A complaint about Visonic (technical support in Spain)
Good morning.
Last year, on December 21, I bought my Lenovo B560-M489MSP from a virtual store called TiendaTR.
On April 16, my laptop stopped working.
On April 18, I sent my Lenovo to Visonic technical service.
On April 20, Visonic detected the motherboard was crashed and requested a new one.
Today, 9th of May, the spare part has not yet arrived.
In my opinion, this is not admissible for a brand that hopes to become number one in laptop market.
Even Asus, has a better service.
Many thanks!
Regarding technical support VISONIC of Lenovo U430p Touch in Spain. The issue was non-detecting USB ports 2.0
I have sent my Lenovo through the purchase shop (partner gold of Lenovo) 30th June 2014. They recquired one month to replace the motherboard. According to Visonic, 18th of August my Lenovo was on its way back to the shop. The shop never received my laptop Lenovo.
After contacting them many times in order to find out why the Lenovo u430p was not delivered, their answer was "your Ultrabook is not lost, the transport service is not executing the transport to your city".
The 5th September, I wrote a formal complaint through e-mail. I never received a reply from VISONIC. Finally the 12th September, the shop where I purchased the Lenovo reported me that VISONIC admits to have lost my Lenovo u430p and they ask a replacement.
The 26th September, the shop reports me that the replacement from Germany has not been expedited. Ashamed for the service and issues from VISONIC, the shop feels compelled to refund me (the client). Consequences for a relatively simple issue were; 3 months without any Laptop, not a single email reply, missinformation and all data lost.
After this issues, the service provided by VISONIC and LENOVO guarantee phone in Spain, I would never buy a Lenovo again nor recommend to any work colleague, friends or family.
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Ok, I feel better now.
Jeffjeffisme wrote:
Man, am I frustrated. I upgraded to CS4 because I was having problems viewing some files in CS3. Concurrently, I upgraded to Snow Leopard. Now, when I open up a page from our site in Dreamweaver, the headlines, which are all in Courier, don't display (you can see them, however, in preview). The very same files display perfectly in CS3.
Sorry you're having problems, but Snow Leopard was released only a few days ago. CS4 is now a year old. I have upgraded to Snow Leopard without problems, but others have experienced a lot of pain. It's difficult to know where the fault lies.
She said the community of experts did work for Adobe.
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There, I've let off steam too.
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KathiGood day.
I moved your post to - Idea Android based Tablets, for you.
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A redirector / forwarder was left behind in General Discussion.
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I was receiving technical support from the support phone number from a person in India.
He began to ask me personal questions not related to the software and while he was asking these questions while working for Microsoft he was on another computer and website taking a paid survey for giving my personal information.
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Who do I file a complaint with over the abuse and misuse of my personal information and account?Unfortunately your post is off topic here, in the MSDN Subscriptions feedback forum, because it is not feedback regarding the MSDN Subscription. This is a standard response I’ve written up in advance to help many people (thousands, really.) who
happen to post their question in my forum, but please don’t ignore it. The links provided below I’ve collected to help with many issues we’ve seen.
For technical issues with Microsoft products that you would run into as an end user of those products, one great source of info and help is
http://answers.microsoft.com, which has sections for Windows, Hotmail, Office, IE, and other products. Office related forums are also here:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/contact-us-FX103894077.aspx
For Technical issues with Microsoft products that you might have as an IT professional (like more technical installation issues, or other IT issues), you should head to the TechNet Discussion forums at
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I recently got a replacement iPhone 4s due to a fault occuring with the phone and the replacement 4s that I received is turning off serveral times throughout the day by itself, I have been speaking to customer relations and technical support since the start of February in relation to my complaint and I seem to be getting a major runaround and still hae not had my issue resolved, is there anwhere else or even an email I can send my complaint to without going through those departments as I find the staff to be very unhelpful and also rude and aparently there are not managers working in Ireland at all only in the US, as I was told by a senior advisor yesterday
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Record about my phone (bought in Verizon store and connected to Verizon for 4 years) has been corrupted and now I can not make any changes to my data plan. Several sessions with the technical support and management have not resolved this issue. Each time technical people and top managers promised that this issue will be resolve tomorrow and they will cal me. Nothing happend!! I can not even cancel my service not just to upgrade it. Completely locked.
Any advice?
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Alex.Cannot figure out what your talking about since it makes no sense.
If you are the account owner you can go to the My Verizon web portal http://www.verizonwireless.com
You must log in with your cell number and your my Verizon portal password. Not the account pin.
Once there you can change your plan and services. However repeated incorrect login attempts will lock you out of the site. It a fraud prevention measure.
1-800-922-0204 call support with your cell number and or account number and account pin and they can assist you.
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MSI Technical Support, do they know wot there talkin about?
hey pps
after stu.oline's email to technical support regarding radio in mce i decided 2 jump on the bang wagon and e-mail them myself, public pressure and all that, heres wot i got bk
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for contacting MSI Technical Support.
