir
  20492.  
  20493. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8713392> almost 3 years ago
  20494.  
  20495. Great Product-Idea “WEDG”.
  20496. I’m still waiting for March 2015 (Delivery) ;-)
  20497.  
  20498.  
  20499.  
  20500.  
  20501. David Aldred
  20502.  
  20503. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  20504.  
  20505. @sattler – could be wrong, but think 2tb is currently max size for a
  20506. 2.5" drive – sure it won’t be long before it’s 3+tb though
  20507.  
  20508. Personally, I foresee SSD’s out-sizing HDDs in the 2.5" arena
  20509.  
  20510.  
  20511.  
  20512.  
  20513. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20514.  
  20515. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20516. years ago
  20517.  
  20518. @jane vassar lol! not sure we could afford the royalties! Thank you for
  20519. your support and encouragement!
  20520.  
  20521.  
  20522.  
  20523.  
  20524. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20525.  
  20526. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20527. years ago
  20528.  
  20529. @sattler thanks for your support! We’ll add it to the list of possible
  20530. stretchgoals :)
  20531.  
  20532.  
  20533.  
  20534.  
  20535. jennifer jane
  20536.  
  20537. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8711702> almost 3 years ago
  20538.  
  20539. how many times have people asked you if you will use, “Get Off of My
  20540. Butt” as a theme song? How many times has Mick Jagger asked you that?
  20541.  
  20542. anyway, brilliant, brilliant, and well done, you. or as we say in
  20543. brooklyn, youse.
  20544.  
  20545. cheers,
  20546. jane vassar
  20547.  
  20548.  
  20549.  
  20550.  
  20551. sattler
  20552.  
  20553. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8272012> almost 3 years ago
  20554.  
  20555. Great to see you guys back. BTW, I guess a 2 or even maybe 4 TB upgrade
  20556. perk would be much appreciated. At least by me it would ;-)
  20557. I’m pretty sure this time WEDG will be funded! Keep going!
  20558.  
  20559.  
  20560.  
  20561.  
  20562. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20563.  
  20564. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20565. years ago
  20566.  
  20567. @david.j.aldred correct its 5V, the maths looks right to me but i’ve
  20568. asked the electronics guy to double check so will get back to you shortly.
  20569.  
  20570.  
  20571.  
  20572.  
  20573. David Aldred
  20574.  
  20575. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  20576.  
  20577. Assuming it is 5v, my ‘back of a fag packet’ maths says it has a rating
  20578. of 15w, or about 130kwh p/a
  20579.  
  20580. I pay 10.1p per kwh, giving running cost of about £13 p/a
  20581.  
  20582. But feel free to picks holes in my calculations (and assumes running at
  20583. full power 24/7/365 – I assume the disk spins down when not in use?)
  20584.  
  20585.  
  20586.  
  20587.  
  20588. David Aldred
  20589.  
  20590. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  20591.  
  20592. You’ve mentioned a basic setup would run on ~3amp, but on what voltage
  20593. does it run (so I can calc wattage—>kwh—>cost!). The Minnowmax wiki
  20594. suggests 5v – is this correct?
  20595.  
  20596. thanks!
  20597.  
  20598.  
  20599.  
  20600.  
  20601. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20602.  
  20603. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20604. years ago
  20605.  
  20606. @Ken Taylor the £6 is for UK and International shipping.
  20607.  
  20608.  
  20609.  
  20610.  
  20611. Ken Taylor
  20612.  
  20613. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 3 years ago
  20614.  
  20615. Hi,
  20616.  
  20617. Is the extra £6 for shipping for outside the UK or do we need to add it
  20618. for shipping to the UK as well,
  20619. Just went through the contribute now and saw no option to add it. but am
  20620. in the UK.
  20621.  
  20622. Thanks
  20623.  
  20624.  
  20625.  
  20626.  
  20627. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20628.  
  20629. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20630. years ago
  20631.  
  20632. @tigerbus yes, CalDAV and CardDAV are fully supported on WEDG.
  20633.  
  20634.  
  20635.  
  20636.  
  20637. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20638.  
  20639. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20640. years ago
  20641.  
  20642. @david.j.aldred echo echo echosystem has been replaced with ‘ecosystem’
  20643. :) thanks for the heads up!
  20644.  
  20645.  
  20646.  
  20647.  
  20648. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20649.  
  20650. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20651. years ago
  20652.  
  20653. @James Taylor thanks James!
  20654.  
  20655.  
  20656.  
  20657.  
  20658. Tiger Bus
  20659.  
  20660. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  20661.  
  20662. Btw, do you support standard CalDAV and CardDAV syncs or can I run a
  20663. calendar server on the WEDG without internet connection? I don’t want to
  20664. rely on anything but a private infrastructure, not even on wedgnet –
  20665. possible?
  20666.  
  20667.  
  20668.  
  20669.  
  20670. David Aldred
  20671.  
  20672. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  20673.  
  20674. Spotted another type guys…
  20675. Our platform is built on Open Source software and as such we intend to
  20676. honour the license agreements and respect the echosystem of free software.
  20677.  
  20678. Unless it’s a new feature I’m unfamiliar with ;)
  20679.  
  20680.  
  20681.  
  20682.  
  20683. James Taylor
  20684.  
  20685. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5657565> almost 3 years ago
  20686.  
  20687. Great to see you guys at it again! Hopefully, this time I’ll get the
  20688. terrific product you have designed…. Can’t believe it didn’t fly the
  20689. first time, but here’s hoping you get it this time.
  20690.  
  20691.  
  20692.  
  20693.  
  20694. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20695.  
  20696. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20697. years ago
  20698.  
  20699. @david.j.aldred today was just for you, the Kickstarter supports,
  20700. tomorrow we ‘officially’ launch and get messages out to many more
  20701. channels including social media and press contacts.
  20702.  
  20703. Correct, this campaign is for the maximum 60 days allowed, while the
  20704. Kickstarter campaign ran for 45.
  20705.  
  20706.  
  20707.  
  20708.  
  20709. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20710.  
  20711. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20712. years ago
  20713.  
  20714. @Charles Verghese thank you so much for your support and for backing us
  20715. again :)
  20716.  
  20717.  
  20718.  
  20719.  
  20720. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20721.  
  20722. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20723. years ago
  20724.  
  20725. @Steven Newman thats a problem we look forward to having, although since
  20726. your comment came through we’ve been head scratching and making a list
  20727. of potential contenders.
  20728.  
  20729. We appreciate your support Steven and value you as a backer very much.
  20730.  
  20731. Yes, the process requires the WEDG app to access your mobile address
  20732. book, import them into the app and then on to WEDG Mail address book.
  20733.  
  20734.  
  20735.  
  20736.  
  20737. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20738.  
  20739. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20740. years ago
  20741.  
  20742. @Chris Horsfield thanks for the support! :)
  20743.  
  20744.  
  20745.  
  20746.  
  20747. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20748.  
  20749. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20750. years ago
  20751.  
  20752. @tetardbleu thanks for your feedback. We’ll do something to address this
  20753. and get back to you asap and then if we need to adjust the contribution
  20754. amount we’ll help you through that.
  20755.  
  20756.  
  20757.  
  20758.  
  20759. Charles Verghese
  20760.  
  20761. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3250887> almost 3 years ago
  20762.  
  20763. One of the old Kickstarter backers!
  20764.  
  20765. Glad you’re on round 2…though I wish it was a little bit later….running
  20766. short on funds…but funded anyways!!
  20767.  
  20768. All the best to Shehbaz & the rest of team WEDG !
  20769.  
  20770. 2nd time’s a charm, eh?
  20771.  
  20772.  
  20773.  
  20774.  
  20775. David Aldred
  20776.  
  20777. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  20778.  
  20779. @Steven
  20780. It’s a great achievement – and testament to the great product the guys
  20781. have come up with – but don’t forget 20k is ‘only’ a third of what had
  20782. previously been raised, and all backers are those ported from the
  20783. previous campaign.
  20784.  
  20785. But it’s a great start, and sounds like the team have really taken on
  20786. board all the previous feedback and built it into the revised product.
  20787.  
  20788. Am I also right in thinking this is a much longer campaign at 60 days?
  20789. What was KS – 30?
  20790.  
  20791.  
  20792.  
  20793.  
  20794. Steven Newman
  20795.  
  20796. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> almost 3 years ago
  20797.  
  20798. 27% in under 5 hours. If we keep this up, you’ll need to come up with
  20799. some new stretch goals! What an awesome problem to have!!
  20800.  
  20801. As I’ve said before, I’m totally excited by your product and your team.
  20802.  
  20803. Is there a way to sync email contacts between WEDG email and either iOS
  20804. or Android systems?
  20805.  
  20806. Thanks!
  20807.  
  20808.  
  20809.  
  20810.  
  20811. Chris Horsfield
  20812.  
  20813. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4115733> almost 3 years ago
  20814.  
  20815. The Wedg Arm looks too good a bargain to not pick.It’s the original Wedg
  20816. but cheaper. From a household with 3 Raspberry Pi’s it looks powerful
  20817. enough for the job.
  20818. Good luck second time around.
  20819.  
  20820. Chris
  20821.  
  20822.  
  20823.  
  20824.  
  20825. tetardbleu
  20826.  
  20827. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> almost 3 years ago
  20828.  
  20829. @teamwedg I was wondering why this time, the aluminum edition didn’t
  20830. come with a 2TB drive? Actually i was a little sad about it, even if i’m
  20831. sure you had your reasons.
  20832.  
  20833.  
  20834.  
  20835.  
  20836. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20837.  
  20838. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20839. years ago
  20840.  
  20841. @david.j.aldred i see how that’s misleading, its actually because the
  20842. Minnowboard Max has USB 3.0 so 802.11AC is capable, while the
  20843. Cubieboard2 has USB 2.0 and is limited to 802.11N.
  20844.  
  20845. We will clarify this though!
  20846.  
  20847.  
  20848.  
  20849.  
  20850. David Aldred
  20851.  
  20852. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  20853.  
  20854. Wicked, thanks for clarifying – it read as though WiFi was Pro only
  20855. “But the Minnowboard Max living up to its name also offers us the
  20856. ability to add real 802.11AC Wi-Fi – see stretchgoals.
  20857. "
  20858.  
  20859.  
  20860.  
  20861.  
  20862. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20863.  
  20864. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20865. years ago
  20866.  
  20867. @david.j.aldred whoops! we’ll get those corrected asap!
  20868. No, the stretch goals are not model specific, they apply to both models.
  20869.  
  20870.  
  20871.  
  20872.  
  20873. David Aldred
  20874.  
  20875. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  20876.  
  20877. Sorry – another question!
  20878.  
  20879. Are the stretch goals device specific – eg, does HDMI & Wifi Stretches
  20880. relate only to Pro? Not clear if it is, but if so, may be worth
  20881. clarifying on the page
  20882.  
  20883.  
  20884.  
  20885.  
  20886. David Aldred
  20887.  
  20888. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  20889.  
  20890. ps – typo on your page…
  20891. “Does the WEDG come with a warrantee?
  20892. Yes, we offer a one-year replacement warrantee”
  20893.  
  20894. Warrant-ee refers to the recipient of a warrant-y ;p
  20895.  
  20896.  
  20897.  
  20898.  
  20899. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20900.  
  20901. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20902. years ago
  20903.  
  20904. @scott.henderson1 thank you for your support and best wishes Scott! :D
  20905.  
  20906.  
  20907.  
  20908.  
  20909. scott.henderson
  20910.  
  20911. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> almost 3 years ago
  20912.  
  20913. You’re at 20% and the campaign doesn’t officially kick off until
  20914. tomorrow! :)
  20915.  
  20916. Can’t wait for my 2 Wedg Pros to arrive next March/April!
  20917.  
  20918. Good luck Shehbaz and the rest of the WEDG team!
  20919.  
  20920.  
  20921.  
  20922.  
  20923. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20924.  
  20925. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20926. years ago
  20927.  
  20928. @david.j.aldred thanks for your best wishes. We’ll have a think about
  20929. your comments for sure and see what we can do to help. Yes, photo backup
  20930. is now standard with our mobile app for all mobile platforms; Android,
  20931. iOS, Windows and BlackBerry – we are also including Firefox OS on our
  20932. wishlist for post funding success.
  20933.  
  20934.  
  20935.  
  20936.  
  20937. David Aldred
  20938.  
  20939. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  20940.  
  20941. 3/3
  20942. Did I read the description right that auto-photo-backup to wedg from
  20943. android phone is now a standard feature? I use this feature within
  20944. ownButt and works superb – better than the built-in Google Plus auto backup.
  20945.  
  20946.  
  20947.  
  20948.  
  20949. David Aldred
  20950.  
  20951. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  20952.  
  20953. 2/3
  20954. Incidentally, I’ve backed a similar project on Kickstarter (Slice, hence
  20955. not fussed re XBMC stretch) that gave 2tb drive as a stretch goal (paid)
  20956. upgrade, and was very popular – worth thinking about :o) (in fact, the
  20957. diskless options were extremely popular there too – worth thinking
  20958. about, as I think you’ve limited diskless options here)
  20959.  
  20960.  
  20961.  
  20962.  
  20963. David Aldred
  20964.  
  20965. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  20966.  
  20967. 1/3 (silly 500 char limit!)
  20968. Tricky choices guys.
  20969.  
  20970. Like the sound of the pro – though don’t really need the extra power
  20971. (though 4tb ability helps).
  20972. I would go diskless, as I want a 2tb drive, but it’s only a little extra
  20973. for the 1tb option. Shame the 24hr special Pro isn’t as heavily
  20974. discounted as the 24hr ARM
  20975.  
  20976. I’ll likely go pro, but need to figure out if it’s worth the extra £70
  20977. first. But either way – glad you’re back & hope it succeeds this time.
  20978.  
  20979.  
  20980.  
  20981.  
  20982. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20983.  
  20984. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20985. years ago
  20986.  
  20987. @Eliasz Zurawka we’ve seen your email and have replied regarding
  20988. adjusting your perk.
  20989.  
  20990. For shipping, we now have a new perk just for shipping so you can also
  20991. select that or hit the Contribute Now button and manually enter £6.
  20992.  
  20993.  
  20994.  
  20995.  
  20996. Carol Bohm-Scott
  20997.  
  20998. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  20999. years ago
  21000.  
  21001. What aaddiikk said or you can now add the ‘Worldwide Shipping’ Perk if
  21002. you forget. :)
  21003.  
  21004. Thanks aaddiikk!
  21005.  
  21006.  
  21007.  
  21008.  
  21009. aaddiikk
  21010.  
  21011. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> almost 3 years ago
  21012.  
  21013. Guys, just click on ‘contribute now’ and put shipping cost there if you
  21014. forgot to add it before.
  21015.  
  21016.  
  21017.  
  21018.  
  21019. Eliasz
  21020.  
  21021. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695051> almost 3 years ago
  21022.  
  21023. Also, i forgot to add 6$(pounds) to the order i want for shipping. How
  21024. can i adjust the pledge amount?
  21025.  
  21026.  
  21027.  
  21028.  
  21029. Eliasz
  21030.  
  21031. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695051> almost 3 years ago
  21032.  
  21033. Sorry im new to Indiegogo.
  21034.  
  21035. I picked the 129 level frist, and realized i want the intel box instead.
  21036. So i re-pledge at 199, however it looks like now i have ordered both??
  21037.  
  21038. I thought it would just update my pledge. How can i remove the one i no
  21039. longer want?
  21040.  
  21041. Thanks
  21042.  
  21043.  
  21044.  
  21045.  
  21046. Carol Bohm-Scott
  21047.  
  21048. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  21049. years ago
  21050.  
  21051. @Franco the WEDG Pro with Intel is actually capable of seeing drives
  21052. with up to 4TB, while the WEDG with ARM is capable of seeing drives with
  21053. up to 2TB of storage.
  21054.  
  21055.  
  21056.  
  21057.  
  21058. Franco
  21059.  
  21060. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707014> almost 3 years ago
  21061.  
  21062. For the Intel WEDG it lists max storage 4TB and ARM is 2TB. I understand
  21063. the internal storage for both must be 2TB so what is 4TB referring to?
  21064.  
  21065.  
  21066.  
  21067.  
  21068. Carol Bohm-Scott
  21069.  
  21070. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  21071. years ago
  21072.  
  21073. @Steven Newman welcome back and thank you for your support. Yes, anyone
  21074. your send an email to is automatically whitelisted on the Spam Filter,
  21075. unless you manually tag them as ‘Spam’ or ‘Block’ – for no future messages.
  21076.  
  21077.  
  21078.  
  21079.  
  21080. Carol Bohm-Scott
  21081.  
  21082. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  21083. years ago
  21084.  
  21085. @Jacob Ovard no worries, just add another contribution £6.
  21086.  
  21087.  
  21088.  
  21089.  
  21090. Carol Bohm-Scott
  21091.  
  21092. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  21093. years ago
  21094.  
  21095. @aaddiikk thank you so much! You’re keeping our fingers crossed tightly too!
  21096.  
  21097.  
  21098.  
  21099.  
  21100. Carol Bohm-Scott
  21101.  
  21102. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  21103. years ago
  21104.  
  21105. @tetardbleu thank you for your support! Fingers crossed!
  21106.  
  21107.  
  21108.  
  21109.  
  21110. Steven Newman
  21111.  
  21112. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> almost 3 years ago
  21113.  
  21114. Hey, guys – just a question on the spam protection. Will you offer white
  21115. listing so that automatically whomever we send an email to will always
  21116. get through unless we manually add them to a spam block?
  21117.  
  21118. Thanks and good luck! I completely believe in your product and team and
  21119. am so excited to be a part of it!
  21120.  
  21121. Steven
  21122.  
  21123.  
  21124.  
  21125.  
  21126. Jacob Ovard
  21127.  
  21128. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8671772> almost 3 years ago
  21129.  
  21130. Whoops! I forgot to add $6 for shipping. I can’t figure out how to edit
  21131. the pledge.
  21132.  
  21133.  
  21134.  
  21135.  
  21136. aaddiikk
  21137.  
  21138. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> almost 3 years ago
  21139.  
  21140. Taken both Intel and ARM (for main and backup site). Good luck guys and
  21141. I will keep my fingers crossed till the end of the campaign! :)
  21142.  
  21143.  
  21144.  
  21145.  
  21146. tetardbleu
  21147.  
  21148. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> almost 3 years ago
  21149.  
  21150. Done! I hope this time it will work for you (and us) guys. Good luck!
  21151.  
  21152.  
  21153.  
  21154.  
  21155. Carol Bohm-Scott
  21156.  
  21157. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  21158. years ago
  21159.  
  21160. @aaddiikk :D you’re pretty awesome too! Please kindly add £12, but if
  21161. you choose the multiple Perk then its just £6 Thanks for you support!
  21162.  
  21163.  
  21164.  
  21165.  
  21166. Carol Bohm-Scott
  21167.  
  21168. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  21169. years ago
  21170.  
  21171. @Brian Somes thanks for you support! Yes, shipping must be added
  21172. manually to the total. You can simply click the big pink ‘CONTRIBUTE
  21173. NOW’ button and pay £6, and we’ll know its for your shipping charges :)
  21174.  
  21175.  
  21176.  
  21177.  
  21178. aaddiikk
  21179.  
  21180. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> almost 3 years ago
  21181.  
  21182. if I buy two, and would like a shipping to Poland, should I add 6 or 12
  21183. pounds? BTW. you guys roooock! :)
  21184.  
  21185.  
  21186.  
  21187.  
  21188. Brian Somes
  21189.  
  21190. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8705869> almost 3 years ago
  21191.  
  21192. So I noticed this did not add the shipping. How to add?
  21193. I’m in for the Wedge Pro Intel special !
  21194. Good luck guys – very happy to see this going again!
  21195.  
  21196.  
  21197.  
  21198.  
  21199. Carol Bohm-Scott
  21200.  
  21201. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  21202. years ago
  21203.  
  21204. @MyWorks Design thank you so much! Glad you like the WEDG Pro! :D
  21205.  
  21206.  
  21207.  
  21208.  
  21209. Carol Bohm-Scott
  21210.  
  21211. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  21212. years ago
  21213.  
  21214. @Nikolai Tesla thank you very much and thank you for your support!
  21215.  
  21216.  
  21217.  
  21218.  
  21219. MyWorks Design
  21220.  
  21221. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 3 years ago
  21222.  
  21223. Yay, #3 – with the Intel Pro version!
  21224.  
  21225. Looking forward to seeing your progress, and I have no doubt this
  21226. campaign will be successful!
  21227.  
  21228.  
  21229.  
  21230.  
  21231. Nikolai Tesla
  21232.  
  21233. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 3 years ago
  21234.  
  21235. Hope you success and looking forward to the Intel based solution.
  21236.  
  21237.  
  21238.  
  21239.  
  21240. Carol Bohm-Scott
  21241.  
  21242. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  21243. years ago
  21244.  
  21245. @Tiger Bus
  21246. :) WOOHOO! Thank you for your support!
  21247.  
  21248.  
  21249.  
  21250.  
  21251. Tiger Bus
  21252.  
  21253. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  21254.  
  21255. #1! yay ;)
  21256.  
  21257.  
  21258.  
  21259.  
  21260. Perks
  21261. £249
  21262. GBP
  21263. WEDG Pro with Intel +1TB
  21264. WEDG Pro powered by Intel! It has 2GB of RAM, USB 3.0 and Gigabit
  21265. Ethernet! Available in black or white with a 1TB drive, t-shirt of your
  21266. choice and size and a pack of stickers. Worldwide Shipping please add £6
  21267. 1 x WEDG 1 x T-Shirt 1 x Sticker pack
  21268. 12 claimed
  21269. Ships Worldwide
  21270. Estimated March 2015
  21271. Estimated March 2015
  21272. Get this perk
  21273.  
  21274. £6
  21275. GBP
  21276. Worldwide Shipping
  21277. Add this perk if you forget to add shipping at the time of backing us.
  21278. 144 claimed
  21279. Ships Worldwide
  21280. Estimated March 2015
  21281. Estimated March 2015
  21282. Get this perk
  21283.  
  21284. £40
  21285. GBP
  21286. WEDG Pro RAID Upgrade #1
  21287. Upgrade your WEDG Pro with Intel to support RAID1. We will install an
  21288. additional component and cables and ship your WEDG out of the box ready.
  21289. Please Note: this Perk is only available for WEDG Pro with Intel.
  21290. 108 claimed
  21291. Ships Worldwide
  21292. Estimated March 2015
  21293. Estimated March 2015
  21294. Get this perk
  21295.  
  21296. £56
  21297. GBP
  21298. 2TB HDD Upgrade
  21299. Double your WEDG storage from 1TB to 2TBs! For WEDG Pro with Intel +1TB
  21300. only. Please do not select this Perk if you have a Drive-less WEDG, you
  21301. will need to upgrade to a WEDG Pro with Intel +1TB first. See Updates
  21302. tab for more information.
  21303. 1 claimed
  21304. Ships Worldwide
  21305. Estimated March 2015
  21306. Estimated March 2015
  21307. Get this perk
  21308.  
  21309. £90
  21310. GBP
  21311. WEDG Pro RAID +1TB Upgrade #2
  21312. Upgrade your WEDG Pro with Intel to support RAID1 with an additional 1TB
  21313. HDD. We will install an additional component, cables and another 1TB HDD
  21314. (totalling 2 disks) and ship your WEDG out of the box ready. Please
  21315. Note: this Perk is only available for WEDG Pro with Intel.
  21316. 108 claimed
  21317. Ships Worldwide
  21318. Estimated March 2015
  21319. Estimated March 2015
  21320. Get this perk
  21321.  
  21322. £112
  21323. GBP
  21324. RAID 1TB to 2TB HDD Upgrade
  21325. Double your WEDG RAID storage from 2 x 1TB to 2 x 2TB hard drives! For
  21326. WEDG Pro with Intel and RAID only. See Updates tab for more information.
  21327. 8 claimed
  21328. Ships Worldwide
  21329. Estimated March 2015
  21330. Estimated March 2015
  21331. Get this perk
  21332.  
  21333. £199
  21334. GBP
  21335. Driveless WEDG with Intel
  21336. Just add storage! A driveless WEDG Pro with Intel in black. Back with
  21337. popular demand! 1 x WEDG Worldwide Shipping, please add £6
  21338. 4 claimed
  21339. Ships Worldwide
  21340. Estimated March 2015
  21341. Estimated March 2015
  21342. Get this perk
  21343.  
  21344. £289
  21345. GBP
  21346. Premium Aluminium INTEL
  21347. WEDG with Intel in Premium Anodised Aluminium with a 1TB drive, t-shirt
  21348. of your choice and size and a pack of stickers. 1 x WEDG 1 x T-Shirt 1 x
  21349. Sticker Pack Worldwide Shipping, please add £6
  21350. 12 claimed
  21351. Ships Worldwide
  21352. Estimated March 2015
  21353. Estimated March 2015
  21354. Get this perk
  21355.  
  21356. £299
  21357. GBP
  21358. Developer Pack Pro
  21359. For the developers; a WEDG Pro with Intel with ‘developer mode’ access
  21360. in any finish with a 1TB drive. Download our API &amp; SDK (when it’s
  21361. available), beta software releases and Lifetime access to our developer
  21362. portal. Contact our in-house development team. Be the first to know
  21363. about news at WEDG and join our video Skype brainstorming sessions. Plus
  21364. a t-shirt of your choice and size and a pack of stickers. 1 x WEDG 1 x
  21365. Developer Privileges 1 x T-Shirt 1 x Sticker Pack FREE Worldwide Shipping
  21366. 13 claimed
  21367. Ships Worldwide
  21368. Estimated March 2015
  21369. Estimated March 2015
  21370. Get this perk
  21371.  
  21372. £448
  21373. GBP
  21374. DUAL WEDG Pro with Intel
  21375. The Dual Pack is perfect for you and a friend or for remote redundancy.
  21376. You’ll receive 2 x WEDG with Intel in black or white with a 1TB drive.
  21377. Plus 2 x t-shirt of your choice and size and 2 x pack of stickers.
  21378. Saving £50 as multipack! 2 x WEDG 2 x T-Shirt 2 x Sticker Pack FREE
  21379. Worldwide Shipping
  21380. 7 claimed
  21381. Ships Worldwide
  21382. Estimated March 2015
  21383. Estimated March 2015
  21384. Get this perk
  21385.  
  21386. £3000
  21387. GBP
  21388. WEDG Pro in Carbon Fibre
  21389. 1 GONE ONLY 4 REMAIN! A limited edition WEDG exclusively for Indiegogo -
  21390. WEDG Pro with Intel hand finished in Carbon Fibre. This WEDG model comes
  21391. ready with RAID1 support and 2 x 1TB solid state drives (SSDs) with FREE
  21392. worldwide shipping. This Perk includes a T-shirt of your choice and size
  21393. and a pack of stickers. 1 x WEDG RAID ready and finished in Carbon Fibre
  21394. 1 x T-Shirt 1 x Sticker Pack
  21395. 0 out of 4 claimed
  21396. Ships Worldwide
  21397. Estimated March 2015
  21398. Estimated March 2015
  21399. Get this perk
  21400.  
  21401. £5000
  21402. GBP
  21403. Mega Backer Pack
  21404. For this generous boost in funding you’ll receive 2 x WEDG Pro with
  21405. Intel in black, white or Aluminium with a 1TB SSD or 2TB standard hard
  21406. drive. Plus 2 x t-shirts of your choice and size and 2 x pack of
  21407. stickers. 2 x WEDG 2 x T-Shirt 2 x Sticker Pack FREE Worldwide Shipping
  21408. 0 out of 5 claimed
  21409. Ships Worldwide
  21410. Estimated March 2015
  21411. Estimated March 2015
  21412. Get this perk
  21413.  
  21414. £10000
  21415. GBP
  21416. Be our VIP guests 2 Nights
  21417. Be our guest in Manchester for two nights. VIP treatment for you and a
  21418. friend from the airport, 2 nights in a luxury hotel of your choice, meal
  21419. with the team, flash your own WEDG Pro with Intel in any finish with a
  21420. 1TB SSD or 2TB standard hard drive and not forgetting 2 x t-shirts of
  21421. your choice and size and 2 x pack of stickers. 2 x Nights in Manchester
  21422. 2 x WEDG 2 x T-Shirt 2 x Sticker Pack FREE Worldwide Shipping
  21423. 0 out of 1 claimed
  21424. Ships Worldwide
  21425. Estimated March 2015
  21426. Estimated March 2015
  21427. Get this perk
  21428.  
  21429. Read the Story
  21430. Perks
  21431. £249
  21432. GBP
  21433. WEDG Pro with Intel +1TB
  21434. WEDG Pro powered by Intel! It has 2GB of RAM, USB 3.0 and Gigabit
  21435. Ethernet! Available in black or white with a 1TB drive, t-shirt of your
  21436. choice and size and a pack of stickers. Worldwide Shipping please add £6
  21437. 1 x WEDG 1 x T-Shirt 1 x Sticker pack
  21438. 12 claimed
  21439. Ships Worldwide
  21440. Estimated March 2015
  21441. Estimated March 2015
  21442. Get this perk
  21443.  
  21444. £6
  21445. GBP
  21446. Worldwide Shipping
  21447. Add this perk if you forget to add shipping at the time of backing us.
  21448. 144 claimed
  21449. Ships Worldwide
  21450. Estimated March 2015
  21451. Estimated March 2015
  21452. Get this perk
  21453.  
  21454. £40
  21455. GBP
  21456. WEDG Pro RAID Upgrade #1
  21457. Upgrade your WEDG Pro with Intel to support RAID1. We will install an
  21458. additional component and cables and ship your WEDG out of the box ready.
  21459. Please Note: this Perk is only available for WEDG Pro with Intel.
  21460. 108 claimed
  21461. Ships Worldwide
  21462. Estimated March 2015
  21463. Estimated March 2015
  21464. Get this perk
  21465.  
  21466. £56
  21467. GBP
  21468. 2TB HDD Upgrade
  21469. Double your WEDG storage from 1TB to 2TBs! For WEDG Pro with Intel +1TB
  21470. only. Please do not select this Perk if you have a Drive-less WEDG, you
  21471. will need to upgrade to a WEDG Pro with Intel +1TB first. See Updates
  21472. tab for more information.
  21473. 1 claimed
  21474. Ships Worldwide
  21475. Estimated March 2015
  21476. Estimated March 2015
  21477. Get this perk
  21478.  
  21479. £90
  21480. GBP
  21481. WEDG Pro RAID +1TB Upgrade #2
  21482. Upgrade your WEDG Pro with Intel to support RAID1 with an additional 1TB
  21483. HDD. We will install an additional component, cables and another 1TB HDD
  21484. (totalling 2 disks) and ship your WEDG out of the box ready. Please
  21485. Note: this Perk is only available for WEDG Pro with Intel.
  21486. 108 claimed
  21487. Ships Worldwide
  21488. Estimated March 2015
  21489. Estimated March 2015
  21490. Get this perk
  21491.  
  21492. £112
  21493. GBP
  21494. RAID 1TB to 2TB HDD Upgrade
  21495. Double your WEDG RAID storage from 2 x 1TB to 2 x 2TB hard drives! For
  21496. WEDG Pro with Intel and RAID only. See Updates tab for more information.
  21497. 8 claimed
  21498. Ships Worldwide
  21499. Estimated March 2015
  21500. Estimated March 2015
  21501. Get this perk
  21502.  
  21503. £199
  21504. GBP
  21505. Driveless WEDG with Intel
  21506. Just add storage! A driveless WEDG Pro with Intel in black. Back with
  21507. popular demand! 1 x WEDG Worldwide Shipping, please add £6
  21508. 4 claimed
  21509. Ships Worldwide
  21510. Estimated March 2015
  21511. Estimated March 2015
  21512. Get this perk
  21513.  
  21514. £289
  21515. GBP
  21516. Premium Aluminium INTEL
  21517. WEDG with Intel in Premium Anodised Aluminium with a 1TB drive, t-shirt
  21518. of your choice and size and a pack of stickers. 1 x WEDG 1 x T-Shirt 1 x
  21519. Sticker Pack Worldwide Shipping, please add £6
  21520. 12 claimed
  21521. Ships Worldwide
  21522. Estimated March 2015
  21523. Estimated March 2015
  21524. Get this perk
  21525.  
  21526. £299
  21527. GBP
  21528. Developer Pack Pro
  21529. For the developers; a WEDG Pro with Intel with ‘developer mode’ access
  21530. in any finish with a 1TB drive. Download our API &amp; SDK (when it’s
  21531. available), beta software releases and Lifetime access to our developer
  21532. portal. Contact our in-house development team. Be the first to know
  21533. about news at WEDG and join our video Skype brainstorming sessions. Plus
  21534. a t-shirt of your choice and size and a pack of stickers. 1 x WEDG 1 x
  21535. Developer Privileges 1 x T-Shirt 1 x Sticker Pack FREE Worldwide Shipping
  21536. 13 claimed
  21537. Ships Worldwide
  21538. Estimated March 2015
  21539. Estimated March 2015
  21540. Get this perk
  21541.  
  21542. £448
  21543. GBP
  21544. DUAL WEDG Pro with Intel
  21545. The Dual Pack is perfect for you and a friend or for remote redundancy.
  21546. You’ll receive 2 x WEDG with Intel in black or white with a 1TB drive.
  21547. Plus 2 x t-shirt of your choice and size and 2 x pack of stickers.
  21548. Saving £50 as multipack! 2 x WEDG 2 x T-Shirt 2 x Sticker Pack FREE
  21549. Worldwide Shipping
  21550. 7 claimed
  21551. Ships Worldwide
  21552. Estimated March 2015
  21553. Estimated March 2015
  21554. Get this perk
  21555.  
  21556. £3000
  21557. GBP
  21558. WEDG Pro in Carbon Fibre
  21559. 1 GONE ONLY 4 REMAIN! A limited edition WEDG exclusively for Indiegogo -
  21560. WEDG Pro with Intel hand finished in Carbon Fibre. This WEDG model comes
  21561. ready with RAID1 support and 2 x 1TB solid state drives (SSDs) with FREE
  21562. worldwide shipping. This Perk includes a T-shirt of your choice and size
  21563. and a pack of stickers. 1 x WEDG RAID ready and finished in Carbon Fibre
  21564. 1 x T-Shirt 1 x Sticker Pack
  21565. 0 out of 4 claimed
  21566. Ships Worldwide
  21567. Estimated March 2015
  21568. Estimated March 2015
  21569. Get this perk
  21570.  
  21571. £5000
  21572. GBP
  21573. Mega Backer Pack
  21574. For this generous boost in funding you’ll receive 2 x WEDG Pro with
  21575. Intel in black, white or Aluminium with a 1TB SSD or 2TB standard hard
  21576. drive. Plus 2 x t-shirts of your choice and size and 2 x pack of
  21577. stickers. 2 x WEDG 2 x T-Shirt 2 x Sticker Pack FREE Worldwide Shipping
  21578. 0 out of 5 claimed
  21579. Ships Worldwide
  21580. Estimated March 2015
  21581. Estimated March 2015
  21582. Get this perk
  21583.  
  21584. £10000
  21585. GBP
  21586. Be our VIP guests 2 Nights
  21587. Be our guest in Manchester for two nights. VIP treatment for you and a
  21588. friend from the airport, 2 nights in a luxury hotel of your choice, meal
  21589. with the team, flash your own WEDG Pro with Intel in any finish with a
  21590. 1TB SSD or 2TB standard hard drive and not forgetting 2 x t-shirts of
  21591. your choice and size and 2 x pack of stickers. 2 x Nights in Manchester
  21592. 2 x WEDG 2 x T-Shirt 2 x Sticker Pack FREE Worldwide Shipping
  21593. 0 out of 1 claimed
  21594. Ships Worldwide
  21595. Estimated March 2015
  21596. Estimated March 2015
  21597. Get this perk
  21598.  
  21599. *
  21600. Updates (77)
  21601.  
  21602. *
  21603. Comments (1,899)
  21604.  
  21605. You must be a logged in contributor to comment. Log In
  21606. <https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-cloud-you-ve-been-waiting-for>
  21607.  
  21608. Marc Solondz
  21609.  
  21610. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8716841> 7 days ago
  21611.  
  21612. IGG doesn’t care about this. They received their cut of the money.
  21613. If they had any integrity they would at least refund us their share
  21614. of the profit. It’s only a small percentage for each of us but it
  21615. would go a long way as a gesture of good faith.
  21616.  
  21617.  
  21618.  
  21619.  
  21620. Marc Solondz
  21621.  
  21622. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8716841> 7 days ago
  21623.  
  21624. 5 months since the last bogus update. No news is not good news.
  21625.  
  21626.  
  21627.  
  21628.  
  21629. Bryan Walker
  21630.  
  21631. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 15 days ago
  21632.  
  21633. @Scott McQueen – nothing new except the domain wedg.co and twitter
  21634. account wearewedg were dropped. I have both now. This project is
  21635. dead, dead, dead.
  21636.  
  21637.  
  21638.  
  21639.  
  21640. Scott McQueen
  21641.  
  21642. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 15 days ago
  21643.  
  21644. Still here… I pop by now and again to see how the project is getting
  21645. along LOL
  21646.  
  21647. What a total joke!
  21648.  
  21649.  
  21650.  
  21651.  
  21652. Bryan Walker
  21653.  
  21654. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  21655.  
  21656. @Ian Cockburn, I received the same canned response about a year ago.
  21657. Indienono is totally useless when it comes to making the campaign
  21658. creator talk – it would surprise me if they had a valid email
  21659. address at this point.
  21660.  
  21661.  
  21662.  
  21663.  
  21664. Gaston Cardey
  21665.  
  21666. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 1 month ago
  21667.  
  21668. Obviously, they wash theirs hands. “Start a campaign and get away
  21669. with the money!”
  21670. IGG: YOU HAVE RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS.
  21671.  
  21672.  
  21673.  
  21674.  
  21675. Ian Cockburn
  21676.  
  21677. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1720386> 1 month ago
  21678.  
  21679. @Bryan Walker
  21680.  
  21681. "
  21682. However, our minimum expectation is that a campaign owner is
  21683. transparent to contributors about the status of their project by
  21684. posting updates to their campaign. We will be reaching out to them
  21685. directly to urge them to post an update. While we can’t force them
  21686. to post an update, if they continue to remain unresponsive, you can
  21687. use our Terms of Use to take legal action against the campaigner. "
  21688.  
  21689.  
  21690.  
  21691.  
  21692. Ian Cockburn
  21693.  
  21694. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1720386> 1 month ago
  21695.  
  21696. @Bryan Walker they did the same with mine. I have reopened it and it
  21697. was escalated to Trust and Safety.
  21698.  
  21699. “As with any early-stage project, crowdfunding campaigns may take
  21700. unexpected turns, which can include changes, delays or unforeseen
  21701. challenges. While your contribution helps to bring something new
  21702. closer to reality, there is always the risk that a project may end
  21703. up falling through, and that the campaign owner may not be able to
  21704. deliver the perks they’d originally offered.”
  21705.  
  21706.  
  21707.  
  21708.  
  21709. Bryan Walker
  21710.  
  21711. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  21712.  
  21713. I see Indiegogo has marked my message detailing Wedg’s lack of web
  21714. presence as “solved” without even a . I guess this scam project
  21715. truly is dead.
  21716.  
  21717.  
  21718.  
  21719.  
  21720. Bryan Walker
  21721.  
  21722. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  21723.  
  21724. @Gaston Cardey, I don’t know of anyone close to that area. From what
  21725. I could tell, there are some UK backers here, but I don’t know
  21726. anyone specifically.
  21727.  
  21728.  
  21729.  
  21730.  
  21731. Gaston Cardey
  21732.  
  21733. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 1 month ago
  21734.  
  21735. @Bryan Walker, I was about to build a page plenty of “scam” in the
  21736. background and was to tell the history of this notorious scam.
  21737. I’m sure that there are some really good and respectful
  21738. entrepreneurs in IGG, but how can we trust?
  21739. I’d like to go to UK to confront this guys (like I have a chance to
  21740. do that). Do you know if there are some backers living in UK or near
  21741. Manchester?
  21742.  
  21743.  
  21744.  
  21745.  
  21746. Bryan Walker
  21747.  
  21748. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  21749.  
  21750. @Gaston Cardey But, having said that, if you have a better use for
  21751. the website please let me know – I’m more than happy to point it
  21752. towards a new page.
  21753.  
  21754.  
  21755.  
  21756.  
  21757. Bryan Walker
  21758.  
  21759. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  21760.  
  21761. @Gaston Cardey, It became painfully apparent to me some time ago
  21762. that Indiegogo has no (by their own rules) desire to do anything
  21763. more than provide a platform to collect money. They don’t have to
  21764. care because there is no accountability. They have their money. The
  21765. fact that the campaign fleeced us of funds – by bad intentions or
  21766. bad luck, we’ll never truly know – is nothing that they are ever
  21767. going to care about. At least, not until the money stops because of
  21768. said bad press!
  21769.  
  21770.  
  21771.  
  21772.  
  21773. Bryan Walker
  21774.  
  21775. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  21776.  
  21777. @Gaston Cardey, It is kind of disturbing to see both the domain and
  21778. twitter cancelled, that seems to indicate that Wedg considers itself
  21779. to be a dead project. The domain, maybe – that costs money, but the
  21780. twitter account is free. I guess they don’t want any evidence laying
  21781. around?
  21782.  
  21783. It is amusing to see all of the links and whatnot now pointing to
  21784. the twitter rant.
  21785.  
  21786.  
  21787.  
  21788.  
  21789. Gaston Cardey
  21790.  
  21791. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 1 month ago
  21792.  
  21793. @bryan walker, You’re my hero! I was about to buy that domain, but
  21794. you won the race!
  21795. These guys really are amazing. And IGG can’t support this kind of
  21796. theft in their platform. But they do.
  21797.  
  21798.  
  21799.  
  21800.  
  21801. Bryan Walker
  21802.  
  21803. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  21804.  
  21805. 3 of the 4 projects that Blazon PR helped on kickstarter didn’t
  21806. deliver – the fourth seems to have delivered for the most part, but
  21807. still has a lot of no-shows and complaints about short product life.
  21808.  
  21809. https://www.indiegogo.com/partners/BlazonPR
  21810.  
  21811.  
  21812.  
  21813.  
  21814. Bryan Walker
  21815.  
  21816. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  21817.  
  21818. I love how all wedg.co and @wearewedg now direct to the rant page.
  21819.  
  21820.  
  21821.  
  21822.  
  21823. Bryan Walker
  21824.  
  21825. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  21826.  
  21827. Actually, I sent it to the twitter page. Better for today’s audience.
  21828.  
  21829.  
  21830.  
  21831.  
  21832. Bryan Walker
  21833.  
  21834. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  21835.  
  21836. wedg.co is registered and now points here.
  21837.  
  21838.  
  21839.  
  21840.  
  21841. Bryan Walker
  21842.  
  21843. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  21844.  
  21845. Check out our new twitter page! https://twitter.com/wearewedg
  21846.  
  21847.  
  21848.  
  21849.  
  21850. Bryan Walker
  21851.  
  21852. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  21853.  
  21854. The twitter account, @wearewedg, appears to be dead too. That’s now
  21855. mine as well.
  21856.  
  21857.  
  21858.  
  21859.  
  21860. Bryan Walker
  21861.  
  21862. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  21863.  
  21864. All,
  21865.  
  21866. I now own WEDG.CO – which tells me this project has no intention of
  21867. completing.
  21868.  
  21869. I believe I can force a simple redirect on the name through the
  21870. host, so if someone wanted to create a webpage that I could point it
  21871. to – let’s talk.
  21872.  
  21873.  
  21874.  
  21875.  
  21876. Bryan Walker
  21877.  
  21878. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 month ago
  21879.  
  21880. @Rémi
  21881.  
  21882. It does now. I just bought it.
  21883.  
  21884.  
  21885.  
  21886.  
  21887. Rémi
  21888.  
  21889. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9463606> 2 months ago
  21890.  
  21891. The domain name wedge.co does not exists anymore.
  21892.  
  21893.  
  21894.  
  21895.  
  21896. moelliott
  21897.  
  21898. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707340> 2 months ago
  21899.  
  21900. I do, however, see that I can create a fictional product, and skip
  21901. away with £100,000 of cash fleeced from trusting backers. I’ll
  21902. remember that if I’m ever in dire need of a cash injection, knowing
  21903. full well that any fraud perpetuated won’t be acted upon. (6)
  21904.  
  21905.  
  21906.  
  21907.  
  21908. moelliott
  21909.  
  21910. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707340> 2 months ago
  21911.  
  21912. The fact that Indiegogo has shrugged off legitimate complaints,
  21913. pacified by clear subterfuge on behalf of Wedg and it’s vague,
  21914. anonymous, and ghostly staff via empty and infrequent updates. From
  21915. what I gather from the rest of my fellow disappointed backers, you
  21916. have been pathetic.
  21917.  
  21918. So guess what? There’s no reason for me to visit Indiegogo, as there
  21919. is no protection, support, or accountability enforced in your
  21920. platform. (5)
  21921.  
  21922.  
  21923.  
  21924.  
  21925. moelliott
  21926.  
  21927. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707340> 2 months ago
  21928.  
  21929. I backed the WEDG
  21930. (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-butt-you-ve-been-waiting-for/x/8707340#/)
  21931. project along with many other people. Like many other people we have
  21932. been ripped off. Now, I understand that this is part and parcel of
  21933. the platform, and that backing projects is not risk free.
  21934.  
  21935. However, read through the comments section of that project, I
  21936. implore you. The fact that we’ve all been ripped off is annoying,
  21937. yes, and those feelings are made clear. (4)
  21938.  
  21939.  
  21940.  
  21941.  
  21942. moelliott
  21943.  
  21944. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707340> 2 months ago
  21945.  
  21946. real use, warning anyone that stumbles upon this page as a ‘Here be
  21947. dragons’ missive, but to add my tuppence to the mix, here’s my
  21948. message to IG in full:
  21949.  
  21950. Hi,
  21951.  
  21952. I received an email from you this morning, cheerfully informing me
  21953. that “It’s been a while since you’ve visited Indiegogo” and asking
  21954. the – “Would You Like to Start Raising Money?” The inference of
  21955. course, that Indiegogo is a wonderful platform for doing so. (3)
  21956.  
  21957.  
  21958.  
  21959.  
  21960. moelliott
  21961.  
  21962. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707340> 2 months ago
  21963.  
  21964. Must admit though, it did push my buttons somewhat. So I fired back
  21965. a missive through their customer support service – as pointless a
  21966. task as I can imagine – and vented my frustrations over this
  21967. project. It made me feel better at least; I’ve long since been
  21968. resigned to having lost £250 on this piece of vapourware, but that
  21969. casual email enquiring as to why I’ve not a happy regular user of
  21970. IG’s platform caused me the need to have my say. As a cautionary
  21971. tale, it’s way too late to be of any (2)
  21972.  
  21973.  
  21974.  
  21975.  
  21976. moelliott
  21977.  
  21978. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707340> 2 months ago
  21979.  
  21980. Hello all, long term backer (all the way back to the failed
  21981. Kickstarter) and long term lurker here, and I’ve stayed quiet,
  21982. knowing that I might as well be screaming into a cave to register my
  21983. dissatisfaction. However, I received an email from Indiegogo this
  21984. morning, entitled ‘Start raising money with Indiegogo’ Some of you
  21985. may have received the same. The email itself was a cheerful reminder
  21986. that I hadn’t visited in a while, the usual vacuous platitudes
  21987. served up in any advertising copy. (1)
  21988.  
  21989.  
  21990.  
  21991.  
  21992. Bryan Walker
  21993.  
  21994. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 2 months ago
  21995.  
  21996. Indiegogo and Wedg Suck.
  21997.  
  21998.  
  21999.  
  22000.  
  22001. Bryan Walker
  22002.  
  22003. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 2 months ago
  22004.  
  22005. Yep. Marked “Solved” with no input at all, about 2 hours ago (about
  22006. 2100UTC).
  22007.  
  22008. Indiegogo simply doesn’t care once the money changes hands, and it’s
  22009. pretty obvious that they’re not going to do anything to help.
  22010.  
  22011. So, Ladies and Gentlemen, I consider my money to be stolen.
  22012. Unfortunately, authorities aren’t going to open an international
  22013. case for US$300. Guess it sucks to be me (and you.)
  22014.  
  22015.  
  22016.  
  22017.  
  22018. Bryan Walker
  22019.  
  22020. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 2 months ago
  22021.  
  22022. Dropped another note to Indiegogo about Wedg. Got this in my email:
  22023.  
  22024. “Please note, we’ve recently received an increased number of
  22025. requests, and as a result, it may take us a little longer than
  22026. normal to respond. We apologize in advance for the inconvenience.”
  22027.  
  22028. Really. People getting pissed at not even getting so much as a “Fuck
  22029. You” from campaigns, perhaps?
  22030.  
  22031.  
  22032.  
  22033.  
  22034. Bryan Walker
  22035.  
  22036. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 2 months ago
  22037.  
  22038. Over 3 months since the last update. Indiegogo has written this
  22039. project off, as they close tickets without even ing. Where
  22040. should we hold the funeral for this project?
  22041.  
  22042.  
  22043.  
  22044.  
  22045. Bryan Walker
  22046.  
  22047. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 2 months ago
  22048.  
  22049. @dbrissenden, I reached out to a number of UK entities some time
  22050. ago. The only thing they could tell me is that since I wasn’t a UK
  22051. resident, all they could do was note my query.
  22052.  
  22053.  
  22054.  
  22055.  
  22056. dbrissenden
  22057.  
  22058. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 2 months ago
  22059.  
  22060. I’ve had enough of this deceit so I have reported to ActionFraud for
  22061. them to decide whether there is a case to answer to.
  22062. I would urge anyone who believes this is a fraud to do the same at
  22063. http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report-a-fraud-including-online-crime
  22064. I provided them with as much information as I was able to regarding
  22065. when the money was taken, lack of communication, refusal to engage
  22066. with backers along with the new companies which have cropped up,
  22067. mysterious name changing etc….
  22068.  
  22069.  
  22070.  
  22071.  
  22072. jrogers31
  22073.  
  22074. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 3 months ago
  22075.  
  22076. @Ian Cockburn -as mentioned 4 months ago -Carol Bohm-Scott is a
  22077. ghost/fictional character (allegedly) in a game being played to
  22078. obfuscate matters relating to WEDG and the whereabouts of OUR MONEY.
  22079. A company has been created with an address at a hot desk office – I
  22080. bet if you turned up at the address you would not find any evidence
  22081. of the company ever having been there other than having paid one
  22082. months rent. Unfortunately, we need a backer with friends in low
  22083. places to sort this out. (allegedly)
  22084.  
  22085.  
  22086.  
  22087.  
  22088. Ian Cockburn
  22089.  
  22090. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1720386> 3 months ago
  22091.  
  22092. And looking up the details of his new company, it seems to be in
  22093. exactly the same place as Wedg was.. at the Innospace MMU Business
  22094. Incubator. Has anyone managed to find out anything about Montrose
  22095. Innovations and Carol Bohm-Scott ?
  22096.  
  22097.  
  22098.  
  22099.  
  22100. Ian Cockburn
  22101.  
  22102. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1720386> 3 months ago
  22103.  
  22104. Based on this, I do wonder how much work/legal meetings were
  22105. actually carried out on Wedg, or were we just fed lies and have been
  22106. scammed? Given that it’s been now 2 months since the last communication…
  22107.  
  22108.  
  22109.  
  22110.  
  22111. Ian Cockburn
  22112.  
  22113. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1720386> 3 months ago
  22114.  
  22115. It seems that Mr. Afzal is not longer with Wedg (having left Nov
  22116. 2016). Currently running Indiefalcon Limited a mobile app developer
  22117. (since July 2016). This is according to his
  22118. https://www.linkedin.com/in/shehbazafzal/. On further searching, it
  22119. seems that Indiefalcon was something that he has had on the
  22120. backburner for a while – marketing reported posted Feb 4, 2016 –
  22121. https://www.slideshare.net/JakeStainton/indiefalcon-project-report.
  22122.  
  22123.  
  22124.  
  22125.  
  22126. Mark Brown
  22127.  
  22128. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3433405> 3 months ago
  22129.  
  22130. :(
  22131.  
  22132.  
  22133.  
  22134.  
  22135. Bryan Walker
  22136.  
  22137. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 3 months ago
  22138.  
  22139. Well, since the goons@gogo have abandoned us, and Wedg has fed us
  22140. nothing but fluff for four months – is this project dead? Can we
  22141. call it a scam for reals now?
  22142.  
  22143.  
  22144.  
  22145.  
  22146. Bryan Walker
  22147.  
  22148. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 3 months ago
  22149.  
  22150. My request is marked “solved” as well. No explanation or .
  22151.  
  22152. Seems that our friends and Indienono have washed their hands of us
  22153. and this bad project. I guess this means that everyone who backed
  22154. the project lost their hard-earned cash.
  22155.  
  22156. Bryan Walker
  22157.  
  22158. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 3 months ago
  22159. *at Indienono, that is. It's quite late and words aren't working at
  22160. the moment.
  22161.  
  22162.  
  22163.  
  22164. Nikolai Tesla
  22165.  
  22166. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 3 months ago
  22167.  
  22168. Interesting enough. I opened up my request four days ago and
  22169. recently Indiegogo decided to set it to a “SOLVED” status without
  22170. any explanation. I have opened a new request for them to explain
  22171. this “new” way of handling requests from backers. My suggestion to
  22172. others whom have submitted recent requests to Indiegogo is to check
  22173. the status.
  22174.  
  22175.  
  22176.  
  22177.  
  22178. Nikolai Tesla
  22179.  
  22180. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 4 months ago
  22181.  
  22182. Interesting article from BBC but Bryan is right on his conclusion.
  22183. The best bet is to continue to pressure them as we are doing. I have
  22184. submitted my complaint Email to the ignorant Indie-no-no staff.
  22185.  
  22186.  
  22187.  
  22188.  
  22189. Bryan Walker
  22190.  
  22191. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 4 months ago
  22192.  
  22193. @rickyfew The spectrum campaign was still being funded, which is why
  22194. IGG could shut it down.
  22195.  
  22196. Our money has floated away into the void of bad venture capital.
  22197.  
  22198. It sounds like its time for everyone to write another complaint
  22199. email to the goons at gogo. If we do this every month, maybe they
  22200. will get the hint…
  22201.  
  22202.  
  22203.  
  22204.  
  22205. rickyfews
  22206.  
  22207. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9005627> 4 months ago
  22208.  
  22209. Could there be hope?
  22210. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39191064
  22211.  
  22212.  
  22213.  
  22214.  
  22215. Bryan Walker
  22216.  
  22217. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 4 months ago
  22218.  
  22219. @Nikolai, I know my wallet certainly came out of the wash clean.
  22220. What’s really sad is I’m already considering what to purchase to
  22221. replace the device that took the place of Wedg…
  22222.  
  22223.  
  22224.  
  22225.  
  22226. Nikolai Tesla
  22227.  
  22228. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 4 months ago
  22229.  
  22230. The same wash cycle. Cleanse, fold and manipulate Indiegogo to shut
  22231. us up! This needs to stop.
  22232.  
  22233.  
  22234.  
  22235.  
  22236. Bryan Walker
  22237.  
  22238. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 4 months ago
  22239.  
  22240. As we come upon another month, one wonders if Wedg will supply us
  22241. with another basket of dryer fluff…
  22242.  
  22243.  
  22244.  
  22245.  
  22246. Bryan Walker
  22247.  
  22248. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 5 months ago
  22249.  
  22250. @Philipp Stäheli, whatever they had at the start of the campaign has
  22251. already reached that point. I do feel really bad for the one backer
  22252. that dropped £3000 on this dead turkey.
  22253.  
  22254.  
  22255.  
  22256.  
  22257. Philipp Stäheli
  22258.  
  22259. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> 5 months ago
  22260.  
  22261. By the time they pull through with the project the hardware will be
  22262. so outdated it can go right in a museeum. (also filed under scam /
  22263. bullshit / please fuck me over)
  22264.  
  22265.  
  22266.  
  22267.  
  22268. jrogers31
  22269.  
  22270. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 5 months ago
  22271.  
  22272. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE a possible Wedg sing
  22273. along video just change the p to c in the word spam. Funny how the
  22274. shape of the Wedg unit resembles the Viking helmet without the
  22275. horns. Any backers with video skills who can create a parody video
  22276. to the sound track using multiple images of the Wedg unit with horns
  22277. attached and upload it to Youtube? It may get some much needed
  22278. publicity to highlight the disgrace that is Team Wedg.
  22279.  
  22280.  
  22281.  
  22282.  
  22283. Scott McQueen
  22284.  
  22285. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 5 months ago
  22286.  
  22287. Seriously, could these updates be any more vague?
  22288.  
  22289.  
  22290.  
  22291.  
  22292. Bryan Walker
  22293.  
  22294. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 5 months ago
  22295.  
  22296. @rickyfews, your best bet would be contact paypal directly. Point
  22297. them towards the comments, explain the mess that’s happened here. If
  22298. you go back far enough someone (sorry forget the name) posted a PDF
  22299. copy of their “We’re in legal trouble letter.”
  22300.  
  22301.  
  22302.  
  22303.  
  22304. jrogers31
  22305.  
  22306. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 5 months ago
  22307.  
  22308. Latest update – more unverifiable tripe. “While many of you feel the
  22309. project is a scam…” nothing can be closer to the truth would be more
  22310. apt. If this is not a scam the writer of the update should properly
  22311. Identify themselves and provide verifiable evidence to support what
  22312. is being said. If the writer, aka Team Wedg does not then logic
  22313. would dictate that it is a scam.
  22314.  
  22315.  
  22316.  
  22317.  
  22318. guillaume
  22319.  
  22320. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6772792> 5 months ago
  22321.  
  22322. I’ve joined the troops to find out the truth about all this. I’ve
  22323. just sent an email to IGG. I think if more and more backers do the
  22324. same we might be able to speed things up.
  22325.  
  22326. Next step for me will probably be reporting the fraud to UK gov
  22327. (suggested by @Nikolai Tesla
  22328. https://www.sfo.gov.uk/contact-us/reporting-serious-fraud-bribery-corruption/
  22329. and @Cosmarchy in his open email to WEDG http://pastebin.com/JQR0FD1N)
  22330.  
  22331. Keep you posted about any IGG answer…
  22332.  
  22333. guillaume
  22334.  
  22335. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6772792> 5 months ago
  22336. Here is the IGG (automated) answer: “Thanks for reaching out. While
  22337. perk offers are made and managed by campaign owners, we at Indiegogo
  22338. expect campaign owners to communicate regularly with their
  22339. contributors. I am sorry to see that this has not been the case with
  22340. this campaign. We will send a message to the campaign owner to
  22341. remind them of their responsibilities to keep you and backers
  22342. updated on the status of their project. In addition, I encourage you
  22343. to get in touch with them directly. …”
  22344.  
  22345.  
  22346.  
  22347. sattler
  22348.  
  22349. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8272012> 5 months ago
  22350.  
  22351. Although I don’t really believe this is a scam, I do think someone
  22352. screwed up big time. Really frustrating to bury that much money.
  22353. Actually I really needed such a device two years ago. Now I don’t
  22354. anymore as I had to find other solutions. Most expesive paperweight
  22355. of my life.
  22356.  
  22357.  
  22358.  
  22359.  
  22360. Gordon Keys
  22361.  
  22362. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> 5 months ago
  22363.  
  22364. Another update that tells us nothing!
  22365.  
  22366.  
  22367.  
  22368.  
  22369. rickyfews
  22370.  
  22371. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9005627> 5 months ago
  22372.  
  22373. Hi, does anyone know what the chances are of getting a refund if the
  22374. payment was made through PayPal?
  22375.  
  22376. Thanks,
  22377.  
  22378.  
  22379.  
  22380.  
  22381. Nikolai Tesla
  22382.  
  22383. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 5 months ago
  22384.  
  22385. I added my drop into the bucket against this scam. I have also found
  22386. this valuable option to report this scam to the UK Serious Fraud Office:
  22387.  
  22388. https://www.sfo.gov.uk/contact-us/reporting-serious-fraud-bribery-corruption/
  22389.  
  22390.  
  22391.  
  22392.  
  22393. Bryan Walker
  22394.  
  22395. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 5 months ago
  22396.  
  22397. Yet another email to Indiegogo went a few minutes ago. I suggest
  22398. everyone do the same.
  22399.  
  22400. If you’re in the UK, you may be eligible for a refund under Section
  22401. 75 of the Consumer Credit Act, if you paid for any portion of the
  22402. funding with a credit (not debit) card.
  22403.  
  22404.  
  22405.  
  22406.  
  22407. Bryan Walker
  22408.  
  22409. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 5 months ago
  22410.  
  22411. @dbrissenden The biggest problem with this whole mess is: no
  22412. accountability once the money has been paid.
  22413.  
  22414. Indiegogo just says “LOL” and Wedg doesn’t exist…
  22415.  
  22416.  
  22417.  
  22418.  
  22419. dbrissenden
  22420.  
  22421. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 5 months ago
  22422.  
  22423. Looks like we aren’t the only ones who are trying to find out info….
  22424. http://pastebin.com/JQR0FD1N
  22425.  
  22426.  
  22427.  
  22428.  
  22429. Nikolai Tesla
  22430.  
  22431. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 5 months ago
  22432.  
  22433. As long as we still put pressure against Indiegogo and WEDG/SHEHBAZ
  22434. AFZAL something will have to give. Definitely without a doubt this
  22435. is a scam and I will not rest until the authorities bring to justice
  22436. the responsible party.
  22437.  
  22438.  
  22439.  
  22440.  
  22441. Bryan Walker
  22442.  
  22443. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 5 months ago
  22444.  
  22445. And another month begins to slip by…silence on the radio…a desperate
  22446. cry on the airwaves, faint, and without power: “Wedg! Where are you?”
  22447.  
  22448.  
  22449.  
  22450.  
  22451. Bryan Walker
  22452.  
  22453. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22454.  
  22455. @Gaston Cardey, at this point I can’t believe the update from Wedg
  22456. was more than hush money paid to keep Indiegogo from cancelling the
  22457. campaign.
  22458.  
  22459. There is absolutely no reason why more frequent updates can’t be
  22460. given – it’s not like said director has to report to an office in
  22461. some far off city to submit it.
  22462.  
  22463.  
  22464.  
  22465.  
  22466. Gaston Cardey
  22467.  
  22468. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  22469.  
  22470. @Bryan Walker. I was thinking exactly the same. And will go an go an
  22471. go untill every one of us give up and never come back here.
  22472. At least, send me the HDD and will try to use them in any way (2 HDD
  22473. of 1 Tb each).
  22474. There should be a way for these platforms offer some warranty or
  22475. settlement to the poor basterds that fall into a scam like this.
  22476.  
  22477. Gaston Cardey
  22478.  
  22479. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  22480. Oh! The HDD should be NEW, ok? NEW means not refurbished or used. OK?
  22481.  
  22482.  
  22483.  
  22484. Bryan Walker
  22485.  
  22486. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22487.  
  22488. We taking bets on how long before another update? I’m guessing it’s
  22489. going to be exactly the amount of time it takes for us to start
  22490. yelling at Indiegogo again.
  22491.  
  22492.  
  22493.  
  22494.  
  22495. Scott McQueen
  22496.  
  22497. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 6 months ago
  22498.  
  22499. @Team Wedg: Thank you for the update but can you go into the a few
  22500. more details. We would like to know about the new MD, their
  22501. interest, background etc and also about the new team members. Surely
  22502. a new website update would be in order and/or a forum where we, the
  22503. investors could input our ideas.
  22504.  
  22505.  
  22506.  
  22507.  
  22508. jrogers31
  22509.  
  22510. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 6 months ago
  22511.  
  22512. @john34754 – as indicated in the comments thread below research
  22513. suggests that the new director of the company is a fictional
  22514. character / ghost / figment of someones imagination / not real.
  22515. Smoke and mirrors to obfuscate the gullible.
  22516.  
  22517.  
  22518.  
  22519.  
  22520. john34754
  22521.  
  22522. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707691> 6 months ago
  22523.  
  22524. A change of director for me is welcomed and overdue. Rather than
  22525. bashing the new director and company I’m going to be positive and
  22526. hope that Montrose Innovations can rescue the situation. Carol,
  22527. please introduce yourself and the team and what roles you all will
  22528. play. How do you intend to move forward? Regular updates are
  22529. essential to backers preferably once a week. An update which has
  22530. very little information or maybe includes setbacks must still be
  22531. posted. We need to be kept in the loop.
  22532.  
  22533.  
  22534.  
  22535.  
  22536. Gaston Cardey
  22537.  
  22538. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  22539.  
  22540. They don’t tell you in an open way, but if you read between lines,
  22541. it’s perfectly clear: “We can’t do anything, sorry. The campaign
  22542. owner is another failure of this crownfunding way. We have another
  22543. guy who scam the backers (another and the total goes up to…).
  22544. We let that this things happen so others can deliver.”
  22545.  
  22546.  
  22547.  
  22548.  
  22549. Gaston Cardey
  22550.  
  22551. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  22552.  
  22553. I’ve got a super-ultra-fantastic answer from IGG!
  22554. “In looking at your contribution to the campaign “WEDG: the personal
  22555. butt you’ve been waiting for,” I see that your contribution has
  22556. already been sent to the campaigner. This means that a refund can no
  22557. longer be issued by Indiegogo."
  22558. Really? Are you sure about this? Really-really sure?
  22559. jjajjaejjajjejajejjejeja
  22560.  
  22561. See 1 more ...
  22562. <https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-cloud-you-ve-been-waiting-for>
  22563.  
  22564. Gaston Cardey
  22565.  
  22566. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  22567. And... "Indiegogo is not able to guarantee that perks will be
  22568. delivered or deemed satisfactory. The nature of crowdfunding is such
  22569. that campaigns on Indiegogo are raising funds for work-in-progress
  22570. projects, ideas, or causes. Contributing to a campaign and claiming
  22571. a perk on Indiegogo is not the same as buying something online.
  22572. Because projects may still be in their early stages, many things can
  22573. happen between the time the project is raising funds and the
  22574. expected project release date."
  22575. Gaston Cardey
  22576.  
  22577. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  22578. ... "While your contribution brings the campaign idea closer to
  22579. becoming reality, there's always the chance that a project may end
  22580. up falling through, and the campaign owner may not be able to offer
  22581. their contributors the perks they'd originally promised. If you’re
  22582. still interested in receiving a refund, we recommend you get in
  22583. touch with the campaign owner directly. Campaign Owner's: Carol
  22584. Bohm-Scott, [email protected]" = You're all dumbs and you're scammed.
  22585. But we (IGG) have our money.
  22586.  
  22587.  
  22588.  
  22589. Bryan Walker
  22590.  
  22591. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22592.  
  22593. @jrogers31
  22594.  
  22595. >> I believe that this update has been sent to satisfy Indiegogo only
  22596.  
  22597. You think? Awfully suspicious that as soon as Indiegogo starts
  22598. making a little bit of effort to be more than a fat, lazy slug that
  22599. does nothing more than collect money, our beloved WEDG & CO shits
  22600. out an update with more fluff than a laundromat dryer…
  22601.  
  22602.  
  22603.  
  22604.  
  22605. Nikolai Tesla
  22606.  
  22607. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 6 months ago
  22608.  
  22609. @ SHEHBAZ AFZAL/WEDG/“CAROL BOHM-SCOTT”: Provide details, in the
  22610. next 24 hrs, of such “progress” with names of who is on board to the
  22611. “new team”, address of your “new” London office, pictures & videos
  22612. of your prototypes and work environment, time schedules of
  22613. deliverables, current budget to make this project work, etc. Without
  22614. these you and this “project” are still considered a scam, as such I
  22615. and many others will continue to push Indiegogo, UK authorities and
  22616. credit card companies against you.
  22617.  
  22618.  
  22619.  
  22620.  
  22621. jrogers31
  22622.  
  22623. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 6 months ago
  22624.  
  22625. Yet another unverifiable update from WEDG. This has always been the
  22626. problem – nothing said in their updates can be confirmed
  22627. independently. I believe that this update has been sent to satisfy
  22628. Indiegogo only (allegedly). No names given of who is in the team.
  22629. Relocation to London – yeah right. Nothing said to address concerns
  22630. of backers as detailed in the comments below. No proof of anything.
  22631. WEDG are in a hole and they still keep digging – still it adds to
  22632. the evidence when Plod starts knocking.
  22633.  
  22634.  
  22635.  
  22636.  
  22637. Johan Wijngaard
  22638.  
  22639. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2469755> 6 months ago
  22640.  
  22641. Team of “The Wedg”
  22642.  
  22643. At the first have did you have a few happy day’s, if so the good
  22644. wishes for the end off the year.
  22645. But after four month’s it ios time for a new update.
  22646. Please take a moment off your free time to compose a status update.
  22647. A lot off people thing that we lose the money.
  22648. This is one off my bad perk’s/back’s I made, but I still believe in
  22649. you as team that you can make it :)
  22650. I still believe in the product you want to made (host your own
  22651. storrage at home).
  22652. Johan
  22653.  
  22654.  
  22655.  
  22656.  
  22657. Bryan Walker
  22658.  
  22659. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22660.  
  22661. @Gaston,
  22662.  
  22663. It took them 4 days to to me. I’m assuming that with the
  22664. Christmas and year-end holidays, you may not get a until early
  22665. next year.
  22666.  
  22667.  
  22668.  
  22669.  
  22670. Bryan Walker
  22671.  
  22672. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22673.  
  22674. If you are in the UK and have paid for any of this item with a
  22675. credit card (not debit) you may be eligible for a refund under
  22676. Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act of 1974.
  22677.  
  22678.  
  22679.  
  22680.  
  22681. Gaston Cardey
  22682.  
  22683. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  22684.  
  22685. Hi, everyone,
  22686. I’ve payed my money on time. It has passed more that two years
  22687. (oct-2014) and still nothing. If (by any miracle) I receive this
  22688. device, I’m probably dissasemble because I won’t trust in any
  22689. software that this scammers produce. Hey guys, have you thought
  22690. about this?
  22691. The only way for me is my money back.
  22692. I’m so tired of this… I think that we’ll find ourselves in 1 year at
  22693. the same position. Oh! And IndieGogo will respond the same bullshit.
  22694. Two years had gone. £315.
  22695.  
  22696. Gaston Cardey
  22697.  
  22698. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  22699. And, of course, to my email sended on december 23rd, no one
  22700. answered. Maybe they're all drunk and naked somewhere. Thank you
  22701. IndieGoGo for erasing the little faith in your service and
  22702. responsibility. (sorry if I mispell some word, I speak in spanish).
  22703.  
  22704.  
  22705.  
  22706. Bryan Walker
  22707.  
  22708. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22709.  
  22710. Other than a few responses indicating “Yeah, I wish I’d never seen
  22711. this thing,” I had one angry idiot whom got somewhat pissy with me,
  22712. asking me exactly who did I think I was?
  22713.  
  22714. I told him I was a guy that lost a lot of money on a project that
  22715. didn’t bother to tell me why, and he shut up.
  22716.  
  22717. Bryan Walker
  22718.  
  22719. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22720. I see a few others have replied, one of which seems to be another
  22721. backer... Jaypaul, where are you? Why won't you duck us and update?
  22722.  
  22723.  
  22724.  
  22725. Bryan Walker
  22726.  
  22727. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22728.  
  22729. @Nikolai
  22730.  
  22731. Indiegogo is responsible in that they do not have ANY requirements
  22732. once the project has closed. They say that the creator is
  22733. responsible for communicating with backers, but to me it sounds like
  22734. that extends to a “please talk to your backers” email to what’s
  22735. probably a dead address.
  22736.  
  22737. I’ve also been going down through their twitter and looking for
  22738. messages that had other @handles attached to the message, and
  22739. tweeting things indicating that WEDG & Co has fallen off the earth.
  22740.  
  22741.  
  22742.  
  22743.  
  22744. Nikolai Tesla
  22745.  
  22746. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 6 months ago
  22747.  
  22748. I made sure that Indiegogo is aware that they are the “middleman” to
  22749. this scam. They providing a safe haven and breeding ground for
  22750. scammers to run their “business” without any guarantees to provide
  22751. anything except taking money from good will contributors. I am
  22752. holding Indiegogo partially responsible for allowing this practice.
  22753.  
  22754.  
  22755.  
  22756.  
  22757. Nikolai Tesla
  22758.  
  22759. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 6 months ago
  22760.  
  22761. @Bryan Walker: In my case, I have only received a generic response
  22762. from Indiegogo that they “will send a message to the campaign owner
  22763. of WEDG to remind them of their responsibilities to keep you and
  22764. backers updated on the status of their project” but they encourage
  22765. me to contact the make believe campaign owner “Carol Bohm-Scott” at
  22766. the following:
  22767.  
  22768. [email protected] / [email protected]
  22769. http://www.wedg.co
  22770. http://www.twitter.com/wearewedg
  22771.  
  22772.  
  22773.  
  22774.  
  22775. Bryan Walker
  22776.  
  22777. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22778.  
  22779. @Gaston Cardey
  22780.  
  22781. I find it interesting that Carol is listed as “Male” on that
  22782. profile. Probably an oversight, but it simply adds more WTF to the pot.
  22783.  
  22784. I’d also like everyone to note that the ad agency that Wedg had
  22785. partnered with seems to have vanished from these pages as well.
  22786.  
  22787.  
  22788.  
  22789.  
  22790. Bryan Walker
  22791.  
  22792. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22793.  
  22794. I posted a copy of the email I received regarding the project being
  22795. under review here.
  22796.  
  22797. http://imgur.com/a/q6vRW
  22798.  
  22799. Thank you all for taking the time to let Indiegogo have a piece of
  22800. your mind.
  22801.  
  22802.  
  22803.  
  22804.  
  22805. Gaston Cardey
  22806.  
  22807. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  22808.  
  22809. Well, following the Bryan’s advice I have write again. After that, I
  22810. started a Google search and found:
  22811. https://www.datocapital.com/uk/ejecutivos/Carol-Bohm_Scott-(1985_1).html
  22812. It’s in spanish, but you can translate easily. It says that we’re
  22813. f***ed. She’s 75% partner and has £ 748, so…
  22814. Anybody near this? 17 Grosvenor Gardens, London, England, SW1W 0BD
  22815. (Correspondence address of Montrose Innovations). The company is
  22816. listed at Companies House under company no. 10344848.
  22817. Tired of all this.
  22818.  
  22819. Gaston Cardey
  22820.  
  22821. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  22822. I hope you guys have a Merry Christmas (the ones you believe). And a
  22823. Very Very Happy New Year.
  22824.  
  22825.  
  22826.  
  22827. Bryan Walker
  22828.  
  22829. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22830.  
  22831. @Nikolai Tesla
  22832.  
  22833. Awesome. Hopefully more people screaming will do something – anything!
  22834.  
  22835. Just as a note, it took about 4 days to get the initial .
  22836.  
  22837. Bryan Walker
  22838.  
  22839. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22840. And even then, I had to respond with the fact that I've tried every
  22841. method of communication I could find relating to Wedg, and all of
  22842. them are closed, empty, or stale. I pointed out the recent principal
  22843. change, the lack of information on this change, and the fact that I
  22844. contacted reviewers and related agencies in Manchester. I pointed
  22845. out that I got nothing other than "Hmmm...." back from some of the
  22846. reviewers. Nothing else...
  22847.  
  22848.  
  22849.  
  22850. Nikolai Tesla
  22851.  
  22852. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 6 months ago
  22853.  
  22854. @Bryan Walker: Provided my .02 to them. Pending a response with action.
  22855.  
  22856.  
  22857.  
  22858.  
  22859. Bryan Walker
  22860.  
  22861. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22862.  
  22863. Indiegogo emailed me back and stated that this campaign is under
  22864. review. What you need to do:
  22865.  
  22866. Log in to your Indiegogo account and go to the contact us section.
  22867. Pick whatever you want, but make sure you let Indiegogo know that
  22868. Wedg isn’t talking, if and when you’ve tried to contact them, and
  22869. how much money you lost on this project. Let them have it, don’t be
  22870. kind or worry about hurting feelings. Bitch, moan, complain, scream,
  22871. and yell.
  22872.  
  22873.  
  22874.  
  22875.  
  22876. Bryan Walker
  22877.  
  22878. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22879.  
  22880. Indiegogo emailed me back and stated that this campaign is under
  22881. review. What you need to do:
  22882.  
  22883. Log in to your Indiegogo account and go to the contact us section.
  22884. Pick whatever you want, but make sure you let Indiegogo know that
  22885. Wedg isn’t talking, if and when you’ve tried to contact them, and
  22886. how much money you lost on this project. Let them have it, don’t be
  22887. kind or worry about hurting feelings. Bitch, moan, complain, scream,
  22888. and yell.
  22889.  
  22890.  
  22891.  
  22892.  
  22893. Bryan Walker
  22894.  
  22895. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22896.  
  22897. Surprise. The minute I get pissy here on Indiemoneystealer, I get a
  22898. in my email. “Oh, there’s nothing we can do, contact them
  22899. directly.” Yeah, well I’ve tried. What the fuck do you think we’ve
  22900. been doing all this time, jerking off?
  22901.  
  22902. And AGAIN. As a reminder, if you are in the UK please please please
  22903. see if you can get this refunded under Section 75 of the Consumer
  22904. Credit Act. Let Wedg know we don’t appreciate this bullshit.
  22905.  
  22906.  
  22907.  
  22908.  
  22909. Bryan Walker
  22910.  
  22911. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22912.  
  22913. Just as I suspected, neither Indiegogo or the artificially created
  22914. Carol Bohm-Scott (which I sincerely do not believe is a real person)
  22915. have responded to my requests for more information.
  22916.  
  22917. Both of you are fucking bastards. Go to hell and burn.
  22918.  
  22919.  
  22920.  
  22921.  
  22922. Bryan Walker
  22923.  
  22924. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22925.  
  22926. I just checked their twitter page. Last comment is a spam comment as
  22927. if the account got hacked.
  22928.  
  22929.  
  22930.  
  22931.  
  22932. Bryan Walker
  22933.  
  22934. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22935.  
  22936. (4 of 4, and end)
  22937.  
  22938. While I doubt this will do anything (in fact, I know it won’t do
  22939. anything other than get me a “we can’t do anything” answer,) well,
  22940. I’m not sure what I’m expecting at this point. Nothing would be the
  22941. easiest thing, and I think just writing this off as a bad investment
  22942. and not backing any more tech devices would be my best bet.
  22943.  
  22944. Indiegogo doesn’t want to do anything, and I don’t understand that.
  22945.  
  22946.  
  22947.  
  22948.  
  22949. Bryan Walker
  22950.  
  22951. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22952.  
  22953. (3 of many)
  22954.  
  22955. Can you:
  22956.  
  22957. Force Wedg to talk. Anything, even a “Ha ha, you’re suckers and
  22958. we’re never delivering!” would be preferable to wondering what the
  22959. **** happened to our money.
  22960.  
  22961. Force Wedg, to continue the campaign or refund our money or DO
  22962. SOMETHING!
  22963.  
  22964.  
  22965.  
  22966.  
  22967. Bryan Walker
  22968.  
  22969. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22970.  
  22971. (2 of many)
  22972.  
  22973. By the comments, some people lost money they could not afford to
  22974. lose in a project that won’t even respond to queries from it’s
  22975. investors.
  22976.  
  22977. Wedg hasn’t updated their twitter in ages. Their website is a
  22978. placeholder. email to various agencies involved with the project go
  22979. unanswered.
  22980.  
  22981.  
  22982.  
  22983.  
  22984. Bryan Walker
  22985.  
  22986. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 6 months ago
  22987.  
  22988. Yet another email to Indiegogo support, although I doubt it’s going
  22989. to do anything. (1 of many)
  22990.  
  22991. Hi. I backed the Wedg project here almost two years ago. Since then,
  22992. Wedg has claimed legal troubles, and has changed the responsible
  22993. individual’s name on the project, as well as apparently removing the
  22994. partner agency they dealt with. We the backers have received no
  22995. communication from Wedg for 4 months. The project is so old that
  22996. things it claims to support (iOS8 and BlackBerry) are no longer things.
  22997.  
  22998.  
  22999.  
  23000.  
  23001. Gaston Cardey
  23002.  
  23003. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 6 months ago
  23004.  
  23005. Hi everyone,
  23006. As I have mentioned before, we’ve lost our money. But I’d like to
  23007. say a few words to this “Afzal” guy: I live in Colombia, South
  23008. America and we have to multiply x COP 3,761 every British Pound.
  23009. I’ve lost almost 2 minimum salary in this.
  23010. It was really hard to earn this money and all I can think is “shame
  23011. on you”. I trust you receive you punishment in this life by some
  23012. force (jail, flat tire in a heavy rain without spare, flood in your
  23013. home, rats, unfaithful couple, etc.).
  23014. Bye, guys.
  23015.  
  23016.  
  23017.  
  23018.  
  23019. Nikolai Tesla
  23020.  
  23021. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 7 months ago
  23022.  
  23023. @Howard Celnik: Yes, you are correct. Wedg has been eclipsed by many
  23024. NAS providers, dedicated appliances and other startups providing
  23025. reliable services with an actual product. The goal to receive a
  23026. working “Wedg” device expired a long time ago. The issue has been on
  23027. how to bring justice against Mr. Afzal and get a full refund as well.
  23028.  
  23029.  
  23030.  
  23031.  
  23032. Carlos Garcia Conde
  23033.  
  23034. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> 7 months ago
  23035.  
  23036. A NEW SCAM AT INDIEGOGO
  23037. I VE LOST MY MONEY?
  23038.  
  23039.  
  23040.  
  23041.  
  23042. Howard Celnik
  23043.  
  23044. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4274214> 7 months ago
  23045.  
  23046. If they were to deliver today, wouldn’t this already be old
  23047. technology? Would it be selling for less?
  23048.  
  23049.  
  23050.  
  23051.  
  23052. Bryan Walker
  23053.  
  23054. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  23055.  
  23056. @jrogers31
  23057.  
  23058. The statement I made was more in jest than overlaid with any real
  23059. hope of hearing news. As there has been silence for so long, I doubt
  23060. there’s going to be any news to hear in the coming months.
  23061.  
  23062. Those in the UK can still try to claim a section 75 refund. For the
  23063. rest of us, I think we were playing the fool. I’m not sure if that
  23064. was the intent from the beginning, or if legal troubles erased any
  23065. possibility of this project completing, but it’s dead. Stick a fork
  23066. in it.
  23067.  
  23068.  
  23069.  
  23070.  
  23071. jrogers31
  23072.  
  23073. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 7 months ago
  23074.  
  23075. @Bryan Walker – admire your optimism. Your guess is as good as
  23076. anyone’s as to which of the team members (if there were more than
  23077. one) was the last one out of the door. My guess is that Mr Afzal was
  23078. the last (and ?first) out the door. The profile overwrite to Carol
  23079. Bohm-Scott was allegedly intended to mislead. If CB-S exists one
  23080. would think an update would have been forthcoming by now,
  23081. particularly in light of the concerns expressed below. The words
  23082. Walter Mitty smoke and mirrors come to mind.
  23083.  
  23084.  
  23085.  
  23086.  
  23087. Bryan Walker
  23088.  
  23089. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  23090.  
  23091. There were supposedly some other people on this “team” – would any
  23092. of them like to speak up?
  23093.  
  23094.  
  23095.  
  23096.  
  23097. jrogers31
  23098.  
  23099. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 7 months ago
  23100.  
  23101. @Heiko Zeller – It occurred to me that we are looking for a
  23102. ghost/fictional character (allegedly) in a game being played to
  23103. obfuscate matters relating to WEDG and the whereabouts of OUR MONEY.
  23104. It would surprise me if £500 per month was being paid to the
  23105. ‘hot-desk’ offices at the address below. If it can be shown that C
  23106. B-S is not a real person then I wonder whether a company set up with
  23107. an allegedly fictional director constitutes a crime in English Law
  23108. or are ‘doing-business-as’ names allowed?
  23109.  
  23110.  
  23111.  
  23112.  
  23113. Heiko Zeller
  23114.  
  23115. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8715891> 7 months ago
  23116.  
  23117. 17 Grosvenor Gardens, London, England, SW1W 0BD company exist since
  23118. August 2016. As far as I used Google in the right way this company
  23119. is a one man show. And the Address is connected to a huge number of
  23120. companies. I think shebaz rid of the annoying customers by placing
  23121. in a new postbox company.
  23122.  
  23123.  
  23124.  
  23125.  
  23126. dbrissenden
  23127.  
  23128. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 7 months ago
  23129.  
  23130. @Scott McQueen,
  23131. The link you provided does not work. I get an access denied error……
  23132.  
  23133.  
  23134.  
  23135.  
  23136. Scott McQueen
  23137.  
  23138. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  23139.  
  23140. For information: http://tinyurl.com/zgjtyg4
  23141.  
  23142.  
  23143.  
  23144.  
  23145. Scott McQueen
  23146.  
  23147. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  23148.  
  23149. Has anyone managed to find a contact number for Montrose Innovations
  23150. yet?
  23151.  
  23152.  
  23153.  
  23154.  
  23155. dbrissenden
  23156.  
  23157. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 7 months ago
  23158.  
  23159. @Scott McQueen,
  23160. “…penning an update for all backers this afternoon and will push it
  23161. this week…”
  23162. They’ve failed again. Sounds like a fob off to me to keep you quiet.
  23163.  
  23164.  
  23165.  
  23166.  
  23167. jrogers31
  23168.  
  23169. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 7 months ago
  23170.  
  23171. It is very unusual in this day and age for a real person’s name not
  23172. to come up with multiple hits on an internet search. For an
  23173. individual age 31 years in the software business with an uncommon
  23174. surname one might expect a linked-in entry, facebook, twitter, skype
  23175. etc. The only address that comes up is a hot desk address @£500.00
  23176. per month. I wonder how many months Montrose innovations will be
  23177. paid-up at this address. No update – no response to a request for an
  23178. update. We need the ghostbusters.
  23179.  
  23180.  
  23181.  
  23182.  
  23183. Bryan Walker
  23184.  
  23185. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  23186.  
  23187. @dbrissenden
  23188.  
  23189. One other “person” communicated on this project back when I started
  23190. doing daily updates of what I was doing.
  23191.  
  23192. Jaypaul Barrow
  23193. 8 months ago
  23194. Update! Update! Update! Duck me it’s not hard to say. Still working
  23195. guys. Bear with us.
  23196.  
  23197.  
  23198.  
  23199.  
  23200. dbrissenden
  23201.  
  23202. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 7 months ago
  23203.  
