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Re: Just had some BS phone call about an internet problem

Munchies_Matt22-Jul-19 3:09

Munchies_Matt

22-Jul-19 3:09

I actually couldnt understand what she was saying. India or Pakistan, her English was so shite, it was utter bollocks.

Re: Just had some BS phone call about an internet problem

F-ES Sitecore22-Jul-19 3:11

F-ES Sitecore

22-Jul-19 3:11

What was her name? Mary Smith?

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Munchies_Matt22-Jul-19 3:14

Munchies_Matt

22-Jul-19 3:14

Uh?

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F-ES Sitecore22-Jul-19 3:18

F-ES Sitecore

22-Jul-19 3:18

Despite having incredibly strong Indian accents I always find these people have surprisingly British names.

Re: Just had some BS phone call about an internet problem

Munchies_Matt22-Jul-19 3:20

Munchies_Matt

22-Jul-19 3:20

Oh, hmm, never noticed that myself. Anyway, I wasnt inclined to ask her!

Re: Just had some BS phone call about an internet problem

Mike Hankey22-Jul-19 3:15

Mike Hankey

22-Jul-19 3:15

The calls I get are usually from that part of the world also and I have a hard time understanding them.
By the time I'm done with them, usually 10-15 minutes they are quite upset and I usually hear language that is rather crude. Makes my day!

Technician
1. A person that fixes stuff you can't.
2. One who does precision guesswork based on unreliable data provided by those of questionable knowledge.

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Re: Just had some BS phone call about an internet problem

Munchies_Matt22-Jul-19 3:19

Munchies_Matt

22-Jul-19 3:19

I remember trying to active an MSDN subscription.

I phoned the English number, absolutely impossible to understand her, and she me. And believe me, I have the most middle class English accent.

So I phoned the French help line. NO problems as all. I dont know what they think they speak in India, but it sure as hell isnt English!

Re: Just had some BS phone call about an internet problem

MarkTJohnson22-Jul-19 4:59

MarkTJohnson

22-Jul-19 4:59

Some moron used my mobile number to sign up for something sketchy and now I get calls and texts for Rasheed. I've started to amuse myself by telling the caller various ways in which Rasheed has died.

He has been
Hit by a bus
Mauled by a bear
Attacked by killer bees
Drown in a vat of chocolate
Contracted bubonic plague

Most just hang up, but sometimes you get a guy who gets really POed and starts ranting at you like you have done something wrong to THEM. My favorite said he would be calling me every day from then on, I am still waiting by the phone for his second call.

Re: Just had some BS phone call about an internet problem

Mike Hankey22-Jul-19 7:04

Mike Hankey

22-Jul-19 7:04

Hahaha I never thought of that.

I got a phone a few yeas back and the previous owner must have owed everybody in the world. Got calls daily from collection agencies had to go through a lot of hoops to get them to quit calling. I should have thought of this scheme!

Technician
1. A person that fixes stuff you can't.
2. One who does precision guesswork based on unreliable data provided by those of questionable knowledge.

JaxCoder.com

Re: Just had some BS phone call about an internet problem

Michael Martin22-Jul-19 18:12

Michael Martin

22-Jul-19 18:12

MarkTJohnson wrote:
He has been
...
Hit by a bus
Mauled by a bear
Attacked by killer bees
Drown in a vat of chocolate
Contracted bubonic plague...

Could just play this[^] song to them.

Michael Martin
Australia

"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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kmoorevs22-Jul-19 4:16

kmoorevs

22-Jul-19 4:16

Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, I got a call on my cellphone from an org raising money for the state troopers. 'Can we send a prepaid envelope and put you down for a donation?' I said, 'Not interested.' to which the caller started on a spiel about how many police are killed or hurt in the line of duty protecting me, my family, and neighbors. Surely, I could afford to send in the minimum $15 donation. Again, I said 'Not interested.' Apparently this must have ticked the guy off as he said, 'So you don't care about the people who risk their lives everyday for your safety?'....click

Just an hour later, I got the third call of the week regarding the extended warranty on my Hyundai Elantra. I've never owned a Hyundai, but my wife drove one as a fleet vehicle for her job a few years back. Once on a trip, I plugged up my phone to listen to some decent music...did it save my phone number? At least half a dozen times before I have explained this to which they usually ask 'what kind of car do you drive then?' I have asked repeatedly to be removed from their list which is usually when they just hang up. I've decided that it's just not worth the argument so now I simply don't hang up but just leave the phone on speaker to waste their time. 'Hello....hello...ummm, hello'...click. Laugh | :laugh:

Instead of it being an annoyance, it has become a chance annoy. Laugh | :laugh:

"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse

Re: Just had some BS phone call about an internet problem

PIEBALDconsult22-Jul-19 4:57

PIEBALDconsult

22-Jul-19 4:57

Why would you ever answer a phone?

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Mycroft Holmes22-Jul-19 13:21

Mycroft Holmes

22-Jul-19 13:21

I always answer the phone, it may give me an opportunity to be rude to someone (quoted from Stranger in a Strange Land - Jubal I think).

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP

Re: Just had some BS phone call about an internet problem

Rich Leyshon22-Jul-19 23:14

Rich Leyshon

22-Jul-19 23:14

I have fun with them in a variety of ways (e.g. telling them what their next move will be seems to annoy them e.g. "Shall I open up some Windows Error Logs now so we can pretend they are internet problems?" and "Is it time to visit your magic website that will solve all my issues or shall I download Team Viewer first?"

The one I enjoyed most was acting dumb when repeatedly asked to press my Windows key.

Eventually I am transferred to the "supervisor."

After going through the same stuff, he asks what is on my screen.
"Commodore Basic V2
3,583 bytes free.
Ready."

I think that was one of the times I got sworn at quite a lot.

Re: Just had some BS phone call about an internet problem

Munchies_Matt22-Jul-19 23:16

Munchies_Matt

22-Jul-19 23:16

The main problem was I could barely, if at all, understand what the hell she was talking about. It was 80% gibberish, just English words thrown in without any respect for the language.

Re: Just had some BS phone call about an internet problem

Kirk 1038982123-Jul-19 4:29

Kirk 10389821

23-Jul-19 4:29

Oh, my favorite thing to do nowadays is PLAY DUMB...
And see how long I can keep them on the line.

I will tell them: "Oh, Dear... Really... This is quite terrible, I am so sorry, what do you need?"
Them: Can you go to your computer?
Me: Yes, Should I turn it on?
Them: Of Course!
Me: Okay, there it goes. give it a couple of minutes, I will make a coffee (I mute myself, put them on speaker)
...
They will usually ask if I am still there, I will apologize for the slow computer.

I can usually get 5 minutes out of them.

Then I tell them, okay, it says:
Welcome to MS-DOS 5.0
C:>

And they start asking about windows. LMAO. Playing dumb, to keep them on the line.

Eventually they yell at me, and call me a liar. But after 3 times of doing this to them,
I no longer get these calls!!! I guess I made it on their "Do Not Bother List!"

It's actually FUN...

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