Re: What to do when your ISP off-shores tech support

[Martin List-Petersen <martin () airwire ie>]

Skywing wrote:
> Of course, in much of the US, "vote with your feet" on residential ISP service might as well be as realistic advice 
> as "pack up and move to a different city".  [Perhaps not in the OP's case, though, if they are fortunate.  Which it 
> seems like they might be.]


It isn't different here either :)

Solution: if there is no alternative, it might be an idea to create one.


We had to do that here and works like a treat. You might find, that you
get more custom, that you wished for.

Kind regards,
Martin List-Petersen


> - S
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin List-Petersen [mailto:martin () airwire ie] 
> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 3:59 PM
> To: Matthew Black
> Cc: nanog () nanog org
> Subject: Re: What to do when your ISP off-shores tech support
>
> Matthew Black wrote:
> > On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:53:18 +0000
> >  Martin List-Petersen <martin () airwire ie> wrote:
> > > The problem is, and this was stated by the original poster, that the
> > > lads off-shore he deals with have no clue and simply stick to the
> > > script. No intention of looking what the real problem is. And that
> > > problem lies not in the call center. It is the deal, that $TELCO struck
> > > with $CALLCENTER and the procedures, that were put in place, that are
> > > the problem.
> > >
> > > Only solution: find a provider, who's support (off-shore or not) does
> > > have a clue, has an escalation process and is willing to find a solution.
> >
> > How does one find such a provider? I'm unaware of any company
> > that lets potential customers test drive their $SERVICE call center
> > before purchase. 
>
>
> Ask others for their experience :), like for example here.
>
>
> > Even if one did, how is a potential customer
> > supposed to evaluate the competence of said call center when
> > customer has no clue as to what problems may arise 5 years after
> > purchase of provider's service, whether said test drive provided
> > an accurate and appropriate solution, and whether said call center
> > quality will exist 5 years after purchase of the service.
>
>
> Well, if you're not any happy longer with the service, vote with your
> feet again and find a better option. It's as easy as that.
>
> Kind regards,
> Martin List-Petersen


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