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- From: "Walter A. Koziarz" <walt_k@borg.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Question: Best Customer Service (or 'USR CS Sucks')
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 18:21:06 -0500
- Organization: Walt K. General Hauling
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- Anthony Hill wrote:
- >
- > (FKNUPPEL@ICNET.NET) writes:
- > > I'm so sick of USR I wanna puke. My 28.8 Sportster still isn't
- > > running correctly after numerous attempts to contact USR Customer
- > > Support via E-Mail (what a joke) and phone. Either got no response or
- > > limited interest. I give up, they win.
- > >
- > > So, who do I buy my next Modem from? I'm thinking about going to
- > > ISDN as well.
- > >
- > > I can read the product reviews/comparisons in industry mags to get
- > > the low down in terms of performance/quality. But, I'd like to get
- > > some opinions from readers re. customer support.
- >
- > In my experience, AT&T Paradyne has the best customer service.
- > First off they have an (800) number, which I consider quite important
- > (prime time phone calls to the states can get pricy). Secondly I don't
- > think I've ever been on hold with their tech support for more then 1 or 2
- > minutes. And finally when I did talk to tech support they seemed fairly
- > knowledgable and helpful. I've also had quite good experience with
- > Motorola tech support. Again, an 800 number to call, short hold times,
- > and fairly knowledgable staff. Only problem here is that you'll get stuck
- > in a voicemail runaround if you're not careful (It's not nearly as bad as
- > many voice mail systems I've called mind you). Multitech has very good
- > tech support as well from what I've seen, although my experience with them
- > is somewhat limited (one call for a new EPROM), and their posts in this
- > newsgroup seem fairly accurate (better then most manufactuers who post in
- > this newsgroup can say).
- >
- > Anthony
- >
- > --
- > Anthony Hill | an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA
-
- yeah... AT&T did make a good modem... too bad they are soon going to or
- have just dropped out of the business (except the more profitable
- commercial-use segment).
-
- Walt K. (a happy USR Sportster *and* AT&T DataPort 14.4 user; with two
- phonelines...)
-