I got the funniest phone call yesterday

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 9:04 am

At least for me anyway. A gentleman from Ameritech calls me up and starts off by asking if my phone service is ok. I say yes, and then he jumps into a sales pitch trying to sell me dsl. I say no (because I work for Comcast - which he doesn't know yet). Then he starts trying to sell me satellite tv. I just bust out laughing. I told the guy, "Sorry, I work for Comcast and get both broadband internet and cable TV for free. Anything you offer me is NOT going to get me to switch."
I could hear the gears grinding in his brain at this point. He couldn't think of anything to say...he finally just asked again if my service was all right, which I told him yes again, and he let me go.

Anyway, it was a good laugh that made my day

colour · Post by **colour** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 9:05 am

lol

your connection is free? lucky bum

i wonder if road runner does that...

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 9:06 am

u could give me ur cable and get satalite tv

FunK · Post by **FunK** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 9:27 am

I had the exact same experience with AT&T Long Distance. (I work for a competitor). I didn't say anything until after the long sales pitch. I was told how AT&T's service is better than everyone else's (including the company I work for).

I calmly stated that I get a huge discount on L/D already and that as a technician, I have had to work with their techs to resolve complex issues. Needless to say I went into detail about how they are quick to blind call people to sell them something yet slow to respond when their network is causing calls to not get to my customers.

I said no thanks and asked that they take my # off of their list.
She said OK and that was that.

About a month later. Riiing, "Hi this is AT&T" I went OFF on the lady after doing the exact same thing above. I then asked for a manager and made sure that they never dialed my # again.

It was so affective that I have decided to use the same approach for other things (although I may not be in that field).

"Hi would you like to switch to X insurance company?" NO I work for Geico. Take me off your list! *click*

Works like a charm.

FunK

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 9:31 am

Originally posted by FunK

About a month later. Riiing, "Hi this is AT&T" I went OFF on the lady after doing the exact same thing above. I then asked for a manager and made sure that they never dialed my # again.

It was so affective that I have decided to use the same approach for other things (although I may not be in that field).

"Hi would you like to switch to X insurance company?" NO I work for Geico. Take me off your list! *click*

Works like a charm.

FunK

I thought of the exact same thing after I got done talking with Ameritech...

Venus · Post by **Venus** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 10:05 am

Well rrrjr took me to work with him whilst on the phone, then proceeded to order breakfast, at which point i asked if i could have some.... <giggles>

rrrjr · Post by **rrrjr** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 10:23 am

well Venus what do you expect ?............your a goddess !

how could a mere mortal man resist you ?

AoDLiQuiD-M3tH · Post by **AoDLiQuiD-M3tH** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 1:29 pm

Yeah I work Charter communications And my cable and broadband, pagers etc are all free. hehe

Psalmist · Post by **Psalmist** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 10:06 pm

Originally posted by rrrjr
well Venus what do you expect ?............your a goddess !

how could a mere mortal man resist you ?

Very easy to give chase when the predator is hungry and the prey seems catchable....

<snicker>

Immortal · Post by **Immortal** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 10:10 pm

I always get those phonecalls.. and they'd talk about stuff. .what I say is..

who are u looking for? then they'll prolly say.. mr/mrs xxx.. then I'd say... they're not home.. they usually hang up..

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 10:31 pm

Originally posted by IndyOST
At least for me anyway. A gentleman from Ameritech calls me up and starts off by asking if my phone service is ok. I say yes, and then he jumps into a sales pitch trying to sell me dsl. I say no (because I work for Comcast - which he doesn't know yet). Then he starts trying to sell me satellite tv. I just bust out laughing. I told the guy, "Sorry, I work for Comcast and get both broadband internet and cable TV for free. Anything you offer me is NOT going to get me to switch."
I could hear the gears grinding in his brain at this point. He couldn't think of anything to say...he finally just asked again if my service was all right, which I told him yes again, and he let me go.

Anyway, it was a good laugh that made my day

yeah those calls are the best. I work for Adelphia (telecom department) and i love fielding calls from AT &T and other telecom companies at work asking me if i want to change providers

CompGeek83 · Post by **CompGeek83** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 10:33 pm

havent had any experiences like that, but i always make salesmen mad by asking them to remove my number (my parents actually) from their list

ive had several hang up on me as soon as i said that

TEH WIN · Post by **TEH WIN** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 10:35 pm

I always ask them for their home phone number

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 10:35 pm

Originally posted by Venus
Well rrrjr took me to work with him whilst on the phone, then proceeded to order breakfast, at which point i asked if i could have some.... <giggles>

Hi Dianne, your back in Speedguide under a new name huh?
Geeze, I thought you were Banned

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 11:19 pm

Originally posted by rrrjr

how could a mere mortal man resist you ?

Easy

David · Post by **David** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 11:29 pm

Now now Christopher..... play nice!

She can be a very sweet person....

wish the boy some luck!

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 11:46 pm

I just find it strange that when other people who come back under and new name after being banned, and are behaving and being very respectable in their posts, when found out, they are rebanned.
Now this person comes back under a new name, speaks the very words she always speak, rrjr, drools over her the way he always does, but because everyone has pictures of her so called body nude, then its OK?
Geeze, I guess if StriderFI or a few other post their pictures nude and if someone finds them appealing then they should be allowed to return to Speedguide?
Hell even one of Speedguides Moderaters said a while back in a thread that he had nude pictures of Dianne.
I just think that it is wrong for her to be here because she is banned, others have retuned and prooven that they can play nice on Speedguide, but they are still rebanned.
In the real world people are given a second chance after paying their debt to society, But this is the Internet, damned for life be anyone who makes a mistake.

