VoiParty Review and History

VoiParty no longer appears to be active as a direct sales company.

Original Npros business profile for VoiParty, preserved below for archival purposes:

VoiParty is no longer active. VoiParty was a Florida-based telecommunications company that combined Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology with a network-marketing-style member opportunity. The corporate entity was originally formed in Florida in December 2005 as EOPS Inc. and changed its name to VoiParty, Inc. on January 8, 2009. The company began commercial use of the VoiParty name in September 2009 and promoted a national rollout during late 2009 and early 2010. Its headquarters were located at 4423 Del Prado Boulevard South in Cape Coral, Florida. Florida corporate records listed Joe Machado as president and Jeriz Markham as vice president.

VoiParty's principal product was a telecommunications interface device generally called the TIM, or Telephone Interface Module, which the company also promoted as a "Digital Telephone Pole." The device connected a member's broadband Internet connection and local telephone line to VoiParty's network. VoiParty promoted free long-distance calling within the United States and Canada, free calls between network members, discounted international calling, and a second telephone line with enhanced features. More importantly to the business opportunity, VoiParty represented that the devices could be used to terminate and route wholesale telecommunications traffic, allowing the company and participating members to receive revenue from interexchange-carrier traffic.

Although VoiParty's promotional materials repeatedly stated that the business was "not an MLM," its compensation program used a multilevel forced-matrix structure and rewarded members for building organizations. Early marketing described commissions extending as many as 10 generations into a member organization. By early 2010, the compensation structure had been reorganized as a 3-by-12 forced matrix. Members could qualify for additional levels and ranks through personal sponsorship, with positions including Network Developer and Network Executive. One field compensation update stated that VIP members were automatically paid through five levels and could qualify for deeper compensation as their organizations developed.

The original membership cost was promoted at approximately $200 plus a $29 annual renewal fee. Effective February 2010, field materials listed the cost as $149 for the TIM device, $99 for setup and provisioning, and $29.95 annually, plus shipping. Unlike many telecommunications MLMs of the period, VoiParty did not require members to purchase monthly service packages or maintain recurring personal sales volume. Members did, however, need an operational TIM connected to qualifying Internet and telephone service to remain active and receive certain commissions. The company also promoted recruiting incentives, rank bonuses, cars, trips and cash awards. Promotional materials claimed that 70% of VoiParty's telecommunications income would be distributed to members, with compensation generated both from operation of the devices and from the member's position within the matrix.