  23204. @Scott McQueen,
  23205. If this is indeed true they had better pull their finger out and
  23206. communicate. I don’t believe there are many here who either believe
  23207. the cock and bull stories or even have much sympathy any longer.
  23208. This is not the way to go about treating the very people who funded
  23209. what ever it is that they ended up funding!!
  23210. As for the profile overwrite, well…. what can I say?
  23211.  
  23212.  
  23213.  
  23214.  
  23215. Scott McQueen
  23216.  
  23217. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  23218.  
  23219. Another thing I find strange is that when you click on the
  23220. ‘individual’ link for Shehbaz (
  23221. https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053/a2e2) it takes you to…
  23222. YES! you guessed it folks – Carol Bohm-Scott. So it’s not a new
  23223. player but a profile overwrite!
  23224.  
  23225.  
  23226.  
  23227.  
  23228. Scott McQueen
  23229.  
  23230. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  23231.  
  23232. (3of3) and its typically a little bureaucratic.
  23233.  
  23234. We are penning an update for all backers this afternoon and will
  23235. push it this week.
  23236.  
  23237. I’d like to thank you for your patience and co-operation on behalf
  23238. of the entire WEDG team and hope that you’ll take a compassionate
  23239. view of situation.
  23240.  
  23241. Kind regards
  23242.  
  23243. Lisa
  23244. Team WEDG
  23245.  
  23246.  
  23247.  
  23248.  
  23249. Scott McQueen
  23250.  
  23251. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  23252.  
  23253. (2of3)Fortunately, a local and well experienced group of
  23254. entrepreneurs have taken an interest in our situation and have
  23255. defined an accelerated road map for us to move ahead with the
  23256. project. As well as their knowledge and expertise they’re also
  23257. bringing funding which will help us move forward with leaps and
  23258. bounds. Contracts and various other documentation is making its way
  23259. around the system so that the investors can reclaim their tax-its
  23260. known as SEIS investment
  23261.  
  23262.  
  23263.  
  23264.  
  23265. Scott McQueen
  23266.  
  23267. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  23268.  
  23269. (1of3)
  23270. @dbrissenden I have also had a from a ‘Lisa’ at ‘Team Wedg’
  23271.  
  23272. (24th MAY)Hi Scott Apologies for the late , we are working
  23273. through emails from backers as fast as we can. Rest assured Scott
  23274. the project is still alive and well. As you know we are battling
  23275. with a fierce and unruly third party hell-bent on making claims to
  23276. our source code that doesn’t belong to them. Our every move is
  23277. criticized and we’re doing all we can to defend our reputation and
  23278. our intellectual property.
  23279.  
  23280.  
  23281.  
  23282.  
  23283. dbrissenden
  23284.  
  23285. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 7 months ago
  23286.  
  23287. (2 of 2)
  23288. Indeed there doesn’t appear to be any website for this company
  23289. either which is also very strange for investment / tech companies.
  23290. All in all this is very fishy if you also consider the utter
  23291. contempt and lack of communication shown by Shehbaz.
  23292. As to whether there is enough evidence for the authorities, I would
  23293. think there is enough but since there appears to be a lack of
  23294. interest from the other 968 backers, it is unlikely to get to their
  23295. attention.
  23296.  
  23297.  
  23298.  
  23299.  
  23300. dbrissenden
  23301.  
  23302. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 7 months ago
  23303.  
  23304. (1 of 2)
  23305. @jrogers31 – The only ‘other’ person who has communicated on this
  23306. project is Chris. But, Chris who? There is no mention of any of the
  23307. team who started out developing Wedg or what contribution they made
  23308. so it could look there might have only been one person….
  23309. I can find no mention of anyone called Carol Bohm-Scott prior to the
  23310. creation of Montrose Innovations which I find very strange
  23311. considering these are supposedly international investors.
  23312.  
  23313.  
  23314.  
  23315.  
  23316. jrogers31
  23317.  
  23318. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 7 months ago
  23319.  
  23320. @dbrissenden – interesting research – so are you saying that there
  23321. is evidence that Mr Afzal et al are trying to create a smoke screen
  23322. to distance themselves from their responsibilities. Is there enough
  23323. evidence for an investigation by appropriate authorities with
  23324. statutory powers? If so it is well overdue. Interestingly, I have
  23325. not received a to my request for an update from the new owner
  23326. Carol Bohm-Scott, which rather fits in with the results of your
  23327. research – I think.
  23328.  
  23329.  
  23330.  
  23331.  
  23332. dbrissenden
  23333.  
  23334. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 7 months ago
  23335.  
  23336. (2 of 2)
  23337. Back in April 2016, Shehbaz’s communication detailed “…introduced us
  23338. to a group of tech entrepreneurs and investors from the UK and US
  23339. who operate an international scale business…”. So much so that it
  23340. took them until August 2016 to register the company…. Come on pull
  23341. the other one.
  23342.  
  23343.  
  23344.  
  23345.  
  23346. dbrissenden
  23347.  
  23348. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 7 months ago
  23349.  
  23350. (1 of 2)
  23351. Well, looks like 08 Nov 2016 Mohammad Shehbaz Afzal resigned as
  23352. director of Wedg and on the same date Montrose Innovations Limited
  23353. was appointed as a director. The same day the registered address was
  23354. moved from The Shed Innospace Chester Street Manchester to 17
  23355. Grosvenor Gardens Grosvenor Gardens London and Mrs Carol Bohm-Scott
  23356. (or Mr Carol Bohm-Scott as it appears on the certificate of
  23357. incorporation or is it Chris AKA Mohammad Shehbaz Afzal???).
  23358.  
  23359.  
  23360.  
  23361.  
  23362. jrogers31
  23363.  
  23364. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 7 months ago
  23365.  
  23366. @Andrea V. Did they take your money? Was it literally the $2.00 you
  23367. mentioned (as a token gesture) or substantially more than that? –
  23368. and did you get a thank you note and update in response? I would be
  23369. happy to sell you my WEDG devices order for its original value if
  23370. you are interested. I need a helping hand – to get my money back.
  23371.  
  23372.  
  23373.  
  23374.  
  23375. Ken Taylor
  23376.  
  23377. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> 7 months ago
  23378.  
  23379. @Andrea V. I hope the WEDG comes to fruition. I have avoided posting
  23380. for years as i don’t have a pitch fork. After 2 years hardware,
  23381. software and people have moved on. many will have found other
  23382. solutions, for me a WEDG would NOW just be an expensive raided Kodi
  23383. box as i would not trust it with my Email.
  23384.  
  23385.  
  23386.  
  23387.  
  23388. Bryan Walker
  23389.  
  23390. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  23391.  
  23392. @Andrea V.
  23393.  
  23394. It would be easier to be supportive if Wedg would at least talk to us.
  23395.  
  23396. Silence does nothing to quell the pitchsporks.
  23397.  
  23398.  
  23399.  
  23400.  
  23401. Andrea V.
  23402.  
  23403. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9040474> 7 months ago
  23404.  
  23405. I have to say I still support this project.
  23406.  
  23407. I know by now many of you have already banned together & picked up
  23408. your pitch forks. But i really want to see WEDG come to fruition.
  23409. It’s very easy to knock a outfit down when they are already down.
  23410. But its very hard to help them get back up. So i’m going to do
  23411. something rather crazy & send them a couple extra bucks. It is not
  23412. much but i think what every1 needs right now is a helping hand.
  23413. sometimes ppl are so far down they need help gettin back up
  23414.  
  23415.  
  23416.  
  23417.  
  23418. Bryan Walker
  23419.  
  23420. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  23421.  
  23422. @Scott McQueen
  23423.  
  23424. I guess some startup-centric office is better than the TaxAct
  23425. Accountants location that they claimed was their “office” after they
  23426. were kicked out of the university digs.
  23427.  
  23428.  
  23429.  
  23430.  
  23431. Bryan Walker
  23432.  
  23433. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  23434.  
  23435. @Ken Taylor
  23436.  
  23437. I asked for one of the pre-release units (black and blue) because I
  23438. wanted to wash my hands of it. I actually tried to use it, and I
  23439. think I was the first to report they hadn’t actually changed their
  23440. codebase language.
  23441.  
  23442. I got fed up with it when I noticed it was duplicating everything,
  23443. and I had to delete my setup when a new version came out. Tried to
  23444. reflash it with new firmware, messed it up, Lima said F-U! and I
  23445. threw it in the recycle box here at work. No more Lima for me.
  23446.  
  23447.  
  23448.  
  23449.  
  23450. Scott McQueen
  23451.  
  23452. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  23453.  
  23454. @Ken Taylor Looks like the UBER office is just another startup base
  23455. like Wedg had in Manchester and not a proper company hq which is a
  23456. real shame.
  23457.  
  23458.  
  23459.  
  23460.  
  23461. Scott McQueen
  23462.  
  23463. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  23464.  
  23465. Message sent to Carol Bohm-Scott: We have noticed your name has
  23466. replaced Shehbaz Afzal’s as the CEO of WEDG. Does this mean the
  23467. project will finally come into fruition and the many Indiegogo
  23468. backers will finally get either a product or a refund. Or will you
  23469. also choose to bury your head in the sand and choose to ignore the
  23470. fact that a lot of people have spent their own hard earned money and
  23471. have been left out of pocket?
  23472.  
  23473.  
  23474.  
  23475.  
  23476. Scott McQueen
  23477.  
  23478. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  23479.  
  23480. Im moving house in January, who do I inform so they no where to send
  23481. my new WEDG device when it’s built ? :)
  23482.  
  23483.  
  23484.  
  23485.  
  23486. Ken Taylor
  23487.  
  23488. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> 7 months ago
  23489.  
  23490. @Bryan Walker. So you will not be buying the Lima Ultra then… ;-) My
  23491. lima still in its box unused. I didnt like the idea of linking to
  23492. their server for what would be for me a local system and as you say
  23493. does not do what it promised. the WEDG I wanted for mail server and
  23494. network file backups and server based Libreoffice. but now can do 2
  23495. of 3 on my NAS. getting a refund from CC would be hard now the
  23496. original company no longer exists. :-(
  23497.  
  23498.  
  23499.  
  23500.  
  23501. Bryan Walker
  23502.  
  23503. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  23504.  
  23505. (3 of 2)
  23506.  
  23507. In addition, so many of these “butt” devices still need some remote
  23508. backend to work. In Lima’s case, they have a negotiation server that
  23509. does unknown things. Makes me wonder that Wedg was going to need,
  23510. and what the “Daplie: My Butt” device is going to require since they
  23511. talk about name access and stuff.
  23512.  
  23513.  
  23514.  
  23515.  
  23516. Bryan Walker
  23517.  
  23518. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  23519.  
  23520. (2 of 2)
  23521.  
  23522. These “personal butt” devices all seem to want to be a complete
  23523. management system instead of simply giving you a secure portal to
  23524. stash data remotely. Every single one of them attempts to re-invent
  23525. features already present in most devices. I have no idea why.
  23526.  
  23527.  
  23528.  
  23529.  
  23530. Bryan Walker
  23531.  
  23532. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  23533.  
  23534. >> Sound familar?
  23535. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/daplie-the-butt-system-to-take-back-the-internet/x/8764397#/
  23536.  
  23537. There was another project, called Lima (nee Plug) that promised to
  23538. do the same thing. I invested in it as well. While the group
  23539. eventually shipped it, it was nothing like what they promised and is
  23540. just now (years after the “we just need last mile funding”) gaining
  23541. a subset of the features promised during the campaign. (1 of 2)
  23542.  
  23543.  
  23544.  
  23545.  
  23546. Bryan Walker
  23547.  
  23548. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  23549.  
  23550. Just a reminder, UK residents may be eligible for a Section 75
  23551. refund, if you paid for any part of the item with a credit card (not
  23552. debit) and the item cost more than £100.
  23553.  
  23554. http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/section-75-of-the-consumer-credit-act
  23555.  
  23556.  
  23557.  
  23558.  
  23559. Bryan Walker
  23560.  
  23561. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 7 months ago
  23562.  
  23563. @jrogers31
  23564.  
  23565. “…you gain the ability to take the form of a wolf?”
  23566.  
  23567. Hmm, I’m guessing that isn’t the ending you had in mind.
  23568.  
  23569.  
  23570.  
  23571.  
  23572. jrogers31
  23573.  
  23574. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 7 months ago
  23575.  
  23576. Test – complete the following “once bitten …”
  23577.  
  23578.  
  23579.  
  23580.  
  23581. jrogers31
  23582.  
  23583. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 7 months ago
  23584.  
  23585. Sound familar?
  23586. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/daplie-the-butt-system-to-take-back-the-internet/x/8764397#/
  23587.  
  23588.  
  23589.  
  23590.  
  23591. Scott McQueen
  23592.  
  23593. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 7 months ago
  23594.  
  23595. jrogers31 Yes I would like to know what happened to him as well!
  23596.  
  23597.  
  23598.  
  23599.  
  23600. jrogers31
  23601.  
  23602. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 7 months ago
  23603.  
  23604. Interesting – so when are we going to receive the “Hello I am Carol
  23605. Bohm-Scott” update? Good to know that the office is in London it
  23606. will be easy to pop in and pick up the full refund or the devices I
  23607. ordered, which ever becomes available first. I hope the update
  23608. includes “a summary of events which lead to the departure of Mr Afzal”
  23609.  
  23610.  
  23611.  
  23612.  
  23613. Ken Taylor
  23614.  
  23615. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> 8 months ago
  23616.  
  23617. Carol, is director of Montrose, setup in August 2016, based in UBER
  23618. offices in London, looks like they now own WEDG. Shehbaz resigned as
  23619. a director on 08 Nov. (on companies house website). will be
  23620. interesting if we get an update by the 22Nov which will be 2 years
  23621. from the end of the campaign.
  23622.  
  23623.  
  23624.  
  23625.  
  23626. Bryan Walker
  23627.  
  23628. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 8 months ago
  23629.  
  23630. @Scott,
  23631.  
  23632. That is quite interesting. Shebaz did make some noise about
  23633. reorganization as the legal trouble wrapped up, this could be
  23634. related in some way. Evidence suggests otherwise…
  23635.  
  23636.  
  23637.  
  23638.  
  23639. Scott McQueen
  23640.  
  23641. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 8 months ago
  23642.  
  23643. Hmmm, Shebaz has disappeared from the up there on the right, it now
  23644. says Carol Bohm-Scott. Has he gone into hiding so we forget about
  23645. him or is something happening… Intrigued!
  23646.  
  23647.  
  23648.  
  23649.  
  23650. Bryan Walker
  23651.  
  23652. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 8 months ago
  23653.  
  23654. I have to say, I don’t expect to see anything at this point. :(
  23655.  
  23656.  
  23657.  
  23658.  
  23659. Bryan Walker
  23660.  
  23661. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 8 months ago
  23662.  
  23663. Remember when?
  23664.  
  23665. Jaypaul Barrow
  23666. 8 months ago
  23667. Update! Update! Update! Duck me it’s not hard to say. Still working
  23668. guys. Bear with us.
  23669.  
  23670. Quack.
  23671.  
  23672.  
  23673.  
  23674.  
  23675. Jacob Ovard
  23676.  
  23677. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8671772> 8 months ago
  23678.  
  23679. Hey WEDG, give us an update and give us back our money.
  23680.  
  23681.  
  23682.  
  23683.  
  23684. Bryan Walker
  23685.  
  23686. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 8 months ago
  23687.  
  23688. Just a reminder, UK residents may be eligible for a Section 75
  23689. refund, if you paid for any part of the item with a credit card (not
  23690. debit) and the item cost more than £100.
  23691.  
  23692. http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/section-75-of-the-consumer-credit-act
  23693.  
  23694.  
  23695.  
  23696.  
  23697. Bryan Walker
  23698.  
  23699. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 8 months ago
  23700.  
  23701. @Scott McQueen,
  23702.  
  23703. With only £350 in the bank, it certainly doesn’t look good, does it?
  23704.  
  23705.  
  23706.  
  23707.  
  23708. Scott McQueen
  23709.  
  23710. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 8 months ago
  23711.  
  23712. Every now and again I get really annoyed at myself for falling for
  23713. this and not seeing through the bullshit earlier, lets face it the
  23714. money has gone ( http://www.endole.co.uk/company/08824160/wedg-ltd )
  23715. but I still can’t help coming back for that glimmer of what I
  23716. thought was a great idea.
  23717.  
  23718.  
  23719.  
  23720.  
  23721. Scott McQueen
  23722.  
  23723. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 8 months ago
  23724.  
  23725. You know one of the most frustrating things about this is I have
  23726. been taking in twice by this scam, once on kickstarter and then on
  23727. here. I’ve had a couple of responses from ‘team wedg’ when I’ve
  23728. tweeted local Manchester news about running a follow up story.
  23729. Spookily enough the timing of those responses is about an hour or
  23730. two after I’ve tweeted so I can only assume they are still
  23731. working/living in the Manchester area and are worried by the bad press.
  23732.  
  23733.  
  23734.  
  23735.  
  23736. Bryan Walker
  23737.  
  23738. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 8 months ago
  23739.  
  23740. @1sgmgn
  23741.  
  23742. That’s the way most of us feel, along with WTF, :(, Hello?, and “Say
  23743. Something Dammit!”
  23744.  
  23745.  
  23746.  
  23747.  
  23748. Bryan Walker
  23749.  
  23750. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 8 months ago
  23751.  
  23752. My weekend project was to clean up the power supplies that feed the
  23753. wireless sensors and leak detectors in my home (yeah, it’s wired…)
  23754. Was pretty pleased with how it turned out. Designed a few of my own
  23755. boards and did a nice layout. Hard part was finding power
  23756. transformers – with RatShack being gone, they are hard to find
  23757. unless you want to spend lots of cash. Still cleaning up the wiring,
  23758. so don’t hate on the layout. http://imgur.com/a/lgkjD
  23759.  
  23760.  
  23761.  
  23762.  
  23763. 1sgmgn
  23764.  
  23765. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4356995> 8 months ago
  23766.  
  23767. ????
  23768.  
  23769.  
  23770.  
  23771.  
  23772. Bryan Walker
  23773.  
  23774. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 8 months ago
  23775.  
  23776. Just a reminder, UK residents may be eligible for a Section 75
  23777. refund, if you paid for any part of the item with a credit card (not
  23778. debit) and the item cost more than £100.
  23779.  
  23780. http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/section-75-of-the-consumer-credit-act
  23781.  
  23782.  
  23783.  
  23784.  
  23785. Nikolai Tesla
  23786.  
  23787. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 8 months ago
  23788.  
  23789. @Magri-Olson and 1sgmgn: I very much recommend that you do not waste
  23790. your efforts with Indiegogo and/or Mr. Afzal. Report your concerns
  23791. to the authorities as described multiple times, for over a year now,
  23792. on this backer comments section.
  23793.  
  23794.  
  23795.  
  23796.  
  23797. Brad Magri-Olson
  23798.  
  23799. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709187> 8 months ago
  23800.  
  23801. So when do we get our refunds we requested?
  23802.  
  23803.  
  23804.  
  23805.  
  23806. 1sgmgn
  23807.  
  23808. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4356995> 9 months ago
  23809.  
  23810. WHEN DO I GET WHAT I PAID FOR?
  23811.  
  23812.  
  23813.  
  23814.  
  23815. Bryan Walker
  23816.  
  23817. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 9 months ago
  23818.  
  23819. The Nextbutt box, a private remote storage unit (Butt) should be
  23820. shipping within the next few weeks. You’ll need to provide your own
  23821. Raspberry Pi, but it’s powerful enough you could also run Prosody
  23822. for IM and other things on it.
  23823.  
  23824. https://nextbutt.com/box/
  23825.  
  23826.  
  23827.  
  23828.  
  23829. Bryan Walker
  23830.  
  23831. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 9 months ago
  23832.  
  23833. Just a reminder, UK residents may be eligible for a Section 75
  23834. refund, if you paid for any part of the item with a credit card (not
  23835. debit) and the item cost more than £100.
  23836.  
  23837. http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/section-75-of-the-consumer-credit-act
  23838.  
  23839. For the rest of us, we’re pretty much SOL.
  23840.  
  23841. I’d really like to see this deliver, but I really don’t need it
  23842. anymore. Replaced everything with a couple of Raspberry Pi units.
  23843.  
  23844.  
  23845.  
  23846.  
  23847. Bryan Walker
  23848.  
  23849. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 9 months ago
  23850.  
  23851. @Nikolai,
  23852.  
  23853. Let’s assume they really did have some legal troubles that
  23854. prohibited them from speaking freely about what was going on. I only
  23855. remember this being implied in some communications, but nothing
  23856. concrete. I DO however, remember them saying they were now no longer
  23857. under that duress (“New arrangements for public announcements
  23858. without being vetted”) so there’s no reason that Wedg & Co. can’t be
  23859. more chatty with us.
  23860.  
  23861. Without more information, that’s the biggest failure I see at this
  23862. point.
  23863.  
  23864.  
  23865.  
  23866.  
  23867. Scott McQueen
  23868.  
  23869. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 9 months ago
  23870.  
  23871. Hi, I’m still here… are you Wedg?
  23872.  
  23873.  
  23874.  
  23875.  
  23876. Nikolai Tesla
  23877.  
  23878. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 9 months ago
  23879.  
  23880. My suggestion, to any bakers that is interested, is to still pursue
  23881. legal means to have Mr. Afzal accountable to this project,
  23882. investment or whatever you wish to call it.
  23883.  
  23884.  
  23885.  
  23886.  
  23887. Nikolai Tesla
  23888.  
  23889. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 9 months ago
  23890.  
  23891. At this point in time, two years and counting, logically it does not
  23892. make sense that this project is a scam. I came to reason this since
  23893. there is no purpose for a scammer to still provide any feedback,
  23894. even non-sense muck, to anyone after they have received all the
  23895. funds. This leads me to believe that it is a totally anemically
  23896. managed project by a novice (Mr. Afzal) that attempted to create his
  23897. university term project into a real world product. At the end, it
  23898. appears to have hugely failed.
  23899.  
  23900.  
  23901.  
  23902.  
  23903. martijn.koolhoven
  23904.  
  23905. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8708990> 9 months ago
  23906.  
  23907. the personal butt you’ve been waiting for… I now get the point….
  23908. wtf …
  23909.  
  23910.  
  23911.  
  23912.  
  23913. Bryan Walker
  23914.  
  23915. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 9 months ago
  23916.  
  23917. @Philipp Stäheli, They do not check on projects, that is.
  23918.  
  23919.  
  23920.  
  23921.  
  23922. Bryan Walker
  23923.  
  23924. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 9 months ago
  23925.  
  23926. @Philipp Stäheli – No, they do not. Once a project is funded,
  23927. Indiegogo goes strictly hands-off, almost as if the project never
  23928. existed. I’ve contacted them a few times about this and they state
  23929. all they can do is message the project creator and ask that they be
  23930. more forthcoming.
  23931.  
  23932. There’s vague language in the TOS that says it’s the creator’s duty
  23933. to report progress and issues, but that’s about as enforceable as
  23934. telling the Sun to be less hot today.
  23935.  
  23936.  
  23937.  
  23938.  
  23939. Philipp Stäheli
  23940.  
  23941. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> 9 months ago
  23942.  
  23943. I was just wondering, how does Indiegogo not check on their so
  23944. called “office” and whether there is an alive project or not? That
  23945. would be fairly easy to do, but nothing like that ever happened.. I
  23946. know I am an investor and not a buyer in a store. Still I feel very
  23947. let down by Indiegogo, it seems to not bother them at all that
  23948. project founders just stall their projects.
  23949.  
  23950.  
  23951.  
  23952.  
  23953. Benson Low
  23954.  
  23955. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5581723> 9 months ago
  23956.  
  23957. I want a refund now
  23958.  
  23959.  
  23960.  
  23961.  
  23962. Bryan Walker
  23963.  
  23964. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 10 months ago
  23965.  
  23966. Wedg, Francisco is right – you need to start singing like a canary.
  23967.  
  23968.  
  23969.  
  23970.  
  23971. Francisco Alvarez
  23972.  
  23973. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8814221> 10 months ago
  23974.  
  23975. I don’t know what you are doing. This seems a never ending story,
  23976. almost 2 YEARS of DELAY, this SUCKS! Be CLEAR and provide us with a
  23977. stimated date of shipping!!!!
  23978.  
  23979.  
  23980.  
  23981.  
  23982. Bryan Walker
  23983.  
  23984. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 10 months ago
  23985.  
  23986. I’d like an update with more meat than fluff.
  23987.  
  23988.  
  23989.  
  23990.  
  23991. Jacob Ovard
  23992.  
  23993. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8671772> 10 months ago
  23994.  
  23995. Where is my order? Where is my money?
  23996.  
  23997.  
  23998.  
  23999.  
  24000. 1sgmgn
  24001.  
  24002. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4356995> 10 months ago
  24003.  
  24004. Sep 2014
  24005. Where is my order?
  24006.  
  24007.  
  24008.  
  24009.  
  24010. Marc Solondz
  24011.  
  24012. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8716841> 10 months ago
  24013.  
  24014. This is the second big scam crowdfunding item out of the UK. Well
  24015. done WEDG.
  24016. Your updates have been nothing but pure rhetoric since the campaign
  24017. ended. When you actually have something substantive I will take you
  24018. seriously otherwise I’ll continue to believe you are full of it.
  24019.  
  24020.  
  24021.  
  24022.  
  24023. tom.attree
  24024.  
  24025. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8491782> 10 months ago
  24026.  
  24027. 2 – Luckily I’ve backed many successful projects on Indiegogo and
  24028. Kickstarter and this hasn’t put me off investing in others in the
  24029. future. But it’s not just the reputation of Wedg that has been
  24030. damaged here, it’s the reputation of many that use crowdfunding as a
  24031. source of investment. However you plan on delivering/returning the
  24032. investment of the 968 backers, I would suggest, as an investor, not
  24033. pursuing this dream any further.
  24034.  
  24035.  
  24036.  
  24037.  
  24038. tom.attree
  24039.  
  24040. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8491782> 10 months ago
  24041.  
  24042. 1 – To quote ‘we will revisit and initiate refunds to all who want
  24043. one’. Who’s going to pay for that? I’m guessing the seed money is
  24044. long gone and I find it difficult to believe you have found an
  24045. investor to put in £131,537 just to refund 968 backers, where would
  24046. their return be? Like many others on this thread, technology has
  24047. moved on. I wouldn’t find this product relevant any more. Yes I want
  24048. a refund but equally I’ve written this off as a ‘bad choice’.
  24049.  
  24050.  
  24051.  
  24052.  
  24053. Bryan Walker
  24054.  
  24055. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 10 months ago
  24056.  
  24057. I too have replicated pretty much everything with other services.
  24058. I’ve set up my own chat server and file-share server, so I don’t
  24059. know how much of a gap this product would fill for me at this point.
  24060. I’d like to see Wedg provide us with some timeline guidance and some
  24061. detail on how the various services provided by this device will work.
  24062.  
  24063.  
  24064.  
  24065.  
  24066. Nikolai Tesla
  24067.  
  24068. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 10 months ago
  24069.  
  24070. A few more months and it will be the 2nd anniversary of nothing.
  24071. Technology has caught up to WEDG and even have surpassed it. I
  24072. bought an off the shelf solution for about the same price of the
  24073. fake dream that is called WEDG.
  24074.  
  24075.  
  24076.  
  24077.  
  24078. Nikolai Tesla
  24079.  
  24080. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 10 months ago
  24081.  
  24082. I was confused with the recent comments but I now understand and
  24083. appreciate the passive aggressive jokes. Sadly for Mr. Afzal he has
  24084. his face plastered all over the web and can not hide forever.
  24085.  
  24086.  
  24087.  
  24088.  
  24089. Bryan Walker
  24090.  
  24091. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 10 months ago
  24092.  
  24093. @Gordon,
  24094.  
  24095. I don’t know if I’d call CrowdFUNding™ a project such as this a
  24096. nightmare, but it certainly would be the end of the long night if
  24097. Wedg ever did ship to backers.
  24098.  
  24099.  
  24100.  
  24101.  
  24102. Gordon Keys
  24103.  
  24104. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> 10 months ago
  24105.  
  24106. Wow! I cannot believe it. I just received my Wedg in the post. Oh…
  24107. then I woke up. All a nightmare… sorry.
  24108.  
  24109.  
  24110.  
  24111.  
  24112. Bryan Walker
  24113.  
  24114. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  24115.  
  24116. 15 days of silence on the wall, 15 days of silence, if one of the
  24117. updates should happen to fall, 16 days of silence on the wall!
  24118.  
  24119.  
  24120.  
  24121.  
  24122. Bryan Walker
  24123.  
  24124. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  24125.  
  24126. Tired of companies ignoring you on Twitter? Check out Gnu Social,
  24127. the open source, federated social network that doesn’t ask for your
  24128. driver’s license!
  24129. http://skilledtests.com/wiki/List_of_Independent_GNU_social_Instances
  24130.  
  24131.  
  24132.  
  24133.  
  24134. Bryan Walker
  24135.  
  24136. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  24137.  
  24138. Seeing as how 1N34A diodes seem to be getting rare these days, I
  24139. ordered a bunch of Soviet-era D9D diodes from eBay. Even if 1/3 of
  24140. them are defective, that still leaves me with enough for a lifetime
  24141. of projects.
  24142.  
  24143.  
  24144.  
  24145.  
  24146. Bryan Walker
  24147.  
  24148. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  24149.  
  24150. Everyone should check out Gnu Social. You can run it yourself (
  24151. http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/revisiting-open-source-social-networking-installing-gnu-social—cms-22456
  24152. ) or join one of the many instances. quitter.is and quitter.no are
  24153. two well know hosts.
  24154.  
  24155.  
  24156.  
  24157.  
  24158. Bryan Walker
  24159.  
  24160. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  24161.  
  24162. So, the local Micro Center was closing out the Papyrus e-ink HATs
  24163. for the Raspberry Pi. I bought one for $25, found out it had all
  24164. three sizes of screen in it, and decided to go back and buy the
  24165. other two they had left. While it cost me $75, it’s something I have
  24166. in my hand right now.
  24167.  
  24168.  
  24169.  
  24170.  
  24171. Scott McQueen
  24172.  
  24173. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 11 months ago
  24174.  
  24175. Today I although it’s been very warm, I decided to cut the grass and
  24176. as I had my motivational head on, with a stanley knife I edged the
  24177. front lawn. I would have used the lawn edger I bought from Tesco
  24178. last year but after a bout a minute of edging, the head fell of it.
  24179. Boy did I laugh, I invested that money in it so long ago that when I
  24180. finally got to use it, it didn’t work. Good job it was only £5 and
  24181. not £300 aye!
  24182.  
  24183. Scott McQueen
  24184.  
  24185. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 11 months ago
  24186. oh and at least I got a minutes use out of it I suppose.
  24187.  
  24188.  
  24189.  
  24190. Bryan Walker
  24191.  
  24192. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  24193.  
  24194. You’re all welcome, lololololol
  24195.  
  24196.  
  24197.  
  24198.  
  24199. Bryan Walker
  24200.  
  24201. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  24202.  
  24203. SO, I recently picked up some of those tiny OLED screens, the blue
  24204. and yellow ones you used to see on things like Sandisk MP3 players.
  24205. It’s amazing how small they are, but of a high enough resolution to
  24206. actually have rudimentary graphics displayed on them. I plan on
  24207. using a few of them to display vital stats from my Pi stack. Who
  24208. knows where the rest will end up?
  24209.  
  24210. That’s my update for today, how about one from you WEDG?
  24211.  
  24212.  
  24213.  
  24214.  
  24215. Bryan Walker
  24216.  
  24217. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  24218.  
  24219. I hate to say it – I don’t think this was a scam at the start, but I
  24220. don’t have any confidence the project will come to completion at
  24221. this point.
  24222.  
  24223.  
  24224.  
  24225.  
  24226. Bryan Walker
  24227.  
  24228. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  24229.  
  24230. Seems like the only time anyone “working” on this project spoke
  24231. recently in the comments was Jaypaul “Duck me” Barrow, and only
  24232. after I started writing daily updates. Perhaps I should keep doing that.
  24233.  
  24234.  
  24235.  
  24236.  
  24237. Scott McQueen
  24238.  
  24239. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 11 months ago
  24240.  
  24241. The personal scam you’ve been waiting for!
  24242.  
  24243.  
  24244.  
  24245.  
  24246. Scott McQueen
  24247.  
  24248. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 11 months ago
  24249.  
  24250. tbh I’ve forgotten how I paid for it…
  24251.  
  24252.  
  24253.  
  24254.  
  24255. Bryan Walker
  24256.  
  24257. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  24258.  
  24259. I just wanted to remind everyone, that if you are in the UK and you
  24260. paid any portion your funding with a credit card (not debit or
  24261. charge,) you could be eligible for a refund under Section 75 of the
  24262. Consumer Credit Act.
  24263.  
  24264.  
  24265.  
  24266.  
  24267. Bryan Walker
  24268.  
  24269. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 11 months ago
  24270.  
  24271. @John Raffin,
  24272.  
  24273. I think it’s more “We’re getting a wedgie.”
  24274.  
  24275.  
  24276.  
  24277.  
  24278. John Raffin
  24279.  
  24280. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4406292> 11 months ago
  24281.  
  24282. WEDG: the personal butt you’ve been waiting (forever) for
  24283.  
  24284. Does that mean us dudded backers can be called “Wedgies”???
  24285.  
  24286.  
  24287.  
  24288.  
  24289. Thomas Grundberg
  24290.  
  24291. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5396919> 11 months ago
  24292.  
  24293. WEDG: the personal butt we still are waiting for.
  24294.  
  24295.  
  24296.  
  24297.  
  24298. Bryan Walker
  24299.  
  24300. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 12 months ago
  24301.  
  24302. @Scott McQueen,
  24303.  
  24304. If the number of stragglers in another tech project I backed is any
  24305. indication, there are a lot of people who have written this off, or
  24306. have simply forgotten about it. In light of the lack of updates, I’d
  24307. say the latter is the case.
  24308.  
  24309. Remember when?
  24310. Jaypaul Barrow 4 months ago
  24311. Update! Update! Update! Duck me it’s not hard to say. Still working
  24312. guys. Bear with us.
  24313.  
  24314. Quack.
  24315.  
  24316.  
  24317.  
  24318.  
  24319. Scott McQueen
  24320.  
  24321. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 12 months ago
  24322.  
  24323. Have 968 backers really just forgotten about this? I find that a
  24324. little strange to be honest, I would like a refund!
  24325.  
  24326.  
  24327.  
  24328.  
  24329. Scott McQueen
  24330.  
  24331. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 12 months ago
  24332.  
  24333. @shehbaz_afzal – Still waiting or have you really just done a bunk
  24334. with the WEDG indigogo fund ???
  24335.  
  24336.  
  24337.  
  24338.  
  24339. Scott McQueen
  24340.  
  24341. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 12 months ago
  24342.  
  24343. MCR seems to be registered to a private house in Manchester:
  24344.  
  24345. http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/company/07635344/MCR-ENTERPRISES-LTD
  24346.  
  24347.  
  24348.  
  24349.  
  24350. Mark Brown
  24351.  
  24352. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3433405> 12 months ago
  24353.  
  24354. Very sad to realise I’ve lost a lot of hard earned money :(
  24355.  
  24356.  
  24357.  
  24358.  
  24359. David Aldred
  24360.  
  24361. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> 12 months ago
  24362.  
  24363. Ah ok – the reason the signature matches is because he signed as the
  24364. CURRENT director of MCR. So perhaps (!?) there was indeed another
  24365. Mohammed Afzal born in the same year at the same company (relative?)
  24366.  
  24367. At v least, Shehbaz Afzal appears to be linked to min 3x companies
  24368.  
  24369. MCR:
  24370. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07635344/filing-history
  24371. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07635344/officers
  24372.  
  24373. iLoup
  24374. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08278329/filing-history
  24375.  
  24376.  
  24377.  
  24378.  
  24379. David Aldred
  24380.  
  24381. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> 12 months ago
  24382.  
  24383. 2/2
  24384. It wasn’t clear if it was the same person though. The dates of birth
  24385. are different, though same year.
  24386. However – there are scans of the signature for both MCR and iloup
  24387. (and we already linked Wedg to iloup) – the signatures are exactly
  24388. the same (and both begin with an S)
  24389.  
  24390. So not only do we have him switching names around, but using
  24391. different DOBs – and ultimately being treated as 2x different people
  24392. by companies house. Sounding more and more like fraud to me.
  24393.  
  24394. I’ll do another post with links
  24395.  
  24396.  
  24397.  
  24398.  
  24399. David Aldred
  24400.  
  24401. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> 12 months ago
  24402.  
  24403. 1/2
  24404. Whoa! Not looking good guys… (read my previous 2x posts first)
  24405.  
  24406. So I did a new search under the alter-ego Mohammed Afzal. Many hits
  24407. came up, but another Mohammed Afzal in Manchester born in 1979 was
  24408. linked to a company called MCR ENTERPRISES (07635344)
  24409.  
  24410. So, I had a look, and it had a director named Mohammed Afzal up
  24411. until 2011 when it was terminated…
  24412.  
  24413.  
  24414.  
  24415.  
  24416. David Aldred
  24417.  
  24418. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> 12 months ago
  24419.  
  24420. 2/2
  24421. Wedg was incorporated in 2013. He registered himself as director
  24422. under Shehbaz Afzal – this was already after he changed his name on
  24423. the other company (and was whilst that company still existed)
  24424.  
  24425. Then, in 2014 he again changed is name to Mohammed Shehbaz Afzal.
  24426.  
  24427. If nothing else, he seems to be suffering from a but of an identity
  24428. crisis!
  24429.  
  24430.  
  24431.  
  24432.  
  24433. David Aldred
  24434.  
  24435. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> 12 months ago
  24436.  
  24437. 1/2
  24438. I tried doing some more digging. Nothing all that useful, but a
  24439. couple of bits I found…
  24440.  
  24441. Shehbaz had another company called iloup Ltd. Formed in 2012, then
  24442. had a Compulsory Strike Off in 2014. Doesn’t state the reason, but
  24443. probably due to no accounts being filed.
  24444.  
  24445. There was one interesting bit though…
  24446.  
  24447. In November 2012, he changed his name with companies house from
  24448. Shehbaz Afzal to Mohammed Shehbaz Afzal. Nothing all that odd there,
  24449. until you go back to Wedg…
  24450.  
  24451.  
  24452.  
  24453.  
  24454. Bryan Walker
  24455.  
  24456. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 12 months ago
  24457.  
  24458. I honestly don’t think there is anyone left to answer…
  24459.  
  24460.  
  24461.  
  24462.  
  24463. Craig Temporini
  24464.  
  24465. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8966008> 12 months ago
  24466.  
  24467. Awaiting a refund.
  24468.  
  24469.  
  24470.  
  24471.  
  24472. jrogers31
  24473.  
  24474. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 12 months ago
  24475.  
  24476. F.A.O. Mr S Afzal – it is now 2 months since your last update. From
  24477. the comments below – the terms of service oblige you to find a
  24478. satisfactory resolution with backers in light of your failure to
  24479. provide the perks promised to the backers. A satisfactory solution
  24480. for me would be a full refund of my contributions, as I requested
  24481. many months ago. I presume other backers may require a similar
  24482. resolution. Please issue an urgent update and plan on how you intend
  24483. to meet your obligation to the backers.
  24484.  
  24485.  
  24486.  
  24487.  
  24488. dbrissenden
  24489.  
  24490. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 12 months ago
  24491.  
  24492. Interesting post found here:
  24493. http://kickscammed.com/project/wedg/#.V3abglJ1ZVk
  24494.  
  24495.  
  24496.  
  24497.  
  24498. Mark Brown
  24499.  
  24500. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3433405> 12 months ago
  24501.  
  24502. No response to my email to [email protected] very disappointing. I should
  24503. have just bought a Synology NAS, would have cost less that what I
  24504. pledged – Stupid me!
  24505.  
  24506.  
  24507.  
  24508.  
  24509. Bryan Walker
  24510.  
  24511. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 12 months ago
  24512.  
  24513. And again, in the TOS:
  24514.  
  24515. Campaign Owners are legally bound to perform on any promise and/or
  24516. commitment to Contributors (including delivering any Perks). If a
  24517. Campaign Owner is unable to perform on any promise and/or commitment
  24518. to Contributors, the Campaign Owner will work with the Contributors
  24519. to reach a mutually satisfactory resolution, which may include the
  24520. issuance of a refund of Contributions by the Campaign Owner.
  24521.  
  24522.  
  24523.  
  24524.  
  24525. Bryan Walker
  24526.  
  24527. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 12 months ago
  24528.  
  24529. @jrogers31,
  24530.  
  24531. The TOS mentions:
  24532.  
  24533. Campaign Owners will respond promptly and truthfully to all
  24534. questions posed to them by Indiegogo or any Contributor. If any
  24535. Campaign Owner is unable to fulfill any of its commitments to
  24536. Contributors (including delivering any Perks), the Campaign Owner
  24537. will work with the Contributors to reach a mutually satisfactory
  24538. resolution, which may include refunding their Contributions.
  24539.  
  24540. …
  24541.  
  24542.  
  24543.  
  24544.  
  24545. jrogers31
  24546.  
  24547. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 12 months ago
  24548.  
  24549. @dbrissenden It is good to know that you have been looking at
  24550. potential legal options open to individual backers or all the
  24551. backers as a whole group. However, if in light of the large some of
  24552. money involved should there be any evidence available, which would
  24553. lead to allegegations of wrong doing, then the matter should and
  24554. could be dealt with by the UK authorities. It would be helpfu,l if
  24555. out of the 968 backers, there were a few with legal backgrounds who
  24556. can point us in the right direction.
  24557.  
  24558.  
  24559.  
  24560.  
  24561. Bryan Walker
  24562.  
  24563. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  24564.  
  24565. @dbrissenden,
  24566.  
  24567. My correspondence with agencies, while promising at first, has gone
  24568. nowhere. I’ve basically tried to contact every party involved with
  24569. this project – everyone from the original school location to the
  24570. sites that reviewed the product (as listed on the “Story” section.)
  24571. Other than some initial “Hmm…” I have nothing. I even went as far as
  24572. sending WEDG a WTF on the original kickstarter page.
  24573.  
  24574.  
  24575.  
  24576.  
  24577. dbrissenden
  24578.  
  24579. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 1 year ago
  24580.  
  24581. @Bryan Walker
  24582. I’ve not forgotten but rather have been looking at the legal aspects
  24583. about going after Shehbaz in the courts.
  24584. Unfortunately unless everyone gets together, it is rather a case of
  24585. individuals which will have to bring claims. If targeted personally
  24586. at the creator and legally responsible person, I’m sure this would
  24587. have the desired effect.
  24588. Knowing the contents of your correspondence with agencies is useful
  24589. as others can collectively target without individual agendas
  24590. becoming the norm.
  24591.  
  24592.  
  24593.  
  24594.  
  24595. Bryan Walker
  24596.  
  24597. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  24598.  
  24599. @jrogers31,
  24600.  
  24601. I’m guessing a lot of people have forgotten about this project. It’s
  24602. a year past the funds collection point, and the updates have been so
  24603. few that it would be easy for them to get lost in a stack of emails.
  24604.  
  24605. Looking back at posts, there seems to be only a handful of people
  24606. posting on a regular basis. As much as I hate to say it, this
  24607. project is probably dead.
  24608.  
  24609.  
  24610.  
  24611.  
  24612. jrogers31
  24613.  
  24614. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  24615.  
  24616. @Glen – I agree with you – but unless >90% of the 968 backers decide
  24617. to start sending emails to the appropriate agencies, details of
  24618. which were given in the comments section many moons ago, very little
  24619. is going to happen. Indiegogo did nothing when this matter was
  24620. highlighted over 18 months ago. Unfortunately, this is a situation
  24621. which will only be progressed when ‘the many’ act and not just ‘the
  24622. few’. I applaud the efforts of ‘the few’ and I am grateful to them.
  24623.  
  24624.  
  24625.  
  24626.  
  24627. Glen
  24628.  
  24629. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/635969> 1 year ago
  24630.  
  24631. IndieGoGo have a duty of care to report fraud to the UK Police when
  24632. they have reasonable suspicion that it has occurred. If they don’t
  24633. take reasonable action, then they open themselves to being sued for
  24634. breach of duty of care.
  24635.  
  24636. Even dating websites have been sued for allowing rapists to use
  24637. their sites. IndieGoGo’s policy is not to vet creators. That is the
  24638. cause of the problem here.
  24639.  
  24640. It’s a lot of money. It had to go somewhere. We have a right to know
  24641. where.
  24642.  
  24643.  
  24644.  
  24645.  
  24646. jrogers31
  24647.  
  24648. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  24649.  
  24650. I once thought that WEDG updates, when they appear, were written by
  24651. means of a gobbledygook generator but having followed a recently
  24652. televised parliamentary investigation it occurred to me that they
  24653. may have been written with the help of a mythomaniac. Furthermore, I
  24654. wonder whether the initial project may have been devised or helped
  24655. by the same person who provides the updates.
  24656.  
  24657.  
  24658.  
  24659.  
  24660. Bryan Walker
  24661.  
  24662. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  24663.  
  24664. (2/2)
  24665. If you have other information, like some of the other releases where
  24666. they posted (and revoked) a PDF, a more complete timeline, or
  24667. email/communication you’ve personally had, they may appreciate that
  24668. as well.
  24669.  
  24670. I’m not going to post email addresses in this forum b/c this is an
  24671. easy target for scrapers, and I don’t wish to anger the people who
  24672. may help.
  24673.  
  24674.  
  24675.  
  24676.  
  24677. Bryan Walker
  24678.  
  24679. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  24680.  
  24681. (1/2)
  24682. @Nikolai,
  24683. The best response so far has been from Technutty – I don’t have the
  24684. exact link but you can find the article easily enough, and the
  24685. author’s name and contact details are easy to locate in the story.
  24686.  
  24687. I sent the author copies of the original letter from April 2015, as
  24688. well as copies of some of the email conversations I’ve had with
  24689. Indiegogo. I also pointed him to this forum, as well as FB, Twitter,
  24690. and WEDG’s web page.
  24691.  
  24692.  
  24693.  
  24694.  
  24695. Nikolai Tesla
  24696.  
  24697. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 1 year ago
  24698.  
  24699. @Bryan Walker: Could you provide their contacts? Website? This way I
  24700. can assist on writing to them as well. Mr. Afzal/WEDG is not getting
  24701. out of this without repercussions..
  24702.  
  24703.  
  24704.  
  24705.  
  24706. Bryan Walker
  24707.  
  24708. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  24709.  
  24710. All: There is large list of sites in the “Story” section that
  24711. reviewed WEDG in some way. A good number of them are still online. I
  24712. suggest you contact each one of them in turn. I’ve started to do
  24713. this and received some promising results.
  24714.  
  24715.  
  24716.  
  24717.  
  24718. Bryan Walker
  24719.  
  24720. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  24721.  
  24722. 4 updates (and a “pls don’t call our folks”) message in the last 6
  24723. months…c’mon! Throw us a bone!
  24724.  
  24725.  
  24726.  
  24727.  
  24728. Bryan Walker
  24729.  
  24730. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  24731.  
  24732. @jrogers31,
  24733.  
  24734. I still get a few lines of the article and a “Want the full article
  24735. and instant website access?” message with a subscribe ad.
  24736.  
  24737. If there’s no “contact this authority to do the same for your shady
  24738. kickstarter” in the story, it doesn’t really matter if I can’t see
  24739. the rest of it.
  24740.  
  24741.  
  24742.  
  24743.  
  24744. jrogers31
  24745.  
  24746. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  24747.  
  24748. @Bryan Walker – no the link worked for me just now – its is an
  24749. article written by James Hurley, Enterprise Editor, June 7 2016,
  24750. 12:01am, The Times.
  24751.  
  24752.  
  24753.  
  24754.  
  24755. Bryan Walker
  24756.  
  24757. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  24758.  
  24759. Remember when?
  24760.  
  24761. Jaypaul Barrow
  24762. 3 months ago
  24763. Update! Update! Update! Duck me it’s not hard to say. Still working
  24764. guys. Bear with us.
  24765.  
  24766. Quack.
  24767.  
  24768.  
  24769.  
  24770.  
  24771. Bryan Walker
  24772.  
  24773. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  24774.  
  24775. @jrogers31 – were there any links or contact information in the
  24776. article? The full article is locked out unless you are a subscriber.
  24777.  
  24778.  
  24779.  
  24780.  
  24781. jrogers31
  24782.  
  24783. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  24784.  
  24785. @Glen – I understand your view and that is one possible avenue.
  24786. However, it is clear from the article in TheTimes that the
  24787. appropriate UK authorities will undertake a criminal prosecution,
  24788. when their investigation uncovers evidence of fraud. Unfortunately,
  24789. the UK authorities will only look into allegations of fraud if they
  24790. receive complaints. A complaint from one or two backers out of 968
  24791. may be insufficient to initiate an investigation. We need all
  24792. backers to make complaints via all avenues.
  24793.  
  24794.  
  24795.  
  24796.  
  24797. Glen
  24798.  
  24799. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/635969> 1 year ago
  24800.  
  24801. The creator is a fraud. He never intended to create the product. He
  24802. should be criminally prosecuted for fraud and go to jail. It’s not a
  24803. failure to deliver by the creator as Indiegogo claim. It is a
  24804. failure of Indiegogo to vet real creators from frauds. We should
  24805. take a class action against the creator and or Indiegogo.
  24806.  
  24807.  
  24808.  
  24809.  
  24810. jrogers31
  24811.  
  24812. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  24813.  
  24814. I wonder whether backers of WEDG will read an article like this
  24815. about WEDG in the future. It appears that on occasions scampaign
  24816. owners on crowdfunding sites are successfully prosecuted in the UK
  24817. “The boss of a vodka business defrauded crowdfunding investors out
  24818. of thousands of pounds in a case that raises fresh questions about
  24819. standards of due diligence in the industry.”
  24820. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fraudster-abused-crowdfund-investors-38p02zptn
  24821.  
  24822.  
  24823.  
  24824.  
  24825. Bryan Walker
  24826.  
  24827. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/14264443> 1 year ago
  24828.  
  24829. I’ve sent notes off to TechCrunch, MMU (again,) WEDG (again,) and
  24830. Indiegogo (again.)
  24831.  
  24832. Only was the canned “We’re sorry, but sometimes projects don’t
  24833. deliver as promised” BS from IGG. Interestingly, however, IGG states
  24834. that “While we can’t force them to post an update, if they continue
  24835. to remain unresponsive, you can use our Terms of Use to take legal
  24836. action against the campaigner.”
  24837.  
  24838. Yah, right. Imma gon go laugh some more, brb.
  24839.  
  24840.  
  24841.  
  24842.  
  24843. jrogers31
  24844.  
  24845. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  24846.  
  24847. @Scott McQueen -a good effort on your part. If more backers bring
  24848. the matter to the attention of the media it may help progress
  24849. matters. As for WEDG’s saying the “project is still alive” –
  24850. it must be in the sense of medical acronyms such as FUBAR BUNDY. I
  24851. am surprised the update is late they can use
  24852. http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/gobbledygook-generator.html – One
  24853. click got “We need a more contemporary reimagining of our
  24854. facilitating organisational resources.” very WEDG like don’t you think!
  24855.  
  24856.  
  24857.  
  24858.  
  24859. Scott McQueen
  24860.  
  24861. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 1 year ago
  24862.  
  24863. I actually sent out quite a few all with @shehbaz_afzal in the title
  24864. along with the twitter address of the mag/website that did a initial
  24865. review of WEDG. Shortly after this I received an email from wedg
  24866. apologising for their late to my last email and informing me
  24867. that the project is still alive and they will be sending were going
  24868. to write and an update on Tuesday and would be releasing it this
  24869. week. Well it’s now Friday and still no update, yet!
  24870.  
  24871.  
  24872.  
  24873.  
  24874. jrogers31
  24875.  
  24876. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  24877.  
  24878. @Scott McQueen – good news if TechCrunch are going to do a follow up
  24879. story – they will find rich pickings in the comment section if they
  24880. choose to look. The last update appears to suggest that emails to
  24881. MMU are making Mr Afzal a little uncomfortable and more emails may
  24882. make him feel even more uncomfortable to the point when he comes
  24883. clean and tells the backers the truth about what is going on and
  24884. backs it up with hard independently verifiable evidence. More emails
  24885. to MMU please backers.
  24886.  
  24887.  
  24888.  
  24889.  
  24890. Scott McQueen
  24891.  
  24892. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 1 year ago
  24893.  
  24894. Just because @shehbaz_afzal has made his twitter account private
  24895. doesn’t mean you cannot include it in tweets along with a few news
  24896. articles, colleges uni’s etc. I don’t know about you guys but we
  24897. need answers or refunds!
  24898.  
  24899. See 1 more ...
  24900. <https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-cloud-you-ve-been-waiting-for>
  24901.  
  24902. Scott McQueen
  24903.  
  24904. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 1 year ago
  24905. In fact I will post everyone I do here as well starting with:
  24906. @ManMetUni how about doing a follow up story @shehbaz_afzal and Wedg
  24907. Questions about where has all the crowdfunding cash gone need answers?
  24908. Scott McQueen
  24909.  
  24910. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 1 year ago
  24911. @TechCrunch how about doing a follow up story @shehbaz_afzal and
  24912. Wedg Questions about where has all the crowdfunding cash gone need
  24913. answers?
  24914.  
  24915.  
  24916.  
  24917. t.munari
  24918.  
  24919. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> 1 year ago
  24920.  
  24921. On the 4th of may I wrote an email to the address published in the
  24922. update asking for some clarifications and…. surprise!
  24923. No answer.
  24924.  
  24925.  
  24926.  
  24927.  
  24928. Scott McQueen
  24929.  
  24930. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> 1 year ago
  24931.  
  24932. Come on Wedg… you’re having a laugh now, and at our expense might I
  24933. add. No information, no sign of Shehbaz. WTF is happening with this
  24934. project and more so our investment. If the only way we can get a
  24935. rise out of you is to contact the office space vendors then that
  24936. seems the way to go.
  24937.  
  24938. We just want information as it just seems these updates are just to
  24939. string us along to make it more difficult to claim back our
  24940. investment or maybe you’re hoping we get bored and just forget about
  24941. it ?
  24942.  
  24943.  
  24944.  
  24945.  
  24946. Gordon Keys
  24947.  
  24948. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> 1 year ago
  24949.  
  24950. The problem with all of this is whether the new partners/investors
  24951. will actually honour the past backers. I for one have utterly lost
  24952. faith in the project and don’t expect to see a product delivered nor
  24953. my £300 ever again.
  24954.  
  24955. I shall be putting this down to experience and shall probably never
  24956. use Indiegogo again.
  24957.  
  24958.  
  24959.  
  24960.  
  24961. scott.henderson
  24962.  
  24963. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> 1 year ago
  24964.  
  24965. Thanks for the update.
  24966.  
  24967. We all look forward to getting some detailed updates once everything
  24968. is signed and finalized with the new investor and mentors.
  24969.  
  24970. We need to actually SEE that the project is moving forward again.
  24971. That will hopefully alleviate some of this wasted time and energy
  24972. being spend by some backers in trying to get a refund from a
  24973. crowdfunding campaign. Everyone spent hard earned money to support
  24974. Wedg, but they should have done so knowing the risks involved in
  24975. these ventures.
  24976.  
  24977.  
  24978.  
  24979.  
  24980. David Aldred
  24981.  
  24982. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> 1 year ago
  24983.  
  24984. Given your new partnership, I think it’s time to restore some
  24985. credibility with your backers and provide more details (like the
  24986. name!) of this elusive ‘3rd party’ company which is being blamed
  24987. (along with the developer) for the project being in the current
  24988. position.
  24989.  
  24990.  
  24991.  
  24992.  
  24993. dbrissenden
  24994.  
  24995. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 1 year ago
  24996.  
  24997. If anyone wants to try to get their money back they could try the
  24998. small claims court???
  24999.  
  25000. Interesting wording under the Indiegogo T&Cs:
  25001. https://www.indiegogo.com/about/terms
  25002. under the arbitration section.
  25003.  
  25004. Article here about small claims court:
  25005. http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/22/why-this-jilted-kickstarter-backer-decided-to-sue-why-he-was-right/
  25006.  
  25007.  
  25008.  
  25009.  
  25010. jrogers31
  25011.  
  25012. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  25013.  
  25014. Nikolai Tesla - apologies for some reason the naff Indiegogo website
  25015. shows 'the at sign' on my computer when I type '’ but not when you
  25016. read the comments [email protected] (now its working!)
  25017. I guess it is screened by his PA but please check on his link here
  25018. http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/about/governance/vice-chancellor/
  25019.  
  25020.  
  25021.  
  25022.  
  25023. Nikolai Tesla
  25024.  
  25025. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 1 year ago
  25026.  
  25027. jrogers31: Is MMU Professor Press EMail address VC-Pmmu.ac.uk
  25028. correct? Thank you in advance.
  25029.  
  25030.  
  25031.  
  25032.  
  25033. jrogers31
  25034.  
  25035. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  25036.  
  25037. Nikolai Tesla and @ALL Vice chancellor of MMU Professor Malcolm
  25038. Press: VC-PAmmu.ac.uk
  25039. Louise Kenworthy-Taylor is an Incubation Services Manager at
  25040. Innospace: [email protected]
  25041. Manchester evening news: [email protected]
  25042. BBC watchdog: [email protected] Use “watchdog army” in title of
  25043. email to BBC Watchdog
  25044.  
  25045.  
  25046.  
  25047.  
  25048. Nikolai Tesla
  25049.  
  25050. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 1 year ago
  25051.  
  25052. @jrogers31: I do agree, we need all backers to Email these
  25053. institutions in order to set pressure to Mr. Afzal/WEDG. Please
  25054. provide, again, the Email addresses of each institution that we all
  25055. need to write in order to submit our
  25056. complaints/concerns/disappointments about Mr. Afzal/WEDG. Thank you.
  25057.  
  25058.  
  25059.  
  25060.  
  25061. jrogers31
  25062.  
  25063. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  25064.  
  25065. @Bryan Walker – nice research – presumably because on kickstarter
  25066. WEDG failed to reach its funding target of £90,000.00. Solution? –
  25067. go to Indiegogo with a lower funding target (£71,000.00) and then
  25068. get MMU and MEN to publicise the “achievment” of reaching the target
  25069. to draw in even more backers by associating the project with a
  25070. university. MMU and MEN were effectively acting as “shills” to
  25071. attract more funding from backers. They have to be in the frame. The
  25072. truth will out eventually.
  25073.  
  25074.  
  25075.  
  25076.  
  25077. jrogers31
  25078.  
  25079. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  25080.  
  25081. @Marc Solondz and @ALL – yes it may go the way of Zano but Mr
  25082. Afzal’s reputation and location is intimately tied to MMU who are in
  25083. part responsible http://www.mmu.ac.uk/news/news-items/2946/ – this
  25084. gave confidence to all backers. If any backer has the time to write
  25085. a comment here about their concens then they have the time to email
  25086. – the VC of MMU, – BBC watchdog, the Manchester Evening News, etc.
  25087. 968 individual complaints have a chance of getting the matter
  25088. properly investigated.
  25089.  
  25090.  
  25091.  
  25092.  
  25093. Marc Solondz
  25094.  
  25095. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8716841> 1 year ago
  25096.  
  25097. This is the same cock and bull story we were told about the previous
  25098. backers. All I see is zero progress and empty promises. This is just
  25099. like the Zano debacle that occurred on Kickstarter.
  25100.  
  25101.  
  25102.  
  25103.  
  25104. jrogers31
  25105.  
  25106. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  25107.  
  25108. @Nikolai Tesla – exactly – if only @ALL would each email their
  25109. concerns to the VC of MMU – about Mr Afzal that would help Team WEDG
  25110. get real.
  25111.  
  25112.  
  25113.  
  25114.  
  25115. Nikolai Tesla
  25116.  
  25117. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 1 year ago
  25118.  
  25119. @jrogers31: That is a great website. It is not too far off from what
  25120. WEDG updates are like.
  25121.  
  25122. @ALL: I do agree with the recent comments. Most if not all of the
  25123. WEDG updates are providing us with no tangible facts. WEDG needs to
  25124. provide specifics (i.e. names, dates, schedules, quantities,
  25125. designs, pictures, videos, budgets, etc.). Until then it is all just
  25126. fluff. What intrigues me is why does WEDG post at all? Are they
  25127. trying to reach a statute of limitations with UK and/or Indiegogo law?
  25128.  
  25129.  
  25130.  
  25131.  
  25132. jrogers31
  25133.  
  25134. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  25135.  
  25136. When I look at this and other updates it occurred to me that they
  25137. may have been written with the help of this robot
  25138. http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/gobbledygook-generator.html – the
  25139. similarities are quite striking.
  25140.  
  25141.  
  25142.  
  25143.  
  25144. dbrissenden
  25145.  
  25146. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> 1 year ago
  25147.  
  25148. Whilst I value the update, it really told us nothing.
  25149. Who are the new backers? I trust they are maintaining all the perks
  25150. everyone signed up to?
  25151. Importantly, what is the new timescale? Given the amount of time
  25152. lapse, are there any impacts on hardware?
  25153.  
  25154.  
  25155.  
  25156.  
  25157. scott.henderson
  25158.  
  25159. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> 1 year ago
  25160.  
  25161. Thank you for the brief update today!
  25162.  
  25163. This is the type of information this group of supporters needs on a
  25164. regular basis. Short and to the point on what’s been going on. 5
  25165. minutes out of your busy schedules each week just to let us know the
  25166. project is creeping forward.
  25167.  
  25168. Looking forward to hearing everything is signed off and development
  25169. work is beginning anew.
  25170.  
  25171.  
  25172.  
  25173.  
  25174. Jeremy Lai
  25175.  
  25176. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8879281> 1 year ago
  25177.  
  25178. @Bryan Walker – looks like it’s going to be a tough one… if you do
  25179. make any grounds with them… you have a supporter here.
  25180.  
  25181.  
  25182.  
  25183.  
  25184. jrogers31
  25185.  
  25186. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  25187.  
  25188. @Bryan Walker – I note the part in their where they say “we
  25189. don’t intestinally observe radio silence…” did you cut and paste
  25190. their or was it a typo on your part? If the former then
  25191. intestinal seams appropriate when the is taken in the round –
  25192. their is a product of the intestines.
  25193.  
  25194.  
  25195.  
  25196.  
  25197. jrogers31
  25198.  
  25199. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  25200.  
  25201. @Bryan Walker – yes – no is what I received when I brought it
  25202. to their attention. If one wants to stimulate the interest of
  25203. journalists or a TV consumer program such as BBC watchdog – then
  25204. many hundreds of emails from disgruntled consumers need to be
  25205. received – as said before emails from 968 backers would fill an
  25206. inbox and may stimulate interest.
  25207.  
  25208.  
  25209.  
  25210.  
  25211. Nikolai Tesla
  25212.  
  25213. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 1 year ago
  25214.  
  25215. Is there anyone local to Manchester, UK that could pay a visit to
  25216. Mr. Afzal in order to provide a face to face update? At the worst a
  25217. private investigator could provide more information about his
  25218. whereabouts in regards to WEDG.
  25219.  
  25220.  
  25221.  
  25222.  
  25223. jrogers31
  25224.  
  25225. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  25226.  
  25227. @Bryan Walker – and don’t forget this one either
  25228. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/butt-firm-wedg-smashes-crowdfunding-7898382
  25229. Isn’t it amazing how poor journalism is in the UK and in Manchester
  25230. in particular as the newspaper have not done a follow up story! It
  25231. would make a good headline when one considers that ‘Wedge" is slang
  25232. for “cash”. Manchester Evening News investigates: “What happend to
  25233. your WEDG?” or "Afzal’s WEDG" Works on lots of levels. ?Try to bring
  25234. to their attention?
  25235.  
  25236.  
  25237.  
  25238.  
  25239. jrogers31
  25240.  
  25241. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  25242.  
  25243. @bryan walker – if you go back far enough you will find a copy of
  25244. their response to my enquiries – it definitely touched a nerve. I
  25245. also copied my email enquiries to the VC of MMU. The problem is that
  25246. batting away one or two disappointed backers sending an email is not
  25247. a problem but its harder when there are in the region of 968 to fend
  25248. off. I mean this http://www.mmu.ac.uk/news/news-items/2946/ gave
  25249. confidence to all backers. I printed a copy so if they take it down
  25250. they are still in the frame.
  25251.  
  25252.  
  25253.  
  25254.  
  25255. jrogers31
  25256.  
  25257. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 1 year ago
  25258.  
  25259. If Mr Afzal still has any “currency” and by that I mean a reputation
  25260. worth maintaining (not our cash – he certainly has all of that!) it
  25261. will be how he is viewed at his Alma Mater, which helped promote and
  25262. give authority to his campaign. Backers may wish to express their
  25263. feelings on the matter to the vice-chancellor of MMU as they may be
  25264. able to bring some pressure to bear as their reputation is tarnished
  25265. by association. There are 968 backers – more than enough to fill an
  25266. Inbox!
  25267.  
  25268.  
  25269.  
  25270.  
  25271. Jason Myatt
  25272.  
  25273. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1967690> 1 year ago
  25274.  
  25275. I’d like to agree with @Bryan… Please WEDG; just talk to us ! Simple :)
  25276.  
  25277.  
  25278.  
  25279.  
  25280. Jeremy Lai
  25281.  
  25282. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8879281> 1 year ago
  25283.  
  25284. @bryan any luck with getting the money back?
  25285.  
  25286.  
  25287.  
  25288.  
  25289. Gaston Cardey
  25290.  
  25291. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 1 year ago
  25292.  
  25293. Hi, Bryan,
  25294. I’ve uploaded the file to:
  25295. https://www.docdroid.net/Fp4dgYo/statement-12-04-15.pdf.html
  25296.  
  25297.  
  25298.  
  25299.  
  25300. Gaston Cardey
  25301.  
  25302. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 1 year ago
  25303.  
  25304. I don’t support you and don’t send you encouraging words. I don’t
  25305. want the product (like this will ever exist). I want my money
  25306. back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  25307. I don’t know why you need “some investors”. We all give you money
  25308. for this proyect and “theorically”, was enough.
  25309. Give me my money. You’re helding me against my will in this “thing”.
  25310. Cut me loose. Give me my money.
  25311.  
  25312.  
  25313.  
  25314.  
  25315. t.munari
  25316.  
  25317. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> 1 year ago
  25318.  
  25319. well, well… strange update has not been posted april 1st.
  25320. why not try to build, first, confidence in your creditors?
  25321.  
  25322.  
  25323.  
  25324.  
  25325. Lex Drury
  25326.  
  25327. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3907235> 1 year ago
  25328.  
  25329. The weekend and start of the week have past and moving into the
  25330. following weekend. Where is that update you mentioned?
  25331.  
  25332.  
  25333.  
  25334.  
  25335. Gordon Keys
  25336.  
  25337. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> 1 year ago
  25338.  
  25339. “Please accept our sincerest apologies for the radio silence…”
  25340.  
  25341. We shall not accept your apology, as it is to be expected, the norm,
  25342. how things are with all things Wedg like. It is mostly silence……
  25343. then a bit of white noise……. then some fluff…… and……. phzzzt…….
  25344. silence! Carry on. Now where do I buy my DJ216? Or maybe the DJ215?
  25345. Or a TS-212P? Any ideas?
  25346.  
  25347.  
  25348.  
  25349.  
  25350. Gordon Keys
  25351.  
  25352. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> over 1 year ago
  25353.  
  25354. Wish I could add a picture to this site!
  25355.  
  25356. http://s1268.photobucket.com/user/Gordon_Keys/media/wedg%20pic_zpszjjry1vu.jpg.html
  25357.  
  25358. :D
  25359.  
  25360.  
  25361.  
  25362.  
  25363. Gordon Keys
  25364.  
  25365. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> over 1 year ago
  25366.  
  25367. Ooh, ooh, there’s an update? Oh no, wait. It was an update to tell
  25368. us there will be an update about an update. Cool. Glad to hear it. I
  25369. love a Wedgy update!
  25370.  
  25371.  
  25372.  
  25373.  
  25374. dbrissenden
  25375.  
  25376. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> over 1 year ago
  25377.  
  25378. @Brian Walker
  25379. Please try again ;)
  25380.  
  25381.  
  25382.  
  25383.  
  25384. Funs
  25385.  
  25386. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707331> over 1 year ago
  25387.  
  25388. Just a thought. As many of us have been disappointed in many
  25389. campaigns on IGG an KS as well, I would fund a campaign that tracks
  25390. these kind of crooks. Anybody else? At least funding a campaign that
  25391. tracks these guys is more satisfying than reading these updates…
  25392.  
  25393.  
  25394.  
  25395.  
  25396. Ron Ko
  25397.  
  25398. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> over 1 year ago
  25399.  
  25400. I almost forgot this campaign but was awaken by that silly update.
  25401. The update is no update.
  25402. Anyway, the 6 months you asked for is over. Keep this campaign as
  25403. lesson learnt for your next success but please return money to us.
  25404.  
  25405.  
  25406.  
  25407.  
  25408. t.munari
  25409.  
  25410. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  25411.  
  25412. Probably someone has been abducted by aliens wanting to steal their
  25413. NAS technology?
  25414.  
  25415.  
  25416.  
  25417.  
  25418. Brad Magri-Olson
  25419.  
  25420. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709187> over 1 year ago
  25421.  
  25422. Seriously? Did you just post an update telling us that the update
  25423. will be coming shortly? What a joke… How about you just refund us
  25424. all… Absolutely pathetic, how can anybody trust you to deliver the
  25425. product you promised, which is now extremely outdated.
  25426.  
  25427.  
  25428.  
  25429.  
  25430. Peter Dalmaris
  25431.  
  25432. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> over 1 year ago
  25433.  
  25434. The suspense is killing me! I can’t wait for the new dramatic news!
  25435. Maybe we’ll get an update in the next six months.
  25436.  
  25437.  
  25438.  
  25439.  
  25440. John Raffin
  25441.  
  25442. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4406292> over 1 year ago
  25443.  
  25444. Wow, I’ve had many Indiegogo / Kickstarter updates before but none
  25445. as unintentionally hilarious as this one! Very Monty Python.
  25446.  
  25447.  
  25448.  
  25449.  
  25450. dbrissenden
  25451.  
  25452. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> over 1 year ago
  25453.  
  25454. @Brian Walker
  25455. http://pastebin.com/rQWAZq7c as requested.
  25456.  
  25457.  
  25458.  
  25459.  
  25460. dbrissenden
  25461.  
  25462. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> over 1 year ago
  25463.  
  25464. I have been in contact with Manchester trading standards and they
  25465. have indicated that there is a case of breach of contract and that
  25466. it is possible to pursue for the item or damages. Quite a long
  25467. detailed response from them.
  25468. You can lodge a complaint here via CAB:
  25469. https://ssl.datamotion.com/form.aspx?co=3438&frm=citacomplainform&to=flare.fromforms
  25470.  
  25471.  
  25472.  
  25473.  
  25474. Gaston Cardey
  25475.  
  25476. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 1 year ago
  25477.  
  25478. Hi, @Rich Willars,
  25479. I’ve bought a QNAP NAS (TS453 PRO) that works great. Even lets me
  25480. install a program called ownButt that works exactly like Dropbox
  25481. (has an app that can be installed on Windows, iOS, MacOS and
  25482. Android). It also came with a LOT of software bundled and at no
  25483. cost. It even can work as an iTunes server.
  25484. Has 4 HDD bays, but there’s other model (TS253 PRO) that came with 2
  25485. bays and it’s cheaper. It also can create RAID 0 and 1.
  25486. The initial start up is really simple.
  25487. Hope it helps.
  25488.  
  25489.  
  25490.  
  25491.  
  25492. Rich Willars
  25493.  
  25494. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8442821> over 1 year ago
  25495.  
  25496. Seeing as it looks like this isn’t going to happen, has anyone had
  25497. any thoughts about alternative off the shelf products, or already
  25498. invested in one?
  25499.  
  25500.  
  25501.  
  25502.  
  25503. Danilo Montesi
  25504.  
  25505. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2102128> over 1 year ago
  25506.  
  25507. I agree
  25508.  
  25509.  
  25510.  
  25511.  
  25512. Gaston Cardey
  25513.  
  25514. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 1 year ago
  25515.  
  25516. Hi everyone,
  25517. It’s terrible to say, but I really think that there will be no more
  25518. updates. Of course, “hasta la vista, money”. I’m convinced that this
  25519. was a scam from the beginning. And no one will convince me
  25520. otherwise. Team WEDG alone is giving me all the arguments so I can
  25521. say this (almost a year has gone from the delivery date).
  25522. For me was a very bad experience. This money (315 pounds) is a lot
  25523. in my country.
  25524. Never again will contribute in IndieGoGo and will sure to spread.
  25525. Good luck to all.
  25526.  
  25527.  
  25528.  
  25529.  
  25530. Joerg Erdmann
  25531.  
  25532. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4151450> over 1 year ago
  25533.  
  25534. just let me know if t’s worth spending my time on waitin’!!!
  25535.  
  25536.  
  25537.  
  25538.  
  25539. Jaypaul Barrow
  25540.  
  25541. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4145374> over 1 year ago
  25542.  
  25543. Update! Update! Update! Duck me it’s not hard to say. Still working
  25544. guys. Bear with us.
  25545.  
  25546.  
  25547.  
  25548.  
  25549. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  25550.  
  25551. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> over 1 year ago
  25552.  
  25553. So what’s happened to the promised ongoing updates???
  25554.  
  25555. Come on guys tell us what’s happening! :(
  25556.  
  25557.  
  25558.  
  25559.  
  25560. snaug9
  25561.  
  25562. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3216651> over 1 year ago
  25563.  
  25564. any news?
  25565.  
  25566.  
  25567.  
  25568.  
  25569. Scott McQueen
  25570.  
  25571. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 1 year ago
  25572.  
  25573. For all those UK based, I believe we can take this to the ‘Small
  25574. Claims’ court in order to get a refund, I’ve been patient but I
  25575. think Mr Afzal has cut and run… with our cash!
  25576.  
  25577.  
  25578.  
  25579.  
  25580. jrogers31
  25581.  
  25582. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  25583.  
  25584. @dbrissenden 1 to 5 all good points. One avenue which should also be
  25585. considered is for all dissatisfied backers to individually bring the
  25586. matter to the attention of vice chancellor of MMU – the university
  25587. who took pride lauding Mr Afzal’s success in raising funds for WEDG
  25588. and who provided his company with the office space. Mr Afzal’s
  25589. behaviour should once again be brought to the attention of the
  25590. university for at the very least “behaviour unbecoming of a
  25591. post-graduate student of MMU”
  25592.  
  25593.  
  25594.  
  25595.  
  25596. daves
  25597.  
  25598. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8713835> over 1 year ago
  25599.  
  25600. Come on guys, give us an update! You are pushing even the most
  25601. patient of backers to frustration.
  25602.  
  25603.  
  25604.  
  25605.  
  25606. dbrissenden
  25607.  
  25608. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> over 1 year ago
  25609.  
  25610. 5/5
  25611. It is a regrettable situation to be in and I know I’m not along in
  25612. being put off backing future projects here or anywhere else and this
  25613. kind of behaviour is ultimately damaging to crowd funding
  25614.  
  25615.  
  25616.  
  25617.  
  25618. dbrissenden
  25619.  
  25620. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> over 1 year ago
  25621.  
  25622. 4/5
  25623. In order to try and recover finds, it might be more useful for
  25624. people to try Group Litigation from someone such as
  25625. http://www.edwincoe.com/collapse-of-crowdfunder-torquing-group-draws-backers-to-class-action-specialist-lawyers-edwin-coe/
  25626. It appears they have experience in this field with this kind of
  25627. thing and they are based in the UK. Further information can be found
  25628. here:
  25629. http://www.edwincoe.com/our-expertise/group-action-litigation/
  25630.  
  25631.  
  25632.  
  25633.  
  25634. dbrissenden
  25635.  
  25636. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> over 1 year ago
  25637.  
  25638. 3/5
  25639. Whilst I agree it is the right thing to alert trading standards and
  25640. the Serious Fraud Office, I doubt whether this will get any funds
  25641. back the backers. It might however prevent Wedg or any of its
  25642. employees, the only one appears to be Shebaz anyway, cropping up
  25643. again and trying this with other unsuspecting people.
  25644.  
  25645.  
  25646.  
  25647.  
  25648. dbrissenden
  25649.  
  25650. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> over 1 year ago
  25651.  
  25652. 2/5
  25653. I was willing to wait and continue backing the project but being
  25654. cynical, I’m now even starting to wonder whether there was even a
  25655. situation in the first place; did any of litigation with an unknown
  25656. technology provider exist or has the fact that Wedg has disappeared
  25657. off the face of the earth actually an indication of an elaborate scam?
  25658.  
  25659.  
  25660.  
  25661.  
  25662. dbrissenden
  25663.  
  25664. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8114757> over 1 year ago
  25665.  
  25666. 1/4
  25667. The lack of updates is clearly worrying people and rightly so. There
  25668. is nowhere I know of in Manchester where you cannot get on the
  25669. internet and it only takes 5 minutes to send backers an email saying
  25670. whats going on, so I’m even starting to lose sympathy on this one.
  25671.  
  25672.  
  25673.  
  25674.  
  25675. snaug9
  25676.  
  25677. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3216651> over 1 year ago
  25678.  
  25679. Any News?
  25680.  
  25681.  
  25682.  
  25683.  
  25684. t.munari
  25685.  
  25686. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  25687.  
  25688. What I can say:
  25689. Website is down since forever;
  25690. I tried to contact him here and in twitter
  25691. (https://twitter.com/shehbaz_afzal) which has since the gone
  25692. “private”, no .
  25693. No apologies, no information apart some scarce and vague info
  25694. sometimes here.
  25695. Mr. Shehbaz Afzal, a real scumbag…. with no excuse.
  25696.  
  25697.  
  25698.  
  25699.  
  25700. jrogers31
  25701.  
  25702. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  25703.  
  25704. 2/2 and in the local newspaper
  25705. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/butt-firm-wedg-smashes-crowdfunding-7898382
  25706. This gave the project authority and the backers confidence. I cannot
  25707. understand what circumstances could exist to prevent Mr Afzal from
  25708. giving backers regular and honest updates unless the intent of the
  25709. fundraising was for a different purpose.
  25710.  
  25711.  
  25712.  
  25713.  
  25714. jrogers31
  25715.  
  25716. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  25717.  
  25718. 1/2 Recent comments from backers are appropriate -the need for
  25719. regular updates and -the risks associated with such projects. My
  25720. concern is that this start up was heavily promoted and lauded by Mr
  25721. Afzal’s Alma Mater http://www.mmu.ac.uk/news/news-items/2946/
  25722.  
  25723.  
  25724.  
  25725.  
  25726. Michel Castan
  25727.  
  25728. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8203603> over 1 year ago
  25729.  
  25730. I propose instead to send regularly on any new project on Indiegogo
  25731. the following comment (possibly add other projects on the list):
  25732. Warning !!
  25733. Before financing a project on Indiegogo, remember that it may be
  25734. wasted as seems to be the case for the following projects that no
  25735. longer gives signs of life (at least so far):
  25736. . https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/3d-pocketcopter-the-flying-camera
  25737. .
  25738. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-butt-you-ve-been-waiting-for
  25739.  
  25740.  
  25741.  
  25742.  
  25743. Nikolai Tesla
  25744.  
  25745. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  25746.  
  25747. @James Taylor: I understand the hardships that new business and
  25748. “new” concepts bring. I did warn them about these perils and even
  25749. suggested them, early on, to study a documentary on how 3-D printer
  25750. start ups faced similar issues. The conflict here is the lack of
  25751. transparency and more frequent detailed communication with the
  25752. backers. Reaching out honestly and regularly to the backers does not
  25753. cost $$$, it just costs time and dedication to those who backed MR.
  25754. SHEHBAZ AFZAL’s idea.
  25755.  
  25756.  
  25757.  
  25758.  
  25759. James Taylor
  25760.  
  25761. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5657565> over 1 year ago
  25762.  
  25763. I am not ready to throw in the towel on this just yet. I have run a
  25764. company before and I understand the challenges that brings –
  25765. creating something new is unbelievably difficult. The story of the
  25766. OS developer is crazy enough that I believe it is true. Please
  25767. remember: you did not buy anything. You donated to a project and –
  25768. if and when the project succeeds – you will be “given” a perk. The
  25769. language is very clear on this. Any of these crowdfunded projects
  25770. are inherently risky.
  25771.  
  25772.  
  25773.  
  25774.  
  25775. Carlos Garcia Conde
  25776.  
  25777. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  25778.  
  25779. WEDG = SCAM = INDIEGOGO
  25780.  
  25781.  
  25782.  
  25783.  
  25784. Anthony Reid
  25785.  
  25786. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8691990> over 1 year ago
  25787.  
  25788. well im asuming by now this was a scam as iv not herd anything back
  25789. think its time to start looking into the legal avenue on this.. has
  25790. anyone els herd anything from them…?
  25791.  
  25792.  
  25793.  
  25794.  
  25795. Ron Ko
  25796.  
  25797. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> over 1 year ago
  25798.  
  25799. 1 month left
  25800.  
  25801.  
  25802.  
  25803.  
  25804. Ruanth Chrisley Thyssen
  25805.  
  25806. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/485007> over 1 year ago
  25807.  
  25808. I want my money back, anyone else? Can’t figure out if this was a
  25809. scam from the start or just ended that way. Seriously this is
  25810. ridiculous, last indiegogo “funding” for me. We better get a
  25811. soon or some answers at least, people should have their credit card
  25812. details when they want to start a project; that way they don’t just
  25813. run away
  25814.  
  25815.  
  25816.  
  25817.  
  25818. tom.attree
  25819.  
  25820. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8491782> over 1 year ago
  25821.  
  25822. It’s probably about time for an update now…
  25823.  
  25824.  
  25825.  
  25826.  
  25827. Nikolai Tesla
  25828.  
  25829. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  25830.  
  25831. @Bryan Walker, sattler, Patrik Jones, Carlos Garcia Conde: My
  25832. recommendation to you all is to report WEDG/MR.SHEHBAZ AFZAL, to the
  25833. already stated authorities, if you have not done so at this moment.
  25834. The alternative is the begging for a proper response from
  25835. WEDG/MR.SHEHBAZ AFZAL in a vicious cycle of nonsense. The technology
  25836. has been eclipsed by multiple competitors in 2015 and the only
  25837. option is find proper answers in this matter by the local authorities.
  25838.  
  25839.  
  25840.  
  25841.  
  25842. sattler
  25843.  
  25844. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8272012> over 1 year ago
  25845.  
  25846. This is seriously bothering me now. I can understand the problems
  25847. you have faced, but I would at least expect you to inform us on the
  25848. progress, as little as that may be.
  25849.  
  25850.  
  25851.  
  25852.  
  25853. Patrick Jones
  25854.  
  25855. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5225415> over 1 year ago
  25856.  
  25857. @WEDG…please can you give us an update?
  25858. Thank you.
  25859.  
  25860.  
  25861.  
  25862.  
  25863. Carlos Garcia Conde
  25864.  
  25865. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  25866.  
  25867. I want a refund
  25868. This scam was my last time at Indiegogo
  25869.  
  25870.  
  25871.  
  25872.  
  25873. Rémi
  25874.  
  25875. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9463606> over 1 year ago
  25876.  
  25877. I just got an answer from Team Wedg to my email. They apparently
  25878. wrote an update but it does not appear on the page. They are
  25879. checking with IGG to fix this issue
  25880.  
  25881.  
  25882.  
  25883.  
  25884. Pierre Lang
  25885.  
  25886. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 1 year ago
  25887.  
  25888. #Team Wedg: 7 month ago, you answered to my question about coding
  25889. anew like this:“@Pierre Lang[..]. Ditching his work and starting
  25890. again isn’t possible yet as we’d have to prove a number of factors
  25891. regarding the authenticity of the ’new’code – that in actual fact
  25892. would be a legal procedure within itself. ^Chris”
  25893. So what makes recoding possible now, considering you don’t even have
  25894. legal support anymore?
  25895.  
  25896.  
  25897.  
  25898.  
  25899. Nikolai Tesla
  25900.  
  25901. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  25902.  
  25903. Hello Bryan Walker,
  25904.  
  25905. Many of us already have gone that route with Indiegogo and at least
  25906. they provided you with a more elaborate response with the same
  25907. statement (Indiegogo does not care). I still much suggest that you
  25908. report it to the UK authorities as outlined on my previous posts.
  25909. This is one of the few options that we all have in order to bring
  25910. this issue to an end, justice will prevail against WEDG/MR.SHEHBAZ
  25911. AFZAL if wrong doing is found.
  25912.  
  25913.  
  25914.  
  25915.  
  25916. Carlos Garcia Conde
  25917.  
  25918. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  25919.  
  25920. I’m not a fool, I reported the scam to Police yesterday
  25921. No more games, I want my money back
  25922.  
  25923.  
  25924.  
  25925.  
  25926. Ruanth Chrisley Thyssen
  25927.  
  25928. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/485007> over 1 year ago
  25929.  
  25930. I want my money back, anyone else? Can’t figure out if this was a
  25931. scam from the start or just ended that way. Seriously this is
  25932. ridiculous, last indiegogo “funding” for me. We better get a
  25933. soon or some answers at least, people should have their credit card
  25934. details when they want to start a project; that way they don’t just
  25935. run away
  25936.  
  25937.  
  25938.  
  25939.  
  25940. tom.attree
  25941.  
  25942. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8491782> over 1 year ago
  25943.  
  25944. It’s probably about time for an update now…
  25945.  
  25946.  
  25947.  
  25948.  
  25949. Nikolai Tesla
  25950.  
  25951. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  25952.  
  25953. @Bryan Walker, sattler, Patrik Jones, Carlos Garcia Conde: My
  25954. recommendation to you all is to report WEDG/MR.SHEHBAZ AFZAL, to the
  25955. already stated authorities, if you have not done so at this moment.
  25956. The alternative is the begging for a proper response from
  25957. WEDG/MR.SHEHBAZ AFZAL in a vicious cycle of nonsense. The technology
  25958. has been eclipsed by multiple competitors in 2015 and the only
  25959. option is find proper answers in this matter by the local authorities.
  25960.  
  25961.  
  25962.  
  25963.  
  25964. sattler
  25965.  
  25966. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8272012> over 1 year ago
  25967.  
  25968. This is seriously bothering me now. I can understand the problems
  25969. you have faced, but I would at least expect you to inform us on the
  25970. progress, as little as that may be.
  25971.  
