Kevin Stone wrote in message
news:59e5u9F2kcrskU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> It was finally resolved by them doing a line reset their end. He told me
>>> this was basically a removal of a log file associated with me.
>>>
>>> Anyone had experience of this?
>>
>>
>> Ive had exactly the same problem and the same frustrations with the
>> helpdesk. 15 minutes of every call goes through the same things already
>> discounted. Again they deleted the error log to get me going.
>
> I made 3 calls in total, and I was very impressed with how quickly I spoke
> to a human (less than 1 minute). My past experience with NTL was a
> nightmare.
>
> Im more pissed off that it wasnt the first thing they did (reset the
> line), I presume its an easy thing to do.
I dont think it is easy, I think a techie has to get involved. The problem
is that, for most people, it wouldnt be the first thing to do. With so
little understanding all they can do is follow the steps on their screen and
they arent allowed to show initiative and deviate from the script.
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Andrew998