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- From: jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: GVP crap
- Message-ID: <pO7hs*4y1@caleb.UUCP>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 06:13:13 GMT
- References: <cg82s85.03bg@instem.uucp> <73251@cup.portal.com>
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- Come on guys, give GVP a break. I've dealt with them many times. They try
- to help. I have gotten a free ROM update from them once.
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- Basicly, you folks need to wake up. Almost every time I've called tech support
- lines (from many different companies), I've gotten little help - even though
- most of them try. The truth is, most tech support lines are barraged with
- zillions of dumb user questions like:
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- User: "Gee, I put this disk into my computer but nothing happens."
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- Tech: "Did you plug in your computer?"
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- User: "Why should I do that?"
-
- etc.
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- Another problem is the fact that anyone with enough expertise to solve all the
- problems will probably be working on something new instead of answering phones.
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- Finally, there is one problem that deserves flaming. Some companies will try
- every trick in the book to avoid admitting to a KNOWN problem with their
- product. (I am NOT accusing GVP of this!)
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- Please understand that it is very difficult to debug a problem over the phone
- when talking to a stranger of unknown technical ability. I have found that
- I always have to solve the problem myself. Tech Support is usually only good
- for answers to specific questions. Sometimes they can provide helpful
- suggestions, but don't count on it.
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- What I hate most is the stupid automated phone systems that bounce you round
- and round, put you on hold for 20 minutes, then somehow drop you off the line.
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- Jim Pritchett
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