  25972.  
  25973.  
  25974.  
  25975. Patrick Jones
  25976.  
  25977. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5225415> over 1 year ago
  25978.  
  25979. @WEDG…please can you give us an update?
  25980. Thank you.
  25981.  
  25982.  
  25983.  
  25984.  
  25985. Carlos Garcia Conde
  25986.  
  25987. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  25988.  
  25989. I want a refund
  25990. This scam was my last time at Indiegogo
  25991.  
  25992.  
  25993.  
  25994.  
  25995. Rémi
  25996.  
  25997. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9463606> over 1 year ago
  25998.  
  25999. I just got an answer from Team Wedg to my email. They apparently
  26000. wrote an update but it does not appear on the page. They are
  26001. checking with IGG to fix this issue
  26002.  
  26003.  
  26004.  
  26005.  
  26006. Pierre Lang
  26007.  
  26008. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 1 year ago
  26009.  
  26010. #Team Wedg: 7 month ago, you answered to my question about coding
  26011. anew like this:“@Pierre Lang[..]. Ditching his work and starting
  26012. again isn’t possible yet as we’d have to prove a number of factors
  26013. regarding the authenticity of the ’new’code – that in actual fact
  26014. would be a legal procedure within itself. ^Chris”
  26015. So what makes recoding possible now, considering you don’t even have
  26016. legal support anymore?
  26017.  
  26018.  
  26019.  
  26020.  
  26021. Nikolai Tesla
  26022.  
  26023. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  26024.  
  26025. Hello Bryan Walker,
  26026.  
  26027. Many of us already have gone that route with Indiegogo and at least
  26028. they provided you with a more elaborate response with the same
  26029. statement (Indiegogo does not care). I still much suggest that you
  26030. report it to the UK authorities as outlined on my previous posts.
  26031. This is one of the few options that we all have in order to bring
  26032. this issue to an end, justice will prevail against WEDG/MR.SHEHBAZ
  26033. AFZAL if wrong doing is found.
  26034.  
  26035.  
  26036.  
  26037.  
  26038. Carlos Garcia Conde
  26039.  
  26040. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  26041.  
  26042. I’m not a fool, I reported the scam to Police yesterday
  26043. No more games, I want my money back
  26044.  
  26045.  
  26046.  
  26047.  
  26048. Nikolai Tesla
  26049.  
  26050. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  26051.  
  26052. @Bryan Walker, niki.baev, Gordon Keys, t.munari, spencer robinson
  26053. and any other backer that is upset with the state of affairs with
  26054. WEDG LTD. Being a UK citizen or resident is NOT required in order to
  26055. report this issue to UK authorities. You are all welcome to do so. I
  26056. have already outlined (multiple times) the methods you all can use
  26057. to bring a legal investigation against WEDG LTD and MR. SHEHBAZ
  26058. AFZAL. Please use them, it is the few tools that you have.
  26059.  
  26060.  
  26061.  
  26062.  
  26063. spencer robinson
  26064.  
  26065. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> over 1 year ago
  26066.  
  26067. Merry Christmas Shehbaz Afzal. I hope you get what you want, because
  26068. none of you backers look to be getting anything.!
  26069.  
  26070.  
  26071.  
  26072.  
  26073. Ron Ko
  26074.  
  26075. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> over 1 year ago
  26076.  
  26077. As stated 6 full months to deliver the promise, there are 2 months
  26078. left. I don’t mind to count down that for u.
  26079.  
  26080.  
  26081.  
  26082.  
  26083. t.munari
  26084.  
  26085. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  26086.  
  26087. Please,
  26088. anyone in Uk that could try to understand what our Entrepreneur is
  26089. doing?
  26090. I tried do contact him through twitter but (surprise) he has not
  26091. replied.
  26092. I believe the only possibility we have is, someone in UK, filing a
  26093. request for a fraud prosecution.
  26094.  
  26095.  
  26096.  
  26097.  
  26098. nnik
  26099.  
  26100. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709296> over 1 year ago
  26101.  
  26102. Hi. I want my money back. I want a full refund. Thanks!
  26103.  
  26104.  
  26105.  
  26106.  
  26107. Gordon Keys
  26108.  
  26109. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> over 1 year ago
  26110.  
  26111. 1 month ago! Lol
  26112.  
  26113. “Dear backers
  26114.  
  26115. It gives us great joy to (finally) announce some very exciting news!!
  26116.  
  26117. Some months back we were approached by a small group of sympathising
  26118. programmers looking to further understand the difficulties our
  26119. project was experiencing and we’ve kept in touch since. At the time
  26120. they we’re planning to launch a crowdfunded project of their own…"
  26121.  
  26122. Why would other start-ups want to get involved in this atrocity?
  26123. Another month of radio silence. Why treat us like this?
  26124.  
  26125.  
  26126.  
  26127.  
  26128. nnik
  26129.  
  26130. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709296> over 1 year ago
  26131.  
  26132. Hi. I want my money back. I want a full refund. Thanks!
  26133.  
  26134.  
  26135.  
  26136.  
  26137. Steven Newman
  26138.  
  26139. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> over 1 year ago
  26140.  
  26141. @Carlos, I’ll also point out that whether we like it or not, this is
  26142. essentially venture capitalism in action and as such you have no
  26143. standing to report anything to the police. Kickstarter and Indiegogo
  26144. make no guarantees. You would need to prove actual malfeasance in
  26145. court. It is certainly frustrating what has happened, I agree.
  26146. Updates could be far more forthcoming and regular and should be.
  26147. Even if there wasn’t much if anything new to report.
  26148.  
  26149.  
  26150.  
  26151.  
  26152. Nikolai Tesla
  26153.  
  26154. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  26155.  
  26156. 3 of 3
  26157. The more complaints submitted the more pressure will be introduced
  26158. to resolve this issue.
  26159.  
  26160. Company information:
  26161. WEDG LTD (NEW)
  26162. C/O Taxassist Accountants
  26163. 23 Flixton Road
  26164. Urmston
  26165. Manchester
  26166. M41 5AW
  26167.  
  26168. Company#08824160
  26169. Director ID: 917334076
  26170. Director: MR SHEHBAZ AFZAL
  26171.  
  26172. Write to the Manchester Evening News ([email protected]) who
  26173. wrote about WEDG on 9 Oct 2014
  26174. (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/butt-firm-wedg-smashes-crowdfunding-7898382),
  26175. Express your concerns about WEDG.
  26176.  
  26177.  
  26178.  
  26179.  
  26180. Nikolai Tesla
  26181.  
  26182. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  26183.  
  26184. 2 of 3
  26185.  
  26186. @WEDG FUNDERS (that is you Carlos): You have the right to report
  26187. this situation to the corresponding authorities in the UK so they
  26188. can investigate:
  26189.  
  26190. The Insolvency Service, Companies House or the Serious Fraud Office.
  26191. More information at:
  26192.  
  26193. https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-a-limited-company
  26194.  
  26195. You can also submit a complaint to the Manchester Trading Standards at:
  26196.  
  26197. https://ssl.datamotion.com/form.aspx?co=3438&frm=citacomplainform&to=flare.fromforms
  26198.  
  26199.  
  26200.  
  26201.  
  26202. Nikolai Tesla
  26203.  
  26204. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  26205.  
  26206. 1 of 3
  26207.  
  26208. Hello Carlos,
  26209.  
  26210. There is no need to contact the police but instead do the following
  26211. which is more effective on getting a solution to this situation with
  26212. WEDG / MR SHEHBAZ AFZAL. I have posted the following multiple times
  26213. but it is imperative that you do this if you require a solution this
  26214. problem:
  26215.  
  26216.  
  26217.  
  26218.  
  26219. Carlos Garcia Conde
  26220.  
  26221. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  26222.  
  26223. SCAM, I WANT MY MONEY BACK NOW OR I’LL GO DIRECTLY TO POLICE
  26224. NO MORE TIME
  26225.  
  26226.  
  26227.  
  26228.  
  26229. Andrea Pietroboni
  26230.  
  26231. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1106976> over 1 year ago
  26232.  
  26233. we want money no words
  26234.  
  26235.  
  26236.  
  26237.  
  26238. jrogers31
  26239.  
  26240. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  26241.  
  26242. A letter on headed paper from WEDG’s insurance company stating that
  26243. it supported WEDG’s legal team in their dispute with a third party
  26244. and providing a letter from the lawyers stating that they were
  26245. representing WEDG in their dispute would have been sufficient
  26246. evidence that the updates from WEDG were truthful. These were never
  26247. forthcoming casting doubt on the veracity of the updates which
  26248. contain many other inconsistencies. WEDG’s updates contain no
  26249. verifiable facts which is a major problem
  26250.  
  26251.  
  26252.  
  26253.  
  26254. jrogers31
  26255.  
  26256. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  26257.  
  26258. @Peter Dalmaris – it was alleged months ago that the software
  26259. engineer subsequently found to be on gardening leave from the third
  26260. party company, which began the dispute may have been a plant but it
  26261. appears that WEDG’s legal team were incapable of investigating or
  26262. taking legal action in this direction. The latter casts into doubt
  26263. whether WEDG had insurance to pay for a legal team as no proof of
  26264. insurance or the existance of a legal team was provided to backers
  26265. despite many requests for such proof
  26266.  
  26267.  
  26268.  
  26269.  
  26270. Peter Dalmaris
  26271.  
  26272. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> over 1 year ago
  26273.  
  26274. I found this story on Arstechnica: “Autodesk competitor that stole
  26275. AutoCAD source code blames rogue engineer”.
  26276.  
  26277. I wonder if it is similar case to what WEDG is dealing with.
  26278.  
  26279. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/autodesk-competitor-that-stole-autocad-source-code-blames-rogue-engineer/
  26280.  
  26281.  
  26282.  
  26283.  
  26284. Lewis Tsalis
  26285.  
  26286. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706426> over 1 year ago
  26287.  
  26288. That is good news, Shehbaz. Keep the updates coming, no matter how
  26289. insignificant. Hoping for more good news to come.
  26290.  
  26291.  
  26292.  
  26293.  
  26294. Nikolai Tesla
  26295.  
  26296. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  26297.  
  26298. @TigerBus – “3 people” is not correct, last survey made by WEDG LTD,
  26299. over 4 months ago, was 199 of concerned backers that requested a
  26300. refund (~50% whom replied the survey). By this time I could provide
  26301. you an educated guess that this number is beyond 199. The opinions
  26302. of all WEDG backers need to be respected. As of this date no one
  26303. here has lost respect to anyone; let us keep it that way.
  26304.  
  26305.  
  26306.  
  26307.  
  26308. Brad Magri-Olson
  26309.  
  26310. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709187> over 1 year ago
  26311.  
  26312. @TigerBus -Once again you are missing the point here. Nobody is
  26313. undermining the efforts of a campaign. WEDG have not done the right
  26314. thing by their backers and they deserve to be investigated. Yes,
  26315. stuff does happen, but the communication is key and has been
  26316. severely lacking. Their business decisions have undermined their
  26317. backers and put their project at risk as well as putting their
  26318. backers off side. Everybody is entitled to their opinion without
  26319. having keyboard warriors personally abusing them.
  26320.  
  26321.  
  26322.  
  26323.  
  26324. Tiger Bus
  26325.  
  26326. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 1 year ago
  26327.  
  26328. s/No/Not/
  26329.  
  26330.  
  26331.  
  26332.  
  26333. Tiger Bus
  26334.  
  26335. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 1 year ago
  26336.  
  26337. Hmm… nope. I don’t think undermining the efforts of a campaign with
  26338. actions like this needs to be tolerated, sorry. I also invested
  26339. money and I see stupid stuff like this as sabotage. We’re all in the
  26340. same boat here, some seem to forget that every once on a while. 3
  26341. people act up like little kiddies who have not understood the rules
  26342. of the game and mess it up for 300 others. No. My. Game.
  26343.  
  26344.  
  26345.  
  26346.  
  26347. jrogers31
  26348.  
  26349. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  26350.  
  26351. @Tiger Bus – although your opinion about WEDG may differ from that
  26352. of other contributors I do not think you have any right to make a
  26353. disparaging comment towards @Carlos Garcia Conde or any other
  26354. contributor who has a different opinion to yours. You do not know
  26355. the circumstances of other contributors or the details of the
  26356. contribution they made to WEDG, which may be to them a considerable
  26357. sum of money – an apology to CGC would be appropriate
  26358.  
  26359.  
  26360.  
  26361.  
  26362. Tiger Bus
  26363.  
  26364. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 1 year ago
  26365.  
  26366. Carlos: You are making a complete fool out of yourself. Better go
  26367. tell mommy, might be less embarrassing.
  26368.  
  26369.  
  26370.  
  26371.  
  26372. Carlos Garcia Conde
  26373.  
  26374. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  26375.  
  26376. Ok, after TEN emails and a lot of comments, and NO ANSWER I will
  26377. denounce to Wedg to police for Scam.
  26378. No more chances.
  26379.  
  26380.  
  26381.  
  26382.  
  26383. Steven Newman
  26384.  
  26385. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> over 1 year ago
  26386.  
  26387. I couldn’t agree more with Scott Henderson. Crowd funding a project
  26388. brings inherent risk and no guarantees. This is almost a form of
  26389. venture capitalism. I appreciate that frustration that we’ve all
  26390. felt with a product that shows so much promise, but the ongoing
  26391. bashing isn’t going to accomplish anything. As far as we can tell,
  26392. WEDG acted in good faith before getting punched in the mouth by a
  26393. Giant. It’s nice to see updates starting to flow again and I’m glad
  26394. to see things moving forward.
  26395.  
  26396.  
  26397.  
  26398.  
  26399. jrogers31
  26400.  
  26401. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  26402.  
  26403. @Nikolai Tesla – I agree dissatisfied backers should continue to
  26404. report the activities of WEDG and Mr Afzal to the relevant
  26405. authorities and media. Doing so will ensure that their activities
  26406. will come under scrutiny in the public interest. Because we cannot
  26407. independently verify the content of updates we should be circumspect
  26408. about their content.
  26409.  
  26410.  
  26411.  
  26412.  
  26413. Nikolai Tesla
  26414.  
  26415. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  26416.  
  26417. @Bryan Walker,
  26418.  
  26419. Thank you for the correction. The “new” address for WEDG LTD is:
  26420.  
  26421. C/O Taxassist Accountants
  26422. 23 Flixton Road
  26423. Urmston
  26424. Manchester
  26425. M41 5AW
  26426.  
  26427. I urge all concerned backers to go ahead and submit your complaints
  26428. as outlined on previous posts in regardless to what update WEDG
  26429. LTD/Mr. Shehbaz Afzal continues to post. Submitting a complaint will
  26430. provide an unbiased investigation into this matter by a government
  26431. and/or NEWS agency.
  26432.  
  26433.  
  26434.  
  26435.  
  26436. jrogers31
  26437.  
  26438. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  26439.  
  26440. While backers may welcome the encouraging update with
  26441. circumspection, can we have more information – are the named
  26442. programmers graduates or undergraduates of MMU? When due diligence
  26443. is done can we have specific details of the objectives and
  26444. milestones that WEDG will achieve going forward. If with the help of
  26445. the named programmers you are confident that you will complete the
  26446. project without using any disputed code will you name and shame the
  26447. third party who allegedly held up the project?
  26448.  
  26449.  
  26450.  
  26451.  
  26452. Brad Magri-Olson
  26453.  
  26454. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709187> over 1 year ago
  26455.  
  26456. Too much time has passed for me and I now have an alternate
  26457. solution. Once again, i politely ask for a refund.
  26458.  
  26459.  
  26460.  
  26461.  
  26462. scott.henderson
  26463.  
  26464. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 1 year ago
  26465.  
  26466. [1 of 3] It was great to read some promising news about the WEDG
  26467. today. I hope that everything can come together smoothly, in order
  26468. to get this project moving in the right direction again.
  26469.  
  26470. All of the loathing in the comments section has been discouraging
  26471. I’m sure for both the WEDG Team and definitely for those of us that
  26472. still believe in the concept. We all wholeheartedly believed at one
  26473. point, otherwise we would not have donated our hard-earned money.
  26474.  
  26475.  
  26476.  
  26477.  
  26478. scott.henderson
  26479.  
  26480. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 1 year ago
  26481.  
  26482. [2 of 3 ] I’ve crowdfunded anthology graphics novels and other books
  26483. that were delayed a year and a half, so although I’m disappointed,
  26484. I’ve held back my frustration and haven’t vented here. Doing is
  26485. simply counter productive and a waste of time. I’ve been laid off
  26486. work since the end of June and a refund would definitely come in
  26487. handy over the holiday season, but I put my money towards a
  26488. crowdfunded project I believe in, instead of going out and
  26489. purchasing an existing solution.
  26490.  
  26491.  
  26492.  
  26493.  
  26494. scott.henderson
  26495.  
  26496. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 1 year ago
  26497.  
  26498. [3 of 3] Crowdfunding projects have inherent setbacks and delays.
  26499. Yes there are even some that never come to fruition. I’ve never
  26500. heard of one coming with a refund. Will I be disappointed if I don’t
  26501. eventually get my two WEDG Pro RAID devices, definitely. Will I be
  26502. impressed and happy when I do receive them, most certainly.
  26503.  
  26504. We seem to be on the cusp of moving forward, hopefully the worst is
  26505. now behind us.
  26506.  
  26507.  
  26508.  
  26509.  
  26510. Charles Collins
  26511.  
  26512. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1658162> over 1 year ago
  26513.  
  26514. Sorry folks, but so much time elapsed from the original date that I
  26515. have lost interest in acquiring a Wedg. It seems that while the
  26516. “developers” dithered, technology remained in motion. The time has
  26517. come for the refund option. Please remit.
  26518.  
  26519.  
  26520.  
  26521.  
  26522. Jason Bayton
  26523.  
  26524. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2720005> over 1 year ago
  26525.  
  26526. Has 6 months passed yet? I’ve just popped online to see if I can get
  26527. my refund.
  26528.  
  26529.  
  26530.  
  26531.  
  26532. Jacob Ovard
  26533.  
  26534. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8671772> over 1 year ago
  26535.  
  26536. I have given you my time and money in exchange for an awesome
  26537. product. You have not produced any hard evidence of this product
  26538. even existing. I demand my money back!
  26539.  
  26540.  
  26541.  
  26542.  
  26543. jrogers31
  26544.  
  26545. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  26546.  
  26547. @Nikolai Tesla – thank you for re-posting these links in the hope
  26548. that the other backers will follow suit with the action we have
  26549. already taken. If we are to get a satisfactory resolution then it is
  26550. important that all dissatisfied backers take the time to file
  26551. complaints so that the relevant authorities and media investigate Mr
  26552. Afzal and WEDG in the public interest.
  26553.  
  26554.  
  26555.  
  26556.  
  26557. Nikolai Tesla
  26558.  
  26559. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  26560.  
  26561. Additionally you can write to the Manchester Evening News
  26562. ([email protected]), who did an article about WEDG on 9 Oct
  26563. 2014
  26564. (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/butt-firm-wedg-smashes-crowdfunding-7898382),
  26565. and express your concerns about WEDG and MR. AFZAL.
  26566.  
  26567.  
  26568.  
  26569.  
  26570. Nikolai Tesla
  26571.  
  26572. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  26573.  
  26574. You can also submit a complaint to the Manchester Trading Standards at:
  26575.  
  26576. https://ssl.datamotion.com/form.aspx?co=3438&frm=citacomplainform&to=flare.fromforms
  26577.  
  26578. The more complaints submitted the more pressure will be introduced
  26579. to resolve this issue.
  26580.  
  26581. Here is the required WEDG company information:
  26582.  
  26583. WEDG LTD
  26584. 47 Chorlton Street
  26585. Manchester
  26586. Greater Manchester
  26587. M1 3FY
  26588.  
  26589. Company#08824160
  26590. Director ID: 917334076
  26591. Director: MR SHEHBAZ AFZAL
  26592.  
  26593.  
  26594.  
  26595.  
  26596. Nikolai Tesla
  26597.  
  26598. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  26599.  
  26600. 2 of 2
  26601. @WEDG FUNDERS: You have the right to report this situation to the
  26602. corresponding authorities in the UK so they can investigate:
  26603.  
  26604. The Insolvency Service, Companies House or the Serious Fraud Office.
  26605. More information at:
  26606.  
  26607. https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-a-limited-company
  26608.  
  26609.  
  26610.  
  26611. Nikolai Tesla
  26612.  
  26613. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  26614.  
  26615. So for those whom missed it:
  26616.  
  26617. 1 of 2
  26618. @WEDG FUNDERS: A way you can help WEDG is by reporting them to the
  26619. authorities in the UK. Here is how it works, if WEDG is legit the
  26620. authorities will confirm that it so and if they are not, then they
  26621. will be held liable for their actions. Both outcomes will bring the
  26622. long delayed resolution to this fiasco to all of us no matter if you
  26623. support them or not.
  26624.  
  26625.  
  26626.  
  26627.  
  26628. Nikolai Tesla
  26629.  
  26630. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  26631.  
  26632. Be aware that WEDG/Mr. Afzal and/or Indiegogo are not taking into
  26633. consideration to any comments posted here. Our recourse is to
  26634. continue to request an investigation by local authorities and/or
  26635. news media in order to receive the facts which in turn could provide
  26636. a solution to this ongoing non sense. We need for all of the backers
  26637. that are not satisfied with this situation to request the
  26638. investigation, posting here will not help.
  26639.  
  26640.  
  26641.  
  26642.  
  26643. jrogers31
  26644.  
  26645. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  26646.  
  26647. The problem with the recent update in common with all the updates is
  26648. that nothing stated in the updates can be verified independently.
  26649. Consequently, backers cannot rely on anything that is said by Mr
  26650. Afzal or the WEDG team. Mr Afzal and WEDG need to come clean and
  26651. tell the truth about what has been going on and whereabouts of the
  26652. funds. They can be made to do so if dissatisfied backers make
  26653. complaints to the agencies highlighted in previous messages. WEDG
  26654. must be investigated by the authorities.
  26655.  
  26656.  
  26657.  
  26658.  
  26659. Brad Magri-Olson
  26660.  
  26661. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709187> over 1 year ago
  26662.  
  26663. Why send a survey out asking who wants a refund when you have no
  26664. intention of doing it? And why spend our money on a court case when
  26665. we clearly paid for a product that was already meant to be
  26666. delivered… Man up and refund the people that have asked!
  26667.  
  26668.  
  26669.  
  26670.  
  26671. rabeaumont
  26672.  
  26673. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8708749> over 1 year ago
  26674.  
  26675. Consider another possibiility, Could the WEDG team actually be
  26676. battling against a large organisation that has some incentive to
  26677. prevent the product coming to market.
  26678.  
  26679.  
  26680.  
  26681.  
  26682. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  26683.  
  26684. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> over 1 year ago
  26685.  
  26686. So if you lost legal support around a month ago why did you claim a
  26687. month ago “there will be an update in a few days once the legal team
  26688. and shebaz approve it” this all doesn’t add up and it’s about time
  26689. this project gets investigated by an outside body….
  26690.  
  26691.  
  26692.  
  26693.  
  26694. t.munari
  26695.  
  26696. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  26697.  
  26698. (continued)
  26699. A) all the software mess happened when the “gardener” was working
  26700. (updates tell us he worked from 10th of february to 30th march) on
  26701. an almost finished system.
  26702. B) No proof of any real hardware apart from that 3d printed awfully
  26703. painted part (no it doesn’t look aluminium to me).
  26704. I am convinced Mr Shehbaz was not telling the truth on the real
  26705. advancement of the project (it was much behind schedule) and is not
  26706. telling the truth now.
  26707. OR
  26708. The project was vapor from the start.
  26709.  
  26710.  
  26711.  
  26712.  
  26713. t.munari
  26714.  
  26715. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  26716.  
  26717. (continues)
  26718. 4) on the 12th of april we were told that 30th of march (when the
  26719. hardware should have already been procured and software ready to be
  26720. flashed) the big black hats hit base.
  26721. 5) in april-may we are shown a marginal part of the WEDG, stating
  26722. it’s not production grade (shouldn’t already been if not built at
  26723. least secured form suppliers?)
  26724. I am the only one noticing big incoherences?
  26725. (continues)
  26726.  
  26727.  
  26728.  
  26729.  
  26730. t.munari
  26731.  
  26732. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  26733.  
  26734. Just a short recap picked up from the updates:
  26735. 1) Head linux developer left by the end of january (family tragedy)
  26736. 2) 9-10 February, new “gardener” programmer joined the team
  26737. 3) late february we were told production run and flashing (therefore
  26738. finished software) will be 30th of march and shipping will start
  26739. following week…
  26740. THEN…
  26741. (continues)
  26742.  
  26743.  
  26744.  
  26745.  
  26746. t.munari
  26747.  
  26748. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  26749.  
  26750. So…
  26751. at this point recoding the contested part is feasible but you have
  26752. no money to pay coders?
  26753. Six months ago, it wasn’t possible but you had money…
  26754. I am not believing anything at all about a “beauty contest” to
  26755. select Prince Charming to save the Wedging Beauty…
  26756. I foresee it will just be the “theme” of the next few
  26757. empty-as-vacuum updates…
  26758. but don’t hold your breath for it….
  26759. Could you guess? No patience and no words of support from me.
  26760.  
  26761.  
  26762.  
  26763.  
  26764. Chris Horsfield
  26765.  
  26766. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4115733> over 1 year ago
  26767.  
  26768. I suspect the money has been spent. The chance of a full refund
  26769. seems remote. Maybe we should just divide up what is left.
  26770.  
  26771. Chris
  26772.  
  26773.  
  26774.  
  26775.  
  26776. paul.kulhavy
  26777.  
  26778. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709012> over 1 year ago
  26779.  
  26780. Another backtrack and more delay – the head of the operation is on
  26781. stress leave – there are now only 2 other team members FFS!
  26782.  
  26783. Can’t even keep a website updated (wedg.co) it doesn’t look good for
  26784. delivery anytime soon.
  26785.  
  26786.  
  26787.  
  26788.  
  26789. Gaston Cardey
  26790.  
  26791. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 1 year ago
  26792.  
  26793. Hi,
  26794. Four things: 1. Don’t thank me for “patience and support” because I
  26795. don’t have them anymore and long ago I don’t read any of the “words
  26796. of support”.
  26797. 2: No more legal support so all this months facing the lawsuit was
  26798. for nothing.
  26799. 3: Start the code all over will take at least 6 months. As some of
  26800. the backers, I’ve replaced the WEDG with another solution and I’m
  26801. finally convinced that was an excelent idea.
  26802. Come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  26803. 4. GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK. Clear, no mistakes. I only want my money.
  26804.  
  26805.  
  26806.  
  26807.  
  26808. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  26809.  
  26810. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> over 1 year ago
  26811.  
  26812. You are lucky Bryan. My ticket was closed down as solved without as
  26813. much as an answer….
  26814.  
  26815.  
  26816.  
  26817.  
  26818. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  26819.  
  26820. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> over 1 year ago
  26821.  
  26822. I’ve had no joy with indiegogo either. LIKE everyone else I have
  26823. lost faith in this project and actually ended up building my own
  26824. solution using a server setup. :(
  26825.  
  26826.  
  26827.  
  26828.  
  26829. Peter Dalmaris
  26830.  
  26831. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> over 1 year ago
  26832.  
  26833. I’ve contacted Indiegogo as well, twice, same generic answer. They
  26834. don’t seem to be doing even a curiosity check on one of their very
  26835. successful campaigns.
  26836.  
  26837.  
  26838.  
  26839.  
  26840. aaddiikk
  26841.  
  26842. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> over 1 year ago
  26843.  
  26844. 131K pounds and no sign of any activity for more than a month
  26845. (actually for 8 months except few updates filled with empty words
  26846. without any content)… I want a refund but I have a bad feeling that
  26847. I will never see my money back… INDIEGOGO… PLEASE HELP YOUR USERS OR
  26848. THEY WILL NEVER COME BACK!
  26849.  
  26850.  
  26851.  
  26852.  
  26853. Carlos Garcia Conde
  26854.  
  26855. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  26856.  
  26857. I WANT A REFUND
  26858. NEVER AT INDIEGOGO NEVER!
  26859. 4 PROJECTS AND 2 SCAMS!
  26860. NEVER
  26861.  
  26862.  
  26863.  
  26864.  
  26865. Philipp Stäheli
  26866.  
  26867. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 1 year ago
  26868.  
  26869. I am angry with Indiegogo. Please contact the magazine the wired
  26870. ([email protected]) and pitch them how bad Indiegogo treats its users.
  26871.  
  26872.  
  26873.  
  26874.  
  26875. Philipp Stäheli
  26876.  
  26877. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 1 year ago
  26878.  
  26879. Look ppl, Indiegogo does not answer really. Just the usual bla bla.
  26880. Then they mark the support ticket as “solved”, even if you have
  26881. follow up questions and nothing is solved. I came here from
  26882. Kickstarter, definitely will not back anymore on Indiegogo. They
  26883. really do no care about their users.
  26884.  
  26885.  
  26886.  
  26887.  
  26888. t.munari
  26889.  
  26890. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  26891.  
  26892. I think there will be no refunds, or bare metal shipping, since – by
  26893. now – I do believe this project is a scam.
  26894. I tried to contact the owner to have some info but, like many
  26895. others, I had no .
  26896. I even contacted Indiegogo asking to investigate on this project
  26897. but, apart form a generic and patronizing , I had no
  26898. satisfaction at all.
  26899. 2 out of 2 projects on indiegogo I backed are crawling to death or
  26900. are in a coma.
  26901. I will think thrice before supporting anything more through this
  26902. website.
  26903.  
  26904.  
  26905.  
  26906.  
  26907. Gerrit Freise
  26908.  
  26909. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707250> over 1 year ago
  26910.  
  26911. Refund please! I do not want to wait anymore!
  26912.  
  26913.  
  26914.  
  26915.  
  26916. Scott McQueen
  26917.  
  26918. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 1 year ago
  26919.  
  26920. We hope to post an update with more details in the NEXT FEW DAYS,
  26921. just waiting for approval from Shehbaz and the legal team on its
  26922. contents.
  26923.  
  26924. It’s been 26 days now ??
  26925.  
  26926.  
  26927.  
  26928.  
  26929. Veehem
  26930.  
  26931. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> over 1 year ago
  26932.  
  26933. Days, weeks, months are going away. Why not sending us the hardware
  26934. with Freedombox on it ? (http://freedomboxfoundation.org/)
  26935. Have a look at this presentation introduced by Eben Moglen
  26936. https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/sflc2015/04_freedombox.webm
  26937.  
  26938.  
  26939.  
  26940.  
  26941. John Raffin
  26942.  
  26943. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4406292> over 1 year ago
  26944.  
  26945. I don’t understand. If I completed the survey to say I wanted a
  26946. refund, why can’t it be sent now? WHY?
  26947.  
  26948.  
  26949.  
  26950.  
  26951. 1sgmgn
  26952.  
  26953. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4356995> over 1 year ago
  26954.  
  26955. Still waiting
  26956.  
  26957.  
  26958.  
  26959.  
  26960. Jairo
  26961.  
  26962. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8782016> over 1 year ago
  26963.  
  26964. There is the profile of the founder, let’s annoy there!
  26965. https://www.facebook.com/shehbaz.afzal
  26966.  
  26967.  
  26968.  
  26969.  
  26970. Jairo
  26971.  
  26972. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8782016> over 1 year ago
  26973.  
  26974. I want a refund too.
  26975.  
  26976.  
  26977.  
  26978.  
  26979. Gordon Keys
  26980.  
  26981. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> over 1 year ago
  26982.  
  26983. ‘Thank you for your on-going patience and support’
  26984.  
  26985. Really? We have no choice but be patient. When will you actually
  26986. give us an update of proper substance, instead of empty platitudes?
  26987.  
  26988. Pull your finger out now and tell us what is REALLY happening.
  26989.  
  26990.  
  26991.  
  26992.  
  26993. Carlos Garcia Conde
  26994.  
  26995. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  26996.  
  26997. 4 emails
  26998. 4 messages
  26999. 4 post
  27000. and NO answer
  27001. SCAM!
  27002. I WANT MY MONEY BACK
  27003.  
  27004.  
  27005.  
  27006.  
  27007. M K
  27008.  
  27009. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 1 year ago
  27010.  
  27011. Any progress on the legal issues?
  27012.  
  27013.  
  27014.  
  27015.  
  27016. Gaston Cardey
  27017.  
  27018. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 1 year ago
  27019.  
  27020. It will be so nice to have my money back before christmas. I lost
  27021. all my hope that you’ll deliver the WEDG. Final. The end. No more
  27022. excuses from my side to try to believe.
  27023. I remember that before march, you contacted us all the time pushing
  27024. to get the next level for develop of a new feature. After april, all
  27025. that good contact was lost. Truly shame. Don’t you feel some regret?
  27026. Don’t you feel really bad about the people who trusted in this
  27027. proyect? (Sorry, english is not my primary language).
  27028.  
  27029.  
  27030.  
  27031.  
  27032. Andrea Pietroboni
  27033.  
  27034. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1106976> over 1 year ago
  27035.  
  27036. You seno us an email for know Who want refound the money after?i
  27037. want the money and not only informations about the your legal office
  27038.  
  27039.  
  27040.  
  27041.  
  27042. Ron Ko
  27043.  
  27044. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> over 1 year ago
  27045.  
  27046. @WEDG team, please refund.
  27047.  
  27048.  
  27049.  
  27050.  
  27051. Gaston Cardey
  27052.  
  27053. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 1 year ago
  27054.  
  27055. WEDG Team, Shehbaz or anybody who’s reading: give the bakers who
  27056. requested a refund their money. At least end this business
  27057. relationship in good terms. Please.
  27058.  
  27059.  
  27060.  
  27061.  
  27062. Carlos Garcia Conde
  27063.  
  27064. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  27065.  
  27066. @WEDG I want a REFUND
  27067.  
  27068.  
  27069.  
  27070.  
  27071. Brad Magri-Olson
  27072.  
  27073. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709187> over 1 year ago
  27074.  
  27075. Refund please!
  27076.  
  27077.  
  27078.  
  27079.  
  27080. S Artes
  27081.  
  27082. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3807430> over 1 year ago
  27083.  
  27084. There was a survey a while back asking backers if they wanted a
  27085. refund. I’m one of those that requested my money back. Any chance
  27086. refunds will be provided soon?
  27087.  
  27088.  
  27089.  
  27090.  
  27091. Tiger Bus
  27092.  
  27093. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 1 year ago
  27094.  
  27095. People complain about the WEDG not getting anywhere and on the other
  27096. hand trying to find every means to keep them from actually getting
  27097. work done by forcing stupid buerocracy onto them just because some
  27098. egos feel like their whining is not being heard these days. Holy
  27099. cow, how can one be so paradoxical? I hope you all stay away from
  27100. crowd funding in the future, because this behaviour exactly what
  27101. makes it so annoying. It even beats lack of communication.
  27102.  
  27103.  
  27104.  
  27105.  
  27106. jrogers31
  27107.  
  27108. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  27109.  
  27110. @t.munari I would suggest that you try Manchester trading standards
  27111. first which you can do by completing the online form here
  27112. https://ssl.datamotion.com/form.aspx?co=3438&frm=citacomplainform&to=flare.fromforms
  27113. then if you have time you could also report to BBC Watchdog
  27114. https://ssl.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05vx18b/contact – I think it will
  27115. help to complain as it will put pressure on WEDG to do the right thing.
  27116.  
  27117.  
  27118.  
  27119.  
  27120. t.munari
  27121.  
  27122. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  27123.  
  27124. @jrogers31 Since I am not in the Uk, I have some problems
  27125. understanding who or how (an email: which address? or some other
  27126. way?) I should contact to pressure Mr.Afzal (as an example: why I
  27127. should contact Manchester University?), please elaborate a bit more.
  27128. Thank you
  27129.  
  27130.  
  27131.  
  27132.  
  27133. Ron Ko
  27134.  
  27135. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> over 1 year ago
  27136.  
  27137. @WEDG team, you begged for 6 months from us and now it’s almost the
  27138. half of such 6 months. Are you still confident to what you planned ?
  27139.  
  27140.  
  27141.  
  27142.  
  27143. bpicard
  27144.  
  27145. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/946042> over 1 year ago
  27146.  
  27147. I get it but I am not willing to invest more time. That’s what I
  27148. ment with acceptance. I had a simmilar experience on kickstarter and
  27149. there too are people who are invested in making them pay and I
  27150. appriciate it and hope they are successful in the end. I backed over
  27151. 20 great projects over the years and there had to be a few
  27152. drawbacks. Crowdfunding is risky. What I really hope for is that
  27153. crowdfunding platforms take responsibility. At least we pay them
  27154. enough to do so through our contributions.
  27155.  
  27156.  
  27157.  
  27158.  
  27159. jrogers31
  27160.  
  27161. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  27162.  
  27163. @t.munari and @ bpicard – you should not accept this – help increase
  27164. the pressure and contact – The Insolvency Service, Manchester
  27165. Trading Standards, Manchester Evening News, BBC Watchdog, Innospace
  27166. at Manchester Metropolitan University. It is only when a large
  27167. number of complaints are received will the matter of Mr Afzal and
  27168. WEDG’s shabby behaviour be held to account
  27169.  
  27170.  
  27171.  
  27172.  
  27173. bpicard
  27174.  
  27175. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/946042> over 1 year ago
  27176.  
  27177. I have to admid I’m utterly frustrated by know and lost faith. You
  27178. can say I crossed through the denail stage (“they are just really,
  27179. really bad at communication, but hey they are programmers”), anger
  27180. (“how hard can it be to drop a few lines every couple of weeks”)
  27181. bargaining (“there is no way this is a scam”) and am knee deep in
  27182. depression (“so much money down the drain, and did you realy have to
  27183. order the raid upgrade too?”) I hope I reach acceptance soon…
  27184.  
  27185.  
  27186.  
  27187.  
  27188. t.munari
  27189.  
  27190. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 1 year ago
  27191.  
  27192. By now it looks like a bad joke.
  27193. With this “obscure legal affair” they are not giving us any
  27194. information at all.
  27195. Since the Wedg is hardware AND software, they should at least try to
  27196. pretend they are using the delay in production updating the
  27197. specifications for the same price we already shelled out.
  27198. By now, if we ever see the “Wedg” delivered for real, specifications
  27199. will be so dated that we could possibly receive something like that
  27200. with a “happy meal”.
  27201. Over all, pretty embarassing….
  27202.  
  27203.  
  27204.  
  27205.  
  27206. jrogers31
  27207.  
  27208. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  27209.  
  27210. @David Aldred – I would agree with you that a further approach to
  27211. Blazon PR may be appropriate but as mentioned before it would have
  27212. to come from a large number of dissatisfied backers and they would
  27213. have to also contact – The Insolvency Service, Manchester Trading
  27214. Standards, Manchester Evening News, BBC Watchdog, Innospace at
  27215. Manchester Metropolitan University. It is only when a large number
  27216. of complaints are received will the matter of Mr Afzal and WEDG’s
  27217. shabby behaviour be held to account
  27218.  
  27219.  
  27220.  
  27221.  
  27222. jrogers31
  27223.  
  27224. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  27225.  
  27226. @David Aldred – Yes, I contacted Mr Michael Raven (CEO) of Blazon PR
  27227. on 26 June 2015 pointing out that the updates from WEDG were
  27228. inconsistent with Indiegogo’s statement on their website that “We
  27229. believe in open, honest and transparent communications.” I asked if
  27230. he would arrange for me to receive a full refund. He said in his
  27231. he would try but I heard nothing more. I find todays update as
  27232. opaque as ever. As for “working on ongoing issues” the words
  27233. ‘tracks, cover and trying’ come to mind
  27234.  
  27235.  
  27236.  
  27237.  
  27238. Pierre Lang
  27239.  
  27240. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 1 year ago
  27241.  
  27242. Oh, be nice people. They told you from the start. It’s “the personal
  27243. butt you’ve been WAITING for”.
  27244. We can’t very well complain to be kept waiting… :D
  27245.  
  27246.  
  27247.  
  27248.  
  27249. David Aldred
  27250.  
  27251. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 1 year ago
  27252.  
  27253. Has anyone tried approaching Blazon PR (see ‘IN PARTNERSHIP WITH’
  27254. section to the right)?
  27255. Looks like they’re a tech PR firm, and list Wedg under their case
  27256. studies. Probably don’t know much themselves, but can perhaps put
  27257. some pressure on them?
  27258. If there are no other takers, I’ll try dropping them a note during
  27259. the week.
  27260.  
  27261.  
  27262.  
  27263.  
  27264. jrogers31
  27265.  
  27266. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  27267.  
  27268. @Nikolai Tesla – I learned yesterday that for some backers the
  27269. contributions they have made to WEDG, which may appear modest to
  27270. some, are large sums of money in their regions of the world. When
  27271. one considers the behaviour and actions of WEDG and the effect it is
  27272. having on these and other backers – all of whom acted in good faith
  27273. – suggests to me that this matter must be pursued until the funds
  27274. are recovered and / or until an investigation leading to punitive
  27275. action is taken by the authorities
  27276.  
  27277.  
  27278.  
  27279.  
  27280. jrogers31
  27281.  
  27282. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  27283.  
  27284. @Nikolai Tesla – I agree, all backers stand more of a chance of
  27285. getting redress if all dissatisfied backers raise their concerns
  27286. with Manchester Trading Standards, Manchester Evening News and the
  27287. Insolvancy Service. In addition, I think all dissatisfied backers
  27288. should notify BBC Watchdog
  27289. (https://ssl.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05vx18b/contact) – they are a
  27290. powerful consumer program in the UK who may consider alleged
  27291. internet scams topical. I think the BBC would be interested in the
  27292. links with MMU.
  27293.  
  27294.  
  27295.  
  27296.  
  27297. Nikolai Tesla
  27298.  
  27299. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  27300.  
  27301. @jrodgers31 – Thank you for the additional information in regards to
  27302. News Desk and the Manchester Trading Standards. I will pursue both
  27303. in order to submit complaints against MR. SHEHBAZ AFZAL. I have
  27304. already submitted a investigation request with The Insolvency
  27305. Service. They have responded with acknowledgment of receiving my
  27306. request. Moving forward in order to bring light into this issue. I
  27307. recommend all other backers to do the same.
  27308.  
  27309.  
  27310.  
  27311.  
  27312. Gaston Cardey
  27313.  
  27314. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 1 year ago
  27315.  
  27316. Carlos Garcia Conde (hope you speak spanish): Hola, he leido sus
  27317. comentarios y estoy totalmente de acuerdo. Estoy harto de estos
  27318. tipos que a todas luces nos están estafando. No se qué camino tomar
  27319. con esta gente. Tienen 315 libras mías y estoy casi convencido de
  27320. que no las voy a ver de nuevo. Le dejo mi dirección de correo por si
  27321. quiere escribirme e intercambiar ideas gaston.cardeygmail.com.
  27322. To the non-english speaking guys the keywords: scam-lost money-agree
  27323. with Carlos. To WEDG: shame.
  27324.  
  27325.  
  27326.  
  27327.  
  27328. Carlos Garcia Conde
  27329.  
  27330. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  27331.  
  27332. I want a refund, BE SERIOUS
  27333.  
  27334.  
  27335.  
  27336.  
  27337. jrogers31
  27338.  
  27339. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  27340.  
  27341. @ Nikolai Tesla – Another avenue is to write to express your
  27342. concerns to the news desk ([email protected]) of the
  27343. Manchester Evening News who did an article about WEDG on 9 Oct 2014
  27344. (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/butt-firm-wedg-smashes-crowdfunding-7898382),
  27345. which may have prompted people to contribute. Dissatisfied
  27346. contributors could highlight their concerns and perhaps prompt the
  27347. newspaper to do a follow up story and investigate matters in the
  27348. public interest
  27349.  
  27350.  
  27351.  
  27352.  
  27353. jrogers31
  27354.  
  27355. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  27356.  
  27357. @Nikolai Tesla – I think one contributor has already reported to
  27358. companies house – I am not sure if they had any response. I have
  27359. been advised that a complaint to Manchester trading standards would
  27360. also be appropriate
  27361. https://ssl.datamotion.com/form.aspx?co=3438&frm=citacomplainform&to=flare.fromforms
  27362. – A number of dissatisfied contributors would each have to complete
  27363. a form to raise the matter to a priority level with trading standards.
  27364.  
  27365.  
  27366.  
  27367.  
  27368. Francisco Alvarez
  27369.  
  27370. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8814221> over 1 year ago
  27371.  
  27372. Almost one month from the last update… We should be near to the end
  27373. of the conflict, shouldn’t we? PLEASE, UPDATE!
  27374.  
  27375.  
  27376.  
  27377.  
  27378. Nikolai Tesla
  27379.  
  27380. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 1 year ago
  27381.  
  27382. @WEDG FUNDERS: You have the right to report this situation to the
  27383. corresponding authorities in the UK so they can investigate:
  27384.  
  27385. The Insolvency Service, Companies House or the Serious Fraud Office.
  27386. More information at:
  27387.  
  27388. https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-a-limited-company
  27389.  
  27390. Here is the required WEDG company information:
  27391.  
  27392. WEDG LTD
  27393. 47 Chorlton Street
  27394. Manchester
  27395. Greater Manchester
  27396. M1 3FY
  27397.  
  27398. Company#08824160
  27399. Director ID: 917334076
  27400. Director: MR SHEHBAZ AFZAL
  27401.  
  27402.  
  27403.  
  27404.  
  27405. jrogers31
  27406.  
  27407. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  27408.  
  27409. @Bryan Walker – Yes you are right an update with some facts would be
  27410. welcome, but isn’t that part of the problem? – updates are
  27411. infrequent and lack verifiable facts, which raise concerns about
  27412. probity. Mr Afzal must be very busy doing something as it has been
  27413. three weeks since the last update. I wonder what he has been doing?
  27414. – perhaps he will tell us sometime soon.
  27415.  
  27416.  
  27417.  
  27418.  
  27419. jrogers31
  27420.  
  27421. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  27422.  
  27423. @Bryan Walker – No, change of address was required due to a rule
  27424. infringement at Innospace “Licensees of Innospace are entitled to
  27425. use the Innospace address as a trading address only.” Note: that the
  27426. new registered address is now at an accountant’s office and accounts
  27427. recently submitted to Companies House for 2014 show: – Total current
  27428. liabilities £61,304.00; Total Current Assets £61,611.00; Net Worth
  27429. £1,187.00; Cash £61,610.00 – ?interesting and ?worrying in equal
  27430. measure. What do you think?
  27431.  
  27432.  
  27433.  
  27434.  
  27435. jrogers31
  27436.  
  27437. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  27438.  
  27439. Registered office address changed from C/O Shehbaz Afzal 47 Chorlton
  27440. Street Manchester M1 3FY to C/O Taxassist Accountants 281 Palatine
  27441. Road Manchester M22 4ET on 21 September 2015
  27442.  
  27443.  
  27444.  
  27445.  
  27446. jrogers31
  27447.  
  27448. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  27449.  
  27450. It appears that recent enquiries to MMU have stimulated recent
  27451. action from Mr Afzal! There have been two changes in registered
  27452. office address on 21 and 29 Sept 2015 and for the first time there
  27453. appears to be evidence of company accounts having been prepared,
  27454. although the latter gives further cause for concern. It will have to
  27455. be examined in more detail but the words ‘tracks’, ‘cover’ and
  27456. ‘trying’ come to mind. See more
  27457. https://companycheck.co.uk/company/08824160/WEDG-LTD/companies-house-docs
  27458.  
  27459.  
  27460.  
  27461.  
  27462. Justin Walton
  27463.  
  27464. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> over 1 year ago
  27465.  
  27466. Almost three weeks since the last update, there must be something
  27467. @Team WEDG could say it they wanted to. Even if it’s just “we’re
  27468. still here, and still discussing the terms of rewriting the code”.
  27469. Almost all my faith in the ability of @Team WEDG to actually produce
  27470. this system has gone. Yes, I have some faith left, if you’ve got a
  27471. high powered microscope, you can just make it out.
  27472.  
  27473. UPDATE PLEASE – NOW
  27474.  
  27475.  
  27476.  
  27477.  
  27478. Carlos Garcia Conde
  27479.  
  27480. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> over 1 year ago
  27481.  
  27482. You told about a refund
  27483. I wrote you FIVE emails and I’m waiting for the refund
  27484. I don’t want the item, I want my money back
  27485. And PLEASE answer my emails, you are and uneducated seller…
  27486.  
  27487.  
  27488.  
  27489.  
  27490. Steven Newman
  27491.  
  27492. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> over 1 year ago
  27493.  
  27494. As I have looked about and found magazine and news site after site
  27495. that had interviewed WEDG, the more convinced I am that this is not
  27496. a scam and although not communicating as often as I would like, that
  27497. they are just doing their best to deal with the legal situation so
  27498. they can move forward and get back to developing WEDG. I’m choosing
  27499. to keep the faith and hope for the best.
  27500.  
  27501.  
  27502.  
  27503.  
  27504. Steven Newman
  27505.  
  27506. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> over 1 year ago
  27507.  
  27508. Communication has always been a bit sporadic with WEDG. Certainly
  27509. there appears to be a camp forming that believe malfeasance may be
  27510. involved. I am not of that mind, but I also don’t have anything
  27511. beyond hope keeping me in the supporter category. I truly believe in
  27512. their vision. There are plenty of remote storage boxes out there.
  27513. I’ve already got a Transporter, etc. What set WEDG aside was
  27514. WEDGnet, and the focus on actual security. I really hope this comes
  27515. through.
  27516.  
  27517.  
  27518.  
  27519.  
  27520. jrogers31
  27521.  
  27522. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 1 year ago
  27523.  
  27524. @Bryan Walker – you may be right – unfortunately MMU will not
  27525. disclose any further information and appear to be trying to distance
  27526. themselves from the activities of WEDG. MMU asked Mr Afzal to
  27527. contact me directly as a matter of urgency but I assume that he is
  27528. running scared as MMU say he intends to contact me via Indiegogo!
  27529. With no further updates or communication from WEDG I believe that
  27530. the matter requires further investigation into the whereabouts of
  27531. the £131,537 – these will continue.
  27532.  
  27533.  
  27534.  
  27535.  
  27536. R Kapoor
  27537.  
  27538. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2078088> over 1 year ago
  27539.  
  27540. Like all others, I too wish we can get this and put this behind us.
  27541. However, I don’t think this is a scam. The collection, GBP 131K, is
  27542. not a huge amount for a professional to earn. It cannot be about
  27543. money. A little pressure can’t hurt though. So yes, an update can help.
  27544.  
  27545.  
  27546.  
  27547.  
  27548. jrogers31
  27549.  
  27550. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27551.  
  27552. 5/5 I would be grateful if you can confirm that MMU’s Innospace have
  27553. already satisfied themselves that Mr Afzal behaviour and actions to
  27554. date as the Director of WEDG Ltd and as a licensee of Innospace are
  27555. consistent with wording and spirit of the Innospace licence
  27556. agreement and conditions.
  27557.  
  27558. I would also be grateful if you can confirm that none of the funds
  27559. contributed by the backers of WEDG reside in any MMU accounts –
  27560. research or otherwise.
  27561.  
  27562. Many thanks for your help.
  27563.  
  27564. Kind regards
  27565.  
  27566. JR
  27567.  
  27568.  
  27569.  
  27570.  
  27571. jrogers31
  27572.  
  27573. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27574.  
  27575. 4/5 Although I searched these WebPages I could not find the details
  27576. relating to the Innospace Licence Agreement or the details of the
  27577. Innospace Conditions, to which Mr Afzal must adhere. I would be
  27578. grateful if you can share with me the details relating to the
  27579. Innospace Licence Agreement and Innospace Conditions so that I can
  27580. be better informed.
  27581.  
  27582.  
  27583.  
  27584.  
  27585. jrogers31
  27586.  
  27587. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27588.  
  27589. 3/5 With regard to the latter I note from the information on this
  27590. link http://www.innospace.co.uk that licensees of Innospace are
  27591. expected to “Adhere to the Innospace licence agreement” “Engage with
  27592. MMU and support available” and “Adhere to the Innospace Conditions”.
  27593.  
  27594.  
  27595.  
  27596.  
  27597. jrogers31
  27598.  
  27599. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27600.  
  27601. 2/5 I note the contents of your email which defines the relationship
  27602. between MMU and Mr Afzal, in particular -that WEDG Ltd is not
  27603. affiliated with MMU, -that Mr Afzal is an MMU graduate and -that Mr
  27604. Afzal is a licensee of your business incubator, Innospace.
  27605.  
  27606.  
  27607.  
  27608.  
  27609. jrogers31
  27610.  
  27611. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27612.  
  27613. 1/5 Email sent today -
  27614.  
  27615. Dear Ms Kenworthy
  27616.  
  27617. Thank you for your message. I apologise for the delay in my .
  27618.  
  27619. It is one week since you sent your message and I am sorry to inform
  27620. you that Mr Afzal has not made any attempt to contact me even though
  27621. you asked him to do so “as a matter of urgency”.
  27622.  
  27623.  
  27624.  
  27625.  
  27626. Carlos Garcia Conde
  27627.  
  27628. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> almost 2 years ago
  27629.  
  27630. WEDG = SCAM
  27631. INDIEGOGO = SCAM
  27632. I’ve wrote a LOT of emails and no answer
  27633.  
  27634. I WANT A REFUND NOW
  27635.  
  27636.  
  27637.  
  27638.  
  27639. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  27640.  
  27641. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> almost 2 years ago
  27642.  
  27643. taking to indiegogo doesn’t work at all either. they told me it has
  27644. nothing to do with them and blocked me from further messaging them
  27645. on facebook…
  27646.  
  27647.  
  27648.  
  27649.  
  27650. Ron Ko
  27651.  
  27652. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  27653.  
  27654. Indiegogo is definitely a crowdfunding platform without
  27655. corresponding due diligent control. The campaign can sell pirate
  27656. product. It’s amazing that IGG is willing to manage complaint from
  27657. the campaign but no response for any pirate product report.
  27658.  
  27659. For WEDG, I am not surprised of IGG zero response even if it’s
  27660. reported. It’s appreciated so much for you guys effort to fight for
  27661. what we deserve, from backers perspective.
  27662.  
  27663.  
  27664.  
  27665.  
  27666. Scott McQueen
  27667.  
  27668. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> almost 2 years ago
  27669.  
  27670. I’m actually quite disappointed that there has been no involvement
  27671. from Indiegogo, surely they must be aware of the situation due to
  27672. the comments made here. Maybe they just take their cut and be done
  27673. with it!
  27674.  
  27675. This was my first venture into crowdfunding, will definitely be my last!
  27676.  
  27677.  
  27678.  
  27679.  
  27680. M K
  27681.  
  27682. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  27683.  
  27684. The complete absence of ANY from WEDG, does not feel any good.
  27685.  
  27686. Are we getting scammed here?
  27687.  
  27688.  
  27689.  
  27690.  
  27691. Ron Ko
  27692.  
  27693. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  27694.  
  27695. Thanks jrogers31 for this amazing update.
  27696.  
  27697.  
  27698.  
  27699.  
  27700. jrogers31
  27701.  
  27702. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27703.  
  27704. 3/3
  27705. According to Companies House records, WEDG Limited’s current
  27706. registered office address is detailed as being at the old MMU
  27707. Innospace premises. Licensees of Innospace are entitled to use the
  27708. Innospace address as a trading address only.
  27709.  
  27710. I hope you resolve any issues you may have with WEDG Ltd as soon as
  27711. possible.
  27712.  
  27713. Thank you.
  27714. Kind regards,
  27715. Louise"
  27716.  
  27717. I am still awaiting a direct response from Mr Afzal as outlined in
  27718. the message above and I will update you further as enquiries
  27719. continue. JR
  27720.  
  27721.  
  27722.  
  27723.  
  27724. jrogers31
  27725.  
  27726. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27727.  
  27728. 2/3
  27729.  
  27730. MMU does not endorse any of the businesses in the incubator and none
  27731. of the businesses are affiliated with the university. They are all
  27732. private businesses and Innospace provides a supportive space for
  27733. pre-start and early stage businesses to help them to grow and develop.
  27734.  
  27735.  
  27736.  
  27737.  
  27738. jrogers31
  27739.  
  27740. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27741.  
  27742. 1/3 Here is the I received from MMU today 21 Sept 2015 -
  27743.  
  27744. “Dear Mr Rogers,
  27745.  
  27746. Further to my email on Friday, thank you for your email and for
  27747. bringing this issue to my attention. I have contacted Mr Shehbaz
  27748. Afzal and have asked him to contact you as a matter of urgency. WEDG
  27749. is not affiliated to The Manchester Metropolitan University (“MMU”);
  27750. Shehbaz Afzal is an MMU graduate and a licensee of our business
  27751. incubator, Innospace.
  27752.  
  27753.  
  27754.  
  27755.  
  27756. Peter Dalmaris
  27757.  
  27758. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  27759.  
  27760. @jrogers31 and @Nikolai Tesla, thumbs up for your efforts.
  27761.  
  27762.  
  27763.  
  27764.  
  27765. Carlos Garcia Conde
  27766.  
  27767. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> almost 2 years ago
  27768.  
  27769. I’m still waiting for refund and for the answer about my 5 or 6 emails…
  27770. You’re not a serious person
  27771. REFUND NOW!
  27772.  
  27773.  
  27774.  
  27775.  
  27776. M K
  27777.  
  27778. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  27779.  
  27780. i’m still waiting for a full refund.
  27781.  
  27782.  
  27783.  
  27784.  
  27785. jrogers31
  27786.  
  27787. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27788.  
  27789. Thank you – I will share more information when I get it. If you do
  27790. not hear from me then it will be safe for you to assume that I have
  27791. been blocked from posting (2 times already!). In which case contact
  27792. me at www.gordcentre.org so that the information can be shared with
  27793. those backers that want to know what is going on.
  27794.  
  27795.  
  27796.  
  27797.  
  27798. Nikolai Tesla
  27799.  
  27800. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  27801.  
  27802. @jrogers31: Thank you for checking with management at Mr. Afzal’s
  27803. place of “work” and/or “study”. It has been one of the best
  27804. encouragement information we have all received for a very long time.
  27805. Hopefully they will shed light into this nonsense.
  27806.  
  27807.  
  27808.  
  27809.  
  27810. spencer robinson
  27811.  
  27812. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> almost 2 years ago
  27813.  
  27814. @jrogers31 Good work, cant wait the hear the response
  27815.  
  27816.  
  27817.  
  27818.  
  27819. Justin Walton
  27820.  
  27821. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  27822.  
  27823. @jrogers31 – Thank-you! On behalf of all the backers who have been
  27824. wanting some concise information on where this project is going,
  27825. thank-you.
  27826. I look forward to reading an update with tangible detail in due
  27827. course. It’s a shame this will probably not be from @Team WEDG
  27828. itself, but from you.
  27829.  
  27830.  
  27831.  
  27832.  
  27833. jrogers31
  27834.  
  27835. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27836.  
  27837. 8/8 And here is their : -
  27838.  
  27839. Dear Mr Rogers,
  27840.  
  27841. Thank your email and apologies for the email sent last night, that
  27842. was meant for a colleague.
  27843. I am due to meet with Shehbaz Afzal today and have sent this matter
  27844. to our Legal Team.
  27845. I will send a more detailed response once I know more shortly.
  27846.  
  27847. Thank you.
  27848. Kind regards,
  27849.  
  27850. Louise
  27851.  
  27852.  
  27853.  
  27854.  
  27855. jrogers31
  27856.  
  27857. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27858.  
  27859. 7/8 I am also copying this email to your colleagues at Innospace and
  27860. Mr Rod Humphreys Head of the Department of Marketing, Operations and
  27861. Digital Business.
  27862.  
  27863. Thank you for your help with my enquiries.
  27864.  
  27865. JR
  27866.  
  27867.  
  27868.  
  27869.  
  27870. jrogers31
  27871.  
  27872. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27873.  
  27874. 6/8 I would be grateful if you can confirm that Mr Afzal’s business
  27875. is still active at the 47 Chorlton Street address and I would be
  27876. further grateful if you can confirm that he still frequents the
  27877. building.
  27878.  
  27879. Some backers are concerned to learn the whereabouts of their funds
  27880. and preparation is being made to inform the appropriate authorities
  27881. to look into the activities of this company (WEDG) and its director
  27882. (Mr Shehbaz Afzal).
  27883.  
  27884.  
  27885.  
  27886.  
  27887. jrogers31
  27888.  
  27889. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27890.  
  27891. 5/8 If you wish to gauge the sentiments of the backers in Mr Afzal’s
  27892. business (WEDG) to which Innospace is associated by providing office
  27893. space then all you need to do is to click on this link
  27894. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-butt-you-ve-been-waiting-for/x/8764397#/comments,
  27895. which provides you with the necessary information.
  27896.  
  27897.  
  27898.  
  27899.  
  27900. jrogers31
  27901.  
  27902. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27903.  
  27904. 4/8 Indeed there is a link on the Manchester Metropolitan University
  27905. indicating Mr Afzal’s close association with the MMU Business &
  27906. Information Technology department.
  27907. http://www.mmu.ac.uk/news/news-items/2946/
  27908.  
  27909.  
  27910.  
  27911.  
  27912. jrogers31
  27913.  
  27914. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27915.  
  27916. 3/8
  27917.  
  27918. I presume that Mr Afzal must have some connection with the
  27919. Manchester Metropolitan University to be able to set up his business
  27920. at your address, in which case I am very concerned. One would expect
  27921. the highest standards of behaviour and probity from a member of a
  27922. University and particularly one located in a major provincial city
  27923. such as Manchester.
  27924.  
  27925.  
  27926.  
  27927.  
  27928. jrogers31
  27929.  
  27930. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27931.  
  27932. 2/8 The reason for my investigation is as a result of unsatisfactory
  27933. responses to very reasonable enquiries from backers of this business
  27934. as to the whereabouts of the funds contributed by backers totalling
  27935. £131,537.00. Backers are also unhappy with the unsatisfactory
  27936. updates and progress reports from Mr Afzal which are completely
  27937. lacking in transparency.
  27938.  
  27939.  
  27940.  
  27941.  
  27942. jrogers31
  27943.  
  27944. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27945.  
  27946. 1/8 OK – here goes!
  27947.  
  27948. Dear Ms Kenworthy,
  27949.  
  27950. I spoke to Sandra today as part of my investigation into the
  27951. activities of Mr Shehbaz Afzal who is running a start up business
  27952. WEDG Ltd within your (Innospace) premises on 47 Chorlton Street
  27953. Manchester. Sandra suggested I email you for further information.
  27954.  
  27955.  
  27956.  
  27957.  
  27958. jrogers31
  27959.  
  27960. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  27961.  
  27962. This is a test comment – Indiegogo have been blocking me from
  27963. sharing information with other backers.
  27964.  
  27965.  
  27966.  
  27967.  
  27968. M K
  27969.  
  27970. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  27971.  
  27972. I still hope the WEDG is real and not like this scam:
  27973. http://kickscammed.com/project/storm-brewing/
  27974.  
  27975. The John Atherton will never get a job anywhere in the world, other
  27976. than cleaning toilets.
  27977.  
  27978.  
  27979.  
  27980.  
  27981. Nikolai Tesla
  27982.  
  27983. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  27984.  
  27985. 2 of 2: To report a complaint in the United States -
  27986.  
  27987. http://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company
  27988. https://www.dca.ca.gov/webapps/cru/gencomplaint.php
  27989. https://www.usa.gov/consumer-complaints#item-35997
  27990. http://www.bbb.org/
  27991. https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov
  27992. http://www.econsumer.gov/english/ (if your transaction was with a
  27993. foreign retailer as WEDG LTD)
  27994.  
  27995. WEDG LTD/Mr. Shehbaz Afzal need to resolve this situation promptly
  27996. without any further delays.
  27997.  
  27998.  
  27999.  
  28000.  
  28001. Nikolai Tesla
  28002.  
  28003. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  28004.  
  28005. 1 of 2: From jrogers31 last post it surely appears that he has been
  28006. blocked from posting once again. We are touching a nerve here and
  28007. WEDG LTD/Mr. Shehbaz Afzal does not like it. I highly suggest to all
  28008. WEDG backers to submit a “policy violation report” with Indiegogo,
  28009. UK authorities (The Insolvency Service, Companies House or the
  28010. Serious Fraud Office), and/or to the following authorities in the
  28011. U.S.A. before I get silenced, for the second time, again:
  28012.  
  28013.  
  28014.  
  28015.  
  28016. M K
  28017.  
  28018. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  28019.  
  28020. I think it better for WEDG to just give most backers a refund
  28021. immediately in order to prevent severe legal issues.
  28022.  
  28023.  
  28024.  
  28025.  
  28026. jrogers31
  28027.  
  28028. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28029.  
  28030. @Nikolai Tesla above – Yes I have been blocked by Indiegogo – I have
  28031. some important information to share following my investigations here
  28032. in the UK. Indiegogo have no right to prevent me from informing the
  28033. backers – If backers would like me to post the information here then
  28034. please complain to Indiegogo.
  28035.  
  28036. Alternatively you can find my contact details at www.gordcentre.org
  28037.  
  28038. For US based backers US government is really hot on wire fraud and
  28039. Indiegogo have exposed themselves by blocking comments JR
  28040.  
  28041.  
  28042.  
  28043.  
  28044. jrogers31
  28045.  
  28046. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28047.  
  28048. 1/6 Email to Innospace MMU – I spoke to Sandra today as part of my
  28049. investigation into the activities of Mr Shehbaz Afzal who is running
  28050. a start up business WEDG Ltd within your (Innospace) premises on 47
  28051. Chorlton Street Manchester. Sandra suggested I email you for further
  28052. information. The reason for my investigation is as a result of
  28053. unsatisfactory responses to very reasonable enquiries from backers
  28054. of this business as to the whereabouts of the funds contributed by
  28055. backers totalling £131,537.00.
  28056.  
  28057.  
  28058.  
  28059.  
  28060. jrogers31
  28061.  
  28062. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28063.  
  28064. 4/4 There is no reason legal or otherwise why you cannot disclose
  28065. the name of -your business insurer, -the firm of lawyers your
  28066. business insurer has hired along with a statement from the lawyer on
  28067. their headed paper confirming that they are dealing with the matter
  28068. of the software contested by a third party. Your lawyers will not
  28069. have to disclose any confidential details of the dispute. If you
  28070. fail to do any or all of the above then the conclusion will be
  28071. obvious to all.
  28072.  
  28073.  
  28074.  
  28075.  
  28076. jrogers31
  28077.  
  28078. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28079.  
  28080. 3/4 Unless you come clean now with a completely transparent and
  28081. signed statement from your lawyers indicating the situation
  28082. regarding all the questions raised about your hardware, tooling,
  28083. software and statement of accounts regarding backers funds one can
  28084. only conclude that you are running a scampaign and not a campaign.
  28085.  
  28086.  
  28087.  
  28088.  
  28089. jrogers31
  28090.  
  28091. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28092.  
  28093. 2/4 Lets assume for the moment that you are genuine, you see this
  28094. project through and fulfil your obligation to deliver functioning
  28095. units and other perks to backers. Can you not appreciate that your
  28096. appalling communication skills, lack of insight and behaviour to
  28097. date is going to render null and void your future chances of a
  28098. successful business.
  28099.  
  28100.  
  28101.  
  28102.  
  28103. jrogers31
  28104.  
  28105. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28106.  
  28107. 1/4 @Team WEDG – it appears to me that your recent ‘update’ has been
  28108. done only to satisfy Indiegogo that you are communication with the
  28109. backers. As regards the content of the update – my response is “So
  28110. what”. When are you going to answer the very reasonable questions
  28111. from backers like @Gordon Keys for information about the hardware
  28112. and tooling etc or the questions about the whereabouts of the
  28113. backers funds and a statement of accounts?
  28114.  
  28115.  
  28116.  
  28117.  
  28118. Peter Dalmaris
  28119.  
  28120. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  28121.  
  28122. @jrogers31 Thank you for all your work – I have submitted my policy
  28123. violation report to Indiegogo.
  28124.  
  28125.  
  28126.  
  28127.  
  28128. spencer robinson
  28129.  
  28130. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> almost 2 years ago
  28131.  
  28132. Nikolai Tesla – Just submitted “policy violation report” to indiegogo
  28133.  
  28134. I just logged one as well
  28135.  
  28136.  
  28137.  
  28138.  
  28139. Nikolai Tesla
  28140.  
  28141. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  28142.  
  28143. The links for the state of California would be to report Indiegogo
  28144. if they do not assist on investigating WEDG LTD against being a scam
  28145. or not. The other links could be used to report WEDG LTD in the
  28146. United States.
  28147.  
  28148.  
  28149.  
  28150.  
  28151. Nikolai Tesla
  28152.  
  28153. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  28154.  
  28155. Did some research and found the following:
  28156.  
  28157. http://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company
  28158.  
  28159. https://www.dca.ca.gov/webapps/cru/gencomplaint.php
  28160.  
  28161. https://www.usa.gov/consumer-complaints#item-35997
  28162.  
  28163. http://www.bbb.org/
  28164.  
  28165. https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov
  28166.  
  28167. http://www.econsumer.gov/english/ (if your purchase was with a
  28168. foreign retailer.)
  28169.  
  28170.  
  28171.  
  28172.  
  28173. Nikolai Tesla
  28174.  
  28175. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  28176.  
  28177. Just submitted “policy violation report” to indiegogo. Does anyone
  28178. know to whom we could report this in the United States of America?
  28179. More pressure could be obtained if we also report it in the U.S.A.
  28180. since Indiegogo HQ is located in San Francisco, California.
  28181.  
  28182.  
  28183.  
  28184.  
  28185. jrogers31
  28186.  
  28187. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28188.  
  28189. Just sent this to Indiegogo as ‘policy violation report’
  28190.  
  28191. Alleged scampaign WEDG no activity from campaign owner for 10 months?
  28192.  
  28193. See recent comments regarding this campaign – can you confirm that
  28194. you are in regular contact with the campaign owner? Can you reassure
  28195. backers that the campaign owner has not absconded with the backers
  28196. funds? It is time for you to properly investigate and send a report
  28197. to ALL backers.
  28198.  
  28199. If any other backers support this – please repeat the reporting process.
  28200.  
  28201.  
  28202.  
  28203.  
  28204. jrogers31
  28205.  
  28206. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28207.  
  28208. Even more amusing is the reassurance from Indiegogo on this page
  28209. https://www.indiegogo.com/trust
  28210.  
  28211. Where you can read more about their
  28212.  
  28213. Fraud Detection Algorithm
  28214. Community Reporting
  28215. Trust & Safety Team
  28216.  
  28217.  
  28218.  
  28219.  
  28220. Gordon Keys
  28221.  
  28222. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  28223.  
  28224. Amusing. Just took a look at Shehbaz activity page on Indiegogo and
  28225. his last response was 10 months ago! WTF!
  28226.  
  28227. Are you somewhere sunny?
  28228.  
  28229.  
  28230.  
  28231.  
  28232. jrogers31
  28233.  
  28234. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28235.  
  28236. @Gordon Keys – I will be surprised if you get a sensible answer to
  28237. all your very reasonable points and observations regarding previous
  28238. and current information from WEDG and the inconsistencies in the so
  28239. called facts contained in the updates. Perhaps a large number of
  28240. dissatisfied backers need to make a direct complaint to Indiegogo
  28241. asking for a review of this campaign as it would be sad if more
  28242. unsuspecting backers make contributions to this campaign.
  28243.  
  28244.  
  28245.  
  28246.  
  28247. Gordon Keys
  28248.  
  28249. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  28250.  
  28251. Shehbaz
  28252.  
  28253. I’ve emailed the below to you so that you don’t miss it, as I
  28254. suspect you’ve stopped looking at the comments page sometime ago!
  28255.  
  28256. Shame
  28257.  
  28258.  
  28259.  
  28260.  
  28261. Gordon Keys
  28262.  
  28263. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  28264.  
  28265. Shehbaz 3/3
  28266.  
  28267. I’ve asked this before but what has happened to the mediation? Is
  28268. this no longer being used by team WEDG?
  28269. Much of what you’ve updated here is just a rehash of what has gone
  28270. before. What is the plan regarding the refunds? Will you give any?
  28271. Why poll us if you don’t then intend to carry this thru?
  28272. Why aren’t Chris or better still you, signing off on these updates?
  28273. It is Just a faceless Team WEDG at the end of the messages. I find
  28274. that disconcerting!
  28275.  
  28276.  
  28277.  
  28278.  
  28279. Gordon Keys
  28280.  
  28281. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  28282.  
  28283. Shehbaz 2/3
  28284.  
  28285. I realise that much of the hardware is off the shelf so we don’t
  28286. have to worry about that. It’s just an order away.
  28287.  
  28288. What items are need to be manufactured? I guess the cases would be.
  28289. Has the tooling been manufactured? We’ve seen the picture of part of
  28290. the case. Was this a 3D printed prototype or something produced
  28291. using a completed tool? How long will it take to produce the cases?
  28292. I’ve asked this a couple of times before and no-one has answered
  28293. this BIG question.
  28294.  
  28295.  
  28296.  
  28297.  
  28298. Gordon Keys
  28299.  
  28300. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  28301.  
  28302. Shehbaz 1/3
  28303.  
  28304. I am pleased to see a new update and it does give a me glimmer of
  28305. hope that things may move forward. Does it answer many of the
  28306. burning questions that have been added here on the comments page? No.
  28307.  
  28308. We know about the code issue. We know you can’t be particularly
  28309. transparent about that due to legal reasons. The section of code to
  28310. be rewritten could take 3-6 months I would guess once a line in the
  28311. sand has been drawn from where to rewrite from.
  28312.  
  28313.  
  28314.  
  28315.  
  28316. jrogers31
  28317.  
  28318. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28319.  
  28320. 3/3 If Shehbaz and WEDG are genuine then they should be very
  28321. concerned about the comments and sentiments expressed here by
  28322. backers and take them seriously. The responses and updates we
  28323. receive appear to show complete lack of concern about the backers
  28324. and their opinions. If one had taken a sum of £131,537.00 from a
  28325. number of people who contributed in good faith and failed to deliver
  28326. – I imagine that the only way one could feel comfortable was if one
  28327. was a resident outside the E.U. or U.S.A.
  28328.  
  28329.  
  28330.  
  28331.  
  28332. jrogers31
  28333.  
  28334. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28335.  
  28336. 2/2 In dealing with WEDG in the UK – some or all of the UK backers
  28337. who want a refund could act as a group and issue a statutory demand
  28338. for the funds they contributed. It would help if the total amont of
  28339. the demand was high – this would depend on number of backers and the
  28340. amounts contributed. If payment was not received within 21 days then
  28341. the company can be wound up – this and the reports to the insolvency
  28342. service would trigger an investigation with serious consequences for
  28343. the WEDG director(s)
  28344.  
  28345.  
  28346.  
  28347.  
  28348. jrogers31
  28349.  
  28350. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28351.  
  28352. 1/2 I have complained on more than one occasion to Indiegogo about
  28353. the WEDG campaign and drawn their attention to the lack of
  28354. transparancy (one of Indiegogo’s requirements of campaign owners)
  28355. and the alleged hallmarks of a scampaign. I have also drawn
  28356. Indiegogo’s attention to the fact that they are at risk under US
  28357. State and Federal laws in assisting in alleged online fraudulent
  28358. activity. The latter would probably require the assistance of a US
  28359. backer to report the matter to US authorities.
  28360.  
  28361.  
  28362.  
  28363.  
  28364. M K
  28365.  
  28366. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  28367.  
  28368. has anyone contacted Indiegogo regarding the NON-delivery of the
  28369. WEDG and the NON-delivery of real status information?
  28370.  
  28371.  
  28372.  
  28373.  
  28374. Justin Walton
  28375.  
  28376. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  28377.  
  28378. Does anyone else remember when @Team WEDG used to to comments
  28379. posted? While their legal team reads the proposal (at £250/hour),
  28380. they ought to have time to actually talk to us person to person.
  28381.  
  28382. I suspect the team has shrunk, possibly to one. I think I remember a
  28383. comment that they weren’t drawing salaries. How long would we work
  28384. for nothing on a stalled project?
  28385.  
  28386. @Bryan Walker, OpenProducts OPI Box looks like it could be a worthy
  28387. replacement for the WEDG. Thank-you for that information!
  28388.  
  28389.  
  28390.  
  28391.  
  28392. Peter Dalmaris
  28393.  
  28394. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  28395.  
  28396. I have already made a formal request for an investigation by The
  28397. Insolvency Service. They have confirmed receipt of my request.
  28398.  
  28399. I have already made a formal request to WEDG asking for a refunds.
  28400. Radio silence on that.
  28401.  
  28402. The latest update from WEDG offers a glimmer of hope that things
  28403. will go back to normal, but nothing concrete and verifiable. That’s
  28404. a common tactic used by fraudsters.
  28405.  
  28406.  
  28407.  
  28408.  
  28409. Nikolai Tesla
  28410.  
  28411. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  28412.  
  28413. @Team WEDG: Formally I am requesting my contribution to be refunded
  28414. promptly.
  28415.  
  28416. @WEDG Backers: To help out in this matter you have the option to
  28417. have this situation formally investigated by UK authorities (The
  28418. Insolvency Service, Companies House or the Serious Fraud Office).
  28419. This act will clear things that Team WEDG has not been able to
  28420. comply. There is no harm done if they are legit and it will not
  28421. delay this project more than it actually is at this moment.
  28422.  
  28423.  
  28424.  
  28425.  
  28426. jrogers31
  28427.  
  28428. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28429.  
  28430. @Team WEDG – yet another update which gives very little further
  28431. information and summarises what you have told us before. Please
  28432. disclose the whereabouts of the funds that backers contributed with
  28433. a statement of accounts. Please confirm that you have spent little
  28434. or none of the backers funds. After all you have bought nothing,
  28435. built nothing and stored nothing so it follows that you have spent
  28436. nothing and your insurance pays the fees for your less than able
  28437. lawyers. It is time to send out refunds.
  28438.  
  28439.  
  28440.  
  28441.  
  28442. Gordon Keys
  28443.  
  28444. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  28445.  
  28446. @Bryan & @David – Many thanks for your suggestions. I am swaying
  28447. towards the Synology DiskStation DS115j 2 × 1 TB that’ll perhaps
  28448. suit my needs. I hope i’ll the UI on the iPhone, tablet and PC is up
  28449. to scratch and I can pool everything i need onto one location. My
  28450. back-up requirements are mainly photos, video and a bit of music
  28451. back up of some old CDs.
  28452.  
  28453.  
  28454.  
  28455.  
  28456. Gaston Cardey
  28457.  
  28458. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> almost 2 years ago
  28459.  
  28460. Hi, everyone,
  28461. I don’t know what was the point of creating a poll to ask backers
  28462. whether to choose a refund or wait if WEDG won’t do anything with
  28463. the results.
  28464. I you ask me if I want a refund and I say “yes”, then give me my
  28465. money, ok?
  28466. Finish with this torture (both for you and us who want out). I see
  28467. everyday goes by and nothing happend.
  28468. Message to other backers: please respect my opinion as I respect
  28469. yours and please don’t say to me “this is not Amazon”. All of us
  28470. know that. Really.
  28471.  
  28472.  
  28473.  
  28474.  
  28475. jrogers31
  28476.  
  28477. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28478.  
  28479. It appears that Shehbaz does not want to communicate with some or
  28480. all of the backers of the WEDG project. One way to lance this
  28481. festering carbuncle of a situation would be to issue a statutory
  28482. demand for the refund of our contributions. If not settled within 21
  28483. days then WEDG could be wound up with an investigation into what has
  28484. been done with the funds of £131,537!
  28485.  
  28486. It really is time for Shehbaz to fulfill his responsibilites to the
  28487. backers, tell us the truth and refund the money.
  28488.  
  28489.  
  28490.  
  28491.  
  28492. Nikolai Tesla
  28493.  
  28494. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  28495.  
  28496. @M K: Thank you for sharing that story but sadly Indiegogo does not
  28497. have that particular policy that KickStarter has. If it did, we
  28498. would have received our refund months ago. Our solution is to use
  28499. legal options in the UK.
  28500.  
  28501. @Bryan Walker: Thank you for sharing the OpenProducts OPI box, that
  28502. is a very nice and almost complete replacement for the WEDG. Why did
  28503. you back WEDG if OpenProducts OPI box existed? I am also looking
  28504. into QNAP TS-453 or Synology DiskStation DS715 along with the OPI box.
  28505.  
  28506.  
  28507.  
  28508.  
  28509. M K
  28510.  
  28511. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  28512.  
  28513. Please have a look at this news:
  28514.  
  28515. http://www.geekwire.com/2014/attorney-general-asylum-playing-cards-crowdfunded-project/
  28516.  
  28517. http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/strange-twist-asylum-playing-cards-crowdfunding-case
  28518.  
  28519. http://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-makes-crowdfunded-company-pay-shady-deal
  28520.  
  28521. These guys got a big penalty for failing to deliver the Kickstarter
  28522. project.
  28523.  
  28524.  
  28525.  
  28526.  
  28527. David Aldred
  28528.  
  28529. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 2 years ago
  28530.  
  28531. @Gordon,
  28532. I’ve just bought a Synology NAS (DS414)
  28533.  
  28534. You get the ‘access anywhere butt sync’, you can configure it as a
  28535. mail server ( I don’t need this particular feature as I have a
  28536. hosted server for this), I also have it setup as a Plex media
  28537. server, I can share links publicly with passwords / expiry dates
  28538. etc, and can handle encrypted volumes
  28539.  
  28540. Possibly not quite as secure as Wedg is/was aiming to be, but I’m
  28541. very pleased with how the management OS has matured in the last 12
  28542. months.
  28543.  
  28544.  
  28545.  
  28546.  
  28547. Nikolai Tesla
  28548.  
  28549. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  28550.  
  28551. @jrogers31: No, you are not alone on this request. I do request the
  28552. same. Sadly I no longer trust WEDG at all and IF they do pull
  28553. through (major doubt) I would rather sell off (at the same price)
  28554. this item to one of the supporters here. WEDG has no professional
  28555. work ethics and much less willing to provide customer satisfaction
  28556. now and/or in the future (if the case). I just demand a refund and
  28557. have them carry on if they please otherwise I will continue to look
  28558. for more legal solutions.
  28559.  
  28560.  
  28561.  
  28562.  
  28563. jrogers31
  28564.  
  28565. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28566.  
  28567. Own-mailbox seems to offer part of what WEDG intended but we get no
  28568. assurance or communication from Shehbaz to suggest that WEDG is
  28569. going to progress. Under these circumstances additions to
  28570. Own-mailbox would be a NAS with iTwin (file access) for remote
  28571. access encrypted personal butt storage and Surfeasy or iTwin connect
  28572. for encrypted VPN browsing. Am I the only one who thinks that
  28573. Shehbaz should make a clear and unambiguous statement of his
  28574. intentions with WEDG and the whereabouts of our funds?
  28575.  
  28576.  
  28577.  
  28578.  
  28579. M K
  28580.  
  28581. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  28582.  
  28583. @Spencer Robinson: thanks for the link to the Own-Mailbox project.
  28584.  
  28585. It looks that the WEDG just became obsolete.
  28586.  
  28587. When will I receive my refund?
  28588.  
  28589.  
  28590.  
  28591.  
  28592. jrogers31
  28593.  
  28594. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28595.  
  28596. Shehbaz – please make a clear unambiguous statement to backers
  28597. confirming that there are no fundamental hardware, software or other
  28598. issues, which will prevent further progress in the production of
  28599. WEDG. Give us a firm time-line for the rewritting of the disputed
  28600. software and delivery of the finished and fully functioning units.
  28601. Please make a detailed statement about the whereabouts of the funds.
  28602. If you are unable to make such statements then please refund all the
  28603. backers that requested a refund.
  28604.  
  28605.  
  28606.  
  28607.  
  28608. spencer robinson
  28609.  
  28610. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> almost 2 years ago
  28611.  
  28612. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1547898916/own-mailbox-the-first-100-confidential-mailbox?ref=popular
  28613.  
  28614. and they have actually open sourced their product, something else
  28615. that has gone very quiet with the wedg team
  28616.  
  28617.  
  28618.  
  28619.  
  28620. jrogers31
  28621.  
  28622. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28623.  
  28624. Backers should not write-off their funds – there are legal remedies
  28625. in the UK to deal with WEDG and legal remedies (State and Federal)
  28626. in the US to deal with Indiegogo. Indiegogo started to focus when
  28627. this was pointed out to them
  28628. https://support.indiegogo.com/hc/en-us/requests/757300
  28629. The updates are evidence as are WEDG’s dealings with the “third
  28630. party” which would have to be disclosed if backers seek a legal
  28631. remedy. If funds have been misused then WEDG and their directors
  28632. would be liable.
  28633.  
  28634.  
  28635.  
  28636.  
  28637. Gordon Keys
  28638.  
  28639. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  28640.  
  28641. @David Aldred: What was the more established device? I have also
  28642. almost written off the WEDG and my money and need to find something
  28643. else.
  28644.  
  28645.  
  28646.  
  28647.  
  28648. Nikolai Tesla
  28649.  
  28650. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  28651.  
  28652. Per The Insolvency Service: “One possible outcome of our
  28653. investigations, however, is that the company complained about may be
  28654. wound up by the court on the
  28655. petition of this department. In that event there is quite often some
  28656. publicity surrounding the matter, particularly in the local area.”
  28657.  
  28658.  
  28659.  
  28660.  
  28661. Nikolai Tesla
  28662.  
  28663. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  28664.  
  28665. @MK: Per T.I.S.: “This requirement for confidentiality at all stages
  28666. extends even to communications with complainants themselves. We
  28667. cannot tell you
  28668. what action, if any, we intend to take in response to your
  28669. complaint. Nor can we provide you with updates at any point.”
  28670.  
  28671.  
  28672.  
  28673.  
  28674. Nikolai Tesla
  28675.  
  28676. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  28677.  
  28678. 2 of 2
  28679. @WEDG FUNDERS: You have the right to report this situation to the
  28680. corresponding authorities in the UK so they can investigate:
  28681.  
  28682. The Insolvency Service, Companies House or the Serious Fraud Office.
  28683. More information at:
  28684.  
  28685. https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-a-limited-company
  28686.  
  28687. Here is the required WEDG company information:
  28688.  
  28689. WEDG LTD
  28690. 47 Chorlton Street
  28691. Manchester
  28692. Greater Manchester
  28693. M1 3FY
  28694.  
  28695. Company#08824160
  28696. Director ID: 917334076
  28697. Director: MR SHEHBAZ AFZAL
  28698.  
  28699.  
  28700.  
