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- From: ram@lynx.imagen.com (m.v.s. ramanath)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.misc
- Subject: Re: SUMMARY (Getting SUN sales to return calls)
- Message-ID: <1992Aug13.010635.2080@imagen.com>
- Date: 13 Aug 92 01:06:35 GMT
- References: <Bst19C.46C@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG> <1992Aug11.181735.9819@newscan.canada.sun.com>
- Sender: news@imagen.com
- Reply-To: ram@lynx.imagen.com (m.v.s. ramanath)
- Organization: imagen
- Lines: 44
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- In article <1992Aug11.181735.9819@newscan.canada.sun.com>, beric@sunvcr.canada.sun.com (Beric Maass [Sun Vancouver SPS]) writes:
- |> In article 46C@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG, gordon@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Gordon Vickers) writes:
- |> > I recently posted an article asking for a contact at Sun Sales
- |> > since I can't seem to get anyone there to return my calls, and that
- |> > even includes the Sales department head.
- |> >
- |> > I recevied nearly two dozen responses. Thank you to all. I wish I
- |> > could send each of you an individual "Thank you" and would if my
- |> > mailer worked better (mailer at work, since mail send to this account
- |> > gets forwarded there).
- |> >
- |> > Roughly 50% of those replying suggested I called 1-800-USA-4-SUN.
- |> > I did, but they just referred me to my local sales office.
- |> >
- |> > The other 50% was sympathetic and related similar experiances.
- |> >
- |> > So far I have made on behalf of my employer, six calls during the
- |> > past three weeks to SUN, and I am still unable to order anything.
- |> > I call representing my employer, a SunSoft VAR. Gee, if they would
- |> > only sell us something, maybe we could help them make more money.
- |> >
- |> > In summary, if you need a Spark or better, try H.P., IBM, or even DEC.
- |> > You may not walk away with a SUN machine, but calling SUN won't get
- |> > one of those either.
- |> >
- |> > Thanks again to those who responded.
- |> > Gordon
- |> > gordon@zorch.SF-Bay.org
- |> >
- |>
- |> In response to your posting, I noticed a few people pointing you in the direction of Sun Express.
- |> They are the group most suited to handle your issues; perhaps you might want to follow that
- |> advice.
- |>
- |> --Beric
-
- Or, talk to one of the Sun clone vendors (Tatung, Hyundai, CompuAdd)
- and buy a clone. I bought one from CompuAdd after I had the same
- problem getting calls returned by SMCC and am quite pleased with the
- product. It runs SunOS 4.1.2 right off the SunSoft CD.
-
- Ram
- [I speak only for myself. I have no connection with CompuAdd other
- than being a satisfied customer]
-