It’s probably time for an update on my Sky Broadband situation. I last wrote about Sky on 16th April. That was the date of their second failed attempt to connect me to their broadband. It was the date that I decided to cancel my order and go elsewhere. First the good news. I was considering… Continue reading Sky Broadband Update
Tag: customer service
Recorded Delivery
Do you ever use the Royal Mail’s Recorded Delivery service? And, if you do, do you ever take advantage of the the fact that your delivery has been recorded? I mean, do you go to their web site and check that the delivery has taken place? Or do you just assume that it has all worked unless… Continue reading Recorded Delivery
Loving Bose
I bloody love Bose. I never owned any of their equipment – it’s always seemed a little overpriced to me – but their customer service is great. They keep giving me stuff. My wife has a pair of QuietComfort 3 headphones. She thinks that they’re great. But we often need to get replacement parts for… Continue reading Loving Bose
Message to ADT
When someone sends you an email through a contact form on your web site, it’s nice to send them an automated response thanking them for their message and indicating when you might get back to them. It’s simple enough to set up and it’s what customers have come to expect. It can, however, run the… Continue reading Message to ADT
OLB Non Enrolled Non Endorsed 1
When communicating with your customers, it’s important to look at the information that you’re sending from their point of view. Are they really going to be interested in the information that you send? Earlier today I finally got round to unsubscribing from the MBNA marketing emails that have been annoying me for months. To confirm… Continue reading OLB Non Enrolled Non Endorsed 1
Customer Relationship Failure
I generally don’t like getting marketing email. Whenever I buy something online or sign up to a new web site, I always make sure that the “please send me email” is not checked. This doesn’t, of course, stop me getting marketing email but it does give me the moral high ground if I choose to… Continue reading Customer Relationship Failure
Waiting For Donut
Google are naming versions of Android after cakes. My G1 is currently running version 1.5 – or Cupcake – and apparently version 1.6 – Donut[1] – is imminent. Every morning when I turn my phone on I’m hopeful it will tell me that an over the air update is available. Every day, so far, I’ve… Continue reading Waiting For Donut
Headphones on the G1
[This is here as a public service to other frustrated G1 owners] In December, when I wrote about my first impressions of the G1, one of my biggest complaints was that it had a completely non-standard socket for headphones. It came with a set of headphones which fitted the socket, but they were some of… Continue reading Headphones on the G1
Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall
Long-time readers will know that I am not averse to contacting companies to complain about bad service that I receive. This isn’t a particularly fulfilling hobby as you very rarely get any kind of satisfaction. But recently it’s becoming even less satisfying than before. I’ve noticed that email conversations with customer service reps are becoming… Continue reading Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall
Right Hand Meet Left Hand
My quest for a Nokia E71 has come to an end. It hasn’t been a success. I’ve been trying to buy one for some weeks. I wanted to get one from O2 (my current phone company) as being an existing customer has some small advantages (even if it’s only a few free texts each month).… Continue reading Right Hand Meet Left Hand