Blackberry Curve 8350 Broken, customer service refuses to be of any assistance.

I upgraded to a blackberry curve about 9 months ago. It was defective from the start, I brought it in two weeks later and got another curve. This is the phone I have now. It also never worked properly, but they could not "duplicate" it in the store and therefore they refused to replace it. A few months after that, the alarm/calendar refused to function properly, or at all for that matter, messages and emails are not deliver until midnight, and people on the other line can hardly hear me...But of course the sales reps cannot seem to notice any of this in the store.
So flash-forward to a week ago- my screen looses half the color and is now almost 100% white. Great! Now they can see it in the store. But oh wait.....I can't get a new phone because I have had this one for too long.
I used my upgrade and paid for a new phone, and I have yet to receive a working phone. I have been with Verizon for TEN years and I am appalled that Verizon will not credit back my upgrade since they SOLD me a defective phone TWICE. There CS is absolutely horrendous and they clearly do not value there customers or have any faith in the products, since they refused to stand behind them.
Now I will be receiving a refurbished phone. I had to do this when I had the pearl, and had to deal with SEVEN refurbished phones from Verizon, all were defective upon arrival. Once our contract is up we will be canceling all 5 lines we currently have with Verizon.

km000 wrote:
I upgraded to a blackberry curve about 9 months ago. It was defective from the start, I brought it in two weeks later and got another curve. This is the phone I have now. It also never worked properly, but they could not "duplicate" it in the store and therefore they refused to replace it. A few months after that, the alarm/calendar refused to function properly, or at all for that matter, messages and emails are not deliver until midnight, and people on the other line can hardly hear me...But of course the sales reps cannot seem to notice any of this in the store.
So flash-forward to a week ago- my screen looses half the color and is now almost 100% white. Great! Now they can see it in the store. But oh wait.....I can't get a new phone because I have had this one for too long.
I used my upgrade and paid for a new phone, and I have yet to receive a working phone. I have been with Verizon for TEN years and I am appalled that Verizon will not credit back my upgrade since they SOLD me a defective phone TWICE. There CS is absolutely horrendous and they clearly do not value there customers or have any faith in the products, since they refused to stand behind them.
Now I will be receiving a refurbished phone. I had to do this when I had the pearl, and had to deal with SEVEN refurbished phones from Verizon, all were defective upon arrival. Once our contract is up we will be canceling all 5 lines we currently have with Verizon.
Did you use this upgrade to purchase the same type of phone? Why didn't you try a different one if all the BB Curves you received were defective?

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Lost Experia Z2 tablet wifi, customer service refuses to help, please advise..........

A Z2 tablet and accessories is what I am disputing here. At this point, I request that a member of Sony management handle this complaint. The color of the Z2 is black.
First, I did not place the order for this unit, it was evidently a gift. Because Sony did not put the original packing/tracking/gift slip in the box, I have no record of an order number, nor do I know who it is from or what name the order would be in. This would have been a birthday gift. I come from a huge family and still, 3 weeks later, I cannot track down who sent it.
The original box was delivered to me damaged and the screen on the tablet was cracked. I followed your procedure and immediately called customer service, they gave me an RMA # to return it and an return address in Laredo, TX. I did not write down the return tracking number because it was a preaddressed, prepaid electronic label. The rep. assured me that she would make arrangements for the overnight shipment to me of a new one, but 2 weeks later now, that has never happened. I no longer have the serial number to give them because that is imprinted on the unit. And now mysteriously customer service can find no record of the RMA/prepaid label that they issued, nor can they find the return now. I did exactly what they said and wrote the RMA # on the outside of the box to insure that Sony got proper credit for the broken unit. I even called a week after shipping to make sure you got the unit back and repair confirmed receipt of the tablet. But, like I said, no one can find record of this transaction. When I call back in to customer service, they demand and order name and the purchasers name, but Sony never put that in the box. So Sony is asking me now for information that I don't have, and information that they should have recorded properly. I understand that things can happen in transit, but I should not continue to be penalized for Sony's mistakes. Not to mention the fact that these are very, very devious business practices, plus you are not standing behind your return policy or warranty procedures. Plus customer service has gotten down right rude with me - I find their attitudes very abrupt and demanding, with no logical understanding of what I'm saying. So Ely, I'm to the end of my rope on this. I am going to give Sony one more chance to make this right. I will give the Sony Store until this coming Friday to deliver me a new tablet/accessories. If I do not have everything by Friday, then I'm simply going to file a formal complaint with the Attorney General. I do not want to do that, but I'm not going to get ripped off with no new tablet. Someone paid good money for this and I do expect a new replacement. If Sony cannot verify their own information, then I consider it Sony's loss and not mine. My shipping address and email is available if you message me privately.
Thank you and I will await the new tablet/accessories. I appreciate your willingness to help me.