We are sorry to say that this PC can not support Windows XP MCE.
We are not sure when will the new PC release to the market, please regard
to our website.
Sorry for inconvenience caused!
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 4:42 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Mega 180 Radio for Windows XP MCE query
Hi,
I have been a user of my Mega 180 barebones for around 3months now, and have overall been very happy with it.
I have recently upgraded to Windows Media Center Edition 2005 and the Mega now sits proudly next to my TV as a Media Center PC for watching DVDs, listening to music, and watching and recording TV.
However I am a bit disappointed that I cannot use the AM/FM radio directly in Windows XP MCE, and it is not convenient for me to use the seperate MSI Mega Radio program or remote, as the only input device connected to the Mega now is the Microsoft remote controller.
i am just wondering if there is ne way around this?
also,i understand a new mega barebones system is due out soon, the one based around the amb64, if at all possible could u give me an estimated date it will b on the uk shores?
many thanks
Steve
hmmm mega 180 doesnt support mce does it? ive heard it doesoh but we are ladies and do things that ladies do.
shooting people is not lady-like and is not encouraged.
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Is there any way to contact verizon with a detailed cell phone technical support question?
Is there any way to contact Verizon with a detailed cell phone technical support question? I prefer e-mail so as to provide details (like I am trying to provide here). I have tried in-store personnel (no help at all) and the web chat - they just want to see me more data instead of helping me with my basic problem!
I CAN NOT GET ANYONE FROM VERIZON TO GIVE ME ANY HELP NOR CAN I FIND A WAY TO FILE A COMPLAINT. AT THIS POINT I JUST WANT TO DROP MY VERIZON ACCOUNT BUT I'M SURE THAT IT WILL COST ME A SMALL FORTUNE TO GET OUT OF IT.
Here is my issue:
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BELOW IS A SCREEN COPY FROM REDDIT ABOUT SOMEONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A VERIZON CELL PHONE
So last night my RAZR MAXX HD did something totally bewildering by spontaneously downloading 2.6 GB of data over the course of ~ 3 hours. Fortunately I was able to catch this problem before it ended up being really expensive, but I still exceeded my 2 GB data plan by 600MB.
The Culprits:
Reddit News Free: 160 MB foreground / 0.96 GB background
Android OS: 0 MB foreground / 1.18 GB background
Several unnamed applications: ~ 350 MB
Screenshots:
The massive data spike
Android OS data usage
Reddit News Free data usage
Weird unnamed processes
Detailed timeline:
5:12 PM: Incident begins according to VZW data usage website (2.60410 GB used). This is around the last time that I used my phone at the laundromat before getting dinner and watching Game of Thrones.
8:04 PM: 50% of data allowance used (txt msg)
8:31 PM: 75% of data allowance used (txt msg)
8:58 PM: 90% of data allowance used (txt msg)
9:13 PM: 100% of data allowance used (txt msg)
10:05 PM: Got the text messages and immediately put the phone into airplane mode
10:30 PM: Took screenshots
10:45 PM: Enabled wifi, installed Kaspersky premium. Scan returned no threats.
11:00 PM: Left phone in airplane mode, went to sleep.
The questions:
What was the root cause of this issue? Did Reddit News freak out as a result of an esoteric bug or was my phone hacked?
If this was a simple Reddit News bug, then why was the Android OS also trying to use such a massive amount of background data?
What the hell are these unnamed numeric applications? I've inspected my process history and this is the first time they have ever attempted to use data.
I'm pretty sure that I can explain this situation to Verizon and get out of having to pay additional data usage fees, but I would like to know more about the problem before I get in touch with them.
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[–]omgmrjmako/PA, deb/Carbon 3 points 1 year ago*
All I can think is your phone may have background downloaded an OTA update, and you'd then be prompted with something like, "As update to your Android system has been downloaded, would you like to install it now?"
I do find it very odd that the update would be 2.6GB. As a rough base, the CyanogenMod 10.1 firmware for your device is well under 200MB, so unless Verizon has a ****-ton of bloatware in the update, or it had to attempt to download multiple times for some reason, it may be a stretch.
But doing a little homework, it looks like the Verizon Razr Maxx was updated to 4.1 in late March. Maybe they're still rolling it out in waves? Have you gotten the update yet?
Edit: Aaaand I just noticed you appear to be running an AOSP-based ROM, which totally rules out a carrier update being sent out.
Edit2: If you want to live dangerously, you could try running:
#kill -9 12289
That 12289 is the PID listed in your screenshot. But don't run that without fulling understanding the kill command.
The ps command could also be of use, but probably not.
