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N3OGH
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Philly burbs
·Verizon FIOS
·Verizon Online DSL

reply to Rob
Re: Best Buy..

I just hope they don't seen the "Geek Squad" after me...

I saw a commercial the other day for a TV show that had an avoid copyright infringement version of Geek Squad and it was called "Nerd Herd".

Nearly fell out of my seat...
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
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Kendall, FL
·Comcast

said by N3OGH See Profile :

I just hope they don't seen the "Geek Squad" after me...

I saw a commercial the other day for a TV show that had an avoid copyright infringement version of Geek Squad and it was called "Nerd Herd".

Nearly fell out of my seat...
Oh! After AT&T acquires Best Buy, they fire all their DSL techs and replace them with Geek Squad techs. haha.


ropeguru
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Bridgeport, WV
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said by Rob See Profile :

Oh! After AT&T acquires Best Buy, they fire all their DSL techs and replace them with Geek Squad techs. haha.
Well, you know that the Geek Squad techs can fix anything. Even those things that haven't been invented yet. At least that is what they imply in their commercials.
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pokesph
It Is Almost Fast
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Sacramento, CA
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said by ropeguru See Profile :

said by Rob See Profile :

Oh! After AT&T acquires Best Buy, they fire all their DSL techs and replace them with Geek Squad techs. haha.
Well, you know that the Geek Squad techs can fix anything. Even those things that haven't been invented yet. At least that is what they imply in their commercials.
heh
they even fix stuff that's not (yet) broken

so now DSL has gone the way of the big-box-store, commodisized, retailed-out, complete with the inattention to customers true needs. addin those useless geeks and all we get is a recipe for disaster.


N3OGH
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Philly burbs
·Verizon FIOS
·Verizon Online DSL

reply to ropeguru
Yeah well I called Geek Squad the other day, and they had no trouble fixing my flux capacitor, and my home use cold fusion unit no sweat.

All they did was defrag the influx power conversion chamber, and install a new Heisenberg compensator.

Pretty standard stuff...
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Petty people are disproportionably corrupted by petty power…


S_engineer

join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL
·Comcast

Best buy is very expensive for the consumer. Individual pc components alone are 40% higher than newegg or tiger. I can't see their deal with Convad any better for the consumer. And if you have to hire geek squad, you have other issues!
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SkyBlue

join:2007-03-31
Does this mean that I can get Covad from Best Buy and do a no interest finance offer no payment or interest till 2010?



wolfox
Gentle Wolfox

join:2002-11-27
Dunnellon, FL

No but chances are you will not be able to get out of there alive without a 3 year extended warranty on replacement matter/energy transporter consumables.
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.

join:2006-07-23
·Embarq
·Sprint Mobile Broa..

reply to Rob
said by Rob See Profile :

said by N3OGH See Profile :

I just hope they don't seen the "Geek Squad" after me...

I saw a commercial the other day for a TV show that had an avoid copyright infringement version of Geek Squad and it was called "Nerd Herd".

Nearly fell out of my seat...
Oh! After AT&T acquires Best Buy, they fire all their DSL techs and replace them with Geek Squad techs. haha.
ouch...that'd suck.

You forgot the ultimately climax though; and that's Comcast buying Qwest, and AT&T, in turn, buying Comast! We'll all be a huge big, pro-Patriot Act/warrantless wiretapping family......

russotto

join:2000-10-05
Collegeville, PA

reply to N3OGH
That's "Chuck". Trust me, you'd really rather be part of the Nerd Herd than the Geek Squad.

Geek Squad: Irate customers ranging from the ignorant to the stupid, long hours, low pay, sadistic boss, unwashed coworkers, no prospect for advancement.

Nerd Herd: Irate customers ranging from the ignorant to the stupid, long hours, low pay, sadistic boss, unwashed coworkers, no prospect for advancement. Also various agencies foreign and domestic trying to kill and/or torture you.

BUT -- on the Nerd Herd you get to fly a helicopter and one of the agents NOT trying to kill you (usually) is »us.imdb.com/name/nm2088803/

GLIMMER

join:2004-01-17
Urbana, IL
reply to S_engineer
Tiger is about 20% more than newegg. And you should pay a higher price to have the stuff in stock at a store. Will I go there in a pinch yes but most things I get come from newegg zipzoomfly and mwave.


SkyBlue

join:2007-03-31
reply to wolfox
NICE. SOLD ME ON THAT ONE.


Anonymous_
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127.0.0.1
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reply to ropeguru
said by ropeguru See Profile :

said by Rob See Profile :

Oh! After AT&T acquires Best Buy, they fire all their DSL techs and replace them with Geek Squad techs. haha.
Well, you know that the Geek Squad techs can fix anything. Even those things that haven't been invented yet. At least that is what they imply in their commercials.
They will scan your HDD for Porn and terrorist documents
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fiberguy
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reply to N3OGH
::sigh:: ...there was once a day where the Geek Squad had a good name.. that was when the original owners in Minneapolis owned it, ran it right and didn't f*ck it up and turn the name into a joke like Best Buy has..
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happynose

@rr.com
reply to pokesph
And if it isn't broken, Geek Squad will fix it!
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