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- From: dandrews@bilver.uucp (Dave Andrews)
- Subject: Re: IBMLINK - WARNING!
- Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 12:59:36 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.125936.10941@bilver.uucp>
- References: <1992Jul10.180248.8498@jpradley.jpr.com> <_!dms=m.grega@netcom.com>
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- In article <_!dms=m.grega@netcom.com> grega@netcom.com (Greg Altman) writes:
- >
- >Calling IBMLINK DOES NOT get you a better treatment then calling the 800
- >number.
-
- This is true, but sometimes IBMLink is the preferable way to go. I find
- that I can report problems via ETR (electronically) in more precise terms
- than I can talking to a level-1 person at the support center. I can also
- pick up any technical response on my schedule rather than have to be
- chained to my desk awaiting a callback from the IBMer.
-
- It is probably easier to escalate a problem via the 800 number though.
- While your problem was eventually handled when the duty manager got
- involved, you always had the right to ask to speak to the duty manager
- yourself.
-
- It does take some time (years!) before you learn to negotiate the
- labyrinth that is IBM support. But after you've grown accustomed to it,
- and found out that the severity levels really do mean something, you
- can usually make the service people do business with you.
-
- (And yes, sometimes it helps to make noise! IBM management hates noise.
- Most people do.)
-
- - David Andrews
- dandrews@bilver.oau.org
-
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