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[–]lechnito[S] 2 points 1 year ago
I can confirm that the phone is currently at 4.1.2 and that I wasn't prompted for an OTA update.The fact that both the Android OS and Reddit News processes were simultaneously using an extremely large amount of data is unlikely to be a coincidence...
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[–]omgmrjmako/PA, deb/Carbon 3 points 1 year ago
That is very curious that the spikes happened at the same time.I'm curious. It may have put at least some of that 2.6GB somewhere. You could use a data visualizer tool to see if you can find it, which may lead to more clues.
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[–]lechnito[S] 2 points 1 year ago
The largest directories are:
DCIM: Normal looking photos (90,825 KB)
Android: Primarily map cache data (64,846 KB)
If it was downloading content then it did not significantly save content to storage. It's not like I have anything particularly sensitive on the phone, but the idea that it was uploading a snapshot of my data definitely makes me uncomfortable.
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[–]omgmrjmako/PA, deb/Carbon 2 points 1 year ago
Yup, Digital Camera IMages and videos.Somewhere in /sdcard/Android would be my guess as to where a mysterious file would be downloaded, but if it's only 64MB, and mostly map data, I'd safely rule it out.I'm sorry, but I'm stumped here.Edit: I should mention I don't think this is malware, because unless a malicious app gained superuser access, any data it used would show under it's own apk in the data usage list, not Android OS.
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[–]mistrbrownstone 0 points 1 year ago
DCIM: Normal looking photos (90,825 KB)
Was it trying to auto-upload pictures or video to G+?I ******* hate that.
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[–]lechnito[S] 1 point 1 year ago
Although I'm not really up to speed with the Android platform, I come from a UNIX background so I feel comfortable running commands. How do I pull up a bash terminal? Do I need to root the phone first?
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[–]omgmrjmako/PA, deb/Carbon 2 points 1 year ago
There's a number of terminal emulators in the Play Store that work well. You don't need a rooted phone to get to the shell as your user, but any privileged command won't execute unless you can grant it permission from the Superuser app that is installed when you root the device. So you could probably do a ps -e, but not a kill -9.
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[–]lechnito[S] 1 point 1 year ago
Got it. I downloaded a terminal emulator but unfortunately those processes no longer exist.Does Android keep a generic log of system level events like /var/log/syslog?
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[–]omgmrjmako/PA, deb/Carbon 2 points 1 year ago
I don't think so, and I know you'd need superuser permission to read most of the files in /var/log anyway. I'm not super familiar with how Android does its logging, but I do know that the two files of interest are the logcat and dmesg.
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[–]sh0nuff 1 point 1 year ago
Want to mention here that using your settings to set your data cap (set it on your billing day), then you won't go over again.Those text messages are really unhelpful, as they send out well after the data has been used. Chances are good you hit close to the 2GB mark before you received the bulk of the messages.
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[–]kindofabuzz -4 points 1 year ago
Quit installing pirated apps.
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[–]lechnito[S] 1 point 1 year ago
That's definitely not the case here; both my PC and and Android phone are free from pirated apps.You used the data. Verizon can not see what it was sued for. However your phone can see whats apps used the data. go to settings-data usage- there will be a place that says data usage cycle. line the dates up with your cycle. then there will be a bar graph below that extend bother white bars one all the way to the left and one all the way to the right. after those are extended below that will be a list of apps, there should be one that used over 2 gb and that will show you what app used that data in her purse
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Hi technical support Team of Apple I am sorry but this time I am very disappointed with IPhone and IOS 7.1, actually I have IPhone 5,5S both and I was trying to Restore my Phone for sell Because I want to by IPhone 64 Gold but unfortunately both phone stuck on recovery mode with error 1, and 3
I got Error 3 on IPhone 5 and error 1 In IPhone 5s , I did lot of try as I can my level best , like Update iTunes, stop all security, change cable even change computer format my laptop and install everything fresh in window I did try to with Mac of my friend,
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T500 Problems and experiences with Lenovo's technical support / EZServ
After some issues and numerous calls to Lenovo's Technical Support, I just thought I would share my experiences here.
First off, I currently own a ThinkPad T500, which was designed to be a replacement for my older ASUS laptop.
While the ASUS laptop is still running okay, I have had a hard time trying to get the company to properly warranty the laptop. (they would make falsified claims that nothing is wrong with the laptop, so that they would not have to replace any parts - and when they do replace parts, they would simply create another problem and totally ignore the described problem.) The experiences were so stressful and disgusting such that I am sick of arguing with the company any further. My decision on the ThinkPad was based on that IBM/Lenovo is designed to serve business class customers and theoretically should have "business-class support". For this very reason, I have added the best warranty service they was offered to me at the time (3yr onsite + accidental). I am just guessing at that time I just wanted to get away from small companies and go to a company that would back their customers' laptops.
