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adplac...@gmail.com (abrahim) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:56:30 UT

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Re: The caliber of Verizon Wireless' customer service reps

bashley...@gmail.com (The Real Bev) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:50:42 UT

I would have thought the answer would be obvious.

Re: The caliber of Verizon Wireless' customer service reps

aemeij...@att.net (aemeijers) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:32:09 UT

(snip)
My first thought when seeing this subject line was 'Why? Do you want to
shoot them out of a cannon?'

Re: Telemarketing

bashley...@gmail.com (The Real Bev) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:08:26 UT

I've had a Uniden cordless phone/ansswering machine for many years, and it has
yet to require a new battery. Genuine AT&T previous cordless phones needed
batteries after only a few years, and one of them worked only a few months
after battery replacement by the factory.
Home improvement people. I use foul language and hang up or just lay the phone

Re: Telemarketing

k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzz (krw) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:05:44 UT

On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:13:29 -0500, aemeijers <aemeij...@att.net>
wrote:
I gave up a land line when cable Internet got cheaper than dial-up. I
got rid of the second when cell phones (2) got cheaper (and LD is free
as a bonus). I've also found that on the rare occasion when the
trades (they're the worst) return a call, it's handy to have the phone

Re: Telemarketing

aemeij...@att.net (aemeijers) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:17:15 UT

OOps- make that big dog 1 as who I was replying to. (snipped too fast).
aem sends...

Re: Telemarketing

aemeij...@att.net (aemeijers) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:13:29 UT

KenK wrote:
My handset cord provides a pretty stable connection, and I don't have to
replace batteries at half the cost of a new phone, either. I know I'm a
luddite, but I <hate> cordless phones. Never met one yet that could
match the quality of a 40 year old Ma Bell phone, either on sound or
lifespan. There is a phone within about 5 steps everywhere in this

How 16 ships create as much pollution as all the cars in the world

e...@f.udd (elmer) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:10:25 UT

another reason for local production
[link]

Re: The caliber of Verizon Wireless' customer service reps

petergrif...@drunkinclam.com (clams_casino) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:49:32 UT

He probably posted it via AOL in 2005 and it's just showing up.

Re: What a Bargain!

scottenazt...@yahoo.com (Scott in SoCal) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:56:05 UT

Last time on misc.consumers, Shawn Hirn <s...@comcast.net> said:
What's sad is that I have to give *anyone* such lessons. This is stuff
any third-grader should already know. It's another sign of how far our
society has fallen.

Senate committee investigates "scam" benefiting some major online companies

hike...@nomailrme.net (Hiker) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:42:02 UT

Some companies benefiting are Pizza Hut, Buy.com, Classmates.com,
Yahoo, Fandango, Travelocity, Expedia/Hotels.com, 1-800-Flowers.com,
Barnes and Noble, and eHarmony.
[link]

Re: The caliber of Verizon Wireless' customer service reps

miche...@michelle.org (Michelle Steiner) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:03:59 UT

In article <Xns9CCA312D4294noonehome...@7 4.209.131.13>,
That message was written in 2005; that whole thread was written then. Your
computer must be a time machine.
-- Helpful Michelle

Re: Telemarketing

inva...@invalid.com (KenK) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:50:23 UT

BigDog1 <bigdog...@gmail.com> wrote in
I checked my answering machine manual yesterday. Says it cuts off a
response after seven seconds of silence. So those long silences I'm
getting are shorter than they seem or there's enough noise on my phone
line for the answering machine to hold the connection. No calls from that

Re: Netflix Web Problem

s...@comcast.net (Shawn Hirn) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:40:16 UT

In article <c66dncSQc56NM5nWnZ2dnUVZ_gFi4 ...@speakeasy.net>,
I have never seen the Netflix web site until now and it took me all of a
few seconds to find out how to contact them. You need to look harder
before you say there's no obvious way to contact a company. Down at the
bottom of Netflix's main web page, there's a link called "contact us."

Re: What a Bargain!

s...@comcast.net (Shawn Hirn) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:34:33 UT

In article <9i3cg59cu4b5udpub136ggji4oadd ge...@4ax.com>,
You ought to sign up to be a priest or other clergy. You could give them
lessons on honesty and morality.