@CrisisKids
I'm sorry to hear this but if you sent the tablet through UPS or even regular USPS you should have that receipt and it has warranty, as long as you can prove what you sent it's worth that amount. you should also have a tracking number and you will know when it was delivered.
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Shipment delayed by a month, customer service refuse to cancel

I ordered a TV online on Nov 18. It was originally supposed to be delivered on Nov 25.
I got an e-mail today saying that the new date is Dec 24. There is no reason given for the delay.
Obviously, I called customer service to cancel the order. The idea of being out $550, and no TV for a month didn't sit well with me.
Perhaps not supringly, this turned out to be impossible. The agent couldn't cancel the order, and the supervisor to whom I asked to speak said that it's not possible. My only option it seems is to wait until it ships and there is a tracking number, then contact UPS and refuse shipment. I cannot get a refund until that happens, but I'm assured I will get it once the order is cancelled in that fashion.
This is a pretty ridiculous situation. The company's systems cannot possibly stop an order that's going to ship in 1 month from shipping? I cannot even get a refund?
Perhaps someone on the forums can enlighted me to alternatives. Otherwise, I'm going to start by requesting a chargeback on my credit card since I didn't receive the product I've purchased.
If there are customer reps on this forum: Case #: {removed per forum guidelines}
Thanks for listening.
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Hi geneg,
Being asked to wait a month to get your TV is just crazy, and I truly am sorry for this. I can also understand you being skeptical that your order can’t be cancelled when the unit wasn’t going to ship for a month.
I looked at your order and I show the TV has now shipped and is scheduled to be delivered to you tomorrow 11/28/2014.
If you don’t want this TV I would not suggest you refuse the shipment as this could cause significant delays in getting this order returned. Instead if you plan on returning the purchase I would suggest bringing to the nearest Best Buy store.
Thanks for posting,
Allan|Senior Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Kafkaesque Customer Service - Refusal to Escalate Complaint

Having been a skype customer for a decade, I am flabbergasted at how bad their customer service has become. It is simply kafkaesque. I had the temerity to change the billing card for my skype number - then some jobsworth decided to freeze my account. There followed a ludicrous verification proceedure (what month did you join skype, what was the credit card number you used ten years ago...). Having gone to some lengths to find this information, the jobsworth claimed I had failed the verification proceedure - but refused to tell me why! Apparently said jobsworth informed me that in spite of this number being rather important to me, the best solution was for me to close my account and open a new one and purchase a whole new number. So that in a few years' time, Skype can presumably lock me out of my account all over again. To add insult to injury, Mr jobsworth has refused my request to escalate this to a more senior member of the team, who presumably might have the capacity to see that my account should be unlocked. Or maybe not, consideirng they probably came up with the verification proceedure. I am now in contact with Ofcom about this as apparently the people working for skype don't seem to think their company should comply with UK company law. We're not even allowed to complain. Anyone else managed to resolve these ludicrously bad customer service issues? Is skype trying to lose customers? All I can find is other people experiencing the same thing, with comments promptly moved to other less conspicuous boards. I feel like screaming.

Did you bill it to the account?
If so, follow these steps:
"HOW AND WHEN CAN I DISPUTE CHARGES?
If you're a Postpay customer, you can dispute your bill within 180 days of receiving it, but unless otherwise provided by law or unless you're disputing charges because your wireless device was lost or stolen, you still have to pay all charges until the dispute is resolved. If you're a Prepaid customer, you can dispute a charge within 180 days of the date the disputed charge was incurred. YOU MAY CALL US TO DISPUTE CHARGES ON YOUR BILL OR ANY SERVICE(S) FOR WHICH YOU WERE BILLED, BUT IF YOU WISH TO PRESERVE YOUR RIGHT TO BRING AN ARBITRATION OR SMALL CLAIMS CASE REGARDING SUCH DISPUTE, YOU MUST WRITE TO US AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ADDRESS ON YOUR BILL, OR SEND US A COMPLETED NOTICE OF DISPUTE FORM (AVAILABLE AT VERIZONWIRELESS.COM), WITHIN THE 180–DAY PERIOD MENTIONED ABOVE. IF YOU DO NOT NOTIFY US IN WRITING OF SUCH DISPUTE WITHIN THE 180-DAY PERIOD, YOU WILL HAVE WAIVED YOUR RIGHT TO DISPUTE THE BILL OR SUCH SERVICE(S) AND TO BRING AN ARBITRATION OR SMALL CLAIMS CASE REGARDING ANY SUCH DISPUTE."
If not,
You should try calling customer service. Ask for the freud department.

