Re: OT: Trump TARIFFS...!!! ;-D

On Sat, 8 Feb 2025 23:28:37 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

On 2025-02-08 11:00 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

On 2025-02-06, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
 

Look at all the help desks. A month ago, I had an Internet problem. I
called the help desk and spent half an hour on the phone with a lady
from the Philippines. But she was very friendly and helpful, so I'm
not complaining.

 
 
My TV problem sent me to a guy in India. I can't hear very well, and he
had an accent. He was a nice guy, and we spent and hour and a half
together while I monkeyed with the system due to necessary protocols.
Then he said what I already knew I needed, "I'm going to send a tech out".
 

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Did we maybe had the same Indian support worker. I called a couple
months ago to arrange for someone to come and repair a  sliced cable. I
accidentally it with the weed wacker.  He insisted I go through all
kinds of diagnostics. When I turned on the diagnostics is said no
signal. He had me select and another satellite and a make a couple other
changes. I had to disconnect the power and restart it a couple times.
Finally after about a half hour he said he would send a technician.  The
technician came the next day. I told him what the problem was and took
him over and showed him the sliced cable. He spliced it and then checked
the signal and it was done.  I spent more time indulging the telephone
support guy that it took the technician to repair it.

But maybe the technician came all the way from Saskatchewan.

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Bruce
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