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

[Adam Maloney <adam@iexposure.com>]

Just 1 more reason for me to apply for CLEC status.

Ben Kochie wrote:
> 
> 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.
> >
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Adam Maloney
Systems Administrator
Internet Exposure, Inc.

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