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- From: lgraym@mail.clark.net (L. Gray Miller)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: USR Support is a waste of time &money......................................
- Date: 10 Mar 1996 18:29:35 GMT
- Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc.
- Message-ID: <4hv72f$mh1@clarknet.clark.net>
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- In article <952.6639T1139T520@crl.com>, joewald@crl.com says...
- >
- >
- >>If you have to contact USR Support for your new modem, then expect to
- sit on
- >>the phone for at least 20 mins unless you call at 8:00 AM Central
- time then
- >>its only
- >>10 mins. I have called USR Support at least six times and have spent
- over
- >>$23 in long distance charges and I have returned the modem once for
- a fix
- >>and then returned the modem for replacement because the fix did not
- fix the
- >>problem and now with the replaced modem I still have the same
- problem. I
- >>even tried the internal modem in other name brand computers and get
- the same
- >>result.
- >
- >>So if you looking for modem see what your ISP is using you might have
- better
- >>luck.
- >
- >I know the times I've called them I've been on hold for quite some
- time, Like
- >20 mins or so. The ONLY good thing is, at least for some people, If
- your in
- >the US, and have a Courier, then the Call is on THEM since Courier
- Users have
- >800 Number Support. The only thing thats costing YOU would be your
- time.
- >
-
- My experiences with USR tech support have been horrible. Not only have
- they been rude (no excuse) their main goal seems to get you off the
- phone as opposed to fixing a problem. My advice: don't give them your
- business, buy another brand.
-
- Discouraged,
- Gray
-
-