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Thursday, May 10, 2012

AT&T is the VILLAIN

AT&T cut my internet services without warning.  It seems they're up grading to a new fiber optics process.

Fine.  I switched over by phone. 

The modem never came.  I took off THREE separate DAYS to wait for the UPS and their repairman. 

If I want to keep my job, I can no longer take off any more days for a company so large and indifferent that it cannot keep its appointments.

Each date was set after THREE separate long, maddening calls to foreign tele-helpers to whom English was a distant memory.

I am now reduced to one hour a day of internet at my work by getting here early. 

I apologize for any inconvience this is causing my visiting friends and friends who are waiting for my visits.

Unlike the apologies from the AT&T tele-helper ... I mean mine.

It seems that AT&T is purposely driving me to Sudden Link, their competitor here.  Sigh. 

My mother worked for AT&T, I wanted to stay with them for that reason.  No longer.  Wish me luck, everyone.  Roland

14 comments:

  1. I'm so sorry to hear that! Good luck Roland. We can't have you without internet!

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  2. Hi Roland .. I hate problems I can't easily work round - I'm always looking for the easy route ..

    Good luck - sounds really frustrating .. changing everything et al .. you work hard enough as it is ..

    With thoughts cheers Hilary

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  3. I have ATT, and have mixed feelings about it. I'm weaning the wife and kids off cable, and will hopefully soon put our bad tv habits in the past.

    I had spotty service for years. Then I finally got someone out who knew wtf he was doing, and he re-wired my box and I haven't had trouble since.

    - Eric

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  4. Michael:
    Thank you for putting it into a global perspective for me. I know thousands die daily in the 3rd World from malnutition and simple medical problems gone untreated.

    Heather:
    Thank you for your compassion. Being without internet makes it hard to stay in contact with good friends like you. :-)

    Hilary:
    Sadly, for me the easy route usually ends up being the hard one for me! Hope all your problems are easily solved with only happy surprises for this week, Roland

    Eric:
    Since my home burned, I haven't had cable. As a rare blood courier, TV has diminished for me. I do DVD's mostly. I just need some way to hook into the internet.

    It may be a challenge to ween children from TV! I'm really happy that finally you are getting great service, Roland

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  5. I can sympathize with that. I've had my own problems with AT&T in the past. For a multi-billion dollar company it seems hard to believe they're so maddeningly incompetent. A lot of time dealing with them is like a scene from "Catch-22"

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  6. LOL, that video is hilarious! How'd you ever find it? Internet problems suck the big one - hope you get it straightened out soon :)

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  7. That just royally sucks! We don't have AT&T for any service anymore, but it doesn't matter who you go with - they all think they are too big to be bothered.

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  8. PT:
    Modern technology does create its own tin gods, doesn't it?

    Lady Gwen:
    Wasn't it funny? I decided my friends needed a chuckle after all my whining!

    Alex:
    Bullies stay the same no matter what name they use, don't they? Thanks for being compassionate, Roland

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  9. I used to work for AT&T and I must say they are not the best. LOL Yeah I suggest you move to a different provider.

    Talk Supe

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  10. Whatever decision you make, base it on thinking it through rather than how you feel at this moment. The outcome will be a better choice. Good luck in dealing with the frustration.

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  11. Braine:
    Thanks for caring. And I am glad you survived AT&T!

    Michael:
    Wise words. Act in haste; repent in leisure, right?

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  12. Ugh! How frustrating! Hope it's resolved soon.

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  13. Thanks, Candylynn! You and me both!! Roland

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