[AusNOG] Zoom Broadband another Epic broadband in the making

J. Hellenthal jhellenthal at dataix.net
Tue Dec 6 13:24:27 AEDT 2022


Good point

On Mon, Dec 05, 2022 at 10:46:28PM +0000, Nathan Brookfield wrote:
>    We know who they stole the document from then, Oh dear!
> 
>    On 6 Dec 2022, at 00:58, J. Hellenthal <jhellenthal at dataix.net> wrote:
> 
>    Should have included the link
> 
>              <preview.png>           
>    ZBB-PP-CTC-V1                     
>    PDF Document · 246 KB             
> 
>    -- 
>     J. Hellenthal
>    The fact that there's a highway to Hell but only a stairway to Heaven says
>    a lot about anticipated traffic volume.
> 
>      On Dec 5, 2022, at 08:55, J. Hellenthal <jhellenthal at dataix.net> wrote:
> 
>      It's in their term conditions policy on the website served from a S3
>      bucket.
> 
>      -- 
>       J. Hellenthal
>      The fact that there's a highway to Hell but only a stairway to Heaven
>      says a lot about anticipated traffic volume.
> 
>        On Dec 5, 2022, at 06:59, Christopher Hawker <chris at thesysadmin.dev>
>        wrote:
> 
> 
>        Where was that listed? ASIC extract info shows the only two addresses
>        as Fortitude Valley QLD and Armidale NSW, with Nathan Rich being the
>        sole director and shareholder.
>        CH.
>        Get Outlook for Android
> 
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>        From: AusNOG <ausnog-bounces at ausnog.net> on behalf of Nathan
>        Brookfield <Nathan.Brookfield at iperium.com.au>
>        Sent: Monday, December 5, 2022 11:52:18 PM
>        To: J. Hellenthal <jhellenthal at dataix.net>
>        Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net <ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>; Chad Kelly
>        <chad at cpkws.com.au>
>        Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Zoom Broadband another Epic broadband in the
>        making
>         
>        It’s been 15 years since I worked there, but I’m pretty sure 1
>        Lyonpark Road is the Optus Campus….
> 
>        On 5 Dec 2022, at 22:48, J. Hellenthal <jhellenthal at dataix.net> wrote:
> 
>        Maybe someone should pay a little trip to ...
>        Phone: 1300 727 414
>        Mail: 1 Lyonpark Rd, Macquarie Park NSW 2113
>        Zoom Broadband Pty Ltd ABN 99 663 007 949
>        Level 1, 1024 Ann Street Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
>        www.zoombroadband.com.au
>        -- 
>         J. Hellenthal
>        The fact that there's a highway to Hell but only a stairway to Heaven
>        says a lot about anticipated traffic volume.
> 
>          On Dec 5, 2022, at 06:18, Chad Kelly <chad at cpkws.com.au> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>          Thanks for re-posting this, I was only being polite to these guys on
>          Ozbargain so I didn’t get in trouble with the mods for breaching
>          some kind of guideline but the entire things now looks like a scam.
> 
>          I am surprised the wholesale provider didn’t do more background
>          checks on the provider before on boarding them.
> 
>          They are going to get burnt.
> 
>          I also alerted member services at the TIO about this operation as
>          well.
> 
>          I also think the development team at Wordpress need their heads read
>          for allowing this type of garbage code to be released into the wild.
> 
>          I mean I actually quite like Wordpress but some of the plugins are
>          complete junk.
> 
>           
> 
>          Regards Chad.
> 
>          Chad Kelly
> 
>          Manager
> 
>          CPK Web Services
> 
>          Phone 03 52730246
> 
>          Web https://www.cpkws.com.au
> 
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> 
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> 
>          From: Bradley Amm <brad at bradleyamm.com>
>          Sent: Monday, 5 December 2022 10:45 PM
>          To: Chad Kelly <chad at cpkws.com.au>
>          Cc: Nathan Brookfield <Nathan.Brookfield at iperium.com.au>;
>          ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
>          Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Zoom Broadband another Epic broadband in the
>          making
> 
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> 
>          https://whrl.pl/RgxGRl
> 
>           
> 
>          There is something extremely concerning about Zoom Broadband.
> 
>          If you are already a customer, run away. It's also probably
>          advisable to cancel the card you signed up with, ASAP.
> 
>          The great thing about these no-code development frameworks (like
>          they use) is that a lot of the data is stored in your browser. As a
>          matter of fact, I don't believe any requests are actually being done
>          by the server – it's all client side.
> 
>          What does that mean?
> 
>          In the Javascript that runs the website (available to *anyone* that
>          visits the website), you can see:
>          – The Stripe Live Secret Key (this is called SECRET for a reason –
>          anyone with access to that key can create a charge/refund to your
>          card, and see ALL transactions)
>          – The Username and Password for AWS Cognito (where SECRETS are
>          stored)
>          – FSG API endpoints and secrets allowing all service information to
>          be viewed, and services to be modified
>          – What is (possibly) Mr Berry's mobile number as a test case for
>          sending SMS
