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- From: dtmedin@cca.rockwell.com (David T. Medin)
- Subject: Re: Had problems getting USR support?
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- Originator: dtmedin@marley.cca.rockwell.com
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- Organization: Rockwell Avionics - Collins, Cedar Rapids, IA
- References: <DL1G5A.EvG@lazrus.cca.rockwell.com> <30f5e2de.8655369@news.insync.net>
- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 17:08:21 GMT
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- In article <30f5e2de.8655369@news.insync.net>, bubba@insync.net (Bill Garfield) writes:
- > dtmedin@cca.rockwell.com (David T. Medin) wrote:
- >
- > [Emotional harangue snip'd]
- >
- > >I hate to suggest this action on any company that I have really liked
- > >and recommended in the past, but this support situation is now
- > >bordering on ridiculous. The whole idea is to get USR to staff-up or
- > >whatever they have to do to make sure us Sportster buyers don't get
- > >left on a limb. Courier buyers apparently get good support.
- >
- > Courier buyers also paid twice as much for their modem. While that's
- > no excuse for difficulty in receiving product support, it does serve to
- > underscore what folks have been telling us for years... you get what you
- > pay for.
- >
- > Ford Motor Company is the parent organization behind both the Ford
- > Festiva and the Lincoln Town Car, yet there is a WIDE disparity between
- > performance and support of these two models. You get what you pay for.
- >
- > To some with the palate of a goat, a wafer thin $5 New York strip steak
- > from Bonanza steakhouse, well done and drowning in A-1 sauce is a
- > culinary delight. Others, like myself, prefer a fork-tender half-pound
- > bacon-wrapped filet from Ruth's Chris. At Bonanza you serve yourself.
- > At Ruth's Chris you're waited on hand & foot, including valet parking,
- > but again, you get what you pay for.
-
- I understand this, but if I choose to buy a Fiesta because I want 40
- mpg and a basic car, I expect the thing to meet manufacturer's claims.
- I didn't buy it for the 800 free roadside assistance and don't expect
- it. I also bought a Ford instead of Yugo because I expected some
- quality in the product. But, if I find it rolls off the lot *new* with
- only three wheels and no brakes, I don't expect to sit one month
- banging on the dealer's door trying to get someone to at least
- acknowledge the problems or get some minimal help. I even have to pay
- $7/hr (LD rate) for the privilege of standing in front of the dealer's
- door! At least I have lots of company while waiting in line...
-
- This, while the dealership thinks they have "great service." Bosh!
-
- I did not get what I paid for, yet. I paid for a working
- data/fax/voicemail modem. I have 66 percent of that so far.
-
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