As soon as I got my hands on a T500, however, I have noticed that something is wrong with the card reader. Apparently the reader on the machine would not read SDHC cards (it does read SD cards, however.) This is a problem because I only use SDHC cards and the machine was not able to read any of them. As the card reader controller is manufactured by the same manufacturer (Ricoh) and my older ASUS laptop was able to read SDHC cards, I thought something odd was going on with my machine. This was also based on the evidence that other T500 owners were able to read SDHC just fine.
In addition to the card reader, I was also having troubles in which the machine would freeze whenever Nero Burning ROM (a CD/DVD authoring software) is used.
My first support call to Lenovo was not that pleasant, given that I was placed on hold for 20 minutes when the rep was looking up specs for SHDC compatibility. The rep also said that they would not troubleshoot 3rd party software and would not help me on the issue. I was also told that I should also call back during "regular business hours (apparently until 5pm EST, or 2pm PST (my time)" (despite that the technical support hotline is open 24/7) so that a supervisor can handle my case. This makes it very difficult for me to get to someone with any authority as I am usually busy throughout the day until late afternoons (~4pm PST -> 7pm EST).
Nevertheless, my second call to Lenovo was much more pleasant. The rep handled my case in a timely fashion and promptly provided replacement parts indicated by my problem. (Onsite motherboard replacement for the card reader, and a separate shipment for the DVD-RW drive). Turns out that the motherboard replacement did fix the SDHC issue, although the freezing problem was not caused by hardware failures, but rather a faulty driver that was corrected after Lenovo released an update months later on the Intel SATA controller drivers.
Five months later, after having to use a broadband WWAN card for my work, I also started to notice there is something wrong with the broadband WWAN card. The card used is the Ericsson F3507g card (or the AT&T broadband WWAN option). Not only would the connection be very flaky, it would also drop connections fairly frequently. It seems that a SIM card pull to another card would result in a perfect connection and ever since I have been using an addon card instead to use the Internet. When I confronted Lemovo with the problem, the experience was worse than the first one. I have made at least six service calls to Lenovo and everytime the reps will waste my time with basic troubleshooting which I told them repeatedly that I have already done (I have even reinstalled the OS but it seems that it does not matter to the reps). Here are some things that are repeated over and over:
1) Can you uninstall the Power Manager Driver and the Wireless WAN drivers and reinstall them?
2) Can you go on to our website and download the WWAN drivers (document ID: MIGR-70000 - I even remembered this number since it was repeated so many times) - and the Power Manager Driver and reinstall it?
3) Can you go to Device Manager (the rep would go step by step to it even though I told him I already know how to get there), and see if there are any "bangs" (exclamation marks) on any of the devices?
4) Since you were able to connect to the AT&T network, then from the hardware standpoint there is nothing wrong with your card. This indicates there is a software configuration or a driver problem. (I have been trying to acquire the latest drivers but what I have was already the latest)
5) Since your card could connect to the network, you should contact your provider for help. (AT&T blames it on the card)
6) I'm sorry but there is nothing I can do to help you. You should contact your provider about the card (despite that I acquired the card from Lenovo and not from them)
7) Are you sure that your card is activated properly? It doesn't show in our systems that the card has been activated properly. You will need to call both AT&T and the Lenovo activation hotline (whatever this is) to have your card work properly. (I have never heard of this before)
Despite telling these reps I have an addon card that works perfectly and that I have done all the basic troubleshooting already, none of them are really willing to give me a replacement card. They would either request that I send my computer back to the depot (which I do not want to do since I use this laptop everyday and that's why I have onsite warranty), fail to help me, or transfer me to someone else that makes me do all the troubleshooting all over again. (Every call I made to Lenovo can be said to be composed of at least 20 minutes of basic troubleshootings with the end result of not being able to help)
After having the case escalated to a team leader, I was told that someone would give me a call within a few hours since their team leader is with another customer. Result? No callbacks. Not within a day, nor two.
Called Lenovo again, they apologized, but samething happened - supervisor on the line - promised another callback by a supervisor - but nothing, nada!
Called Lenovo a third time - was again told the same thing, but I am not falling for that anymore - the rep finally agreed to give me a replacement, as well as as to send out a technician that would fix the LCD cover that is starting to get loose on one side.
