Re: [TCLUG:14514] The power to do nothing

[Ben Kochie <ben@nerp.net>]

hahahhahahahahahahhahahaha.. 

we switched our company over to USLink.. they are still really uswest, but
they are much easier to work with.

Thank You,
        Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)

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 "Unix is user friendly, Its just picky about its friends."

On Thu, 9 Mar 2000, Adam Maloney wrote:

> So I need to get our high-speed lines moved to our new office.  I e-mail
> my account rep (8 months and she never gave me her phone #).  I get an
> auto-reply saying that she is out of the office until the 15th, and I
> should contact her backup rep.  I call the backup guy.  He's in
> mandatory training for 2 days.  I get desperate and start dialing random
> extensions.  The whole fscking ISP group is in mandatory training!  I
> call the 800 number back and listen to the options:
> 
> If you would like new service press 1
> If you would like to change service press 2
> ...
> I press 2
> ring
> ring
> ring
> "if you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again"
> 
> I call back and press 1
> ring
> ring
> ring
> "if you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again"
> 
> Even more desperate, I call !nterprise.  They give me the 800 number
> that I called in the first place, and another 800 number to try.  I try
> the 2nd one, get some lacky on the phone.  He can't help me, but he'd
> gladly forward me to someone that can..."if you'd like to make a
> call..."
> 
> So in a final desperate attempt, I dial a few more random extension
> numbers on the 1st 800 number I got.  After about 4 tries I finally got
> the receptionist.  She forwarded me to my rep's extension...argh!!!
> 
> -- 
> Adam Maloney
> Systems Administrator
> Internet Exposure, Inc.
> 
> NO CARRIER
> 
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