  28701.  
  28702. Nikolai Tesla
  28703.  
  28704. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  28705.  
  28706. 1 of 2
  28707. @WEDG FUNDERS: A way you can help WEDG by reporting them to the
  28708. authorities in the UK. Here is how it works, if WEDG is legit the
  28709. authorities will confirm that it so and if they are not, then they
  28710. will be held liable for their actions. Both outcomes will bring the
  28711. long delayed resolution to this fiasco to all of us no matter if you
  28712. support them or not.
  28713.  
  28714.  
  28715.  
  28716.  
  28717. Nikolai Tesla
  28718.  
  28719. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  28720.  
  28721. 09/09/2015: Finally I am able to post again! It is dubious as for
  28722. the timing and specific funders that were unable to post here. It
  28723. definitely gives a bad reputation to both Indiegogo and WEDG.
  28724.  
  28725.  
  28726.  
  28727.  
  28728. M K
  28729.  
  28730. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  28731.  
  28732. Any update on the Insolvency Office?
  28733.  
  28734.  
  28735.  
  28736.  
  28737. David Aldred
  28738.  
  28739. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 2 years ago
  28740.  
  28741. 2/2
  28742. Sadly, I’ve pretty much ‘written off’ the money I put in. With no
  28743. end date in sight, I had to fill the requirement I had that led me
  28744. to investing in this.
  28745.  
  28746. Tech has moved on in the last 12 months, and what is on the market
  28747. now more than completes with what Wedg was offering, and so have
  28748. gone with a more established device.
  28749.  
  28750. Of course, if Wedg materializes I’ll be giving it a go, but it’ll be
  28751. a ‘bonus’ rather than my expectation :(
  28752.  
  28753.  
  28754.  
  28755.  
  28756. David Aldred
  28757.  
  28758. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 2 years ago
  28759.  
  28760. 1/2
  28761. To tweak an old analogy…
  28762. It rather sounds like this 3rd party have said ‘bend over’ and
  28763. you’ve responded with ‘How far’
  28764.  
  28765. Re-writing the code from scratch, in a process they will outline –
  28766. whilst at least allows you to move on, is hardly cause for celebration.
  28767.  
  28768. Sounds like a pretty bum deal to me.
  28769.  
  28770.  
  28771.  
  28772.  
  28773. jrogers31
  28774.  
  28775. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28776.  
  28777. Backers should be made aware that over the last 15+ days some of us
  28778. were blocked from making comments in this open forum. Indiegogo said
  28779. “our Tech Team is aware of an issue which affects commenting ability
  28780. for a small subset of users” It appeared that the “subset of users”
  28781. were the ones who were first to raise concerns about WEDG. @Nikolai
  28782. Tesla said in his last message that he was being “frozen out”. This
  28783. is a serious breach of trust and an act of bad faith on behalf of
  28784. Indiegogo and WEDG.
  28785.  
  28786.  
  28787.  
  28788.  
  28789. M K
  28790.  
  28791. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  28792.  
  28793. Thanks for the update, but I still prefer to receive refund a.s.a.p.
  28794.  
  28795.  
  28796.  
  28797.  
  28798. Justin Walton
  28799.  
  28800. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  28801.  
  28802. Finally some news, and it sounds good.
  28803. So now we need a timeline, it took 3 months to write the disputed
  28804. software, rewriting under scrutiny will take longer.
  28805. With a way forward open, I now expect @Team WEDG to have time to
  28806. provide regular updates, at least weekly.
  28807. The comments all have one thing in common, us backers want to know
  28808. what’s happening!
  28809. The little information we’ve received recently has all been on the
  28810. dispute, lets hear about a timeline and the hardware (including tee
  28811. shirts)
  28812.  
  28813.  
  28814.  
  28815.  
  28816. Lewis Tsalis
  28817.  
  28818. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706426> almost 2 years ago
  28819.  
  28820. With this new announcement, I’m keen to see what the timeline is now
  28821. going to be.
  28822.  
  28823.  
  28824.  
  28825.  
  28826. Peter Dalmaris
  28827.  
  28828. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  28829.  
  28830. I wonder who is “Team WEDG”.
  28831.  
  28832. Why not use a real name?
  28833.  
  28834. In these circumstances, it would be appropriate to see Shehbaz’s
  28835. name signing these “updates”.
  28836.  
  28837.  
  28838.  
  28839.  
  28840. jrogers31
  28841.  
  28842. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28843.  
  28844. Although the update of 10 mins ago sounds positive I am still
  28845. sceptical. If the update is accurate then there should be no reason
  28846. why Shehbaz cannot give a clear unambiguous statement and assurances
  28847. regarding hardware etc as previously requested.
  28848.  
  28849. As for their thanks to backers “for their patience and unfaltering
  28850. support” one wonders whether Team WEDG understand the recent
  28851. sentiments expressed by backers! Team WEDG need to improve on the
  28852. transparency of their communications.
  28853.  
  28854.  
  28855.  
  28856.  
  28857. jrogers31
  28858.  
  28859. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28860.  
  28861. http://observer.com/2014/08/indiegogos-scampaign-problem-latest-crowdfunded-smartwatch-is-total-garbage/
  28862.  
  28863. I hope that we don’t find a similar article written about the WEDG
  28864. campaign in the future
  28865.  
  28866.  
  28867.  
  28868.  
  28869. jrogers31
  28870.  
  28871. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  28872.  
  28873. I agree with @Gordon Keys and other dissatisfied backers. 30+ days
  28874. ago I asked that Shehbaz make a clear and unambiguous statement
  28875. “confirming that there are no fundamental hardware, software or
  28876. supply issues from other contractors, which will prevent progress
  28877. when the third party issue is resolved.” Provided of course the
  28878. third party issue is not a charade. If this project is on the level
  28879. do not understand why Shehbaz cannot make such a statement and tell
  28880. us about the whereabouts of the funds.
  28881.  
  28882.  
  28883.  
  28884.  
  28885. Steve Box
  28886.  
  28887. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7734890> almost 2 years ago
  28888.  
  28889. @snhs06 – just to add, what you’re talking about came after they
  28890. announced the production schedule and told us when to expect our
  28891. WEDGs. It seems like they a) either knew all along that the software
  28892. issue was a show-stopper, which then questions why make the
  28893. production announcement or b) they prematurely announced production,
  28894. which is strange because those things have to be carefully planned.
  28895. Either way it doesn’t look or sound right. I’d be happy to be see
  28896. the WEDG, but we have a right to ask.
  28897.  
  28898.  
  28899.  
  28900.  
  28901. Steve Box
  28902.  
  28903. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7734890> almost 2 years ago
  28904.  
  28905. @snhs06 – maybe you should pay attention.
  28906.  
  28907. Seven months ago – “We’re holding off from purchasing components and
  28908. materials just yet to avoid warehousing fees.”
  28909.  
  28910. Six months ago – “We will be ordering all hardware components
  28911. including materials WC 23 March 2015. … Thus the WEDG shell will go
  28912. into production on 26 March for a full day to produce 2200 units.”
  28913.  
  28914. So according to what was written all of the hardware should have
  28915. been done. It’s just hardware, why haven’t we seen it? Why no news?
  28916.  
  28917.  
  28918.  
  28919.  
  28920. maskedmarauder
  28921.  
  28922. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8106278> almost 2 years ago
  28923.  
  28924. I have asked for a refund three times already and have not even
  28925. received a response.
  28926.  
  28927. To all those who still believe this is NOT a scam – I can’t make up
  28928. my mind if I admire or pity you. Yes, it is a trust issue by now,
  28929. and I have none anymore.
  28930.  
  28931. Any help in getting a refund would be very much appreciated.
  28932.  
  28933.  
  28934.  
  28935.  
  28936. snhs06
  28937.  
  28938. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  28939.  
  28940. 2 of 2
  28941.  
  28942. @Carlos They are being serious – per 27/7/2015 they are seeking
  28943. alternative financing so those of you mistakenly thinking Indiegogo
  28944. is Amazon can get your money back if Wedg is not ready within 6
  28945. months i.e. just under 5 months to go – seriously.
  28946.  
  28947. @Tiger Bus I can only agree with your sentiment. I suspect the
  28948. Insolvency Service will point out that by contributing they accepted
  28949. the T&Cs which Wedg are following. No wonder they have been so quiet
  28950. – must be sick of repeating themselves.
  28951.  
  28952.  
  28953.  
  28954.  
  28955. snhs06
  28956.  
  28957. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  28958.  
  28959. 1 of 2
  28960.  
  28961. I am starting to wonder if any of those incessantly complaining have
  28962. been paying attention.
  28963.  
  28964. @Steve Box Wedg said at the time of publicly announcing the legal
  28965. issues that they were not proceeding with manufacture at that time
  28966. because they would then have had to pay storage fees for the
  28967. duration of the dispute – seems reasonable to me. What did you
  28968. expect that they would put them together round a kitchen table –
  28969. factory manufacturing requires a certain volume to be economically
  28970. viable.
  28971.  
  28972.  
  28973.  
  28974.  
  28975. Carlos Garcia Conde
  28976.  
  28977. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> almost 2 years ago
  28978.  
  28979. This is my 4th comment and my 4th email and NO RESPONSE
  28980. I WANT A REFUND NOW
  28981. Be a serious people
  28982.  
  28983.  
  28984.  
  28985.  
  28986. Gordon Keys
  28987.  
  28988. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  28989.  
  28990. Here, Here, @Steve Box!
  28991.  
  28992.  
  28993.  
  28994.  
  28995. Steve Box
  28996.  
  28997. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7734890> almost 2 years ago
  28998.  
  28999. @ Tiger Bus – all of us want to believe in WEDG. But look at the
  29000. timeline:
  29001.  
  29002. Mid March 2015 – ordering all materials March 23, going into
  29003. production March 26.
  29004. Early April 2015 – planning on shipping between April 8-13
  29005. Mid April 2015 – an aluminum prototype of the back
  29006.  
  29007. Please note that this has nothing to do with the software. We have
  29008. been told that the product was going to be done in late March, yet
  29009. have only been shown a case. Since then nothing about the hardware.
  29010.  
  29011.  
  29012.  
  29013.  
  29014. Steve Box
  29015.  
  29016. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7734890> almost 2 years ago
  29017.  
  29018. While I understand the issues with the software developer, it seems
  29019. to me that the hardware should be ready to go. So why have we not
  29020. heard anything about completed hardware? According to the timeline
  29021. the product should have been finished.
  29022.  
  29023. Which leaves me to believe that the problems with the software side
  29024. and legality of releasing the WEDGE were known before they sent the
  29025. announcements out about the hardware. So why lie to use about the
  29026. shipping date in early April?
  29027.  
  29028.  
  29029.  
  29030.  
  29031. Steve Box
  29032.  
  29033. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7734890> almost 2 years ago
  29034.  
  29035. Ultimately, as others have mentioned, it becomes a trust issue. We
  29036. were all excited about the WEDG, but the way things have been
  29037. handled make supporters question the direction and the leadership.
  29038. It seems to me that the WEDG team could have been talking about the
  29039. hardware side throughout all of these issues, just to allay fears
  29040. that this wasn’t a scam. But the radio silence on everything but the
  29041. supposed negotiations makes it difficult to understand what is
  29042. happening.
  29043.  
  29044.  
  29045.  
  29046.  
  29047. Peter Dalmaris
  29048.  
  29049. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  29050.  
  29051. Spencer, look at Nikolai Tesla’s comment further down the list (26
  29052. days ago), it contains the info I used.
  29053.  
  29054. Tiger Bus, as I said in my previous post, Failure is No Problem.
  29055. Crowdfunding has risks, and that’s fine. At this point, I doubt that
  29056. there is a mysterious “third party” that is responsible for this
  29057. mess. WEDG has given us no information we can verify independently,
  29058. and have broken every promise they made. I hope you are right. If
  29059. not maybe the Insolvency Service can shed some light.
  29060.  
  29061.  
  29062.  
  29063.  
  29064. Gordon Keys
  29065.  
  29066. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  29067.  
  29068. Sorry… I just couldnt resist!
  29069.  
  29070. pic.twitter.com/OYzHMPrhZ1
  29071.  
  29072.  
  29073.  
  29074.  
  29075. spencer robinson
  29076.  
  29077. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> almost 2 years ago
  29078.  
  29079. how do you go about reporting to the Insolvency Service?
  29080.  
  29081. I feel as backers we now need bring this to an end, No one has
  29082. contacted me with regards to a refund as requested in the survey,
  29083. and no information has been release to confirm the truthfulness of
  29084. the situation wedg are reporting
  29085.  
  29086.  
  29087.  
  29088.  
  29089. Tiger Bus
  29090.  
  29091. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 2 years ago
  29092.  
  29093. Oh Peter, thanx for having another f*cked up legal issue for them to
  29094. fight off and delay it for all other backers yet again. This is not
  29095. amazon and your case will result in paperwork and further mess only.
  29096. Thanks again on behalf of everyone who actually unterstands the
  29097. meaning of “funding a startup”. Damn.
  29098.  
  29099.  
  29100.  
  29101.  
  29102. Ron Ko
  29103.  
  29104. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  29105.  
  29106. @Peter, agree and support you!
  29107.  
  29108.  
  29109.  
  29110.  
  29111. Peter Dalmaris
  29112.  
  29113. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  29114.  
  29115. With reluctance, I have reported WEDG to The Insolvency Service.
  29116.  
  29117. I have received acknowledgement of my submission and will update you
  29118. of the progress.
  29119.  
  29120. I did this with reluctance because I truly believed in WEDG. I hope
  29121. they will get through it and deliver OR come out to speak about what
  29122. is happening with honesty and transparency.
  29123.  
  29124. Failure is no problem. Treating your supporters like WEDG has for so
  29125. long is very disturbing.
  29126.  
  29127.  
  29128.  
  29129.  
  29130. Carlos Garcia Conde
  29131.  
  29132. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> almost 2 years ago
  29133.  
  29134. No answer about my refund…
  29135. PLEASE be a serious person, refund now
  29136.  
  29137.  
  29138.  
  29139.  
  29140. Peter Dalmaris
  29141.  
  29142. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  29143.  
  29144. Has anyone reported this to The Insolvency Service, Companies House
  29145. or the Serious Fraud Office?
  29146.  
  29147.  
  29148.  
  29149.  
  29150. M K
  29151.  
  29152. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  29153.  
  29154. By the time the dispute is resolved, the hardware and software are
  29155. both rendered obsolete.
  29156.  
  29157.  
  29158.  
  29159.  
  29160. Ruanth Chrisley Thyssen
  29161.  
  29162. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/485007> almost 2 years ago
  29163.  
  29164. I have only ever funded few, carefully hand picked campaigns on
  29165. indiegogo – WEDG seemed like one such campaign. However after
  29166. reading some of the other comments below, I am seriously concerned.
  29167. While there are some who say this is a scam, I still have hope that
  29168. this project pulls through. My only real concern is delivery time.
  29169. Technology is constantly evolving and advancing, and what may seem
  29170. as a harmless few months seriously concerns me regarding WEDG tech.
  29171. Please give us a real update!
  29172.  
  29173.  
  29174.  
  29175.  
  29176. michiel pauwels
  29177.  
  29178. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3426891> almost 2 years ago
  29179.  
  29180. As everyone else i’m also still waiting for my refund
  29181.  
  29182.  
  29183.  
  29184.  
  29185. Gordon Keys
  29186.  
  29187. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  29188.  
  29189. Part 2/2
  29190. I’d like to know where we are with the tooling for the chassis for
  29191. the WEDG. If this had been still on schedule, there should be some
  29192. moulds made to produce the WEDG cases? We’ve seen some sort of
  29193. picture in a dingy shed. Is that it? REALLY?
  29194.  
  29195.  
  29196.  
  29197.  
  29198. Gordon Keys
  29199.  
  29200. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  29201.  
  29202. Part 1/2
  29203. The last two updates tell us little as WEDG cannot tell us anything
  29204. much regarding this legal dispute.
  29205.  
  29206. I still find it hard to take you guys seriously because these
  29207. updates are passed via your legal eagles and the typos and poor
  29208. grammar are shocking! Surely they would have done something about
  29209. them? What has happened regarding the mediation service you were
  29210. using? There’s been little about them for some time. Are they still
  29211. working on this and in what capacity?
  29212.  
  29213.  
  29214.  
  29215.  
  29216. Peter Dalmaris
  29217.  
  29218. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  29219.  
  29220. Hi all,
  29221.  
  29222. I have emailed WEDG asking for a refund. I had ordered 2xIntel
  29223. WEDGs. After total radio silence from WEDG for so long in this
  29224. thread, I have little confidence that I will ever see a product. I
  29225. also have little confidence that I will ever see my money.
  29226.  
  29227. If anyone here has actually received a refund, please let me know.
  29228.  
  29229. I will look at making a formal complaint at The Insolvency Service
  29230. in the next few days. Just wish to give WEDG one more chance to get
  29231. back to us.
  29232.  
  29233.  
  29234.  
  29235.  
  29236. M K
  29237.  
  29238. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  29239.  
  29240. Reminder #1:
  29241. We need evidence of development of the product and proof that the
  29242. WEDG is there directly after the legal issue is resolved.
  29243.  
  29244.  
  29245.  
  29246.  
  29247. Andrea Pietroboni
  29248.  
  29249. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1106976> almost 2 years ago
  29250.  
  29251. Hi all
  29252. If i remember they ask e refound of money with Paypal …. You rechi
  29253. ed The money?
  29254.  
  29255.  
  29256.  
  29257.  
  29258. M K
  29259.  
  29260. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  29261.  
  29262. We need evidence of development of the product and proof that the
  29263. WEDG is there directly after the legal issue is resolved.
  29264.  
  29265.  
  29266.  
  29267.  
  29268. Peter Dalmaris
  29269.  
  29270. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  29271.  
  29272. … continuing from previous post …
  29273.  
  29274. Also, reading at all the comments from other backers about WEDG
  29275. being a scam, can you provide any information to help clear the air?
  29276.  
  29277.  
  29278.  
  29279.  
  29280. Peter Dalmaris
  29281.  
  29282. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  29283.  
  29284. Hello @TeamWEDG,
  29285.  
  29286. I’ve been a supporter of your project for over two years now
  29287. (contributed at your Kickstarter campaign). I still am. I find it
  29288. hard to believe that we have been stuck in this legal issue for so
  29289. long. Still, my patience is not exhausted, I want you to come
  29290. through it.
  29291.  
  29292. All the updates we have received in the last few months have been
  29293. about legal stuff.
  29294.  
  29295. Has any progress been made in the technology front? Can you tell us
  29296. how the technology is doing after years in development?
  29297.  
  29298.  
  29299.  
  29300.  
  29301. Justin Walton
  29302.  
  29303. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  29304.  
  29305. @ Chris – thanks’ for the update. Pity it wasn’t more positive news,
  29306. but at least it’s news.
  29307.  
  29308.  
  29309.  
  29310.  
  29311. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  29312.  
  29313. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> almost 2 years ago
  29314.  
  29315. Hi there,
  29316.  
  29317. Could we please get a proper update on what’s going on???
  29318.  
  29319. Thanks,
  29320.  
  29321. Marc
  29322.  
  29323.  
  29324.  
  29325.  
  29326. Carlos Garcia Conde
  29327.  
  29328. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> almost 2 years ago
  29329.  
  29330. Please refund me the money NOW or I’ll report you
  29331. At least, anwser my emails, comments…
  29332. You are NOT serious
  29333.  
  29334.  
  29335.  
  29336.  
  29337. Nikolai Tesla
  29338.  
  29339. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  29340.  
  29341. @WEDG FUNDERS: If WEDG is a scam, you can report it to the
  29342. corresponding authorities in the UK so they can investigate:
  29343.  
  29344. The Insolvency Service, Companies House or the Serious Fraud Office.
  29345. More information at:
  29346.  
  29347. https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-a-limited-company
  29348.  
  29349. Here is the required WEDG company information:
  29350.  
  29351. WEDG LTD
  29352. 47 Chorlton Street
  29353. Manchester
  29354. Greater Manchester
  29355. M1 3FY
  29356.  
  29357. Company#08824160
  29358. Director ID: 917334076
  29359. Director: MR SHEHBAZ AFZAL
  29360.  
  29361.  
  29362.  
  29363.  
  29364. M K
  29365.  
  29366. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  29367.  
  29368. i’m really fed up with this project…. No replies, no information,
  29369. nothing it all.
  29370.  
  29371. We’ve sent reminders out for 5 times… but still no response…. I’m
  29372. getting the feeling we are getting scammed here.
  29373.  
  29374. Just send out refund to the 199 kickstarters, so we can get on with
  29375. our true lives.
  29376.  
  29377.  
  29378.  
  29379.  
  29380. Ron Ko
  29381.  
  29382. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  29383.  
  29384. @Gaston, I totally agree with you.
  29385.  
  29386. In the beginning, this product target aimed to get around £72,000
  29387. funding and now it’s beyond that value. There are 199 people voted
  29388. to refund. Why the team didn’t let them go and your supporters can
  29389. keep going with you & the product?
  29390.  
  29391.  
  29392.  
  29393.  
  29394. Gaston Cardey
  29395.  
  29396. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> almost 2 years ago
  29397.  
  29398. Hi everyone,
  29399. “Divide and conquer”. Reading the comments, I find out that some
  29400. backers have take a position on favor of WEDG and some others (like
  29401. me), against.
  29402. Guys, won’t it be great that Team WEDG respond to some of the
  29403. questions here, instead that some backers defend their case?
  29404. Only what I ask is respect to the next guy position.
  29405. I really trusted in this proyect, but not anymore. I even talked to
  29406. two of my clients into this and at last minute they had some
  29407. emergency so the got out.
  29408. Thanks
  29409.  
  29410.  
  29411.  
  29412.  
  29413. Justin Walton
  29414.  
  29415. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  29416.  
  29417. I am very disappointed by the communications we have received from
  29418. Team WEDG. Ever since the issue with the software IP arose, we have
  29419. heard too little, too late.
  29420. I understand that there are details that can’t be released, due to
  29421. the ongoing discussions, and there have been recent holidays and
  29422. illnesses slowing things down. But what happened to the weekly
  29423. updates? Come on, throw us a bone here. Any news would be welcome
  29424. news. I’m so upset I can’t even bring myself to ask about tee shirts
  29425. anymore
  29426.  
  29427.  
  29428.  
  29429.  
  29430. snhs06
  29431.  
  29432. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  29433.  
  29434. 2 of 2
  29435.  
  29436. In this they seem to be following a well thought out & systematic
  29437. approach, which is commendable especially in a new business. All
  29438. mudslinging and repeated demands in comments do is reflect poorly on
  29439. those making them.
  29440.  
  29441. There is no one here who would not far rather it was over, but this
  29442. is the real world – delays happen, legal matters take time and
  29443. respecting confidentiality greases the wheels. In the meantime
  29444. crowdfunding is not shopping, sure the SFO etc will tell you the
  29445. same thing.
  29446.  
  29447.  
  29448.  
  29449.  
  29450. snhs06
  29451.  
  29452. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  29453.  
  29454. 1 of 2
  29455.  
  29456. I have to agree with Tiger Bus. As per the Indiegogo T&Cs Wedg are
  29457. not obligated to give refunds. The delayed is due to factors outwith
  29458. their control, they are doing their best to resolve it. Moreover
  29459. they have consulted backers, reached a decision which has been
  29460. communicated on how they intend to proceed and placed a clear time
  29461. limit on when they will issue refunds to those who wish them while
  29462. protecting the interests of other backers and the company by
  29463. arranging alternative financing.
  29464.  
  29465.  
  29466.  
  29467.  
  29468. Carlos Garcia Conde
  29469.  
  29470. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> almost 2 years ago
  29471.  
  29472. I’ve asked you for a refund and I had no answer…
  29473. No information, no refund…
  29474. I WANT a refund
  29475. What are you waiting for?
  29476.  
  29477.  
  29478.  
  29479.  
  29480. Ron Ko
  29481.  
  29482. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  29483.  
  29484. There’s a key word missed in previous comment: I am NOT saying this
  29485. campaign following the same route but ….
  29486.  
  29487.  
  29488.  
  29489.  
  29490. Ron Ko
  29491.  
  29492. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  29493.  
  29494. If the product can’t be delivered to market at the right time, why
  29495. should I still support it?
  29496. This is not a charity campaign. Some people who raise a scam
  29497. campaign to resell pirate electronic stuffs which were manufactured
  29498. from China. Should we still keep silent and let them cheat money on
  29499. that way? I am saying this campaign following the same route but the
  29500. campaign team has to admit – they can’t fulfil what they expected.
  29501. “EXIT” plan is what they need to do but not talking a dream.(2/2)
  29502.  
  29503.  
  29504.  
  29505.  
  29506. Ron Ko
  29507.  
  29508. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  29509.  
  29510. @M K, it’s you but not me asking for real info. I am one of 199
  29511. backers who looks for refund in the survey.
  29512.  
  29513. In day one, as I said, this project was good to support and the
  29514. campaign team can rely on IGG to get funding. However, it’s not run
  29515. properly and so even can’s deliver any stuff. As a backer, I fully
  29516. understood the risk but it doesn’t mean that we can let the campaign
  29517. team to free run. I supported the campaign and the only reason is
  29518. not able to find the right product in the market. (1/2)
  29519.  
  29520.  
  29521.  
  29522.  
  29523. M K
  29524.  
  29525. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  29526.  
  29527. @ Ron Ko and @ Tiger Bus: we only want to be informed periodically
  29528. with real information and this has not happened in the past 3 months.
  29529.  
  29530.  
  29531.  
  29532.  
  29533. Ron Ko
  29534.  
  29535. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  29536.  
  29537. For those who still fully support this campaign, you can consider to
  29538. take over the order ownership from those want to refund. It would
  29539. then eliminate negative noise in this page. Good deal?
  29540.  
  29541.  
  29542.  
  29543.  
  29544. Tiger Bus
  29545.  
  29546. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 2 years ago
  29547.  
  29548. As I see it: there are like 5 backers needing personal comforting,
  29549. as they only now seem to realize the difference between amazon and
  29550. indiegogo. Sorry sight.
  29551.  
  29552.  
  29553.  
  29554.  
  29555. jrogers31
  29556.  
  29557. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  29558.  
  29559. 2 of 2 – The results of the poll seem clear – this project is a dead
  29560. duck. The only apparent reason WEDG can have to continue this
  29561. putative charade is to try and keep some or all of the backer’s
  29562. funds – without delivering on the product. As stated many times
  29563. before – it is time for Shehbaz to come clean and tell us the TRUTH.
  29564.  
  29565.  
  29566.  
  29567.  
  29568. jrogers31
  29569.  
  29570. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  29571.  
  29572. 1 of 2 – The comments from the backers over the last 9 days are
  29573. interesting as it appears that more backers are now happy to express
  29574. their concerns, in addition to the one or two original dissenting
  29575. voices. The update from WEDG 5 days ago gives no real information
  29576. and adds nothing to previous updates, which also gave no real
  29577. information. I agree with the comments of others pointing out the
  29578. inconsistencies in the updates.
  29579.  
  29580.  
  29581.  
  29582.  
  29583. Nikolai Tesla
  29584.  
  29585. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  29586.  
  29587. @WEDG Funders:
  29588.  
  29589. You can send a complain to The Insolvency Service, Companies House
  29590. or the Serious Fraud Office so they can investigate. More
  29591. information at:
  29592.  
  29593. https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-a-limited-company
  29594.  
  29595. Here is the required WEDG company information:
  29596.  
  29597. WEDG LTD
  29598. 47 Chorlton Street
  29599. Manchester
  29600. Greater Manchester
  29601. M1 3FY
  29602.  
  29603. Company#08824160
  29604. Director ID: 917334076
  29605. Director: MR SHEHBAZ AFZAL
  29606.  
  29607.  
  29608.  
  29609.  
  29610. Ron Ko
  29611.  
  29612. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  29613.  
  29614. @WEDG team, some of your supporters have lost confidence to you
  29615. guys…..Acknowledge to show your respect to them…..Even if you had
  29616. excellent product, you would still get failure as you are not
  29617. willing to have interactive communication …..
  29618.  
  29619.  
  29620.  
  29621.  
  29622. M K
  29623.  
  29624. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  29625.  
  29626. Based on the last update, I’ve lost completely my confidence in the
  29627. WEDG still coming into production in 2015.
  29628.  
  29629. I get annoyed especially by this phrase:
  29630. “We have on numerous occasions expressed our feelings but little has
  29631. been done to address the concerns raised.”
  29632.  
  29633. This gives me the feeling that the WEDG team is not fighting the
  29634. battle hard enough with the (still undisclosed) 3rd party, but
  29635. instead is preaching love and hoping the issue will be resolved in a
  29636. peaceful matter.
  29637.  
  29638. Refund please…
  29639.  
  29640.  
  29641.  
  29642.  
  29643. Carlos Garcia Conde
  29644.  
  29645. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4819372> almost 2 years ago
  29646.  
  29647. Dear friends, I want a refund.
  29648. I told you for email… but not response…
  29649.  
  29650.  
  29651.  
  29652.  
  29653. James Taylor
  29654.  
  29655. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5657565> almost 2 years ago
  29656.  
  29657. I would agree with Richard Alter: this does not mesh at all with
  29658. having an Arbitrator. If your update is true, then you have grounds
  29659. for a lawsuit seeking compensation for damages – they have not even
  29660. complied with their own standards and have cost you significant
  29661. damage financially and in terms of reputation, through no fault of
  29662. your own.
  29663.  
  29664. This really should have been handled via an Arbitrator – what
  29665. happened to them?
  29666.  
  29667.  
  29668.  
  29669.  
  29670. richard alter
  29671.  
  29672. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1968091> almost 2 years ago
  29673.  
  29674. I was under the impression that the legal problems were being
  29675. handled by an arbitrator. None of what you describe would be
  29676. happening if that is the case. The definition of an arbitrated case
  29677. is that an independent 3rd party would make the decisions on the
  29678. course of action. None of that is happening here. I’m having a hard
  29679. time believing the story line.
  29680.  
  29681.  
  29682.  
  29683.  
  29684. Ron Ko
  29685.  
  29686. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  29687.  
  29688. @WEDG, I am happy with update from you and we know at least this
  29689. campaign still alive. It’s nice that you have process improvement
  29690. change internally. However, could you please read our comments and
  29691. then respond us accordingly?
  29692.  
  29693.  
  29694.  
  29695.  
  29696. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  29697.  
  29698. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> almost 2 years ago
  29699.  
  29700. While I have been very much in support of yourselves and the project
  29701. I am getting worried as there has been no update despite the promise
  29702. “We will post an update as promised on Thursday or earlier if there
  29703. are any developments.” 10 days ago?
  29704.  
  29705. What’s happening? :(
  29706.  
  29707. Thanks,
  29708.  
  29709. Marc
  29710.  
  29711.  
  29712.  
  29713.  
  29714. Nikolai Tesla
  29715.  
  29716. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  29717.  
  29718. 2 of 2
  29719.  
  29720. https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-a-limited-company
  29721.  
  29722. WEDG LTD
  29723. 47 Chorlton Street
  29724. Manchester
  29725. Greater Manchester
  29726. M1 3FY
  29727.  
  29728. Company#08824160 Director ID: 917334076
  29729. Director: MR SHEHBAZ AFZAL
  29730.  
  29731.  
  29732.  
  29733.  
  29734. Nikolai Tesla
  29735.  
  29736. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  29737.  
  29738. 1 of 2
  29739. @WEDG Funders: It is sad and obvious that Team WEDG has major
  29740. problems (real or not) and that there is no clear indication of a
  29741. concrete solution even in their set six month timeline. The lack of
  29742. any recent updates and the repetitive legal issue reporting is not
  29743. helping the already 49%, and counting, of concerned funders. You can
  29744. send a complain to The Insolvency Service, Companies House or the
  29745. Serious Fraud Office so they can investigate.
  29746.  
  29747.  
  29748.  
  29749.  
  29750. Gaston Cardey
  29751.  
  29752. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> almost 2 years ago
  29753.  
  29754. Hello backers! This one is for you, since I had to go many days (26)
  29755. to find out the last response from WEDG. I’m feeling that we’ve been
  29756. abandoned.
  29757. Meanwile, we can use this thead to share experiences. Last night, my
  29758. cat jumped over me at 3:30 am. Almost die from a heart atack. Her
  29759. explanaition was that she was having an argument with the male cat
  29760. about the food bowl.
  29761. By the way, I’ve buyed a replacement for the WEDG (yes, more
  29762. expensive). QNap TP-453 PRO.
  29763. Good bye for now.
  29764.  
  29765.  
  29766.  
  29767.  
  29768. Ron Ko
  29769.  
  29770. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> almost 2 years ago
  29771.  
  29772. According to the survey result, why don’t let that 200 people off
  29773. from the ship and they can still move on with the rest (those
  29774. support or even no response)? Now, they blend all guys to move on
  29775. but it is unlikely ready in this year…..
  29776.  
  29777.  
  29778.  
  29779.  
  29780. Andrea Pietroboni
  29781.  
  29782. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1106976> almost 2 years ago
  29783.  
  29784. hi
  29785. but who want the money back and respond at your email how many time
  29786. we hope to see the money return at us?
  29787.  
  29788.  
  29789.  
  29790.  
  29791. jrogers31
  29792.  
  29793. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  29794.  
  29795. Dear WEDG team
  29796.  
  29797. In an update 6 days ago you said “We will post an update as promised
  29798. on Thursday or earlier”
  29799.  
  29800. Can you give the backers an update please.
  29801.  
  29802.  
  29803.  
  29804.  
  29805. M K
  29806.  
  29807. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  29808.  
  29809. Reminder #6:
  29810.  
  29811. Can you please share an update with real substance in it?
  29812.  
  29813. It’s good to share updates, but till now, it only has been updates
  29814. from the process side of the issue.
  29815.  
  29816. Based on all the updates, I still can not make up my mind regarding
  29817. supporting the WEDG. It’s a great product and I surely want it… but
  29818. only if it is there in 2015…..
  29819.  
  29820.  
  29821.  
  29822.  
  29823. Ken Taylor
  29824.  
  29825. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 2 years ago
  29826.  
  29827. @jrogers31 my details of hardware are from following the project
  29828. from Kickstarter through to Indiegogo, reading the project briefs,
  29829. writing to Shahbaz individually and reading all the updates and
  29830. comments here. and following the hardware specific forums and G+ page
  29831. Yes Im taking it on trust that we are being told the truth about the
  29832. state of the project. I supported them in the survey. otherwise i
  29833. would just buy the hardware or a VM and run Linux, Kolab, a backup
  29834. program & possibly Kodi (XBMC)
  29835.  
  29836.  
  29837.  
  29838.  
  29839. jrogers31
  29840.  
  29841. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  29842.  
  29843. 2 of 2 – It is time for Shahbaz to make a clear and unambiguous
  29844. statement confirming that there are no fundamental hardware,
  29845. software or supply issues from other contractors, which will prevent
  29846. progress when the third party issue is resolved. Assuming that is
  29847. that the third party software issue is not a smokescreen as
  29848. suggested by @t.munari
  29849.  
  29850. Shahbaz – the truth will set you free
  29851.  
  29852.  
  29853.  
  29854.  
  29855. jrogers31
  29856.  
  29857. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  29858.  
  29859. 1 of 2 – @t.munari – you are not the only backer to suspect that
  29860. there is something fishy going on.
  29861.  
  29862. @ken taylor – in your response to @t.munari it appears that you have
  29863. detailed knowledge about hardware, suppliers etc but is this based
  29864. on hard facts or your interpretation of what you see in the WEDG
  29865. pages and a belief that the backers are being told the truth?
  29866.  
  29867. @ MK I admire your patience but agree with @ken Taylor if you have
  29868. not had a response after 5 requests – you are unlikely to get one
  29869.  
  29870.  
  29871.  
  29872.  
  29873. Ken Taylor
  29874.  
  29875. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 2 years ago
  29876.  
  29877. @MK
  29878. yes we get it you are frustrated and can copy and paste your comment
  29879. to the top every day.
  29880. its getting old already !
  29881.  
  29882.  
  29883.  
  29884.  
  29885. Ken Taylor
  29886.  
  29887. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 2 years ago
  29888.  
  29889. @ t.munari if you read the pages you will see the boards are
  29890. production devices the arm is a cubieboard and intel is a minnowbord
  29891. max so it is just a case of ordering from the suppliers. the OS is
  29892. in dispute so they cant talk about it. the case will need
  29893. specifically manufacturing. they have been working on office and
  29894. messaging suites. they said they were ready for production before
  29895. the legal issues.they have given a 9 month maximum to delivery.
  29896. Indiegogo is not amazon with next day delivery
  29897.  
  29898.  
  29899.  
  29900.  
  29901. M K
  29902.  
  29903. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  29904.  
  29905. Reminder #5:
  29906.  
  29907. Can you please share an update with real substance in it?
  29908.  
  29909. It’s good to share updates, but till now, it only has been updates
  29910. from the process side of the issue.
  29911.  
  29912. Based on all the updates, I still can not make up my mind regarding
  29913. supporting the WEDG. It’s a great product and I surely want it… but
  29914. only if it is there in 2015…..
  29915.  
  29916.  
  29917.  
  29918.  
  29919. t.munari
  29920.  
  29921. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> almost 2 years ago
  29922.  
  29923. Please, be considerate, could you give us some real info on the
  29924. project status?
  29925. Like
  29926. Hardware %:
  29927. Product finalization,
  29928. Expected production time,
  29929. Software %:
  29930. Main os,
  29931. Primary Services,
  29932. Plugins or whatever…
  29933. This info have nothing to do with the legal dispute and will help
  29934. remove the bitter taste last 30 updates deliver: They look like a
  29935. smokescreen to cover something fishy going on.
  29936. BTW: consider to appoint someone with basic PR skills to handle the
  29937. campaign updates.
  29938. Thank you
  29939.  
  29940.  
  29941.  
  29942.  
  29943. M K
  29944.  
  29945. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  29946.  
  29947. Reminder #4:
  29948.  
  29949. Can you please share an update with real substance in it?
  29950.  
  29951. It’s good to share updates, but till now, it only has been updates
  29952. from the process side of the issue.
  29953.  
  29954. Based on all the updates, I still can not make up my mind regarding
  29955. supporting the WEDG. It’s a great product and I surely want it… but
  29956. only if it is there in 2015…..
  29957.  
  29958.  
  29959.  
  29960.  
  29961. Rémi
  29962.  
  29963. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9463606> almost 2 years ago
  29964.  
  29965. @Shehbaz Could we have some update on the ongoing development of the
  29966. project. Do update on the legal issue is good, but it would be
  29967. better with some news on the evolution of the project and it may
  29968. help the pessimistic backers.
  29969.  
  29970.  
  29971.  
  29972.  
  29973. Nikolai Tesla
  29974.  
  29975. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  29976.  
  29977. Take note, this is how any “Crowd Source Campaign” should be run:
  29978.  
  29979. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sondors-electric-bike/x/8695962#/story
  29980.  
  29981.  
  29982.  
  29983.  
  29984. Nikolai Tesla
  29985.  
  29986. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  29987.  
  29988. 2 of 2
  29989. What is your “Plan B” if you do not have WEDG ready in six (6)
  29990. months for the other half that still support you? You still lack any
  29991. evidence that the WEDG idea even exist! Either your team is very
  29992. naive or massively lack the skills to run a start up. How do you
  29993. expect anyone to continue to support this idea? less so from
  29994. “trusted private individual investors”.
  29995.  
  29996.  
  29997.  
  29998.  
  29999. Nikolai Tesla
  30000.  
  30001. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  30002.  
  30003. 1 of 2
  30004. @Shehbaz: Thank you for providing a clear indicator that a
  30005. significant amount of your backers are not pleased with the WEDG
  30006. situation and in turn demand a refund. As Justin Walton mentioned,
  30007. if you have been more transparent and have provided more information
  30008. on the completed process with WEDG things would have been different.
  30009. There are inconsistencies with your recent update. Why are you
  30010. dealing with the “Third Party” directly? What happened with the
  30011. mediator?
  30012.  
  30013.  
  30014.  
  30015.  
  30016. Justin Walton
  30017.  
  30018. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  30019.  
  30020. Oh wow, those poll results must have been devastating to everyone at
  30021. Team WEDG. It’s nice to see a little more information in the latest
  30022. update, and the teams determination to finish what they’ve started.
  30023. I wonder what the poll results would have looked like if more
  30024. information had been released prior to the poll? I suspect a lot
  30025. fewer backers would have asked for a refund.
  30026.  
  30027.  
  30028.  
  30029.  
  30030. jrogers31
  30031.  
  30032. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  30033.  
  30034. 5 of 5 – It is well overdue for you to be a lot tougher with regard
  30035. to your approach to handling these matters if the remaining backers
  30036. are to continue to have confidence in you, your team and your
  30037. project. You also need to improve your communications with backers
  30038. providing facts and details without further reservation. There is no
  30039. reason why your legal team cannot provide a P&C statement to be sent
  30040. to the private paypal email addresses of the backers.
  30041.  
  30042.  
  30043.  
  30044.  
  30045. jrogers31
  30046.  
  30047. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  30048.  
  30049. 4 of 5 – a) the recruitment firm who found you this engineer and are
  30050. at fault for not checking the individual’s status b) the software
  30051. engineer who did not disclose his employment conditions and c) the
  30052. third party who did not make it clear to their employee that he
  30053. should not make himself available for work while on gardening leave.
  30054. If you have told us the truth in these matters then you should be
  30055. successful on all three counts.
  30056.  
  30057.  
  30058.  
  30059.  
  30060. jrogers31
  30061.  
  30062. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  30063.  
  30064. 3 of 5 – The first is for you to make a clear and unambiguous
  30065. statement confirming that there are no fundamental hardware,
  30066. software or supply issues from other contractors, which will prevent
  30067. progress when the third party issue is resolved. The second is that
  30068. you accept the fact that you are at fault for not carrying out
  30069. appropriate due diligence in hiring the software engineer which
  30070. caused the third party issue and take out legal proceedings against: -
  30071.  
  30072.  
  30073.  
  30074.  
  30075. jrogers31
  30076.  
  30077. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  30078.  
  30079. 2 of 5 – 1) very poor PR in communications with backers, 2) very
  30080. poor risk management skills with regard to HR in hiring staff and 3)
  30081. very poor quality legal advice in regard of the third party dispute.
  30082. If you really have the capability to build the hardware and software
  30083. into a working device as stated in the project outline for which you
  30084. attracted backers – then it is important that you make 2 outstanding
  30085. issues a priority.
  30086.  
  30087.  
  30088.  
  30089.  
  30090. jrogers31
  30091.  
  30092. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  30093.  
  30094. 1 of 5 – Thank you for carrying out the poll that I suggested some
  30095. weeks ago. Although not all backers answered the poll the sample
  30096. size is more than adequate for interpretation. Based on the results
  30097. it appears that around 50% are for continuing and 50% would like to
  30098. walk away. This indicates that project WEDG is teetering on the edge
  30099. of failure to come to fruition. If you have been totally honest with
  30100. us as backers this is for three reasons: -
  30101.  
  30102.  
  30103.  
  30104.  
  30105. Ken Taylor
  30106.  
  30107. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 2 years ago
  30108.  
  30109. Thanks for the Update
  30110. Its unfortunate that less than half of funders completed the survey.
  30111. and that so many people want out after such a short delay
  30112. I have been waiting since 2013 for one crowd funded item apparently
  30113. just shipped 24/07/15 and software still at 0.91 beta
  30114. even if you have to clean rewrite the disputed code you should be
  30115. able to do this within 3 months after the 6 month cut off for legal
  30116. resolution
  30117. due to delay if hardware is upgraded and cost is same can we have an
  30118. upgrade? ;-)
  30119.  
  30120.  
  30121.  
  30122.  
  30123. M K
  30124.  
  30125. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  30126.  
  30127. Reminder #3:
  30128.  
  30129. Can you please share an update with real substance in it?
  30130.  
  30131. It’s good to share updates, but till now, it only has been updates
  30132. from the process side of the issue.
  30133.  
  30134. Based on all the updates, I still can not make up my mind regarding
  30135. supporting the WEDG. It’s a great product and I surely want it… but
  30136. only if it is there in 2015…..
  30137.  
  30138.  
  30139.  
  30140.  
  30141. aaddiikk
  30142.  
  30143. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> almost 2 years ago
  30144.  
  30145. 2/2 I asked for that many times, but the only thing weve seen so far
  30146. is a part of plastic enclosure painted in someones garage… I want to
  30147. believe but Im tired now reading updates that does not contain any
  30148. details and will look for an alternative. Sorry guys…
  30149.  
  30150.  
  30151.  
  30152.  
  30153. aaddiikk
  30154.  
  30155. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> almost 2 years ago
  30156.  
  30157. 1/2 I havent filled the survey neither as I was patiently waiting
  30158. for an update regarding so called ‘plan B’… Actually, it never
  30159. happened and it ensured me that I want my refund now! Im probably
  30160. sceptic but there must be something else happening behind the stage,
  30161. besides the legal thing, that prevents WEDG team from going forward
  30162. as actually weve never seen any movie that would present working
  30163. interface, WEDGnet and hardware itself.
  30164.  
  30165.  
  30166.  
  30167.  
  30168. Gerrit Freise
  30169.  
  30170. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707250> almost 2 years ago
  30171.  
  30172. I have decided to get a refund. But anybody has answered me if this
  30173. refund now is guarenteed! I want get back my money to buy an
  30174. alternative.
  30175.  
  30176.  
  30177.  
  30178.  
  30179. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  30180.  
  30181. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> almost 2 years ago
  30182.  
  30183. I haven’t filled out the survey simply because there weren’t enough
  30184. facts to base it on…
  30185.  
  30186. I am happy to support WEDG BUT only if it will be delivered this
  30187. year… As otherwise I’ll need to purchase an alternative :(
  30188.  
  30189. Thanks,
  30190.  
  30191. Marc
  30192.  
  30193.  
  30194.  
  30195.  
  30196. jrogers31
  30197.  
  30198. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  30199.  
  30200. The updates section indicates that the deadline for the responses to
  30201. the poll was Sunday 19 July. Can Team WEDG let us know when we can
  30202. expect to receive the results of the poll?
  30203. With regard to the most recent update, I am not sure that this adds
  30204. much to what we already didn’t know. Indeed it is as opaque as ever.
  30205. I think that it is misguided for Team WEDG to keep its backers in
  30206. the dark. There must be something more fundamental preventing the
  30207. progress of this project than the third party issue.
  30208.  
  30209.  
  30210.  
  30211.  
  30212. Mark Brown
  30213.  
  30214. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3433405> almost 2 years ago
  30215.  
  30216. My email has not been replied to. I too am happy to support WEDG but
  30217. only if I know that WEDG will be fulfilled before end 2015.
  30218. Otherwise I need to look for something as close to WEDG as possible
  30219. for my requirements.
  30220.  
  30221.  
  30222.  
  30223.  
  30224. Scott McQueen
  30225.  
  30226. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> almost 2 years ago
  30227.  
  30228. So I am happy to continue to support WEDG but only on the grounds
  30229. that this product can be fulfilled during 2015. If not I would like
  30230. to be refunded as I will have to source an alternative. Updates are
  30231. becoming few and far between, so any chance of regular updates ?
  30232.  
  30233. 2/2
  30234.  
  30235.  
  30236.  
  30237.  
  30238. Scott McQueen
  30239.  
  30240. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> almost 2 years ago
  30241.  
  30242. I’ve filled out the survey stating that I would like to continue to
  30243. support WEDG but I am already beginning to think this was a bad
  30244. idea. Unless this product can be delivered this year it’s going to
  30245. be pretty useless to me and I’m going to have to invest in something
  30246. else. My mailserver is on its last legs and I have already found an
  30247. alternative home butt server for my images, files etc.
  30248.  
  30249. 1/2
  30250.  
  30251.  
  30252.  
  30253.  
  30254. MyWorks Design
  30255.  
  30256. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 2 years ago
  30257.  
  30258. I’m tending to agree with the below commentors, WEDG. It’s hard to
  30259. send out a survey for them to decide, with no cold hard facts. Even
  30260. if you told us the legal action would continue for a few months, I’m
  30261. sure you’d still retain many backers. However, you really do need to
  30262. provide some cold hard dates, and some firm specific facts. Whether
  30263. these are past or present, they can’t make up their minds without them.
  30264.  
  30265.  
  30266.  
  30267.  
  30268. spencer robinson
  30269.  
  30270. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> almost 2 years ago
  30271.  
  30272. This just ridiculous
  30273.  
  30274. Come on we need some real information as we are being asked to make
  30275. a decision and with out it this is just a farce
  30276.  
  30277. How do we know the value of the refund or if there is any chance the
  30278. project will be able to continue.
  30279.  
  30280.  
  30281.  
  30282.  
  30283. M K
  30284.  
  30285. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  30286.  
  30287. Reminder #2:
  30288.  
  30289. Can you please share an update with real substance in it?
  30290.  
  30291. It’s good to share updates, but till now, it only has been updates
  30292. from the process side of the issue.
  30293.  
  30294. Based on all the updates, I still can not make up my mind regarding
  30295. supporting the WEDG. It’s a great product and I surely want it… but
  30296. only if it is there in 2015…..
  30297.  
  30298.  
  30299.  
  30300.  
  30301. Justin Walton
  30302.  
  30303. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  30304.  
  30305. The survey deadline is approaching, is there any news? I’d like to
  30306. hear how the negotiations are going before making my decision. As
  30307. Jrogers31 said, the time to market is very relevant. I still want to
  30308. believe in Team WEDG and the project. Can you convince me I will get
  30309. mine before man lands on Mars? Please?
  30310.  
  30311.  
  30312.  
  30313.  
  30314. jrogers31
  30315.  
  30316. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  30317.  
  30318. I think it would be wise for all to await the outcome of the poll –
  30319. as some comments notably the last contain inaccuracies, that is, if
  30320. the information given in updates and the comments section by WEDG
  30321. are true.
  30322.  
  30323. The time to market of this device is very relevant – if not very
  30324. soon then it will be what a sony cassette walkman was to an ipod or
  30325. smartphone.
  30326.  
  30327.  
  30328.  
  30329.  
  30330. snhs06
  30331.  
  30332. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  30333.  
  30334. 2 of 2
  30335. 2) 3 or 4 people does not come close. Trusting that the majority of
  30336. funders are aware of crowdfunding I think they will understand the
  30337. delay.
  30338.  
  30339. If Wedg were that type of company responses would have stopped
  30340. months ago. Legal options will abide by the T&Cs you agreed to by
  30341. contributing. A pro rata settlement, accounting for liabilities,
  30342. would be likely, and legal fees will take up much of that. Wedg also
  30343. have a duty to the rest of the backers to not increase the risk for
  30344. other funders.
  30345.  
  30346.  
  30347.  
  30348.  
  30349. snhs06
  30350.  
  30351. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  30352.  
  30353. 1 of 2
  30354. @Nikolai Tesla Thank you but I think I have a good understanding of
  30355. the facts, from reading both the updates and the T&Cs.
  30356.  
  30357. 1) Any business, even on a shoestring budget, has expenses –
  30358. utilities, insurance, hosting for their website, travel to/hosting
  30359. meetings with suppliers etc. Further there may be commitments to a
  30360. particular volume of orders or deposits. Plus as you should know 4%
  30361. to indiegogo when the campaign reaches its goal.
  30362.  
  30363.  
  30364.  
  30365.  
  30366. M K
  30367.  
  30368. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  30369.  
  30370. Reminder #1:
  30371.  
  30372. Can you please share an update with real substance in it?
  30373.  
  30374. It’s good to share updates, but till now, it only has been updates
  30375. from the process side of the issue.
  30376.  
  30377. Based on all the update, I still can not make up my mind regarding
  30378. supporting the WEDG. It’s a great product and I surely want it… but
  30379. only if it is there in 2015…..
  30380.  
  30381.  
  30382.  
  30383.  
  30384. Nikolai Tesla
  30385.  
  30386. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  30387.  
  30388. 2 of 2
  30389. One thing you may have correct, WEDG is under no obligation to
  30390. provide refunds. But again, if they wish to start that way it will
  30391. just create a bad reputation on a startup company. Not only that,
  30392. most of us live in a free society and have the liberty to use legal
  30393. options to receive a refund. If you think that the IP issue is a
  30394. problem just imagine multi-front legal headache. I do not wish this
  30395. and would rather just receive a refund so all of you can continue
  30396. with the WEDG dream.
  30397.  
  30398.  
  30399.  
  30400.  
  30401. Nikolai Tesla
  30402.  
  30403. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  30404.  
  30405. 1 of 2
  30406. @snhs06 – Perhaps you need to review your “facts”. Here are a few:
  30407.  
  30408. 1- Per Shehbaz one month ago " I will say that none of us, including
  30409. myself have drawn a salary from WEDG, not until we fulfil IGG orders
  30410. and get to market thereafter." So where is the proportion that has
  30411. been used that you mention?
  30412.  
  30413. 2- The refund survey still has a week to go. Are you making
  30414. assumptions that the funders requesting a refund are just a
  30415. minority? or do you work for WEDG?
  30416.  
  30417.  
  30418.  
  30419.  
  30420. snhs06
  30421.  
  30422. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  30423.  
  30424. @t.munari I believe they have explained the difficulty previously.
  30425. The code can be rewritten, but because the other company are
  30426. involved Wedg need to be able to show work by the ‘gardening leave’
  30427. developer is not used, which presents a further legal challenge.
  30428. Without an agreed procedure for verification it could create as many
  30429. problems as it solves. That does seem to be one of the options put
  30430. forward by Wedg under the mediation approach, so hopefully it will
  30431. bear fruit.
  30432.  
  30433.  
  30434.  
  30435.  
  30436. snhs06
  30437.  
  30438. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  30439.  
  30440. @Shehbaz Thank you for your response, makes perfect sense.
  30441.  
  30442. @Nikolai Tesla Perhaps you ought to have looked in to crowdfunding a
  30443. bit more before committing to backing the project then. The main
  30444. reason I posted previously was to make the point that the refunds to
  30445. the penny demanded by the vocal minority are unrealistic both
  30446. because WEDG is under no obligation to do so while the project is
  30447. ongoing and some proportion of the original stake will have been used.
  30448.  
  30449.  
  30450.  
  30451.  
  30452. t.munari
  30453.  
  30454. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> almost 2 years ago
  30455.  
  30456. I have some difficulty understanding why it is not possible to
  30457. “sanitize” the code written by the contested developer and go on
  30458. eith the project.
  30459. I can’t believe that there is not another way to write the code….
  30460.  
  30461.  
  30462.  
  30463.  
  30464. Nikolai Tesla
  30465.  
  30466. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  30467.  
  30468. 3/3
  30469. I do hope that WEDG comes out of this “black hole” but currently
  30470. nothing indicates the contrary at least in the short term. For those
  30471. who still wish to stick my best wishes and please prove me wrong,
  30472. there is no shame in it (just the contrary). Thank you.
  30473.  
  30474.  
  30475.  
  30476.  
  30477. Nikolai Tesla
  30478.  
  30479. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  30480.  
  30481. 2/3
  30482. IF, and that is a huge IF, they do pull out soon (less than two or
  30483. three months) from these legal issues, able to create a fairly well
  30484. running business along with a great product for public consumption
  30485. then and only then I will support them. I will purchase their retail
  30486. and proven product while spreading the word of how everyone should
  30487. buy one. Until then, I just want my funds returned. Just pay a visit
  30488. to their web page: http://wedg.co/ to see if it can provide you of
  30489. any hope.
  30490.  
  30491.  
  30492.  
  30493.  
  30494. Nikolai Tesla
  30495.  
  30496. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  30497.  
  30498. 1/3
  30499. @Gatto Fontainäou: Sadly or hopefully you are not alone. There are
  30500. others, including myself, that have asked the same questions to WEDG
  30501. and have similar concerns and have provided ideas on how to solve
  30502. this “legal issue(s)”. Personally I did support WEDG and their great
  30503. idea but with the current “legal issue” and plenty of gaps on how
  30504. WEDG manages their “company” makes me pull out my funds.
  30505.  
  30506.  
  30507.  
  30508.  
  30509. Gatto Fontainäou
  30510.  
  30511. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/604966> almost 2 years ago
  30512.  
  30513. 3/3
  30514. cont:
  30515. Instead of “we’re waiting already 3 months and counting…” I’d prefer
  30516. a countdown: “at most 30 weeks to delivery”. And I can hardly
  30517. imagine I’m alone to think so, or am I?
  30518.  
  30519.  
  30520.  
  30521.  
  30522. Gatto Fontainäou
  30523.  
  30524. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/604966> almost 2 years ago
  30525.  
  30526. 2/3
  30527. cont:
  30528.  
  30529. whereas defining the software licence at the very beginning might
  30530. have or might have not let you avoid the problem, today you’d need a
  30531. plan B stating exactly when and what you do if legal issues are not
  30532. solved or mediation is inefficient (start developing the alternative
  30533. software for instance, choose licence, search for developers, see
  30534. that your contract with new developers protect you against new
  30535. claims, anything constructive). cont…
  30536.  
  30537.  
  30538.  
  30539. Gatto Fontainäou
  30540.  
  30541. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/604966> almost 2 years ago
  30542.  
  30543. 1/3
  30544. @M K +1
  30545. @WEDG
  30546. there is no suitable answer to your survey for me.
  30547. I am still ready to wait (read: support you) if you (* I’ll refer to
  30548. that later) will manage to send out the product to backers in the
  30549. near future. However, if it will end up in settlement in five years
  30550. (temporise, postpone etc. – that’s what lawyers do for living, isn’t
  30551. it?), I want the refund already today.
  30552. cont…
  30553.  
  30554.  
  30555.  
  30556.  
  30557. MyWorks Design
  30558.  
  30559. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 2 years ago
  30560.  
  30561. @Tiger Bus @WEDG – No freaking kidding! Lets give a few backers some
  30562. refunds ASAP so they can move on and get off this comment board. Please.
  30563.  
  30564.  
  30565.  
  30566.  
  30567. Tiger Bus
  30568.  
  30569. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 2 years ago
  30570.  
  30571. Seems like 2-3 guys on here really need to get their refund soon.
  30572. Hope they will stop pestering once they got it…
  30573.  
  30574.  
  30575.  
  30576.  
  30577. Hjalte Osborn Frandsen
  30578.  
  30579. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6086866> almost 2 years ago
  30580.  
  30581. @Shehbaz: Thanks for your and for the hard work you guys put
  30582. in – I look very much forward to a great product!
  30583.  
  30584.  
  30585.  
  30586.  
  30587. M K
  30588.  
  30589. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  30590.  
  30591. Can you please share an update with real substance in it?
  30592.  
  30593. It’s good to share updates, but till now, it only has been updates
  30594. from the process side of the issue.
  30595.  
  30596. Based on all the update, I still can not make up my mind regarding
  30597. supporting the WEDG. It’s a great product and I surely want it… but
  30598. only if it is there in 2015…..
  30599.  
  30600.  
  30601.  
  30602.  
  30603. Justin Walton
  30604.  
  30605. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  30606.  
  30607. The third party wanting more details on two of your proposals sounds
  30608. like good news, well done Team WEDG. Any idea when they might
  30609. provide feedback? I know you’re all tired, and would prefer just to
  30610. get on with things, but I’ve been holding off on completing my
  30611. survey, waiting for good news!
  30612. I still believe, but I’m worried the lawyers will kill the dream.
  30613.  
  30614.  
  30615.  
  30616.  
  30617. MyWorks Design
  30618.  
  30619. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 2 years ago
  30620.  
  30621. Any update guys?
  30622.  
  30623.  
  30624.  
  30625.  
  30626. Ken Taylor
  30627.  
  30628. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 2 years ago
  30629.  
  30630. Thanks Chris
  30631. with the legal oversight required to show the new code is not
  30632. compromised or influenced by Disputed code. Im sure this will add
  30633. considerable time and cost to any rewrite. at least double :-(
  30634. I know you for insurance reasons need to complete mediation. but at
  30635. some point it must become necessary in parallel to the mediation to
  30636. rewrite the disputed code if mediation takes too long to resolve.
  30637.  
  30638. still supporting, Please keep updates coming.
  30639.  
  30640.  
  30641.  
  30642.  
  30643. rabeaumont
  30644.  
  30645. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8708749> almost 2 years ago
  30646.  
  30647. I’m choosing to keep supporting WEDG.
  30648.  
  30649.  
  30650.  
  30651.  
  30652. jrogers31
  30653.  
  30654. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  30655.  
  30656. @Team WEDG – Thanks Chris for the information -it is so much better
  30657. when WEDG shares information with its backers.
  30658.  
  30659. Its good to know that Shehbaz and the WEDG Team have invented the
  30660. WEDG device for the good of mankind so that individuals can keep
  30661. their personal data secure. It is also good to know that WEDG LTD
  30662. 08824160 Director ID: 917334076 are a not-for-profit organisation.
  30663.  
  30664.  
  30665.  
  30666.  
  30667. Team WEDG
  30668.  
  30669. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  30670. years ago
  30671.  
  30672. @jrogers31 there are no shareholders, we are a start-up.
  30673. ^Chris
  30674.  
  30675.  
  30676.  
  30677.  
  30678. jrogers31
  30679.  
  30680. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  30681.  
  30682. 3 of 3
  30683. 10. “Third party” at fault for not clarifying to gardening-leave
  30684. programmer he should not work.
  30685. 11. Backers who want functioning WEGD units should not need to wait
  30686. longer than necessary for the functioning units.
  30687. 12. Current delays due to “legal issues” are only of interest to the
  30688. shareholders in WEDG Co. who are arguing about their %age of revenue
  30689. going forward with the “third party”
  30690. 13. A deal will have to be done at some stage
  30691. 14. A percentage of nothing is nothing!
  30692.  
  30693.  
  30694.  
  30695.  
  30696. jrogers31
  30697.  
  30698. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  30699.  
  30700. 2 of 3
  30701. 5. Disputed code could have been re-written weeks ago and change the
  30702. nature of the"third party" dispute.
  30703. 6. 100% of nothing is nothing (see points 2 and 3 as dispute drags on).
  30704. 7. 70 or 80 or 90% of something big in revenue terms is better than
  30705. 100% of nothing.
  30706. 8. WEDG and their recruitment company are at fault for not doing due
  30707. diligence in hiring gardening-leave programmer.
  30708. 9. Gardening-leave programmer is at fault for not declaring his
  30709. situation if to WEDG.
  30710.  
  30711.  
  30712.  
  30713.  
  30714. jrogers31
  30715.  
  30716. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  30717.  
  30718. 1 of 3 Answers to @ Ken Taylor reveal that it would take one month
  30719. to rewrite disputed code.
  30720. Here are more facts:
  30721. 1. WEDG is a post-Snowden ?killer device with ?killer applications
  30722. but only if brought to market very very soon or
  30723. 2. WEDG will be overtaken by a rival unit.
  30724. 3. Every day of delay is another nail in the coffin for the WEDG
  30725. project.
  30726. 4. Legal expenses vs. “third party” are paid for by insurance (no
  30727. draw down on funds we are told).
  30728.  
  30729.  
  30730.  
  30731.  
  30732. Team WEDG
  30733.  
  30734. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  30735. years ago
  30736.  
  30737. @Ken Taylor 2/2…on a LibreOffice base; for two reasons really it can
  30738. handle the popular .docx, .xlsx formats and it already works pretty
  30739. well in a browser!
  30740.  
  30741. An update by Shehbaz is in review with our legal team and will be
  30742. posted as sson as its approved.
  30743. ^Chris
  30744.  
  30745.  
  30746.  
  30747.  
  30748. Team WEDG
  30749.  
  30750. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  30751. years ago
  30752.  
  30753. @Ken Taylor 1/2 thanks for support and questions;
  30754. 1) Currently there is not but we are stressing to apply workable
  30755. time frames to the process as quickly as possible.
  30756. 2) It really depends on the speed of the developer and how much code
  30757. we have to strip back; internally here though we take an educated
  30758. guess at four weeks at most with one dedicated developer.
  30759. 3) The Office suite is progressing at a relaxed pace as some of its
  30760. elements tie into the disputed code. We’re currently working…
  30761.  
  30762.  
  30763.  
  30764.  
  30765. Ken Taylor
  30766.  
  30767. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 2 years ago
  30768.  
  30769. 2 of 2
  30770. I have a few questions
  30771. 1)Is there a binding time limit on the mediation Process to stop the
  30772. 3rd party stringing it out?
  30773. 2)How long do you think it would take to rewrite the affected code
  30774. and get it legally signed off as IP free?
  30775. 3)how is the development of the Office server going and has the
  30776. program for this been chosen? open, libre, Kingston(WPS), etc.
  30777.  
  30778. the hardware is all “off the shelf” except the case its the software
  30779. its integration and GUI that make this project.
  30780.  
  30781. Keep the Faith.
  30782.  
  30783.  
  30784.  
  30785.  
  30786. Ken Taylor
  30787.  
  30788. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 2 years ago
  30789.  
  30790. 1 of 2
  30791. I see 3 outcomes.
  30792. 1) win and get ownership of the existing code free of IP – Best outcome.
  30793. 2) loose and have to pay licencing fees to the 3rd party for the
  30794. code – Totally BAD as WEDG then reliant on third party forever.
  30795. 3) loose and have to rewrite the disputed code showing “beyond ALL
  30796. Doubt” that the code is clean and free of IP – costly and time
  30797. consuming so would need continued support of backers and companies
  30798. who have agreed to stock WEDG but keeps the software open and yours.
  30799.  
  30800.  
  30801.  
  30802.  
  30803. Team WEDG
  30804.  
  30805. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  30806. years ago
  30807.  
  30808. @Heiko Zeller thank you for supporting WEDG. As far as we know the
  30809. third party wants to establish the facts of IP ownership and we can
  30810. not speculate on other matters. ^Chris
  30811.  
  30812.  
  30813.  
  30814.  
  30815. Heiko Zeller
  30816.  
  30817. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8715891> almost 2 years ago
  30818.  
  30819. If I decide to continue to support the Project, will I get my Wedg
  30820. after solving the legal issue? How possible is it to solve the legal
  30821. issue without ruining of the wedge Company? I have the feeling that
  30822. the third Party will strangle or slighting your upcoming Company.
  30823.  
  30824. Kind regards
  30825. Heiko
  30826.  
  30827.  
  30828.  
  30829.  
  30830. Team WEDG
  30831.  
  30832. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  30833. years ago
  30834.  
  30835. @M K I think an update is coming this week, Shehbaz has a couple of
  30836. telephone conferences this week.
  30837.  
  30838. We’re not in a position to reveal the third party as doing so will
  30839. jeopardise our position legally. This has been explained in detail
  30840. in pervious updates. ^Shehbaz
  30841.  
  30842.  
  30843.  
  30844.  
  30845. M K
  30846.  
  30847. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  30848.  
  30849. Any update?
  30850.  
  30851. I still cant believe that a 3rd party would claim property right on
  30852. WEDG….
  30853.  
  30854. Backers have a right to know which 3rd party it is….
  30855.  
  30856.  
  30857.  
  30858.  
  30859. Steve Box
  30860.  
  30861. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7734890> almost 2 years ago
  30862.  
  30863. I think a lot of people would feel more comfortable staying with the
  30864. project if there was some semblance of a ship date, i.e. we could
  30865. receive our WEDG’s by spring 2016 at the latest. It seems like the
  30866. team could identify a new developer to reengineer the software to
  30867. avoid the IP issues within that timeframe. But since I haven’t seen
  30868. anything to that effect, difficult to justify the waiting game. Sorry.
  30869.  
  30870.  
  30871.  
  30872.  
  30873. Team WEDG
  30874.  
  30875. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  30876. years ago
  30877.  
  30878. @M K we are not being sued, the legal situation is a dispute over
  30879. the intellectual property rights of the software that the developer
  30880. was involved in coding while on the payroll of the third party. ^Chris
  30881.  
  30882.  
  30883.  
  30884.  
  30885. jrogers31
  30886.  
  30887. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  30888.  
  30889. 3 of 3 – When I made the suggestion of the poll – I was in favour of
  30890. sticking with the project. However, the complete lack of
  30891. transparency in updates and the delayed lame responses since that
  30892. time give me a sense that there are other issues, which we are not
  30893. being told about. It is for that reason that I now want out. Why
  30894. can’t Team WEDG instruct its legal team to write a P&C statement of
  30895. the facts of the case to the backers is beyond my comprehension. The
  30896. backers have a right to see the facts.
  30897.  
  30898.  
  30899.  
  30900.  
  30901. jrogers31
  30902.  
  30903. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  30904.  
  30905. 2 of 3 If there were only a few that wanted out it would make sense
  30906. to fully refund them (a sign of good faith) and continue with the
  30907. full support of the remaining backers who were content to wait. If a
  30908. large number of backers wanted out then Team WEDG would have no
  30909. option other than to make an urgent deal with the “third party” to
  30910. get them out of the way so that the units could be built.
  30911.  
  30912.  
  30913.  
  30914.  
  30915. jrogers31
  30916.  
  30917. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  30918.  
  30919. 1 of 3 – 18 days ago I put forward a suggestion of a poll which
  30920. would get some clarity for backers and put urgent pressure on Team
  30921. WEDG to move the project on by solving the “third party” issue,
  30922. which we are told is the only reason why we do not have our WEDG
  30923. units. At the time some backers wanted out as indicated in the comments.
  30924.  
  30925.  
  30926.  
  30927.  
  30928. Gordon Keys
  30929.  
  30930. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  30931.  
  30932. My problem is that the legal issue became apparent so late in the
  30933. timeline of the project. Okay, these things happen. But I am still
  30934. surprised that there were no repeat no parts made, no tools to make
  30935. those parts and no discussions around that. There was no way a tool
  30936. can be made in a week, is there. There’ll need to be injection
  30937. moulded cases made to fit the chassis into and we saw a rough
  30938. prototype that could have been 3D printed by the looks of it! For
  30939. those reasons I think I’m out!
  30940.  
  30941.  
  30942.  
  30943.  
  30944. Gordon Keys
  30945.  
  30946. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> almost 2 years ago
  30947.  
  30948. @M K – I don’t believe anyone is suing anyone! There is a dispute
  30949. over some code that the third party states contractually belongs to
  30950. them, only because the developer was still under contract to them
  30951. whilst on garden leave. I think if Wedg had been able to discuss who
  30952. the third party were they would have disclosed by now. This is the
  30953. world of legal wrangles and nothing is ever likely to be disclosed
  30954. even IF an agreement can be made.
  30955.  
  30956.  
  30957.  
  30958.  
  30959. M K
  30960.  
  30961. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> almost 2 years ago
  30962.  
  30963. Shehbaz,
  30964.  
  30965. I am currently making up my mind regarding refund or not.
  30966.  
  30967. Can you share the name of the 3rd party that is involved?
  30968.  
  30969. I am quite curious about which company would sue WEDG because of
  30970. hiring a programmer that is on gardening leave. In normal situations
  30971. the 3rd party would sue the programmer himself instead of WEDG.
  30972.  
  30973. The 3rd party is basically destroying the development and creation
  30974. of a good idea & product AND wasting time/money of WEDG and all the
  30975. backers!
  30976.  
  30977.  
  30978.  
  30979.  
  30980. Nikolai Tesla
  30981.  
  30982. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  30983.  
  30984. @snhs06 @Team WEDG: Please provide the exact “additional expenses”
  30985. that are mentioned. We require exact amounts not just estimates.
  30986. Just because delays are common does not make it something to be
  30987. complacent. If Team WEDG stands to be a “good will” firm then they
  30988. should in turn show it with actions. Funders requiring refunds
  30989. “should” be a minority, if not Team WEDG has a bigger issue to
  30990. attend. They don’t need to have a legal battle on two fronts.
  30991.  
  30992.  
  30993.  
  30994.  
  30995. Team WEDG
  30996.  
  30997. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  30998. years ago
  30999.  
  31000. FYI everyone, Chris won’t be available for the rest of the evening
  31001. and I have some personal commitments myself. I will endeavour to
  31002. respond to your comments here as quickly as possible; please excuse
  31003. the lateness.
  31004.  
  31005. Thank you Chris for your commitment and being awesome this weekend (y).
  31006.  
  31007. ^Shehbaz
  31008.  
  31009.  
  31010.  
  31011.  
  31012. Team WEDG
  31013.  
  31014. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  31015. years ago
  31016.  
  31017. @snhs06 Your points are accurate, the short answer to your question
  31018. right now is simply we have and see what percentage of backers
  31019. request a refund to fully understand the potential deficit.
  31020. ^Shehbaz
  31021.  
  31022.  
  31023.  
  31024.  
  31025. Team WEDG
  31026.  
  31027. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  31028. years ago
  31029.  
  31030. @David Aldred ditto. From our part we are ready to go into
  31031. manufacturing the moment the legal dispute is resolved lifting the
  31032. numerous restrictions.
  31033. ^Shehbaz
  31034.  
  31035.  
  31036.  
  31037.  
  31038. Team WEDG
  31039.  
  31040. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  31041. years ago
  31042.  
  31043. @hjalteworm we are committed to delivering WEDG, as soon as the
  31044. legal dispute is resolved we’re ready to get going, we’ve come a
  31045. long way and made numerous personal sacrifices to give up now.
  31046. ^Shehbaz
  31047.  
  31048.  
  31049.  
  31050.  
  31051. snhs06
  31052.  
  31053. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  31054.  
  31055. 2 of 2
  31056.  
  31057. So any full refunds issued will eat into the remaining capital, and
  31058. potentially compromise the success of the project at the expense of
  31059. it and backers who stick with you. If this is correct then I would
  31060. suggest refunds ought to be issued at a reduced rate reflecting
  31061. expenses. This would be in line with the facts that all contributors
  31062. made the same commitment at the outset, such delays are common in
  31063. crowd funding and you are not under any obligation to provide
  31064. refunds at this stage.
  31065.  
  31066.  
  31067.  
  31068.  
  31069. snhs06
  31070.  
  31071. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9119033> almost 2 years ago
  31072.  
  31073. 1 of 2
  31074.  
  31075. Team WEDG,
  31076. Glad that there seems to be progress recently. I wonder if you may
  31077. be able to clarify a point in relation to the possibility of refunds
  31078. being offered.
  31079.  
  31080. As I understand the terms of indiegogo there is a charge for their
  31081. services levied as a percentage of contributions received, along
  31082. with other costs prior to the legal problems arising. As a result at
  31083. least some portion of the initial funding has been spent.
  31084.  
  31085.  
  31086.  
  31087.  
  31088. David Aldred
  31089.  
  31090. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 2 years ago
  31091.  
  31092. Such a shame it’s come to this point, seemingly through no fault of
  31093. your own.
  31094.  
  31095. I don’t particularly want to pull out – been a keen supporter from
  31096. your original kickstarter campaign.
  31097.  
  31098. What would help though is a more general update on the state of the
  31099. project – what is there left to do and what the possible outcomes
  31100. are. A more informed decision can then be made.
  31101.  
  31102.  
  31103.  
  31104.  
  31105. Team WEDG
  31106.  
  31107. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  31108. years ago
  31109.  
  31110. @Marc-André Runcie-Unger of course, we will continue to post legal
  31111. issue updates as normal.
  31112.  
  31113. At this point I’d like to remind everyone, the costs of the legal
  31114. dispute are handled by our business insurance policy and not by us.
  31115. ^Chris
  31116.  
  31117.  
  31118.  
  31119.  
  31120. Hjalte Osborn Frandsen
  31121.  
  31122. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6086866> almost 2 years ago
  31123.  
  31124. Dear WEDG,
  31125.  
  31126. If we do not take back our contribution – how likely are we to
  31127. receive our WEDGs?
  31128.  
  31129. Best,
  31130. Hjalte
  31131.  
  31132.  
  31133.  
  31134.  
  31135. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  31136.  
  31137. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> almost 2 years ago
  31138.  
  31139. Will we get an update on the legal issue prior to the end of the survey?
  31140.  
  31141.  
  31142.  
  31143.  
  31144. Team WEDG
  31145.  
  31146. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  31147. years ago
  31148.  
  31149. Big thanks @MyWorks Design! :)
  31150.  
  31151.  
  31152.  
  31153.  
  31154. Team WEDG
  31155.  
  31156. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  31157. years ago
  31158.  
  31159. @astron thanks for the questions; frankly right now we just don’t
  31160. know, results from the survey will shed more light on WEDG future
  31161. and how we deal with the impact. Demands from contributors have been
  31162. for a means of refund without cause for what this will mean for the
  31163. overall project. We don’t intend to give up on WEDG and are
  31164. committed to bringing it market. The legal issue is our highest
  31165. priority right now. ^Chris
  31166.  
  31167.  
  31168.  
  31169.  
  31170. MyWorks Design
  31171.  
  31172. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 2 years ago
  31173.  
  31174. Just finished the survey too, heck yea we want our Wedg!
  31175.  
  31176.  
  31177.  
  31178.  
  31179. astron
  31180.  
  31181. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5182113> almost 2 years ago
  31182.  
  31183. I hope you guys can shed some more light in this. I’m holding back
  31184. my survey until then…
  31185.  
  31186.  
  31187.  
  31188.  
  31189. astron
  31190.  
  31191. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5182113> almost 2 years ago
  31192.  
  31193. As much as I would like to stay faithful to WEDG I fail to see a
  31194. clear comminucation in this matter. To me as a backer, in order to
  31195. make this decision, there are questions that haven’t been
  31196. sufficiently answered. What are the possible outcomes of this
  31197. situation? Will the work progress in a regular and timely fashion if
  31198. a favorable agreement can be reached? What if they fail to reach an
  31199. agreement in favor of WEDG? Would this put the whole project to an
  31200. end? Would this cause financial issues?
  31201.  
  31202.  
  31203.  
  31204.  
  31205. Team WEDG
  31206.  
  31207. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  31208. years ago
  31209.  
  31210. You rock @Tiger Bus thank you!
  31211. As @Tiger Bus said the survey has been sent. Please check your
  31212. PayPal attached email addresses including the Junk folder.
  31213.  
  31214. Please allow at least 24 hours to inform us if you have not received
  31215. the survey. After 24 hours if you still haven’t received the survey
  31216. please email us at [email protected] no other form of communication
  31217. regarding this matter will be responded to.
  31218.  
  31219.  
  31220.  
  31221.  
  31222. Tiger Bus
  31223.  
  31224. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 2 years ago
  31225.  
  31226. Survey done, staying on board! Want my
  31227. intel-raid-double-bla-super-butt SOON! ;)
  31228.  
  31229.  
  31230.  
  31231.  
  31232. jrogers31
  31233.  
  31234. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  31235.  
  31236. To Chris @Team WEDG – presumably the UPDATE notifications go to the
  31237. PayPal associated email addresses?
  31238.  
  31239. However, if you are in any doubt about ensuring that all backers
  31240. receive the email with the link to the poll – in addition to
  31241. reconciling email addresses you should also send an UPDATE to
  31242. confirm the email with the poll link has been sent AND post a
  31243. message in the comments section.
  31244.  
  31245.  
  31246.  
  31247.  
  31248. Team WEDG
  31249.  
  31250. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  31251. years ago
  31252.  
  31253. The survey is complete, since the last survey many backers have
  31254. changed their PayPal email address and we are reconciling email
  31255. addresses to ensure nobody is missed and there are zero
  31256. administrative anomalies. ^Chris
  31257.  
  31258.  
  31259.  
  31260.  
  31261. jrogers31
  31262.  
  31263. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  31264.  
  31265. From the delay in sending out the poll to the backers one assumes
  31266. that the poll when it does come will consist of an extensive number
  31267. of complex questions. I would have thought that the poll could be
  31268. simplified to: -
  31269. 1. Do you believe in WEDG and are you prepared to wait for the
  31270. “legal” issues to be settled?
  31271. 2. Do you no longer believe in WEDG and would you like your money back?
  31272. My answer to 1. is NO.
  31273. My answer to 2. is YES
  31274. If the poll does not come soon then responses will appear under comments
  31275.  
  31276.  
  31277.  
  31278.  
  31279. Nikolai Tesla
  31280.  
  31281. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  31282.  
  31283. @Shehbaz: This weekend is almost over (for some of us) and you
  31284. mentioned the following: “As explained in our last update; this
  31285. weekend Chris will be sending out a survey for you tell us if you
  31286. want a refund to your contribution”. Where is the survey? and please
  31287. don’t wait two weeks to provide the results, there is no need for
  31288. further delays. Thank you.
  31289.  
  31290.  
  31291.  
  31292.  
  31293. Justin Walton
  31294.  
  31295. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> almost 2 years ago
  31296.  
  31297. We have some news on the legal discussions. Good news! But if we
  31298. will only have two weeks to decide if we want a refund, will there
  31299. be more news from the mediation team as well? If I am forced to
  31300. decide based on the current glacial pace the negotiations, I may
  31301. well I might have to make the “wrong” choice. I still believe in the
  31302. dream you all had @ Team WEDG. But do I still believe you can free
  31303. the project from it’s legal shackles in a timely manner? That is the
  31304. question …
  31305.  
  31306.  
  31307.  
  31308.  
  31309. paul.kulhavy
  31310.  
  31311. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709012> almost 2 years ago
  31312.  
  31313. I’ve backed this project from the start (kickstarter), but its been
  31314. a long story of lengthy delays and excuses – and now it seems
  31315. unlikely to me that the WEDG will ever get done – legal costs may
  31316. sink the project.
  31317.  
  31318. If the WEDG ever comes out as a retail item or finished product
  31319. online then I will happily buy it and pay the bigger retail price
  31320. and congratulate you – but 16 months is a year too long.
  31321.  
  31322. I want a refund – so send that poll out. Return my pledge.
  31323.  
  31324.  
  31325.  
  31326.  
  31327. richard alter
  31328.  
  31329. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1968091> almost 2 years ago
  31330.  
  31331. This is not how mediation works. Sounds very strange to me
  31332.  
  31333.  
  31334.  
  31335.  
  31336. jrogers31
  31337.  
  31338. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  31339.  
  31340. It’s not in the interest of the legal team to set deadlines for an
  31341. agreement to be reached. I would think that a London firm would bill
  31342. around £350.00 – £500.00 per hour – plus VAT. I don’t understand why
  31343. the “American software company” cannot be named and shamed if it is
  31344. true that they have no interest in this technology other than to
  31345. profit from the happenstance of an employee who was on gardening
  31346. leave who wrote a few lines of code for a company who failed in its
  31347. due diligence in hiring him.
  31348.  
  31349.  
  31350.  
  31351.  
  31352. Team WEDG
  31353.  
  31354. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  31355. years ago
  31356.  
  31357. @MyWorks Design not at this stage, we have pressed for deadlines
  31358. along milestones and hope that they will be implemented. ^Shehbaz
  31359.  
  31360.  
  31361.  
  31362.  
  31363. MyWorks Design
  31364.  
  31365. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 2 years ago
  31366.  
  31367. Is there a deadline any legal team has set on the mediation?
  31368.  
  31369.  
  31370.  
  31371.  
  31372. jrogers31
  31373.  
  31374. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  31375.  
  31376. 2 of 2 Because of the delay in doing a deal with the “third party”,
  31377. I have a sense that the “third-party” issue may be conveniently
  31378. disguising more fundamental problems with the project – hardware,
  31379. software, supply contractors or another issue. I do not accept that
  31380. legal reasons exists for the total lack of transparency in the
  31381. updates. Please poll the backers without any further delay
  31382.  
  31383.  
  31384.  
  31385.  
  31386. jrogers31
  31387.  
  31388. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> almost 2 years ago
  31389.  
  31390. 1 of 2 A poll of the backers as suggested 15 days ago is essential –
  31391. if there are only a small number of backers that want a refund –
  31392. then refund them promptly. If there are a large number of backers
  31393. that want a refund – then team WEDG will have no choice other that
  31394. do a deal with the third party and get the project moving again. I
  31395. do not understand why that has not been done already – after all
  31396. WEDG failed in their due diligence hiring the programmer as he
  31397. failed to be honest with WEDG.
  31398.  
  31399.  
  31400.  
  31401.  
  31402. MyWorks Design
  31403.  
  31404. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 2 years ago
  31405.  
  31406. 2/2 (Cont.) ,,,daily updates just a paragraph long, outlining the
  31407. most current progress. I bet 99% of us don’t care about T-Shirts, we
  31408. just want to see the latest legal or product progress – both are
  31409. equally important. While we understand you have to run it by your
  31410. legal team, I don’t see it in any way damaging to either side if you
  31411. give us mediation status.
  31412.  
  31413.  
  31414.  
  31415.  
  31416. MyWorks Design
  31417.  
  31418. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 2 years ago
  31419.  
  31420. Nikolai,
  31421.  
  31422. You have valid concerns, and I understand where you’re coming from –
  31423. it’s only fair that some backers get a refund, it’s not like it will
  31424. kill the project if it’s only a few.
  31425.  
  31426. However, I’m sure they’re busy – plus there’s a legal team that I’m
  31427. sure is standing between them and their updates to us. Just a guess
  31428. though, but I agree that’s a weak point of theirs.
  31429.  
  31430. @Wedge – we just want to see progress. I bet you’ll squash all
  31431. refund requests by posting (cont.)
  31432.  
  31433.  
  31434.  
  31435.  
  31436. Nikolai Tesla
  31437.  
  31438. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  31439.  
  31440. Please provide a choice to the funders in order to receive a full
  31441. refund if they wish. If not, make it clear to all here. This way it
  31442. provides a clear indication on how some funders may resolve this
  31443. situation.
  31444.  
  31445.  
  31446.  
  31447.  
  31448. Nikolai Tesla
  31449.  
  31450. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  31451.  
  31452. I knew that my funds were to provide support for this project but
  31453. there are other issues at hand that require close attention if they
  31454. wish to succeed. Refunds should be a no issue if there are only “a
  31455. vocal minority that makes a lot of noise” as mentioned previously. I
  31456. want to “believe” in the WEDG but each update makes it a step closer
  31457. not to.
  31458.  
  31459.  
  31460.  
  31461.  
  31462. Nikolai Tesla
  31463.  
  31464. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  31465.  
  31466. @MyWorks Design, Philipp Stäheli: Understood, since that was the
  31467. main reason I even funded the project to begin with. The issue is at
  31468. the end of the day they are a company (or trying to be). Here is a
  31469. nice example, two days ago Shehbaz posts the following “shortly we
  31470. will be sending out a survey” and two days have passed with no such
  31471. survey. They also post about “positive outcomes from a meeting
  31472. yesterday will also be included in this update” which there is no
  31473. such update as of this post.
  31474.  
  31475.  
  31476.  
  31477.  
  31478. MyWorks Design
  31479.  
  31480. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 2 years ago
  31481.  
