Pathfinder
Dazed Confused
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join:2000-03-26
Mount Vernon, NY | reply to altermatt
Re: 914 at it again?
Athena? Not the diner? |
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altermatt
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join:2004-01-22
White Plains, NY
 ·Verizon Online DSL
1 edit | reply to Pathfinder
said by Pathfinder  :Now have you rebooted your modem? What OS are you using? Can I take over your screen control? :). No joke about the rebooting of the modem---that actually DOES help sometimes! And while no, you (or THEY) can't take over my screen control (come on, attorneys never give up control), you could have seem it at Athena this morning on my laptop  .
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Pathfinder
Dazed Confused
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join:2000-03-26
Mount Vernon, NY
·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to altermatt
Normal here right now but I have noticed some odd behavior while browsing.
Now have you rebooted your modem? What OS are you using? Can I take over your screen control?
Oh never mind. It seemed like a tape playing in my head from the last 3 weekends.  |
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altermatt
Premium
join:2004-01-22
White Plains, NY
·Verizon Online DSL
2 edits | reply to Pathfinder
We may have spoken and praised too soon: my download speeds are down to less than half usual: 1227 vs. 2900 this morning early (Sunday.) Perhaps momentary? Upload just a tad under normal.
10 minutes later: 1130...uh, oh.
10 minutes later: back to almost normal (2707 vs, 2900), but with a 57 ms. ping instead of the usual 30 something.
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altermatt
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join:2004-01-22
White Plains, NY
·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to Pathfinder
A new weekend, and so far, not bad. Last night, I notice my speeds degrade about 15%---still within what they consider normal. Just now, they are just a bit off from my normally great speeds, and all is well.
Looks like the fix I reported on in another thread (»914 wkend issue cause identified!) is working finally! While it took VZ WAY too long to believe us that there was a pattern, once they grasped the concept (thanks to the savvy users calling them and making a stink), they did seem to get it fixed.
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altermatt
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join:2004-01-22
White Plains, NY
·Verizon Online DSL
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said by YqE41k24 :I was getting worried you wouldn't be up for our big day tomorrow. LOL...I was thinking the same thing! Frustrating as this fiasco has been, how much worse it would have been without this place and its helpful members.
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YqE41k24
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join:2004-05-02
Tarrytown, NY | reply to Pathfinder
Welcome back www.dslreports.com. I was getting worried you wouldn't be up for our big day tomorrow. |
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once again
@optonline.net
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I'm glad to see that there may be some resolution to this now, but I couldn't wait. After 6 years with Verizon, I officially became an Optimum customer today. Good luck to all of you.
By the way, it took about 1/2 hour to drop VZ, including a misdirected automatic transfer to a very nice level 3 tech in Ontario and a somewhat amusing call with a "Customer Solutions Agent," which is apparently the euphemism for someone authorized to refund the half-month you pay for in advance.
VOL isn't terrible when it works, and if OOL screws me, I'll be back. |
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altermatt
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join:2004-01-22
White Plains, NY
·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to Pathfinder
For an update and identified cause, and promise, such as it is...»914 wkend issue cause identified!
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Smith6612
Premium
join:2008-02-01
united state | reply to Pathfinder
The "can you hear me now?" thing is tribute to Verizon Wireless, not Verizon Online :P |
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Yeaah
@verizon.net
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said by killme : Can you hear me now you 4eyed geek? LMAO! *Sarcastic* Verizon support is the best ever... xD |
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raresticks
join:2007-07-31
White Plains, NY
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Re: Check your ticket status
Thank you for the kind words VZBITES. I agree, I think enough collective heat was brought down on them through various means that they finally got in gear and sniffed out the trouble last evening.
I sincerely did not expect this. I did not anticipate normal status being returned until this AM at the earliest based on past performance and yesterday being a Sunday.
As promised, I contacted the billing office today and asked for an eight day credit for service failure. I came up with eight days as this was my best estimate of downtime for this same issue over the past month.
I do need to mention that they very readily granted me the credit and were very cooperative. So I have nothing to complain about in this regard.
