Yeah, helpdesks can be really funny.
A few weeks ago a friend of me messed up his internet/voip connection,
he messed up some settings in his modem.

So I reset the modem to defaults, and internet worked again, but voip
didn't, I needed a proxy server, SIP ect.
He's got a pretty bad ISP, got it from some door to door salesman
(pretty stupid if you ask me...)
No information what-so-ever on the site, so I phoned the helpdesk, got
a nice girl to, and asked for the information I needed.
Five minutes later she got back to me and told me some number, I asked
what it was and she replied: "I have no idea, but this is what I'm
seeing on my screen right now"
Just great :/

On 16/11/06, Mario Reif <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Two years ago i had a similar situation with the HP support :-)

My DDS-DAT Drive was broken and i called the HP support. The HP Girl was
really friendly and asked me a lot of questions - maybe 5-10 minutes or
so (everything about the drive, serials, type of defect...) - and here
it comes! The last question from the HP girl: "Is this product hardware
or software?" .... silence - for some seconds on my side, then "Hardware..."

But i got a new drive the next day for free from HP!



Michael Hernandez schrieb:
> This conversation just took place moments ago.
>
>
> Me: "Hi I'd like to order a replacement hard drive for  my proliant
> server. I have contract for 4 hour support 24x7. My serial number is
> ___, the part number is _____"
>
> HP Guy: "thank you please hold while I transfer you to the person that
> can help you"
>
> Me: "Sure"
>
> HP Girl: "Hello How are you today?"
>
> Me: "I'm fine how are you?"
>
> HP Girl: "Fine thank you. I see you are ordering a replacement part for
> your server. I'm sorry but your contract is only valid between 2006 and
> 2007"
>
> Me (after a pause to reflect): "...isn't it 2006 now?"
>
> HP Girl: "Please hold."
>
> Me (to self): "you have got to be [EMAIL PROTECTED] kidding me."
>
> HP Girl (same girl as before): "Hello how are you today?"
>
> Me: "I'm fine thank you. Can I have my drive please?"
>
> HP Girl: "certainly. can you please tell me the part number?"
>
> Me: "The part number is ___"
>
> HP Girl: "I see you have 4 hour service, 24x7. Would you like the drive
> tomorrow or today?"
>
> Me: "Ummm today... within 4 hours?"
>
> HP Girl: "Oh ok!"
>
>
> Sometimes I wonder if this is all just a big joke... as if maybe someone
> was recording a video of my reaction to play on some tv show. But it's
> not. It's real. I just don't get it lol
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