  VTBrendan Viatalk Premium,VIP join:2005-06-27 Clifton Park, NY
| reply to WebbyIL Re: ViaTalk Q/A
said by WebbyIL :Brendan, How do you explain the 2+ week wait on billing tickets that still do not have even an initial response. Due to the huge increase in call volume, we have been giving priority (staffing wise) to the phones and LOA's for the following reasons...
Generally, a person does not sit around a wait for a ticket response in the same manner that a person on hold waiting to speak with a tech support rep does.
A person having an issue that results in them needing to pickup the phone tends to have a more urgent issue.
Most people are more likely to follow up on a ticket with a call, than a call with a ticket - thus taking the call allows you to address issues already opened in tickets vs. working tickets that have since been addressed via the phone. |
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  VTBrendan Viatalk Premium,VIP join:2005-06-27 Clifton Park, NY
| reply to taylor2767 said by taylor2767 :I've posted on several forums about the usage of UPS's. I do know the now offer that as a option. Why not include that as a special offer? UPS's will cut your TS calls significantly due to born nature of sensitive networking equipment. The main reason to not include them as a special offer is pretty much cost. I'd love for everyone to have one, however they are cost prohibitive for us to include them with orders. |
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  Neilmaldy
@nortelnetworks.com
| reply to VTBrendan I ordered my service on 7/17, I was billed on 7/25. Tech support told me on 7/25 that I have to wait for an email for my account info. I still haven't received anything. What's the hold up? Shouldn't I get my account info immediately after being billed so I can setup my adapter with a temporary number?
Thanks, Neil |
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  VTBrendan Viatalk Premium,VIP join:2005-06-27 Clifton Park, NY
| reply to swoon said by swoon :Can you comment on the current subscriber base size and how much it has grown in the past few weeks? I think this might give everyone some perspective to understand what type of onslaught has been occuring to cause the unusual delays in support. Depending upon the day, sales have increased anywhere between +150% upwards to over 3000% of our regular volume. |
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 Kabe
join:2007-07-19 Cincinnati, OH
| reply to VTBrendan Signed up Saturday (I know I shouldn't have waited). Not expecting any comm for a couple of days based on what I'm reading here but:
1) When can I reasonably expect my order to process (Need to have some kind of service by the weekend as apparently SR will finally bite the dust then)? I understand you guys are swamped and if I can get an idea of WHEN things will happen I can appease the wife.
2) Can I BYOD (AC-211N) while waiting for adapter to ship (I want the 2 lines which is why I didn't BYOD but could do this temporarily as there are plenty of instructions on these boards)
3) Not a question but a comment - one of the reasons I went with VT was your presence on these forums despite the crazy hours I'm sure you're keeping. Keep that up please!
Thanks. |
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  VTBrendan Viatalk Premium,VIP join:2005-06-27 Clifton Park, NY
| reply to Neilmaldy said by Neilmaldy :
I ordered my service on 7/17, I was billed on 7/25. Tech support told me on 7/25 that I have to wait for an email for my account info. I still haven't received anything. What's the hold up? Shouldn't I get my account info immediately after being billed so I can setup my adapter with a temporary number?