At that time, I was so frustrated and this reminds me of the pain I have went through with my old ASUS laptop and their grumpy customer service. It just seems to me that it has to be that difficult to have anything resolved or fixed. (What is especially frustrating is that the basic reps do not have any authority to make any decisions, 90% of the time I will need to be transferred to a supervisor of some sort before my case can be handled successfully - which is hard at times given that I only have until 2pm PST to call them)
Received replacement, but did not fix issue. I have noticed that the GPS (which was part of the WWAN card) also has problems getting adequate signals for a 3D Fix. I have once again called Lenovo, this time raising the concerns with the GPS and seeking for help. Along with the basic troubleshooting, here is what Lenovo has to say about the GPS issue which frustrates me even more:
1) uh, G..P..S? what GPS? (most reps I call say this, shows me that they either don't know what a GPS is or know that there is a dedicated GPS builtin on the Ericsson module. Perhaps they don't even know that ThinkVantage GPS existed)
2) You will need to have active service in order to use GPS (I do have active service, but nevertheless that statement is false since a 3D fix can be successfully acquired with a dummy card - I guess the rep has no idea what he/she was talking about)
3) That's a software issue - you need to call AT&T and tell them about the problem (Again, I guess the rep has no idea that the GPS is not linked to AT&T's networks - there is a dedicated GPS on the card that allows the ThinkVantage GPS tool to acquire proper GPS signals) (Also, why would AT&T troubleshoot a tool that Lenovo made called ThinkVantage GPS? - I don't get it)
4) You need to uninstall, and then reinstall the Power Manager driver and also the latest WWAN drivers. (I did that, did not work - I have told them I even reinstalled the OS from scratch)
5) You need to go uninstall, and then reinstall the Wireless LAN drivers (although I am talking about wireless WAN, not LAN)
6) There are two wireless adapters in your laptop? Are you sure about this?
7) LAN, or WAN? What are you referring to? (I guess some reps are not aware what WWAN means)
After dealing with the numerous reps that have no idea what I was talking about, I have decided that I would just take the machine into depot, which would give me a chance to explain the other issues I have with the machine as well.
Here are some of the issues I am having with my T500 right now (please comment if you have the same issues or perhaps have a possible solution/workaround for it)
1. The left side of the LCD cover has a pressure point, which causes the cover to dislodge from the rest of the panel slightly when pressure is applied from the back side of the cover. (Could be caused by closing the lid, for example) - IBM technician applied some adhesive to the inside, which helped it from dislodging, although the left side is still a little filmsy compared to the right.
2. This error randomly pops up at infrequent intervals: "Display driver igfx stopped responding and has successfully recovered."
The latest GFX driver is installed and all updates have been installed. OS has been reinstalled but problems still occurs infrequently.
3. This error also pops up at infrequent intervals: "Active protection is not functioning as system detected the abnormal sensor status. To diagnose the sensor device, run PC DOCTOR DOS - HDD Active Protection Test and if it still shows, contact Help and Service for repair." The only problem is, my laptop only came installed with PC Doctor 5 for Windows and when I run it"
I ran a sensor check in DOS using the diagnostic CD and the sensor checked out okay. This error seems to happen mostly after I changed a setting in the Active Protection System software. (ex. changing the suspend time, etc)
4. By default, the internal microphone does not work. In order for the internal microphone to work, the Advanced multi-stream mode must be enabled in the SmartAudio control panel. If both redirection options are enabled, the internal microphones and the speakers would then work normally. However, the hotkey controls on the ThinkPad would not control the right device when headphones are plugged in (since headphones are classified as its own device when the Advanced stream mode is enabled) - Mute and volume controls thus only controls the internal speakers' volume, and have no control whatsoever when headphones are plugged in.
5. The brightness on the T500 is rather dim. I am not sure if that's how the monitor is, but I can hardly see anything unless the display brightness is close to the max setting. I have the 1680x1050 matte screen.
6. The WWAN card does not make a stable connection to the network and ThinkVantage GPS does not acquire a 3D Fix even when under direct sky for >20 minutes. What is interesting though is that if I turn off the monitor screen (Fn+F3) or close to lid, the WWAN connection will be very stable and GPS will function normally (acquire fix usually within 2-3 minutes). If the monitor/screen is turned back on after a GPS Fix is acquied, the signals will quickly deteriorate and the updates will either become delayed/inaccurate or a fix will be lost. The brighter the screen, the harder it is to get a fix or a stable connection. (At the max setting it is almost impossible to get a fix while at the lowest brightness a very weak fix can be acquired - this is the case even many sattelites have been detected) Perhaps something with power consumption? Or the LCD drawing too much power?
7. Although it does not happen very frequently, pressing Fn+F3 to turn off the display might cause the LCD to flicker on and off non-stop.
8. This used to happen more with the older version of the Lenovo Fingerprint Software - but sometimes the software tends to get stuck at the welcome screen after returning from sleep/suspend/standby mode. The screen will remain at Please Wait forever and a hard restart will be required to get back into Windows.
9. At frequent intervals the sound from the internal speakers would stop working and only the headphones would work. The sound might, however, come back if I leave the headphones plugged in long enough and unplug them. Restarting the Windows Audio service will temporarily restore audio but the same issue tends to happen again soon after that. Driver issue? (I am not sure if it's relevant, but I tend to put my computer to sleep instead of shutting it down)
I have explained all of these issues on a piece of paper that I have included in my shipment to Flextronics. I have also included in big letters to make sure that they do not send the laptop to the address where they originally sent the "box" to. This is because I am only at that address a few days during the year and I don't plan to be there most days during the year.