BB cancels order due to payment glitch - Customer Service refuses to honor

After 2+half hours on the phone this morning trying to get the cancelled order reinstated and payment method corrected, Customer Service says 'too bad, so sad, go away & have a nice day, we will not honor the order'.
If there's any kind of problem with your order, I highly recommend to call into a Rep if your order contains price-sensitve items.
DO NOT follow the directions on the website nor in the emails. You will be extremely disappointed by (lack of) Customer Service.
I was not trying to get something for nothing. I placed the order in good faith on Monday. Tuesday I see the email stating "a problem with payment". Following the directions, I re-enter my credit card information and resubmit (once). All appears well, until I check on the order this (Wed) morning. My order was cancelled. Surely, BB will correct this obvious error, considering a prior order on the same day went through just fine, I thought. After all, I'm trying to give them my business on a rather large Home Theater purchase.
It was challenging just from the logistics of the phone experience. Must've been a busy morning and BB was also having phone issues. I waited patiently for the 1st answer at 25 minutes (VRU said 10-12), after explaining, the Rep tried to transfer me to a Supervisor for another 30 minutes. I was disconnected when one picked up. Had to cold call back in and endure another 15 minute wait (VRU said 4-7), the Rep tried to pull up notes from 1st call and gave up after another 10 minutes. After explaining, she attempted to transfer to her Supervisor for 45 minutes. I was on the call with her for ~80 minutes. When I finally spoke to a Supervisor, I was accused of trying to 'cheat the process' and 'ask her to commit policy violation'. She had facts, logs and order details in front of her and I was still treated this way.
Ultimately, she told me there was nothing more she would try to do and would not 'deal with me any longer'.
This is the absolute worst Customer Service that I have ever had. No attempt by BB to make the situation right by honoring the order placed on Monday.
Request to BB management;
1. Make it Right! reinstate my order.
2. Fix your payment issues and process/policy for cancelling orders. Contact customers proactively when your systems fail and orders fallout.
3. Fix your CS policies and escalation process. The initial Rep should have been able to resolve the order issue.
4. Fix your phone system and/or transfer process.
5. Remind your CS Reps not to insult/accuse your paying Customers. Potential churn is cheaper to keep than acquire.
6. Your ad campaign is laughable "No one claims they are the worst." Your CS dept confirmed that you are far from the Best.
p.s. Case# available if you want to research why I'm unlikely to shop BB in the future.
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Good afternoon drenken,
After placing an order for a significant home theater purchase on Cyber Monday, I’m sure you were ecstatic in your shopping experience and couldn’t wait to receive your devices! It is utterly disheartening to hear that this experience may have turned into a rather dreadful one so quickly.
I’m glad to hear that you were able to attempt updating your billing information on BestBuy.com. Generally this option alleviates some hassle for customers who would rather not contact us via phone to update such information, which can take some time given the high call volumes this time of year. It is regrettable to hear that it didn’t go as expected for you, due to the strange issues with the order.
I imagine your frustration only grew from when you received the cancelation email to when you had difficulties acquiring assistance over the phone afterward. I sincerely apologize for any dismay this entire experience may have caused you. It does not sound at all like this experience would have left you with an appropriate representation of our company.
Unfortunately, once an order is canceled, we are unable to reinstate it. The only option would be to replace the order. Typically if an order is canceled, we would not be able to honor the sale prices if they are no longer current. With that said, I was able to review your order and it would appear that the same card was successfully used on a subsequent order , leaving this to be quite the peculiar occurrence.
I am sending you a private message to you with further details in regards to this order and to see what other options we may have for you, as I can understand why this experience may be so displeasing. You may check your private messages once you have signed into the forum by clicking the envelope icon in the top right corner of the page.
Respectfully,
Tasha|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Customer Services Refused to Take my Complaint