  31482. Guys, relax! Like Phillip said, it’s not like there’s something else
  31483. like this even as an idea yet out there! Sure, Transporter, but
  31484. that’s such a far comparison. In a lot of our opinion, it’s worth
  31485. the wait. Hopefully a shorter wait, nevertheless – with frequent
  31486. updates ;)
  31487.  
  31488.  
  31489.  
  31490.  
  31491. Philipp Stäheli
  31492.  
  31493. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> almost 2 years ago
  31494.  
  31495. Common backers, do not dispair! It’s not like there is another
  31496. wedg-kind of thing waiting around the corner. Forget about this
  31497. campain for a while and it might be over sooner than you think and
  31498. all will be good.
  31499.  
  31500.  
  31501.  
  31502.  
  31503. Team WEDG
  31504.  
  31505. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  31506. years ago
  31507.  
  31508. @Peter Dalmaris thank you very much for your support! : ) ^Chris
  31509.  
  31510.  
  31511.  
  31512.  
  31513. Peter Dalmaris
  31514.  
  31515. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> almost 2 years ago
  31516.  
  31517. I’m sticking with you Team WEDG, thank you for the frequent updates.
  31518.  
  31519.  
  31520.  
  31521.  
  31522. Team WEDG
  31523.  
  31524. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  31525. years ago
  31526.  
  31527. @Ken Taylor thank you for your everlasting supper and understanding
  31528. in this matter. ^Chris
  31529.  
  31530.  
  31531.  
  31532.  
  31533. Ken Taylor
  31534.  
  31535. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 2 years ago
  31536.  
  31537. Wedg have not believe breached any of the T&C, YES there’s a delay
  31538. caused by the legal case but i dont believe WEDG are “unable to
  31539. fulfill any of its commitments to Contributors (including delivering
  31540. any Perks)”
  31541. lm funding an idea not “buying” a product. IMHO Certain backers here
  31542. need to close their crowd funding accounts and wait for products to
  31543. arrive in Best Buy, PC World, ETC,
  31544. Would i like to already have my WEDG – Yes! but I will wait
  31545. Unfortunately a vocal minority make a lot of noise.
  31546.  
  31547.  
  31548.  
  31549.  
  31550. Team WEDG
  31551.  
  31552. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner almost 2
  31553. years ago
  31554.  
  31555. @nikolai we’re preparing things to survey backers on this matter and
  31556. an update will be sent out later this evening. Some positive
  31557. outcomes from a meeting yesterday will also be included in this
  31558. update. ^Chris
  31559.  
  31560.  
  31561.  
  31562.  
  31563. Nikolai Tesla
  31564.  
  31565. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 2 years ago
  31566.  
  31567. @Team WEDG: Thank you for providing the much awaited notice. Sadly
  31568. it still does not provide a timeline or an educated estimate of when
  31569. this legal issue may be resolved. Since this information has not
  31570. been provided I still demand a refund, otherwise I will need to seek
  31571. counsel on how to resolve this very matter.
  31572.  
  31573.  
  31574.  
  31575.  
  31576. James Taylor
  31577.  
  31578. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5657565> 2 years ago
  31579.  
  31580. @Wedg – I will wait, but I confess my patience is running thin. I
  31581. have been through legal battles and mediation so I understand the
  31582. process, but that also means that I understand how the third party
  31583. can easily mess with you. You have continued to report they are
  31584. empathetic but tied by policy, and I find no support for that. They
  31585. can not empathetically watch your project die on the vine… They are
  31586. a business and can find a business solution to let you move forward.
  31587. Or not.
  31588.  
  31589.  
  31590.  
  31591.  
  31592. jrogers31
  31593.  
  31594. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  31595.  
  31596. 2 of 2 Refund them promptly and move on at the pace dictated by the
  31597. legal team and mediation. Only the ‘believers’ will remain waiting
  31598. and only the ‘believers’ will be taking the risk.
  31599.  
  31600. I do not think it is for anyone to judge whether contributors made
  31601. significant or insignificant contribution – for me it is a matter of
  31602. trust and a matter of principle.
  31603.  
  31604.  
  31605.  
  31606.  
  31607. jrogers31
  31608.  
  31609. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  31610.  
  31611. 1 of 2 @Dermot Loughnane neatly takes us back to the suggestion I
  31612. made 8 days ago.
  31613.  
  31614. Make available a full refund all the contributors to the campaign
  31615. who have decided that they no longer wish to endure any further
  31616. delays in light of the fact that the promise of fully functioning
  31617. units by March 2015 has not been fulfilled.
  31618.  
  31619.  
  31620.  
  31621.  
  31622. Dermot Loughnane
  31623.  
  31624. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1839484> 2 years ago
  31625.  
  31626. Thanks for the update, given the small amounts of money individually
  31627. at stake here I’m not sure why people are so cranky about this. Shit
  31628. happens but you seem to be doing your best to resolve unfortunate
  31629. circumstances and I’m happy to wait till you can crank out my WEDG.
  31630. Good luck with the mediation and look forward to hearing how it went.
  31631.  
  31632.  
  31633.  
  31634.  
  31635. jrogers31
  31636.  
  31637. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  31638.  
  31639. Thank you for the update, which I read with interest. From my point
  31640. of view it does not add any significant detail to what I thought I
  31641. already knew from previous messages and updates.
  31642.  
  31643. Blazon PR who arranged your crowd funding on Indiegogo state on
  31644. their website that “We believe in open, honest and transparent
  31645. communications.” I find your responses inconsistent with that statement.
  31646.  
  31647. I would be grateful if you would kindly arrange for a full refund of
  31648. the £624.00 I contributed to the campaign.
  31649.  
  31650.  
  31651.  
  31652.  
  31653. Nikolai Tesla
  31654.  
  31655. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  31656.  
  31657. Team WEDG, sadly I am in the same camp as the latest posts. I am
  31658. requesting the option for a full refund. Your idea and push to
  31659. provide the Wedg was tremendous but these legal issues has given me
  31660. a lost in confidence with this project.
  31661.  
  31662.  
  31663.  
  31664.  
  31665. spencer robinson
  31666.  
  31667. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> 2 years ago
  31668.  
  31669. @jrogers31 +1 :-(
  31670.  
  31671.  
  31672.  
  31673.  
  31674. jrogers31
  31675.  
  31676. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  31677.  
  31678. 7-days has passed since a comprehensive update was promised
  31679. regarding issues highlighted in the messages below. One wonders when
  31680. the lawyers will approve the release of the update – how much time
  31681. do they need? Is this update a multipage document requiring hours of
  31682. their professional time or is this a thinly veiled attempt by the
  31683. WEDG to continue stalling. From my point of view trust in WEDG is
  31684. rapidly evaporating and as a result I am now with Ron Ko and would
  31685. like to be fully refunded please.
  31686.  
  31687.  
  31688.  
  31689.  
  31690. Team WEDG
  31691.  
  31692. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  31693.  
  31694. @Ken Taylor yes I believe mediation was agreed upon is legally
  31695. binding. Something that Shehbaz’s pending update includes is how
  31696. we’re looking at ways to allow the case run its course and allow us
  31697. to segue way and recode efficiently. Thank you for support Ken. ^Chris
  31698.  
  31699.  
  31700.  
  31701.  
  31702. Team WEDG
  31703.  
  31704. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  31705.  
  31706. @Ron Ko my to you has disappeared as well. No need to
  31707. apologise, we’re all frustrated and hoping things a resolved soon.
  31708. Thanks for clarifying all the same. ^Chris
  31709.  
  31710.  
  31711.  
  31712.  
  31713. Team WEDG
  31714.  
  31715. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  31716.  
  31717. Hi Guys
  31718. I posted a comment here yesterday but it seems to have disappeared.
  31719. I’ve only noticed upon seeing @Ken Taylor’s message come through.
  31720.  
  31721. My comment was to say that Shehbaz is waiting for the legal team to
  31722. approve his update, its comprehensive and covers a great deal and so
  31723. there is a delay as a result. Apologies for the delay ^Chris
  31724.  
  31725.  
  31726.  
  31727.  
  31728. Ken Taylor
  31729.  
  31730. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> 2 years ago
  31731.  
  31732. Hi WEDG Team,
  31733. Is the mediation decision legally binding for both parties?
  31734. I hope that the mediation reaches an amicable solution.
  31735. If Not then the Developer has loads to answer for due to false
  31736. representation. The insurance company may wish to go after him for
  31737. costs.
  31738. Then more lawyers will be needed to make sure a rewrite of the
  31739. compromised code is provable beyond a reasonable doubt to be
  31740. completely fresh, not influenced or tainted in any way. “clean” so
  31741. no IP can be claimed over it.
  31742. Good Luck
  31743.  
  31744.  
  31745.  
  31746.  
  31747. Ron Ko
  31748.  
  31749. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> 2 years ago
  31750.  
  31751. Hi Chris, thanks for your response. Frankly speaking, I have lost
  31752. patience to the products perked via IGG. “Disappointed” is the only
  31753. word to comment. Please accept my apology and wish WEDG with great
  31754. success in future. Please advise me the refund channel, thanks.
  31755.  
  31756.  
  31757.  
  31758.  
  31759. Team WEDG
  31760.  
  31761. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  31762.  
  31763. @Justin Walton my pending update will provide more answers – but as
  31764. you know I have to ensure its content doesn’t infringe on the
  31765. various agreements between WEDG and other parties. Once approved
  31766. it’ll be online. ^Shehbaz
  31767.  
  31768.  
  31769.  
  31770.  
  31771. Justin Walton
  31772.  
  31773. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  31774.  
  31775. @jrogers31 – I agree with all your comments about the pace of change
  31776. in the tech. sector. I’ve been backing WEDG since early Kickstarter
  31777. days. We all want to know what’s happening, that’s why I see a
  31778. problem with polling now, we don’t yet know how long we might have
  31779. to wait. Would you vote for a refund this month if WEDG was shipped
  31780. to everyone else a week later? But other devices are now available,
  31781. even from major suppliers, that provide the core functionality. We
  31782. need more input from team WEDG
  31783.  
  31784.  
  31785.  
  31786.  
  31787. Team WEDG
  31788.  
  31789. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  31790.  
  31791. @Ron Ko Shehbaz is preparing an update for all discussed issues
  31792. below and will post as soon as possible, ^Chris
  31793.  
  31794.  
  31795.  
  31796.  
  31797. Ron Ko
  31798.  
  31799. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8444779> 2 years ago
  31800.  
  31801. Hello, any channel for refund?
  31802.  
  31803.  
  31804.  
  31805.  
  31806. jrogers31
  31807.  
  31808. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  31809.  
  31810. 2 of 2 @Justin Watson -Things move quickly in the tech sector. Is
  31811. WEDG a pipe dream or is it deliverable? If it is deliverable and if
  31812. it is a game changer, which backers thought it was going to be when
  31813. they made their contributions then the “third party hold up” is a
  31814. trivial matter with a deal to be done to move the project on. If the
  31815. hardware or software can’t be made to deliver the objectives
  31816. reliably – then it’s a dead duck. If you want to find out where this
  31817. project is going–poll the backers
  31818.  
  31819.  
  31820.  
  31821.  
  31822. jrogers31
  31823.  
  31824. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  31825.  
  31826. 1 of 2 @Justin Watson – as things stand we only know what we have
  31827. been told, which is very little. Development of the device is on
  31828. hold, a nameless third party has an interest because of the prior
  31829. contractual obligations of an employee hired -?in good faith with
  31830. -?failure of due diligence. Is it possible there are other reasons?
  31831. When backers pitched in some 9 months or so ago the device and
  31832. stretch goals were relevant and desirable within the time frame of a
  31833. Spring delivery.
  31834.  
  31835.  
  31836.  
  31837.  
  31838. Justin Walton
  31839.  
  31840. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  31841.  
  31842. @jrogers31 – I see one small problem with polling the backers, while
  31843. some may want a refund now, others will be prepared to wait a bit
  31844. longer. Perhaps a few may wait indefinitely. I’m not in the last
  31845. category, so would need an idea of how long it would take to resolve
  31846. the legal issues. As you rightly point out, lawyers aren’t in any
  31847. rush! So how long is the piece of string? When might everything be
  31848. resolved? I doubt anyone could even give an estimate. My choices in
  31849. such a poll seem limited.
  31850.  
  31851.  
  31852.  
  31853.  
  31854. Team WEDG
  31855.  
  31856. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  31857.  
  31858. @jrogers31 thanks for your comments. I will respond to you and the
  31859. general debate fully in an update as I have been discussing these
  31860. comments with our advisory team (made up of legal, insurance and
  31861. business mentors) this afternoon. Since we are in a sensitive
  31862. position the update as usual will be approved by our legal team
  31863. first. I will stress the point though the purpose of taking on
  31864. mediation is to break free from the pace of the third party and to
  31865. move the case along quickly. Regards, Shehbaz
  31866.  
  31867.  
  31868.  
  31869.  
  31870. jrogers31
  31871.  
  31872. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  31873.  
  31874. 3 of 3
  31875. If the WEDG team find that only a small proportion of the
  31876. contributors would wish to be fully refunded – then refund them
  31877. promptly and move on at the pace dictated by the legal team (it is
  31878. in their pecuniary interest to move slowly). Only the ‘believers’
  31879. will remain waiting.
  31880.  
  31881. If the WEDG team find that a large proportion of the contributors
  31882. would wish to be fully refunded – then this will add the urgency and
  31883. focus that I believe is required to get the project back on track.
  31884.  
  31885.  
  31886.  
  31887.  
  31888. jrogers31
  31889.  
  31890. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  31891.  
  31892. 2 of 3
  31893. 1. Make available a full refund all the contributors to the campaign
  31894. who have decided that they no longer wish to endure any further
  31895. delays in light of the fact that the promise of fully functioning
  31896. units by March 2015 has not been fulfilled.
  31897.  
  31898. 2. Poll all the contributors to see how many would wish to opt for a
  31899. full refund of the funds they contributed.
  31900.  
  31901.  
  31902.  
  31903.  
  31904. jrogers31
  31905.  
  31906. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  31907.  
  31908. 1 of 3
  31909.  
  31910. I have read the recent exchanges and while I have some sympathy for
  31911. the WEDG team and the current “legal” predicament I believe Nikolai
  31912. Tesla has a very valid point and I support his position. As a result
  31913. I suggest the following, which may focus the WEDG team on arriving
  31914. at a solution with the unnamed “third party”.
  31915.  
  31916.  
  31917.  
  31918.  
  31919. Team WEDG
  31920.  
  31921. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  31922.  
  31923. smadyk please send us your new address along with your PayPal email
  31924. address to infowedg.co and I’ll update our records, I’ll contact you
  31925. before we print the post labels to double check. ^Chris
  31926.  
  31927.  
  31928.  
  31929.  
  31930. smadyk
  31931.  
  31932. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7989688> 2 years ago
  31933.  
  31934. @Team WEDG I’m going to move house in the next month, will you ask
  31935. for the addresses before to send it (when it’d be ready)?
  31936.  
  31937.  
  31938.  
  31939.  
  31940. Team WEDG
  31941.  
  31942. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  31943.  
  31944. @Nikolai Tesla personally I do not want to endure this experience a
  31945. moment longer than I have to. The dream remains to fulfil IGG orders
  31946. and bring WEDG to market, if this seems unlikely post mediation we
  31947. will seek ‘Plan A, Plan B etc’. But I have to stress that we are
  31948. hopeful with the involvement of mediation a successful outcome is
  31949. highly likely – the third party accepting mediation without
  31950. resistance is a very positive sign indeed. Best regards Shehbaz
  31951.  
  31952.  
  31953.  
  31954.  
  31955. Team WEDG
  31956.  
  31957. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  31958.  
  31959. @Nikolai Tesla I don’t believe a conspiracy is at play here. Having
  31960. heard the developer’s testimony we here believe his rationale for
  31961. taking on employment elsewhere and keeping his garden leave a
  31962. secret; we do not justify it and he recognises the harm he has
  31963. caused and is regretful of his actions. But that doesn’t change
  31964. anything.
  31965.  
  31966. For the foreseeable future we must commit to the procedure as we are
  31967. under contract with various parties now. We and more cont…1/2
  31968.  
  31969.  
  31970.  
  31971.  
  31972. Nikolai Tesla
  31973.  
  31974. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  31975.  
  31976. @Team WEDG: Sadly the burden is on you, Team WEDG, to provide your
  31977. Funders with a satisfying solution and not just leave it to the
  31978. legal team. It is hard and it is not fair after all the hard work
  31979. you have done as of this date to bring up this superb idea just to
  31980. have a single person bring it to a complete halt. What options are
  31981. there? Shirts and stickers is not the main reason we successfully
  31982. funded this project, it is for the WEDG (your device)!
  31983.  
  31984.  
  31985.  
  31986.  
  31987. Nikolai Tesla
  31988.  
  31989. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  31990.  
  31991. @Team WEDG 2 fo 2: The third party legal team could easily drag this
  31992. issue for eternity (unless I am ignorant to some British law) if
  31993. they so wished. It is reasonable to assume that many, if not all, of
  31994. the Funders will not wait indefinitely for this issue to sort out.
  31995. Team WEDG needs to provide a plan A, B or even a C if this legal
  31996. issue drags out for another month.
  31997.  
  31998.  
  31999.  
  32000.  
  32001. Nikolai Tesla
  32002.  
  32003. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  32004.  
  32005. @Team WEDG 1 fo 2: My faith for the WEDG project is demonstrated
  32006. with my already provided funds and as agreed the WEDG Team agreed on
  32007. providing the corresponding perk early 2015. It could have been bad
  32008. timing or an intentional sabotage (conspiracy mind here) that the
  32009. contracted developer worked on WEDG code during his “garden leave”
  32010. which in turn completely legally halted this great project.
  32011.  
  32012.  
  32013.  
  32014.  
  32015. Team WEDG
  32016.  
  32017. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32018.  
  32019. @Ton Sonneveldt i.e. to show we are willing and co-operative and to
  32020. prevent any further charges against us. ^Shehbaz
  32021.  
  32022.  
  32023.  
  32024.  
  32025. Team WEDG
  32026.  
  32027. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32028.  
  32029. @Ton Sonneveldt i.e. the third party. It is this which is in
  32030. dispute. For many of us it seems clear that WEDG is not at fault –
  32031. however the third party simply don’t see it this way and after
  32032. deliberating with them directly we have chosen the route of
  32033. mediation to which they have agreed. They have refuted clean builds
  32034. claiming that we must prove the developer’s influence won’t in the
  32035. new build.
  32036.  
  32037. The entire situation is disappointing and frustrating but we must
  32038. follow the due process to cont.
  32039.  
  32040.  
  32041.  
  32042.  
  32043. Team WEDG
  32044.  
  32045. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32046.  
  32047. @Ton Sonneveldt I understand your frustration. Indeed we do have a
  32048. contract with the developer and the agency through whom we hired him
  32049. had references and performed due diligence before bringing him to
  32050. our attention as any professional recruitment agency would. He chose
  32051. not to disclose his employment at the third party where he is on
  32052. garden leave. His contract of employment states that any work
  32053. related to his employment during or outside of working hours is the
  32054. IP of his employer cont…
  32055.  
  32056.  
  32057.  
  32058.  
  32059. Team WEDG
  32060.  
  32061. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32062.  
  32063. @MyWorks Design as we understand it the mediation team are gathering
  32064. facts and information about the case and reading through meeting
  32065. minutes. Our first meeting/review with the mediation team is
  32066. scheduled for Tuesday 23rd June and Shehbaz will be attending that
  32067. with our legal team. ^Chris
  32068.  
  32069.  
  32070.  
  32071.  
  32072. Ton Sonneveldt
  32073.  
  32074. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/631163> 2 years ago
  32075.  
  32076. part 2:
  32077. As it is taking so many months now to solve that problem it seems
  32078. that you had no good contract with the person you hired for the
  32079. coding. I am getting skeptical about the whole project as there
  32080. seems to be no developments in this case and certainly no new date
  32081. for producing the hardware, solving the software problem (by hiring
  32082. someone else to recode the disputed part) or delivering. How much
  32083. time you think you still need to deliver? Hope to hear from you.
  32084.  
  32085.  
  32086.  
  32087.  
  32088. Ton Sonneveldt
  32089.  
  32090. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/631163> 2 years ago
  32091.  
  32092. part 1:
  32093. I am one of those funders expecting a good piece of hardware and
  32094. software based on your information during the Indiegogo campaign; to
  32095. be delivered early 2015. By that time it became clear that you could
  32096. not deliver the hardware – there was still only a prototype – but
  32097. you explained that lack of realization by bringing up a problem with
  32098. a third party concerning a software developer who worked for you but
  32099. also for them.
  32100.  
  32101.  
  32102.  
  32103.  
  32104. MyWorks Design
  32105.  
  32106. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> 2 years ago
  32107.  
  32108. Hey guys,
  32109.  
  32110. Any update? How’s the mediation?
  32111.  
  32112. Thanks!!
  32113.  
  32114.  
  32115.  
  32116.  
  32117. Team WEDG
  32118.  
  32119. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32120.  
  32121. @Justin Walton haha! that brought a smile to our faces : ) love to
  32122. see the Mediators sporting WEDG Tshirts in meetings with complete
  32123. nonchalance! I think Tubthumping will be our theme song after all
  32124. this is behind us. Thanks for your support Justin and everyone,
  32125. looking forward to getting the Tees out to you soon! ^Shehbaz
  32126.  
  32127.  
  32128.  
  32129.  
  32130. Justin Walton
  32131.  
  32132. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  32133.  
  32134. Tee shirts and stickers! Hurrah! Something to quieten all the
  32135. doubters out there who thought they’d get nothing after the legal
  32136. issues became apparent. One more thing crossed off the long ‘to do’
  32137. list on the road to success. Have you ordered a few some extra for
  32138. the mediation team to wear in negotiations? Let’s hope those
  32139. discussions do only take a short time. I feel the need to play
  32140. Tubthumping by Chumbawamba and thumb my nose at all lawyers in
  32141. general. Keep up the good work Team WEDG.
  32142.  
  32143.  
  32144.  
  32145.  
  32146. Team WEDG
  32147.  
  32148. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32149.  
  32150. @Justin Walton thank you for your support Justin. We have amazing
  32151. support from our legal team; I know Shehbaz is in talks with them
  32152. often during and outside of normal business hours and yes this was a
  32153. course of action suggested by them. Thanks again : ) ^Chris
  32154.  
  32155.  
  32156.  
  32157.  
  32158. Justin Walton
  32159.  
  32160. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  32161.  
  32162. @Shehbaz and Team WEDG. Thank-you for the update, it’s good to have
  32163. these more regular posts from you guys. Whatever you are able to
  32164. tell us is always gratefully received. I am encouraged that the
  32165. legal team have suggested this course of action, and that the
  32166. insurers are supporting it. I hope your selected mediator has a big
  32167. stick! I still believe.
  32168.  
  32169.  
  32170.  
  32171.  
  32172. Team WEDG
  32173.  
  32174. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32175.  
  32176. Just a quick note to say I have been in intense talks with the third
  32177. party this week, details of which I will share with you as soon as
  32178. approved by our legal support. I suspect however this maybe early
  32179. next week with it being the end of the working week.
  32180. ^Shehbaz
  32181.  
  32182.  
  32183.  
  32184.  
  32185. Team WEDG
  32186.  
  32187. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32188.  
  32189. @Nikolai Tesla 2/2 while I can’t discuss working terms and
  32190. agreements in place with the individual team members, I will say
  32191. that none of us, including myself have drawn a salary from WEDG, not
  32192. until we fulfil IGG orders and get to market thereafter.
  32193. ^Shehbaz
  32194.  
  32195.  
  32196.  
  32197.  
  32198. Team WEDG
  32199.  
  32200. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32201.  
  32202. @Nikolai Tesla the medium to long term plan for the project if these
  32203. issues continues is something I am personally restless about and
  32204. seeking seeking counsel from experts who can advise contingency and
  32205. strategically. Furthermore points you raise are stressed to the
  32206. third party on a regular basis so we one way or another we may
  32207. proceed with bringing the project to market.
  32208.  
  32209. The team are committed to WEDG, some are working on other projects
  32210. alongside WEDG till we are able pick up ground again 1/2
  32211.  
  32212.  
  32213.  
  32214.  
  32215. Nikolai Tesla
  32216.  
  32217. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  32218.  
  32219. 2 of 2 @Team WEDG: This is not even considering your WEDG team (14
  32220. as of today) is either working for free or not. It is almost two
  32221. months since this product should have shipped. What are your
  32222. contingency plans if the legal issue drags for another four months?
  32223. There is a limit.
  32224.  
  32225.  
  32226.  
  32227.  
  32228. Nikolai Tesla
  32229.  
  32230. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  32231.  
  32232. 1 of 2 @Team WEDG, Pierre Lang has a very valid point which brings
  32233. up the following question: how long are you willing this legal
  32234. issue? Definitely you can not do so indefinitely since your
  32235. technology and ideal will be surpassed by someone else making it
  32236. irrelevant in due time. Also, as I have mentioned on an earlier
  32237. posted comment, your manufacturing partners will no longer able to
  32238. honour your agreed prices from almost a year ago which in turn dig
  32239. into your raised funds.
  32240.  
  32241.  
  32242.  
  32243.  
  32244. Team WEDG
  32245.  
  32246. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32247.  
  32248. @Pierre Lang the legal procedure hasn’t cost us a penny fortunately
  32249. as we have business insurance which is paying for a great legal
  32250. team. Ditching his work and starting again isn’t possible yet as
  32251. we’d have to prove a number of factors regarding the authenticity of
  32252. the ’new’code – that in actual fact would be a legal procedure
  32253. within itself. ^Chris
  32254.  
  32255.  
  32256.  
  32257.  
  32258. Pierre Lang
  32259.  
  32260. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> 2 years ago
  32261.  
  32262. Sorry to add to the (maybe) useless comments, but considering your
  32263. statement here: http://wedg.co/news/statement-12-04-15.pdf the
  32264. developer worked for you from late january to end of march.
  32265. This is, more or less, 2 months worth of work.
  32266. Of course, I’m not aware of what the legal issue exactly is, but did
  32267. you consider simply ditching his work, and have someone else recode
  32268. independently what is in dispute? Anyway, the legal proc.probably
  32269. did cost you more than these 2 months of work already…
  32270.  
  32271.  
  32272.  
  32273.  
  32274. Team WEDG
  32275.  
  32276. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32277.  
  32278. @George Baily unfortunately we don’t, the updates are the most
  32279. comprehensive details on the issue. ^Chris
  32280.  
  32281.  
  32282.  
  32283.  
  32284. George Baily
  32285.  
  32286. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5420941> 2 years ago
  32287.  
  32288. As someone who (sorry) is not up to date with your legal issue, do
  32289. you have a blog post or status page where someone can catch up to
  32290. what that is all about, without having to read back through each
  32291. fragmentary status update?
  32292.  
  32293.  
  32294.  
  32295.  
  32296. Team WEDG
  32297.  
  32298. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32299.  
  32300. @Veehem as @Marc-André Runcie-Unger (thanks for chipping in) said.
  32301. Furthermore, we have promised to deliver a single complete solution
  32302. to IGG backers and retail partners; it would be commercially
  32303. impossible to only produce a handful of units without the WEDG OS.
  32304. Also, the WEDG OS is designed to be flashed on to the hardware, your
  32305. suggestion is untested ground.
  32306.  
  32307.  
  32308.  
  32309.  
  32310. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  32311.  
  32312. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> 2 years ago
  32313.  
  32314. @veehem I am guessing the wedg needs an operating system like
  32315. anything else. If the legal dispute is related to that part of the
  32316. software there is no way to use the hardware without it. So while
  32317. add on apps may be open source unfortunately we will have to wait
  32318. until the legal case is resolved. Fingers crossed they won’t be held
  32319. up much longer. I still believe in them and the project!
  32320.  
  32321.  
  32322.  
  32323.  
  32324. Veehem
  32325.  
  32326. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> 2 years ago
  32327.  
  32328. @ Chris (Team WEDG) I don’t understand why. You always says that the
  32329. software would be opensource. Could you be more explicit about the
  32330. reasons why it’s not feasible for you. Thanks
  32331.  
  32332.  
  32333.  
  32334.  
  32335. Team WEDG
  32336.  
  32337. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32338.  
  32339. @Veehem you understand correctly, however your suggestion would not
  32340. be feasible for us. ^Chris
  32341.  
  32342.  
  32343.  
  32344.  
  32345. Veehem
  32346.  
  32347. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> 2 years ago
  32348.  
  32349. If I understand correctly, the dispute is about the software. So why
  32350. don’t you send us the hardware? Meanwhile, we may install something
  32351. like Yunohost. And later, the Wedg software
  32352.  
  32353.  
  32354.  
  32355.  
  32356. Team WEDG
  32357.  
  32358. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32359.  
  32360. @Steven Newman thank you Steven, those are encouraging words. Your
  32361. support and confidence means a great deal to me and the team here.
  32362. ^Shehbaz
  32363.  
  32364.  
  32365.  
  32366.  
  32367. Steven Newman
  32368.  
  32369. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> 2 years ago
  32370.  
  32371. We believe. Stay strong.
  32372.  
  32373. “Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all
  32374. sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t
  32375. care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you
  32376. there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as
  32377. hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how
  32378. hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take
  32379. and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!”
  32380. ― Rocky Balboa
  32381.  
  32382.  
  32383.  
  32384.  
  32385. Team WEDG
  32386.  
  32387. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32388.  
  32389. @rabeaumont happy to have the discussion but please don’t let the
  32390. legal situation be a cause for concern regarding money in the
  32391. project. That’s all in hand with insurance. .
  32392.  
  32393.  
  32394.  
  32395.  
  32396. Team WEDG
  32397.  
  32398. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32399.  
  32400. @Justin Walton thanks for the invite Justin, a couple of sample
  32401. freebies were sent in the post today, but if I am ever local I’ll
  32402. certainly be in touch : ) #TeamLewisHamilton (Y) ^Shehbaz
  32403.  
  32404.  
  32405.  
  32406.  
  32407. rabeaumont
  32408.  
  32409. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8708749> 2 years ago
  32410.  
  32411. I don’t know about others but I couldn’t give a monkeys about the
  32412. t-shirt. If it meant more money to the project I’d happily forgo mine.
  32413.  
  32414.  
  32415.  
  32416.  
  32417. Justin Walton
  32418.  
  32419. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  32420.  
  32421. @Shehbaz and Team WEDG. Another update. I could get used to these.
  32422. It looks like slow and steady progress on the legal front. Not much
  32423. more could be expected when lawyers charge by the hour. Perhaps
  32424. better news on the tee shirt front. As it happens, I live in
  32425. Leicester, If you’re coming over to collect samples Shehbaz, drop me
  32426. a line, we could meet up for a chat about F1 and WEDG! I still believe.
  32427.  
  32428.  
  32429.  
  32430.  
  32431. Team WEDG
  32432.  
  32433. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32434.  
  32435. @Alex Stamp I believe Shehbaz is working with another tshirt
  32436. distributor as the original company wouldn’t honour the agreement
  32437. since the time frames had changed. There will be an update on the Ts
  32438. this week I have been told just now.
  32439.  
  32440. We’ll make Friday the update day from this point onwards unless
  32441. there is significant news to report during the week. ^Chris
  32442.  
  32443.  
  32444.  
  32445.  
  32446. Alex Stamp
  32447.  
  32448. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> 2 years ago
  32449.  
  32450. Part 2:
  32451. I believe the last request was about 2 weeks ago. Having arranged
  32452. custom T-Shirts and Hoodies before I would be surprised if you
  32453. didn’t have some update to give us regarding these. Also you said
  32454. your guys were gonna spend the time to work on the chat app any
  32455. progress with that? Yet again there may be no substantial news but
  32456. it would be nice to even just see no news…
  32457. Can I suggest maybe picking one day a week and say every friday just
  32458. give us a state of play even if it just says no news
  32459.  
  32460.  
  32461.  
  32462.  
  32463. Alex Stamp
  32464.  
  32465. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> 2 years ago
  32466.  
  32467. Hi Guys,
  32468.  
  32469. Part 1:
  32470.  
  32471. While I appreciate there maybe no news on the legal front and you do
  32472. have my support I was just wondering a few things. Now I check the
  32473. comments most days for updates so there are a few things I’ve
  32474. noticed. First of all T-Shirts have been mentioned while I am a bit
  32475. indifferent over the T-Shirt personally however a number of backers
  32476. have requested updates on these items over the last couple of and we
  32477. have been told you will contact the suppliers and find out.
  32478.  
  32479.  
  32480.  
  32481.  
  32482. Team WEDG
  32483.  
  32484. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32485.  
  32486. @Gaston Cardey…the case hypothetically. So we will only report what
  32487. we know and are consented to share as soon as we know it.
  32488.  
  32489. I know this a frustrating and testing time for you; our backers and
  32490. partners, but rest-assured we are doing all that we can come to a
  32491. prompt and amicable outcome and get the WEDG out everyone.
  32492.  
  32493. Best regards
  32494. Chris
  32495.  
  32496.  
  32497.  
  32498.  
  32499. Team WEDG
  32500.  
  32501. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32502.  
  32503. @Gaston Cardey Hi Gaston, it is our objective to keep our backers
  32504. and partners updated on a regular basis. Sometimes there isn’t
  32505. anything to report as we are waiting to hear news ourselves. Last
  32506. week is a primary example of this; the third party arranged to
  32507. interview the developer last week, we have asked for an update but
  32508. haven’t heard back yet. I know Shehbaz has conf call tomorrow with
  32509. our legal team and might have some feedback then. We are under
  32510. strict instructions not to discuss cont…
  32511.  
  32512.  
  32513.  
  32514.  
  32515. Gaston Cardey
  32516.  
  32517. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 2 years ago
  32518.  
  32519. Part 2:
  32520. We’re waiting that this huge legal problem solves urgently. And I
  32521. think many of us require this solved in a urgent basis since the
  32522. distribution date has paseed 1 month ago.
  32523. Please help us to end this proyect with the confidence of backing
  32524. new ones.
  32525. I think we all back you in this I do, but we need more of you. You
  32526. can say that is confidential. Ok. But we’re stuck in this
  32527. “confidential” argument.
  32528. Hope you understand.
  32529. Regards,
  32530. Gastón Cardey
  32531.  
  32532.  
  32533.  
  32534.  
  32535. Gaston Cardey
  32536.  
  32537. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> 2 years ago
  32538.  
  32539. Part 1:
  32540. Hi,
  32541. 1 week has passed from the last message from WEDG and I’m thinking
  32542. that I need a status update every week. I wouldn’t ask you this in a
  32543. normal situation, but we passed that 1 mont ago. There are news
  32544. every week in everything.
  32545. Right now, there are some other manufacturers offering products that
  32546. “looks like” the WEDG. Some has a few extra functionalities and some
  32547. lack of many that the WEDG includes. But are available right now at
  32548. a store. (continue …)
  32549.  
  32550.  
  32551.  
  32552.  
  32553. Team WEDG
  32554.  
  32555. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32556.  
  32557. @Justin Walton thank you for the support and your enthusiasm Justin
  32558. (Y). ^Chris
  32559.  
  32560.  
  32561.  
  32562.  
  32563. Justin Walton
  32564.  
  32565. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  32566.  
  32567. @ Shehbaz and Team WEDG. Thank-you for the update, this seems like
  32568. positive news.
  32569.  
  32570. @ Chris. The production times are also good news.
  32571.  
  32572. I’m sure I’m not the only one who sees these two points as positive.
  32573. Well done everyone at Team WEDG, please keep up the good work
  32574. (especially the frequent updates, however sparse they have to be for
  32575. legal reasons). In fact, I’m so happy about all of this, I won’t
  32576. even ask about tee shirts. I still believe.
  32577.  
  32578.  
  32579.  
  32580.  
  32581. Team WEDG
  32582.  
  32583. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32584.  
  32585. @jrogers31 our manufacturing and supply partners have offered lead
  32586. times of up to 72 hours in a business week to start a production
  32587. run. So we envisage within 7 days we would be in a position to begin
  32588. shipping orders. ^Chris
  32589.  
  32590.  
  32591.  
  32592.  
  32593. jrogers31
  32594.  
  32595. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  32596.  
  32597. I think that it would be helpful for the backers to know how long it
  32598. would take you to produce and supply the fully functioning units
  32599. with associated software if the legal issues were to evapourate
  32600. tomorrow?
  32601.  
  32602.  
  32603.  
  32604.  
  32605. Thomas Grundberg
  32606.  
  32607. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5396919> 2 years ago
  32608.  
  32609. @Philipp Stäheli: +1
  32610.  
  32611.  
  32612.  
  32613.  
  32614. Philipp Stäheli
  32615.  
  32616. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> 2 years ago
  32617.  
  32618. I appreciate the irony of the campains title.
  32619.  
  32620.  
  32621.  
  32622.  
  32623. Team WEDG
  32624.  
  32625. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32626.  
  32627. @db unfortunately we can’t disclose privately over emails, we are
  32628. sharing all the information that we can and that is deemed relevant
  32629. to backers and other partners involved. Your support and powers ;)
  32630. are very much appreciated! ^Shehbaz
  32631.  
  32632.  
  32633.  
  32634.  
  32635. Team WEDG
  32636.  
  32637. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32638.  
  32639. @Justin Walton indeed and fortunately we’re in good and very
  32640. experienced hands.
  32641. The t-shirts is on my list of priorities – I haven’t forgotten, I
  32642. will catch up with distributors and get back to everyone. ^Shehbaz
  32643.  
  32644.  
  32645.  
  32646.  
  32647. Team WEDG
  32648.  
  32649. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32650.  
  32651. @Nikolai Tesla thank you and the respect is mutual. We are aware of
  32652. the environment and pressures against us and are doing all that we
  32653. can to proceed with the project. ^Shehbaz
  32654.  
  32655.  
  32656.  
  32657.  
  32658. db
  32659.  
  32660. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706846> 2 years ago
  32661.  
  32662. It would be also awesome if we can get detailed Information on out
  32663. Email Adresses
  32664. which you should have. Informations only for Backers about the exact
  32665. detailed Status.
  32666.  
  32667. (i think that nobody who backed you will get you in trouble with
  32668. these informations – it will us belive that somthing goes behind the
  32669. lines :-) )
  32670.  
  32671. Still beliving on WEDG and send you super power to solve the issues.
  32672.  
  32673.  
  32674.  
  32675.  
  32676. Justin Walton
  32677.  
  32678. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  32679.  
  32680. It seems the legal issue is more complex than it needs to be (no
  32681. real surprise when lawyers get involved!) as there are other parties
  32682. involved. I fear this could take quite a while. I’m rooting for you
  32683. Team WEDG! Wish I could wear my tee shirt to show my support. Which
  32684. sort of reminds me, whatever happened to those?
  32685.  
  32686.  
  32687.  
  32688.  
  32689. Nikolai Tesla
  32690.  
  32691. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  32692.  
  32693. 2/2
  32694. @Shehbaz
  32695. We all need a road map/timeline of when we could expect this product
  32696. and services otherwise there is no tangible pressure to have this
  32697. legal issue resolved in a prompt manner. In the meantime the funds
  32698. will dry out and this ideal dream will just evaporate in due time. I
  32699. wish you the utmost strength and spirit to see this through to the
  32700. end successfully but with a tangible timeline.
  32701.  
  32702. Kindest regards,
  32703.  
  32704. Nikolai.
  32705.  
  32706.  
  32707.  
  32708.  
  32709. Nikolai Tesla
  32710.  
  32711. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  32712.  
  32713. 1/2
  32714. @Shehbaz, Keep in mind that I have respect for you and your great
  32715. idea to provide the power of privacy and security to those who could
  32716. afford it. Be aware that many of your founders are unable to wait
  32717. indefinitely for many reasons. Also keep in mind that technology
  32718. moves forward a fast pace and that each passing month the technology
  32719. you offered back in 2014 will become irrelevant and/or outdated to
  32720. new standards.
  32721.  
  32722.  
  32723.  
  32724.  
  32725. Team WEDG
  32726.  
  32727. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32728.  
  32729. 2/2
  32730. @MyWorks Design I deeply regret the delay and the inconvenience this
  32731. is causing to you, Alex and all other backers. ^Shehbaz
  32732.  
  32733.  
  32734.  
  32735.  
  32736. Team WEDG
  32737.  
  32738. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32739.  
  32740. 1/2
  32741. @MyWorks Design it’s a combination of discussions and investigations
  32742. on their side which lead to more questions and answer sessions with
  32743. us. We are one of many legal cases the third party legal division
  32744. are engaged with.
  32745. We i.e. myself and our legal legal support have and will continue to
  32746. respond quickly, truthfully and with complete transparency in all
  32747. communications – that for now is all we can do. Anything we can
  32748. disclose will be disclosed publicly for the benefit of all backers.
  32749.  
  32750.  
  32751.  
  32752.  
  32753. MyWorks Design
  32754.  
  32755. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> 2 years ago
  32756.  
  32757. 2/2
  32758.  
  32759. What are the issues standing in your way? Just negotiations with
  32760. this company? Many of us, like Alex, are patching together old
  32761. systems in preparation for Wedg, so we’re fairly dependent on the
  32762. timing of the launch.
  32763. Anything you can share privately?
  32764.  
  32765. Thanks!
  32766.  
  32767.  
  32768.  
  32769.  
  32770. MyWorks Design
  32771.  
  32772. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> 2 years ago
  32773.  
  32774. 1/2
  32775. Hey guys,
  32776.  
  32777. Any latest updates? I can definitely realize the restrictions of
  32778. what information you can share with the public, but any specific
  32779. details would help!
  32780.  
  32781. What portion of legal proceedings has been conducted so far? Have
  32782. initial negotiations been completed yet?
  32783.  
  32784.  
  32785.  
  32786.  
  32787. Team WEDG
  32788.  
  32789. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32790.  
  32791. @Alex Stamp sorry to hear your current system is dying. Right now we
  32792. can’t say because we don’t know ourselves. I know Shehbaz is push
  32793. our legal team and the third party for a roadmap but nothing has
  32794. been forthcoming yet. ^Chris
  32795.  
  32796.  
  32797.  
  32798.  
  32799. Alex Stamp
  32800.  
  32801. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> 2 years ago
  32802.  
  32803. Hi,
  32804.  
  32805. I know you probably can’t give an accurate time estimate but the
  32806. system I’m currently using is dying and I was wondering if it worth
  32807. attempting to prop it back up. Are we looking at weeks or months
  32808. worth of delay. Just a guesstimate would do :)
  32809.  
  32810. Thanks
  32811.  
  32812.  
  32813.  
  32814.  
  32815. Team WEDG
  32816.  
  32817. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32818.  
  32819. @Steven Newman thank you Steven, I sincerely appreciate your support
  32820. and confidence in us.
  32821. ^Shehbaz
  32822.  
  32823.  
  32824.  
  32825.  
  32826. Team WEDG
  32827.  
  32828. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32829.  
  32830. @Justin Walton thank you for your on going support Justin, it means
  32831. a great deal to me and the team.
  32832. ^Shehbaz
  32833.  
  32834.  
  32835.  
  32836.  
  32837. Steven Newman
  32838.  
  32839. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> 2 years ago
  32840.  
  32841. I am proud to have supported your efforts from Kickstarter on over
  32842. to Indiegogo. I believe in you and your team and will keep the faith.
  32843.  
  32844. Hang in there!
  32845.  
  32846.  
  32847.  
  32848.  
  32849. Justin Walton
  32850.  
  32851. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  32852.  
  32853. @Shehbaz and Team WEDG. Thank-you for the update. As you say, little
  32854. news that you can talk openly about. Legal disputes are often
  32855. lengthy, as well as soul destroying. Here’s hoping it’s all resolved
  32856. satisfactorily, quickly. Wish I could wear my tee shirt to show my
  32857. support. I still believe.
  32858.  
  32859.  
  32860.  
  32861.  
  32862. Team WEDG
  32863.  
  32864. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32865.  
  32866. @Marc-André Runcie-Unger thank you ^Shehbaz
  32867.  
  32868.  
  32869.  
  32870.  
  32871. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  32872.  
  32873. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> 2 years ago
  32874.  
  32875. Thank you Shebaz! I can imagine it’s a very stressful time for you
  32876. all and I’ll keep my fingers crossed that it can all be worked out
  32877. quickly.
  32878.  
  32879.  
  32880.  
  32881.  
  32882. Team WEDG
  32883.  
  32884. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32885.  
  32886. @Marc-André Runcie-Unger I have drafted an update and sent it on to
  32887. the legal advisers to review, after their feedback/approval I will
  32888. post an update to the project.
  32889.  
  32890. Thank you everyone for your patience and co-operation.
  32891. ^Shehbaz
  32892.  
  32893.  
  32894.  
  32895.  
  32896. MARC-ANDRE RUNCIE-UNGER
  32897.  
  32898. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5105783> 2 years ago
  32899.  
  32900. Not wanting to sound pushy but are there any updates from the
  32901. conference? I hope it is good news. :(
  32902.  
  32903.  
  32904.  
  32905.  
  32906. Team WEDG
  32907.  
  32908. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32909.  
  32910. @MyWorks Design Shehbaz has a telephone conf tonight so will update
  32911. you guys on the outcome thereafter. ^Chris
  32912.  
  32913.  
  32914.  
  32915.  
  32916. MyWorks Design
  32917.  
  32918. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> 2 years ago
  32919.  
  32920. Team, any updates? :)
  32921.  
  32922.  
  32923.  
  32924.  
  32925. Team WEDG
  32926.  
  32927. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32928.  
  32929. @rabeaumont thank you for your confidence and support. Its an
  32930. overwhelming experience with a steep learning curve. The lack of
  32931. control and minimal influence over the whole siltation only makes
  32932. things more intense and stressful.
  32933.  
  32934.  
  32935.  
  32936.  
  32937. Team WEDG
  32938.  
  32939. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32940.  
  32941. @Franco we ran behind on the production schedule as our
  32942. manufacturing partners were delayed, furthermore some of our
  32943. components were held by customs at the time too. However, as per the
  32944. terms of our agreement our manufacturing partners would have ramped
  32945. up output to meet agreed deadlines as the delay was on their part
  32946. and not ours.
  32947.  
  32948.  
  32949.  
  32950.  
  32951. rabeaumont
  32952.  
  32953. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8708749> 2 years ago
  32954.  
  32955. Just wanted to say that I have complete faith in Team Wedg. Working
  32956. in software myself, and knowing a bit about intellectual property
  32957. rights in contracts, I know how difficult these issues can be, and
  32958. how long it can take to resolve them.
  32959.  
  32960. I believe you are doing all you can to get my Wedg to me, and am
  32961. prepared to be patient.
  32962.  
  32963.  
  32964.  
  32965.  
  32966. Franco
  32967.  
  32968. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707014> 2 years ago
  32969.  
  32970. Shehbaz, the letter was received 30 March so can you clear up your
  32971. update from a month ago, “…the WEDG shell will go into production on
  32972. 26 March for a full day to produce 2200 units. On Monday 30 March
  32973. assembly of WEDG will commence! Boards will be flashed during
  32974. assembly before they go into the WEDG. Assembly will run for four
  32975. days. Each completed WEDG will be packaged and addressed as it runs
  32976. off the production line and stored until all units are complete and
  32977. ready for shipment.”
  32978.  
  32979.  
  32980.  
  32981.  
  32982. Team WEDG
  32983.  
  32984. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  32985.  
  32986. @Gordon Keys I hope the update just posted to the project will rest
  32987. your concerns.
  32988. ^Shehbaz
  32989.  
  32990.  
  32991.  
  32992.  
  32993. Gordon Keys
  32994.  
  32995. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> 2 years ago
  32996.  
  32997. I also find the timing of ‘The Statement’ rather ominous. It all
  32998. comes out of the woodwork after the Idiegogo campaign is closed.
  32999.  
  33000. I also feel the legal team would have read ‘The Statement’ and
  33001. corrected the errors in grammar and content before release. It was
  33002. poorly written and not proof read in any way which surprised me with
  33003. regard to the gravity of the issue.
  33004.  
  33005.  
  33006.  
  33007.  
  33008. Gordon Keys
  33009.  
  33010. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> 2 years ago
  33011.  
  33012. I find this situation quiet worrying. I know the legal stuff isn’t
  33013. something you’ll be discussing, but to hear there isn’t even any
  33014. casings produced is shocking! Delivery should have been last month.
  33015. and the IP issue is way after this. You could show shots of the
  33016. tooling you must have paid for. Would a test of the tool produced
  33017. any case parts? Have you tested if they fit together? Do the
  33018. internals fit?
  33019.  
  33020. This just gets worse and worse.
  33021.  
  33022.  
  33023.  
  33024.  
  33025. Justin Walton
  33026.  
  33027. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  33028.  
  33029. @Team WEDG. Could you clarify where we got to on production please?
  33030. Your comment about ordering a one off has me confused. The initial
  33031. production run was due to be finished by now. I know you said you
  33032. had some delays. Did these coincide with the software dispute to the
  33033. extent you held off on production? I would have thought just getting
  33034. a finished unit out of the box to photograph would be easier than
  33035. ordering a ‘special’. Any news on the tee shirts and stickers? I
  33036. still want to believe.
  33037.  
  33038.  
  33039.  
  33040.  
  33041. Team WEDG
  33042.  
  33043. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33044.  
  33045. @Nikolai Tesla this week we ordered a single aluminium back part of
  33046. the WEDG at great cost as it’s an unscheduled one-off production.
  33047. This should help ease concerns over the legitimacy of the production
  33048. plan. The unit will be produced on 23/04 and Shehbaz or I will send
  33049. photos the moment it’s received. Our hands are tied as to how detail
  33050. about the legal dispute can be disclosed without making matters
  33051. worse for ourselves. We are committed to resolving the dispute as
  33052. quickly as possible.
  33053.  
  33054.  
  33055.  
  33056.  
  33057. Nikolai Tesla
  33058.  
  33059. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  33060.  
  33061. @Team WEDG, @Chris, @Shehbaz, It has been over two days. Where are
  33062. the photos? Video? Proof? Your team should provide means for its
  33063. funders to receive a full refund if you are bound by the legal
  33064. implication of providing any further proof of such product. It is a
  33065. sad state of affairs if your team is unable to shed any light into
  33066. this ideal project to the people that have provided the funds.
  33067.  
  33068.  
  33069.  
  33070.  
  33071. Team WEDG
  33072.  
  33073. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33074.  
  33075. @Veehem its just not that clear cut unfortunately, we/our legal
  33076. representation pushed that point. But the issues here are the legal
  33077. right to the works undertaken by the developer in question as per
  33078. his contract of employment with third party.
  33079. ^Chris
  33080.  
  33081.  
  33082.  
  33083.  
  33084. Veehem
  33085.  
  33086. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> 2 years ago
  33087.  
  33088. I’ve make a long comment & question. You don’t anwser anything, just
  33089. “thank you for your support”. :/
  33090. All this stuff is supposed to be opensource. Why it is still not?
  33091. Don’t you think it would avoid the problems?
  33092.  
  33093.  
  33094.  
  33095.  
  33096. Team WEDG
  33097.  
  33098. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33099.  
  33100. @aaddiikk I understand that the apps and WEDGNET are also within the
  33101. disputed remit of the claims until satisfactorily released. And I
  33102. also understand there to be some promotional reasoning to satisfy
  33103. retail partner Rider agreements.
  33104. ^Chris
  33105.  
  33106.  
  33107.  
  33108.  
  33109. aaddiikk
  33110.  
  33111. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> 2 years ago
  33112.  
  33113. @Chis,
  33114.  
  33115. Thank you. Looking forward to head from you about their decision. In
  33116. the meantime, could you please tell us why apps were not pushed to
  33117. stores yet?
  33118.  
  33119.  
  33120.  
  33121.  
  33122. Team WEDG
  33123.  
  33124. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33125.  
  33126. @aaddiikk I’ll take your suggestion to the legal team before taking
  33127. photos or screen shots just in case.
  33128. ^Chris
  33129.  
  33130.  
  33131.  
  33132.  
  33133. aaddiikk
  33134.  
  33135. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> 2 years ago
  33136.  
  33137. Team WEDG,
  33138. If you really want to convince us why not provide
  33139. screenshots/screencasts/videos of something that should be already
  33140. in place so WEDGNET web interface, apps (why apps are not yet in
  33141. stores?!?!)? As I understand the legal issue, it is related to linux
  33142. development so wedg internal software but wedgnet and ios/android
  33143. apps are different story and should be already feature complete.
  33144.  
  33145.  
  33146.  
  33147.  
  33148. Team WEDG
  33149.  
  33150. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33151.  
  33152. @Philipp Stäheli we don’t have a workshop setup here, we work from
  33153. an incubator shared with many other small/startup businesses;
  33154. however Shehbaz has requested some hardware ‘evidence’ from our
  33155. manufacturing partners, He’s waiting for a quote and ETA as he only
  33156. managed to speak to them on late Thursday afternoon.
  33157. ^Chris
  33158.  
  33159.  
  33160.  
  33161.  
  33162. Philipp Stäheli
  33163.  
  33164. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> 2 years ago
  33165.  
  33166. Nobody minds the delay, that’s how crowdfunding always is.
  33167. We have two problems: The legal, and the updates.
  33168. There has not been a single update, which was not exclusively text.
  33169. It has been 4 days since we asked for more proof. How hard can it be
  33170. to walk around the office and snap a few pictures or browse through
  33171. what suppliers have sent you. I can not believe that you are not
  33172. doing this. All you need to take is 30 minutes and you make all
  33173. concerns shut up. That is, if they are not justified.
  33174.  
  33175.  
  33176.  
  33177.  
  33178. Team WEDG
  33179.  
  33180. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33181.  
  33182. @Ken Taylor thanks for your support
  33183.  
  33184.  
  33185.  
  33186.  
  33187. Ken Taylor
  33188.  
  33189. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> 2 years ago
  33190.  
  33191. Hi WEDG Team
  33192. Its Friday, Get the Team to Grab a Pizza and beer at the end of the
  33193. day take a Photo and post it
  33194. This will hopefully keep some people wanting photos happy others
  33195. wont be happy whatever you do
  33196. we have had an update about every month which is better than some
  33197. projects I have supported, more would be good though ;-)
  33198. enjoy the weekend and come back refreshed on Monday and work on what
  33199. you do have control over like the Office app etc.
  33200. Show Support the delays are not their Fault !!!
  33201.  
  33202.  
  33203.  
  33204.  
  33205. Team WEDG
  33206.  
  33207. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33208.  
  33209. Hi guys
  33210. I’m Chris, I’m taking over from Shehbaz to respond to comments in a
  33211. timely fashion while he focuses the legal disputes.
  33212.  
  33213. @Franco Shehbaz is working on getting some pics to share with
  33214. everyone of the tooling stuff so will share those when we have them.
  33215. @MyWorks Design yep we’ll share something soon, we’re a bare-bones
  33216. operation here where every penny had to be justified so we don’t
  33217. much to share.
  33218. @Justin Walton good question will get back to you on that.
  33219.  
  33220.  
  33221.  
  33222.  
  33223. Justin Walton
  33224.  
  33225. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  33226.  
  33227. “T-shirts and stickers will be sent from a different fulfilment
  33228. partner so expect two shipments from us” … How are we doing on
  33229. those? Yes, I know the WEDG team are all busy trying to sort out the
  33230. legal issues with the software, but these are factored out
  33231. separately. Do we have an ETA? Please? Something positive? We want
  33232. to believe!
  33233.  
  33234.  
  33235.  
  33236.  
  33237. MyWorks Design
  33238.  
  33239. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> 2 years ago
  33240.  
  33241. I agree with Franco. Surely there’s something (app, website,
  33242. packaging, ports, extension cords, anything) that you can snap a
  33243. picture of and post.
  33244.  
  33245. We support you 100% but you don’t want 2 battlefields to deal with
  33246. when you only need one. :)
  33247.  
  33248.  
  33249.  
  33250.  
  33251. Franco
  33252.  
  33253. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707014> 2 years ago
  33254.  
  33255. I understand and agree with the points made by both @Philipp Stäheli
  33256. @Nikolai Tesla. After receiving the last update, I’ll admit I was
  33257. skeptical. This was the 1st of 13 projects I’ve backed (1st on
  33258. indiegogo) that has gotten away with virtually no legitimate
  33259. updates, and no one complained. I came from the failed kickstarter
  33260. and went on to pay for 3 WEDGs so @Team WEDG certainly at this point
  33261. something as trivial as box art/packaging has been made, why not
  33262. share those pics?
  33263.  
  33264.  
  33265.  
  33266.  
  33267. Team WEDG
  33268.  
  33269. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33270.  
  33271. @Philipp Stäheli @Nikolai Tesla I understand your concerns, we don’t
  33272. have any pictures because I guess just haven’t taken any. All of our
  33273. prep work was done before the crowd funding stage with a regimented
  33274. process to follow which was supposed to be fool proof and that’s how
  33275. we’ve been working – with a lot of work offloaded to
  33276. partners/suppliers. We are at the very start of dispute and still
  33277. getting our heads around much of this situation, still I will aim to
  33278. gather some resources asap.
  33279.  
  33280.  
  33281.  
  33282.  
  33283. Nikolai Tesla
  33284.  
  33285. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  33286.  
  33287. Team WEDG, My apologies if I am being a pest to you, but I am
  33288. posting obvious and common concerns. You have not responded to the
  33289. following: “Providing updated information to your “funders” on a
  33290. regular basis and current pictures, videos of the product would calm
  33291. down nerves in the time being. Also, my professional recommendation,
  33292. is to provide a way to receive a refund if the legal issue drags out
  33293. longer than anticipated for those funders that need this option.”
  33294. Your response is appreciated.
  33295.  
  33296.  
  33297.  
  33298.  
  33299. Philipp Stäheli
  33300.  
  33301. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> 2 years ago
  33302.  
  33303. 2/2 employees having a pizza together. In all the 39 updates you
  33304. have never given any proof on whats going on. Why are you so
  33305. secretive? Obviously you do not want to reveal any secrets but a
  33306. little proof of existence here and there is not too much to ask for
  33307. is it? I already had to a couple of times before you released your
  33308. business adress… there is a little voice in my head growing louder
  33309. that asks:
  33310. “Where’s the poop Robin?”
  33311.  
  33312.  
  33313.  
  33314.  
  33315. Philipp Stäheli
  33316.  
  33317. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> 2 years ago
  33318.  
  33319. 1/2 Hey Team Wedg, I love this project and want it very much to succeed.
  33320. But this time I am the devil’s advocate: I want an update where I
  33321. actually see something of the Wedg. Since the beginning of the
  33322. campain I have not seen any new pictures of anything. From the
  33323. multiple campains I have backed mostly on Kickstarter I am used from
  33324. the updates to see all kinds of things: People working in their
  33325. offices, a pile of parts that just arrived, a 3D or a picture of an
  33326. injection mould or even just the
  33327.  
  33328.  
  33329.  
  33330.  
  33331. Team WEDG
  33332.  
  33333. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33334.  
  33335. @Justin Walton thank you for your support and compassion, yes it is
  33336. a very testing time personally and professionally too. All parties
  33337. involved are sympathetic to our situation and want to come to an
  33338. amicable resolution as quickly as possible. The business insurance
  33339. support was a huge relief as you can appreciate.
  33340.  
  33341.  
  33342.  
  33343.  
  33344. Team WEDG
  33345.  
  33346. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33347.  
  33348. @aaddiikk @Nikolai Tesla thank you for your ongoing support; yes
  33349. this is a software issue, we were facing minor delays with shipments
  33350. anyway but knew we could overcome this in production. But when news
  33351. broke of the severity of the claim against us all focus turned
  33352. towards that and we held back on shipments of hardware to avoid
  33353. warehousing costs. Fulfilment is our top priority and we have the
  33354. co-operation of our manufacturing and shipping partners for when we
  33355. start things off again.
  33356.  
  33357.  
  33358.  
  33359.  
  33360. Team WEDG
  33361.  
  33362. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33363.  
  33364. @fia thanks for your support its really appreciated here
  33365.  
  33366.  
  33367.  
  33368.  
  33369. Nikolai Tesla
  33370.  
  33371. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> 2 years ago
  33372.  
  33373. I do agree with the comments made by both aaddiikk and Justin
  33374. Walton. Providing updated information to your “funders” on a regular
  33375. basis and current pictures, videos of the product would calm down
  33376. nerves in the time being. Also, my professional recommendation, is
  33377. to provide a way to receive a refund if the legal issue drags out
  33378. longer than anticipated for those funders that need this option. I
  33379. am a huge supporter of this project and you have my backing as long
  33380. as things are kept transparent.
  33381.  
  33382.  
  33383.  
  33384.  
  33385. Justin Walton
  33386.  
  33387. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  33388.  
  33389. @Shehbaz and Team Wedg. Thank-you for taking time to update us so
  33390. quickly following the disappointing news about the legal position on
  33391. the software. I for one am extremely relieved to hear the legal
  33392. costs will be covered by your business insurance. I think this issue
  33393. has been eating in to your time more than you’re letting on, but
  33394. hope you will be able to continue to provide frequent updates as
  33395. matters develop. It will help stop our nerves fraying!
  33396.  
  33397.  
  33398.  
  33399.  
  33400. aaddiikk
  33401.  
  33402. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> 2 years ago
  33403.  
  33404. Team,
  33405.  
  33406. I’m really sorry about issues that you described in last update and
  33407. you have my full support on that but if I understand the issue
  33408. correctly the showstopper is related to software part. Based on the
  33409. previously published schedule, hardware should be packed and ready
  33410. to be shipped just after the legal issues are resolved. Therefore,
  33411. could you please share some shots from production to ensure us that
  33412. in fact the product is indeed ready and finished?
  33413.  
  33414.  
  33415.  
  33416.  
  33417. blandat
  33418.  
  33419. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6957871> 2 years ago
  33420.  
  33421. Just want to give you my support and think it will all end happily
  33422. for you.
  33423. These things are a pain in the but, and I hope the big company will
  33424. see how absurd this claim of theirs is. Garden leave is a problem.
  33425. They should have sent him/her to some nice tropical island for the
  33426. time suspended…
  33427.  
  33428. But I guess we all can wait for this to solve amicably since we wait
  33429. for something great!
  33430.  
  33431. group hug
  33432.  
  33433.  
  33434.  
  33435.  
  33436. Team WEDG
  33437.  
  33438. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33439.  
  33440. Many of you have suggested that we start a campaign to cover the
  33441. legal costs of this dispute and that you would support us
  33442. financially there too.
  33443.  
  33444. This is a most generous and kind offer and I thank you all very
  33445. dearly for this immense show of solidarity. Fortunately, we have
  33446. business insurance and on Friday 10th April the insurance company
  33447. agreed to accept our claim and so we don’t have to worry about the
  33448. legal and sundry costs involved.
  33449.  
  33450. A huge thank you again.
  33451.  
  33452.  
  33453.  
  33454.  
  33455. Team WEDG
  33456.  
  33457. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33458.  
  33459. @M K not right now we can’t, but we hope that when the matter is
  33460. amicably resolved we will be able to say the parties involved are.
  33461.  
  33462.  
  33463.  
  33464.  
  33465. Team WEDG
  33466.  
  33467. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33468.  
  33469. @Steven Newman yes this is a very stressful time for me and my
  33470. colleagues right now. Your and everyone else’s support is very much
  33471. appreciated, I can’t thank you all enough.
  33472.  
  33473. PS. I’ve been called worse, don’t worry ;)
  33474.  
  33475.  
  33476.  
  33477.  
  33478. Team WEDG
  33479.  
  33480. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33481.  
  33482. @Bryan Walker yes completely agree, and this is also evidence that
  33483. we have presented to the third party to vindicate our actions.
  33484. Absolutely, I can’t say much, but what I want to say and do say will
  33485. for the time being will be vetted by our legal advisers who by the
  33486. way are fight tooth and nail for WEDG.
  33487.  
  33488.  
  33489.  
  33490.  
  33491. Team WEDG
  33492.  
  33493. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33494.  
  33495. @jrogers31 thanks for your comments. I can tell you our legal
  33496. representation has made contact with the agency from an
  33497. investigatory aspect and other reasons.
  33498.  
  33499.  
  33500.  
  33501.  
  33502. Team WEDG
  33503.  
  33504. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33505.  
  33506. @Ken Taylor thank you for your support, much of the code is for WEDG
  33507. core and some of it extends to WEDGNET. I can’t really discuss what
  33508. we can do regarding the developer however re-engineering the project
  33509. is something we have put forward to the third party as a suggested
  33510. resolution to move forward.
  33511.  
  33512.  
  33513.  
  33514.  
  33515. Team WEDG
  33516.  
  33517. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33518.  
  33519. @Veehem the build is complex and my hands are tied to some extent as
  33520. to what I can say regarding the dispute. Nevertheless we all
  33521. appreciate your ongoing support here.
  33522.  
  33523.  
  33524.  
  33525.  
  33526. Team WEDG
  33527.  
  33528. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33529.  
  33530. @Justin Walton for the time being we’re going to wait and see what
  33531. the outcome is and consider our position thereafter. From
  33532. yesterday’s meeting and discussions it was plain to see the third
  33533. party are sympathetic to our cause and are working to free us from
  33534. obligation as soon as possible – without contradicting company
  33535. policy at the same time.
  33536.  
  33537.  
  33538.  
  33539.  
  33540. Team WEDG
  33541.  
  33542. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33543.  
  33544. Dear all
  33545. I’ve just got back online after a day of travelling to London and
  33546. back by car to meet regarding the legal dispute we have. I’m going
  33547. to review the comments, respond to emails from backers and post an
  33548. update shortly after that.
  33549.  
  33550. Thank you for your patience.
  33551. Shehbaz
  33552.  
  33553.  
  33554.  
  33555.  
  33556. M K
  33557.  
  33558. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> 2 years ago
  33559.  
  33560. Hi,
  33561.  
  33562. Can you disclose the name of company that is giving you (and many
  33563. more) headaches?
  33564.  
  33565.  
  33566.  
  33567.  
  33568. Steven Newman
  33569.  
  33570. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> 2 years ago
  33571.  
  33572. Of course, the moment I click POST I realize I’ve misspelled your
  33573. name. My apologies. :)
  33574.  
  33575.  
  33576.  
  33577.  
  33578. Steven Newman
  33579.  
  33580. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> 2 years ago
  33581.  
  33582. Shebaz, I can’t imagine the feeling in the pit of your stomach that
  33583. you all must be feeling right now, on the verge of jumping off with
  33584. the new product.
  33585.  
  33586. I’ve read the comments by Bryan Walker, jrogers31, and Ken Taylor
  33587. below and agree with each of them. I’m sure you’ve considered all of
  33588. these things as well.
  33589.  
  33590. I just want you to know that you have my support. I believe in you
  33591. and your team. I’ll be praying for a speedy resolution that is
  33592. favorable for you guys. Hang in there!
  33593.  
  33594.  
  33595.  
  33596.  
  33597. jrogers31
  33598.  
  33599. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  33600.  
  33601. The agency that provided this individual must come under scrutiny
  33602. also as it appears that there was a failure of due diligence in the
  33603. checks carried out by the agency and your company before hiring this
  33604. individual.
  33605.  
  33606.  
  33607.  
  33608.  
  33609. jrogers31
  33610.  
  33611. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> 2 years ago
  33612.  
  33613. I hope you get the matter resolved with no on going issues. Having
  33614. read your statement it occurred to me that the ‘gardening leave’ may
  33615. have been a convenient means by which the other company could take
  33616. the opportunity to deliberately plant this individual into your
  33617. company at a critical time in the development of the product for the
  33618. purpose of disrupting your plans, getting access to your IP and
  33619. access to other confidential information.
  33620.  
  33621.  
  33622.  
  33623.  
  33624. Ken Taylor
  33625.  
  33626. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> 2 years ago
  33627.  
  33628. Hi Shehbaz and Team
  33629. Sorry to hear about the legal issues. I hope they can be quickly
  33630. resolved
  33631. If you cant resolve this I hope you can recover any costs from the
  33632. developer (false representation ?)
  33633. In the worst case. If they wont agree to a deal can you get a new
  33634. developer to recode this section with no reference to the disputed
  33635. code (using clean room reverse engineering) or cant it be re engineered
  33636. is the disputed code on the WEDG or on WEDGnet
  33637. Good Luck, please keep us updated
  33638. Thanks Ken
  33639.  
  33640.  
  33641.  
  33642.  
  33643. Veehem
  33644.  
  33645. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> 2 years ago
  33646.  
  33647. PART 4 Now, I hope you will quickly overtake the legal problem, and
  33648. on a opensource base could build a big community (users &
  33649. contributors) around this beautiful product. (End of comment)
  33650.  
  33651.  
  33652.  
  33653.  
  33654. Veehem
  33655.  
  33656. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> 2 years ago
  33657.  
  33658. PART 3 Have a look e.g. the join venture between LaBriqueInter.net
  33659. [FR] (http://labriqueinter.net/) a hardware and Yunohost [EN]
  33660. (https://yunohost.org/#/docs_en) a simple self hosting platform. On
  33661. this project, everyone may buy the whole thing or build it by
  33662. himself (hardware, software are opensource). You probably know some
  33663. other project like that.
  33664. (…)
  33665.  
  33666.  
  33667.  
  33668.  
  33669. Veehem
  33670.  
  33671. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> 2 years ago
  33672.  
  33673. PART 2 (on two ways:
  33674. ) 1/ Many people are concern about privacy and don’t have the time
  33675. or the competences for this purpose. They are ready to pay for a
  33676. “out of the box” hardware & software AND regular updates. Only big
  33677. commercial company can offer that BUT
  33678. 2/ Some people are already able to build this kind of system AND are
  33679. also ready to give a hand to a hardware & software which could
  33680. attend a general public audience. They are already doing that in
  33681. many opensource project
  33682. (…)
  33683.  
  33684.  
  33685.  
  33686.  
  33687. Veehem
  33688.  
  33689. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> 2 years ago
  33690.  
  33691. PART1/ Sorry to hear about the legal issue. But as I said in
  33692. previous comments, the code should be opensource from the firsts
  33693. days. This would probably avoid the legal problem.
  33694. And for the future I insist how it’s important.
  33695. I’m supporting Wedg, not because I need it but because I think this
  33696. kind of product is very important and need to be distributed on two
  33697. ways:
  33698. (…)
  33699.  
  33700.  
  33701.  
  33702.  
  33703. Justin Walton
  33704.  
  33705. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707801> 2 years ago
  33706.  
  33707. I’m sorry to hear about the IP issues you’re having with the
  33708. software. Will you be re-flashing the stock of WEDG units to a
  33709. pre-production version unaffected by this dispute and shipping them?
  33710. Or are you waiting to see if the dispute can be quickly resolved?
  33711.  
  33712.  
  33713.  
  33714.  
  33715. Team WEDG
  33716.  
  33717. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33718.  
  33719. rpolan01 please drop us an email at infowedg.co with your PayPal
  33720. email address and we’ll get them out to you.
  33721.  
  33722.  
  33723.  
  33724.  
  33725. rpolan01
  33726.  
  33727. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4475929> 2 years ago
  33728.  
  33729. I also did not receive a survey either…
  33730.  
  33731.  
  33732.  
  33733.  
  33734. Team WEDG
  33735.  
  33736. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33737.  
  33738. Haitham Gad and @Heiko Zeller please drop us an email at infowedg.co
  33739. with your PayPal email address and we’ll fire the surveys out to you.
  33740.  
  33741.  
  33742.  
  33743.  
  33744. Heiko Zeller
  33745.  
  33746. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8715891> 2 years ago
  33747.  
  33748. Hi Wedg Team, I did not Receiver the Survey also.
  33749.  
  33750.  
  33751.  
  33752.  
  33753. Haitham Gad
  33754.  
  33755. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8733244> 2 years ago
  33756.  
  33757. Hi @TeamWEDGE, I didn’t receive the survey either.
  33758.  
  33759.  
  33760.  
  33761.  
  33762. Team WEDG
  33763.  
  33764. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33765.  
  33766. @MyWorks Design sorry for the delay, Shehbaz is drafting an update
  33767. right now and will post shortly. Thank you for your patience.
  33768.  
  33769.  
  33770.  
  33771.  
  33772. Team WEDG
  33773.  
  33774. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33775.  
  33776. Johan Wijngaard apologies you haven't received the survey, you're
  33777. not alone. The survey will come from surveymonkey.com with the
  33778. sender's address as infowedg.co.
  33779.  
  33780. Please send us your PayPal email address at [email protected] and we’ll
  33781. get the surveys out to you.
  33782.  
  33783.  
  33784.  
  33785.  
  33786. Team WEDG
  33787.  
  33788. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33789.  
  33790. @Francisco Alvarez don’t worry about that for now, you’re not alone
  33791. and we will be contacting backers in the same situation in time.
  33792.  
  33793.  
  33794.  
  33795.  
  33796. Team WEDG
  33797.  
  33798. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33799.  
  33800. @db thanks db, think its because the fund raising has ended, so
  33801. links to the perks are broken. Will fix it.
  33802.  
  33803.  
  33804.  
  33805.  
  33806. MyWorks Design
  33807.  
  33808. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> 2 years ago
  33809.  
  33810. Any update, guys? We’re getting excited!
  33811.  
  33812.  
  33813.  
  33814.  
  33815. Johan Wijngaard
  33816.  
  33817. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2469755> 2 years ago
  33818.  
  33819. Hi Team off the Wedge,
  33820.  
  33821. I have also not yet received a survey!
  33822.  
  33823. Please try to work on it if you published it in a update. We are all
  33824. waiting on the WEDG so we can install it on the network at home. And
  33825. can use it to storage, mail, backup ect.
  33826.  
  33827. I still believe this the solution for me as home worker ect.
  33828.  
  33829. But you must inform us as we are the people how has believe and
  33830. trust in your story and have made a “Perk” to get a ready product.
  33831.  
  33832. Regards
  33833.  
  33834. Johan
  33835.  
  33836.  
  33837.  
  33838.  
  33839. Francisco Alvarez
  33840.  
  33841. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8814221> 2 years ago
  33842.  
  33843. I forgot the shipping payment! Sorry! How could I pay it?
  33844. Thank you,
  33845.  
  33846.  
  33847.  
  33848.  
  33849. db
  33850.  
  33851. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706846> 2 years ago
  33852.  
  33853. Just 4 your Information – the Links for Preorder on wedg.co does not
  33854. work anymore.
  33855.  
  33856.  
  33857.  
  33858.  
  33859. Team WEDG
  33860.  
  33861. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33862.  
  33863. @aaddiikk we’re just in the process of putting some details together.
  33864.  
  33865.  
  33866.  
  33867.  
  33868. aaddiikk
  33869.  
  33870. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> 2 years ago
  33871.  
  33872. Hi team,
  33873.  
  33874. Could you please update us, the backers about where we are?
  33875. According to the schedule youve published a month ago, today
  33876. shipping of wedg should start where actually I dont even see the app
  33877. in stores (which also takes some time). Tease us a bit with some
  33878. photos/screenshots, updated schedule etc.
  33879.  
  33880. Cant wait for my wedg! :)
  33881.  
  33882.  
  33883.  
  33884.  
  33885. Team WEDG
  33886.  
  33887. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33888.  
  33889. @1sgmgn April 2015!
  33890.  
  33891.  
  33892.  
  33893.  
  33894. 1sgmgn
  33895.  
  33896. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4356995> 2 years ago
  33897.  
  33898. When does it Ship?
  33899.  
  33900.  
  33901.  
  33902.  
  33903. Team WEDG
  33904.  
  33905. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33906.  
  33907. Philipp Stäheli, @ZHUO YANG please email us at infowedg.co quoting
  33908. your PayPal email address and we’ll send the survey out to you again.
  33909.  
  33910.  
  33911.  
  33912.  
  33913. ZHUO YANG
  33914.  
  33915. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8355345> 2 years ago
  33916.  
  33917. Haven’t received a survey either..
  33918.  
  33919.  
  33920.  
  33921.  
  33922. Philipp Stäheli
  33923.  
  33924. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> 2 years ago
  33925.  
  33926. Haven’t received a survey either..
  33927.  
  33928.  
  33929.  
  33930.  
  33931. Patrick Jones
  33932.  
  33933. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5225415> 2 years ago
  33934.  
  33935. Hello,
  33936. I have not received the survey yet, is there a problem?
  33937. Thanks and Happy Easter?
  33938.  
  33939.  
  33940.  
  33941.  
  33942. James Taylor
  33943.  
  33944. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5657565> 2 years ago
  33945.  
  33946. Just got (and returned) the survey – thank you! I did not understand
  33947. the “put your email address in the comments section” on the hard
  33948. drive/T-shirt survey (there is no comments section, just a place to
  33949. say what to do with the second shirt, for us literal types…). I
  33950. tried to modify it, but I can’t (“you’ve already taken this
  33951. survey.”). So here is the repeat: I said “chose a hard drive for me”
  33952. and "I want both shirts blue, XL, and “His”). Address is j c t at m
  33953. a c dot c o m.
  33954.  
  33955.  
  33956.  
  33957.  
  33958. Team WEDG
  33959.  
  33960. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33961.  
  33962. @Steven Newman thank you Steven! Have a good Easter break!
  33963.  
  33964.  
  33965.  
  33966.  
  33967. Steven Newman
  33968.  
  33969. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> 2 years ago
  33970.  
  33971. Happy Easter, guys! So thrilled we are so close to seeing your
  33972. vision made real!
  33973.  
  33974.  
  33975.  
  33976.  
  33977. Team WEDG
  33978.  
  33979. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33980.  
  33981. Hey guys
  33982. Just an FYI we have a public holiday starting Friday 3rd April in
  33983. the UK and until Tuesday 7th. During this time we’ll be operating on
  33984. skeleton staff at varied times and so responses to emails and
  33985. comments may be subject to delay in .
  33986.  
  33987.  
  33988.  
  33989.  
  33990. Team WEDG
  33991.  
  33992. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  33993.  
  33994. @Steven Newman good question. We currently have a 3 bad passwords
  33995. and 15 minute lock out from that IP address, followed by 2-step auth
  33996. attempts. But all quantities are variable, so you can set for
  33997. example 3 bad password attempts or 10 followed by 15 minute lockout
  33998. or no lockout.
  33999.  
  34000.  
  34001.  
  34002.  
  34003. Team WEDG
  34004.  
  34005. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  34006.  
  34007. @db shortly after we go in to production next week we’ll have a
  34008. better idea of exact date. PR team are hard at work for this working
  34009. with retailers that we’ll be announcing partnerships with.
  34010.  
  34011.  
  34012.  
  34013.  
  34014. Steven Newman
  34015.  
  34016. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> 2 years ago
  34017.  
  34018. Hey, a question just came to mind. I am currently using a Synology
  34019. device to handle my mail. One of the security features I like is
  34020. that I can set how many bad password attempts in a given time frame
  34021. from an IP address will get the IP locked out for a period of time.
  34022.  
  34023. So three bad passwords in fifteen minutes from a given IP get it
  34024. blacklisted for 30 days. Or what have you.
  34025.  
  34026. Will WEDG have anything similar?
  34027.  
  34028. Thanks!
  34029. Steven
  34030.  
  34031.  
  34032.  
  34033.  
  34034. db
  34035.  
  34036. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706846> 2 years ago
  34037.  
  34038. hi, could you tell us when the feature presentation is planned for
  34039. your launch?
  34040.  
  34041.  
  34042.  
  34043.  
  34044. Team WEDG
  34045.  
  34046. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  34047.  
  34048. George G please email us at infowedg.co confirming your PayPal email
  34049. address
  34050.  
  34051.  
  34052.  
  34053.  
  34054. Team WEDG
  34055.  
  34056. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  34057.  
  34058. @David Aldred yep that’s cool
  34059.  
  34060.  
  34061.  
  34062.  
  34063. George G
  34064.  
  34065. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5941051> 2 years ago
  34066.  
  34067. Hi, i have also not received a survey
  34068.  
  34069.  
  34070.  
  34071.  
  34072. David Aldred
  34073.  
  34074. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> 2 years ago
  34075.  
  34076. I got the emails, but didn’t complete the form, as I’ve got the
  34077. diskless version – assume that’s ok?
  34078.  
  34079.  
  34080.  
  34081.  
  34082. Team WEDG
  34083.  
  34084. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  34085.  
  34086. @Gordon Keys no issue with emails our side, coming in thick and fast
  34087. every minute. Please try again, maybe from another account if you
  34088. have one? We just need you to confirm your PayPal email address as
  34089. thats where we send surveys.
  34090.  
  34091.  
  34092.  
  34093.  
  34094. Gordon Keys
  34095.  
  34096. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> 2 years ago
  34097.  
  34098. email at infowedg.co doesn’t seem to be working. Just got bounced
  34099. twice! I’ve not got my survey yet either. Wondered why it had gone
  34100. quiet!
  34101.  
  34102.  
  34103.  
  34104.  
  34105. Team WEDG
  34106.  
  34107. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner 2 years ago
  34108.  
  34109. M K please drop us an email at infowedg.co verifying your PayPal
  34110. email address and we’ll get it out to you asap.
  34111.  
  34112.  
  34113.  
  34114.  
  34115. M K
  34116.  
  34117. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> 2 years ago
  34118.  
  34119. Hi, i have also not received a survey.
  34120.  
  34121.  
  34122.  
  34123.  
  34124. Team WEDG
  34125.  
  34126. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34127. years ago
  34128.  
  34129. @Bryan Walker thanks Brian, have just replied to your email this minute.
  34130.  
  34131.  
  34132.  
  34133.  
  34134. Team WEDG
  34135.  
  34136. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34137. years ago
  34138.  
  34139. smadyk think we have an email from you and have sent the survey. If
  34140. not please email us at infowedg.co
  34141.  
  34142.  
  34143.  
  34144.  
  34145. smadyk
  34146.  
  34147. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7989688> over 2 years ago
  34148.  
  34149. Hi, I don’t know if I wrote this before. So only to be sure.
  34150. I didn’t receive the survey, could you send me, please?
  34151.  
  34152.  
  34153.  
  34154.  
  34155. Team WEDG
  34156.  
  34157. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34158. years ago
  34159.  
  34160. @Ken Taylor, @mark saunders apologies you haven’t received the
  34161. survey. I will send you a link by email.
  34162.  
  34163. everyone else - if you haven't received the survey please email your
  34164. PayPal email address (this is the email address we collect via
  34165. Indiegogo) to infowedg.co and I will send you the survey on Sunday
  34166. morning.
  34167.  
  34168. The survey will be sent from [email protected] and will contain
  34169. Surveymonkey.com URLs.
  34170.  
  34171.  
  34172.  
  34173.  
  34174. mark saunders
  34175.  
  34176. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8466324> over 2 years ago
  34177.  
  34178. Hi Shehbaz and WEDG team,
  34179. I have checked my emails & my junk folder also I have not received
  34180. any emails about surveys. I believe I found the reason why and i
  34181. sent an email to: [email protected] with my PayPal email addresses. As
  34182. far as I know I have not received any surveys but maybe my fault
  34183. with that, and sent email should explain. Can wait to get my WEDG !!!
  34184.  
  34185. Thanks again
  34186. Mark
  34187.  
  34188.  
  34189.  
  34190.  
  34191. Ken Taylor
  34192.  
  34193. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  34194.  
  34195. Hi Shehbaz,
  34196. I have checked my emails & my junk folder & then to double check I
  34197. went and checked the server & I have not received any emails about
  34198. surveys.
  34199. the last email I got was the email saying that you were sending a
  34200. survey later in the week so it looks like I have missed 2 surveys
  34201. the one that closed today & the one that closes on Sunday
  34202. As previously discussed I need to know the HDD choices. & I
  34203. definitely want to choose the colour & anything else that was on the
  34204. form
  34205. Regards
  34206. Ken
  34207.  
  34208.  
  34209.  
  34210.  
  34211. Team WEDG
  34212.  
  34213. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34214. years ago
  34215.  
  34216. @Gatto Fontainäou the thought hadn’t even crossed my mind. Thank you
  34217. all the same : ) Will get back to you over email.
  34218.  
  34219.  
  34220.  
  34221.  
  34222. Gatto Fontainäou
  34223.  
  34224. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/604966> over 2 years ago
  34225.  
  34226. @Shehbaz, thank for you comment, I sent you an email.
  34227. And btw – as the written text can always be misinterpreted – my last
  34228. comment was meant to be a joke (and by no means a reproach). Cheers
  34229.  
  34230.  
  34231.  
  34232.  
  34233. Team WEDG
  34234.  
  34235. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34236. years ago
  34237.  
  34238. @Gatto Fontainäou the survey was sent to the email address connected
  34239. to your PayPal account. Can you double check you haven’t received
  34240. it, if you haven’t I’ll send you a link again.
  34241.  
  34242. Please email us at [email protected] with your PayPal email address.
  34243.  
  34244.  
  34245.  
  34246.  
  34247. Gatto Fontainäou
  34248.  
  34249. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/604966> over 2 years ago
  34250.  
  34251. @Shehbaz, did I miss something important? 3 days ago (update 38) you
  34252. said: " we’ll be sending out the survey this week" and now you say
  34253. it closed 1.5 hours ago?
  34254. I was waiting impatiently and never received any link to the survey.
  34255. Shall I go to search for an ophthalmologist already?
  34256.  
  34257.  
  34258.  
  34259.  
  34260. Team WEDG
  34261.  
  34262. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34263. years ago
  34264.  
  34265. Hey guys!
  34266.  
  34267. Just a heads up, because we set the survey out a little late, you
  34268. have till 6PM UK today to complete and submit your HDD choices.
  34269.  
  34270. After which time, you will be sent a WEDG with the most popular hard
  34271. drive and blue, medium his t-shirt where applicable.
  34272.  
  34273. The WEDG colour choices survey is open until Sunday 29 March 9PM.
  34274.  
  34275. Thanks!
  34276.  
  34277.  
  34278.  
  34279.  
  34280. Team WEDG
  34281.  
  34282. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34283. years ago
  34284.  
  34285. @Gatto Fontainäou just an FYI the survey closes at 6PM UK time, so
  34286. if you haven’t decided yet you still have just over 1 hour to submit
  34287. your choices.
  34288.  
  34289. Yes, two separate hdd models can be used to RAID – even two separate
  34290. capacities but the lowest capacity is volume limit.
  34291.  
  34292. Hope that helps!
  34293.  
  34294.  
  34295.  
  34296.  
  34297. Gatto Fontainäou
  34298.  
  34299. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/604966> over 2 years ago
  34300.  
  34301. So, we will be able to configure RAID1 or not use RAID at all –
  34302. that’s awesome, but after reading some statistics about HDD failures
  34303. I wonder if it would be possible to use two different HDDs in the
  34304. RAID1 configuration? I mean same capacity, but from different
  34305. manufacturers? If yes, will we be able to choose that in the survey?
