Hey Pete - I totally hear ya... For my AlienWare computer - ALL support (Tech, Sales, Financial) - is ALL located in like South America. I forget the exact location. And almost every time I get people on the phone who sound like clueless idiots. And, owning this Alienware Laptop has been the worst HW ownership fiasco ever! I sent it back to them TWICE already - and they could never fix all the problems - and claimed I should send it back again - at which point I said I wanted to get rid of it - and can't they swap me for a Dell (since Dell owns them now). They claimed they are not directly linked, so its not possible - and, besides - I've had the laptop for over a year now - and there's nothing they can do (like refunding $$$) - except for me to send it in for repairs again (at which point they would WIPE the whole system again - without ACTUALY fixing the heart of the problems)!
As for Virgin Mobil - I have one also - kinda my pay-as-you-go backup phone. I tried calling them several times - and those people on the phone sounded like MORE Idiots than the Alienware support people. Plus - they are in some massive room with Shitloads of other people and its HORRIBLY Noisy - I could barely hear them on the phone cause of the background noise - and I would keep demanding they repeat what they said... I sure HATE calling Tech support! Oh - by the way - I think this thread should have been posted in [OT] - since its kinda too far off topic - and only relates in regards to mentioned Gateway. But, that just my opinion - and along with $2.50 I can get on a subway in NYC! :-) -K- -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pete Theisen Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 12:02 AM Hi Everybody, Gateway came up at the top of the search. Doesn't look like any cell phone services are supported in the US... I had occasion to call Gateway a while ago... But today when my Virgin Mobil service gummed up, the phone team turned out to be in the Philippines... -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/289ea162f5642645b5cf64d624c66a14071a1...@us-ny-mail-002.waitex.net ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
