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- From: karl@ddsw1.mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
- Subject: Telebit Support/Service praise
- Message-ID: <1992Sep8.011958.3246@ddsw1.mcs.com>
- Summary: They believe in customer service
- Organization: Macro Computer Solutions, Inc., Chicago, IL
- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 01:19:58 GMT
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- the poster and does not represent MCSNet or the system owners.
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- Have any of you ever owned a piece of electronics, had it fail out of
- warranty, discovered the problem and then had the maker tell you to go
- stuff it when you asked about the value of a component on the PC board?
-
- I have. So, when my T2500 failed recently (out of warranty) with a bad cap
- in the power supply section (internal short - destroyed the markings on the
- part) I was bracing to make the choice between spending $195 on an out of
- warranty repair and junking the unit for a Supra. Telebit, however, came
- through for me and instead told me what the destroyed cap's value was --
- allowing me to make the repair myself, saving the cost and aggrevation.
-
- They also offered to swap out the unit for me on a next-day Fedex basis if
- I so desired -- but as I already had the diagnosis made, I declined. Here
- is a copy of the letter I sent to them in thanks. I thought the net ought
- to read this; these folks are a sterling example of what customer service
- is supposed to be. Particulars deleted just in case they don't want them
- broadcast to the world.
-
- -- Begin enclosed letter
-
- In mail Roy Chestnut writes:
- > The value for the cap at ZZ is YYYY 50v. Hope this helps. If you haven't
- > already thrown out the bad components, I would like to get them back.
- > We track all known failures on both warranty and out of warranty units.
- > Also we analyze these components to see what went wrong with them.
- >
- > If you could send them back to my attention, I would appreciate it.
-
- Roy,
-
- I have checked; I don't have the bad components.... sorry. I will keep in
- mind your desire to examine anything which goes out on your modems should I
- encounter future failures.
-
- However, the modem in question is fully repaired and back online. Thanks
- much for your help.
-
- Frankly I'm surprised that I didn't end up chasing down another modem to rip
- apart and look at the component values; I've had many a manufacturer refuse
- to tell me what a destroyed component is in the past. Whether out of some
- misguided sense of "proprietary information" or just in the hope that I
- would return the piece for repair, the result has been the same -- I've
- decided not to bother with the repair or future purchases.
-
- Once again, Telebit earns my support. Your firm has in the past and will,
- I'm sure, continue to do so in the future. I'm going to need more modems
- soon for a major expansion at ddsw1.MCS.COM; you can bet I'll be considering
- your product line very closely for this endeavor.
-
- BTW, this is the first failure I've had with your products at my location.
- I've been a Telebit customer for a long time (I still have and use one of
- the original "black case" Trailblazer Plus units). Great products, and even
- better service and support.
-
- Thanks again,
-
- --
- Karl Denninger (karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM, <well-connected>!ddsw1!karl)
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