  34306. (sorry, if it’s been answered earlier).
  34307. I’m still hesitating to upgrade for 2tb, but wouldn’t like to use
  34308. RAID mirroring if the benefits are statistically negligible ;)
  34309.  
  34310.  
  34311.  
  34312.  
  34313. Team WEDG
  34314.  
  34315. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34316. years ago
  34317.  
  34318. @Brian, Hi! Yes that Amazon would be fine location to send your
  34319. backup archives to, as the archive is encrypted – its a password
  34320. protected .zip file.
  34321.  
  34322. With regards to selective backup, yes it is possible as the backup
  34323. solution allows you to select files and folders to capture in the
  34324. back, but that selection is not made by encrypted/not encrypted I’m
  34325. afraid.
  34326.  
  34327.  
  34328.  
  34329.  
  34330. Brian
  34331.  
  34332. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4535871> over 2 years ago
  34333.  
  34334. https://www.amazon.com/buttdrive/home/
  34335.  
  34336. With Amazon offering unlimited butt storage, is that a viable way to
  34337. backup the WEDG? Can we set it up to only backup “public”
  34338. information on the server to my butt, and leave the encrypted,
  34339. private things local only?
  34340.  
  34341.  
  34342.  
  34343.  
  34344. Team WEDG
  34345.  
  34346. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34347. years ago
  34348.  
  34349. fia yes you can, you'll need to pay the difference between your
  34350. chosen Perk and WEDG Pro with Intel +1TB +£56. Please drop us an
  34351. email at infowedg.co when you have done this so we can make a note
  34352. on our side for the change to your order.
  34353.  
  34354.  
  34355.  
  34356.  
  34357. blandat
  34358.  
  34359. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6957871> over 2 years ago
  34360.  
  34361. I selected a wedg withour HDD since I wanted 2TB, now that you can
  34362. offer that, can I add it now? Is it an option in the upcoming survety?
  34363.  
  34364.  
  34365.  
  34366.  
  34367. Team WEDG
  34368.  
  34369. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34370. years ago
  34371.  
  34372. @David Aldred watch this space! ;)
  34373.  
  34374. RE HDD, there is enough space to stack two 15mm HDDs with approx.
  34375. 2.5mm amount of space between them after the guides/rails.
  34376.  
  34377.  
  34378.  
  34379.  
  34380. David Aldred
  34381.  
  34382. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  34383.  
  34384. Sorry, another HDD question.
  34385.  
  34386. Will it take 15mm HDD, 9mm or either?
  34387.  
  34388.  
  34389.  
  34390.  
  34391. David Aldred
  34392.  
  34393. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  34394.  
  34395. What might be a really good way to showcase the hardware & software,
  34396. is a bit of a dropbox v OneDrive v Google Drive v OwnButt v Wedg
  34397. comparison, pointing out cost / storage / security as well as
  34398. specific features (apps, auto-upload, offline etc).
  34399.  
  34400. Would really help those who are hooked to dropbox et al make the
  34401. plunge if they knew they’d get the same functionality, plus other
  34402. stuff on top.
  34403.  
  34404. ps – getting excited now!
  34405.  
  34406.  
  34407.  
  34408.  
  34409. Team WEDG
  34410.  
  34411. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34412. years ago
  34413.  
  34414. @spencer robinson sorry for the late . I went away for the
  34415. weekend and I’m catching up on public and private comments. I’d love
  34416. to show you something right now but we have a feature presentation
  34417. planned for our launch so coincide with social media and PR
  34418. activities and really want to make an impact with that.
  34419.  
  34420. The wait is worth it I assure you and we appreciate your patience
  34421. and excitement :)
  34422.  
  34423.  
  34424.  
  34425.  
  34426. spencer robinson
  34427.  
  34428. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> over 2 years ago
  34429.  
  34430. Show me some eye candy!! (No im not posting on the wrong site)
  34431.  
  34432. I know the actual release date will soon be here but i cant wait!
  34433.  
  34434. Can you not give us some screen shots of the software as it stands
  34435. (it most be nearly there, though i do understand not 100% finalized)
  34436.  
  34437. Come on tease us all a bit
  34438.  
  34439.  
  34440.  
  34441.  
  34442. David Aldred
  34443.  
  34444. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  34445.  
  34446. excellent, thanks – best get myself some drives then!
  34447.  
  34448.  
  34449.  
  34450.  
  34451. Team WEDG
  34452.  
  34453. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34454. years ago
  34455.  
  34456. @David Aldred yes there is an ‘offline’ mode as such as described,
  34457. we’re actually reviewing our user manual document and on that very
  34458. topic right now! Spooky!
  34459.  
  34460. HDDs are 2.5" not 3.5" and are standard SATA drives. Yes even with
  34461. the RAID component installed you can operate two independent drives
  34462. of different storage capability.
  34463.  
  34464. Hope that helps!
  34465.  
  34466.  
  34467.  
  34468.  
  34469. David Aldred
  34470.  
  34471. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  34472.  
  34473. Can you remind me… is there an offline-files mode? ie, a folder or
  34474. flag I can assign to files that I want to be saved locally and
  34475. synced as required? Will come in handy for larger spreadsheets etc
  34476. than having to pull from the the network each time. (Similar to
  34477. OwnButt if you’re familiar?)
  34478.  
  34479. And I know I keep asking about HDD’s – but they’re standard 3.5"
  34480. right? And for those getting the raid option, I can configure in
  34481. raid 0 or no raid at all, with different disk capacities?
  34482.  
  34483.  
  34484.  
  34485.  
  34486. Team WEDG
  34487.  
  34488. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34489. years ago
  34490.  
  34491. @Ken Taylor 5400rpm drives are not included in our discussions with
  34492. suppliers, so rest assured no on will get a 5400rpm drive. If when
  34493. the survey is sent funding has ended, we could always take payment
  34494. via alternative means – but lets see what drives we bring to the
  34495. table ;)
  34496.  
  34497. Thank you for your support Ken (Y)
  34498.  
  34499.  
  34500.  
  34501.  
  34502. Ken Taylor
  34503.  
  34504. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  34505.  
  34506. @Team Wedg
  34507. Thanks that helps I hope the survey comes out before funding
  34508. finishes as depending on drive specs i may need to up funding to 2x
  34509. 2TB drives (but not for Toshiba MQ @5400rpm drives)
  34510. Great to know the office suite will make it , (My pref Libra office)
  34511. I hope “Active sync” will also make it at some point (revisit
  34512. option). As i guess we cant just app get install Z-push / O-Push /
  34513. Syncroton on the server
  34514. Great Project cant wait to get my hand on my WEDG .. Next month
  34515. Thanks Ken
  34516.  
  34517.  
  34518.  
  34519.  
  34520. Team WEDG
  34521.  
  34522. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34523. years ago
  34524.  
  34525. @Ken Taylor we are currently negotiating hard drive brands and
  34526. models so that you the backers can pick the drives you want in your
  34527. WEDG, This applies for 1TB and 2TB drives. We plan to send out a
  34528. survey which will collect this information from you as well as
  34529. identify which hard drive brands and models we have access to. Hope
  34530. that helps!
  34531.  
  34532.  
  34533.  
  34534.  
  34535. Ken Taylor
  34536.  
  34537. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  34538.  
  34539. Hi Shehbaz,
  34540. In a to @David Aldred you recommend drives over 72000rpm but
  34541. in the update “2TERABYTE TO BE OR NOT 2TERABYTE TO BE” you say the
  34542. drives available for 2TB are Toshiba MQ series @5400RPM can you let
  34543. us know which drives will be used for the 2TB raid version as this
  34544. may make a difference to my funding level,
  34545. Thanks Ken
  34546.  
  34547.  
  34548.  
  34549.  
  34550. Team WEDG
  34551.  
  34552. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34553. years ago
  34554.  
  34555. @Ken Taylor continued funding does count towards the stretch goals
  34556. and that’s why we left the graphic on the project. But it doesn’t
  34557. look like it’ll happen as we’ll be closing the project here on the
  34558. day we start manufacturing.
  34559.  
  34560. The good news is we are committed to producing the Office suite and
  34561. so will take this on after Indiegogo fulfilment (and a short break!).
  34562.  
  34563.  
  34564.  
  34565.  
  34566. Ken Taylor
  34567.  
  34568. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  34569.  
  34570. £4,957 to go until the Office suite stretch goal is unlocked if the
  34571. continued funding counts towards the stretch goals?
  34572. If this does not count or is not reached is it still something that
  34573. will be developed for the Wedg as time permits after launch?
  34574.  
  34575.  
  34576.  
  34577.  
  34578. Alex Stamp
  34579.  
  34580. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> over 2 years ago
  34581.  
  34582. Hey Guys,
  34583.  
  34584. Looking forward to getting my Wedg, just a thought for the feature
  34585. wishlist. Onedrive currently allows you to use “smart files” on
  34586. windows 8.1. This just allows you to designate certain files and
  34587. folders in the onedrive folder as online only, so it just pulls
  34588. those files across when you want them. I appreciate it wouldn’t be
  34589. at launch and probably fairly difficult to implement period but it
  34590. would be a cool feature to have as a possibility for the future.
  34591.  
  34592. Thanks,
  34593.  
  34594. Alex
  34595.  
  34596.  
  34597.  
  34598.  
  34599. Team WEDG
  34600.  
  34601. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34602. years ago
  34603.  
  34604. Bryan Walker apologies for the late , I didn’t receive an alert
  34605. to the new comments. Do you mind me asking what the similar device
  34606. was? :) In response to your question, we collected shipping
  34607. addresses at checkout but if you've moved since then pretty much as
  34608. @Pierre Lang said - just drop us an email at infowedg.co and we’ll
  34609. confirm or update your address.
  34610.  
  34611.  
  34612.  
  34613.  
  34614. Team WEDG
  34615.  
  34616. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34617. years ago
  34618.  
  34619. @David Aldred apologies for the late , I didn’t receive an
  34620. alert to the new comments. To answer your question; those with
  34621. drive-less WEDG we would recommend drives over 72,000RPM – we didn’t
  34622. find any advantages between cache sizes.
  34623.  
  34624. Those with referral commissions will be contacted directly by email
  34625. post-shipping.
  34626.  
  34627.  
  34628.  
  34629.  
  34630. Pierre Lang
  34631.  
  34632. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 2 years ago
  34633.  
  34634. @Bryan Walker: see update from 25 days ago:
  34635. “Going somewhere?
  34636.  
  34637. Many of you have contacted us to say you’ve relocated and need to
  34638. change your shipping address. If you are relocating or when you do,
  34639. please email us at [email protected] with your PayPal email address, new
  34640. shipping address and current or the shipping address you had when
  34641. you first Contributed and we’ll make the changes our side."
  34642.  
  34643.  
  34644.  
  34645.  
  34646. David Aldred
  34647.  
  34648. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  34649.  
  34650. Great update – shipping early April is a great result vs target of
  34651. March.
  34652.  
  34653. couple of questions…
  34654.  
  34655. - Sure it’s been covered in the past, but what are the recommended
  34656. specs for HDD’s for those of us buying diskless?
  34657.  
  34658. - Again, this may have been discussed, but what happens to our
  34659. referrals commission (from the 1st affiliate program that was ran)?
  34660.  
  34661.  
  34662.  
  34663.  
  34664. scott.henderson
  34665.  
  34666. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  34667.  
  34668. Thank you for the detailed update!
  34669.  
  34670.  
  34671.  
  34672.  
  34673. scott.henderson
  34674.  
  34675. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  34676.  
  34677. Great to hear the project is still on target.
  34678.  
  34679.  
  34680.  
  34681.  
  34682. Team WEDG
  34683.  
  34684. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34685. years ago
  34686.  
  34687. @scott.henderson love your excitement! I have an update all drafted
  34688. out and ready post, it just needs the specifics from suppliers and
  34689. others partners regarding dates for example so I can share those
  34690. with everyone. I haven’t had all the details through yet but have
  34691. been promised results for the weekend.
  34692.  
  34693. I assure you’re not behind on schedule, things might be occurring in
  34694. a different order compared to how originally planned but
  34695. nevertheless we are on target.
  34696.  
  34697.  
  34698.  
  34699.  
  34700. scott.henderson
  34701.  
  34702. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  34703.  
  34704. I’m another Scott looking for an update! :) Based on the past one,
  34705. it appears things are running about 2-3 months behind schedule.
  34706. Hopefully the update promised for the end of this week (today or
  34707. tomorrow) shines a better light on the progress.
  34708.  
  34709. January to Early February
  34710. Mass Production
  34711. Flash Firmware to Boards with QA
  34712.  
  34713. February to Early March
  34714. Assembly and Packaging
  34715. Ship to WEDG
  34716.  
  34717. A supporter simply excited and busting at the seams to get a hold of
  34718. his two WEDGgies. :P
  34719.  
  34720.  
  34721.  
  34722.  
  34723. Team WEDG
  34724.  
  34725. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34726. years ago
  34727.  
  34728. @Scott McQueen hi Scott, I’m waiting back from others so I have
  34729. something worthwhile to report back on updates with rather than
  34730. ’we’re hard at work’ responses. Having said that though we are hard
  34731. at work! I hope to have an update mid-end of this week.
  34732.  
  34733.  
  34734.  
  34735.  
  34736. Scott McQueen
  34737.  
  34738. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  34739.  
  34740. Any more updates due, it’s been a bit quiet in here lately ?
  34741.  
  34742.  
  34743.  
  34744.  
  34745. Team WEDG
  34746.  
  34747. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34748. years ago
  34749.  
  34750. @M K yep you can add a signature in the web interface and via your
  34751. mail client
  34752.  
  34753.  
  34754.  
  34755.  
  34756. M K
  34757.  
  34758. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  34759.  
  34760. I’m interested in stickers!
  34761.  
  34762. Are you planning to add a WEDG email signature for users?
  34763.  
  34764.  
  34765.  
  34766.  
  34767. Team WEDG
  34768.  
  34769. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34770. years ago
  34771.  
  34772. Gaston Cardey drop us an email at infowedg.co with details of your
  34773. contribution and we can look into that for you ;)
  34774.  
  34775.  
  34776.  
  34777.  
  34778. Gaston Cardey
  34779.  
  34780. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 2 years ago
  34781.  
  34782. Hi!
  34783. I think that the T shirts are no included in my pledge. Is it
  34784. possible to include a couple at some cost?
  34785. Hope you get well in no time!
  34786. Wishing that time go faster so I can get the WEDG.
  34787. Thanks!
  34788.  
  34789.  
  34790.  
  34791.  
  34792. Team WEDG
  34793.  
  34794. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34795. years ago
  34796.  
  34797. @aaddiikk thank you :)
  34798.  
  34799.  
  34800.  
  34801.  
  34802. aaddiikk
  34803.  
  34804. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> over 2 years ago
  34805.  
  34806. Thanks for almost instant and I wish you a speedy recovery!
  34807.  
  34808.  
  34809.  
  34810.  
  34811. Team WEDG
  34812.  
  34813. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34814. years ago
  34815.  
  34816. @aaddiikk yes I am in the process of compiling an update with
  34817. feedback from the team. I’ve been very ill since late last year with
  34818. a virus but well on the road to recovery now so comms will be more
  34819. frequent from now on.
  34820.  
  34821. The team have been hard at work according to the plan nevertheless.
  34822.  
  34823. Hope to post a complete update tomorrow!
  34824.  
  34825.  
  34826.  
  34827.  
  34828. aaddiikk
  34829.  
  34830. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> over 2 years ago
  34831.  
  34832. WEDG,
  34833.  
  34834. Don’t you think that it would be a good idea to post an update to
  34835. all backers about what is happening behind the stage? Just to ensure
  34836. us that you are still alive and ‘on track’ with the schedule? I’m
  34837. really curious whats happening there… :)
  34838.  
  34839.  
  34840.  
  34841.  
  34842. Team WEDG
  34843.  
  34844. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34845. years ago
  34846.  
  34847. @slimchan thank you for your support! We are hard at work and
  34848. committed to the late March/early April shipping date. We will have
  34849. a more accurate idea of dates closer to manufacture.
  34850.  
  34851. If anything changes, of course we will alert and update our backers
  34852. accordingly.
  34853.  
  34854.  
  34855.  
  34856.  
  34857. CHAN SZE LIM
  34858.  
  34859. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6990832> over 2 years ago
  34860.  
  34861. Sorry WEDG,
  34862.  
  34863. I pledged both your KS and indiegogo campigns. Do you have any
  34864. update regarding the shipping date? Thanks.
  34865.  
  34866.  
  34867.  
  34868.  
  34869. Team WEDG
  34870.  
  34871. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34872. years ago
  34873.  
  34874. @Philip Stäheli of course WEDGNET will be free while we’re
  34875. campaigning on Indiegogo. And yes to regarding forwarding messages
  34876. to one another, you can set this up in the WEDGNET control panel :)
  34877.  
  34878.  
  34879.  
  34880.  
  34881. Philipp Stäheli
  34882.  
  34883. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  34884.  
  34885. Hello Team Wedg,
  34886.  
  34887. I got a friend of mine very interested in the Wedg.
  34888. I he pledges now, will he still profit from lifelong WEDGNET
  34889. for free, eventhough funding is technically over?
  34890.  
  34891. Can two WEDG forward each other’s emails when one wedg is down?
  34892. Similar as to how WEDGNET would do, but basicly over selected WEDG?
  34893.  
  34894.  
  34895.  
  34896.  
  34897. Team WEDG
  34898.  
  34899. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34900. years ago
  34901.  
  34902. @M K got it thanks. Interesting read
  34903.  
  34904.  
  34905.  
  34906.  
  34907. M K
  34908.  
  34909. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  34910.  
  34911. This link works for sure with me:
  34912.  
  34913. http://www.tomsguide.com/us/dime-secure-email-defcon,news-19296.html
  34914.  
  34915. On IOS in Safari.
  34916.  
  34917.  
  34918.  
  34919.  
  34920. Team WEDG
  34921.  
  34922. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34923. years ago
  34924.  
  34925. @M K the link you sent leads to a 404 page. However, there are no
  34926. plans to support DIME until launch. Post launch we can certainly
  34927. consider other support for other protocols.
  34928.  
  34929.  
  34930.  
  34931.  
  34932. M K
  34933.  
  34934. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  34935.  
  34936. @Team WEDG: are you planning to include support for DIME secure
  34937. email protocol?
  34938. (http://www.tomsguide.com/us/dime-secure-email-defcon,news-19296.html)
  34939.  
  34940. It was featured at the CCC in Berlin last december.
  34941.  
  34942.  
  34943.  
  34944.  
  34945. Team WEDG
  34946.  
  34947. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34948. years ago
  34949.  
  34950. @John Raffin happy new year! Apologies for the late . Thank you
  34951. for your feedback, we are looking at TOR possibilities for WEDG and
  34952. will update everyone on any progress when we have something to report.
  34953.  
  34954.  
  34955.  
  34956.  
  34957. Team WEDG
  34958.  
  34959. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  34960. years ago
  34961.  
  34962. @Jacob Ovard happy new year! Apologies for the late , Currently
  34963. you can’t, but I believe Indiegogo are looking at changing the site
  34964. to reflect the FF amount.
  34965.  
  34966.  
  34967.  
  34968.  
  34969. John Raffin
  34970.  
  34971. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4406292> over 2 years ago
  34972.  
  34973. The TOR capability interests me.
  34974.  
  34975. Currently on Indiegogo there is a campaign for a TOR hardware device.
  34976.  
  34977. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/anonabox-the-tor-hardware-router/x/4406292
  34978.  
  34979. This sits between router and computer. One of the things it mentions
  34980. is that latency increases so you wouldn’t use it for speed-critical
  34981. applications like gaming.
  34982.  
  34983. Is the proposal for WEDG similar in concept? And could you turn TOR
  34984. off-and-on?
  34985.  
  34986.  
  34987.  
  34988.  
  34989. Jacob Ovard
  34990.  
  34991. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8671772> over 2 years ago
  34992.  
  34993. The Campaign no longer shows how much has been raised past the
  34994. funded date amount. Where can I see the current amount of how much
  34995. has been raised along so I can see where we are in comparison to our
  34996. stretch goals?
  34997.  
  34998.  
  34999.  
  35000.  
  35001. Team WEDG
  35002.  
  35003. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35004. years ago
  35005.  
  35006. Alex Stamp yes you can! Drop us a note when you have at infowedg.co :)
  35007.  
  35008.  
  35009.  
  35010.  
  35011. Alex Stamp
  35012.  
  35013. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> over 2 years ago
  35014.  
  35015. Hi,
  35016.  
  35017. Just wondering even though all the perks are now labeled for the pro
  35018. wedge can i still buy the 2tb upgrade for my ARM wedge (I’ve already
  35019. bought it for my PRO wedge)
  35020.  
  35021.  
  35022.  
  35023.  
  35024. Team WEDG
  35025.  
  35026. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35027. years ago
  35028.  
  35029. @1sgmgn around mid to late March or early April. We know for sure by
  35030. early February ;)
  35031.  
  35032.  
  35033.  
  35034.  
  35035. 1sgmgn
  35036.  
  35037. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4356995> over 2 years ago
  35038.  
  35039. Shipping when?
  35040.  
  35041.  
  35042.  
  35043.  
  35044. Team WEDG
  35045.  
  35046. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35047. years ago
  35048.  
  35049. @Ken Taylor, @William Grouch correct!
  35050.  
  35051.  
  35052.  
  35053.  
  35054. Team WEDG
  35055.  
  35056. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35057. years ago
  35058.  
  35059. @AVN6293 my pleasure and thank you for your feedback, we appreciate
  35060. your thoughts.
  35061.  
  35062.  
  35063.  
  35064.  
  35065. Team WEDG
  35066.  
  35067. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35068. years ago
  35069.  
  35070. @Ken Taylor i don’t know :( but I have reported this concern to the
  35071. Indiegogo support team and I think they’re going to change it to
  35072. reflect the increasing contributions.
  35073.  
  35074. As of yet we haven’t received a great deal of more funding, if
  35075. nothing changes as we progress over the coming weeks then we will
  35076. keep a manual record of new contributions on the top of the project
  35077. page.
  35078.  
  35079.  
  35080.  
  35081.  
  35082. Team WEDG
  35083.  
  35084. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35085. years ago
  35086.  
  35087. @William Groh no need to apologise, we love to hear from our
  35088. supports and backers. We appreciate you feedback and input ;)
  35089.  
  35090.  
  35091.  
  35092.  
  35093. Ken Taylor
  35094.  
  35095. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  35096.  
  35097. @William Grouch. If you have a WEDG Pro pay the £40 for Raid upgrade
  35098. you will then have a Raid capable WEDG (with HDD config your pledge
  35099. had). With a standard WEDG Pro you are limited to 1 HDD as there is
  35100. additional hardware in the Raid version, so for future user upgrade
  35101. options + £40 Raid upgrade now. I believe the Hardware is
  35102. essentially as it will be launched no big changes. just software
  35103. work still being done for stretch goals & new features.
  35104.  
  35105.  
  35106.  
  35107.  
  35108. Andrea V.
  35109.  
  35110. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9040474> over 2 years ago
  35111.  
  35112. @WEDG Thank you for the about my concern! I greatly appreciate it.
  35113. I’m just terrified that the overall saturation of T0R by
  35114. conservative groups could have had the potential to turn the service
  35115. into a honeypot. Now of course this is all hypothetical but if even
  35116. the slightest chance remains i would want more research to be done
  35117. on possible “sinkholes” in the service, where they could be+how we
  35118. could use T0R to the best of our abilities so that the fundamentals
  35119. are a help + not a hinder
  35120.  
  35121.  
  35122.  
  35123.  
  35124. Ken Taylor
  35125.  
  35126. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  35127.  
  35128. How do we know what the current pledged amount is with regards to
  35129. getting to the stretch goals. the indiegogo page i am looking at no
  35130. longer shows the infinity sign to signify forever funding it just
  35131. says “This campaign has ended, and is still offering perks.” and
  35132. does not show the amount raised increasing. even though there have
  35133. been recent pledges.
  35134.  
  35135.  
  35136.  
  35137.  
  35138. William Groh
  35139.  
  35140. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6101735> over 2 years ago
  35141.  
  35142. @Team WEDG, I will wait for them launch all they said they will then
  35143. I will buy which one suits best my needs hence my initial question
  35144. about future upgrades because I don’t want buy perks and more perks
  35145. as things progress, I rather wait for your final notice on what is
  35146. going to be launched and when and how then I will do a top purchase
  35147. you can count on me for that. Sorry for the long messages and all
  35148. the best going forward!
  35149.  
  35150.  
  35151.  
  35152.  
  35153. William Groh
  35154.  
  35155. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6101735> over 2 years ago
  35156.  
  35157. @Team WEDG, make it real, so as you guys get more and more orders
  35158. allowing you guys to deliver more and more, it’s fair to say you
  35159. have to ask more for the early birds but it’s also fair to say that
  35160. a reasonable amount could be take into the consideration.
  35161. Anyway, all this speech was to say congrats for the hard work and
  35162. please consider “One of Fee Upgrade” for those who initially got one
  35163. perk but now want to get the most of, in the way I can see you guys
  35164. launching all I keep thinking is ..
  35165.  
  35166.  
  35167.  
  35168.  
  35169. William Groh
  35170.  
  35171. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6101735> over 2 years ago
  35172.  
  35173. @Team WEDG, for those who want the max of the product without have
  35174. to pay such a premium price if you add every single perk upgrade, in
  35175. other words, doesn’t feel the early birds would get real discounts
  35176. at the end of the project comparing to the ones that bought after
  35177. you guys are fully funded, not sure if I’m being so sentimental here
  35178. but you guys are here for second time as I reckon so I’m sure
  35179. initially you guys had the concern of might not go through again and
  35180. people like me helped … cont.
  35181.  
  35182.  
  35183.  
  35184.  
  35185. William Groh
  35186.  
  35187. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6101735> over 2 years ago
  35188.  
  35189. @Team WEDG, is does answer as well it does confirm what I was
  35190. afraid, have to keep paying single upgrades prices, so here a
  35191. suggestion, why don’t you guys work perks to ugprade from whatever
  35192. you are to whatever you want to go ? Not sure if this would end up
  35193. making you guys have to create ton’s of perks but I think it’s a
  35194. good idea to simple offer a one off fee for all the upgrade the
  35195. customer want so as much upgrades you want in once a small incentive
  35196. would work perfect as a nudge … cont…
  35197.  
  35198.  
  35199.  
  35200.  
  35201. Team WEDG
  35202.  
  35203. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35204. years ago
  35205.  
  35206. @AVN6293 thanks for your input. If/when we do enable TOR support for
  35207. WEDG it will be very much a user choice to install and use.
  35208. Naturally closer to the time a debate may very well be required
  35209. amongst this community.
  35210.  
  35211.  
  35212.  
  35213.  
  35214. Andrea V.
  35215.  
  35216. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9040474> over 2 years ago
  35217.  
  35218. @Devs @All and @Wedg staff
  35219.  
  35220. After two major p-2-p markets overtaken by poIitics, both using T0R
  35221. im deathIy concerned about the use of T0R “baked into” the wedg by
  35222. default.
  35223. I think this is a issue that at the very least needs painstaking
  35224. discussion!
  35225.  
  35226.  
  35227.  
  35228.  
  35229. Team WEDG
  35230.  
  35231. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35232. years ago
  35233.  
  35234. @William Groh 2/2 …
  35235. Perk 1 will take you to RAID1 with a 1TB HDD so you now have 2 × 1TB
  35236. HDD, Perk 2 will then upgrade your 1TB HDDs to 2TB HDDs totalling 2
  35237. × 2TB HDDs.
  35238.  
  35239. I hope that helps!
  35240.  
  35241.  
  35242.  
  35243.  
  35244. Team WEDG
  35245.  
  35246. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35247. years ago
  35248.  
  35249. @William Groh thanks for reaching out. For now we don’t have any
  35250. further upgrade options unless you want the Carbon Fibre WEDG :D
  35251.  
  35252. In order for you to max out your options you’ll need the following
  35253. Perks:
  35254.  
  35255. 1.
  35256. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-butt-you-ve-been-waiting-for/contributions/new?perk_amt=90&perk_id=2359747
  35257.  
  35258. 2.
  35259. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-butt-you-ve-been-waiting-for/contributions/new?perk_amt=112&perk_id=2491609
  35260.  
  35261. Cont…
  35262.  
  35263.  
  35264.  
  35265.  
  35266. William Groh
  35267.  
  35268. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6101735> over 2 years ago
  35269.  
  35270. Also, will more updates coming requiring me to buy new perks ? I
  35271. mean, once I already invested £225 I will invest as much as I can
  35272. afford to have your top spec device at the launch time, I don’t want
  35273. be an early contributor and not have the latest device just because
  35274. I sponsor at the time you guys needed the fund so any guidance and
  35275. early indication of future perks will be much appreciated.
  35276.  
  35277.  
  35278.  
  35279.  
  35280. William Groh
  35281.  
  35282. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6101735> over 2 years ago
  35283.  
  35284. Hi, I cannot wait to play with my WEDG but I’ve a concern.
  35285. I appreciate the effort in make available as many things as you can
  35286. specially when they’re ready but now I’m feeling a bit confused to
  35287. what I can do to upgrade my perk.
  35288. I have initially bought WEDG Pro with Intel + 1TB for £225 and now I
  35289. would like to have RAID + 2TB storage, so I would assume I need a
  35290. perk that gives me 3x 1TB storage or 2 × 2TB and replace my 1TB
  35291. originally bought ? I can’t see this as a perk so how should I do ?
  35292.  
  35293.  
  35294.  
  35295.  
  35296. Andrea Pietroboni
  35297.  
  35298. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1106976> over 2 years ago
  35299.  
  35300. Hi i can’t complete
  35301. http://email.indiegogo.com/wf/click?upn=fQzVZ7ERXduzUTS-2FtYMbUfK2N2xQlUNbtMKfszn4SLjZWRIBWJBGAMCmT0-2FV-2BG0r_apDWgKE-2FO-2Fs1Dr9mDAF-2FnjKALX8rOt3sjyt12voND7L9FEs8ujgOsUi8jcsq3wXnTUP7RwVWYVbRBKtPzHhCOzB-2FxXgJIyB-2FKPdFmBPv5wTxd-2FcJIFD0MxP30MMhP7yw5TYdcSPP0imgAJdFKMvbgiuZ9fLnkWLFYU4Tar5DUCeQQitOnw5THLyFcOzsqG5h4oEET5aSG1xm5UJ-2F2xHiUmG2PWH7w3iYzqtK1-2FOcMVzN9u6zc-2FL2lkPji52KYku0
  35302.  
  35303.  
  35304.  
  35305.  
  35306. Team WEDG
  35307.  
  35308. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35309. years ago
  35310.  
  35311. @Ken Taylor welcome back! That’s a good idea, yes we’ll publish
  35312. those details with the survey results. Thank you for completing the
  35313. survey, we appreciate your feedback and time :)
  35314.  
  35315.  
  35316.  
  35317.  
  35318. Ken Taylor
  35319.  
  35320. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  35321.  
  35322. Hi Shebaz, Congratulations, I go away for a few weeks and everything
  35323. changes, from other campaigns i know there is lots of info that you
  35324. get from Indiegogo, Any chance on letting us know where
  35325. geographically the funding came from, how may ARM how many INTEL and
  35326. how many upgrades to Raid there were. ETC. Good luck on Forever
  35327. funding, I hope the team can keep the campaign in the media to get
  35328. to the 135k stretch goal and further yet to be announced Goals.
  35329. Active Sync? I have completed the survey
  35330.  
  35331.  
  35332.  
  35333.  
  35334. Team WEDG
  35335.  
  35336. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35337. years ago
  35338.  
  35339. @Bryan Walker thanks for your feedback. I think the closest we can
  35340. do is give the user the option to set the app to sit idle when not
  35341. in the foreground. I’ll relay back to the dev guys anyway.
  35342.  
  35343. Thank you for your support enthusiasm! :D
  35344.  
  35345.  
  35346.  
  35347.  
  35348. Team WEDG
  35349.  
  35350. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35351. years ago
  35352.  
  35353. @M K I think some of your suggestions could make it through gradual
  35354. updates.
  35355.  
  35356.  
  35357.  
  35358.  
  35359. M K
  35360.  
  35361. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  35362.  
  35363. Stretchgoal idea #33: support for S/MIME in the mail client. It’s a
  35364. complimentary to PGP.
  35365.  
  35366.  
  35367.  
  35368.  
  35369. M K
  35370.  
  35371. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  35372.  
  35373. Stretchgoal idea #32: support for a 3G USB dongle.
  35374.  
  35375.  
  35376.  
  35377.  
  35378. M K
  35379.  
  35380. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  35381.  
  35382. Stretchgoal idea #30: TOR support
  35383. Stretchgoal idea #31: support for VMware
  35384.  
  35385.  
  35386.  
  35387.  
  35388. Team WEDG
  35389.  
  35390. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35391. years ago
  35392.  
  35393. @M K loving it MK…some great suggestions! Hoping to launch the
  35394. survey tomorrow so we can collect some suggestions from everyone.
  35395.  
  35396.  
  35397.  
  35398.  
  35399. Team WEDG
  35400.  
  35401. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35402. years ago
  35403.  
  35404. @david.j.aldred thanks for letting me know, we have a small but
  35405. great group of testers here. Right now the software is optimised for
  35406. for our chosen hardware but in time we will expand that range.
  35407.  
  35408. Yes absolutely, we will launch the forum after FF mostly likely if
  35409. not sooner, we want to be able to engage with discussions by both
  35410. communities and right now we’re not in a position to do that
  35411. effectively either.
  35412.  
  35413.  
  35414.  
  35415.  
  35416. M K
  35417.  
  35418. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  35419.  
  35420. Stretchgoal idea #29: a jumbo WEDG with multiple 3.5 inch HDD’s and
  35421. raid 5 support.
  35422.  
  35423.  
  35424.  
  35425.  
  35426. M K
  35427.  
  35428. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  35429.  
  35430. Stretchgoal idea #25: reiserFS or BTRFS filesystem for ultimate
  35431. snapshotting
  35432. Stretchgoal idea #26: app suggestion: SABNZBd
  35433. Stretchgoal idea #27: app suggestion: itunes server
  35434. Stretchgoal idea #28: support for SMTP over TLS (STARTTLS)
  35435.  
  35436. @Shehbaz: i’m still figuring out more stretchgoals!
  35437.  
  35438.  
  35439.  
  35440.  
  35441. David Aldred
  35442.  
  35443. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  35444.  
  35445. Thanks for the latest updates – been a great campaign.
  35446.  
  35447. I know you’ve stated your preference for keeping discussion on here
  35448. vs forum, esp in light of forever funding, but dont discount a
  35449. forum, worked really well for a very similar campaign im backing.
  35450.  
  35451. Seperate question… Will the software run on other platforms? Just in
  35452. case you need a few software beta testers before the hardware is
  35453. really – I have a pi lying around and happy to do some uat, if you
  35454. need it, of course :-)
  35455.  
  35456.  
  35457.  
  35458.  
  35459. Team WEDG
  35460.  
  35461. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35462. years ago
  35463.  
  35464. @M K thanks for the feedback MK! :)
  35465.  
  35466.  
  35467.  
  35468.  
  35469. M K
  35470.  
  35471. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  35472.  
  35473. @Team WEDG: cctv centric solution would be a real killer app on the
  35474. WEDG IMHO!
  35475.  
  35476.  
  35477.  
  35478.  
  35479. Team WEDG
  35480.  
  35481. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35482. years ago
  35483.  
  35484. @Tiger Bus hahaha!! that was a good night!
  35485.  
  35486.  
  35487.  
  35488.  
  35489. Team WEDG
  35490.  
  35491. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35492. years ago
  35493.  
  35494. @M K we don’t know too much ourselves at this point, but one of
  35495. developers who has expressed an interest in developing apps for WEDG
  35496. has an idea for CCTV centric solution. We will be contacting
  35497. developers in the coming weeks and hope to be able to bring some of
  35498. their ideas for WEDG to you guys.
  35499.  
  35500.  
  35501.  
  35502.  
  35503. Tiger Bus
  35504.  
  35505. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  35506.  
  35507. Shebaz: Remember, you lost yours that one night somewhere… ;)
  35508.  
  35509.  
  35510.  
  35511.  
  35512. M K
  35513.  
  35514. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  35515.  
  35516. @ Team WEDG: could you elaborate on the independent dev?
  35517.  
  35518.  
  35519.  
  35520.  
  35521. Team WEDG
  35522.  
  35523. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35524. years ago
  35525.  
  35526. @Tiger Bus invitation only, or you can have mine ;)
  35527.  
  35528.  
  35529.  
  35530.  
  35531. Team WEDG
  35532.  
  35533. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35534. years ago
  35535.  
  35536. @M K that’s on its way as an independent dev is building this feature.
  35537.  
  35538.  
  35539.  
  35540.  
  35541. Tiger Bus
  35542.  
  35543. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  35544.  
  35545. MK: We definitely need WEDG string tangas, don’t you think? :P
  35546.  
  35547.  
  35548.  
  35549.  
  35550. M K
  35551.  
  35552. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  35553.  
  35554. Stretchgoal suggestion:
  35555. -surveillance camera storage mode, so it can store IP camera streams
  35556. on the WEDG (killer app)
  35557.  
  35558.  
  35559.  
  35560.  
  35561. Team WEDG
  35562.  
  35563. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35564. years ago
  35565.  
  35566. @M K ;)
  35567.  
  35568.  
  35569.  
  35570.  
  35571. M K
  35572.  
  35573. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  35574.  
  35575. Stretchgoal idea: at 140k every contributer gets a NTHSTP sticker set.
  35576.  
  35577.  
  35578.  
  35579.  
  35580. Team WEDG
  35581.  
  35582. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35583. years ago
  35584.  
  35585. @Scott McQueen for the time being we’d like to keep the conversation
  35586. going here until we’ve planned our strategy on how to maximise the
  35587. Forever Funding opportunity – as this was unexpected for us. It
  35588. helps us keep on top of the conversation too while we’re full
  35589. throttle with WEDG Phase 2 as well.
  35590.  
  35591. I’ll be in touch very shortly regarding VAT invoices.
  35592.  
  35593.  
  35594.  
  35595.  
  35596. Scott McQueen
  35597.  
  35598. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  35599.  
  35600. Team WEDG, are you considering setting up a forum on your web site?
  35601. I’m pretty sure a load of good ideas would come out of it and it
  35602. would also give you a chance to set up a FAQ/User Manual section to
  35603. save you answering questions over and over again. Also now this has
  35604. gone through Indiegogo, where can I get a VAT invoice from?
  35605.  
  35606. Scott
  35607.  
  35608.  
  35609.  
  35610.  
  35611. Tiger Bus
  35612.  
  35613. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  35614.  
  35615. Shebaz: Remember, you lost yours that one night somewhere… ;)
  35616.  
  35617.  
  35618.  
  35619.  
  35620. M K
  35621.  
  35622. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  35623.  
  35624. @ Team WEDG: could you elaborate on the independent dev?
  35625.  
  35626.  
  35627.  
  35628.  
  35629. Team WEDG
  35630.  
  35631. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35632. years ago
  35633.  
  35634. @Tiger Bus invitation only, or you can have mine ;)
  35635.  
  35636.  
  35637.  
  35638.  
  35639. Team WEDG
  35640.  
  35641. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35642. years ago
  35643.  
  35644. @M K that’s on its way as an independent dev is building this feature.
  35645.  
  35646.  
  35647.  
  35648.  
  35649. Tiger Bus
  35650.  
  35651. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  35652.  
  35653. MK: We definitely need WEDG string tangas, don’t you think? :P
  35654.  
  35655.  
  35656.  
  35657.  
  35658. M K
  35659.  
  35660. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  35661.  
  35662. Stretchgoal suggestion:
  35663. -surveillance camera storage mode, so it can store IP camera streams
  35664. on the WEDG (killer app)
  35665.  
  35666.  
  35667.  
  35668.  
  35669. Team WEDG
  35670.  
  35671. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35672. years ago
  35673.  
  35674. @M K ;)
  35675.  
  35676.  
  35677.  
  35678.  
  35679. M K
  35680.  
  35681. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  35682.  
  35683. Stretchgoal idea: at 140k every contributer gets a NTHSTP sticker set.
  35684.  
  35685.  
  35686.  
  35687.  
  35688. Team WEDG
  35689.  
  35690. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35691. years ago
  35692.  
  35693. @Scott McQueen for the time being we’d like to keep the conversation
  35694. going here until we’ve planned our strategy on how to maximise the
  35695. Forever Funding opportunity – as this was unexpected for us. It
  35696. helps us keep on top of the conversation too while we’re full
  35697. throttle with WEDG Phase 2 as well.
  35698.  
  35699. I’ll be in touch very shortly regarding VAT invoices.
  35700.  
  35701.  
  35702.  
  35703.  
  35704. Scott McQueen
  35705.  
  35706. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  35707.  
  35708. Team WEDG, are you considering setting up a forum on your web site?
  35709. I’m pretty sure a load of good ideas would come out of it and it
  35710. would also give you a chance to set up a FAQ/User Manual section to
  35711. save you answering questions over and over again. Also now this has
  35712. gone through Indiegogo, where can I get a VAT invoice from?
  35713.  
  35714. Scott
  35715.  
  35716.  
  35717.  
  35718.  
  35719. Team WEDG
  35720.  
  35721. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35722. years ago
  35723.  
  35724. @Mikhail Granin I’m sorry you didnt receive a , we don’t
  35725. actually see a message from you. Nevertheless to upgrade to the
  35726. Driveless WEDG Pro is £50 for early supporters and £40 for RAID, so
  35727. £90 please. You select RAID Perk and manually increase the amount to
  35728. enter the amount on the right and we’ll do the rest our side.
  35729.  
  35730.  
  35731.  
  35732.  
  35733. Mikhail Granin
  35734.  
  35735. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8719646> over 2 years ago
  35736.  
  35737. I already asked in private comment and didn’t find a , please
  35738. soon. I was backer on kickstarted and one of 1st backers here
  35739. for ARM driveless, how much to pay for upgrade to intel driverless
  35740. with raid? Hope for discount for 1st backers :)
  35741.  
  35742.  
  35743.  
  35744.  
  35745. Tiger Bus
  35746.  
  35747. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  35748.  
  35749. ports should be freely configurable, the name for the wedgenet
  35750. subdomain aswell i guess… plus the option to quickly find out the IP
  35751. where it is pointing to, in case everything *.WEDG get’s blocked –
  35752. which is very likely.
  35753.  
  35754.  
  35755.  
  35756.  
  35757. Tiger Bus
  35758.  
  35759. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  35760.  
  35761. As I understand right now you basically habe payload encryption,
  35762. maybe SSL for the rest. That doesn’t help much for accessing data in
  35763. firewalled countries, as you first problem is: gaining open access
  35764. to the internet at all. since this should be pretty easy software
  35765. solution on the WEDG, it could be easy to add – especially given the
  35766. fact, that you have wedgenet dynDNS service.
  35767.  
  35768.  
  35769.  
  35770.  
  35771. Team WEDG
  35772.  
  35773. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35774. years ago
  35775.  
  35776. @M K yes but we could make the interface a little easier some what
  35777. for novice users
  35778.  
  35779.  
  35780.  
  35781.  
  35782. M K
  35783.  
  35784. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  35785.  
  35786. Dont the remote apps already use encryption to get access to the
  35787. WEDG butt device?
  35788.  
  35789.  
  35790.  
  35791.  
  35792. Team WEDG
  35793.  
  35794. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35795. years ago
  35796.  
  35797. @tiger bus good idea and an easy one piggybacking on the back of
  35798. WEDGNET.
  35799.  
  35800. Appreciate all the ideas guys!
  35801.  
  35802.  
  35803.  
  35804.  
  35805. Tiger Bus
  35806.  
  35807. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  35808.  
  35809. stretchgoal idea: EASYly configurable VPN server for local and
  35810. remote use. Wouldn’t want to access my data over some crazy chinese
  35811. internet café network plus I might need to circumnavigate local
  35812. firewalls and gain full internet access via my own line at home.
  35813. #china #iran #whatnot
  35814.  
  35815.  
  35816.  
  35817.  
  35818. Team WEDG
  35819.  
  35820. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35821. years ago
  35822.  
  35823. @richard alter the difference between a 24 HRS SPECIAL 1 WEDG ARM
  35824. and 24 HRS SPECIAL 2 WEDG INTEL is £70. You can make a manual
  35825. contribution on the right and send us a private message to
  35826. infowedg.co if you prefer.
  35827.  
  35828.  
  35829.  
  35830.  
  35831. richard alter
  35832.  
  35833. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1968091> over 2 years ago
  35834.  
  35835. I will try for an answer again. I purchased the 24 HRS SPECIAL 1
  35836. WEDG ARM and wanted to take you up on the offer to upgrade to the
  35837. intel. As best as I can figure, the price difference is 20 pounds
  35838. but I cannot contribute that amount and write a comment about what
  35839. it is for. Please advise on how to pay for the upgrade and make sure
  35840. it is credited properly. The previous answers were vague and gave me
  35841. no confidence that anyone on your end would know what the payment
  35842. was for.
  35843.  
  35844.  
  35845.  
  35846.  
  35847. M K
  35848.  
  35849. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  35850.  
  35851. Stretchgoal idea: Dual ethernet
  35852.  
  35853.  
  35854.  
  35855.  
  35856. Team WEDG
  35857.  
  35858. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35859. years ago
  35860.  
  35861. @spencer robinson we’re getting that a lot on emails too
  35862.  
  35863. We plan to send out a survey early next week so we can collect real
  35864. data and opinions from you guys.
  35865.  
  35866.  
  35867.  
  35868.  
  35869. spencer robinson
  35870.  
  35871. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/9152571> over 2 years ago
  35872.  
  35873. Definitely +1 for a Tor router feature.
  35874.  
  35875.  
  35876.  
  35877.  
  35878. Team WEDG
  35879.  
  35880. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35881. years ago
  35882.  
  35883. @Alex Stamp no, we are committed to fulfilling our Q1 shipping date.
  35884. FF will allow us to raise more funding so we can increase component
  35885. qualities and reduce overall costs by buying in bulk.
  35886.  
  35887.  
  35888.  
  35889.  
  35890. Alex Stamp
  35891.  
  35892. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> over 2 years ago
  35893.  
  35894. Hi can i just double check this forever funding wont push back the
  35895. expected arrival time of our devices will it?
  35896.  
  35897.  
  35898.  
  35899.  
  35900. Team WEDG
  35901.  
  35902. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35903. years ago
  35904.  
  35905. @M K hmm…i’ll add that to the list to consider
  35906.  
  35907.  
  35908.  
  35909.  
  35910. Team WEDG
  35911.  
  35912. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35913. years ago
  35914.  
  35915. @Pierre Lang two good ideas, the VOIP is on our list here for sure
  35916. but I also know there are developers also looking to create VOIP
  35917. solutions for WEDG.
  35918.  
  35919.  
  35920.  
  35921.  
  35922. M K
  35923.  
  35924. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  35925.  
  35926. WEDG as a internet proxy for outgoing internet traffic?
  35927. WEDG as a reverse proxy for incoming internet traffic?
  35928.  
  35929.  
  35930.  
  35931.  
  35932. Pierre Lang
  35933.  
  35934. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 2 years ago
  35935.  
  35936. VOIP between two wedges maybe too?
  35937.  
  35938.  
  35939.  
  35940.  
  35941. Pierre Lang
  35942.  
  35943. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 2 years ago
  35944.  
  35945. Stretch goal idea: WEDG as a Tor Proxy
  35946.  
  35947.  
  35948.  
  35949.  
  35950. Team WEDG
  35951.  
  35952. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35953. years ago
  35954.  
  35955. @M K yes a little. Keep scratching! ;)
  35956.  
  35957.  
  35958.  
  35959.  
  35960. M K
  35961.  
  35962. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  35963.  
  35964. Stretchgoal idea: WEDG mesh networking: group several WEDG’s in a
  35965. group (mesh) and distribute encrypted parity backups over the mesh.
  35966.  
  35967. Sounds complex?
  35968.  
  35969.  
  35970.  
  35971.  
  35972. Team WEDG
  35973.  
  35974. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  35975. years ago
  35976.  
  35977. @david.j.aldred thats sort of already available in different forms.
  35978. But we’re not ruling it out here.
  35979.  
  35980. I think we’ll invite everyone to a survey soon asking our loyal
  35981. backers and supports for ideas which we can then review and pick the
  35982. hot ones!
  35983.  
  35984.  
  35985.  
  35986.  
  35987. David Aldred
  35988.  
  35989. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  35990.  
  35991. @team wedg -what about a remote control add-on for those wishing to
  35992. use the xbmc feature?
  35993.  
  35994.  
  35995.  
  35996.  
  35997. Team WEDG
  35998.  
  35999. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36000. years ago
  36001.  
  36002. @M K plenty of head scratching here – let us know if you have any ideas
  36003.  
  36004.  
  36005.  
  36006.  
  36007. Team WEDG
  36008.  
  36009. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36010. years ago
  36011.  
  36012. @Andrew Cook by no means is the WEDG with ARM obsolete. We’ve
  36013. decided to streamline our Perks here as one of the complaints from
  36014. many was that the range of perks was confusing.
  36015.  
  36016. The WEDG with ARM will still be available directly from our online
  36017. store (coming soon) during this current campaign and post Indiegogo
  36018. order fulfilment.
  36019.  
  36020.  
  36021.  
  36022.  
  36023. Andrew Cook
  36024.  
  36025. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706115> over 2 years ago
  36026.  
  36027. So the ARM WEDG is obsolete before delivery… I would not be happy if
  36028. that were the model I’d bought. I must admit though that the
  36029. dropping of ARM this quickly makes me concerned about the likely
  36030. support I can expect in future on the device I paid for.
  36031.  
  36032.  
  36033.  
  36034.  
  36035. M K
  36036.  
  36037. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  36038.  
  36039. Forever funding means new stretchgoals IMHO.
  36040.  
  36041. ;)
  36042.  
  36043.  
  36044.  
  36045.  
  36046. Team WEDG
  36047.  
  36048. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36049. years ago
  36050.  
  36051. @tetardbleu thank you so much for your kindness :)
  36052.  
  36053.  
  36054.  
  36055.  
  36056. tetardbleu
  36057.  
  36058. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  36059.  
  36060. what a wonderful surprise to discover the forever funding!
  36061. Completely deserved in my opinion !
  36062.  
  36063.  
  36064.  
  36065.  
  36066. Team WEDG
  36067.  
  36068. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36069. years ago
  36070.  
  36071. @michiel pauwels thank you, we really really hope so!
  36072.  
  36073.  
  36074.  
  36075.  
  36076. michiel pauwels
  36077.  
  36078. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3426891> over 2 years ago
  36079.  
  36080. congrats on the forever funding, does this also mean that the last
  36081. stretch goal will be realized as well?
  36082.  
  36083.  
  36084.  
  36085.  
  36086. Team WEDG
  36087.  
  36088. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36089. years ago
  36090.  
  36091. @Pierre Lang thank you!!
  36092.  
  36093.  
  36094.  
  36095.  
  36096. Pierre Lang
  36097.  
  36098. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 2 years ago
  36099.  
  36100. Congrats! This is a great success!
  36101.  
  36102.  
  36103.  
  36104.  
  36105. Team WEDG
  36106.  
  36107. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36108. years ago
  36109.  
  36110. @Antoine C thank you! Same here! :D
  36111.  
  36112.  
  36113.  
  36114.  
  36115. Antoine C
  36116.  
  36117. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4041109> over 2 years ago
  36118.  
  36119. Congrats for the ∞ funding ! Can’t wait to receive my WEDG :D
  36120.  
  36121.  
  36122.  
  36123.  
  36124. Team WEDG
  36125.  
  36126. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36127. years ago
  36128.  
  36129. @Tiger Bus thank you! Its non stop for us now we’re powering ahead!
  36130.  
  36131.  
  36132.  
  36133.  
  36134. Tiger Bus
  36135.  
  36136. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  36137.  
  36138. Well…. done! Now 4 months to turn everything into reality! ;) Congrats…
  36139.  
  36140.  
  36141.  
  36142.  
  36143. mark saunders
  36144.  
  36145. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8466324> over 2 years ago
  36146.  
  36147. Hello TEAM WEDG.
  36148. I had to place 2 different orders for the options i wanted. £249GBP
  36149. WEDG Pro with Intel + 1TB in first order. Second order £90GBP WEDG
  36150. Pro RAID +1TB Upgrade #2;
  36151. £112GBP 1TB to 2TB HDD Upgrade both drives to 2TB; and £6GBP
  36152. Worldwide Shipping. Hope its not a problem ,,, Thanks again keep up
  36153. the great work.
  36154.  
  36155.  
  36156.  
  36157.  
  36158. Team WEDG
  36159.  
  36160. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36161. years ago
  36162.  
  36163. @Neil Campbell thats awesome! thank you very much and thank you for
  36164. the compliments :)
  36165.  
  36166.  
  36167.  
  36168.  
  36169. Neil Campbell
  36170.  
  36171. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5713479> over 2 years ago
  36172.  
  36173. Just added a second WEDG Pro with RAID. Hope my multiple pledges all
  36174. make sense and congratulations on the successful campaign!
  36175.  
  36176.  
  36177.  
  36178.  
  36179. Team WEDG
  36180.  
  36181. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36182. years ago
  36183.  
  36184. @fia10 ;)
  36185.  
  36186.  
  36187.  
  36188.  
  36189. blandat
  36190.  
  36191. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6957871> over 2 years ago
  36192.  
  36193. I could use a time machine ;)
  36194.  
  36195.  
  36196.  
  36197.  
  36198. Team WEDG
  36199.  
  36200. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36201. years ago
  36202.  
  36203. @fia10 thank you! Its been a lot of fun with you guys, we’ve made
  36204. some friends a long the way which is ace :)
  36205.  
  36206. Did you wish for online privacy and all the conveniences of my butt?
  36207. because we have a surprise for you ;)
  36208.  
  36209.  
  36210.  
  36211.  
  36212. blandat
  36213.  
  36214. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6957871> over 2 years ago
  36215.  
  36216. Congrats to you all! It’s been really fun following you for these
  36217. past months. So happy to see how many got it and supported the startup.
  36218. 4 month left til’ my birthday, guess what I wish for? ;)
  36219.  
  36220.  
  36221.  
  36222.  
  36223. Team WEDG
  36224.  
  36225. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36226. years ago
  36227.  
  36228. @tetardbleu woohoo! that’s awesome! Thank you for bringing it to our
  36229. attention!
  36230.  
  36231. Thank you to every for the support and voting for WEDG! YOU GUYS ROCK!
  36232.  
  36233.  
  36234.  
  36235.  
  36236. tetardbleu
  36237.  
  36238. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  36239.  
  36240. http://www.cnbc.com/id/102207824
  36241.  
  36242.  
  36243.  
  36244.  
  36245. Team WEDG
  36246.  
  36247. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36248. years ago
  36249.  
  36250. @tetardbleu :-O how do you know?!
  36251.  
  36252.  
  36253.  
  36254.  
  36255. tetardbleu
  36256.  
  36257. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  36258.  
  36259. We won the CNBC contest !
  36260.  
  36261.  
  36262.  
  36263.  
  36264. Team WEDG
  36265.  
  36266. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36267. years ago
  36268.  
  36269. @M K ahh!! you’ll just have to wait and see MK ;) as and when that
  36270. time comes, our Indiegogo backers will be the first to know.
  36271.  
  36272.  
  36273.  
  36274.  
  36275. M K
  36276.  
  36277. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  36278.  
  36279. OK. Was interested in finding out what your plans are after the
  36280. release of WEDG? Are you planning hardware upgrades or other types
  36281. of WEDG-es after 2015 and beyond?
  36282.  
  36283.  
  36284.  
  36285.  
  36286. Team WEDG
  36287.  
  36288. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36289. years ago
  36290.  
  36291. @M K could you elaborate on that MK?
  36292.  
  36293.  
  36294.  
  36295.  
  36296. M K
  36297.  
  36298. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  36299.  
  36300. @Team WEDG: was curious about whether you a development roadmap for
  36301. the WEDG (hardware, software etc.).
  36302.  
  36303. Can you share us that information (if any)?
  36304.  
  36305.  
  36306.  
  36307.  
  36308. Team WEDG
  36309.  
  36310. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36311. years ago
  36312.  
  36313. @aaddiikk LDAP support is something we are working along with SSO.
  36314. It’s not something we expect to include in our initial launch, but
  36315. we do plan to include it in future software updates, maybe 2nd or
  36316. 3rd major software update.
  36317.  
  36318.  
  36319.  
  36320.  
  36321. aaddiikk
  36322.  
  36323. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> over 2 years ago
  36324.  
  36325. @Team WEDG As some of us are going to use WEDG in our business
  36326. environments, I’m wondering if WEDG is going to support external
  36327. authentication databases like LDAP or Active Directory? If yes, do
  36328. you plan to include single-sign-on (SSO) also?
  36329.  
  36330.  
  36331.  
  36332.  
  36333. Team WEDG
  36334.  
  36335. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36336. years ago
  36337.  
  36338. @M K yes Advanced Format drives are compatible with WEDG.
  36339.  
  36340.  
  36341.  
  36342.  
  36343. M K
  36344.  
  36345. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  36346.  
  36347. @ Team WEDG: does WEDG support advanced format drives?
  36348.  
  36349. (http://www.hgst.com/hard-drives/advanced-format-drives)
  36350.  
  36351.  
  36352.  
  36353.  
  36354. Team WEDG
  36355.  
  36356. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36357. years ago
  36358.  
  36359. @M K we haven’t tested hybrid SSDs but we see no reason for them not
  36360. to be compatible with WEDG.
  36361.  
  36362.  
  36363.  
  36364.  
  36365. M K
  36366.  
  36367. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  36368.  
  36369. @ Team WEDG: does WEDG support hybrid SSD harddisks like the seaget
  36370. SSHD?:
  36371.  
  36372. http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/solid-state-hybrid/laptop-solid-state-hybrid-drive/
  36373.  
  36374.  
  36375.  
  36376.  
  36377. Team WEDG
  36378.  
  36379. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36380. years ago
  36381.  
  36382. Gordon Keys please drop us an email at infowedg.co so we can find
  36383. your contributions and double check for you.
  36384.  
  36385.  
  36386.  
  36387.  
  36388. Gordon Keys
  36389.  
  36390. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> over 2 years ago
  36391.  
  36392. I added a new contribution the other day. Did it make sence that I
  36393. wanted a complete upgrade of the ARM perk and not just 1 x perk and
  36394. a contribution?
  36395.  
  36396.  
  36397.  
  36398.  
  36399. Team WEDG
  36400.  
  36401. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36402. years ago
  36403.  
  36404. @M K as david.j.aldred and we are enabling the USB port on WEDG for
  36405. wireless keyboards so that third party remotes can be used to
  36406. control media and search for titles and use the features XBMC offers.
  36407.  
  36408.  
  36409.  
  36410.  
  36411. David Aldred
  36412.  
  36413. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  36414.  
  36415. @M K – on the remote control, you can use a remote control, but
  36416. you’d need an IR receiver for this to work, and unsure if WEDG will
  36417. be compatible with this. All else fails, you plug in a keyboard (I
  36418. have a small wireless keyboard I use in emergencies to control XBMC,
  36419. but do most of it from my phone)
  36420.  
  36421.  
  36422.  
  36423.  
  36424. David Aldred
  36425.  
  36426. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  36427.  
  36428. @M K – yes – there are some great apps for XBMC!
  36429.  
  36430. For iOS, the official XBMC / Kodi (as it’s now to be called) is very
  36431. good. For android, the official app is functional, but pretty basic.
  36432. I use an app called ’ XBMC Music Pump’. Been using it since it was
  36433. first released a couple of years ago, and is years ahead of the
  36434. official app – looks amazing, both on phone and tablet.
  36435.  
  36436.  
  36437.  
  36438.  
  36439. M K
  36440.  
  36441. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  36442.  
  36443. @Team WEDG:
  36444. another question: how do I use the XBMC player, can I control it via
  36445. an app? (or maybe a remote control?)
  36446.  
  36447.  
  36448.  
  36449.  
  36450. Team WEDG
  36451.  
  36452. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36453. years ago
  36454.  
  36455. @M K yes, it’ll be a multi platform app which includes desktop OSs too
  36456.  
  36457.  
  36458.  
  36459.  
  36460. M K
  36461.  
  36462. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  36463.  
  36464. @Team WEDG: will the IM app run on IOS?
  36465.  
  36466.  
  36467.  
  36468.  
  36469. Team WEDG
  36470.  
  36471. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36472. years ago
  36473.  
  36474. @Scott McQueen thank you Scott. I know exactly how you feel, I have
  36475. clients from my previous job who used Lotus Notes and its built-in
  36476. messaging function…still gives me nightmares!
  36477.  
  36478. Privacy is key for WEDG and users and so that focus will be
  36479. reflected in the IM app, along with other cool features of course ;)
  36480.  
  36481.  
  36482.  
  36483.  
  36484. Scott McQueen
  36485.  
  36486. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  36487.  
  36488. Great News and well done Team WEDG. Looking forward to the IM app to
  36489. replace the ageing corporate icq (loved by many here but definitely
  36490. not me) we still use, especially if it has an independent user db to
  36491. the email side and the ability to broadcast to groups and ‘all’.
  36492.  
  36493.  
  36494.  
  36495.  
  36496. Team WEDG
  36497.  
  36498. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36499. years ago
  36500.  
  36501. @James Taylor I don’t think we know how to do anything else any more
  36502. :-| ;p
  36503.  
  36504.  
  36505.  
  36506.  
  36507. James Taylor
  36508.  
  36509. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5657565> over 2 years ago
  36510.  
  36511. Congrats!
  36512. (Now get back to work! I want my Wedg…. ;) )
  36513.  
  36514.  
  36515.  
  36516.  
  36517. Team WEDG
  36518.  
  36519. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36520. years ago
  36521.  
  36522. @Haitham Gad thank you! The feeling is the same here :)
  36523.  
  36524.  
  36525.  
  36526.  
  36527. Haitham Gad
  36528.  
  36529. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8733244> over 2 years ago
  36530.  
  36531. Congratulations for unlocking the third stretch goal! Now I can’t
  36532. wait to get it :)
  36533.  
  36534.  
  36535.  
  36536.  
  36537. Team WEDG
  36538.  
  36539. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36540. years ago
  36541.  
  36542. @adrenalineslut thank you! Yes it does, its a user level option ;)
  36543.  
  36544.  
  36545.  
  36546.  
  36547. adrenalineslut
  36548.  
  36549. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1998190> over 2 years ago
  36550.  
  36551. Congrats on the success of the campaign!
  36552.  
  36553. I was wondering if the Exif data will be removed from files when
  36554. stored in the WEDG? Hope so!
  36555.  
  36556.  
  36557.  
  36558.  
  36559. Team WEDG
  36560.  
  36561. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36562. years ago
  36563.  
  36564. @scott.henderson1 thank you and thank you for your support too!
  36565. haha! he doesn’t mind ;) we’re trying to figure out right now where
  36566. to cram all this info in! He’s pretty awesome though, I’m sure we’ll
  36567. figure it out.
  36568.  
  36569.  
  36570.  
  36571.  
  36572. scott.henderson
  36573.  
  36574. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  36575.  
  36576. Congratulations Team WEDG and supporters. I feel for the poor soul
  36577. having to update the Stretch Goal graphics every couple of days! :)
  36578. Can’t wait to see Multiplatform IM App UNLOCKED a new splash on the
  36579. video launch graphic!
  36580.  
  36581.  
  36582.  
  36583.  
  36584. Team WEDG
  36585.  
  36586. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36587. years ago
  36588.  
  36589. @tetardbleu fingers crossed!…after the performance this week, I am
  36590. quietly confident ;)
  36591.  
  36592.  
  36593.  
  36594.  
  36595. tetardbleu
  36596.  
  36597. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  36598.  
  36599. if we win the poll and with the project being among firsts in the
  36600. “Ending soon” category, we could indeed…
  36601.  
  36602.  
  36603.  
  36604.  
  36605. Team WEDG
  36606.  
  36607. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36608. years ago
  36609.  
  36610. @david.j.aldred ditto! dare i say it, 2 days to go…£135,000 lets do it!!
  36611.  
  36612.  
  36613.  
  36614.  
  36615. David Aldred
  36616.  
  36617. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  36618.  
  36619. Wow! What a few days – a week ago we were all fingers crossed we’d
  36620. just manage to get WiFi, and a few days later we’re hitting the next
  36621. stretch after it – awesome!
  36622.  
  36623.  
  36624.  
  36625.  
  36626. Team WEDG
  36627.  
  36628. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36629. years ago
  36630.  
  36631. @M K BINGO! Thank you for your contribution!
  36632.  
  36633.  
  36634.  
  36635.  
  36636. Team WEDG
  36637.  
  36638. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36639. years ago
  36640.  
  36641. @tetardbleu we’re proud of you guys who have made this happen! The
  36642. best backers EVER!
  36643.  
  36644.  
  36645.  
  36646.  
  36647. Team WEDG
  36648.  
  36649. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36650. years ago
  36651.  
  36652. @Tiger Bus I know! :-o
  36653.  
  36654.  
  36655.  
  36656.  
  36657. Team WEDG
  36658.  
  36659. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36660. years ago
  36661.  
  36662. @loesljrg thank you! High5!
  36663.  
  36664.  
  36665.  
  36666.  
  36667. Team WEDG
  36668.  
  36669. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36670. years ago
  36671.  
  36672. @david.j.aldred will respond to you on a private threat shortly.
  36673.  
  36674.  
  36675.  
  36676.  
  36677. Team WEDG
  36678.  
  36679. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36680. years ago
  36681.  
  36682. @M K haha! youuu! Thank you! :D
  36683.  
  36684.  
  36685.  
  36686.  
  36687. Team WEDG
  36688.  
  36689. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36690. years ago
  36691.  
  36692. O.M.G!!!
  36693.  
  36694.  
  36695.  
  36696.  
  36697. M K
  36698.  
  36699. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  36700.  
  36701. @Team WEDG:
  36702.  
  36703. I pledged for an WEDG intel pro + raid + shipping.
  36704.  
  36705. Did I had to do 3 separate pledges (179+6+40)?
  36706.  
  36707. I pledged 225GBP at once, so hope that is going to get OK?
  36708.  
  36709. Shehbaz. can you help me out?
  36710.  
  36711.  
  36712.  
  36713.  
  36714. tetardbleu
  36715.  
  36716. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  36717.  
  36718. congrats @teamwedg, you can be proud!
  36719.  
  36720.  
  36721.  
  36722.  
  36723. Tiger Bus
  36724.  
  36725. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  36726.  
  36727. un-be-lie-va-ble
  36728.  
  36729.  
  36730.  
  36731.  
  36732. loesljrg
  36733.  
  36734. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4049843> over 2 years ago
  36735.  
  36736. Well done!! 117K+ !!
  36737.  
  36738.  
  36739.  
  36740.  
  36741. David Aldred
  36742.  
  36743. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  36744.  
  36745. @Team Wedg- could you remind me what it would cost to upgrade from
  36746. the early special pro to the aluminium version? Will I be able to
  36747. put my referrals credit towards this? (Does that all take place
  36748. post-campaign?). Not 100% decided- I always liked the grey
  36749. backlighting of the aluminium, just can’t decide if it’ll fit in.
  36750. Tell a lie- I know it won’t, trying to decide if I care ;-)
  36751.  
  36752.  
  36753.  
  36754.  
  36755. M K
  36756.  
  36757. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8914705> over 2 years ago
  36758.  
  36759. YEAH!
  36760.  
  36761. I just pushed it through 117k barrier! (been holding my pledge for
  36762. weeks to do just that)….
  36763.  
  36764.  
  36765.  
  36766.  
  36767. Tiger Bus
  36768.  
  36769. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  36770.  
  36771. I don’t even know what I pledged for anymore, time for the campaign
  36772. to end!! ;))
  36773.  
  36774.  
  36775.  
  36776.  
  36777. Team WEDG
  36778.  
  36779. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36780. years ago
  36781.  
  36782. We’re one Aluminium WEDG away from Stretch Goal THREE!!
  36783.  
  36784.  
  36785.  
  36786.  
  36787. Team WEDG
  36788.  
  36789. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36790. years ago
  36791.  
  36792. @tetardbleu you’re a WEDGster now nothing else matters! Thank you
  36793. for your vote! :)
  36794.  
  36795.  
  36796.  
  36797.  
  36798. Team WEDG
  36799.  
  36800. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36801. years ago
  36802.  
  36803. @Tiger Bus glad we made it, thanks for the effort!
  36804.  
  36805.  
  36806.  
  36807.  
  36808. Tiger Bus
  36809.  
  36810. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  36811.  
  36812. Yeah… adblock wasn’t the key, though, had to disable this to vote:
  36813. https://disconnect.me/ So I voted and turned it back on… incredible
  36814. how much $hit this page is trying to load…. Thanx a bunch ;)
  36815.  
  36816.  
  36817.  
  36818.  
  36819. Team WEDG
  36820.  
  36821. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36822. years ago
  36823.  
  36824. @Tiger Bus how odd…oh wait. Are you running an add blocker? I can
  36825. see ads are missing in places where I have ads so maybe its related?
  36826.  
  36827.  
  36828.  
  36829.  
  36830. Tiger Bus
  36831.  
  36832. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  36833.  
  36834. I’m obviously too stupid….. http://up.picr.de/20165061tz.jpg
  36835.  
  36836.  
  36837.  
  36838.  
  36839. Team WEDG
  36840.  
  36841. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36842. years ago
  36843.  
  36844. @Antoine C thank you! high5!
  36845.  
  36846.  
  36847.  
  36848.  
  36849. Team WEDG
  36850.  
  36851. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36852. years ago
  36853.  
  36854. @Tiger Bus scroll down a touch its defo there!
  36855. http://www.cnbc.com/id/102194832
  36856.  
  36857.  
  36858.  
  36859.  
  36860. Antoine C
  36861.  
  36862. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4041109> over 2 years ago
  36863.  
  36864. Voted. Let’s go for the next stretch goal!
  36865.  
  36866.  
  36867.  
  36868.  
  36869. Tiger Bus
  36870.  
  36871. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  36872.  
  36873. I actually don’t see where on the CNBC page I could vote?! I see a
  36874. video…
  36875.  
  36876.  
  36877.  
  36878.  
  36879. Team WEDG
  36880.  
  36881. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36882. years ago
  36883.  
  36884. @Gordon Keys ah! well let me clarify all the same. £50 difference
  36885. for the driveless WEDG Pro with Intel and £70 for the 24 Hour WEDG
  36886. Pro with Intel +1TB ;)
  36887.  
  36888.  
  36889.  
  36890.  
  36891. Gordon Keys
  36892.  
  36893. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> over 2 years ago
  36894.  
  36895. My question wasn’t rhetorical BTW ;)
  36896.  
  36897. “I didn’t think the difference between the 24 HRS SPECIAL 1 WEDG ARM
  36898. and INTEL was £70. Wasn’t it £50?”
  36899.  
  36900.  
  36901.  
  36902.  
  36903. Team WEDG
  36904.  
  36905. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36906. years ago
  36907.  
  36908. @david.j.aldred that’s why you rock David! Thank you!
  36909.  
  36910.  
  36911.  
  36912.  
  36913. David Aldred
  36914.  
  36915. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  36916.  
  36917. Voted – did look at mooltipass the other day – interesting project!
  36918. (not sure if it was intentional, but mooltipass just reminds me of
  36919. the film The Fifth Element – ‘Lilu Dallas Multipass’)
  36920.  
  36921.  
  36922.  
  36923.  
  36924. Team WEDG
  36925.  
  36926. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36927. years ago
  36928.  
  36929. Hey guys we’re featured on CNBC News this week. This is a huge
  36930. profile boost for us and we can make it go further!
  36931.  
  36932. Please vote for WEDG on their online poll
  36933. http://www.cnbc.com/id/102194832 and show the world how much we all
  36934. love WEDG!
  36935.  
  36936. Thank you! :D
  36937.  
  36938.  
  36939.  
  36940.  
  36941. Team WEDG
  36942.  
  36943. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36944. years ago
  36945.  
  36946. @david.j.aldred great minds ;) I was just putting an update together
  36947. about the possibility of hitting the next stretch goal!
  36948.  
  36949. We’re also whipping up a flow chart here! :)
  36950.  
  36951.  
  36952.  
  36953.  
  36954. Gordon Keys
  36955.  
  36956. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> over 2 years ago
  36957.  
  36958. I didn’t think the difference between the 24 HRS SPECIAL 1 WEDG ARM
  36959. and INTEL was £70. Wasn’t it £50?
  36960.  
  36961.  
  36962.  
  36963.  
  36964. David Aldred
  36965.  
  36966. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  36967.  
  36968. Anyone else thinking next stretch goal is a real possibility?
  36969.  
  36970. @Team Wedg – there have been quite a few people asking / getting
  36971. confused about upgrades paths – worth knocking together a quick
  36972. ‘flow chart’ or similar showing what people can upgrade to, what it
  36973. would cost / how they should do it?
  36974.  
  36975. (but like the ‘pro v arm’ one you did on the main page, I guess)
  36976.  
  36977. Might get a few more people upgrading who are unsure of their options
  36978.  
  36979.  
  36980.  
  36981.  
  36982. Team WEDG
  36983.  
  36984. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  36985. years ago
  36986.  
  36987. @Gordon Keys RAID came along due to consumer demand! a little later
  36988. on. Thank you for your support at the start of our campaign. For you
  36989. to upgrade to WEDG Pro with Intel +RAID is £70 + RAID £40 or £90
  36990. depending on your RAID Upgrade and £6 for shipping please and we’ll
  36991. do the rest on our side :)
  36992.  
  36993.  
  36994.  
  36995.  
  36996. Gordon Keys
  36997.  
  36998. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8335278> over 2 years ago
  36999.  
  37000. Hi, clearly I missed the fact I owe £6 too! Thought that was for
  37001. overseas delivery charge.
  37002.  
  37003. I would also lile to know how much it’ll be for me to upgrade to
  37004. Intel + Raid + 1TB (+ delivery)? I’ve got the 24 HRS SPECIAL 1 WEDG
  37005. ARM. Had I known RAID was an option on the INTEL version that would
  37006. have tipped the balance with me!
  37007.  
  37008. Good work guys!
  37009.  
  37010.  
  37011.  
  37012.  
  37013. Team WEDG
  37014.  
  37015. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37016. years ago
  37017.  
  37018. @Paul Nichols sure, we had two 24 hour perks back then, the WEDG
  37019. with ARM and the WEDG Pro with Intel. Both came with 1 × 1TB HDD. So
  37020. pretty much all of the upgrades are available to you…lucky you! ;)
  37021.  
  37022.  
  37023.  
  37024.  
  37025. Paul Nichols
  37026.  
  37027. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5748211> over 2 years ago
  37028.  
  37029. Hi, I backed the 24hr special (kickstarter) at the start of the
  37030. campaign, but I can’t remember what was included. Could you please
  37031. remind me so I can purchase suitable upgrades. Cheers, Paul.
  37032.  
  37033.  
  37034.  
  37035.  
  37036. Team WEDG
  37037.  
  37038. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37039. years ago
  37040.  
  37041. @Alexander Blaauwgeers OK, lets go back to the beginning just so I
  37042. fully understand.
  37043.  
  37044. I can see that you have backed WEDG with ARM @£129 + £6 for the
  37045. pre-launch ‘24 HRS SPECIAL 1 WEDG ARM’.
  37046.  
  37047. Are you looking to upgrade to the WEDG Pro with Intel?
  37048.  
  37049. If you find it easier to email us please feel free to do so
  37050. [email protected] where there is no character limit.
  37051.  
  37052.  
  37053.  
  37054.  
  37055. Alexander Blaauwgeers
  37056.  
  37057. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8674531> over 2 years ago
  37058.  
  37059. @Team WEDG @scott.henderson1 Relates how this related to the upgrade
  37060. of @Antoine C at the same time just between my question and answer
  37061. with just 90£ and I have to pay almost double £160
  37062.  
  37063. Team WEDG
  37064. @Antoine C yep! we’ll handle the rest on our side :)
  37065.  
  37066. Antoine C
  37067. Hi all. Just to be sure : i’ve pledged for an ARM version (129£+6£
  37068. shipping). I want to change this for the Intel Version + RAID
  37069. solution (179+40+6£ shipping). So I do just need to pay 90£ and
  37070. you’ll know what I want, that’s it ?
  37071.  
  37072.  
  37073.  
  37074.  
  37075. Team WEDG
  37076.  
  37077. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37078. years ago
  37079.  
  37080. @Alexander Blaauwgeers, @scott.henderson1 is correct. Does that help
  37081. you make your decision? Happy to help you further either way.
  37082.  
  37083. @@scott.henderson1 thanks for chipping in there, had a conf call
  37084. with suppliers and partners this morning that went waaay over!
  37085.  
  37086.  
  37087.  
  37088.  
  37089. scott.henderson
  37090.  
  37091. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  37092.  
  37093. @ Alexander Blaauwgeers, I believe if you were a Kickstarter backer
  37094. and purchased WEDG with ARM + 1TB @ £129 prelaunch, then you’d first
  37095. have to upgrade to the Intel version which was £70 more during that
  37096. period, then add the £90 for the WEDG Pro Raid + 1TB Upgrade #2.
  37097.  
  37098. So you’d need to contribute an additional £160 to get WEDG Pro with
  37099. Intel + 1TB plus WEDG Pro Raid + 1 TB Upgrade #2, from your current
  37100. WEDG with ARM + 1TB. You would owe nothing more for shipping.
  37101.  
  37102.  
  37103.  
  37104.  
  37105. Alexander Blaauwgeers
  37106.  
  37107. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8674531> over 2 years ago
  37108.  
  37109. Hi , 3 days ago you replied on my comment
  37110. " @Alexander Blaauwgeers Sure you can upgrade, ju … rest. "
  37111.  
  37112. I am not quite sure about the amount of money. Before I am making a
  37113. decision need to know the right price. I pledged £129 (+ £6 ) for "
  37114. 24 HRS SPECIAL 1 WEDG ARM ( Kickstarter) "
  37115.  
  37116. Below I see the message " @Antoine C 16 hours ago " ;
  37117.  
  37118. So if I add the upgrade perk £40 with an additional Gift of £50 = £90
  37119. Then you’ll change my perk to WEDG INTEL with RAID ?
  37120.  
  37121.  
  37122.  
  37123.  
  37124. Team WEDG
  37125.  
  37126. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37127. years ago
  37128.  
  37129. @Tiger Bus on the rear? No no, the BNC connector this goes on the
  37130. front for pride of place! :D
  37131.  
  37132.  
  37133.  
  37134.  
  37135. Tiger Bus
  37136.  
  37137. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  37138.  
  37139. 200000 GBP: BNC connector in the rear! yay ;)
  37140.  
  37141.  
  37142.  
  37143.  
  37144. Team WEDG
  37145.  
  37146. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37147. years ago
  37148.  
  37149. @Tiger Bus please see stretch goal :P
  37150.  
  37151.  
  37152.  
  37153.  
  37154. Tiger Bus
  37155.  
  37156. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  37157.  
  37158. How do I connect my Koax network to this?! :P
  37159.  
  37160.  
  37161.  
  37162.  
  37163. Team WEDG
  37164.  
  37165. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37166. years ago
  37167.  
  37168. @Tiger Bus yep, and with the WEDG Pro with Intel that’s gigabit
  37169. ethernet ;)
  37170.  
  37171.  
  37172.  
  37173.  
  37174. Tiger Bus
  37175.  
  37176. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  37177.  
  37178. If I wanted to hardwire the WEDG behind a firewall with just a few
  37179. dedicated ports forwarded to it, I could always completely disable
  37180. the WiFi, right? ;)
  37181.  
  37182.  
  37183.  
  37184.  
  37185. Team WEDG
  37186.  
  37187. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37188. years ago
  37189.  
  37190. @david.j.aldred thanks David :)
  37191.  
  37192.  
  37193.  
  37194.  
  37195. David Aldred
  37196.  
  37197. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  37198.  
  37199. Great to see the impact the WiFi stretch has had. Been a great few
  37200. days for the campaign – great work @team wedg!
  37201.  
  37202.  
  37203.  
  37204.  
  37205. Team WEDG
  37206.  
  37207. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37208. years ago
  37209.  
  37210. @Alex Stamp for sure.
  37211.  
  37212.  
  37213.  
  37214.  
  37215. Team WEDG
  37216.  
  37217. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37218. years ago
  37219.  
  37220. @Pif loads! You can upgrade to RAID support with or with out a 1TB
  37221. HDD, you can also upgrade your 1TB HDDs for 2TB HDDs. If you really
  37222. feel like pushing the boat out why upgrade to an Aluminium WEDG…or
  37223. go nuts like one of our valuable backers and go for a Carbon Fibre WEDG!
  37224.  
  37225.  
  37226.  
  37227.  
  37228. Alex Stamp
  37229.  
  37230. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> over 2 years ago
  37231.  
  37232. Shipping should now be correct, seems that wifi has pulled in a few
  37233. people already
  37234.  
  37235.  
  37236.  
  37237.  
  37238. Pif
  37239.  
  37240. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709078> over 2 years ago
  37241.  
  37242. I have pledged the perk 24 HRS SPECIAL 2 WEDG INTEL for £199+6
  37243. (shipping) = £205 back in September. What upgrade options do I have?
  37244. I cannot find the original perk and I am sure about the specs I
  37245. signed for. Thanks in advance.
  37246.  
  37247.  
  37248.  
  37249.  
  37250. Team WEDG
  37251.  
  37252. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37253. years ago
  37254.  
  37255. @temp32 correct and thank you! :) woohoo WiFi!! :D
  37256.  
  37257.  
  37258.  
  37259.  
  37260. Pierre Lang
  37261.  
  37262. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 2 years ago
  37263.  
  37264. Congratulations to reaching the WiFi goal and thus allowing me to
  37265. contribute :)
  37266.  
  37267.  
  37268.  
  37269.  
  37270. Pierre Lang
  37271.  
  37272. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4161016> over 2 years ago
  37273.  
  37274. Contributed for WEDG Pro with Intel + 1TB + Radi Upgrade 1TB +
  37275. Shipping in one payment. I hope it’s ok
  37276.  
  37277.  
  37278.  
  37279.  
  37280. Team WEDG
  37281.  
  37282. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37283. years ago
  37284.  
  37285. @Alex Stamp if you paid the Perk listed price then you will need to
  37286. add shipping please. Thats £6 per WEDG.
  37287.  
  37288.  
  37289.  
  37290.  
  37291. Alex Stamp
  37292.  
  37293. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> over 2 years ago
  37294.  
  37295. Hi can I just double check I have got both the 24hr arm and 24 hr
  37296. wedge pro did these include UK shipping or do I need to add it?
  37297.  
  37298.  
  37299.  
  37300.  
  37301. Team WEDG
  37302.  
  37303. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37304. years ago
  37305.  
  37306. Antoine C awesome thank you! Just to make sure there is no
  37307. confusion, could you email us your old and new email address please
  37308. infowedg.co.
  37309.  
  37310.  
  37311.  
  37312.  
  37313. Antoine C
  37314.  
  37315. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4041109> over 2 years ago
  37316.  
  37317. Thanks ! It’s done (by the way, i’ve change my email address, I hope
  37318. there will not be any problem)
  37319.  
  37320.  
  37321.  
  37322.  
  37323. Team WEDG
  37324.  
  37325. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37326. years ago
  37327.  
  37328. @Antoine C yep! we’ll handle the rest on our side :)
  37329.  
  37330.  
  37331.  
  37332.  
  37333. Team WEDG
  37334.  
  37335. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37336. years ago
  37337.  
  37338. @Heiko Zeller thank you! hi5!!
  37339.  
  37340.  
  37341.  
  37342.  
  37343. Team WEDG
  37344.  
  37345. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37346. years ago
  37347.  
  37348. @david.j.aldred I did!! Wake up!!
  37349.  
  37350.  
  37351.  
  37352.  
  37353. Heiko Zeller
  37354.  
  37355. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8715891> over 2 years ago
  37356.  
  37357. Congrat’s guys to reach the wifi goal
  37358.  
  37359.  
  37360.  
  37361.  
  37362. Antoine C
  37363.  
  37364. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4041109> over 2 years ago
  37365.  
  37366. Hi all. Just to be sure : i’ve pledged for an ARM version (129£+6£
  37367. shipping). I want to change this for the Intel Version + RAID
  37368. solution (179+40+6£ shipping). So I do just need to pay 90£ and
  37369. you’ll know what I want, that’s it ?
  37370.  
  37371.  
  37372.  
  37373.  
  37374. David Aldred
  37375.  
  37376. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  37377.  
  37378. Will I be waking up to WiFi?! Exciting!
  37379.  
  37380.  
  37381.  
  37382.  
  37383. Team WEDG
  37384.  
  37385. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37386. years ago
  37387.  
  37388. @paul.kulhavy yes you have paid for shipping. Thank you for your
  37389. contribution and early support.
  37390.  
  37391.  
  37392.  
  37393.  
  37394. paul.kulhavy
  37395.  
  37396. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709012> over 2 years ago
  37397.  
  37398. Also receiving your prompts for postage – and frankly I’ve got no
  37399. idea what I’ve paid for now. You have so many options – yet the
  37400. “perk” title I have is not there.
  37401.  
  37402. Perk: 24 HRS SPECIAL 2 WEDG INTEL – Contribution Amount: £205
  37403.  
  37404. Have I paid for shipping charges? No idea – as I can’t find the
  37405. perk/price listed here at all.
  37406.  
  37407.  
  37408.  
  37409.  
  37410. Team WEDG
  37411.  
  37412. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37413. years ago
  37414.  
  37415. @Tiger Bus :D hahaha!!
  37416.  
  37417.  
  37418.  
  37419.  
  37420. Tiger Bus
  37421.  
  37422. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  37423.  
  37424. I can almost SMELL those wifi giga-hertz frequencies…
  37425.  
  37426.  
  37427.  
  37428.  
  37429. Team WEDG
  37430.  
  37431. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37432. years ago
  37433.  
  37434. @Paul Targett thank you for your support at the early stages of our
  37435. campaign, it means a lot to us Sure, to upgrade the WEDG Pro with
  37436. Intel +1TB Early Bird price (£219) and RAID (£40/£90)…
  37437.  