I would encourage all victims to do the same and put your claims in if you feel like it. Just have some ticket numbers and/or dates available in case you're asked for them but you probably won't need them.
Someone had mentioned that a faulty line card was 'discovered' and corrected. Let's hope that this report turn out to be valid. If our service remains stable for more than week or ten days than we can be rest assured.
On the other hand, if we need to go into battle once again I do believe we have become quite good at pooling our resources, sharing information, exploiting any inside contacts and dealing with our adversaries in a RUTHLESS and contemptible manner when the mission requires us to do so.
Who knows, someday we may be able to get their MTR down to 4 hours. At that point we should all deserve token cash bonuses from this multi-billion dollar organization for helping them with their monitoring and root-cause analysis program.
I would like to thank all the contributors and posters for their collective efforts in this latest chapter of the ongoing saga, Fahrenheit 914... |
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vzbites
join:2008-04-14
Carmel, NY
| reply to AADISA
Re: 914 at it again?
I also emailed Ivan and received one call from that office this morning and another from a tech this evening. I also received a one month credit on both of my accounts. I was also told that the problem was escalated this morning and was identified as a faulty "card" and that the recurring problem of the past month has been corrected.
The value of user forums such as this one can not be over-stated. This was indeed a collective effort.
Big thanks to those that posted the email address and the phone numbers in this thread and for urging everyone to contact that office. I don't believe for a minute that one or two emails or phone calls resulted in the response from Verizon. I have to believe that dozens of customers contacted that office. |
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YqE41k24
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join:2004-05-02
Tarrytown, NY
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Likewise. My tech wasn't aware of the problem, but he did take it seriously, acknowledge it, and is treating it as a network issue. I have yet to see any resolution to this problem, and with recent history in mind, they haven't yet regained my confidence. But perhaps we have at least raised awareness. I do feel that I've gotten closer to the right team.
As painful as it is, I half hope this the problem happens again next Saturday so that somebody with the proper skills can correct it once and for all. If it happened again for fifteen minutes and then went away for the remainder of the weekend and forever, I, for one, would feel much better.
By the way, the replacement for my "broken" modem hasn't arrived and it's past the 24-48 hour window. Gee. I wonder how things shaped up without it. |
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AADISA
join:2006-12-07
White Plains, NY | reply to Pathfinder
Got a call from a Verizon tech who was very apologetic & acknowledged the problem, & offered a 1 mo. credit.
I previously sent an e-mail to Ivan with a link to this thread. |
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Pathfinder
Dazed Confused
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join:2000-03-26
Mount Vernon, NY | reply to blave
No disconnects here either. I've been up since I rebooted the modem last night. |
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blave
join:2008-03-15 | reply to YqE41k24
Thanks, was wondering if they were fixing something and everyone was getting it... Oh well, back to normal for now |
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YqE41k24
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join:2004-05-02
Tarrytown, NY | reply to blave
Throughput is holding steady over here
I haven't noticed disconnects. I think that may be a different problem than reduced download speed. |
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blave
join:2008-03-15 | reply to Pathfinder
Is anyone else having troubles today as well? I'm getting disconnected about every 15 seconds now. Yay. I guess it's one last hurrah for Verizon until the optimum online guy arrives... |
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vzbites
@qwest.net
| reply to raresticks
Re: Check your ticket status
Very good summary posted by raresticks. I know it is easy for everyone to just settle back in now that our service is back up. But if we are complacent now by doing nothing about this, we become our own worst enemy and we remain slaves to verizon.
I believe it is imperative that we ALL follow the instructions posted earlier to call, fax, and email to the numbers that were given. Also, it is equally important to contact billing as soon as possible and demand a nine day credit to our accounts. Nine days would be the minimum as this was the number of days in the past month when the service was down. It might be a good idea to demand credit for the entire month so if that doesn't go that well, we may at least get the nine days.
There is no reason to think that this will not happen again. We have to go on the offensive NOW. As for myself, if Verizon refuses to credit my account, I plan on filing a complaint with the BBB and I am also investigating the possibility of a class action suit.
Strength in numbers. Do what needs to be done. |
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