Really cool freeper encounter......

[burythehatchet]

Let me preface this by saying I have a very short trigger when it comes to dealing with customer service personnel at the cable company. Also, last week I made a decision that after having paid Comcast 100 clams a month for years for cable TV and the occasional soft porn, I was going to talk with my dollars and downgrade to the 18 buck plan (and no porn :()

Well I turned in my DVR HD box this morning and came home. I also have Comcaast cable internet. When I got home it wasn't working. I called the number and got Jeff. As I had explained the problem, Jeff was busy diagnosing it. A lull in the conversation ensued. I had been watching Clinton on C-SPAN (he looks old) I made a passing comment something like "Wow Clinton, I remember when we had a preznit who could lead a discussion". Jeff says "what's he lying about?" I totally ignored his comment and answered that he was discussing the weakness of the dollar to the Euro or something like that. Jeff is undeterred, "you know he's lying about it". "Jeff" says I, "we prolly shouldn't discuss politics".

Several tense, quiet minutes pass and Jeff breaks the silence "you know Europe is in the toilet", "sorry Jeff?". "You know that the Euro is in the toilet". "No Jeff it isn't. The Europeans have a different set of challenges than we do, but their structural economies are sound. Further, they are now discussing defense treaties and other multi-national project like this new super-airliner that Airbus just unvieled. But Jeff, let's not talk about politics".

Jeff then reluctantly piped down for another few minutes as he scheduled a repair call. Now my brain got turning and I'm thinking to myself - Jeff's got some balls having this discussion with me. So I said "Jeff, I do have a comment to make about my Comcast account; Jeff, I cut my cable bill from 100 to 18 bucks because I no longer want to subsidize a bought and paid for media. Comcast gives no alternative like WorldLink or FSTV, although bringing those channels to me would be far less costly than paying the whores at Fox. So if you would, Jeff, pass those comments along to your supervisor and have her give me a call if she wants to discuss it."

A few minutes of self-satisfaction were followed by a sheepish freeper confirming my service call. Have a nice day.

[DebJ]

1. Gee, did he ask you how did you like your service on that call?

[CatWoman]

2. damn, you should get soft porn for free after that

:D

[burythehatchet]

5. AND I lost all the stuff I had on the hard drive...so to speak

[Maat]

3. You go!

I just switched from DirecTV to DISH, and I'm very happy with Free Speech TV. And I get Sirius music through the television now. I also have a Sirius unit for my car, and a home docking unit. Money well spent, I say.

[burythehatchet]

4. that's precisely the reason I gave up the cable gold pack

Sirius is all I really listen to. FOLKTOWN 38 ROCKS!!:toast:

[Maat]

16. Buzzsaw (for those of us beyond the tender years)...

rocks!
LOL!
Literally, I'm listening to 'classic rock' with a metal edge.

[bahrbearian]

6. No world link???

Have you checked into Dishnet or Direct TV ?

[burythehatchet]

7. my technology infrastructure is going towards cable as my data link

if that makes sense. I just don't want to pay for crappy cable news any more, specially to a repuke company

[bahrbearian]

15. Gotcha, I'm in a remote location ,Satellite and Dial up are the

only source's I have and Satellite INTERNET is way to expensive.

[BrklynLiberal]

8. Don't they record these calls? This kid had some nerve talking politics

to a customer. You could have cancelled your service thanks to his big mouth.

On edit. I have DISHTV : Good service and they have FSTV and LINKTV

[Maat]

17. I believe that they are a mixed bag when it comes to donations.

I recently switched from Direct to Dish - at least my money is not going to Murdoch anymore! And the service is top notch. And the quality of picture and sound is top notch! And the variety - and the price for the total package is great - and Free Speech TV and Link! And I get Sirius music channels!

[saracat]

9. Is Dish Dem?

We have Cox and Have had lousy and disrespectful service. We also have our High speed Interenet with them . Anybody suggest a good Dem company servicing Arizona?

[jswordy]

10. Ain't it wild that just 20 years ago...

...the concept of paying FOR THE PRIVILEGE of watching commercial TV was thought laughable!

[burythehatchet]

12. In 1976 when I was 16 I worked summers at a public

opinion research firm and they were engaged to determine whether there was a market for cable TV. How far we have come.

[burythehatchet]

11. see that's what we need ...a search engine...service needed, zip code

and a list with their political affiliations

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

13. Completely unprofessional

Service reps should ignore political comments from the customers and focus on the job.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

14. I'm shocked he engaged you in discussion.........

...of that sort, usually any retail or service industry handbook tells you to ignore such conversation.

I know, I worked in a bookstore and had to deal with freepers and paranoids claiming we were a "liberal" company who was hiding books by Coulter and Hannity on purpose while in fact they were clearly displayed in the section they belonged. Had to stop myself from slicing them apart verbally several times.

[Maat]

18. Oh ... I so appreciate the self-control that you exhibited.

My husband had to drag me away from a conservative loudly proclaiming the same thing. I told him that I was proudly a liberal - so I wouldn't know the location of Hannity's books. He blabbed on about '40 million babies.' I asked him how many children he had adopted and how much he had donated to help foster and fos-dopt families through Children's Fund? That shut him up (my husband had to drag me away anyway).