Splitpair
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Cow Towne
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Re: Not for long
said by cdru  :At what point does "just a few minutes" become "too long of a period of time"? The second the hand ticks outside the promised appointment window.
They are a business and they made a commitment to arrive within a window of time agreed to by both parties. If they see they are going to fail to make the window they have an obligation to notify the customer in a timely manner and make new arrangements and if necessary kick the customer back to sales as a save and let installation take a ding for the resulting discounts incurred or the loss of new subscriber.
An installation appointment is a commitment and usually the first commitment a company makes with a new customer failing that first commitment is no way to do business.
Not having been in the cable business I cannot understand why it has become a truism that the cable guy is always late but it would seem looking at it from my side of the house they cannot get a handle on how to balance load vs. force. We do it with both maintenance and installation under one roof. IMO in the cable world it would be even easier as most times they subcontract out installation and do maintenance in house sparing the install side from the after the thunderstorm etc. maintenance load.
Wayne
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bicker
join:2007-05-10
Burlington, MA | reply to cdru
And the proper, reasonable response is to call the front-line number for assistance, not to use inside information to bypass normal procedures because you feel you're "entitled". |
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cdru
Go Colts
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At what point does "just a few minutes" become "too long of a period of time"? If 5 minutes isn't enough, is 10? 15? 30? If you can wait 5 minutes, I'd think 60 minutes shouldn't be too much more. It's only cable. It's not like it's life or death.
Comcast made a commitment by specifying a appointment time. The least they can do is honor their commitment, or if they can't give the person ample notice that they are running late or can't make it.
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RadioDoc
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join:2000-05-11 | reply to battleop
God forbid you actually comprehend what you read. By the time the installer is 5 minutes late you've already been sitting around for four to eight hours waiting for him to show up.
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battleop
join:2005-09-28
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God forbid you actualy read my post. I said 5 minutes, not hours. |
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RadioDoc
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said by battleop :Oh everyone look at morbo. He is really important. He is so important that he can't wait 5 minutes. He's already waited eight hours at that point.
I know you run or are part of some little ISP, and probably never have to deal with these things (or god forbid have work to do instead of sitting around for a day for someone who never shows up), but sheesh, get over yourself. 
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