>          – Secrets to access the Radius server
>          – Quite likely full access to any personal information you've given
>          to them
> 
>          And what is most interesting, for a company that claims to have
>          nothing to do with Jake Berry, is a test account
>jberry at hypernet.com.au – what a strange coincidence
> 
>           
> 
>          Sent from my iPad
> 
>            On 3 Dec 2022, at 4:22 pm, Chad Kelly <chad at cpkws.com.au> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>            Yeah I get that.
> 
>            Bit concerned they’ve only invested $300000 which is nothing for
>            an ISP. You need $10000000 at least just to get something half
>            decent in terms of network.
> 
>            You need a few more million for marketing on top of that.
> 
>            This is why it works for the likes of Australia post as they
>            already have a captive audience to sell to and they’ve gone layer
>            3 so not much investment required layer 2 you need millions to do
>            it properly.
> 
>             
> 
>            This is why I went for the business side of the market partly
>            because we were already a business to business provider but the
>            margins on business broadband are so much better than residential.
> 
>             
> 
>            Regards Chad.
> 
>            Chad Kelly
> 
>            Manager
> 
>            CPK Web Services
> 
>            Phone 03 52730246
> 
>            Web https://www.cpkws.com.au
> 
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>            From: Nathan Brookfield <Nathan.Brookfield at iperium.com.au>
>            Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2022 6:53 PM
>            To: Chad Kelly <chad at cpkws.com.au>
>            Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
>            Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Zoom Broadband another Epic broadband in the
>            making
> 
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> 
>            It’s all about volume.
> 
>            Nathan Brookfield 
>            General Manager
> 
>            p: 1300 592 330  |  m: 0412 266 008 | w: https://Iperium.com.au
> 
>            Level 7, 82 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000
> 
>            Your Connectivity Team
> 
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>            On 3 Dec 2022, at 13:02, Chad Kelly <chad at cpkws.com.au> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>            Hi
> 
>            Just to clarify it wasn’t so much the plans pricing that was
>            concerning me, but more the lack of margin.
> 
>            $3 per customer isn’t a lot for things like support and monitoring
>            etc, as I understand it the lower NBN plans you should be making
>            around $7 to $10 per customer and the higher ones $20 plus.
> 
>            End of the day its up to each provider to make their own decisions
>            on margins etc I think it will be interesting to see how they go
>            anyway.
> 
>            Regards Chad.
> 
>             
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>            Chad Kelly
> 
>            Manager
> 
>            CPK Web Services
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>            Phone 03 52730246
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>            Web https://www.cpkws.com.au
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>            From: Nathan Brookfield <Nathan.Brookfield at iperium.com.au>
>            Sent: Friday, 2 December 2022 11:49 PM
>            To: Chad Kelly <chad at cpkws.com.au>
>            Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
>            Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Zoom Broadband another Epic broadband in the
>            making
> 
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> 
>            Their retail prices are almost identical to ours, I think they’re
>            pretty reasonable especially if they’re an RSP.
> 
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>            Nathan Brookfield 
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>            On 2 Dec 2022, at 23:15, Chad Kelly <chad at cpkws.com.au> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>            Hi All .
> 
>            Came across this new provider on Whingepool (whirlpool) while
>            doing some casual browsing www.zoombroadband.com.au .
> 
>            Pricing looks very much unsustainable and the business model
>            horrifies me.
> 
>            Plus this post on Ozbargain
>            https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/739835?page=4#comment
> 
>            Look at page 5.
> 
>            Now I know the margins on NBN aren’t fantastic but $3 I wouldn’t
>            even waste time with.
> 
>            I mean I don’t want to discourage new players from entering the
>            market and giving it a crack but I think you at least need to be
>            able to walk before you can run.
> 
>            Also you need to comply with the TIO requirements and the Comms
>            alliance for ISPs. As in the codes of conduct.
> 
>            Regards Chad.
> 
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>            Chad Kelly
> 
>            Manager
> 
>            CPK Web Services
> 
>            Phone 03 52730246
> 
>            Web https://www.cpkws.com.au
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