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- From: dburnett@emunix.emich.edu (Don Burnett)
- Subject: Re: A1200 Commodore response sucks
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.020920.6514@zip.eecs.umich.edu>
- Summary: Latest update in repair problem
- Sender: news@zip.eecs.umich.edu (Mr. News)
- Organization: Eastern Michigan University
- References: <proctori.727714998@p4.cs.man.ac.uk> <1993Jan23.223450.29020@news.unomaha.edu>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 02:09:20 GMT
- Lines: 70
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- In article <1993Jan23.223450.29020@news.unomaha.edu> marnold@cwis.unomaha.edu (Matthew Eldon Arnold) writes:
- >I have heard many people say they've wasted money on the phone with Commodore.
- >Here in the U.S., Commodore has a 1-800 number. This means the call is free
- >of charge to anyone within the U.S. -- we don't pay anything while either
- >on hold or listening to Commodore's latest excuse.
-
- Wrong, you just get told they have no machines to replace your defective
- unit and that "Commodore Express" isn't set up to handle A1200's yet..
-
- You also get told to see your dealer, who will swap it out for you.
- At least that's the line I got from John Conner @ Commodore Express.
- So I went to the dealer, he said, no that's wrong so I called C=
- back and got a hold of someone named Gayle in customer relations..
-
- I was afraid I was getting the run around about my particular problem
- so I talked with her. 1 week later I get a call back from the dealer.
- He says, as soon as they get one in he will swap it for me. This is an
- expected 2-3 week wait since "they haven't got any in". Also, he is
- getting the run around and looks like unfairly he will have to absorb
- the replacement cost with a inventory machine he can barely get..
-
- The rub also is that I heard from the dealer that Gayle @ C= has
- been fired at the end of this last week by the latest round of C=
- cutbacks. She is the one I am supposed to call back.. If this problem
- isn't resolved soon (an on-going misery and time-waster for me since
- Jan. 3rd). The next call I am making if this doesn't get resolved is
- to Jim Dione.. I bought this machine for home use. We have an A4000
- for software development at my business, and I am tired of this run
- around.. I think the Commodore Express warranty isn't worth the paper
- it's printed on..
-
- I am not being unfair here, the net people who work for C= here on
- the net are great. It's their sales companies and service that can't
- get it right.. The Amiga has been loosing support of it's developers
- who are moving on to other platforms, if a customer buying through the
- dealer base normally has the kinds of problems that I have encountered,
- it's no wonder they don't gain marketshare.. I am thinking seriously of
- dropping any future Amiga software development.. To Commodore's credit
- nothing I have every purchased directly from them has had any problems.
-
- Moral: Don't buy a machine until it's been out and available for a few
- months.. Don't believe in Commodore Express...
-
-
- >
- >My experience with Commodore service is they will happily replace the entire
- >computer for you without a good explanation necessary. I was asking about
- >the behavior of my A1200, rather than say whether the behavior was
- >normal or abnormal, they wanted me to go to where I purchased it for a
- >replacement. I didn't want a replacement unless it was broken.
- >
-
- Maybe you had better luck than I have had.. I really hate to be vocal
- on the net about these things, because for a lot of reasons the Amiga
- is still the best platform out there..
-
- >Commodore isn't the best company in the world, but I do believe that they
- >are improving.
-
- Trying, maybe succeeding, maybe, improving (NOT!)
-
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