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raydog1
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| Re: Go to the Website! I don't understand why people are being so hostile towards this guy. He explains every step he had to take in order to get the service and even gives a rundown for anyone else trying to get it. No good turn goes unpunished eh?
BTW, he explains why he had do some of this over the phone in the blog. You have to read both blog entries on this to get the complete picture. | |
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| Re: Go to the Website! said by raydog1  :I don't understand why people are being so hostile towards this guy. He explains every step he had to take in order to get the service and even gives a rundown for anyone else trying to get it. No good turn goes unpunished eh? BTW, he explains why he had do some of this over the phone in the blog. You have to read both blog entries on this to get the complete picture. When I read the actual daily byte this morning, I had to laugh at him all together. He's one of those people that like to push the extreme of the rule.
Here are a few points that make him out to be a little wacko:
1) 4:53 - Hold music playing "Hey jude"
2) 4:55 (two minutes later) stresses that he's still on an interoffice transfer!! : gasp : - This is an attempt to make this into an extreme issue.
3) He needs a code. Big deal! It's called the customer code. All telephone customers have them. He's right, he needs the code, but that's not specific to the $10 DSL offer as he'd need it to order ANY service. This is just a flaw/bump in their system all together. The CC is actually there for the customer protection yet he trivializes it.
4) "Low Blow" - "They make you pay for the router"?? So? When is a router supposed to be free? They usually offer them as "promotions"... oh geez... when did promotions become the normal? To penny pincher extremest types, I guess they are. The only time they started giving any equipment away for free was either with contract customers, or those on higher dollar plans. It's called a "reward"... not an entitlement. He's exploiting this as something bad.
5) He complains about the first available installation date as being "July 16th" - "A little long me thinks".. So when did 5 days become a bit long? It's cable that gives you faster HSI installs.. DSL has always been AT LEAST a week *no matter what speed* you choose. In fact, for the longest time, DSL was always about a 3 week turn around time but it has steadily improved over the years for the better. 5 days is hardly anything to gripe about. Getting call waiting added takes about 3 days, and there is much more into getting DSL ready on a line. So, two extra days is hardly "long".. again, it's that he'e trying to exploit these issues to the "$10 DSL" product.
It's people like him that play to the lowest form in order to gain attention.
NOTHING he stated in there was any kind of punishment for going after the $10 DSL service.
He also lies to people and tells them to answer "Yes" when they ask you if you are poor. So , I guess he also stands for committing fraud as well.
It's not that he's trying to explain his experience, that can't be disputed. It also doesn't mean he's not an idiot, which this reader thinks he is. And, keep in mind, I'm not a fan of the phone company - AT&T especially - but he's really pushing the limits here to make a point. He calls it a hassle and tries to tie it to the $10 product.. but, nothing he stated in there was $10 specific as to their requirements. Seems pretty standard to me for any DSL product.
If I followed his instructions, I'd take longer to get service ordered AND I would wind up most likely loosing my service for fraud. I think the people that aren't friendly towards his efforts are those that can identify someone simply seeking to ruin the image of someone in the name of attention for himself.
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Re: Go to the Website!