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Article #334Re: Avoid D-Link!
From: derek / nul
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 09:06
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 09:06
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On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 18:23:08 +1000, "Megatoolz.com - Computers, Etc - LJ Boyd" <tech@megatoolz.com> wrote: >Most tech support guys are morons at these sort of companies. That is a curious statement from someone in the 'business' >What D-link modem do you have and is it Ext or Internal? The dlink website appears to have only external ones? >There's a common setting that defaults on some ISPs which is wrong on these >Internal ones > >-- >Regards, >LJ Boyd >Megatoolz.com >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Megatoolz.com - Computers | Internet | PC Security | Networking | Data >Recovery >http://www.megatoolz.com <--- Make It Your Browser's Start Page! >24hr On-Site Tech Support Available - 0402 616 574 >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >"Howard" <howhard1309@hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:guD0b.121428$JA5.2777872@news.xtra.co.nz... >> I have just spent the last hour waiting on the phone for D-Link technical >> support because my new ADSL modem won't install. >> >> At the end of one hour I called up again on a second phone and asked their >> sales dept what was going on. He said the one technical staffer they had >was >> out to lunch (at 3pm Sydney time), and they don't normally have enough >> technical support call handlers. >> >> Some service. Especially when the tech call waiting message, repeated >every >> 5 minutes, says "Your call is important to us, so we've placed you in a >> queue"! >> >> Just wanted to get a whinge off my chest. >> >> >
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