Thanks, Neil If this was a BYOD order, the information should have already been sent to you at this point. If not, we to this point do not (however we are starting I believe tomorrow) send out this information prior to shipment. If you are not BYOD, give us a call (go through sales) and ask to have your welcome letter sent out. |
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 WebbyIL Premium join:2002-12-22 Athens, IL | Brendan, I want to give ViaTalk $150, I really do but my billing date has expired and VT has locked me out of the Control Panel which would allow me to pay. I do not have time to sit on hold 2 hours to give viaTalk $150. What do I do in this case? |
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  Neilmaldy
@nortelnetworks.com | reply to VTBrendan Ok, will do, thanks for the quick reply. |
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  VTBrendan Viatalk Premium,VIP join:2005-06-27 Clifton Park, NY
| reply to Kabe said by Kabe :Signed up Saturday (I know I shouldn't have waited). Not expecting any comm for a couple of days based on what I'm reading here but: 1) When can I reasonably expect my order to process (Need to have some kind of service by the weekend as apparently SR will finally bite the dust then)? I understand you guys are swamped and if I can get an idea of WHEN things will happen I can appease the wife. 2) Can I BYOD (AC-211N) while waiting for adapter to ship (I want the 2 lines which is why I didn't BYOD but could do this temporarily as there are plenty of instructions on these boards) 3) Not a question but a comment - one of the reasons I went with VT was your presence on these forums despite the crazy hours I'm sure you're keeping. Keep that up please! Thanks. If you call up and ask to have your BYOD credentials sent to you, someone on our staff can take care of that for you quickly. We are working on automating that process, something that should be completed within the next 24 hours or so. |
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  VTBrendan Viatalk Premium,VIP join:2005-06-27 Clifton Park, NY
| reply to WebbyIL said by WebbyIL :Brendan, I want to give ViaTalk $150, I really do but my billing date has expired and VT has locked me out of the Control Panel which would allow me to pay. I do not have time to sit on hold 2 hours to give viaTalk $150. What do I do in this case? Give us a call and select the sales option - they should be able to take care of this for you. The approx. hold time right now is about 10-15 mins. |
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 docgeriatrix
join:2007-07-18 1 edit | reply to VTBrendan answered |
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 B Premium,MVM join:2000-10-28 2 edits | reply to VTBrendan Edit: Answered below; thanks again! |
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  VTBrendan Viatalk Premium,VIP join:2005-06-27 Clifton Park, NY
1 edit | reply to docgeriatrix said by docgeriatrix :Brendan, when I sent in an LOA for porting, my number was with Sunrocket; now, to ensure uninterrupted service and so as to not lose my number, I subscribed to teleblend as well. Should I send an updated LOA or is the original LOA sufficient? Thanx. Thats a good question, I asked the head of our porting dept. and she said the SR info should be adequate. Considering how close (not sure what the difference is) SR and TB seem to be connected, that answer seems to make sense. |
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  VTBrendan Viatalk Premium,VIP join:2005-06-27 Clifton Park, NY
| reply to B said by B :1. Will there be (or is there already) any interoperability between virtual numbers and 2-line functionality? Its a possibility in the future, however there is not currently.
said by B :2. Are there any plans to have virtual numbers independently forwardable? Again a possibility in the future, but not currently.
said by B :3. Is there any increase in your "soft cap" due to the 2-line feature? No, not currently.
said by B :4. Timetable for west coast servers going on-line? Probably within the next couple of days.
said by B :5. Any option to "opt out" of your unique full-RTP gatewaying for customers who don't have good paths to your servers? (This came up in a thread today.) No, not currently, however this is something that we are working on for down the road. |
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 dmbmar
join:2006-09-24 Denver, CO
| Thanks for this - the information is quite helpful and much appreciated.
Is there anyway to get a status on a number port? Or, do we just sit, wait and hope? I'd hate to be here 2 weeks and then find out that there is some incorrect or missing information, and then have to start all over again.
Thanks again. |
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  joepwpb Premium join:2000-12-15 West Palm Beach, FL
2 edits | ***REMINDER***
For those of you who have had their question answered, please comply with Brendan's request to edit your original post and delete the contents so this thread remains manageable. It would be great to see each page with only Brendan's responses, which contain the original questions.
Joe P
Kudos to you VTBrendan... |
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  burris Premium join:2000-08-22 Miami, FL | This thread is turning out great.
Please keep it up for a bit....
Thanks |
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 TonyVOIP
join:2007-07-31 Rockville, MD 1 edit | reply to VTBrendan Answered |
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 jsnap
join:2007-07-17 2 edits | reply to VTBrendan Answered. However, after reading more postings, I've decided VTs problems are too much for me to handle at this time and am cancelling my order. |
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 TonyVOIP
join:2007-07-31 Rockville, MD
| reply to B said by B :This thread is already a case study in how to do a Q/A session right. Fast, full, detailed answers (right or wrong), nothing skipped, and plenty of detail. This thread is about 2 weeks overdue. I had signed up for a year of viatalk (2 weeks ago) but I backed down to the monthly plan because there was no word from Brendan on any of the ViaTalk forums. After being on hold for 2 hours only to be hung up on by tech support I decided I better get out before my 14 days was up.
I wish this thread started earlier. Also.. there should be a pointer to this thread on the viatalk forums as there are 100s of people there asking questions and getting no answers. :-( |
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