SnakeEyes
07-30-02, 06:24 AM
1. Compaq is considering changing the command "Press Any Key" to
"Press Return Key" because of the flood of calls asking where the "Any"
key is.
2. AST technical support had a caller complaining that her mouse
was hard to control with the dust cover on. The cover turned out to
be the plastic bag the mouse was packaged in.
3. Another Dell customer called to say he couldn't get his
computer to fax anything. After 40 minutes of troubleshooting, the
technician discovered the man was trying to fax a piece of paper
by holding it in front of the monitor screen -and hitting the, "Send" key.
4. Yet another, Dell customer called to complain that his
keyboard no longer worked. He had cleaned it by filling up his tub with
soap and water and soaking the keyboard for a day, then removing all the
keys and washing them individually.
5. A Dell technician received a call from a customer who was
enraged because his computer had told him he was "Bad and an invalid."
The tech explained that the computer's "bad command" and "invalid"
responses shouldn't be taken personally.
6. A confused caller to IBM was having trouble printing
documents. He told the technician that the computer had said it
couldn't find
printer." The user had also tried turning the computer screen to
face the printer-but that his computer still couldn't "see" the
printer.
7. An exasperated caller to Dell Computer Tech Support couldn't
get her new Dell Computer to turn on. After ensuring the computer was
plugged in, the technician asked her what happened when she pushed the
power button. Her response, "I pushed and pushed on this foot pedal and
nothing happens." The "foot pedal"turned out to be the computer's
mouse.
8. Another customer called Compaq tech support to say her brand
new computer wouldn't work. She said she unpacked the unit, plugged
it in and sat there for 20 minutes waiting for something to happen.
When asked what happened when she pressed the power switch, she asked,
"What power switch?"
9. Another IBM customer had trouble installing software and rang
for support. "I put in the first disk, and that was OK. It said to
put in the second disk, and had some problems with the disk. When it
said to put in the third disk, I couldn't even fit it in..." The user
hadn't realized that "Insert Disk 2" implied to- remove Disk 1 first.
10. A story from a Novell NetWire SysOp: CALLER: "Hello, is this
Tech Support?"
TECH: "Yes, it is. How may I help you?"
CALLER: "The cup holder on my PC is broken -and I am within my
warranty period. How do I go about getting that fixed?"
TECH: "I'm sorry, but did you say a cup holder?"
CALLER: "Yes, it's attached to the front of my computer."
TECH: "Please excuse me. If I seem a bit stumped, it's because I am.
Did you receive this as part of a promotional at a trade show?
How did you get this cup holder? Does it have any trademark on it?"
CALLER: "It came with my computer. I don't know anything about a
promotional. It just has '4X' on it." At this point, the Tech Rep
had to mute the caller because he couldn't stand it. He was laughing too
hard. The caller had been using the load drawer of the CD-ROM drive as
a cup holder and snapped it off the drive.
11. A woman called the Canon help desk with a problem with her
printer. The tech asked her if she was "running it under windows." The
woman responded, "No, my desk is next to the door. But that is a good
point. The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window and
his printer is working fine."
2. And last but not least: TECH SUPPORT: "O.K. Bob, let's press
the control and escape keys at the same time. That brings up a task
list in the middle of the screen. Now type the letter "P" to bring up
the Program Manager."
CUSTOMER: "I don't have a 'P'".
TECH SUPPORT: "On your keyboard, Bob."
CUSTOMER: "What do you mean?"
TECH SUPPORT: "'P' on your keyboard,Bob."
CUSTOMER: "I'm not going to do that!"
"Press Return Key" because of the flood of calls asking where the "Any"
key is.
2. AST technical support had a caller complaining that her mouse
was hard to control with the dust cover on. The cover turned out to
be the plastic bag the mouse was packaged in.
3. Another Dell customer called to say he couldn't get his
computer to fax anything. After 40 minutes of troubleshooting, the
technician discovered the man was trying to fax a piece of paper
by holding it in front of the monitor screen -and hitting the, "Send" key.
4. Yet another, Dell customer called to complain that his
keyboard no longer worked. He had cleaned it by filling up his tub with
soap and water and soaking the keyboard for a day, then removing all the
keys and washing them individually.
5. A Dell technician received a call from a customer who was
enraged because his computer had told him he was "Bad and an invalid."
The tech explained that the computer's "bad command" and "invalid"
responses shouldn't be taken personally.
6. A confused caller to IBM was having trouble printing
documents. He told the technician that the computer had said it
couldn't find
printer." The user had also tried turning the computer screen to
face the printer-but that his computer still couldn't "see" the
printer.
7. An exasperated caller to Dell Computer Tech Support couldn't
get her new Dell Computer to turn on. After ensuring the computer was
plugged in, the technician asked her what happened when she pushed the
power button. Her response, "I pushed and pushed on this foot pedal and
nothing happens." The "foot pedal"turned out to be the computer's
mouse.
8. Another customer called Compaq tech support to say her brand
new computer wouldn't work. She said she unpacked the unit, plugged
it in and sat there for 20 minutes waiting for something to happen.
When asked what happened when she pressed the power switch, she asked,
"What power switch?"
9. Another IBM customer had trouble installing software and rang
for support. "I put in the first disk, and that was OK. It said to
put in the second disk, and had some problems with the disk. When it
said to put in the third disk, I couldn't even fit it in..." The user
hadn't realized that "Insert Disk 2" implied to- remove Disk 1 first.
10. A story from a Novell NetWire SysOp: CALLER: "Hello, is this
Tech Support?"
TECH: "Yes, it is. How may I help you?"
CALLER: "The cup holder on my PC is broken -and I am within my
warranty period. How do I go about getting that fixed?"
TECH: "I'm sorry, but did you say a cup holder?"
CALLER: "Yes, it's attached to the front of my computer."
TECH: "Please excuse me. If I seem a bit stumped, it's because I am.
Did you receive this as part of a promotional at a trade show?
How did you get this cup holder? Does it have any trademark on it?"
CALLER: "It came with my computer. I don't know anything about a
promotional. It just has '4X' on it." At this point, the Tech Rep
had to mute the caller because he couldn't stand it. He was laughing too
hard. The caller had been using the load drawer of the CD-ROM drive as
a cup holder and snapped it off the drive.
11. A woman called the Canon help desk with a problem with her
printer. The tech asked her if she was "running it under windows." The
woman responded, "No, my desk is next to the door. But that is a good
point. The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window and
his printer is working fine."
2. And last but not least: TECH SUPPORT: "O.K. Bob, let's press
the control and escape keys at the same time. That brings up a task
list in the middle of the screen. Now type the letter "P" to bring up
the Program Manager."
CUSTOMER: "I don't have a 'P'".
TECH SUPPORT: "On your keyboard, Bob."
CUSTOMER: "What do you mean?"
TECH SUPPORT: "'P' on your keyboard,Bob."
CUSTOMER: "I'm not going to do that!"