David · Post by **David** » Wed Aug 22, 2001 11:56 pm

Chris,

Is there really any harm in it?
Does the flirting bother you any more than the spam?
Was it that she was banned for a tirade?
Other folks have been let back on after being banned.

This is what she likes to do. She likes the attention.

Perhaps the thread hi-jacking aspect is a bit of a nuisance.

funny I find myself posting here.....

david

Teirney · Post by **Teirney** » Thu Aug 23, 2001 12:03 am

Perhaps the thread hi-jacking aspect is a bit of a nuisance.

Ya, that would be it..

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Thu Aug 23, 2001 12:05 am

I just find it strange in the last few weeks there have been a few who came back after being banned under new names, in a couple of instances these people showed that they were willing to change their ways and were excellent additions to the community under their new names, yet they were rebanned. Yet i see here as you say threadjacking from this member, exactlly as it was before she was banned.
I just think that if RULES, such as the many here at Speedguide are to be enforced, then they should be on all that have been condemmed to the nether-regions of the Internet.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Thu Aug 23, 2001 12:11 am

And no, the flirting does not bother me, I have my hands full already thank you very much

P4 Lover - tekelberry · Thu Aug 23, 2001 12:11 am

It would be the opposite for me cuz we get free local calls and discounts on a lotta phone services through SBC cuz my mom worked for them (now retired) (Ameritech is the SBC company we get it with). Even though I would get a discount on DSL, I still have cable internet

.

rrrjr · Post by **rrrjr** » Thu Aug 23, 2001 1:17 am

Martiangod, Terieny:

if anyone hijacked this thread it was me who was off topic to begin with, so what? like you two didn't just do the same thing ? hmmmmmm.

Psalmist, Hell_Yes, David wich ever name you want to go by.

i like you, you are a really funny old guy, i really like you.

oh well, let the funny replies begin.

i'm done thread crapping and i appologize to Akgliqiud.

how about you three???

jr.

CoolJ · Post by **CoolJ** » Thu Aug 23, 2001 1:34 am

I don't get it. Rrrjr you know her personally? Or just online........?

Psalmist · Post by **Psalmist** » Thu Aug 23, 2001 6:54 am

Originally posted by rrrjr
Martiangod, Terieny:

if anyone hijacked this thread it was me who was off topic to begin with, so what? like you two didn't just do the same thing ? hmmmmmm.

Psalmist, Hell_Yes, David wich ever name you want to go by.

i like you, you are a really funny old guy, i really like you.

oh well, let the funny replies begin.

i'm done thread crapping and i appologize to Akgliqiud.

how about you three???

jr.

Old.... <snicker>

All the happiness to you my young friend.

To comment on the Thread Hijacking in itself is a crime in itself.. eh! Whatever...

david.... hell_yes.... heaven_no... noetic.... dream.... etc...

wee96 · Post by **wee96** » Thu Aug 23, 2001 8:10 am

<--Comcast, free full digital cable, analog box as well, and cable modem.

rrrjr · Post by **rrrjr** » Thu Aug 23, 2001 9:02 am

Originally posted by Psalmist

All the happiness to you my young friend.

thank you very much David.

jr

i suppose just can't help myself......here i go crapping again........hmmmmmm

bad me, bad bad me.

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Thu Aug 23, 2001 9:05 am

Originally posted by colour
lol

your connection is free? lucky bum

i wonder if road runner does that...

Yeah, they do (at least here in Indy)...we have a reciprocal agreement with them that any of our employees in their areas get comp'ed with free service and their employees that live in our areas get the same...

Venus · Post by **Venus** » Thu Aug 23, 2001 3:36 pm

Originally posted by rrrjr

bad me, bad bad me.

who's bad, you bad, i'm bad, we're done down dirty bad <grabs>

Oooohhhh a Micheal Jackson moment.

Venus · Post by **Venus** » Thu Aug 23, 2001 4:33 pm

Originally posted by Hell_Yes

This is what she likes to do. She likes the attention.

funny I find myself posting here.....

david

hmmm who is she???

oh well, oh my... proceeds to trail finger over David. <sucks finger> well he tastes so good what do you expect. <giggles>

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Thu Aug 23, 2001 5:03 pm

We have no real proof Venus = M87

if we find proof that venus is; then we will of course ban her

but we don't know, and we don't have proof

we aren't going to ban an innocent person

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Thu Aug 23, 2001 5:11 pm

Originally posted by IndyOST
At least for me anyway. A gentleman from Ameritech calls me up and starts off by asking if my phone service is ok. I say yes, and then he jumps into a sales pitch trying to sell me dsl. I say no (because I work for Comcast - which he doesn't know yet). Then he starts trying to sell me satellite tv. I just bust out laughing. I told the guy, "Sorry, I work for Comcast and get both broadband internet and cable TV for free. Anything you offer me is NOT going to get me to switch."
I could hear the gears grinding in his brain at this point. He couldn't think of anything to say...he finally just asked again if my service was all right, which I told him yes again, and he let me go.

Anyway, it was a good laugh that made my day

HAHAHA! I get the same thing from Comcast...and I'm on Comcast!!! I tell them that they need to correlate and merge their databases but they still call asking if I want them for an ISP...what should I tell them next time so that maybe I can get something for free?

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