I am so angry that I have been pacing the floor in my home!!! BT are a total disgrace.
We moved to our home 4 years ago and was given my phone number by Virgin and as usual this number had been used by someone else. We immediately started getting calls for a building business and received the latest call at approximately 6.30pm this evening. The calls have ranged from bailiffs, a Clerk of Court, building supply companies and carphone warehouse all wanting and then demanding money owed to them and the latest call was from a man wanting to know if we had any jobs as he was looking for employment. At one point, I even had calls from people who said they were friends of the owners of this dodgy business and said that they would call on their mobile number. Of course we told them over and over again to tell the business owners to stop giving out our phone number for their debts. We were actually called by the business owner and given a load of verbal abuse because of what we had told their friends and they didnt see what our problem was.
We moved to BT from Virgin at the end of last year and kept our number which incidentally was originally a BT number in the first place but of course the calls kept coming, in fact most of the calls above were since we moved to BT including the call from the business owner. The abuse was so bad that we called the Police who said that there wasn't a lot they could do and that we were to contact BT.
We called BT and spoke to a very helpful man. We explained the whole situation. He looked into the company's name and our telephone number and confirmed that indeed that company did have our telephone number quite some time ago - now over 4 years ago. He also confirmed that the company had been disconnected because of non payment of bills which is how we got the number. I was transferred to different departments concerning the phone book and business phone book and yellow pages and was told that their advert would be taken out immediately - over 3 years since I had been given the number. I was also assured that their advert would be taken off all BT phone books online immediately and I would not be able to see one the next day. I thought the nightmare had ended but not so.
Almost a year later the calls are still coming in thick and fast3 yesterday and the latest one this evening. When asked how he got our number, he said he found it in the BT phonebook. I saw red to say the least. I looked up the business phone book online and sure enough the business is advertised with my telephone number. It is in the business phone book and bt exchanges, who knows what other bt business advertising sites its also on.
I called BT immediately and was told they could change my phone number. I told them that it would take me a very long time and cost me financial loss to change my number through calling companies with expensive call rates so I was not prepared to change my number. Also, what is the point in changing my number to begin this sorry cycle all over again with someone elses old number. I said I wanted to make a complaint and could she give me the phone number I should contact. I was told there was none and I had to speak to customer services. All I can say is customer services my backside! Of course it was the obligatory indian call centre with all the echoes and not understanding English which was just the start of the problem. I told the operator I wished to make a complaint so had to go through 4 years worth of information with him on the phone. His response was 'out of curiosity why dont you change your number'. My response was out of curiosity, why is BT advertising a business by giving out my residential phone number to which I received no response. I told him I wanted to speak to a manager but of course there were none available and was told I could speak to a supervisor. Another non english speaking person came on the line and told me he as a supervisor though I strongly suspect this was a lie. Of course I had to go through the whole thing again - I have bronchitus which made it worse still - but all I got from him was 'ummm' I asked him straight why BT were advertising this company and giving out my residential phone number to be told by him that they are not. He told me it was not possible for this to happen so I asked him to pull up the business phone book he told me that it would take a long time for him to be able to do that - it took me around a minute. He left me sitting on a dead phone for 20 minutes before I gave up.
I have looked on the BT site on how to make a complaint but it's always the online form I come back to but I don't want to use this. I want a phone number and an email address where I can send my complaint straight. I need to keep all written communciations about this as I will be taking it to the Ombudsman if BT do not do something to stop this and recompense me for the distress I have been put through. Can someone please give me the contacts I need.
Thanks

Hi Angry_Customer
The purpose of the forums is to offer peer to peer support between BT Customers.
I have offered you help so that we can take on this complaint via e-mail in an attempt to resolve it for you.
You could also raise a complaint via the contact us online form which will generate an email to the complaints team if you specify that you wish to receive an email response, you will be able to keep a paper trail of your complaint.
I hope this gets resolved and the calls stop being made incorrectly to your home.
Thanks
Stuart
BTCare Community Mod
If we have asked you to email us with your details, please make sure you are logged in to the forum, otherwise you will not be able to see our ‘Contact Us’ link within our profiles.
We are sorry that we are unable to deal with service/account queries via the private message(PM) function so please don't PM your account info, we need to deal with this via our email account :-)

Blackberry Curve 8520 - Broken Touchpad?