On the first day, it seemed that the status changed from "Machine being repaired" to "Hold for customer information".
Apparently I missed a call from a number with an area code of 901 (which is Memphis, TN - I assume this is Lenovo's support center, since this is where the package was sent to). No messages were left on the voicemail. Called the number back, but was however told that I dialed the wrong number and no one has ever called me on this number (the lady on the phone was quite rude too) I then called the 800 EZServ number instead, turns out that they wanted one of my passwords which I gave them.
The evening after I saw that the machine was successfully repaired and that it is being shipped back to me. However, no tracking number was provided. (There still isn't a tracking number on the EZServ status page)
Hoping that my machine was repaired in good condition, I took a day off so I would be able to wait for UPS to deliver my laptop.
Such that I have something to work with, I called the EZServ # and see if they had a tracking number for my shipment. At the same time, I asked what components were replaced and/or what components were installed to the system. To my surprise, they reimaged the whole system and I was not even informed about this at all! (I do understand I checked the Yes box in the problem description page, but I felt that it was important that the repair center let their customers know before their data will be destroyed - luckily I imaged my laptop right before I shipped it out so I have a copy of my data) In addition, it also seemed that they did not read any of the pages I enclosed in the shipment since nothing about the WWAN card was ever mentioned, despite special emphasis placed on this when I called Lenovo to have my computer sent back. It seemed that the rep only recorded one of the problems I listed above, which was unsatisfactory.
The repair process was disappointing, as I have included in my problem description that I have previously tried reinstalling the whole OS from scratch and the problems did not go away. Reimaging the system will also probably have no effect on the problems I have described in the problem description.
What is more surprising to me though was that they totally skipped the notation I put on to have the notebook shipped to an alternate address relative to the box address. To make this impossible to miss, I miss drew a big * and circled it many times so that anyone would see it if they were reading the sheet. I found out shortly after checking on the UPS website that the city the package was being shipped to was that of the wrong address, and not the city of that of the alternate address. I was horrified after knowing that the package would not arrive today but yet I still took a day off work. (How disappointing?!)
Again and again, I called EZServ to see if I can have the package intercepted so it can be delivered to the right address. An intercept was placed on the package, although I received a call 30 minutes later from UPS saying that the intercept failed since the package has already been delivered. UPS also told me there is no way the people living there can simply return it and continue on with the intercept. Not happy with what I am hearing, I called EZServ and see if they can set up a pickup request to have the package delivered to my address. The first rep hanged up on me shortly she answered. The second rep called UPS, placed me on hold for more than 20 minutes, then hanged up on me. The third rep called UPS, and told me that they have esculated the case and that "UPS will handle everything", whatever that means. (she refused to disclose any more details). She told me that I would be receiving a call from her shortly on the details on the upcomings and promised that I would be receiving my laptop back. As with Lenovo, I didn't receive any callbacks. I called EZServ once more, and all they would say is tell me to wait. Sick and tired of waiting and calling and not getting anywhere, I drove 100 miles to where they shipped my laptop and picked it up there. I just don't know whether to trust the EZServ people anymore....
As far as the laptop goes, I didn't have time to open the box or to test it yet. But I will let you all know once I have taken a look at the results.
While the past experiences have been painful, I haven't lost all hope in Lenovo yet - although I really think that the customer service can really improve on certain levels.
Please give me advices on what to do next!
Thanks for reading this!
Message Edited by swg0101 on 04-04-2009 11:02 AMSwg0101
Thanks for sharing your details - it seems like we should focus on recovery of your system at this point.
I've sent you a PM - I'll look for your private message response with your contact information and case details so we can look into this and get you some help.
Best regards,
Mark
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The older version of itunes cannot be removed. contact your technical support group.
need help with itunes 12.1
my itunes was working just fine on my windows 7 pro PC.
Update 12.1 popped up and I clicked download and install and now all of my itunes is gone.
I uninstalled all Apple software packages, and also pain stakingly went thru my registry line by line and deleted all references to itunes, apple, quicktime, etc., then downloaded fresh downloads of the installer and each time I get just about to the end of the installer and a window pops up and says
"the older version of itunes cannot be removed. contact your technical support.
So, I tried downloading the previous version 11.4 and 10.7 64bit installers and then the system won't even get started doing an install when the system responds...
"a newer version of itunes is already installed", and the installer quits.
I have cleaned my registry now about 5 times, I ran all of the apps to clean my PC of all of the apple and itune files. I am an administrator on my PC. I also went as far as creating a second administrator and switching under that account and still get the same responses.
I have removed any attached external drives and tried the installer.
I have tried to install itunes under a different folder location instead of the default C:\Program Files directory.
I have tried to install via the Apple Software Upgrade utility as well as direct downloads of the installers.