  37438. £90 + £40 or £90 depending on the RAID upgrade you prefer plus
  37439. shipping if you haven’t already please. Just hit the CONTRIBUTE NOW
  37440. button on the right and we’ll handle the rest our side.
  37441.  
  37442. Thanks Paul :)
  37443.  
  37444.  
  37445.  
  37446.  
  37447. Paul Targett
  37448.  
  37449. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706793> over 2 years ago
  37450.  
  37451. I put £129 for the early bird ARM version (coming from Kickstarter).
  37452. At the time if I could have afforded it, I would have paid for the
  37453. Intel version. To help towards £110k, could I pay extra to upgrade
  37454. to the early bird Intel version price and also include raid? If so,
  37455. how much should I put.
  37456.  
  37457.  
  37458.  
  37459.  
  37460. Team WEDG
  37461.  
  37462. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37463. years ago
  37464.  
  37465. @moelliott the shipping charges are for UK and International. The
  37466. shipping fees were originally £6 for UK and ~£20 for International
  37467. but with support from business advisers we managed to negotiate a
  37468. flat fee for worldwide shipping and it stuck at £6.
  37469.  
  37470.  
  37471.  
  37472.  
  37473. moelliott
  37474.  
  37475. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707340> over 2 years ago
  37476.  
  37477. Hello, just to echo Andrews’ comment regarding the shipping, is the
  37478. £6.00 shipping charge also applicable for UK orders? Or just
  37479. international?
  37480.  
  37481.  
  37482.  
  37483.  
  37484. Team WEDG
  37485.  
  37486. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37487. years ago
  37488.  
  37489. @Andrew Cook we wanted to show a clear distinction between unit
  37490. price and shipping as well as show that prices from our campaign
  37491. attempt on Kickstarter hadn’t changed.
  37492.  
  37493.  
  37494.  
  37495.  
  37496. Andrew Cook
  37497.  
  37498. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706115> over 2 years ago
  37499.  
  37500. I’m a little confused about continual reminders to pay for shipping.
  37501.  
  37502. Is that a flat rate of £6 that needs to be paid for anywhere in the
  37503. world, including the UK? and if so why wasn’t it included in the
  37504. base price?
  37505.  
  37506.  
  37507.  
  37508.  
  37509. Team WEDG
  37510.  
  37511. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37512. years ago
  37513.  
  37514. @Alex Stamp you can add the additional drive later and the RAID
  37515. management will start the replication process. Thanks, we’re really
  37516. excited and relieved too :)
  37517.  
  37518.  
  37519.  
  37520.  
  37521. Team WEDG
  37522.  
  37523. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37524. years ago
  37525.  
  37526. @john34754 hi5 fellow Manc! Absolutely just contribute the
  37527. difference and leave the rest to us! Sure we can arrange local pick
  37528. up closer the time :)
  37529.  
  37530.  
  37531.  
  37532.  
  37533. Alex Stamp
  37534.  
  37535. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> over 2 years ago
  37536.  
  37537. Another little question guys, if we start off with one drive then
  37538. add our raid drive at a later date will the system just ask if we
  37539. want to set up raid and start copying files or will it wipe
  37540. everything and have to start from scratch? So glad this has came to
  37541. fruition been a long time waiting since kickstarter haha.
  37542.  
  37543.  
  37544.  
  37545.  
  37546. john34754
  37547.  
  37548. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707691> over 2 years ago
  37549.  
  37550. Hello
  37551. I backed the 24hr special ARM. Can I upgrade to 2TB by clicking the
  37552. relevant perk? Also I live in Manchester, can I pick up? I’ll buy
  37553. the beer!
  37554. Cheers
  37555. John
  37556.  
  37557.  
  37558.  
  37559.  
  37560. Team WEDG
  37561.  
  37562. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37563. years ago
  37564.  
  37565. @Gaston Cardey yes, default build is stored in ROM for first boot
  37566. and system recovery purposes and then OS is stored on a MicroSD card.
  37567.  
  37568. Getting there slowly but surely! :)
  37569.  
  37570.  
  37571.  
  37572.  
  37573. Team WEDG
  37574.  
  37575. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37576. years ago
  37577.  
  37578. @Gaston Cardey yes, default build is stored in ROM for first boot
  37579. and system recovery purposes and then OS is stored on a MicroSD card.
  37580.  
  37581. Getting there slowly but surely! :)
  37582.  
  37583.  
  37584.  
  37585.  
  37586. Team WEDG
  37587.  
  37588. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37589. years ago
  37590.  
  37591. @Patrick Jones yeh! We’re edging closer every few mins right now.
  37592. Come on WiFi!!
  37593.  
  37594.  
  37595.  
  37596.  
  37597. Gaston Cardey
  37598.  
  37599. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 2 years ago
  37600.  
  37601. Hi!
  37602. I wonder where it will be saved the WEDG software, since we can
  37603. replace both HDD. Is it in a non volatile flash memory or a ROM?
  37604.  
  37605. Almos there! Only £ 1.701 to go!!!!
  37606. Thanks!
  37607.  
  37608.  
  37609.  
  37610.  
  37611. Patrick Jones
  37612.  
  37613. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5225415> over 2 years ago
  37614.  
  37615. Looks like lots of us forgot to add postage!
  37616. Good luck with getting to £110K…and beyond…we all want Wi-Fi…!
  37617.  
  37618.  
  37619.  
  37620.  
  37621. Team WEDG
  37622.  
  37623. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37624. years ago
  37625.  
  37626. @tiger bus haha! you should get it check out :p I’ll dig it out and
  37627. send again.
  37628.  
  37629.  
  37630.  
  37631.  
  37632. Tiger Bus
  37633.  
  37634. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  37635.  
  37636. Oops you did?! Never received anything so I’ve been coughing quite a
  37637. lot lately! ;)
  37638.  
  37639.  
  37640.  
  37641.  
  37642. Team WEDG
  37643.  
  37644. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37645. years ago
  37646.  
  37647. @tiger bus I replied to your email with the revised calca weeks ago.
  37648. You should get that cough looked at :p
  37649.  
  37650.  
  37651.  
  37652.  
  37653. Tiger Bus
  37654.  
  37655. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  37656.  
  37657. Ah spreadsheets… I think it got lost together with the power
  37658. consumption calculations cough ;))
  37659.  
  37660.  
  37661.  
  37662.  
  37663. tetardbleu
  37664.  
  37665. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  37666.  
  37667. @david.j.aldred of course, you’re right… I was so happy with myself
  37668. :(. I should have known, i have a t-shirt who says: “Dear math,
  37669. solve your own problem.”
  37670.  
  37671.  
  37672.  
  37673.  
  37674. Team WEDG
  37675.  
  37676. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37677. years ago
  37678.  
  37679. @david.j.aldred we did have a spreadsheet that did some sums for us
  37680. to compare our forecasts against real results up until £43,000ish –
  37681. it wasn’t accurate and we failed to keep it up to date due to other
  37682. tasks taking priority. The with various update options we didn’t
  37683. consider reviving it. Could fire it up again may take a day two to
  37684. get the formula right.
  37685.  
  37686. Shipping nudge goes out tomorrow.
  37687.  
  37688.  
  37689.  
  37690.  
  37691. David Aldred
  37692.  
  37693. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  37694.  
  37695. … although does show that just a little last push will get us wiFi,
  37696. so the delivery reminder should be a big help!
  37697.  
  37698.  
  37699.  
  37700.  
  37701. David Aldred
  37702.  
  37703. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  37704.  
  37705. @tetardbleu – just because it’s Friday and I’ve not got anything
  37706. better to do… but I’m not sure that’s necessarily correct ;o)
  37707. I might be wrong, but believe the ‘backers’ count is actually the
  37708. sum of single contributions, not unique backers – so, I did £1 to
  37709. start (to ask couple of questions), my Wedg, RAID upgrade, + £5 as I
  37710. realised I’d not done shipping – but it counts that as 4 funders.
  37711.  
  37712. Wonder if @Team Wedg know how many unique backers there are – or how
  37713. many WEDG have now been funded?
  37714.  
  37715.  
  37716.  
  37717.  
  37718. Team WEDG
  37719.  
  37720. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37721. years ago
  37722.  
  37723. @tetarbkeu haha! thanks! :)
  37724.  
  37725.  
  37726.  
  37727.  
  37728. tetardbleu
  37729.  
  37730. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  37731.  
  37732. If everyone who contributed so far was adding £4 we could make it.
  37733. Just saying :)
  37734.  
  37735.  
  37736.  
  37737.  
  37738. Team WEDG
  37739.  
  37740. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37741. years ago
  37742.  
  37743. @wj.van.duin we’ll be posting a Polite Reminder update shortly for
  37744. those backers who might not have selected the shipping perk. Thanks
  37745. for caring :)
  37746.  
  37747.  
  37748.  
  37749.  
  37750. Team WEDG
  37751.  
  37752. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37753. years ago
  37754.  
  37755. @richard alter simply hit the ‘CONTRIBUTE NOW’ button on the right
  37756. and enter a ‘custom’ amount to the Perk difference value.
  37757.  
  37758.  
  37759.  
  37760.  
  37761. Team WEDG
  37762.  
  37763. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37764. years ago
  37765.  
  37766. @sbensley2 we can’t confirm which HDD we’ll be installing in the
  37767. WEDG at this moment, however drives engineered for NAS use are our
  37768. preferred from our suppliers.
  37769.  
  37770.  
  37771.  
  37772.  
  37773. richard alter
  37774.  
  37775. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/1968091> over 2 years ago
  37776.  
  37777. I would like to upgrade from Arm to Intel Pro and I believe that
  37778. would be a 20 pound difference. How do I make that payment? There is
  37779. no contribution choice for that amount. Please advise
  37780. Richard Alter at [email protected]
  37781.  
  37782.  
  37783.  
  37784.  
  37785. wj.van.duin
  37786.  
  37787. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8267955> over 2 years ago
  37788.  
  37789. Hope these additional contributions will be rightfully understood as
  37790. for the additonal upgrade to 2 × 2 Tb and for the worldwide shipping
  37791. fee that has not been contributed before.
  37792.  
  37793. Wouter J.
  37794.  
  37795.  
  37796.  
  37797.  
  37798. sbensley2
  37799.  
  37800. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7967712> over 2 years ago
  37801.  
  37802. Hi,
  37803.  
  37804. I have ordered the Wedg driveless with Raid upgrade and I assume
  37805. that it might be better to use Nas hard drives with this device. Can
  37806. you please confirm?
  37807.  
  37808. Thanks,
  37809.  
  37810.  
  37811.  
  37812.  
  37813. Team WEDG
  37814.  
  37815. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37816. years ago
  37817.  
  37818. @Alexander Blaauwgeers Wi-Fi will be supported on BOTH models of
  37819. WEDG :-)
  37820.  
  37821. Sure you can upgrade, just hit the ‘CONTRIBUTE NOW’ button on the
  37822. right and manually enter the difference between your current Perk
  37823. and the one you want – and we’ll do the rest.
  37824.  
  37825.  
  37826.  
  37827.  
  37828. Alexander Blaauwgeers
  37829.  
  37830. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8674531> over 2 years ago
  37831.  
  37832. 1. I really hope that my WEDGE also gets Wi-Fi support and that it
  37833. is not only for the Intel version like RAID
  37834.  
  37835. 2. At the moment of backing I didn’t know about the RAID future… is
  37836. there any possibility to upgrade from ARM to Intel ?
  37837. ( because it might push the project over the 110.000 line )
  37838.  
  37839.  
  37840.  
  37841.  
  37842. Team WEDG
  37843.  
  37844. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37845. years ago
  37846.  
  37847. @Nikolai Tesla thank you for your valuable words of encouragement
  37848. and support Nikolai and for contributing again. I’ll looking into
  37849. ‘Print the Legend’, we’re always open to learn from others’ experiences.
  37850.  
  37851.  
  37852.  
  37853.  
  37854. Nikolai Tesla
  37855.  
  37856. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 2 years ago
  37857.  
  37858. @Shehbaz (2 of 2), Stay focused, don’t lose sight on what makes WEDG
  37859. important to your contributors. Continue with your enthusiasm, it is
  37860. contagious. Thank you.
  37861.  
  37862.  
  37863.  
  37864.  
  37865. Nikolai Tesla
  37866.  
  37867. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 2 years ago
  37868.  
  37869. @Shehbaz (1 of 2), I have contributed again to support your
  37870. project/philosophy in order to get back control of our data. Either
  37871. way, I recommend that you and your team take the time to study the
  37872. “recent” documentary called “Print the Legend”. It is about the home
  37873. 3D printing movement and the obstacles that “start-ups” (similar to
  37874. WEDG) went thru in order to develop a technology that works, a brand
  37875. name that can sell and create an effective company.
  37876.  
  37877.  
  37878.  
  37879.  
  37880. Team WEDG
  37881.  
  37882. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37883. years ago
  37884.  
  37885. @Veehem we hear you and all supports who want to know more about how
  37886. and when we will be releasing our code. You must understand this is
  37887. something that needs to be done properly. We have no experience in
  37888. managing an open community and we don’t want to get it wrong. We
  37889. have started working with an advisor who will help us plan a
  37890. strategy for the process to ensure its don’t competently and that a
  37891. support structure is in place. This isn’t something we are prepared
  37892. to rush into.
  37893.  
  37894.  
  37895.  
  37896.  
  37897. Philipp Stäheli
  37898.  
  37899. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  37900.  
  37901. I agree with Veehem.
  37902.  
  37903.  
  37904.  
  37905.  
  37906. Veehem
  37907.  
  37908. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> over 2 years ago
  37909.  
  37910. Hardware, hardware again. 2 TB? 10TB ? Carbon fire ?Aluminium ? A
  37911. gold special serie? A underwear? A string? For secure actions, a
  37912. carbon fire condom with Wedg logo ?
  37913. Please stop all those gadgets. Now it’s necessary to talk about the
  37914. software.
  37915. Not any update information about the software.
  37916. Please explain how and when, you’re going to liberate the software?
  37917. How it looks like? How do you intend to build a real community?
  37918. Yes, you promise to do so “in due course” Don’t you think its time now?
  37919.  
  37920.  
  37921.  
  37922.  
  37923. Team WEDG
  37924.  
  37925. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37926. years ago
  37927.  
  37928. @jrogers31 awesome! Thank YOU!
  37929.  
  37930.  
  37931.  
  37932.  
  37933. jrogers31
  37934.  
  37935. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 2 years ago
  37936.  
  37937. Thanks for the update – I have doubled up – I hope you make all the
  37938. stretch goals. JR
  37939.  
  37940.  
  37941.  
  37942.  
  37943. Team WEDG
  37944.  
  37945. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37946. years ago
  37947.  
  37948. @scott.henderson1 complete oversight on our part, will resolve that
  37949. asap. Thanks for the heads-up!
  37950.  
  37951. And thanks for the feedback too ;)
  37952.  
  37953.  
  37954.  
  37955.  
  37956. scott.henderson
  37957.  
  37958. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  37959.  
  37960. Team WEDG,
  37961.  
  37962. With ENDING SOON upon us, you may want to reinstate, modify or
  37963. remove all of the BUY NOW – £179 LIMITED TIME ONLY! links listed
  37964. under the Story page, as they currently take people to a WHERE DID
  37965. IT GO? page, which is kind of off-putting.
  37966.  
  37967. If there is anyway to bring back the Driver-less WEDG Pro with
  37968. Intel, I’m sure that would help in reaching the next Stretch Goal.
  37969.  
  37970.  
  37971.  
  37972.  
  37973. tetardbleu
  37974.  
  37975. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  37976.  
  37977. @scott.henderson1 Well, Team Wedg was very convincing!
  37978. @ david.j.aldred and @Team Wedg Maybe someone from IG can change the
  37979. count manually (Not for me, it doesn’t matter and i trust you but
  37980. for other people to give them the necessary impulse)?
  37981.  
  37982.  
  37983.  
  37984.  
  37985. Team WEDG
  37986.  
  37987. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  37988. years ago
  37989.  
  37990. @david.j.aldred i know :-s we’re actually thinking of creating a
  37991. banner to add to the top of the campaign page to mark the occasion
  37992. and give kudos to @ tetardbleu
  37993.  
  37994.  
  37995.  
  37996.  
  37997. David Aldred
  37998.  
  37999. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  38000.  
  38001. Shame you can’t ‘count’ the CB model from @tetardbleu – it’s a
  38002. massive vote of confidence in the product for anyone new / undecided!
  38003.  
  38004.  
  38005.  
  38006.  
  38007. scott.henderson
  38008.  
  38009. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  38010.  
  38011. @ tetardbleu, congrats on purchasing the Carbon Fibre WEDG!
  38012.  
  38013.  
  38014.  
  38015.  
  38016. Team WEDG
  38017.  
  38018. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38019. years ago
  38020.  
  38021. @tetardbleu done! A Carbon Fibre WEDG has your name all over it!
  38022. (but we can’t change the count on the back end)
  38023.  
  38024.  
  38025.  
  38026.  
  38027. tetardbleu
  38028.  
  38029. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  38030.  
  38031. don’t forget to reserve me one of the five precious! :) Go wifi!
  38032.  
  38033.  
  38034.  
  38035.  
  38036. Team WEDG
  38037.  
  38038. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38039. years ago
  38040.  
  38041. @Ken Taylor that’s a good question, there were a few reasons but one
  38042. of the main reasons we decided to dump ActiveSync was due to its
  38043. instability and it was also very resource hungry. But we do have
  38044. ActiveSync under the ‘Revisit’ column on our feature list so ‘never
  38045. say never’ right?
  38046.  
  38047. PS. Thank you for the accurate calculations for the next Stretchgoal
  38048. I think we might do it you know!!
  38049.  
  38050.  
  38051.  
  38052.  
  38053. Team WEDG
  38054.  
  38055. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38056. years ago
  38057.  
  38058. @Ken Taylor your calculations are correct £162 will take you up to 2
  38059. × 2TB drives capability.
  38060.  
  38061.  
  38062.  
  38063.  
  38064. Ken Taylor
  38065.  
  38066. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  38067.  
  38068. Hi Team WEDG,
  38069. is there a reason that Active sync (or freeware alternative) is not
  38070. supported.
  38071. I know caldav, and carddav are supported as well as IMAP and POP3.
  38072. for user setup with sync of mail. contacts and other features Active
  38073. sync with the one server settings for a user its the easiest rather
  38074. than configuring each protocol.
  38075. Is Active sync support a possibility or are there technical reasons
  38076. that this cannot be supported?
  38077. thanks
  38078.  
  38079.  
  38080.  
  38081.  
  38082. Ken Taylor
  38083.  
  38084. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  38085.  
  38086. @ Team WEDG, are my calculations right,
  38087. I have a WEDG pro + 1TB plus shipping + Upgrade to Raid (£40)
  38088. so to get 2×2TB…..
  38089. I would need to pay £50 to make the raid 2×1TB then pay £112 to
  38090. upgrade the drives to 2×2TB drives so….. £162.00 total? is this correct.
  38091.  
  38092. need 154.92958% funding to reach £110,00 and the next stretch goal.
  38093. Good Luck.
  38094.  
  38095.  
  38096.  
  38097.  
  38098. tetardbleu
  38099.  
  38100. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  38101.  
  38102. i juste emailed you via your website’s mail, because i didn’t
  38103. receive anything…
  38104.  
  38105.  
  38106.  
  38107.  
  38108. Team WEDG
  38109.  
  38110. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38111. years ago
  38112.  
  38113. @tetardbleu i just sent it
  38114.  
  38115.  
  38116.  
  38117.  
  38118. tetardbleu
  38119.  
  38120. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  38121.  
  38122. ok, just tell me here when you did, just in case, as it seems that
  38123. pm sometimes does not work well…
  38124.  
  38125.  
  38126.  
  38127.  
  38128. Team WEDG
  38129.  
  38130. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38131. years ago
  38132.  
  38133. @tetardbleu welcome to the darkside! I’ll message you privately as I
  38134. need some details from you.
  38135.  
  38136.  
  38137.  
  38138.  
  38139. tetardbleu
  38140.  
  38141. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  38142.  
  38143. Thank you, thank you thank you!I now have to ask if it would be
  38144. possible to have my config (2* 2TB HDDs) And the carbon fibre. I
  38145. would completely understand if it wasn’t, but if You can make this
  38146. happen (ssds replaced by hdds) and tell me how much it would cost
  38147. me, as i imagine standard hard drives are less expensive, my crazy
  38148. side is ready! Again i know it’s a lot to ask and i would completely
  38149. understand a no.
  38150.  
  38151.  
  38152.  
  38153.  
  38154. Team WEDG
  38155.  
  38156. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38157. years ago
  38158.  
  38159. @James Cowell yes, that’s correct
  38160.  
  38161.  
  38162.  
  38163.  
  38164. James Cowell
  38165.  
  38166. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4283722> over 2 years ago
  38167.  
  38168. My contribution was for the “24 HRS SPECIAL 2 WEDG INTEL” but as
  38169. it’s not listed anymore as a perk I can’t find the specifics of what
  38170. it was. I believe it is equivalent specs to the “WEDG Pro with Intel
  38171. + 1Tb”. Is that correct?
  38172.  
  38173.  
  38174.  
  38175.  
  38176. Team WEDG
  38177.  
  38178. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38179. years ago
  38180.  
  38181. @Seth Barribeau you can upgrade your drive in your WEDG as and when
  38182. you like. The WEDG takes a standard 2.5" SATA hard drive.
  38183.  
  38184.  
  38185.  
  38186.  
  38187. Seth Barribeau
  38188.  
  38189. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723584> over 2 years ago
  38190.  
  38191. Regarding the 2Tb upgrade. Is this something where we could replace
  38192. the HDs ourselves to improve space as needed, or do you need to
  38193. upgrade additional hardware first?
  38194.  
  38195.  
  38196.  
  38197.  
  38198. Team WEDG
  38199.  
  38200. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38201. years ago
  38202.  
  38203. @jrogers31 I understand and have taken your feedback on-board ;-)
  38204.  
  38205.  
  38206.  
  38207.  
  38208. Team WEDG
  38209.  
  38210. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38211. years ago
  38212.  
  38213. @Law Cheung spot on, that is the correct way to do it, thank you for
  38214. your support and contribution!
  38215.  
  38216.  
  38217.  
  38218.  
  38219. Team WEDG
  38220.  
  38221. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38222. years ago
  38223.  
  38224. @wj.van.duin you may certainly postpone your decision up until the
  38225. end of the campaign only I’m afraid as the prices we have negotiated
  38226. are only available to us until the end of 21st November. I’m sorry
  38227. if this applies undue pressure upon you right now.
  38228.  
  38229.  
  38230.  
  38231.  
  38232. jrogers31
  38233.  
  38234. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 2 years ago
  38235.  
  38236. Sorry to repeat my suggestion to help reach the stretch goals but I
  38237. would like the option to “double up” on my current perks at the same
  38238. rate as my first contribution, which was WEDG Pro with Intel + 1TB
  38239. (£219) plus WEDG Pro RAID + 1TB (£90). This may get you closer to
  38240. the stretch goal targets – particularly if existing contributors
  38241. want to double or treble up. JR
  38242.  
  38243.  
  38244.  
  38245.  
  38246. Law Cheung
  38247.  
  38248. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2929772> over 2 years ago
  38249.  
  38250. Hi Shehbaz,
  38251.  
  38252. That’s a good idea of you to allow an upgrade to a 2TB drive. I have
  38253. added an extra £56 to make £112 to have two of them for a raid
  38254. setup. I hope this is the correct way of doing it.
  38255.  
  38256. Kind Regards,
  38257.  
  38258. Law Cheung (Mr)
  38259.  
  38260.  
  38261.  
  38262.  
  38263. wj.van.duin
  38264.  
  38265. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8267955> over 2 years ago
  38266.  
  38267. I would like you to let me know if it will be possible to postpone
  38268. the decision for the change of configuration from 1 × 1 Tb to 1 × 2
  38269. Tb or even 2 × 2Tb until a later moment just prior to production and
  38270. delivery.
  38271.  
  38272. Wouter J. van Duin
  38273.  
  38274.  
  38275.  
  38276.  
  38277. Team WEDG
  38278.  
  38279. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38280. years ago
  38281.  
  38282. @Scott McQueen I think I follow you now. WEDG does support POP3 and
  38283. so you could add any POP3 accounts to your WEDG collecting mail on
  38284. the fly. Aliases is also fully supported and you can setup a
  38285. one-to-many email account like ’salesexample.com’ for example where
  38286. the messages are forwarded on to designated users.
  38287.  
  38288. Thank you for the compliments and of course your ongoing support! :)
  38289.  
  38290.  
  38291.  
  38292.  
  38293. Team WEDG
  38294.  
  38295. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38296. years ago
  38297.  
  38298. @Veehem thank you for your feedback, we have every intention on
  38299. providing more information in due course. Currently we have a tight
  38300. schedule we’ve planned for and are working hard to commit to that.
  38301.  
  38302.  
  38303.  
  38304.  
  38305. Veehem
  38306.  
  38307. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4067160> over 2 years ago
  38308.  
  38309. An update message explaining how and when you’re going to liberate
  38310. the code is necessary. Wedg is going to be a long time success if
  38311. there is a real community. Without an open source code, people will
  38312. go to Ownbutt, Yunohost, …
  38313. Please, be more clear about that
  38314.  
  38315.  
  38316.  
  38317.  
  38318. Scott McQueen
  38319.  
  38320. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  38321.  
  38322. Team WEDG – Sorry was not clearer, By scheduled pop3 collection I
  38323. mean, use pop3 to collect mail from a third party account, strip of
  38324. everything after the ‘at symbol’ and distribute to the users of the
  38325. mailserver every say ten minutes. This way I can include an existing
  38326. pop3 mail address. Also will the WEDG support aliases and group
  38327. forwarding?
  38328.  
  38329. BTW Congrats on the 100K, well done to all involved!
  38330.  
  38331.  
  38332.  
  38333.  
  38334. Team WEDG
  38335.  
  38336. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38337. years ago
  38338.  
  38339. @tetardbleu thanks for feedback! :)
  38340.  
  38341.  
  38342.  
  38343.  
  38344. tetardbleu
  38345.  
  38346. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  38347.  
  38348. I’ll probably succumb if the offer stays the same… Still, if your
  38349. meeting monday works out, i must say i prefer bigger hdds than
  38350. faster ssds. particularly for mid-long term storage. SSDs are great
  38351. but in case of failure it’s pretty definitive and unannounced, when
  38352. HDDs can show preventive warnings and let us recover some data. Well
  38353. its just a personal opinion of course. Good night and good luck today!
  38354.  
  38355.  
  38356.  
  38357.  
  38358. Team WEDG
  38359.  
  38360. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38361. years ago
  38362.  
  38363. @tetardbleu agghh! dashed are my hopes of a Carbon Fibre WEDG backer
  38364. today! ;-)
  38365.  
  38366.  
  38367.  
  38368.  
  38369. tetardbleu
  38370.  
  38371. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  38372.  
  38373. Ok so i’ll wait your monday’s report before letting go out my crazy
  38374. side :)
  38375.  
  38376.  
  38377.  
  38378.  
  38379. Team WEDG
  38380.  
  38381. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38382. years ago
  38383.  
  38384. @Ken Taylor this is a discussion we need to have again with our
  38385. suppliers on Monday morning, as you stated cost is a factor and
  38386. having discussed this topic previous with our suppliers 2TB disks
  38387. weren’t cheap and didn’t even come under any price breaks at that
  38388. time. But time has passed so worth revisiting. Either way I will
  38389. report back on Monday.
  38390.  
  38391.  
  38392.  
  38393.  
  38394. Ken Taylor
  38395.  
  38396. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  38397.  
  38398. if you can meet minimum purchase requirements for 1tb and 2tb drives
  38399. to keep prices good. i also vote for @ aaddiikk’s suggestion and it
  38400. has been suggested before. as i will just be looking at possibly
  38401. putting 2Tb drives in mine. but cost is a factor. also now featuring
  38402. the 3k option puts the Wedg pro way down the list for funding
  38403. choices. make the funding option look very expensive for someone new
  38404. looking at the project.
  38405.  
  38406.  
  38407.  
  38408.  
  38409. Team WEDG
  38410.  
  38411. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38412. years ago
  38413.  
  38414. Congratulations you guys we’ve hit a major milestone at £100,000! A
  38415. little overwhelmed if I’m honest and very grateful to everyone for
  38416. their everlasting and so valuable support. THANK YOU!!
  38417.  
  38418.  
  38419.  
  38420.  
  38421. Team WEDG
  38422.  
  38423. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38424. years ago
  38425.  
  38426. @tetardbleu listen to your crazy side ;-) yes @aaddiikk’s suggestion
  38427. is pulling weight this side too.
  38428.  
  38429. If you do decide to upgrade to the Carbon Fibre WEDG then please
  38430. contribute the difference only and we’ll do the rest. The Carbon
  38431. Fibre sample material is of a high standard to ensure its rigidity
  38432. and the WEDG will be hand assembled start to finish. I should also
  38433. emphasise that Carbon Fibre WEDG is only available on Indiegogo and
  38434. won’t be available after the campaign ends.
  38435.  
  38436.  
  38437.  
  38438.  
  38439. tetardbleu
  38440.  
  38441. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  38442.  
  38443. As you can guess by my previous comments here, i strongly support
  38444. @aaddiikk suggestion.I’m also considering the carbon fibre perk. A
  38445. bit pricey but seems to be a really cool design. Which perk should i
  38446. choose if i want an upgrade? Just an arbitrary payment with the
  38447. difference? Not sure i’ll do it but sometimes i have crazy expensive
  38448. ideas!
  38449.  
  38450.  
  38451.  
  38452.  
  38453. Team WEDG
  38454.  
  38455. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38456. years ago
  38457.  
  38458. @jrogers31 thank you for your suggestion, certainly worth
  38459. considering along with other ideas too. Will report back.
  38460.  
  38461.  
  38462.  
  38463.  
  38464. Team WEDG
  38465.  
  38466. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38467. years ago
  38468.  
  38469. @aaddiikk thanks for your feedback, we’ll certainly consider your
  38470. suggestion and report back.
  38471.  
  38472.  
  38473.  
  38474.  
  38475. jrogers31
  38476.  
  38477. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 2 years ago
  38478.  
  38479. I think one option you may consider to enable you to reach your
  38480. stretch goal targets is to release a further time limited perk for
  38481. the WEDG Pro with Intel + 1TB at £219 like you did for Tech Crunch –
  38482. after all the campaign ends on 21 Nov 2014.
  38483.  
  38484. Alternatively allow existing contributors to double up (or treble
  38485. up) on their orginial contribution and perks at the same discounted
  38486. rate. JR
  38487.  
  38488.  
  38489.  
  38490.  
  38491. aaddiikk
  38492.  
  38493. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> over 2 years ago
  38494.  
  38495. Guys,
  38496.  
  38497. How about extending storage options and allow people to pay extra
  38498. for it? I mean extra options to double the storage (so from 1TB to
  38499. 2TB in case of ARM, from 1TB to 2TB in case of Intel and from 1TB to
  38500. 2TB so 2×2TB drives in case of Intel/RAID)? I’m pretty sure that
  38501. many backers would go this way and get us closer to WiFi… What do
  38502. you think?
  38503.  
  38504.  
  38505.  
  38506.  
  38507. Team WEDG
  38508.  
  38509. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38510. years ago
  38511.  
  38512. @scott.henderson1 that’s a good idea. I’ll ask all registered
  38513. developers to share their potential ideas.
  38514.  
  38515.  
  38516.  
  38517.  
  38518. scott.henderson
  38519.  
  38520. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  38521.  
  38522. Hey Team!
  38523.  
  38524. Any chance of having the 7 campaign backing Developers mention what
  38525. they are hoping to develop for the WEDG? Their potential ideas and
  38526. solutions might help expand interest.
  38527.  
  38528. Cheers!
  38529.  
  38530.  
  38531.  
  38532.  
  38533. Team WEDG
  38534.  
  38535. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38536. years ago
  38537.  
  38538. @Ken Taylor thanks for the precise maths :) we’re working on a
  38539. couple of promos – can’t say too much now but we have high hopes for
  38540. those alongside some press pushing too.
  38541. Yes, a good few backers have missed the shipping perk but ultimately
  38542. not enough to push us very far, nevertheless we will politely remind
  38543. them.
  38544.  
  38545.  
  38546.  
  38547.  
  38548. Team WEDG
  38549.  
  38550. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38551. years ago
  38552.  
  38553. @scott.henderson1 thanks for the support, it means a great deal to
  38554. us all here. Regarding perks…watch this space! :-o I’ve said too much!
  38555.  
  38556.  
  38557.  
  38558.  
  38559. Ken Taylor
  38560.  
  38561. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  38562.  
  38563. I think there are LOTS of people who have not paid the £6 postage
  38564. just looking through the Funders page but Shebaz should be able to
  38565. see more so maybe a nudge to get them to pay but dont think it will
  38566. get us any where near £110k but it all helps. we need 2.671 Wedg
  38567. Pro’s to be funded per day with postage to make the next stretch
  38568. goal by the end of the campaign.
  38569.  
  38570.  
  38571.  
  38572.  
  38573. scott.henderson
  38574.  
  38575. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  38576.  
  38577. 2/2
  38578. Are there any last minute perks that could be added to the project
  38579. that would add £15-20 value to end product?
  38580.  
  38581. While only needing just £10,500 to achieve Wi-Fi, if every existing
  38582. funder paid an additional £16 / $25US towards the project right now,
  38583. we’d meet it.
  38584.  
  38585. Good luck on the home stretch! I hope we can hit that mark, once the
  38586. “Ending Soon” promotion begins.
  38587.  
  38588.  
  38589.  
  38590.  
  38591. scott.henderson
  38592.  
  38593. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  38594.  
  38595. 1/2
  38596. With the initial Goal met and surpassed, is there any chance of
  38597. making more Drive-less WEDG with Intel perks available again for the
  38598. last two weeks of the campaign? It might help out.
  38599. I somehow totally mis-read the Wi-Fi stretch goal at the beginning
  38600. of the campaign, thinking it was an upgrade to an existing Wi-Fi
  38601. feature, not an addition of Wi-Fi to the board. Wi-Fi is definitely
  38602. a must have capability. I agree that not having this might actually
  38603. be holding some people back.
  38604.  
  38605.  
  38606.  
  38607.  
  38608. Team WEDG
  38609.  
  38610. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38611. years ago
  38612.  
  38613. @Scott McQueen WEDG Pro with Intel can support ~68 users while WEDG
  38614. with ARM can support ~38 users. Yes Spam filter and attachment rules
  38615. can be configured as you prefer. POP3 is support by WEDG, can you
  38616. elaborate on ’ scheduled collection from another server’?
  38617.  
  38618.  
  38619.  
  38620.  
  38621. Scott McQueen
  38622.  
  38623. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  38624.  
  38625. How many users will the mailserver side of it support on the device,
  38626. will it have sorting, spam and attachment rules and will it be
  38627. capable of pop3 scheduled collection from another server?
  38628.  
  38629.  
  38630.  
  38631.  
  38632. Team WEDG
  38633.  
  38634. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38635. years ago
  38636.  
  38637. @tetardbleu (y) Like! :)
  38638.  
  38639.  
  38640.  
  38641.  
  38642. tetardbleu
  38643.  
  38644. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  38645.  
  38646. Well, if i want to enjoy HDMI and network access, i will need wifi…
  38647. Or to rewire my entire appartment to bring an ethernet cable next to
  38648. my tv screen! I’ll keep praying for wifi :)
  38649.  
  38650.  
  38651.  
  38652.  
  38653. Team WEDG
  38654.  
  38655. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38656. years ago
  38657.  
  38658. @david.j.aldred we imagine the same, as the campaign enters the
  38659. ‘Ending Soon’ category on Indiegogo that might be enough to push us
  38660. through the £110,000 mark. We’re working hard on our side try and
  38661. hit some of the major publications and news channels too which might
  38662. help increase exposure. Fingers crossed!
  38663.  
  38664.  
  38665.  
  38666.  
  38667. David Aldred
  38668.  
  38669. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  38670.  
  38671. ref WiFi stetch goal – it’ll be tight, but it can still be done –
  38672. we’ve been on pretty much the same trajectory for a couple of weeks
  38673. now, which should just about see us hit it. If there is the ‘ending
  38674. soon rush’ that should certainly tip it in favour.
  38675.  
  38676. Personally, not too fussed, but can certainly see its appeal to
  38677. people. Slightly frustratingly, there are probably a good few
  38678. holding off until WiFi is unlocked – I think the same was true with
  38679. HDMI – but hey, that’s the nature of it all!
  38680.  
  38681.  
  38682.  
  38683.  
  38684. Team WEDG
  38685.  
  38686. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38687. years ago
  38688.  
  38689. @tetardbleu :) we’d love to! But right now its just not feasible. If
  38690. anything changes prior to shipping we’ll let our backers know.
  38691.  
  38692.  
  38693.  
  38694.  
  38695. tetardbleu
  38696.  
  38697. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  38698.  
  38699. Any hope to obtain wifi embedded under 110 k’ :) ?
  38700.  
  38701.  
  38702.  
  38703.  
  38704. Team WEDG
  38705.  
  38706. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38707. years ago
  38708.  
  38709. @Alex Stamp No, see the WiFi stretch goal enables us to build a
  38710. Wireless Connection and Network Management interface for WEDG. So we
  38711. must hit the £110,000!!
  38712.  
  38713.  
  38714.  
  38715.  
  38716. Alex Stamp
  38717.  
  38718. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> over 2 years ago
  38719.  
  38720. In the event we don’t get to the wifi stretch goal will a usb wifi
  38721. dongle work with the wedge?
  38722.  
  38723.  
  38724.  
  38725.  
  38726. Team WEDG
  38727.  
  38728. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38729. years ago
  38730.  
  38731. @Danilo Montesi yes, we don’t have a road map to detail this yet,
  38732. but sometime soon after shipping WEDG we aim to release the s/w.
  38733.  
  38734.  
  38735.  
  38736.  
  38737. Danilo Montesi
  38738.  
  38739. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2102128> over 2 years ago
  38740.  
  38741. will the software running on WEDG be available freely to be used on
  38742. a linux box?
  38743.  
  38744.  
  38745.  
  38746.  
  38747. Antoine C
  38748.  
  38749. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4041109> over 2 years ago
  38750.  
  38751. Not a pb for me (I’ve several HDD copy if necessary, I’ll C/C all
  38752. this). Thanks anyway :)
  38753.  
  38754.  
  38755.  
  38756.  
  38757. Team WEDG
  38758.  
  38759. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38760. years ago
  38761.  
  38762. @Antoine C great! welcome on-board! Unfortunately RAID support isn’t
  38763. physically possible for WEDG with ARM :s
  38764.  
  38765.  
  38766.  
  38767.  
  38768. Antoine C
  38769.  
  38770. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4041109> over 2 years ago
  38771.  
  38772. That’s a WEDG ARM for me, cleary enough for what I need (NAS/Mail).
  38773. Can’t wait, I’ve been using a Synology for years so I’ll see what
  38774. WEDG can do for me. Any possibility for a RAID with the ARM version ?
  38775.  
  38776.  
  38777.  
  38778.  
  38779. Team WEDG
  38780.  
  38781. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38782. years ago
  38783.  
  38784. @Philipp Stäheli ;) as many as you want but we expect users to
  38785. respect a fair usage policy to prevent email address hogging.
  38786.  
  38787.  
  38788.  
  38789.  
  38790. Philipp Stäheli
  38791.  
  38792. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  38793.  
  38794. Yes it does, and very fast as always too. :)
  38795.  
  38796. So how many WEDGMail email adresses are included?
  38797.  
  38798.  
  38799.  
  38800.  
  38801. Team WEDG
  38802.  
  38803. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38804. years ago
  38805.  
  38806. @Philipp Stäheli 2/2, The cost associated with WEDGNET at that point
  38807. with be in the region of £2 a month and will allow 2 x WEDG devices
  38808. but this is not for anyone who has backed WEDG on Indiegogo.
  38809.  
  38810. We/WEDGNET is not a domain registrar so you’ll have to buy a domain
  38811. from another party like GoDaddy, One&One, FastHosts, etc and then
  38812. point your DNS to your WEDG.
  38813.  
  38814. Does that clear things up?
  38815.  
  38816.  
  38817.  
  38818.  
  38819. Team WEDG
  38820.  
  38821. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38822. years ago
  38823.  
  38824. @Philipp Stäheli 1/2 Sure, with WEDG there are no monthly fees for
  38825. using the our WEDGMail (our domains), your own domain on you own
  38826. WEDG, WEDGNET or any other service WEDG is capable of providing – no
  38827. monthly fees at all. This is strictly true for Indiegogo backers.
  38828.  
  38829. Post Indiegogo, a WEDG bought from a shop or online store will again
  38830. have no monthly fees, except for WEDGNET only for those customers
  38831. who buy a WEDG from a store.
  38832.  
  38833.  
  38834.  
  38835.  
  38836. Philipp Stäheli
  38837.  
  38838. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  38839.  
  38840. In ‘Story’ it says:
  38841. “Alternatively, you can use the WEDG Mail web interface (webmail),
  38842. compatible across all browsers and is mobile friendly too.”
  38843. Can you clarify what services fall under the monthly fee and mark
  38844. them in the discription?
  38845.  
  38846. Can you also elaborate on the lifetime wedgenet membership? What
  38847. does it give me, and how is it connected to the monthly fee?
  38848.  
  38849. If I want to run my own email on WEDG I will have to get my own
  38850. domain as well? Or do I use wedgnet and then pay monthly?
  38851.  
  38852.  
  38853.  
  38854.  
  38855. Team WEDG
  38856.  
  38857. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38858. years ago
  38859.  
  38860. @john34754 thanks for your support at the start of our campaign!
  38861. Yes!! The 24 Hour Perks included a 1TB drive – how awesome is that?!
  38862.  
  38863.  
  38864.  
  38865.  
  38866. john34754
  38867.  
  38868. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707691> over 2 years ago
  38869.  
  38870. Hi guys, I backed the 24 HRS SPECIAL 1 WEDG ARM in the first few
  38871. hours of your launch from the email you sent to Kickstarter backers.
  38872. Does that include a drive?
  38873. Thanks
  38874. John
  38875.  
  38876.  
  38877.  
  38878.  
  38879. Team WEDG
  38880.  
  38881. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38882. years ago
  38883.  
  38884. @Bryan Walker love your enthusiasm! We’re focused on Sync and that’s
  38885. what we intend on delivering :)
  38886.  
  38887.  
  38888.  
  38889.  
  38890. Team WEDG
  38891.  
  38892. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38893. years ago
  38894.  
  38895. @m562522 thanks for the feedback! I’ll add both suggestions to our
  38896. wishlist and discuss them the dev team. If we are able to include
  38897. such features they’ll either be available in our first release or in
  38898. software updates post shipping.
  38899.  
  38900.  
  38901.  
  38902.  
  38903. Mikhail Granin
  38904.  
  38905. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8719646> over 2 years ago
  38906.  
  38907. Suggestions on couple of killer features\apps:
  38908.  
  38909. 1 Will WEDG allow comments to photos and common albums? This way you
  38910. are getting a great value for all those who are ready to pay for
  38911. butt storage to Google+, Apple iButt photos (just released) and
  38912. Dropbox Carousel users a much better option.
  38913.  
  38914. 2 Will WEDG have it’s own web\mobile media player with
  38915. 1) playlists\smart playlists
  38916. 2) play counts
  38917. 3) rating
  38918. to replace iTunes Match, (I use it but I store mostly my own audio
  38919. that is not matched)
  38920.  
  38921.  
  38922.  
  38923.  
  38924. Team WEDG
  38925.  
  38926. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38927. years ago
  38928.  
  38929. @Gaston Cardey unfortunately implementing a Kensington lock is not
  38930. something we can currently build into the WEDG due to the cost of
  38931. tooling and components. However, we realise how valuable this
  38932. feature would be and if its something we can strategically implement
  38933. without compromise during the manufacturing process we will
  38934. certainly try.
  38935.  
  38936.  
  38937.  
  38938.  
  38939. Gaston Cardey
  38940.  
  38941. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8821945> over 2 years ago
  38942.  
  38943. Hi!
  38944. I wonder if you plan to add some sort of kensington lock so we can
  38945. secure the unit to a desk or some.
  38946. Thanks and keep up with the good work!
  38947.  
  38948.  
  38949.  
  38950.  
  38951. Team WEDG
  38952.  
  38953. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38954. years ago
  38955.  
  38956. @smadyk by upgrading to the ’WEDG Pro RAID +1TB Upgrade #2 perk you
  38957. will receive another 1TB HDD giving you potentially 2 × 1TB drives,
  38958. not 1 × 2TB drive.
  38959.  
  38960.  
  38961.  
  38962.  
  38963. Team WEDG
  38964.  
  38965. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38966. years ago
  38967.  
  38968. @Rich Willars awesome! Thanks! :D
  38969.  
  38970.  
  38971.  
  38972.  
  38973. Rich Willars
  38974.  
  38975. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8442821> over 2 years ago
  38976.  
  38977. @Team WEDG Incredible, thanks! Going to share the news with the Lima
  38978. investors over on Kickstarter, this looks like a viable alternative
  38979.  
  38980.  
  38981.  
  38982.  
  38983. Team WEDG
  38984.  
  38985. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  38986. years ago
  38987.  
  38988. @Rich Willars loving your enthusiasm! Yes, you can plug in an
  38989. external unencrypted USB drive and access the files and watch the
  38990. movies on it via XMBC!
  38991.  
  38992. The backup process can capture external USB drives as well and…WEDG
  38993. is a full sync and share solution, you can access your files via a
  38994. desktop client, mobile app and web browser which is responsive for
  38995. mobile devices too! There you go full marks 10/10!
  38996.  
  38997.  
  38998.  
  38999.  
  39000. Rich Willars
  39001.  
  39002. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8442821> over 2 years ago
  39003.  
  39004. 2/2
  39005.  
  39006. What’d be really nice if the WEDG could then backup those external
  39007. drives onto the NAS server as well. It’d be acting as a full backup
  39008. solution for encrypted and unencrypted data, with potentially
  39009. unlimited storage limits.
  39010.  
  39011. Other question is surrounding file access. How sophisticated is the
  39012. solution for accessing files remotely (from say mobile phones over
  39013. the internet). Does this work similar to Lima on Kickstarter in that
  39014. it syncs files or is it just a simple file browser app?
  39015.  
  39016.  
  39017.  
  39018.  
  39019. Rich Willars
  39020.  
  39021. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8442821> over 2 years ago
  39022.  
  39023. 1/2
  39024.  
  39025. Can’t wait for this.. March seems so far away!
  39026.  
  39027. I’m planning to run the 1TB internal drive and then use the backup
  39028. features on the WEDG to back everything up to a NAS drive. However,
  39029. I don’t want to eat into that precious 1TB with media such as films,
  39030. which don’t really need to be encrypted anyway. Does it support
  39031. plugging external USB drives into the WEDG and being as fully
  39032. featured as accessing files on the internal drive? For example,
  39033. using an unencrypted external drive for XBMC.
  39034.  
  39035.  
  39036.  
  39037. Team WEDG
  39038.  
  39039. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39040. years ago
  39041.  
  39042. @Seth Barribeau yes we did this just before we launched on Indiegogo
  39043. and ran GIT (sudo apt-get install git-core) on WEDG with ARM and
  39044. WEDG Pro with Intel. But we didn’t build it into the WEDG as we want
  39045. to allow independent developers build solutions like this for WEDG –
  39046. or allow owners to install their own existing solution.
  39047.  
  39048.  
  39049.  
  39050.  
  39051. Seth Barribeau
  39052.  
  39053. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723584> over 2 years ago
  39054.  
  39055. Have you tried to set up a private Git repository on the wedg?
  39056.  
  39057.  
  39058.  
  39059.  
  39060. Team WEDG
  39061.  
  39062. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39063. years ago
  39064.  
  39065. @jrodgers31 apologies *jrodgers31
  39066.  
  39067.  
  39068.  
  39069.  
  39070. Team WEDG
  39071.  
  39072. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39073. years ago
  39074.  
  39075. @jridger31 that’s all we’re thinking about and are internally
  39076. preparing for the manufacturing phase of the project.
  39077.  
  39078.  
  39079.  
  39080.  
  39081. jrogers31
  39082.  
  39083. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8764397> over 2 years ago
  39084.  
  39085. All these stretch goals are great and when you have reached them can
  39086. you get on and build the thing to exacting standards, make sure it
  39087. works properly and supply it please. Many thanks.
  39088.  
  39089.  
  39090.  
  39091.  
  39092. Team WEDG
  39093.  
  39094. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39095. years ago
  39096.  
  39097. @david.j.aldred WOOHOO!! Thank you David, and THANK YOU EVERYONE who
  39098. has helped us reached this stage.
  39099.  
  39100.  
  39101.  
  39102.  
  39103. David Aldred
  39104.  
  39105. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  39106.  
  39107. 90k guys – congrats on hitting a significant milestone :o)
  39108.  
  39109.  
  39110.  
  39111.  
  39112. Team WEDG
  39113.  
  39114. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39115. years ago
  39116.  
  39117. @Alex Stamp, apologies *Alex
  39118.  
  39119.  
  39120.  
  39121.  
  39122. Team WEDG
  39123.  
  39124. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39125. years ago
  39126.  
  39127. @Alan Stamp multiple! We’ve managed to test up to 6, there
  39128. restriction would be at the WEDGNET side of things and we haven’t
  39129. set a limit.
  39130.  
  39131.  
  39132.  
  39133.  
  39134. Alex Stamp
  39135.  
  39136. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> over 2 years ago
  39137.  
  39138. Hi quick question how many wedg’s can you have in a master slave
  39139. config? Is it just one master and one slave or can you have 1 master
  39140. and multiple slaves?
  39141.  
  39142.  
  39143.  
  39144.  
  39145. smadyk
  39146.  
  39147. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7989688> over 2 years ago
  39148.  
  39149. Hi,
  39150. I contributed to get a “Wedg Pro with Intel + 1TB”.
  39151. Now, I would like to contribute to get “Wedg PRO RAID”. However, I’m
  39152. not really sure if I can contribute to get “Wedg PRO RAID + 1TB”
  39153. getting 2TB to the end.
  39154.  
  39155. Thank you!
  39156.  
  39157.  
  39158.  
  39159.  
  39160. Team WEDG
  39161.  
  39162. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39163. years ago
  39164.  
  39165. @Nickolas Not right now, but just had a quick word of confirmation
  39166. of from the developers and yes its something we can and will
  39167. implement for shipping target. Thanks for the tip! ;)
  39168.  
  39169.  
  39170.  
  39171.  
  39172. Nickolas
  39173.  
  39174. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8474340> over 2 years ago
  39175.  
  39176. Will WEDG include an option to be able to limit the number of times
  39177. a shared link can be used? Like Dropbox?
  39178.  
  39179.  
  39180.  
  39181.  
  39182. Team WEDG
  39183.  
  39184. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39185. years ago
  39186.  
  39187. @Dan USB 3.0 hub yes RAID’d no as performance all round is severely
  39188. hindered.
  39189.  
  39190.  
  39191.  
  39192.  
  39193. Dan
  39194.  
  39195. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707396> over 2 years ago
  39196.  
  39197. Not sure if it’s been answered, but will Wedg allow a USB 3.0 hub
  39198. and multiple external drives to be RAID’ed?
  39199.  
  39200.  
  39201.  
  39202.  
  39203. Team WEDG
  39204.  
  39205. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39206. years ago
  39207.  
  39208. @Michael Right-Lawson :D thank you for the support! Means a lot to
  39209. us here.
  39210.  
  39211.  
  39212.  
  39213.  
  39214. Michael Right-Lawson
  39215.  
  39216. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8741582> over 2 years ago
  39217.  
  39218. ps. good luck at #TCDISRUPT see you on BBClick or something!
  39219.  
  39220.  
  39221.  
  39222.  
  39223. Michael Right-Lawson
  39224.  
  39225. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8741582> over 2 years ago
  39226.  
  39227. Love what you guys are doing here. Frankly I can’t understand why
  39228. you werent funded at kickstarter but every butt huh…and now you are
  39229. back better which is awesome! Shows you have determination and
  39230. courage and we respect you hugely for that. Its so important in
  39231. today’s connected world to have a product like this, the giants
  39232. can’t and wont relent on our privacy its what their business models
  39233. are based on. keep it up we’re right behind you and don’t let anyone
  39234. tell you otherwise.
  39235.  
  39236.  
  39237.  
  39238.  
  39239. Team WEDG
  39240.  
  39241. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39242. years ago
  39243.  
  39244. @Philipp Stäheli the website guys are actually waiting for me to
  39245. provide company and contact details I just haven’t had a moment to
  39246. respond. Anyway, here is our company number 08824160, search for
  39247. that number here
  39248. http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk//wcframe?name=accessCompanyInfo
  39249. and you’ll get these results http://wedg.co/company-details.jpg
  39250.  
  39251.  
  39252.  
  39253.  
  39254. Philipp Stäheli
  39255.  
  39256. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  39257.  
  39258. On all your websites there is no company listed, no adress. Unless I
  39259. have not seen it. What is the name of your company? Companies House
  39260. has no search result for ‘Wedg’. Can you post the link to your company?
  39261. It is not that I don’t trust you, but since we are all about
  39262. security I though I’d ask.
  39263.  
  39264.  
  39265.  
  39266.  
  39267. Team WEDG
  39268.  
  39269. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39270. years ago
  39271.  
  39272. @Philipp Stäheli 2/2 have over 300 happy supporters. Sure some will
  39273. have their doubts and we respect that; but if and when they do
  39274. decide WEDG is for them, we’ll be here to warmly welcome them into
  39275. our community.
  39276.  
  39277.  
  39278.  
  39279.  
  39280. Team WEDG
  39281.  
  39282. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39283. years ago
  39284.  
  39285. @Philipp Stäheli 1/2 Hi! So we simply can’t see your data, your data
  39286. is encrypted and you retain the encryption keys not us. Your WEDG is
  39287. in your home/office not our data centre (we don’t have one). We have
  39288. no interest in your data. We are in Manchester UK, our company was
  39289. incorporated 23/12/2013 and you can search for us on Companies House
  39290. http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk.
  39291. Ultimately, I guess it boils down to trust, we have done what we can
  39292. express our product is secure and private and
  39293.  
  39294.  
  39295.  
  39296.  
  39297. Philipp Stäheli
  39298.  
  39299. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  39300.  
  39301. Dear Wedg,
  39302.  
  39303. I know that my google email is red and analysed by a robot and
  39304. potentially visible on demand by governments. But the chance this
  39305. would effect me is minimal. That google themselves will be
  39306. criminally active on my account is near impossible.
  39307. With Wedg I have no risk of being analysed, but who tells me your
  39308. team is not after my data? Can you see my data? Who watches over
  39309. you? Who are you? Where’s your company located? Is there a company?
  39310.  
  39311.  
  39312.  
  39313.  
  39314. Team WEDG
  39315.  
  39316. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39317. years ago
  39318.  
  39319. @loesljrg Thanks! Really want that £90k, so many of you voted for it
  39320. in the Post Kickstarter survey and we want to deliver it to you!
  39321.  
  39322.  
  39323.  
  39324.  
  39325. loesljrg
  39326.  
  39327. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4049843> over 2 years ago
  39328.  
  39329. We’re creeping up on that 90K goal … and Wedg have just reinstated
  39330. some of the better perks!! [Smart move, guys!] Come on, folks …
  39331.  
  39332.  
  39333.  
  39334.  
  39335. Team WEDG
  39336.  
  39337. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39338. years ago
  39339.  
  39340. @Nickolas
  39341. 1. Post Indiegogo WEDGNET will be offered to customers at a monthly
  39342. fee of around £2 a month for up to 2 WEDG connections
  39343.  
  39344. 2. Unlimited yes, however each WEDG will able to pair with another
  39345. WEDG – like to 2 for the price of 1.
  39346.  
  39347. 3. Yes, we can put something together, won’t be immediate as we are
  39348. attending an even next week and will be showing casing WEDG
  39349. there…details soon!
  39350.  
  39351.  
  39352.  
  39353.  
  39354. Nickolas
  39355.  
  39356. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8474340> over 2 years ago
  39357.  
  39358. I just have a few questions.
  39359.  
  39360. 1. How much do you plan on making your WEDGNET service available for
  39361. after the campaign?
  39362. 2. Will a WEDGNET membership cover an unlimited number of WEDG’s?
  39363. 3. Can you make a video demonstration on how easy it actually is to
  39364. setup a WEDG for the first time?
  39365. 4. Can you make a video showing off the WEDG control panel and WEDG
  39366. apps?
  39367.  
  39368. Thanks
  39369.  
  39370.  
  39371.  
  39372.  
  39373. Team WEDG
  39374.  
  39375. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39376. years ago
  39377.  
  39378. @bensonlow78 just sent you a direct message for company details.
  39379. Thanks for the compliments!! :)
  39380.  
  39381.  
  39382.  
  39383.  
  39384. Benson Low
  39385.  
  39386. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5581723> over 2 years ago
  39387.  
  39388. hi, i need an invoice for my company claims. Can i have one? thanks!
  39389.  
  39390. By the way, it is a great product especially recent news on Dropbox
  39391. security on stolen pasword. Keep up the good work!!!
  39392.  
  39393.  
  39394.  
  39395.  
  39396. Team WEDG
  39397.  
  39398. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39399. years ago
  39400.  
  39401. @Igi Lama I recall reaching out to them some months back when we
  39402. were on Kickstarter. I’ll reach out again. Thanks for feedback.
  39403.  
  39404.  
  39405.  
  39406.  
  39407. Igi Lama
  39408.  
  39409. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5887739> over 2 years ago
  39410.  
  39411. Also a suggestion – have you tried to cooperate with FreedomBox
  39412. Foundation? They have exactly something like this in mind, maybe
  39413. there is some common ground you could work with them on. They’re
  39414. also very focused on open-source and well known in Free Software
  39415. world so if you’re going the open-source way, cooperation with them
  39416. could raise your profile in those circles and maybe provide some
  39417. guidance…
  39418.  
  39419.  
  39420.  
  39421.  
  39422. Igi Lama
  39423.  
  39424. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5887739> over 2 years ago
  39425.  
  39426. “Soon after the campaign ends we will plan our road map for
  39427. releasing the code and providing support to the community too.” –
  39428. Well, I hope for the best but after the campaign is a little too
  39429. late, I’d like to know what exactly I’d be pledging for – finding
  39430. out after I pledged is really not acceptable for such a critical
  39431. issue affecting security of the whole product, wouldn’t you say?
  39432. Guess I’ll just wait and see … Thanks
  39433.  
  39434.  
  39435.  
  39436.  
  39437. Tiger Bus
  39438.  
  39439. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  39440.  
  39441. Stevan Newman: 1 ;) Been using Dyndns.org for 10 years until they
  39442. pricing got ridiculous.
  39443.  
  39444.  
  39445.  
  39446.  
  39447. Team WEDG
  39448.  
  39449. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39450. years ago
  39451.  
  39452. @Steven Newman Like! :)
  39453.  
  39454.  
  39455.  
  39456.  
  39457. Steven Newman
  39458.  
  39459. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> over 2 years ago
  39460.  
  39461. @Marek459 – DynDNS prices have continued to climb dramatically over
  39462. the last few years. WEDGNET being FREE FOR LIFE definitely helped
  39463. bring me into the fold. :) Well, that an the security conscious,
  39464. fantastic approach that these guys are taking.
  39465.  
  39466.  
  39467.  
  39468.  
  39469. Team WEDG
  39470.  
  39471. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39472. years ago
  39473.  
  39474. @marek459 my pleasure. Have fun! :)
  39475.  
  39476.  
  39477.  
  39478.  
  39479. marek
  39480.  
  39481. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8728643> over 2 years ago
  39482.  
  39483. Excellent (and interesting – I hadn’t come across DynDNS before).
  39484. Thanks!
  39485.  
  39486.  
  39487.  
  39488.  
  39489. Team WEDG
  39490.  
  39491. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39492. years ago
  39493.  
  39494. @marek459 WEDGNET is nothing like bitsync or wuala. Its more like
  39495. DynDNS. WEDGNET provides a dynamic DNS service so your WEDG can be
  39496. located on the internet. It also provides a Relay Server for SMTP.
  39497. Encrypted data from other WEDG devices would only appear on your
  39498. WEDG if you have agreed with a friend to act as their remote backup
  39499. and vice versa.
  39500. WEDGNET is an optional service, so you could chose other Dynamic DNS
  39501. and Relay providers. WEDGNET is also FREE FOR LIFE for Indiegogo
  39502. backers :)
  39503.  
  39504.  
  39505.  
  39506.  
  39507. marek
  39508.  
  39509. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8728643> over 2 years ago
  39510.  
  39511. Could you provide a little bit more detail on the technology behind
  39512. WEDGNet? It seems to share some features with services like btsync
  39513. or Wuala, is it at all similar in the way it operates? (And would
  39514. this mean, for instance, that some encrypted information from other
  39515. WEDGs would spend some time on my WEDG?)
  39516.  
  39517.  
  39518.  
  39519.  
  39520. Team WEDG
  39521.  
  39522. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39523. years ago
  39524.  
  39525. @Steve Ng good questions;
  39526. 1. Yes, scheduled replication to secondary drive is possible
  39527. 2. This is something we are looking at as its on our wishlist, with
  39528. particular attention on separating media such a movie and music file.
  39529. 3. Yes, you can add a new HDD for RAID1 any time without the primary
  39530. drive having to do anything
  39531. Yes, the built in recovery tool asks you to authorise the backup
  39532. archive with password or by uploading the encryption key.
  39533. Thank you!
  39534.  
  39535.  
  39536.  
  39537.  
  39538. Steve Ng
  39539.  
  39540. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2113279> over 2 years ago
  39541.  
  39542. With dual-drive support, would it be possible to
  39543. 1. configure a scheduled replication from master drive to secondary
  39544. drive?
  39545. 2. Separate different content (doc, email, media) onto separate drives?
  39546. 3. upgrade single-drive (with data) to RAID-1 later without data loss?
  39547.  
  39548. Also, for backup to local USB, would it be possible to configure
  39549. both encrypted and unencrypted backup? If encrypted, how can the
  39550. data on the USB drive be restored with a WEDG?
  39551.  
  39552. Thanks.
  39553.  
  39554.  
  39555.  
  39556.  
  39557. Team WEDG
  39558.  
  39559. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39560. years ago
  39561.  
  39562. @Igi Lama 2/2 Soon after the campaign ends we will plan our road map
  39563. for releasing the code and providing support to the community too.
  39564. This has to be done properly and that’s how we want to do it.
  39565.  
  39566. Personally, we’ve all used open source software in our personal and
  39567. professional lives and collectively we’re excited about the
  39568. opportunity to give something back to the open community.
  39569.  
  39570.  
  39571.  
  39572.  
  39573. Team WEDG
  39574.  
  39575. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39576. years ago
  39577.  
  39578. @Igi Lama 1/2 glad you love our project :) there is no intentional
  39579. obscurity and we have every intention to release our code. Since
  39580. 06/13 we have been focused on building the solution, soon after we
  39581. focused on getting our crowd-funding campaign up and ready, the
  39582. first attempt failed so we tried again. Now our focus as part of the
  39583. plan on is pushing and promoting the campaign as well responding
  39584. backer queries.
  39585.  
  39586. We want to do things properly; fail to prepare, prepare to fail right?
  39587.  
  39588.  
  39589.  
  39590.  
  39591. Igi Lama
  39592.  
  39593. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5887739> over 2 years ago
  39594.  
  39595. I love this project but there is no security through obscurity –
  39596. unless it’s completely open-source, it can not be considered secure.
  39597. You’re very vague about open-sourcing it … AGPLv3 would be ideal for
  39598. this kind of project, I hope you’ll make clear your intentions as if
  39599. there would end up being closed blobs, that would be very disapointing …
  39600.  
  39601.  
  39602.  
  39603.  
  39604. Team WEDG
  39605.  
  39606. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39607. years ago
  39608.  
  39609. @Tiger Bus thanks for your input as always. I guess the choice is
  39610. there for individuals, if/when the IM app is developed and made
  39611. available. We see our future in privacy and security.
  39612.  
  39613. Ultimately its you guys to tell us what you want by voting with your
  39614. fingers on the survey; so if you haven’t already please compete the
  39615. survey today – https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QK36QSR – you have
  39616. till Friday midnight GMT.
  39617.  
  39618. We’ve had 158 responses so far!
  39619.  
  39620.  
  39621.  
  39622.  
  39623. Team WEDG
  39624.  
  39625. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39626. years ago
  39627.  
  39628. @Nikolai Tesla thank you for your feedback and of course we very
  39629. much value your and everyone’s ‘hard earned funds’ very much.
  39630.  
  39631.  
  39632.  
  39633.  
  39634. Tiger Bus
  39635.  
  39636. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  39637.  
  39638. Oh yes, security all the way! But a messenger?! I Do you seriously
  39639. want YET ANOTHER messenger on your phone? I have only two, one of
  39640. them being fully encrypted, and I already have the problem with
  39641. different friend groups using different services. Awful! Maybe we
  39642. can find a different goal in the security/privacy ecosystem? I
  39643. completely agree on all the media streaming blabla stuff. No need to
  39644. build a mini dreambox here ;)
  39645.  
  39646.  
  39647.  
  39648.  
  39649. Nikolai Tesla
  39650.  
  39651. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> over 2 years ago
  39652.  
  39653. I agree completely with contributor Steven Newman remarks about Wedg
  39654. being a security centric product and everything else should take a
  39655. back seat. That is what attracted me to this idea and product while
  39656. providing my hard earned funds to see it into a fully functional
  39657. device. All other options are bells & whistles since I rather have
  39658. the security and privacy aspects of Wedg. My advice to Team WEDG is
  39659. to FOCUS on security and privacy in order to create an ironclad device.
  39660.  
  39661.  
  39662.  
  39663.  
  39664. Team WEDG
  39665.  
  39666. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39667. years ago
  39668.  
  39669. @Steven Newman thank you for your input Steven :)
  39670.  
  39671.  
  39672.  
  39673.  
  39674. Steven Newman
  39675.  
  39676. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> over 2 years ago
  39677.  
  39678. I disagree regarding the Messenger feature. It’s expanding your goal
  39679. of security. Because it wasn’t HDMI or streaming video that brought
  39680. us to your product. There are oodles of devices out there that do
  39681. that, and do it well. What brought us here was a company taking
  39682. security seriously for a change, and offering that to folks.
  39683.  
  39684. So for me? I’d rather have the secure Messenger feature before
  39685. either the Wi-Fi or the HDMI goal. I know that’s just me, but please
  39686. keep focused on the security.
  39687.  
  39688.  
  39689.  
  39690.  
  39691. Team WEDG
  39692.  
  39693. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39694. years ago
  39695.  
  39696. @Philipp Stäheli the bandwidth monitor allows you to see how much
  39697. data is passing through your WEDG. You can limit the bandwidth if
  39698. you wish to yes.
  39699.  
  39700.  
  39701.  
  39702.  
  39703. Philipp Stäheli
  39704.  
  39705. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  39706.  
  39707. In the features list it says: Bandwith and Data transfer monitor.
  39708. Does that mean I also have control over it, can I limit bandwith?
  39709.  
  39710.  
  39711.  
  39712.  
  39713. Tiger Bus
  39714.  
  39715. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  39716.  
  39717. I’d fully support Philipp’s view in terms of features, stretch goals
  39718. and the IM ;) Just keep it real and make the key features perfect
  39719. for now… will be hard enough ;)
  39720.  
  39721.  
  39722.  
  39723.  
  39724. Team WEDG
  39725.  
  39726. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39727. years ago
  39728.  
  39729. @Philipp Staheli :) thank you so much we’re touched by your compliment!
  39730.  
  39731.  
  39732.  
  39733.  
  39734. Philipp Stäheli
  39735.  
  39736. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  39737.  
  39738. Team Wedg, it is nice to see how professionally you keep doing this.
  39739. Ever since I started following this campain on KS it’s become my
  39740. standart in terms of PR/user contact and now I am frequently
  39741. dissapointed by other campains not being as professional about it as
  39742. you are. :)
  39743.  
  39744.  
  39745.  
  39746.  
  39747. Team WEDG
  39748.  
  39749. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39750. years ago
  39751.  
  39752. @Philipp Stäheli thanks for your feedback.
  39753.  
  39754.  
  39755.  
  39756.  
  39757. Philipp Stäheli
  39758.  
  39759. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  39760.  
  39761. the answers are too limited for me to take the survey.
  39762.  
  39763. the question should be which other strech goal should move forward.
  39764. This LED is just kids stuff and you want to burn money on it. This
  39765. messanger is an idea, but it is too far off your concept of secure
  39766. data storage and transmission. Stay true to your concept and expand
  39767. as you go. Don’t overload WEDG with things you do not know if there
  39768. is a demand for it. People want HDMI, they want WIFI, why suddenly
  39769. introduce this messanger thing?
  39770.  
  39771.  
  39772.  
  39773.  
  39774. Team WEDG
  39775.  
  39776. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39777. years ago
  39778.  
  39779. @fia10 great minds! ;)
  39780.  
  39781.  
  39782.  
  39783.  
  39784. Team WEDG
  39785.  
  39786. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39787. years ago
  39788.  
  39789. @Steve Ng no, the Upgrade RAID perks enables the standard WEDG Pro
  39790. with Intel to support RAID1 or two independent drives.
  39791.  
  39792.  
  39793.  
  39794.  
  39795. blandat
  39796.  
  39797. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6957871> over 2 years ago
  39798.  
  39799. @Ken Taylor, that’s understandable, let me rephrase it. (English is
  39800. not my native language…)
  39801.  
  39802. I would prefer to bump up the development of the office suit , so
  39803. the strechgoals would be something like
  39804.  
  39805. HDMI
  39806. wi-fi
  39807. web-based office suit
  39808. led/IM (don’t care what order)
  39809.  
  39810. That’s my opinion and wish, I can see it might not be possible, but
  39811. I rather have the office suit up and running before IM or the
  39812. possibility to change the led.
  39813.  
  39814. @wedge, glad you chose a suit I use already :)
  39815.  
  39816.  
  39817.  
  39818.  
  39819. Steve Ng
  39820.  
  39821. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2113279> over 2 years ago
  39822.  
  39823. The Storage page states “Due to popular demand WEDG Pro with Intel
  39824. now supports RAID1 or two independent drives. To enable RAID support
  39825. for your WEDG Pro with Intel please select an Upgrade Perk on the
  39826. right.”
  39827.  
  39828. Does this imply that the standard WEDG Pro with Intel supports two
  39829. independent drives and does not need the Upgrade Perk?
  39830.  
  39831. Thanks.
  39832.  
  39833.  
  39834.  
  39835.  
  39836. Team WEDG
  39837.  
  39838. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39839. years ago
  39840.  
  39841. @fia10 @Ken Taylor we have short listed LibreOffice and OpenOffice
  39842. as the suites we will consider for development to make our own web
  39843. based office suite with WPS Office as a possibility to consider too.
  39844.  
  39845.  
  39846.  
  39847.  
  39848. Ken Taylor
  39849.  
  39850. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  39851.  
  39852. @fia10 – any mega corp butt solution be it google docs or web office
  39853. docs is what the WEDG is going to replace so we can have total
  39854. control over our own email and files, changing from one mega corp to
  39855. another is not the goal
  39856. We don’t know yet what office suite the WEDG will use yet but
  39857. LibreOffice can be made to work as a web app, Its still in beta and
  39858. under development. It would be easier to use an existing suite that
  39859. users already know than learning and creating yet another office suite
  39860.  
  39861.  
  39862.  
  39863.  
  39864. blandat
  39865.  
  39866. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6957871> over 2 years ago
  39867.  
  39868. or jump right to the web office docs apps? a perfect replacement for
  39869. google docs
  39870.  
  39871.  
  39872.  
  39873.  
  39874. Scott McQueen
  39875.  
  39876. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  39877.  
  39878. I haven’t decided yet if I’m keeping the first device for myself or
  39879. installing it in the main office (Will probably end up with four of
  39880. them). For home use the hdmi, xbmc, plex etc I could use quite
  39881. easily alongside the secure features of the device but for work
  39882. these are not needed, The secure IM, emails, and data storage are of
  39883. much greater use. We use an old version of ICQcorp IM still to this
  39884. day but a version integrated into the WEDG would be very useful
  39885. alongside the WEDG’s other features
  39886.  
  39887.  
  39888.  
  39889.  
  39890. Neil Campbell
  39891.  
  39892. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5713479> over 2 years ago
  39893.  
  39894. I agree with the IM naysayers, I’m sorry to say. I’d rather have
  39895. something like Crashplan support or richer functionality within the
  39896. planned apps please.
  39897.  
  39898.  
  39899.  
  39900.  
  39901. Team WEDG
  39902.  
  39903. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39904. years ago
  39905.  
  39906. Thanks for the feedback guys. The point really is to expand on the
  39907. privacy factor; email is a form of communication as is IM so why not
  39908. secure them both off; was our thinking. Indeed it would be handled
  39909. as a project in itself and introduced overtime – not at the same
  39910. time as shipping the WEDG.
  39911.  
  39912.  
  39913.  
  39914.  
  39915. Team WEDG
  39916.  
  39917. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  39918. years ago
  39919.  
  39920. @Mikko Värri if I understood you correctly; if you wanted to
  39921. ‘format’ your WEDG and install your own software you may do so its
  39922. your hardware; however by doing so none of the WEDG offerings will
  39923. be available to you. If you wanted to run WEDG and other software
  39924. side by side – we couldn’t be sure that other software won’t
  39925. introduce performance and reliability issues so you’d need to aware
  39926. of these possibilities.
  39927.  
  39928.  
  39929.  
  39930.  
  39931. Ken Taylor
  39932.  
  39933. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  39934.  
  39935. Just to promote a discussion what are we looking for next after we
  39936. reach the stretch goals – RAID5 ? – (only joking) ;-)
  39937. HDMI, XBMC, WIFI, LEDs, WEB Office suite, are already on the list.
  39938. so what else do we want from WEDG or external developers
  39939. 2TB HDDs (upgrade perk?), USB Hub, Card Reader, messenger, SABNZB,
  39940. BTorrent, Crashplan, VLC, antivirus, Airtame compatible, password
  39941. manager (keepass?), OPTware, Asterisk
  39942. what does everyone else want to see? is there a list of most
  39943. requested APPs?
  39944.  
  39945.  
  39946.  
  39947.  
  39948. Ken Taylor
  39949.  
  39950. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  39951.  
  39952. Dont think the messenger is a priority, think lots more coding
  39953. required for the messenger over coloured LEDs, Getting people using
  39954. yet another messenger is a Hard. OK for internal office but not home
  39955. user, Interested in more INFO about the office App and getting to
  39956. this stretch goal (Modifying something like Libra Office online
  39957. would be good), Put messenger after existing stretch goals or let an
  39958. external Dev create it. there are LOADS of good uses for the WEDG.
  39959. but have them optional Apps.
  39960.  
  39961.  
  39962.  
  39963.  
  39964. Ken Taylor
  39965.  
  39966. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  39967.  
  39968. @Mikko Varri, looks pretty open the board for the Pro can run Debian
  39969. GNU/Linux, Windows 8.1, Yocto Project Compatible, Android 4.4 System
  39970. and seen posts of other Linux versions and BSD being installed.
  39971. http://www.elinux.org/Minnowboard:MinnowMax#Layout_2 details of the
  39972. board
  39973.  
  39974.  
  39975.  
  39976.  
  39977. Tiger Bus
  39978.  
  39979. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  39980.  
  39981. A messenger built onto the WEDG platform doesn’t really sound like a
  39982. neccessity to me, especially the connection to the WEDG is rather
  39983. “weak” if not… useless? Starting a secure messaging system is a
  39984. whole new project, whether that’d be in times of numerous other
  39985. working messengers (e.g. Threema…) a good idea, is not clear to me.
  39986. If you can clearly define the selling point how the WEDG itself as a
  39987. system would benefit from having a messenger…. why not ;) “Hey Fred,
  39988. I have a file for you.”?
  39989.  
  39990.  
  39991.  
  39992.  
  39993. Mikko Värri
  39994.  
  39995. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8212665> over 2 years ago
  39996.  
  39997. Thanks team wedg. On many mobile phones the telephony side is
  39998. running its own sw that isn’t as open as the app side (hw specs
  39999. aren’t released). Another example: on many Linux PCs the BIOS is
  40000. still closed source. On WEDG, will it be possible to replace all the
  40001. software with Free Software, or will there be some hardware for
  40002. which proprietary software is required?
  40003.  
  40004.  
  40005.  
  40006.  
  40007. Team WEDG
  40008.  
  40009. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  40010. years ago
  40011.  
  40012. @Mikko Värri
  40013. As individuals we consciously want give back to the open community
  40014. by releasing our software so we are very serious; we just don’t have
  40015. a road map yet.
  40016. Could you elaborate on the hardware question?
  40017.  
  40018.  
  40019.  
  40020.  
  40021. Mikko Värri
  40022.  
  40023. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8212665> over 2 years ago
  40024.  
  40025. Hi, how serious are you guys about open sourcing the software? How
  40026. about the hardware, will it be “Free Software friendly” or will
  40027. there always be some closed source components? Thanks.
  40028.  
  40029.  
  40030.  
  40031.  
  40032. Team WEDG
  40033.  
  40034. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  40035. years ago
  40036.  
  40037. @david.j.aldred good question. It would be invitation based. So
  40038. Person A would invite Person B to click on a link (download the app
  40039. if needed) and join a list of contacts and start conversing.
  40040.  
  40041.  
  40042.  
  40043.  
  40044. David Aldred
  40045.  
  40046. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  40047.  
  40048. Interesting update guys. On the face of it – I think it’s a fab idea.
  40049. How would it work with regards to who can/can’t contact you via the
  40050. system?
  40051. Would it be only other WEDG owners, or is anyone you ‘give access
  40052. to’ – like running your own whatsapp server, so to speak?
  40053.  
  40054.  
  40055.  
  40056.  
  40057. Team WEDG
  40058.  
  40059. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  40060. years ago
  40061.  
  40062. @Tiger Bus let me catch up with our electronics guy and get back you
  40063. and response to your emails too.
  40064.  
  40065.  
  40066.  
  40067.  
  40068. Tiger Bus
  40069.  
  40070. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  40071.  
  40072. 3/3
  40073.  
  40074. The amperage on the 5V side would of course be much higher, like
  40075. 1.275A – which fits into reality given that you will probably need
  40076. to supply a 2.5A@5V DC supply just like a raspi.
  40077.  
  40078. As expected, the maximum ratings for borad and processor are in no
  40079. way close to real life usage in THIS case. In fact, we’ll probably
  40080. end up as less than half. Yay.
  40081.  
  40082. Thanx!
  40083.  
  40084.  
  40085.  
  40086.  
  40087. Tiger Bus
  40088.  
  40089. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  40090.  
  40091. 2/3
  40092.  
  40093. So If I calculate back “in time” for the Intel variant I take
  40094. 918whrs divided by 144 (?) hours and get am average wattage of
  40095. 6.375W of board AND a single HD. Which is really ok, especially
  40096. given the fact, that no power saving has been used. You state about
  40097. 0.051A, which is most certainly AC side @110volts (not 5V!), as
  40098. 6.375W/110V=0.057A indicates.
  40099.  
  40100.  
  40101.  
  40102.  
  40103. Tiger Bus
  40104.  
  40105. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  40106.  
  40107. 1/3
  40108.  
  40109. Hmm….. I don’t understand the power consumption
  40110. calculation/measurements. Over a time period, you measured WHAT? kWh
  40111. I guess? Then on the other hand you multiply amperage (this is what?
  40112. average over the time period?) that is most certainly AC with the 5V
  40113. DC side to show wattage……. which is most certainly wrong.
  40114.  
  40115. I guess you did not manually integrate over time, so you probably
  40116. had some devoce to measure kWh on the AC side, right?
  40117.  
  40118.  
  40119.  
  40120.  
  40121. Team WEDG
  40122.  
  40123. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  40124. years ago
  40125.  
  40126. @david.j.aldred yes it does and at the same time thanks to you and
  40127. everyone who has supported us on Indiegogo we look forward to a new
  40128. phase in the WEDG journey one we can embark on together.
  40129.  
  40130.  
  40131.  
  40132.  
  40133. David Aldred
  40134.  
  40135. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  40136.  
  40137. Inching closer towards the 90k mark – which I’m sure holds
  40138. physiological significance for the team as well as unlocking that
  40139. first stretch goal! The Wedg message is spreading!
  40140.  
  40141.  
  40142.  
  40143.  
  40144. Tiger Bus
  40145.  
  40146. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  40147.  
  40148. @Philipp: I think you can limit mobile data to wifi-only in Android…
  40149. with specials apps you can probably to that even per-app, but I
  40150. haven’t tried personally… dig through Google and the Playstore,
  40151. there is so much out there…….
  40152.  
  40153.  
  40154.  
  40155.  
  40156. Team WEDG
  40157.  
  40158. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  40159. years ago
  40160.  
  40161. @Philipp Staheli it’s not something we’ve built into our app. But
  40162. it’s a good suggestion, and I’ll add it to our features wish list :)
  40163.  
  40164.  
  40165.  
  40166.  
  40167. Philipp Stäheli
  40168.  
  40169. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> over 2 years ago
  40170.  
  40171. With the wedg app on my adroid phone, can I set it so it only
  40172. synchronizes when connected to a wifi to save on my data
  40173. limitations? (or is that something I need to set in adroid?)
  40174.  
  40175.  
  40176.  
  40177.  
  40178. Team WEDG
  40179.  
  40180. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  40181. years ago
  40182.  
  40183. @scott.henderson1 hmm…thanks for the heads up, I changed it to ‘WEDG
  40184. Pro with Intel @ £249’ almost immediately when the last Perk sold
  40185. out. I’ve removed it and re-added it just in case – cleared my cache
  40186. and its definitely set now.
  40187.  
  40188.  
  40189.  
  40190.  
  40191. scott.henderson
  40192.  
  40193. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  40194.  
  40195. Hey Team WEDG!
  40196.  
  40197. With the £219 WEDG Pro with Intel + 1 TB now sold out, you may want
  40198. to Feature the £249 version or the £149 WEDG with ARM + 1TB, as new
  40199. supporters need to scroll down quite a ways to get to the actual
  40200. hardware.
  40201.  
  40202. Cheers!
  40203.  
  40204.  
  40205.  
  40206.  
  40207. Team WEDG
  40208.  
  40209. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  40210. years ago
  40211.  
  40212. @Tiger Bus agreed.
  40213.  
  40214.  
  40215.  
  40216.  
  40217. Tiger Bus
  40218.  
  40219. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  40220.  
  40221. Nice, that all of the recent press coverage seems to emphasize the
  40222. privacy aspect. Good call these days!
  40223.  
  40224.  
  40225.  
  40226.  
  40227. Team WEDG
  40228.  
  40229. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  40230. years ago
  40231.  
  40232. @Peter Dalmaris no need to apologise, we’re here to help :) Yes,
  40233. file versioning is available per user on WEDG.
  40234.  
  40235.  
  40236.  
  40237.  
  40238. Peter Dalmaris
  40239.  
  40240. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> over 2 years ago
  40241.  
  40242. Hi Team Wedg, sorry if this is mentioned before. Will it be possible
  40243. to restore a previous version of a file, like it is possible to do
  40244. on Dropbox? If not now, maybe in the future?
  40245.  
  40246.  
  40247.  
  40248.  
  40249. Team WEDG
  40250.  
  40251. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  40252. years ago
  40253.  
  40254. @Ken Taylor thanks for chipping in there Ken, @jon.gagne exactly as
  40255. @Ken Taylor said :)
  40256.  
  40257.  
  40258.  
  40259.  
  40260. Ken Taylor
  40261.  
  40262. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  40263.  
  40264. @jon,gagne : @loesljrg asked a similar question 3 days ago.
  40265. Backups can be made To a USB drive or a NAS so if you have backups
  40266. on a remote Drive then the standalone mini version of the WEDG
  40267. Backup Recovery tool under development will facilitate this process
  40268. allowing you to gain access to files which might not already be in
  40269. your WEDG Sync folder. This should sort your problems out and allow
  40270. you to access your files without a second WEDG
  40271.  
  40272.  
  40273.  
  40274.  
  40275. jon.gagne
  40276.  
  40277. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7870344> over 2 years ago
  40278.  
  40279. Hey Guys! Product looks great!
  40280.  
  40281. Quick question. In a similar scenario as James Taylor below. In a
  40282. situation where I do not have a WEDG device at a separate location
  40283. that would be connected to my WEDG. What would happen if a natural
  40284. disaster would destroy my WEDG? Is there a way to get those
  40285. files/backups back? In other words, is a secondary WEDG necessary to
  40286. ensure that I can reclaim my files if ever an unfortunate scenario
  40287. were to happen to my WEDG.
  40288.  
  40289. Thanks!
  40290.  
  40291.  
  40292.  
  40293.  
  40294. Scott McQueen
  40295.  
  40296. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  40297.  
  40298. Cheers, missed that one completely :s
  40299.  
  40300.  
  40301.  
  40302.  
  40303. Team WEDG
  40304.  
  40305. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8778164> Campaigner over 2
  40306. years ago
  40307.  
  40308. @Scott McQueen @david.j.aldred pretty much covered it, thanks for
  40309. chipping there ;)
  40310.  
  40311.  
  40312.  
  40313.  
  40314. David Aldred
  40315.  
  40316. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  40317.  
  40318. Here is the vid….
  40319. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-butt-you-ve-been-waiting-for/x/8470844#designanddev
  40320.  
  40321.  
  40322.  
  40323.  
  40324. David Aldred
  40325.  
  40326. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  40327.  
  40328. @Scott – Yes, all the LED’s can be turned off! There is a video
  40329. about 2 thirds of the way down showing the different LED options
  40330. available.
  40331.  
  40332.  
  40333.  
  40334.  
  40335. Scott McQueen
  40336.  
  40337. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  40338.  
  40339. I know the WedG is designed to be ‘pretty’ but is there an option to
  40340. disable all led’s/warnings as I intend to store my device somewhere
  40341. out of sight and secure. Not much point to me having secure storage
  40342. and leaving it in plain sight ;)
  40343.  
  40344.  
  40345.  
  40346.  
  40347. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40348.  
  40349. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40350. years ago
  40351.  
  40352. @Brian sure you can, just click the Contribute Now button and
  40353. manually enter £40 or £90 and we’ll do the rest here.
  40354.  
  40355.  
  40356.  
  40357.  
  40358. Brian
  40359.  
  40360. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4535871> over 2 years ago
  40361.  
