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- From: "Daniel C. Mattrazzo" <dcmattra@sedona.intel.com>
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- Subject: Borland TechSup Blows chunks...
- Date: 16 Jan 1996 19:34:51 GMT
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- Is it just me, or does it strike everyone as sort of odd
- that a company that charges $120/hour for technical support,
- or $6000/year (your choice..), can't hire enough people or
- get enough phone lines to service us, the people who buy
- thier products?
-
- I spend over a $1000 for thier products, then I am forced to
- pay $120/hour for support, BUT ALL I GET IS A BUSY SIGNAL!!!
-
- I try calling in the afternoon, in the evening, and at 6:00am
- PST on the nose, and all I get is BUSY! I let the redial
- run for 10-15 minutes before I give up.
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- If thier techsupport people are getting paid for thier service
- (since we pay for support, it's not free..), then why can't Borland:
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- a) hire enough people to meet demand
- b) install enough phone lines to meet demand
- c) have reps available after 5:00 PST (say until 9:00pm)
- d) have reps available on the weekends
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- They are getting paid, why can't they work like the rest of us?
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- I tried complaining to the Assist people, but they don't care. I
- even thought about buying a Personal Assist package, but that doesn't
- help any - you still sit in the same queue as the other shmuks...
-
- Pretty bad PR move Borland..
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- Dan Mattrazzo
- Factory Automation Software Engineer
- Intel Corp.
- Chandler, Arizona
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- **** These comments are completely ****
- **** my own and do NOT reflect the ****
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