All of my music is gone.
When I run the installer now, all of the other apple software files install ok, with the exception of itunes. It gets nearly complete when the "older version" error comes up then I notice it backs off the installation and no files or directories are created.
There is nothing in the Control Panel 'Add/Remove Programs' as far as iTunes, their are no directories or files, yet it still sees a old version of itunes referenced in some file on the pc.
I ran a couple of utilities such as CCleaner, Everything, Revo Uninstaller and Registry Reviver, as well as going thru regedit line by line for hours to remove references to apple and itunes - all still with the same results.
Either I get a 'the older version cannot be removed' or 'a newer version of itunes is already installed'
very frustrated.
anyone have a installer that will complete ignoring any errors?For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
The steps in the second box are a guide to removing everything related to iTunes and then rebuilding it which is often a good starting point unless the symptoms indicate a more specific approach. Review the other boxes and the list of support documents further down the page in case one of them applies.
Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there is backup and recovery advice elsewhere in the user tip.
If you are running 64-bit Windows and the above steps haven't helped try installing the version of iTunes that can be downloaded from this support document. iTunes 12.1 for Windows (64-bit — for older video cards)
If you still have no luck try reinstalling iTunes 12.0, links in the user tip.
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I am having problems connecting to wifi at home with my new IPhone 5. I got it replaced today at the Apple Store after dealing with a rude customer service person yesterday and today. They simply would not listen to me explain all the troubleshooting I have done. I also have an Apple Airport Extreme base station router, Macbook Air, two IPads, IMac and my husband's IPhone 5 on this wifi system with no problems. After talking to Apple Care yesterday, they told me to go to the store today to exchange my phone. The customer service person argued with me that I would have the same problems even if I exchanged the phone. This has been a very frustrating experience and after being a loyal "Apple" geek for many years, I'm seriously thinking about returning my IPhone 5 and getting a Samsung Galaxy S3! This is totally unacceptable! Tech support at Apple Care was great yesterday and that person actually listened to me unlike the two individuals at the Apple Store in Leawood, KS. How do I file a complaint about the hassles at the Apple Store?
Talk to the store manager.
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How to make a complaint about in store Apple customer service on iphone4S ?
Hi all,
I'd like to know about how to make a complaint about a very unpleasant service experience and I'd also like to share this story with you to see whether you guys have any comments (good/bad all welcomed!).
I booked a genius bar service to see the technical consultant at 1:00 pm yesterday. I came at around 1:15 pm and I was told by the order person (i.e. the person who holds a list of bookings on an ipad and instructs customers to queue) that I had to book another service time (i.e. next week).Our conversation was not pleasant and is (roughly) the following one.
Order person: You missed your appointment so book another one and come next week.
Me: I had my work and that is why I am late.
Order person: Sorry you need to book another one.
Me: No other alternative? I took a bus and came all the way here.
Order person: Or you can try Bondi.
Me: ............No other alternative?
Order person: Or you can wait for half an hour to one hour. You have seen how many people there are here.
Me: All right. I understand so can I ask you some technical questions?
Order person: You need to make a booking and talk to a genius service person.
Me: I just want to know given the issue I have if I can make a replacement.
Order person: What is your problem?
Me: I bought this iphone here in Sydney and gave it to someone who lives overseas as a gift. When he made a call he frequently could not hear anything from the other end. I bought two iphones, one black and one white. (I showed him my reciept.) The white one works but the black one doesn't.
Order person: Did you restore it?
Me: Yes and I brought it here. (I showed him the iphone.)
Order person: You do not have a micro-SIM card in the phone?
Me: No because I do not use an iphone.
Order person: If you do not have a SIM card then how can we assess it?
Me: So you need a SIM card?
Order person: Yes.
Me: I came here three times and different people told me different things. The first two times both the came-up people said just take your phone and we can offer you a replacement. So I think this is how it should be.
Order person: Well, I'm sorry!!! Now you know you need to have your micro-SIM card.
Me: Can I see your manager? I want to know exactly what I need to do.
Order person: I am the manager at the moment.
Me: So that is all I need to bring? Iphone and its SIM card.
Order person: Yes.
Me: OK.
Order person and his colleague had an unpleasant laugh after I turned.
There are a few things I want to make a complaint on and I'd like to see you guys' opinions on this.
The order person's attitude was not very acceptable. I understand he is an expert in this area but I believe there are non-expert customers like me who takes time to understand. Some of his words and his laugh made me very uncomfortable.
Even I have come three times I am still confused about what I need to bring to see the genius service person. I can bring an iphone but I do not have an Australian micro-SIM card (since this iphone is a gift to other people who lives overseas).
Thanks for reading all this! Any comments or suggestions are more than welcomed, both good and bad!
Please let me know if you know a proper place where I can make a complaint!