  40362. Can we add the RAID ready perk to the driveless Intel WEDG? How do
  40363. we update our contribution to add it?
  40364.  
  40365.  
  40366.  
  40367.  
  40368. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40369.  
  40370. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40371. years ago
  40372.  
  40373. @vasvi.cakir :)
  40374.  
  40375.  
  40376.  
  40377.  
  40378. vasvi.cakir
  40379.  
  40380. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8713392> over 2 years ago
  40381.  
  40382. Great!
  40383.  
  40384.  
  40385.  
  40386.  
  40387. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40388.  
  40389. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40390. years ago
  40391.  
  40392. @Anders Stangeland yes that was my typing error, apologies. I mean
  40393. to type 35mm
  40394.  
  40395.  
  40396.  
  40397.  
  40398. Anders Stangeland
  40399.  
  40400. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8673957> over 2 years ago
  40401.  
  40402. Standard 2,5" HDD size is 9,5mm, so 3,5mm look wrong.
  40403.  
  40404.  
  40405.  
  40406.  
  40407. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40408.  
  40409. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40410. years ago
  40411.  
  40412. @Ken Taylor the current bay is 3.5mm tall as it was designed to
  40413. house the operating and spare HDD. We may adjust the bay dimensions
  40414. when building in additional support racks for RAID supported WEDG
  40415. devices and and this will take the 15mm thick HDDs into
  40416. consideration too.
  40417.  
  40418.  
  40419.  
  40420.  
  40421. Ken Taylor
  40422.  
  40423. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  40424.  
  40425. How big will the bays for the HDDs be as many of the 2TB drives are
  40426. up to 15mm thick? will we be able to fit this thickness of drive.
  40427. thanks
  40428.  
  40429.  
  40430.  
  40431.  
  40432. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40433.  
  40434. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40435. years ago
  40436.  
  40437. @James Taylor sorry to hear about your house fire. As
  40438. @david.j.aldred (thank you!) kindly pointed out, yes you can off-set
  40439. backups between two or more WEDG devices and that’s just one of the
  40440. backup types WEDG is able to provide.
  40441.  
  40442.  
  40443.  
  40444.  
  40445. David Aldred
  40446.  
  40447. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  40448.  
  40449. @James
  40450. Yes absolutely you can!
  40451. Take a look at the ‘Backups’ section..
  40452. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-butt-you-ve-been-waiting-for/x/8470844#backups
  40453.  
  40454. 2 of the (several) options include: ‘Master & Slave’ config which I
  40455. think keeps your WEDG fully sync’d (probably not quite what you’re
  40456. after in this case) and ‘Backup to Another WEDG’, which sends
  40457. periodic encrypted backups to someone else’s WEDG (assuming they’ve
  40458. allowed it, of course).
  40459.  
  40460.  
  40461.  
  40462.  
  40463. James Taylor
  40464.  
  40465. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5657565> over 2 years ago
  40466.  
  40467. If I have a WEDG and my parents have one as well, can we both use
  40468. our own WEDG’s but also back up each others? That is, we would both
  40469. be an offsite backup for each other.
  40470.  
  40471. We lost a house years ago, and it was amazing (in a bad way) to
  40472. realize just how much you lose when the house goes up in flames. We
  40473. had backups of many things, but nearly all of them where in the same
  40474. house together. This would be a great incentive for them to buy one
  40475. (and be my back up…).
  40476.  
  40477. Thanks
  40478.  
  40479.  
  40480.  
  40481.  
  40482. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40483.  
  40484. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40485. years ago
  40486.  
  40487. tetardbleu sorry I didn't get your message, I have reported it to
  40488. supportindiegogo.com. Well just to say, you could still use 2×2TB,
  40489. we currently aren’t in a position to offer it.
  40490.  
  40491. PING! Your Upgrade just came through! Thank you for your on going
  40492. support, good night!
  40493.  
  40494.  
  40495.  
  40496.  
  40497. tetardbleu
  40498.  
  40499. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> over 2 years ago
  40500.  
  40501. Just to say after the @tigerbus comment, that i had sent you a
  40502. private message via indiegogo too. i figured that you would answer
  40503. when you could, but maybe you didn’t receive it after all? Anyway,
  40504. it was about the 2TB or more drive, before the raid option was
  40505. suggested. I’m happy with this option. except in my dream, it would
  40506. have been : 2X 2TB drive. (I have a lot of multimedia files :) ).
  40507. Good night and good luck for the stretch goals. I’m going for the
  40508. updated perk right now.
  40509.  
  40510.  
  40511.  
  40512.  
  40513. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40514.  
  40515. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40516. years ago
  40517.  
  40518. @Ken Taylor sl-eeep? :-| Thank you for the support and best wishes!
  40519.  
  40520.  
  40521.  
  40522.  
  40523. Ken Taylor
  40524.  
  40525. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> over 2 years ago
  40526.  
  40527. @Tiger bus: Shehbas is normally right on top of emails, I dont think
  40528. he leaves the office or sleeps
  40529. I think there shouldn’t be more driveless WEDG (devices, appliances,
  40530. servers?) offered but when the team have sufficient volume to Exceed
  40531. MOQ’s they could offer another upgrade perk for 2TB drives but would
  40532. need to calculate (may be by a survey?) if they will still meet
  40533. MOQ’s or not. I have +1.5TB on USB HDD so need at least this space.
  40534. Congratulations WEDG team roll on Easter.
  40535.  
  40536.  
  40537.  
  40538.  
  40539. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40540.  
  40541. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40542. years ago
  40543.  
  40544. @loesljrg Yes! We have a standalone mini version of the WEDG Backup
  40545. Recovery tool under development which will facilitate this process
  40546. allowing you to gain access to files which might not already be in
  40547. your WEDG Sync folder.
  40548.  
  40549. Thank you for the awesome support! :)
  40550.  
  40551.  
  40552.  
  40553.  
  40554. loesljrg
  40555.  
  40556. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4049843> over 2 years ago
  40557.  
  40558. Suppose I’ve been uploading encrypted .zip archives to a butt
  40559. service such as Dropbox. Then, my Wedg fails or needs repair. Is
  40560. there a disaster recovery tool for unencrypting the .zips stored at
  40561. my butt service, when the Wedg is down?
  40562.  
  40563. Congrats on meeting the 71K goal!! Press on.
  40564.  
  40565.  
  40566.  
  40567.  
  40568. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40569.  
  40570. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40571. years ago
  40572.  
  40573. @Tiger Bus I do get messages from others via Indiegogo but I haven’t
  40574. received any from you :( We are busy here yes but I’m keeping one
  40575. and half eyes on the comments too, anything I can help you with?
  40576.  
  40577.  
  40578.  
  40579.  
  40580. Tiger Bus
  40581.  
  40582. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  40583.  
  40584. @shebaz: I tried contacting you via indiegogo, but it seems you
  40585. either don’t receive these messages or are too busy? comment section
  40586. seems to get updates frequently, so I’m trying to find the error in
  40587. the system here ;))
  40588.  
  40589.  
  40590.  
  40591.  
  40592. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40593.  
  40594. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40595. years ago
  40596.  
  40597. @fia10 uncross those fingers, you’ll need them to setup your WEDG!
  40598. Stretch goal targets are unaffected and remain at the specified targets.
  40599.  
  40600.  
  40601.  
  40602.  
  40603. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40604.  
  40605. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40606. years ago
  40607.  
  40608. @scott.henderson1 hi-5! Yes agree with all you said!
  40609.  
  40610.  
  40611.  
  40612.  
  40613. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40614.  
  40615. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40616. years ago
  40617.  
  40618. @Peter Dalmaris thank you Peter, means a lot!
  40619.  
  40620.  
  40621.  
  40622.  
  40623. blandat
  40624.  
  40625. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6957871> over 2 years ago
  40626.  
  40627. Congrats to you all, keep up the good work!
  40628.  
  40629. just one question (for now…)
  40630.  
  40631. Since the HDMI perk in my MOST WANTED to, is the £40 for the RAID
  40632. upgrade included in the goals/stretchgoals or not? Guess it
  40633. shouldn’t, but will the figures shown here be with or without?
  40634.  
  40635. so I know when to stop crossing my fingers, hopefully before the
  40636. need of medical attention ;)
  40637.  
  40638.  
  40639.  
  40640.  
  40641. scott.henderson
  40642.  
  40643. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  40644.  
  40645. Congrats WEDG team and supporters!
  40646.  
  40647. Now on to my MOST WANTED perk @ £90,000, HDMI connection on the back
  40648. with built-in media player (XBMC).
  40649.  
  40650. I also hope you reach your necessary target to release more
  40651. Drive-less WEDG Pro with Intel models, as those sold really well and
  40652. could definitely help with getting to further Stretch Goals.
  40653.  
  40654. Cheers and Hi-5!
  40655.  
  40656.  
  40657.  
  40658.  
  40659. Peter Dalmaris
  40660.  
  40661. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7104926> over 2 years ago
  40662.  
  40663. Congratulations Team WEDG, very happy for you!
  40664.  
  40665.  
  40666.  
  40667.  
  40668. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40669.  
  40670. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40671. years ago
  40672.  
  40673. @aaddiikk thank you! No time to drink much hard work yet to do, some
  40674. dancing and hi5’ing very likely though :)
  40675.  
  40676.  
  40677.  
  40678.  
  40679. aaddiikk
  40680.  
  40681. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> over 2 years ago
  40682.  
  40683. Hope the drives will be HGST as they are lasting ages comparing to
  40684. other brands…
  40685.  
  40686. P.S. We’ve done it guys! Congrats! (don’t drink too much today!)
  40687.  
  40688.  
  40689.  
  40690.  
  40691. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40692.  
  40693. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40694. years ago
  40695.  
  40696. @david.j.aldred yes your plural example is perfectly accurate.
  40697.  
  40698.  
  40699.  
  40700.  
  40701. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40702.  
  40703. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40704. years ago
  40705.  
  40706. @stefan.woessner yes we’ll figure it out! Thank you for you support! :)
  40707.  
  40708.  
  40709.  
  40710.  
  40711. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40712.  
  40713. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40714. years ago
  40715.  
  40716. @david.j.aldred without getting into the complexities of MOQs,
  40717. manufacturing contracts, guaranteed factory time, etc. we aren’t in
  40718. a position quit yet to release more Drive-less WEDG Pro with Intel
  40719. models.
  40720.  
  40721. Thanks for caring so much about our brand values :) The plural for
  40722. ’WEDG’s’ is WEDG or WEDG devices…we tend to say “the WEDG LEDs look
  40723. stunning” or “if Tom has 3 WEDG devices how will he carry them?”
  40724. :)
  40725.  
  40726.  
  40727.  
  40728.  
  40729. David Aldred
  40730.  
  40731. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  40732.  
  40733. @stefan – I wondered that, the Wedg is the brand, not the shape, so
  40734. not sure you can really ‘es’ it? (But I make no claim to be an
  40735. expert on English Language!).
  40736. I thought Wedg’s, but wondered if simlpy keeping it an irregular
  40737. noun – so Wedg as the plural – like fish, sheep
  40738.  
  40739.  
  40740.  
  40741.  
  40742. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40743.  
  40744. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40745. years ago
  40746.  
  40747. @david.j.aldred we haven’t finalised which brand of HDD we’ll be
  40748. shipping yet as things can change over the course of 60 days but
  40749. minimum specification will be SATA3 @7200RPM.
  40750.  
  40751.  
  40752.  
  40753.  
  40754. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40755.  
  40756. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40757. years ago
  40758.  
  40759. @t.munari we plan to run a decibel test with two internal hard
  40760. drives later this week so I’ll report back the results.
  40761.  
  40762. At this stage we aren’t concerned that heat will be an issue or a
  40763. show stopper as during development we found the entire enclosure
  40764. reached an average of 24.3 degrees Celsius with CPU and HDD under a
  40765. great amount of load.
  40766.  
  40767.  
  40768.  
  40769.  
  40770. stefan.woessner
  40771.  
  40772. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6518395> over 2 years ago
  40773.  
  40774. Hi, I made two perks now, one for the Pro w drive plus one for the
  40775. Raid upgrade w drive. I’m sure you guys will figure it out that
  40776. these two belong together!?
  40777. @ david.j.aldred I guess it should be Wedges ;-)
  40778.  
  40779.  
  40780.  
  40781.  
  40782. David Aldred
  40783.  
  40784. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  40785.  
  40786. Just a thought – presumably you still need a few more orders to hit
  40787. your original MOQ’s with your manufacturers. Given the RAID solution
  40788. should now have given your HDD order a good boost, perhaps releasing
  40789. some more drive-less Wedg’s is again an option – these seemed very
  40790. popular and sold out fast.
  40791.  
  40792. *Side note – what is the correct plural for Wedg? ;o)
  40793.  
  40794.  
  40795.  
  40796.  
  40797. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40798.  
  40799. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40800. years ago
  40801.  
  40802. @scott.henderson1 thanks for chipping in there :)
  40803.  
  40804.  
  40805.  
  40806.  
  40807. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40808.  
  40809. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40810. years ago
  40811.  
  40812. @Steve Ng no the standard WEDG Pro with Intel supports one HDD, the
  40813. upgrade then enables two HDD over SATA.
  40814.  
  40815.  
  40816.  
  40817.  
  40818. Scott McQueen
  40819.  
  40820. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8443500> over 2 years ago
  40821.  
  40822. Well done guys, nice to know this is finally going to happen!
  40823.  
  40824.  
  40825.  
  40826.  
  40827. David Aldred
  40828.  
  40829. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  40830.  
  40831. Guys, quick question – what drives are you planning to put in these?
  40832.  
  40833.  
  40834.  
  40835.  
  40836. Heiko Zeller
  40837.  
  40838. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8715891> over 2 years ago
  40839.  
  40840. Congrats guys!
  40841.  
  40842.  
  40843.  
  40844.  
  40845. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40846.  
  40847. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40848. years ago
  40849.  
  40850. What a wonderful surprise to wake up to! THANK YOU EVERYONE!! I’ll
  40851. get back to all of your comments individually shortly. :D :D :D
  40852.  
  40853.  
  40854.  
  40855.  
  40856. David Aldred
  40857.  
  40858. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  40859.  
  40860. 71k!!
  40861. Congrats guys – now let’s smash it!
  40862.  
  40863.  
  40864.  
  40865.  
  40866. t.munari
  40867.  
  40868. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7463940> over 2 years ago
  40869.  
  40870. Hi,
  40871. I ma quite bothered by noise level,
  40872. If it’s an appliance going to be always on, in a home environment, I
  40873. would really like it to be as silent as possible,
  40874. What are the plans?
  40875. Could you assure passive cooling (also in the intel version) will be
  40876. enough?
  40877. Even with 2nd hard drive in raid?
  40878. Thank you
  40879.  
  40880.  
  40881.  
  40882.  
  40883. Steven Newman
  40884.  
  40885. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> over 2 years ago
  40886.  
  40887. Hey guys, quick question regarding features. I know we’ve discussed
  40888. shared calendars but what about a shared Task list(s)?
  40889.  
  40890. Thanks,
  40891. Steven
  40892.  
  40893.  
  40894.  
  40895.  
  40896. scott.henderson
  40897.  
  40898. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> over 2 years ago
  40899.  
  40900. @ Steve Ng, you’ll need to UPGRADE the standard WEDG Pro with Intel
  40901. in order to gain the RAID1 or RAID1 + 1TB.
  40902.  
  40903. So if you’ve already contributed to the campaign and chosen a WEDG
  40904. Pro with Intel perk, you’ll simply need to select your desired RAID1
  40905. or RAID1 + 1TB perk in order to have out of the box RAID-1 support
  40906. when you receive the WEDG.
  40907.  
  40908.  
  40909.  
  40910.  
  40911. Steve Ng
  40912.  
  40913. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2113279> over 2 years ago
  40914.  
  40915. Really happy to see the option of RAID-1 support!
  40916.  
  40917. Quote “Due to popular demand WEDG Pro with Intel now supports RAID1
  40918. or two independent drives.” – Does the standard WDGE Pro with Intel
  40919. plaform supports two independent drives by default or need to
  40920. UPGRADE to get the 2nd drive support (can be configured for RAID1 or
  40921. two independent drives)?
  40922.  
  40923. Thanks!
  40924.  
  40925.  
  40926.  
  40927.  
  40928. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40929.  
  40930. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40931. years ago
  40932.  
  40933. @Avidan Perry thanks for the support!
  40934.  
  40935.  
  40936.  
  40937.  
  40938. Avidan Perry
  40939.  
  40940. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8759384> over 2 years ago
  40941.  
  40942. HI,
  40943. I’m very excited with WEDG solution. I beleive this is the face of
  40944. the future where privacy is respected and users consume competative
  40945. online services.
  40946. Good Luck t’ya all!
  40947.  
  40948.  
  40949.  
  40950.  
  40951. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40952.  
  40953. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40954. years ago
  40955.  
  40956. @Tiger Bus thanks for the support…not long now!
  40957.  
  40958.  
  40959.  
  40960.  
  40961. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40962.  
  40963. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40964. years ago
  40965.  
  40966. @Dan sorry for the late , we don’t know but will find out for
  40967. you as a soon as possible. Thanks for your patience.
  40968.  
  40969.  
  40970.  
  40971.  
  40972. Tiger Bus
  40973.  
  40974. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> over 2 years ago
  40975.  
  40976. Damn, seems like I will need to upgrade even though I’m broke
  40977. already!! ;) Let’s wait for the good news to actually happen……. This
  40978. campaign has already been won, congrats!
  40979.  
  40980.  
  40981.  
  40982.  
  40983. Carol Bohm-Scott
  40984.  
  40985. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner over 2
  40986. years ago
  40987.  
  40988. @david.j.aldred we’ll figure it out ;p
  40989.  
  40990.  
  40991.  
  40992.  
  40993. David Aldred
  40994.  
  40995. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  40996.  
  40997. Hmm, the below didn’t quite come out as planned – but you get the
  40998. jist I’m sure ;o)
  40999.  
  41000.  
  41001.  
  41002.  
  41003. David Aldred
  41004.  
  41005. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> over 2 years ago
  41006.  
  41007. Thanks for update guys – look forward to hearing the results
  41008. today/tomorrow!
  41009.  
  41010. <Voice tone=soft volume=Low>Upgrade Perk. Upgrade Perk
  41011.  
  41012. </fingers crossed>
  41013.  
  41014.  
  41015.  
  41016.  
  41017. Dan
  41018.  
  41019. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707396> over 2 years ago
  41020.  
  41021. Can a USB 3.0 hub and multiple external drives be set up in a RAID
  41022. configuration?
  41023.  
  41024.  
  41025.  
  41026.  
  41027. Tiger Bus
  41028.  
  41029. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  41030.  
  41031. There is not mich processing power involved in simple RAID1 logics,
  41032. so there shouldn’t be huge power draw on this board. Main power draw
  41033. will be in the second drive itself, which will most certainly not
  41034. need active cooling…
  41035.  
  41036.  
  41037.  
  41038.  
  41039. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41040.  
  41041. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41042. years ago
  41043.  
  41044. @Mark Ragowski 2/2 load and all LEDs on for 24 hours. The HDD
  41045. reported ~33 degrees (SMART) well within its recommended operating
  41046. temperature and the board showed ~32 degrees using an infrared
  41047. thermometer.
  41048.  
  41049. We can reengineer the enclosure and or add a fan if we need to
  41050. without having to pass the costs on to backers but we’re confident
  41051. in the design and that heat is able to escape through the vents on
  41052. the top back of the WEDG enclosure.
  41053.  
  41054.  
  41055.  
  41056.  
  41057. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41058.  
  41059. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41060. years ago
  41061.  
  41062. @Mark Ragowski 1/2 we haven’t performed any thermal tests yet – we
  41063. wanted to try and get RAID working first. Our meeting scheduled for
  41064. Monday will cover this and other issues we need to be potentially
  41065. aware of and our manufacturing partners are best placed to advise us
  41066. of this.
  41067.  
  41068. At this stage we aren’t concerned that heat will be an issue or a
  41069. show stopper as during development we found the entire enclosure
  41070. reached an average of 24.3 degrees Celsius with CPU and HDD under a
  41071. great amount of
  41072.  
  41073.  
  41074.  
  41075.  
  41076. Mark Ragowski
  41077.  
  41078. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8735670> almost 3 years ago
  41079.  
  41080. @Wedg – I’m curious if you’ve done the thermals with extra XOR RAID
  41081. processor and 2nd drive. Seems like a lot of extra heat to dissipate
  41082. with (I’m assuming) no cooling fan. Thanks.
  41083.  
  41084.  
  41085.  
  41086.  
  41087. Tiger Bus
  41088.  
  41089. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  41090.  
  41091. likey, likey
  41092.  
  41093.  
  41094.  
  41095.  
  41096. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41097.  
  41098. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41099. years ago
  41100.  
  41101. @Tiger Bus :) Yep! Same enclosure but we need to make some
  41102. modifications to accommodate two drives, two sets of cables and
  41103. fixtures to keep the drives securely positioned in the WEDG.
  41104.  
  41105. I have a meeting planned with the manufacturing partners and tooling
  41106. designer for Monday morning to discuss these requirements and I will
  41107. report when I get back to base.
  41108.  
  41109.  
  41110.  
  41111.  
  41112. Tiger Bus
  41113.  
  41114. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  41115.  
  41116. So IF raid1, the two drives will fit in the same enclosure? Now THAT
  41117. would be cool. “Native” system backup would be an argument to
  41118. upgrade for sure, as I have experienced drive failures before ;)
  41119.  
  41120.  
  41121.  
  41122.  
  41123. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41124.  
  41125. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41126. years ago
  41127.  
  41128. @scott.henderson1 and @david.j.aldred thank you for your feedback.
  41129. We have a preferred method too which we feel is fair for everyone,
  41130. but will we keep mum until the results are in.
  41131.  
  41132.  
  41133.  
  41134.  
  41135. David Aldred
  41136.  
  41137. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  41138.  
  41139. Agree with every point Scott made.
  41140. Hopefully the survey results will match that – I think those who are
  41141. interested in this will be more than happy to pay (if the price is
  41142. right of course)
  41143.  
  41144.  
  41145.  
  41146.  
  41147. scott.henderson
  41148.  
  41149. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> almost 3 years ago
  41150.  
  41151. WEDG Team thank you for allowing the community to choose which way
  41152. to offer the RAID option within the campaign. I’ve voted for the
  41153. Upgrade Perk options (RAID and RAID + 1TB) for a number of reasons.
  41154.  
  41155. 1. A mid-level Stretch Goal makes it a possibility, but not a certainty,
  41156. 2. The money raised with these perks gets us closer to the existing
  41157. Stretch Goals.
  41158. 3. More drives sold, might mean more Drive-less with Intel perks
  41159. could be made available, which means even more money towards the Goal.
  41160.  
  41161.  
  41162.  
  41163.  
  41164. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41165.  
  41166. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41167. years ago
  41168.  
  41169. @Chris Horsfield yes, you can pay the difference and upgrade to a
  41170. WEDG Pro with Inte. Simply hit the Contribute Now button and
  41171. manually enter the difference – and we’ll do the rest on our side :)
  41172.  
  41173.  
  41174.  
  41175.  
  41176. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41177.  
  41178. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41179. years ago
  41180.  
  41181. @david.j.aldred and Philipp Stäheli a dedicated media drive and or
  41182. data only drive was supported via USB anyway and is now with SATA too.
  41183.  
  41184.  
  41185.  
  41186.  
  41187. Chris Horsfield
  41188.  
  41189. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4115733> almost 3 years ago
  41190.  
  41191. If the RAID add on goes ahead will there be a pathway for those who
  41192. chose ARM to pay the extra £70 and upgrade to an Intel board? My
  41193. initial judgement was that the extra expense of the Intel board was
  41194. not warranted but twin drives and RAID would be a significant
  41195. enhancement.
  41196.  
  41197. Chris
  41198.  
  41199.  
  41200.  
  41201.  
  41202. Philipp Stäheli
  41203.  
  41204. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> almost 3 years ago
  41205.  
  41206. Indeed @David.j.aldred, that is a great idea. If there were
  41207. according options in the software (strong seperation), it would be
  41208. awesome if one drive could serve as NAS storage and the other as my
  41209. butt drive. I would feel much more comfortable storing public and
  41210. private data.
  41211. Me personally, I’d choose mirroring though.
  41212.  
  41213.  
  41214.  
  41215.  
  41216. David Aldred
  41217.  
  41218. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  41219.  
  41220. Awesome – drive for private, drive for public (media) – just awesome.
  41221.  
  41222.  
  41223.  
  41224.  
  41225. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41226.  
  41227. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41228. years ago
  41229.  
  41230. @david.j.aldred thank you! :) YES! You can also run two drives
  41231. independently as well!
  41232.  
  41233.  
  41234.  
  41235.  
  41236. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41237.  
  41238. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41239. years ago
  41240.  
  41241. @Philipp Stäheli yes printer sharing is possible, but we haven’t
  41242. implemented it. Like you said we would prefer for a developer to
  41243. take this on. If however no one does shortly after shipping, we will
  41244. make this available in the system as part of an OS update.
  41245.  
  41246.  
  41247.  
  41248.  
  41249. David Aldred
  41250.  
  41251. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  41252.  
  41253. Great news on raid guys, well done.
  41254. Would this extend to running two drives without raid?
  41255.  
  41256.  
  41257.  
  41258.  
  41259. Philipp Stäheli
  41260.  
  41261. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> almost 3 years ago
  41262.  
  41263. Hey Wedg, have you looked in the printer share option again from KS
  41264. still?
  41265. Is this something a developer could add later if you do not?
  41266.  
  41267.  
  41268.  
  41269.  
  41270. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41271.  
  41272. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41273. years ago
  41274.  
  41275. @psalois yes sure I’ll add it to the list, we’re currently testing
  41276. Opera Mail too!
  41277.  
  41278.  
  41279.  
  41280.  
  41281. psalois
  41282.  
  41283. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8721127> almost 3 years ago
  41284.  
  41285. This is a great project !
  41286.  
  41287. You write that WEDG mail will support Outlook, AppleMail and
  41288. Thunderbird. What about KDE Kmail and Kontact ? If not presently
  41289. supported, can you think about adding it ?
  41290.  
  41291. Thanks.
  41292.  
  41293.  
  41294.  
  41295.  
  41296. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41297.  
  41298. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41299. years ago
  41300.  
  41301. @loesljrg you’re very welcome :) and thanks for confirming the link!
  41302.  
  41303.  
  41304.  
  41305.  
  41306. loesljrg
  41307.  
  41308. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4049843> almost 3 years ago
  41309.  
  41310. @Shehbaz
  41311.  
  41312. The alternative URL works here (after enabling Javascript).
  41313.  
  41314. Regardless of the final implementation decision, thanks much for
  41315. listening, and for finding a way to offer RAID. Awesome!
  41316.  
  41317.  
  41318.  
  41319.  
  41320. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41321.  
  41322. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41323. years ago
  41324.  
  41325. Hi Steve Ng
  41326.  
  41327. Sorry I don’t know why that is, looks like the link is pointing to
  41328. another survey on our account, try this one –
  41329. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/M5CRLKK
  41330.  
  41331. Thanks
  41332. Shehbaz
  41333.  
  41334.  
  41335.  
  41336.  
  41337. Steve Ng
  41338.  
  41339. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/2113279> almost 3 years ago
  41340.  
  41341. The Surveymonkey link does not work. Thanks
  41342.  
  41343.  
  41344.  
  41345.  
  41346. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41347.  
  41348. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41349. years ago
  41350.  
  41351. @david.j.aldred its agonising for us here! C’mooooon!
  41352.  
  41353.  
  41354.  
  41355.  
  41356. David Aldred
  41357.  
  41358. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  41359.  
  41360. £5k to go! Going to be a long 50+ day wait!
  41361.  
  41362.  
  41363.  
  41364.  
  41365. scott.henderson
  41366.  
  41367. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> almost 3 years ago
  41368.  
  41369. @ Ken Taylor – Thanks for digging through the list of contributors.
  41370.  
  41371.  
  41372.  
  41373.  
  41374. Tiger Bus
  41375.  
  41376. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  41377.  
  41378. 2/2
  41379.  
  41380. The WEDGNET part is quite hard to judge, I still don’t fully grasp
  41381. what’s this all about, mainly, because I personally don’t care for
  41382. much more than dynamic dns service. All the rest will be done using
  41383. standards I have in productive operation already. Maybe I just don’t
  41384. understand it properly, but i will most certainly not have @wedgnet
  41385. email aliases or alike to communicate securely ;) I’ll see once this
  41386. tower of power actually ships ;)) To sum it up: I’m quite confident
  41387. they’ll make it.
  41388.  
  41389.  
  41390.  
  41391.  
  41392. Tiger Bus
  41393.  
  41394. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  41395.  
  41396. 1/2
  41397.  
  41398. @Mark Ragowski: These are “just” quite a few (open-source) software
  41399. packages that need to be tailored and stripped down into proper
  41400. symbiosis with some custom glue. Basis functionality should be
  41401. pretty easy and is probably already there, advanced detailing to
  41402. actually morph the whole thing into THE WEDG will most certainly
  41403. take more time than they have – but a few updates after delivery
  41404. will be highly appreciated, as long as key functionality is
  41405. relaiable and secure.
  41406.  
  41407.  
  41408.  
  41409.  
  41410. Tiger Bus
  41411.  
  41412. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  41413.  
  41414. The more this campaign is “over-funded” the more funds can go into
  41415. software quality. No need to deliver banana software like many
  41416. other’s do, just because they anounced some ridiculous stretch goals
  41417. wasting precious funds for crap ;)
  41418.  
  41419.  
  41420.  
  41421.  
  41422. Ken Taylor
  41423.  
  41424. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 3 years ago
  41425.  
  41426. @scott.henderson1
  41427. looking at contributions from mark “I love the vision and am
  41428. genuinely interested in how they do (hence the reason I contributed)”
  41429. To the tune of £1 looking through the funders list
  41430. I may be wrong but looks like he only contributed just enough to
  41431. comment.
  41432.  
  41433. I hope the Wedg team smash the funding so they don’t need the
  41434. additional support of family and friends to make this project fly.
  41435.  
  41436.  
  41437.  
  41438.  
  41439. scott.henderson
  41440.  
  41441. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> almost 3 years ago
  41442.  
  41443. @Mark Ragowski – Thanks for pointing out your occupation and thus
  41444. providing some context for your preceding comments. If you look
  41445. back, I hope you see how they could be taken negatively.
  41446.  
  41447. For those of us who backed the project initially in KS, we have a
  41448. bit more context with regards to the 70K goal this time out.
  41449. Needless to say the team is supported by a great bunch of friends
  41450. and family members, who believe in them.
  41451.  
  41452. Glad you are on board and interested in the end result. Cheers!
  41453.  
  41454.  
  41455.  
  41456.  
  41457. Mark Ragowski
  41458.  
  41459. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8735670> almost 3 years ago
  41460.  
  41461. @scott.henderson1
  41462.  
  41463. I’m a butt architect by day, so I know how difficult it is to pull
  41464. this off. I have backed similar projects on KS (Transporter, Lima,
  41465. Space Monkey) and some of the other backers asked me what I thought
  41466. about Wedg.
  41467.  
  41468. I love the vision and am genuinely interested in how they do (hence
  41469. the reason I contributed). I just know how hard this is to do even
  41470. with years of development and millions of dollars. I have no idea
  41471. how they plan to get this done with only 70K quid.
  41472.  
  41473.  
  41474.  
  41475.  
  41476. sattler
  41477.  
  41478. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8272012> almost 3 years ago
  41479.  
  41480. I find it actually very entertaining to follow the comments here
  41481. (thanks scott.henderson1). As always in crowdfunding and data
  41482. security in general) there is the question of trust.
  41483. I trust these guys here, too. More than some competitors who are
  41484. seemingly getting down to dubious marketing practise at least.
  41485.  
  41486.  
  41487.  
  41488.  
  41489. scott.henderson
  41490.  
  41491. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> almost 3 years ago
  41492.  
  41493. I have two great HP MediaSmart Windows Home Servers and a D-Link
  41494. DNS-345 Sharecenter working fine right now here at home. However I’m
  41495. still supporting the WEDG as I believe in the campaign, product and
  41496. the team behind it. I don’t see the “kitchen sink” approach, I see a
  41497. team that was unsuccessful raising funds initially, surveyed their
  41498. supporters to see what they wanted in the product and went back to
  41499. the drawing board to come up with a new campaign and products.
  41500.  
  41501.  
  41502.  
  41503.  
  41504. scott.henderson
  41505.  
  41506. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> almost 3 years ago
  41507.  
  41508. @ Mark Ragowski – I find it odd that you’d contribute to campaign
  41509. that you obviously do not support, just so that you could post
  41510. comments to promote another product and talk down about others. Is
  41511. Connected Data that scared of innovation and competition from
  41512. another company? It is also interesting that this is the first
  41513. campaign that you’ve contributed to and commented on within Indiegogo.
  41514.  
  41515. @ Steve Newman – Well said!
  41516.  
  41517.  
  41518.  
  41519.  
  41520. Steven Newman
  41521.  
  41522. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> almost 3 years ago
  41523.  
  41524. We all make a decision to support or not. I’ve followed these chaps
  41525. from the KS campaign. I believe in them and their vision. I believe
  41526. enough to divert funds from other things to help this product see
  41527. the light of day.
  41528.  
  41529. I would much rather support a visionary team who are taking security
  41530. and privacy concerns seriously, and making them available to home
  41531. and small business users than a product that sort of meets my needs.
  41532. I am 110% in their camp. I am a believer.
  41533.  
  41534.  
  41535.  
  41536.  
  41537. Mark Ragowski
  41538.  
  41539. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8735670> almost 3 years ago
  41540.  
  41541. @Ken Taylor
  41542. Exactly my point. The Wedg guys are promising more than Transporter
  41543. or even Dropbox does today & they both have $M in VC backing, loads
  41544. of really smart engineers & 5+ year head start. The Lima folks @ KS
  41545. did the same “kitchen sink” approach, raised 10X Wedg’s goal & are
  41546. almost a YEAR past their promised delivery date with no product in
  41547. sight.
  41548.  
  41549. @david.j.aldred
  41550. Are you sure it’s existing hardware? I saw a guy soldering in the
  41551. video and it’s clearly not off-the-shelf I.D.
  41552.  
  41553.  
  41554.  
  41555.  
  41556. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41557.  
  41558. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41559. years ago
  41560.  
  41561. @tetardbleu no worries, your support here is what counts and what we
  41562. appreciate the most.
  41563.  
  41564.  
  41565.  
  41566.  
  41567. tetardbleu
  41568.  
  41569. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> almost 3 years ago
  41570.  
  41571. Thats indeed exactly why i didn’t participated to the thunderclap…
  41572. Sorry.
  41573.  
  41574.  
  41575.  
  41576.  
  41577. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41578.  
  41579. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41580. years ago
  41581.  
  41582. @Nikolai Tesla point well made.
  41583.  
  41584.  
  41585.  
  41586.  
  41587. Nikolai Tesla
  41588.  
  41589. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 3 years ago
  41590.  
  41591. @WEDG UK, I am not surprised that Thunderclap is only at 53% since a
  41592. chunk of your contributors are privacy and security conscious group
  41593. of people and Thunderclap requires Facebook, Twitter and Tumbler,
  41594. which collect data, to propagate this campaign.
  41595.  
  41596.  
  41597.  
  41598.  
  41599. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41600.  
  41601. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41602. years ago
  41603.  
  41604. Just a reminder, we’re running a Thunderclap for October 7th and
  41605. we’re 53%… clapped(?) If you haven’t already please join in today,
  41606. its FREE and will give our campaign a boost of awareness on social
  41607. media! Here’s the link –
  41608. https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/16458-wedg-on-indiegogo
  41609.  
  41610. Thank you all! :)
  41611.  
  41612.  
  41613.  
  41614.  
  41615. Ken Taylor
  41616.  
  41617. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 3 years ago
  41618.  
  41619. @Mark Ragowski
  41620. The Wedg is not like the transporter, they share some of the same
  41621. features but so does my NAS The Wedg is an email server with
  41622. Groupware features + media server if stretch goal is reached +
  41623. additional apps from developers
  41624. I don’t see the Lima as a failure, OK its currently running 10+
  41625. months late but it will eventually arrive
  41626. if you want a product NOW with a guaranteed next day delivery wait &
  41627. buy it at Amazon Ill continue to give patronage to ideas I believe
  41628. are worth the risk
  41629.  
  41630.  
  41631.  
  41632.  
  41633. David Aldred
  41634.  
  41635. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  41636.  
  41637. Haha – Indiegogo projects, of course ;o)
  41638. (spend waaay too much time on both sites!)
  41639.  
  41640.  
  41641.  
  41642.  
  41643. David Aldred
  41644.  
  41645. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  41646.  
  41647. @Mark All KS projects have an element of risk – and it is of course
  41648. down to the user (us) to balance risk v reward – and of course for
  41649. the creators to be upfront with any risks and challenges, where they
  41650. currently are with progress etc
  41651.  
  41652. It’s worth noting that what the guys are doing is taking existing
  41653. hardware elements, and building their own software platform on top
  41654. of it. This takes away much of the challenge around building
  41655. hardware from scratch, so the biggest risk is around the s/ware dev
  41656.  
  41657.  
  41658.  
  41659.  
  41660. Mark Ragowski
  41661.  
  41662. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8735670> almost 3 years ago
  41663.  
  41664. Interesting concept, but it has been done before and can be
  41665. purchased today. I backed a similar product called Transporter
  41666. (www.filetransporter.com) on KS over a year ago. It works great and
  41667. they keep improving it all the time with free updates.
  41668.  
  41669. The WEDG guys have promised the moon just like the failed Lima
  41670. project on KS. Their backers are out over $1.2M US and are screaming
  41671. for refunds. I hope these guys can deliver, but have serious doubts
  41672. with the promises they are making. Good luck lads.
  41673.  
  41674.  
  41675.  
  41676.  
  41677. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41678.  
  41679. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41680. years ago
  41681.  
  41682. @Eliasz 2/2 If a vulnerability that affects WEDG is discovered we
  41683. will commit to finding a fix as a matter of priority. Each situation
  41684. is different and so I can’t commit to a time frame at this moment,
  41685. rest assured the issue will be dealt with urgently and we will keep
  41686. all lines of communication open to support and guide users.
  41687.  
  41688.  
  41689.  
  41690.  
  41691. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41692.  
  41693. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41694. years ago
  41695.  
  41696. @Eliasz 1/2 so, we have two methods of updating the WEDG OS, you can
  41697. download the update manually from our website and flash the WEDG. Or
  41698. you can use the built-in automatic update function. The automatic
  41699. update function will download the patch and advise the Admin its
  41700. ready for install.
  41701.  
  41702.  
  41703.  
  41704.  
  41705. Eliasz
  41706.  
  41707. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695051> almost 3 years ago
  41708.  
  41709. Hi Guys,
  41710.  
  41711. I’m curious about how you plan to release patches/system updates for
  41712. the WEDG? If there is another vulnerability like the current issues
  41713. in Bash or the recent heartbleed, how long could it be before we
  41714. could expect a patch from your team? Will patches be manually
  41715. applied, or will there be a way for the WEDG to pull system updates
  41716. automatically? Will it based on something like apt or yum, or will
  41717. you be creating your own custom update systems?
  41718.  
  41719. Thanks
  41720.  
  41721.  
  41722.  
  41723.  
  41724. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41725.  
  41726. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41727. years ago
  41728.  
  41729. @Philipp Stäheli and @Ken Taylor correct! Bulk buying helps keep
  41730. cost of production low and also helps us keep strong relationships
  41731. with suppliers over the long term.
  41732.  
  41733. We are working hard to get to the bottom of the RAID issue, I can
  41734. apologise for the delay and thank you for your support and patience
  41735. but we must get this right, first time, one way or another.
  41736.  
  41737.  
  41738.  
  41739.  
  41740. Ken Taylor
  41741.  
  41742. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 3 years ago
  41743.  
  41744. @Philip Staheli
  41745. In July they answered this as “economies of scale” they have to
  41746. purchase a minimum number of HDD for a discount and if they do lots
  41747. of diskless Wedg they would not be able to achieve this
  41748. I would like a raid system myself £$ dependant
  41749. I looked at possibility to mod Intel board with a seacat lure for
  41750. mSATA & mPCIe for 802.11ac. but performance is the question?
  41751. Hope Shehbaz can sort something out. he has emailed and posted an
  41752. update so lets give them a chance to look in to it
  41753.  
  41754.  
  41755.  
  41756.  
  41757. Tiger Bus
  41758.  
  41759. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  41760.  
  41761. @David Christian: I don’t think they can judge every USB device out
  41762. there without having access to one. There are thousands of USB
  41763. storage solutions with hundreds of special implementations of
  41764. soft-raids and what not… No way they can support all of them or even
  41765. know which devices use which specialties………….
  41766.  
  41767.  
  41768.  
  41769.  
  41770. Philipp Stäheli
  41771.  
  41772. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> almost 3 years ago
  41773.  
  41774. Hello Wedg,
  41775.  
  41776. thank you for your quick and professional answer (as always) about RAID.
  41777. It is looking very well for your campain. Have you considered
  41778. re-prioritising
  41779. the strechgoals in favour of a RAID? I like to play around with LED
  41780. colours as much as anyone,.. but RAID trumps LED or maybe other
  41781. things in the strechgoallist..
  41782.  
  41783. A different question:
  41784. Why do you limit the drive-less intel option? It seems a lot of
  41785. people prefer this option.
  41786.  
  41787.  
  41788.  
  41789.  
  41790. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41791.  
  41792. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41793. years ago
  41794.  
  41795. @Eric Reddoch we see both contributions, thanks for the support :)
  41796.  
  41797.  
  41798.  
  41799.  
  41800. Eris Reddoch
  41801.  
  41802. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4761761> almost 3 years ago
  41803.  
  41804. I didn’t see a way to add the International Shipping when I made the
  41805. first contribution, so I added the 6 pound one.
  41806.  
  41807.  
  41808.  
  41809.  
  41810. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41811.  
  41812. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41813. years ago
  41814.  
  41815. @scott.henderson1 SNAP! We love it here too and it will be a feature
  41816. in the WEDG shipping for March! :)
  41817.  
  41818.  
  41819.  
  41820.  
  41821. scott.henderson
  41822.  
  41823. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> almost 3 years ago
  41824.  
  41825. Thanks for the Raid update team!
  41826.  
  41827. I also like Alex Stamps idea if it is not already part of the basic
  41828. controls for the LED display on the unit.
  41829.  
  41830.  
  41831.  
  41832.  
  41833. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41834.  
  41835. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41836. years ago
  41837.  
  41838. @Alex Stamp that’s a really good idea, its not currently a feature
  41839. we have in mind but I’ll add it to the feature wish list so it is
  41840. available when the app is developed or even just part of the WEDG
  41841. system anyway :)
  41842.  
  41843.  
  41844.  
  41845.  
  41846. Alex Stamp
  41847.  
  41848. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6787108> almost 3 years ago
  41849.  
  41850. I don’t know if it would be covered by the LED App stretch goal but
  41851. would it be possible to look at having the LED profile set by time
  41852. of day? For example show all during the day but notifications only
  41853. at night. This would be useful say if it was kept in a room where
  41854. someone sleeps so you wouldn’t have to go into the dash to turn of
  41855. the LED’s every night.
  41856.  
  41857.  
  41858.  
  41859.  
  41860. David Christian
  41861.  
  41862. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  41863.  
  41864. There are only two left of the one I’m interested in.
  41865. If your unable to provide a by then, I’ll have to pass.
  41866.  
  41867.  
  41868.  
  41869.  
  41870. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41871.  
  41872. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41873. years ago
  41874.  
  41875. Here’s an update on the WEDG RAID support topic that many of you
  41876. have expressed an interest in.
  41877.  
  41878. We’ve had a lengthy discussion together and as a result we have a
  41879. plan to action to determine if RAID is possible and if it is what’s
  41880. involved in achieving it. We are going to action this work as a
  41881. matter of top priority and aim to have a definitive answer for you
  41882. as soon as possible.
  41883.  
  41884. Thank you for your patience :)
  41885.  
  41886.  
  41887.  
  41888.  
  41889. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41890.  
  41891. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41892. years ago
  41893.  
  41894. @tetardbleu noted!
  41895.  
  41896.  
  41897.  
  41898.  
  41899. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41900.  
  41901. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41902. years ago
  41903.  
  41904. @David Christian please bear with us, we think yes it will work but
  41905. we’re waiting for a response from a contact who might have one…I
  41906. want to give you a 100% accurate answer.
  41907.  
  41908.  
  41909.  
  41910.  
  41911. tetardbleu
  41912.  
  41913. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> almost 3 years ago
  41914.  
  41915. I Also vote for the eventual stretch goal of 2X 2TB drive instead of
  41916. an imaginary 4TB 2.5 inches drive!
  41917.  
  41918.  
  41919.  
  41920.  
  41921. David Christian
  41922.  
  41923. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  41924.  
  41925. Wedge, Any to my USB Drobo question?
  41926. The Pro driveless option is filling up fast…
  41927.  
  41928.  
  41929.  
  41930.  
  41931. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41932.  
  41933. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41934. years ago
  41935.  
  41936. @ZHUO YANG the ‘drive-less’ WEDG does not come pre-installed with
  41937. storage.
  41938.  
  41939.  
  41940.  
  41941.  
  41942. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41943.  
  41944. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41945. years ago
  41946.  
  41947. @Philipp Stäheli thank you for your passion and support for WEDG.
  41948. This is a request made by many people which is obviously something
  41949. that is in demand. I’m going to arranging an urgent meeting after
  41950. this post with the developers and we’re going to find a solution to
  41951. this one way or another. I will get back to you and everyone else
  41952. when we have a definitive answer.
  41953.  
  41954. Thank you for your patience.
  41955.  
  41956.  
  41957.  
  41958.  
  41959. ZHUO YANG
  41960.  
  41961. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8355345> almost 3 years ago
  41962.  
  41963. Hi, does the drive-less (INTEL) has storage pre-installed? It seems
  41964. to me that it doesn’t include the 1TB.
  41965.  
  41966.  
  41967.  
  41968.  
  41969. Carol Bohm-Scott
  41970.  
  41971. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  41972. years ago
  41973.  
  41974. @Stefan Berger there is no VPN offering as such from us, however we
  41975. do provide a Dynamic DNS service free for all Indiegogo backers for
  41976. life called WEDGNET –
  41977. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wedg-the-personal-butt-you-ve-been-waiting-for/x/8453832#wedgnet
  41978.  
  41979.  
  41980.  
  41981.  
  41982. Philipp Stäheli
  41983.  
  41984. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8723017> almost 3 years ago
  41985.  
  41986. Hello Wedg,
  41987. I hoped you would add a second drive in the wedg. All Wedg is about
  41988. is security and design. But then when it comes to the most
  41989. essential, most important piece you ignore it and make me do weird
  41990. backup solutions that go against your design and concept:
  41991. - connect a USB drive kills the design
  41992. - upload to gmail? try uploading 1 TB
  41993. - get a second wedg? “all in one solution?”
  41994. - upload to NAS? i want wedg as my NAS
  41995. - seriously, how much is a raid controller?
  41996.  
  41997.  
  41998.  
  41999.  
  42000. Stefan Berger
  42001.  
  42002. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4274586> almost 3 years ago
  42003.  
  42004. Will there be VPN support?
  42005.  
  42006.  
  42007.  
  42008.  
  42009. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42010.  
  42011. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42012. years ago
  42013.  
  42014. @Anders Stangeland there is no support ActiveSync, however our
  42015. mobile app manages all sync elements and can even push calendar and
  42016. contacts to your device calendar and address book if you’d prefer.
  42017.  
  42018.  
  42019.  
  42020.  
  42021. Anders Stangeland
  42022.  
  42023. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8673957> almost 3 years ago
  42024.  
  42025. I wonder if you are planning support for ActiveSync for mobile
  42026. devices. ActiveSync is the easiest way for mail, calendar and
  42027. contact sync on mobile. Or how will this work with iOS, Windows
  42028. Phone and Android?
  42029.  
  42030.  
  42031.  
  42032.  
  42033. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42034.  
  42035. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42036. years ago
  42037.  
  42038. @david.j.aldred yep! :)
  42039.  
  42040.  
  42041.  
  42042.  
  42043. David Aldred
  42044.  
  42045. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  42046.  
  42047. ok, thanks – so we have the option of a connected USB drive can
  42048. being fully encrypted in much the same way as the existing internal
  42049. drive?
  42050.  
  42051. Perfect, thanks – gives a degree of flexibility in the setup!
  42052.  
  42053.  
  42054.  
  42055.  
  42056. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42057.  
  42058. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42059. years ago
  42060.  
  42061. *…encrypt folders and files on the FLY or the entire drive.
  42062.  
  42063.  
  42064.  
  42065.  
  42066. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42067.  
  42068. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42069. years ago
  42070.  
  42071. @david.j.aldred well let me clear that one up for you then. Yes,
  42072. external drives can be encrypted as well, you can choose to encrypt
  42073. folders and files on the file or the entire drive.
  42074.  
  42075.  
  42076.  
  42077.  
  42078. David Aldred
  42079.  
  42080. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  42081.  
  42082. @Neil – didn’t mean to hijack your question, but yes, confirmation
  42083. that the USB drive can be used as active storage.
  42084.  
  42085. Where I’m not 100% sure – @Wedg … can Wedg manage encryption of an
  42086. externally plugged USB drive? Or does it just manage the interfacing
  42087. / accessing of the (unencrypted) data on it?
  42088. Latter is still useful, as I can then use it to hold media content,
  42089. but keep personal content encrypted within Wedg
  42090.  
  42091.  
  42092.  
  42093.  
  42094. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42095.  
  42096. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42097. years ago
  42098.  
  42099. @david.j.aldred correct, and thats how additional storage can be added.
  42100.  
  42101. YES! Get those claps in only 13 days left!
  42102.  
  42103.  
  42104.  
  42105.  
  42106. Neil Campbell
  42107.  
  42108. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5713479> almost 3 years ago
  42109.  
  42110. My question was about USB drives, not internal 2.5" drives. So, can
  42111. they be used for active storage, rather than just for backup?
  42112.  
  42113.  
  42114.  
  42115.  
  42116. David Aldred
  42117.  
  42118. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  42119.  
  42120. It’s also good to see the thunderclap gaining support too – 47%
  42121. For those not yet done so – do back it here…
  42122. https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/16458-wedg-on-indiegogo?locale=en
  42123.  
  42124. Helps spread the message in one big bang!
  42125.  
  42126.  
  42127.  
  42128.  
  42129. David Aldred
  42130.  
  42131. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  42132.  
  42133. Thanks – so out of curiosity, why is it a connected usb drive works
  42134. ok with it? Does it have its own controller?
  42135.  
  42136.  
  42137.  
  42138.  
  42139. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42140.  
  42141. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42142. years ago
  42143.  
  42144. @david.j.aldred not at the moment as read/write performance degrades
  42145. dramatically
  42146.  
  42147.  
  42148.  
  42149.  
  42150. David Aldred
  42151.  
  42152. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  42153.  
  42154. “yes 2.5” drives but there is enough room for you to stack two
  42155. drives (one on top of the other) easily"
  42156.  
  42157. Very interesting – can both be connected / used at the same time?
  42158.  
  42159.  
  42160.  
  42161.  
  42162. Neil Campbell
  42163.  
  42164. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5713479> almost 3 years ago
  42165.  
  42166. Can we add storage (rather than just a backup device) via the USB
  42167. port? If so, can it be a RAID device?
  42168.  
  42169.  
  42170.  
  42171.  
  42172. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42173.  
  42174. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42175. years ago
  42176.  
  42177. @jdifour yes 2.5" drives but there is enough room for you to stack
  42178. two drives (one on top of the other) easily. We’ve done this so
  42179. there is a secure location to store a spare hard drive during
  42180. potential upgrade procedure.
  42181.  
  42182. We can’t make recommendations/endorsements unfortunately, but a
  42183. simple search will show results on good hardware options and public
  42184. recommendations. :)
  42185.  
  42186.  
  42187.  
  42188.  
  42189. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42190.  
  42191. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42192. years ago
  42193.  
  42194. @brad6936 we intend to release our source code but don’t have a road
  42195. map as of yet.
  42196.  
  42197. For WEDG Pro with Intel around 60 users
  42198. For WEDG with ARM around 38 users
  42199.  
  42200. As you’ve said performance issues, so WEDG can handle more but it
  42201. just depends on their individual usage.
  42202.  
  42203.  
  42204.  
  42205.  
  42206. James Ireland IV
  42207.  
  42208. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4111941> almost 3 years ago
  42209.  
  42210. Just to confirm, because I didn’t see a spec listed, if we’re
  42211. supplying our own drive, it must be a 2.5"? And is there a
  42212. restriction on drive height, or will 15mm fit? What’s the best/most
  42213. reliable/enterprise-level drive that you guys recommend?
  42214.  
  42215.  
  42216.  
  42217.  
  42218. Brad Magri-Olson
  42219.  
  42220. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709187> almost 3 years ago
  42221.  
  42222. Also, how many users (email and file storage) will the Wedge Pro be
  42223. able to support without having any performance issues.
  42224.  
  42225.  
  42226.  
  42227.  
  42228. Brad Magri-Olson
  42229.  
  42230. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8709187> almost 3 years ago
  42231.  
  42232. Hi There,
  42233.  
  42234. will your OS be available to install on more power hardware going
  42235. forward?
  42236.  
  42237.  
  42238.  
  42239.  
  42240. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42241.  
  42242. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42243. years ago
  42244.  
  42245. @Rainer Stober keep your fingers crossed like us! :)
  42246.  
  42247.  
  42248.  
  42249.  
  42250. David Christian
  42251.  
  42252. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  42253.  
  42254. Wedge, Thanks.
  42255.  
  42256. Rainer, That seems a forgone conclusion!
  42257.  
  42258.  
  42259.  
  42260.  
  42261. Rainer Stober
  42262.  
  42263. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/7857754> almost 3 years ago
  42264.  
  42265. Hope this time you got hit your aims…
  42266.  
  42267.  
  42268.  
  42269.  
  42270. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42271.  
  42272. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42273. years ago
  42274.  
  42275. @David Christian interesting, we’ll take a closer look at the Drobo
  42276. D5 and confirm your original question one way or another. Thanks for
  42277. your patience :)
  42278.  
  42279.  
  42280.  
  42281.  
  42282. David Christian
  42283.  
  42284. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  42285.  
  42286. The Drobo uses a Type B connection for USB 3.0 and it also has the
  42287. newer Intel Thunderbolt.
  42288.  
  42289.  
  42290.  
  42291.  
  42292. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42293.  
  42294. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42295. years ago
  42296.  
  42297. @David Christian
  42298. We don’t have a Drobo D5 to hand, however we understand it has USB
  42299. Type A connections, like WEDG as such a connection cannot be formed.
  42300. If the Drobo D5 has a Type B connection then its certainly worth
  42301. investigating.
  42302.  
  42303. Can you advise and or confirm?
  42304.  
  42305.  
  42306.  
  42307.  
  42308. David Christian
  42309.  
  42310. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  42311.  
  42312. Wedge,
  42313.  
  42314. You replied to my earlier question:
  42315. 1. No you can’t connect the Drobo 5D to WEDG, you can however send
  42316. encrypted backup archives to the Drobo or any NAS for that matter.
  42317.  
  42318. So if the Drobo can’t be connected via USB 3.0 then the only option
  42319. is a NAS.
  42320.  
  42321. What is the reason the Drobo cannot be connected to the USB port on
  42322. the Wedge?
  42323. Is it strictly for single drives/USB sticks?
  42324.  
  42325.  
  42326.  
  42327.  
  42328. David Christian
  42329.  
  42330. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  42331.  
  42332. My hope was the Wedge would solve this shortcoming with VLC by
  42333. allowing access to the content beyond the local network. To stream
  42334. movies for the kids to view on IOS devices.
  42335.  
  42336.  
  42337.  
  42338.  
  42339. David Christian
  42340.  
  42341. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  42342.  
  42343. Tiger, thanks…I use VLC currently. It works by installing the client
  42344. side to a computer with the file to be viewed. The app on the IOS
  42345. device then streams the content.
  42346.  
  42347. If content was on the Wedge drive, without an OS on the Wedge (VLC
  42348. supported) there wouldn’t be a client for the app to connect to.
  42349. Plus VLC only works on a local network.
  42350.  
  42351.  
  42352.  
  42353.  
  42354. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42355.  
  42356. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42357. years ago
  42358.  
  42359. @tigerbus thanks!
  42360.  
  42361.  
  42362.  
  42363.  
  42364. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42365.  
  42366. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42367. years ago
  42368.  
  42369. @David Christian the USB ports can be used read AND write during
  42370. normal use and during backup stages :)
  42371.  
  42372. That’s a really an iOS question which we can’t answer in that
  42373. regard, however we can confirm that our mobile app can play the MKV
  42374. format.
  42375.  
  42376. Hope that helps!
  42377.  
  42378.  
  42379.  
  42380.  
  42381. Tiger Bus
  42382.  
  42383. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  42384.  
  42385. @David Christian: This is an iOS specific problem completely
  42386. unrelated to the WEDG, but here you go:
  42387. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ios.html ;)
  42388.  
  42389.  
  42390.  
  42391.  
  42392. David Christian
  42393.  
  42394. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  42395.  
  42396. A few follow up questions & a confirmation.
  42397. The USB is then strictly for writing to a external source? It cannot
  42398. be read from except to restore a backup? presumably to the internal
  42399. Wedge drive?
  42400.  
  42401. The IOS video player does not play MKV files, so in instances of
  42402. those formats, is there an alternative?
  42403.  
  42404.  
  42405.  
  42406.  
  42407. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42408.  
  42409. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42410. years ago
  42411.  
  42412. @tigerbus good idea. We’ll get something drawn up soon!
  42413.  
  42414.  
  42415.  
  42416.  
  42417. Tiger Bus
  42418.  
  42419. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  42420.  
  42421. But hey let’s face it: Even the ARM board will do more or less
  42422. NOTHING most of the day, once the OS is loaded. The services are
  42423. mostly scheduled in large intervals (compared to how quickly they
  42424. COULD be run) and are not even very CPU intensive. Unless, of
  42425. course, you are encrypting some large files or watching some HD
  42426. stream and alike. But those rare occasions will probably not
  42427. influence the yearly average thaaaat much ;)
  42428.  
  42429. Looking forward to your own measurements, maybe categorize them by use?
  42430.  
  42431.  
  42432.  
  42433.  
  42434. Tiger Bus
  42435.  
  42436. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  42437.  
  42438. I found that you are advised to buy a 1.2amps 5V power supply for
  42439. your RasPi to have enough power in all situations – that’s 6W on the
  42440. DC side. Let’s consider this an “absolute maxium rating”. Then I
  42441. found a thread by people who use batteries to power their RasPi and
  42442. have great interest in actual power consumption. They did many
  42443. measurements, most if them running a linux clone of some sort, even
  42444. X. Result: 2W is most common, even starting X, maxium on shutdown at
  42445. round 3W.
  42446.  
  42447.  
  42448.  
  42449.  
  42450. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42451.  
  42452. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42453. years ago
  42454.  
  42455. @Tiger Bus because there are so many variables its difficult to give
  42456. single definitive answer. Let us know what you find on the Rasp Pi
  42457. side and we’ll kick off some tests here too tomorrow.
  42458.  
  42459.  
  42460.  
  42461.  
  42462. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42463.  
  42464. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42465. years ago
  42466.  
  42467. @Tiger Bus because there are so many variables its difficult to give
  42468. single definitive answer. Let us know what you find on the Rasp Pi
  42469. side and we’ll kick off some tests here too tomorrow.
  42470.  
  42471.  
  42472.  
  42473.  
  42474. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42475.  
  42476. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42477. years ago
  42478.  
  42479. @Tiger Bus because there are so many variables its difficult to give
  42480. single definitive answer. Let us know what you find on the Rasp Pi
  42481. side and we’ll kick off some tests here too tomorrow.
  42482.  
  42483.  
  42484.  
  42485.  
  42486. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42487.  
  42488. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42489. years ago
  42490.  
  42491. @Tiger Bus because there are so many variables its difficult to give
  42492. single definitive answer. Let us know what you find on the Rasp Pi
  42493. side and we’ll kick off some tests here too tomorrow.
  42494.  
  42495.  
  42496.  
  42497.  
  42498. Tiger Bus
  42499.  
  42500. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  42501.  
  42502. As I say… even the 2.5amps are absolute maximum ratings for the
  42503. board itself. That means 100% CPU all the time. NO WAY ;) So again,
  42504. I suspect the actual average to be way below that… I’ll try finding
  42505. specs and user feedback from the raspi community, that should help
  42506. judging the specs….
  42507.  
  42508.  
  42509.  
  42510.  
  42511. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42512.  
  42513. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42514. years ago
  42515.  
  42516. @tigerbus 2/2
  42517.  
  42518. Assume 24 hours usage and 30 days average in a month;
  42519. 24 × 30 = 5040 hours per month
  42520.  
  42521. 5040 × 0.014 = 50.4 watts
  42522. 10p = £0.1
  42523. 50.4 × 0.1 = £5.04
  42524.  
  42525. To run WEDG constantly costs £5.04 /month, £60.48 /year. But this
  42526. will change as the drive spins down during inactivity.
  42527.  
  42528. Hope this helps?
  42529.  
  42530.  
  42531.  
  42532.  
  42533. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42534.  
  42535. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42536. years ago
  42537.  
  42538. @tigerbus 1/2
  42539. Here’s what I have from our electronics guy:
  42540. 5V * 2.5A = 12.5W
  42541. 12.5W + 1.5W is 14W total.
  42542.  
  42543. 14W is the total power consumption per second.
  42544. 1000W = 10p rough guess
  42545. 14 / 1000 = 0.014 kilowatts per hour
  42546.  
  42547.  
  42548.  
  42549.  
  42550. Tiger Bus
  42551.  
  42552. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  42553.  
  42554. s/so/no/
  42555.  
  42556.  
  42557.  
  42558.  
  42559. Tiger Bus
  42560.  
  42561. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  42562.  
  42563. About wattage etc: These are ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM ratings… so way this
  42564. thing is going to burn 130W 24/7! A standard desktop PC has a 600+W
  42565. power supply, but this is definately not constant power draw during
  42566. average use. I suspect the actual average over a year to be rather
  42567. in the range for 20% of the absolute maximum ratings….
  42568.  
  42569.  
  42570.  
  42571.  
  42572. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42573.  
  42574. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42575. years ago
  42576.  
  42577. @David Christian
  42578. Glad to know you’re think of backing the WEDG Pro with Intel.
  42579.  
  42580. 1. No you can’t connect the Drobo 5D to WEDG, you can however send
  42581. encrypted backup archives to the Drobo or any NAS for that matter.
  42582.  
  42583. 2. Yes, your iPhone can play media on the WEDG and you dont have to
  42584. use the app, Safari alone is fine as it will launch the video within
  42585. the iOS video player.
  42586.  
  42587. 3. The 4TB limit is implied by the CPU, we can’t say if an update
  42588. will allow the CPU to see past 4TB.
  42589.  
  42590.  
  42591.  
  42592.  
  42593. David Christian
  42594.  
  42595. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8374740> almost 3 years ago
  42596.  
  42597. I am considering backing this with the Pro version. I do have a few
  42598. questions though.
  42599.  
  42600. 1) The USB port, can I connect a Drobo 5D and have access to its
  42601. files and data through the Wedge? a. If it can, does it also encrypt
  42602. the Drobo data? & if so, can you explain how.
  42603.  
  42604. 2) Can the Wedge stream content to an iPhone through the LAN connection?
  42605. This would then also need an iPhone app to work with.
  42606.  
  42607. 3) Will the Wedge be able to accept firmware updates to install
  42608. drives larger than 4TB?
  42609.  
  42610.  
  42611.  
  42612.  
  42613. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42614.  
  42615. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42616. years ago
  42617.  
  42618. @Chris Thyssen well you could pick the perk where you’d be a our VIP
  42619. guest? Otherwise we aim to ship for late March, closer the time if
  42620. you are in Manchester we could arrange local pick up yes.
  42621.  
  42622.  
  42623.  
  42624.  
  42625. Ruanth Chrisley Thyssen
  42626.  
  42627. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/485007> almost 3 years ago
  42628.  
  42629. when does it ship! Can I go to Britain and pick it up from your head
  42630. office?
  42631.  
  42632.  
  42633.  
  42634.  
  42635. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42636.  
  42637. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42638. years ago
  42639.  
  42640. @vasvi.cakir we’ll be working super hard to get the WEDG out to by
  42641. March!!
  42642.  
  42643.  
  42644.  
  42645.  
  42646. tetardbleu
  42647.  
  42648. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> almost 3 years ago
  42649.  
  42650. I totally agree with @sattler’s comment below, if the HD exists of
  42651. course!
  42652.  
  42653.  
  42654.  
  42655.  
  42656. vasvi.cakir
  42657.  
  42658. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8713392> almost 3 years ago
  42659.  
  42660. Great Product-Idea “WEDG”.
  42661. I’m still waiting for March 2015 (Delivery) ;-)
  42662.  
  42663.  
  42664.  
  42665.  
  42666. David Aldred
  42667.  
  42668. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  42669.  
  42670. @sattler – could be wrong, but think 2tb is currently max size for a
  42671. 2.5" drive – sure it won’t be long before it’s 3+tb though
  42672.  
  42673. Personally, I foresee SSD’s out-sizing HDDs in the 2.5" arena
  42674.  
  42675.  
  42676.  
  42677.  
  42678. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42679.  
  42680. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42681. years ago
  42682.  
  42683. @jane vassar lol! not sure we could afford the royalties! Thank you
  42684. for your support and encouragement!
  42685.  
  42686.  
  42687.  
  42688.  
  42689. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42690.  
  42691. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42692. years ago
  42693.  
  42694. @sattler thanks for your support! We’ll add it to the list of
  42695. possible stretchgoals :)
  42696.  
  42697.  
  42698.  
  42699.  
  42700. jennifer jane
  42701.  
  42702. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8711702> almost 3 years ago
  42703.  
  42704. how many times have people asked you if you will use, “Get Off of My
  42705. Butt” as a theme song? How many times has Mick Jagger asked you that?
  42706.  
  42707. anyway, brilliant, brilliant, and well done, you. or as we say in
  42708. brooklyn, youse.
  42709.  
  42710. cheers,
  42711. jane vassar
  42712.  
  42713.  
  42714.  
  42715.  
  42716. sattler
  42717.  
  42718. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8272012> almost 3 years ago
  42719.  
  42720. Great to see you guys back. BTW, I guess a 2 or even maybe 4 TB
  42721. upgrade perk would be much appreciated. At least by me it would ;-)
  42722. I’m pretty sure this time WEDG will be funded! Keep going!
  42723.  
  42724.  
  42725.  
  42726.  
  42727. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42728.  
  42729. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42730. years ago
  42731.  
  42732. @david.j.aldred correct its 5V, the maths looks right to me but i’ve
  42733. asked the electronics guy to double check so will get back to you
  42734. shortly.
  42735.  
  42736.  
  42737.  
  42738.  
  42739. David Aldred
  42740.  
  42741. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  42742.  
  42743. Assuming it is 5v, my ‘back of a fag packet’ maths says it has a
  42744. rating of 15w, or about 130kwh p/a
  42745.  
  42746. I pay 10.1p per kwh, giving running cost of about £13 p/a
  42747.  
  42748. But feel free to picks holes in my calculations (and assumes running
  42749. at full power 24/7/365 – I assume the disk spins down when not in use?)
  42750.  
  42751.  
  42752.  
  42753.  
  42754. David Aldred
  42755.  
  42756. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  42757.  
  42758. You’ve mentioned a basic setup would run on ~3amp, but on what
  42759. voltage does it run (so I can calc wattage—>kwh—>cost!). The
  42760. Minnowmax wiki suggests 5v – is this correct?
  42761.  
  42762. thanks!
  42763.  
  42764.  
  42765.  
  42766.  
  42767. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42768.  
  42769. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42770. years ago
  42771.  
  42772. @Ken Taylor the £6 is for UK and International shipping.
  42773.  
  42774.  
  42775.  
  42776.  
  42777. Ken Taylor
  42778.  
  42779. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/6123904> almost 3 years ago
  42780.  
  42781. Hi,
  42782.  
  42783. Is the extra £6 for shipping for outside the UK or do we need to add
  42784. it for shipping to the UK as well,
  42785. Just went through the contribute now and saw no option to add it.
  42786. but am in the UK.
  42787.  
  42788. Thanks
  42789.  
  42790.  
  42791.  
  42792.  
  42793. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42794.  
  42795. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42796. years ago
  42797.  
  42798. @tigerbus yes, CalDAV and CardDAV are fully supported on WEDG.
  42799.  
  42800.  
  42801.  
  42802.  
  42803. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42804.  
  42805. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42806. years ago
  42807.  
  42808. @david.j.aldred echo echo echosystem has been replaced with
  42809. ‘ecosystem’ :) thanks for the heads up!
  42810.  
  42811.  
  42812.  
  42813.  
  42814. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42815.  
  42816. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42817. years ago
  42818.  
  42819. @James Taylor thanks James!
  42820.  
  42821.  
  42822.  
  42823.  
  42824. Tiger Bus
  42825.  
  42826. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  42827.  
  42828. Btw, do you support standard CalDAV and CardDAV syncs or can I run a
  42829. calendar server on the WEDG without internet connection? I don’t
  42830. want to rely on anything but a private infrastructure, not even on
  42831. wedgnet – possible?
  42832.  
  42833.  
  42834.  
  42835.  
  42836. David Aldred
  42837.  
  42838. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  42839.  
  42840. Spotted another type guys…
  42841. Our platform is built on Open Source software and as such we intend
  42842. to honour the license agreements and respect the echosystem of free
  42843. software.
  42844.  
  42845. Unless it’s a new feature I’m unfamiliar with ;)
  42846.  
  42847.  
  42848.  
  42849.  
  42850. James Taylor
  42851.  
  42852. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/5657565> almost 3 years ago
  42853.  
  42854. Great to see you guys at it again! Hopefully, this time I’ll get the
  42855. terrific product you have designed…. Can’t believe it didn’t fly the
  42856. first time, but here’s hoping you get it this time.
  42857.  
  42858.  
  42859.  
  42860.  
  42861. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42862.  
  42863. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42864. years ago
  42865.  
  42866. @david.j.aldred today was just for you, the Kickstarter supports,
  42867. tomorrow we ‘officially’ launch and get messages out to many more
  42868. channels including social media and press contacts.
  42869.  
  42870. Correct, this campaign is for the maximum 60 days allowed, while the
  42871. Kickstarter campaign ran for 45.
  42872.  
  42873.  
  42874.  
  42875.  
  42876. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42877.  
  42878. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42879. years ago
  42880.  
  42881. @Charles Verghese thank you so much for your support and for backing
  42882. us again :)
  42883.  
  42884.  
  42885.  
  42886.  
  42887. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42888.  
  42889. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42890. years ago
  42891.  
  42892. @Steven Newman thats a problem we look forward to having, although
  42893. since your comment came through we’ve been head scratching and
  42894. making a list of potential contenders.
  42895.  
  42896. We appreciate your support Steven and value you as a backer very much.
  42897.  
  42898. Yes, the process requires the WEDG app to access your mobile address
  42899. book, import them into the app and then on to WEDG Mail address book.
  42900.  
  42901.  
  42902.  
  42903.  
  42904. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42905.  
  42906. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42907. years ago
  42908.  
  42909. @Chris Horsfield thanks for the support! :)
  42910.  
  42911.  
  42912.  
  42913.  
  42914. Carol Bohm-Scott
  42915.  
  42916. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  42917. years ago
  42918.  
  42919. @tetardbleu thanks for your feedback. We’ll do something to address
  42920. this and get back to you asap and then if we need to adjust the
  42921. contribution amount we’ll help you through that.
  42922.  
  42923.  
  42924.  
  42925.  
  42926. Charles Verghese
  42927.  
  42928. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3250887> almost 3 years ago
  42929.  
  42930. One of the old Kickstarter backers!
  42931.  
  42932. Glad you’re on round 2…though I wish it was a little bit
  42933. later….running short on funds…but funded anyways!!
  42934.  
  42935. All the best to Shehbaz & the rest of team WEDG !
  42936.  
  42937. 2nd time’s a charm, eh?
  42938.  
  42939.  
  42940.  
  42941.  
  42942. David Aldred
  42943.  
  42944. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  42945.  
  42946. @Steven
  42947. It’s a great achievement – and testament to the great product the
  42948. guys have come up with – but don’t forget 20k is ‘only’ a third of
  42949. what had previously been raised, and all backers are those ported
  42950. from the previous campaign.
  42951.  
  42952. But it’s a great start, and sounds like the team have really taken
  42953. on board all the previous feedback and built it into the revised
  42954. product.
  42955.  
  42956. Am I also right in thinking this is a much longer campaign at 60
  42957. days? What was KS – 30?
  42958.  
  42959.  
  42960.  
  42961.  
  42962. Steven Newman
  42963.  
  42964. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> almost 3 years ago
  42965.  
  42966. 27% in under 5 hours. If we keep this up, you’ll need to come up
  42967. with some new stretch goals! What an awesome problem to have!!
  42968.  
  42969. As I’ve said before, I’m totally excited by your product and your team.
  42970.  
  42971. Is there a way to sync email contacts between WEDG email and either
  42972. iOS or Android systems?
  42973.  
  42974. Thanks!
  42975.  
  42976.  
  42977.  
  42978.  
  42979. Chris Horsfield
  42980.  
  42981. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/4115733> almost 3 years ago
  42982.  
  42983. The Wedg Arm looks too good a bargain to not pick.It’s the original
  42984. Wedg but cheaper. From a household with 3 Raspberry Pi’s it looks
  42985. powerful enough for the job.
  42986. Good luck second time around.
  42987.  
  42988. Chris
  42989.  
  42990.  
  42991.  
  42992.  
  42993. tetardbleu
  42994.  
  42995. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> almost 3 years ago
  42996.  
  42997. @teamwedg I was wondering why this time, the aluminum edition didn’t
  42998. come with a 2TB drive? Actually i was a little sad about it, even if
  42999. i’m sure you had your reasons.
  43000.  
  43001.  
  43002.  
  43003.  
  43004. Carol Bohm-Scott
  43005.  
  43006. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  43007. years ago
  43008.  
  43009. @david.j.aldred i see how that’s misleading, its actually because
  43010. the Minnowboard Max has USB 3.0 so 802.11AC is capable, while the
  43011. Cubieboard2 has USB 2.0 and is limited to 802.11N.
  43012.  
  43013. We will clarify this though!
  43014.  
  43015.  
  43016.  
  43017.  
  43018. David Aldred
  43019.  
  43020. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  43021.  
  43022. Wicked, thanks for clarifying – it read as though WiFi was Pro only
  43023. “But the Minnowboard Max living up to its name also offers us the
  43024. ability to add real 802.11AC Wi-Fi – see stretchgoals.
  43025. "
  43026.  
  43027.  
  43028.  
  43029.  
  43030. Carol Bohm-Scott
  43031.  
  43032. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  43033. years ago
  43034.  
  43035. @david.j.aldred whoops! we’ll get those corrected asap!
  43036. No, the stretch goals are not model specific, they apply to both models.
  43037.  
  43038.  
  43039.  
  43040.  
  43041. David Aldred
  43042.  
  43043. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  43044.  
  43045. Sorry – another question!
  43046.  
  43047. Are the stretch goals device specific – eg, does HDMI & Wifi
  43048. Stretches relate only to Pro? Not clear if it is, but if so, may be
  43049. worth clarifying on the page
  43050.  
  43051.  
  43052.  
  43053.  
  43054. David Aldred
  43055.  
  43056. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  43057.  
  43058. ps – typo on your page…
  43059. “Does the WEDG come with a warrantee?
  43060. Yes, we offer a one-year replacement warrantee”
  43061.  
  43062. Warrant-ee refers to the recipient of a warrant-y ;p
  43063.  
  43064.  
  43065.  
  43066.  
  43067. Carol Bohm-Scott
  43068.  
  43069. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  43070. years ago
  43071.  
  43072. @scott.henderson1 thank you for your support and best wishes Scott! :D
  43073.  
  43074.  
  43075.  
  43076.  
  43077. scott.henderson
  43078.  
  43079. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3201718> almost 3 years ago
  43080.  
  43081. You’re at 20% and the campaign doesn’t officially kick off until
  43082. tomorrow! :)
  43083.  
  43084. Can’t wait for my 2 Wedg Pros to arrive next March/April!
  43085.  
  43086. Good luck Shehbaz and the rest of the WEDG team!
  43087.  
  43088.  
  43089.  
  43090.  
  43091. Carol Bohm-Scott
  43092.  
  43093. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  43094. years ago
  43095.  
  43096. @david.j.aldred thanks for your best wishes. We’ll have a think
  43097. about your comments for sure and see what we can do to help. Yes,
  43098. photo backup is now standard with our mobile app for all mobile
  43099. platforms; Android, iOS, Windows and BlackBerry – we are also
  43100. including Firefox OS on our wishlist for post funding success.
  43101.  
  43102.  
  43103.  
  43104.  
  43105. David Aldred
  43106.  
  43107. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  43108.  
  43109. 3/3
  43110. Did I read the description right that auto-photo-backup to wedg from
  43111. android phone is now a standard feature? I use this feature within
  43112. ownButt and works superb – better than the built-in Google Plus auto
  43113. backup.
  43114.  
  43115.  
  43116.  
  43117.  
  43118. David Aldred
  43119.  
  43120. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  43121.  
  43122. 2/3
  43123. Incidentally, I’ve backed a similar project on Kickstarter (Slice,
  43124. hence not fussed re XBMC stretch) that gave 2tb drive as a stretch
  43125. goal (paid) upgrade, and was very popular – worth thinking about :o)
  43126. (in fact, the diskless options were extremely popular there too –
  43127. worth thinking about, as I think you’ve limited diskless options here)
  43128.  
  43129.  
  43130.  
  43131.  
  43132. David Aldred
  43133.  
  43134. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8470844> almost 3 years ago
  43135.  
  43136. 1/3 (silly 500 char limit!)
  43137. Tricky choices guys.
  43138.  
  43139. Like the sound of the pro – though don’t really need the extra power
  43140. (though 4tb ability helps).
  43141. I would go diskless, as I want a 2tb drive, but it’s only a little
  43142. extra for the 1tb option. Shame the 24hr special Pro isn’t as
  43143. heavily discounted as the 24hr ARM
  43144.  
  43145. I’ll likely go pro, but need to figure out if it’s worth the extra
  43146. £70 first. But either way – glad you’re back & hope it succeeds this
  43147. time.
  43148.  
  43149.  
  43150.  
  43151.  
  43152. Carol Bohm-Scott
  43153.  
  43154. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  43155. years ago
  43156.  
  43157. @Eliasz Zurawka we’ve seen your email and have replied regarding
  43158. adjusting your perk.
  43159.  
  43160. For shipping, we now have a new perk just for shipping so you can
  43161. also select that or hit the Contribute Now button and manually enter £6.
  43162.  
  43163.  
  43164.  
  43165.  
  43166. Carol Bohm-Scott
  43167.  
  43168. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  43169. years ago
  43170.  
  43171. What aaddiikk said or you can now add the ‘Worldwide Shipping’ Perk
  43172. if you forget. :)
  43173.  
  43174. Thanks aaddiikk!
  43175.  
  43176.  
  43177.  
  43178.  
  43179. aaddiikk
  43180.  
  43181. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> almost 3 years ago
  43182.  
  43183. Guys, just click on ‘contribute now’ and put shipping cost there if
  43184. you forgot to add it before.
  43185.  
  43186.  
  43187.  
  43188.  
  43189. Eliasz
  43190.  
  43191. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695051> almost 3 years ago
  43192.  
  43193. Also, i forgot to add 6$(pounds) to the order i want for shipping.
  43194. How can i adjust the pledge amount?
  43195.  
  43196.  
  43197.  
  43198.  
  43199. Eliasz
  43200.  
  43201. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695051> almost 3 years ago
  43202.  
  43203. Sorry im new to Indiegogo.
  43204.  
  43205. I picked the 129 level frist, and realized i want the intel box
  43206. instead. So i re-pledge at 199, however it looks like now i have
  43207. ordered both??
  43208.  
  43209. I thought it would just update my pledge. How can i remove the one i
  43210. no longer want?
  43211.  
  43212. Thanks
  43213.  
  43214.  
  43215.  
  43216.  
  43217. Carol Bohm-Scott
  43218.  
  43219. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  43220. years ago
  43221.  
  43222. @Franco the WEDG Pro with Intel is actually capable of seeing drives
  43223. with up to 4TB, while the WEDG with ARM is capable of seeing drives
  43224. with up to 2TB of storage.
  43225.  
  43226.  
  43227.  
  43228.  
  43229. Franco
  43230.  
  43231. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707014> almost 3 years ago
  43232.  
  43233. For the Intel WEDG it lists max storage 4TB and ARM is 2TB. I
  43234. understand the internal storage for both must be 2TB so what is 4TB
  43235. referring to?
  43236.  
  43237.  
  43238.  
  43239.  
  43240. Carol Bohm-Scott
  43241.  
  43242. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  43243. years ago
  43244.  
  43245. @Steven Newman welcome back and thank you for your support. Yes,
  43246. anyone your send an email to is automatically whitelisted on the
  43247. Spam Filter, unless you manually tag them as ‘Spam’ or ‘Block’ – for
  43248. no future messages.
  43249.  
  43250.  
  43251.  
  43252.  
  43253. Carol Bohm-Scott
  43254.  
  43255. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  43256. years ago
  43257.  
  43258. @Jacob Ovard no worries, just add another contribution £6.
  43259.  
  43260.  
  43261.  
  43262.  
  43263. Carol Bohm-Scott
  43264.  
  43265. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  43266. years ago
  43267.  
  43268. @aaddiikk thank you so much! You’re keeping our fingers crossed
  43269. tightly too!
  43270.  
  43271.  
  43272.  
  43273.  
  43274. Carol Bohm-Scott
  43275.  
  43276. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  43277. years ago
  43278.  
  43279. @tetardbleu thank you for your support! Fingers crossed!
  43280.  
  43281.  
  43282.  
  43283.  
  43284. Steven Newman
  43285.  
  43286. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/925661> almost 3 years ago
  43287.  
  43288. Hey, guys – just a question on the spam protection. Will you offer
  43289. white listing so that automatically whomever we send an email to
  43290. will always get through unless we manually add them to a spam block?
  43291.  
  43292. Thanks and good luck! I completely believe in your product and team
  43293. and am so excited to be a part of it!
  43294.  
  43295. Steven
  43296.  
  43297.  
  43298.  
  43299.  
  43300. Jacob Ovard
  43301.  
  43302. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8671772> almost 3 years ago
  43303.  
  43304. Whoops! I forgot to add $6 for shipping. I can’t figure out how to
  43305. edit the pledge.
  43306.  
  43307.  
  43308.  
  43309.  
  43310. aaddiikk
  43311.  
  43312. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> almost 3 years ago
  43313.  
  43314. Taken both Intel and ARM (for main and backup site). Good luck guys
  43315. and I will keep my fingers crossed till the end of the campaign! :)
  43316.  
  43317.  
  43318.  
  43319.  
  43320. tetardbleu
  43321.  
  43322. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/3829087> almost 3 years ago
  43323.  
  43324. Done! I hope this time it will work for you (and us) guys. Good luck!
  43325.  
  43326.  
  43327.  
  43328.  
  43329. Carol Bohm-Scott
  43330.  
  43331. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  43332. years ago
  43333.  
  43334. @aaddiikk :D you’re pretty awesome too! Please kindly add £12, but
  43335. if you choose the multiple Perk then its just £6 Thanks for you support!
  43336.  
  43337.  
  43338.  
  43339.  
  43340. Carol Bohm-Scott
  43341.  
  43342. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  43343. years ago
  43344.  
  43345. @Brian Somes thanks for you support! Yes, shipping must be added
  43346. manually to the total. You can simply click the big pink ‘CONTRIBUTE
  43347. NOW’ button and pay £6, and we’ll know its for your shipping charges :)
  43348.  
  43349.  
  43350.  
  43351.  
  43352. aaddiikk
  43353.  
  43354. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8707168> almost 3 years ago
  43355.  
  43356. if I buy two, and would like a shipping to Poland, should I add 6 or
  43357. 12 pounds? BTW. you guys roooock! :)
  43358.  
  43359.  
  43360.  
  43361.  
  43362. Brian Somes
  43363.  
  43364. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8705869> almost 3 years ago
  43365.  
  43366. So I noticed this did not add the shipping. How to add?
  43367. I’m in for the Wedge Pro Intel special !
  43368. Good luck guys – very happy to see this going again!
  43369.  
  43370.  
  43371.  
  43372.  
  43373. Carol Bohm-Scott
  43374.  
  43375. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  43376. years ago
  43377.  
  43378. @MyWorks Design thank you so much! Glad you like the WEDG Pro! :D
  43379.  
  43380.  
  43381.  
  43382.  
  43383. Carol Bohm-Scott
  43384.  
  43385. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  43386. years ago
  43387.  
  43388. @Nikolai Tesla thank you very much and thank you for your support!
  43389.  
  43390.  
  43391.  
  43392.  
  43393. MyWorks Design
  43394.  
  43395. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8394882> almost 3 years ago
  43396.  
  43397. Yay, #3 – with the Intel Pro version!
  43398.  
  43399. Looking forward to seeing your progress, and I have no doubt this
  43400. campaign will be successful!
  43401.  
  43402.  
  43403.  
  43404.  
  43405. Nikolai Tesla
  43406.  
  43407. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8695962> almost 3 years ago
  43408.  
  43409. Hope you success and looking forward to the Intel based solution.
  43410.  
  43411.  
  43412.  
  43413.  
  43414. Carol Bohm-Scott
  43415.  
  43416. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8667053> Campaigner almost 3
  43417. years ago
  43418.  
  43419. @Tiger Bus
  43420. :) WOOHOO! Thank you for your support!
  43421.  
  43422.  
  43423.  
  43424.  
  43425. Tiger Bus
  43426.  
  43427. <https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/8706731> almost 3 years ago
  43428.  
  43429. #1! yay ;)
  43430.  
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  43436.  
  43437. Comments end here.
  43438.  
  43439. If you are a backer, please check the twitter feed and add your experience. If you're in the UK, please investigate requesting a refund under section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act. Other backers in other countries, please complain to Indiegogo and your respective consumer protection agencies.
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