Thanks!!!Thanks for your response and yes, I haven't thought about the warranty being not international.
Having said this, using all the modern technology of identifying and tracking my device to e.g. figur out the warranty status, I find it not satisfactory. People like in my case relocate from time to time and Apple as an international company with employees world-wide should know better I think and I expect a more customer oriented problem solving attitude and -if you want to make a difference - it sure is possible.
Yes, I know the cue information from Manhattan, but in Hamburg you get other educational information on them.
For me there is a gap between the glamourous coolness, hand-shaking and introducing oneself on one hand and the unsatisfactory problem solution from the customer's perspective. As such I am already annoyed/frustrated when my device is not working as it is supposed to. Getting just process-required and not flexible responses does not help.
And no, I don't feel well, if I have an appointment scheduled for 10 minutes, invest already hours to make it happen and stay for much longer.
What annoys me is that I get the impression despite the fact that as an 'already educated customer' I do a lot myself in figuring out what to do best and be considerate and I am still confronted with an attitude as if I don't 'function good enough' as customer and should know this and that and better. This *****. -
Technical Support Request - (Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Hacked?
I just want to know yes or no can a sound card or video card be hacked. More importantly my old computer was hacked right down to the bios. Can not install windows nothing works. Is it safe to put my Audio Card (Audigy 2 ZS Platinum) into a new computer or could doing so harm my new computer? Should I just by another card? I would love to save the money from not buying another card but not if there is any chance that it will harm my new computer. >Original Message Follows:>------------------------>=======================>>Subject: CLI - Technical Support Request - (Audigy 2 ZS Platinum)>Name: Br Gordon 32>Self Description: Intermediate PC User>Country: United States of America>------------------>Support Inquiry: ID(5) I need help with a third-party software>application>Product: Audigy 2 ZS Platinum>------------------>Operating System: Windows XP>Computer Brand/Model: E Machines>Processor/CPU: pentium 4
2.0 ghz>Memory: 52 mb>>Detailed Problem Description:>I have two questions. One I have Audigy 2 zs>sound card in an old computer that got hacked>bad. I was thinking of using it in my new>computer but my old computer got hacked right>into the bios. I have not been able to get a>tech to fix it because it was hacked so bad. So>my question is this. Is it safe to put this>sound card in my new computer?>> If someone can get into my bios could they do>something to a sound or video card that would>make it dangerous to put in a new computer?>Should I just buy a new sound card from you?
THE QUESTION BELOW CAN BE IGNORED I was just curious about the answer.
My second question has to do with Asio. There is a>website www.asio4all.com that I downloaded from>because one of my VST soft synths said I needed>it. But windows li've care said it was a trojan.>(ASIO4ALL 2.7 ) Are there third party websites>that offer Asio that are safe?>> When I first installed the ASIO Im not sure it>was from that site and it seemed to work like a>regular program but lately I have been cleaning>my computer from a hacker and windows identified>it as a trojan. So my last question is do you>have asio drivers that would work with VSTs>requiring it's>>Would they only be bundled with creative sound>cards or are there third party distributers that>can be trusted. I guess Im asking if windows>li've care could be wrong. I removed it just to>be safe. I hope I did not ask too many>questions. I appreciate your time and efforts in>answering my questions.>Sincerely>Brian G>No, it can't
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Petition for Technical Support (Problems with BlueSoleil on BT6967 ver 1.43)
I downloaded BT software BlueSoleil v2.0 from http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/download/dld/spt_dld_detail.php?UID=326&kind=8
After installation, it doesn't load and asking for Licence Problem with my BT-6967 that's I think is not model v1.43, have also tried my original CD and same problem
this is a serious problem with BlueSoleil Drivers on BT 6967, because my dad buy one last BT 6967 ver1.43 with Tranceveing Key driver version 1.3.4.9 (shows on cd) and I tried upgrade my driver version 1.3.4 on my old BT 6967 with this 1.3.4.9 bluesoleil drivers and doesn't works!!!! I don't understand when both are same model MS-6967 why!!! don't works with the last drivers!!!! perhaps only for ver1.43??? because in the main window of BlueSoleil show a message "This version demo has expire" !!!!! what is the reason !!! blueSoleil only works with his 1.3.4.9 MS 6967 Tranceveing Key !!!??? and what's up with a normal MS 6967 1.3.4, technical support could help me??!!! please!!! i need a BlueSoleil software open to all versions on BT-6967
Please SOLUTION!!!!!! License Problem: BT-6967, XP SP2 BlueSoleil BT Driver
Im so bored with this problem.. i need solution.. please!! MSI how is posible BlueSoleil can't work only Demo version if I downloaded by his pageThanks for your interest.. i saw FAQ's pages about bluetooth connectivity and I already made contact with MSI Support, but i don't get any answer .. then I don't know what to do with this driver conflict on models BT-6967 running BlueSoleil
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