FOLLOW GUY-CP'S GUIDE IT WILL WORK.....
I JUST REMOVE MY BATTERY AND SIM AND PUSH THE METAL PLATING AT THE BACK OF THE TRACKPAD THEN I PUT IT ON AND I'M SURPRISED BECAUSE MY TRACKPAD FUNCTION FAST...
PLEASE TRY IT FOR YOUR OWN GOOD...
JUST TRY NOTHING ANYTHING WILL HAPPEN...

There is a worked-for-most solution in
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-Curve-BlackBerry-8500/Trackpad-freezes-BB-8520/td-...
The solution is try to remove the battery, sim card and memory card. Then you will see a metal part [which is located exactly in the same place with the trackpad], simply push it and the trackpad is going to work.
I hope this help!

My trial version of dreamweaver won't open... Please help as the people from customer service refuse to! :(

I downloaded a trial version of dreamweaver. It worked for a
few days, then stopped working. When I click on the desktop icon it
loads and asks me if I want to continue with my trial (29 days
left) or enter serial number. When I click continue with trial a
"Dreamweaver 8" banner comes up (indicating it is loading) then it
closes. I phoned technical support and wasn't able to get through
several times. When I finally did (after 45 minutes) the conclusion
they gave me was that THEY COULD NOT HELP ME FOR "FREE" because it
was a trial version. I really want to learn this program and would
really appreciate any help. I also checked out the dreamweaver
download trouble-shooting page and tried a few things which did not
seem to help. My computer is fairly new and has more than enough
memory (160G or so?).
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANY HELP!

I'll try. What are your machine specs. You say 160G of
memory? I am
assuming you mean a 160 gb hard drive. That is not memory.
How much RAM do
you have? What operating system are you running?
Did you download the trial from the Adobe site? Do you have
antivirus or
firewall software that might be blocking the program?
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>I downloaded a trial version of dreamweaver. It worked
for a few days, then
> stopped working. When I click on the desktop icon it
loads and asks me if
> I
> want to continue with my trial (29 days left) or enter
serial number. When
> I
> click continue with trial a "Dreamweaver 8" banner comes
up (indicating it
> is
> loading) then it closes. I phoned technical support and
wasn't able to get
> through several times. When I finally did (after 45
minutes) the
> conclusion
> they gave me was that THEY COULD NOT HELP ME FOR "FREE"
because it was a
> trial
> version. I really want to learn this program and would
really appreciate
> any
> help. I also checked out the dreamweaver download
trouble-shooting page
> and
> tried a few things which did not seem to help. My
computer is fairly new
> and
> has more than enough memory (160G or so?).
>
> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANY HELP!
>

WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CLIENT SUPPORT OF ANY COMPUTER COMPANY EVER

i bought the new thinkpad and recd the end of dec 2012. I recoomended it to many in my company and am sorry they all started buying them. We all got the ultra book think pads. My was core 17-quite expensive/4333 SERIES. I bought iT with the warranty. NOTE- WHEN YOU BUY THE THINK PAD - YOU NEED THE EXTRA WARANTY NO ONE TELLS YOU ABOUT -PRO WARRANTY.THE WARANTY YOU GET FOR 3 YEARS IS BOGUS.
i USED MY THINK PAD LIGHTLY AND ALWAYS TOOK GOOD CARE OF IT. I PREPARED FOR 6 MONTHS A PROJECT AND HAD IT SAVED TO MY HARD DRIVE BUT NO COPIES. THE MACHINE WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. I PANICKED AS THE INFO WAS NEEDED FOR A MAJOR PRESENTATION I AM MAKING NEXT WEEK.
i CALLED LENOVA IMMEDIATELY AND THEY FGAVE ME 5 PHONE NUMBERS SO I CAN BRING IT IN AND HAVE IT SERVICED. IT WAS UNDER WARANTY UNTIL 2015.
ALL 5 PLACES THEY GAVE DO NOT FIX THE COMPUTERS. I CALLED LENOVO BACK BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT EVEN FIND A DEALER THAT COULD FIX THE MACHINE. I SENT IT TO THEM ON THE 25TH. ON THE 27TH I USED MY CASE NUMBER AND FOUND IT WAS IN REPAIR. I CALLED ON THE 27,28,29,30,1,2,3, I SPOKE TO EVERY DEPARTEMT AND COLLECTIVELY SPENT 30 HOURS OF TIME(YES I WAS HING UP ON, SENT TO WORNG DPARTMENTS, PLACED ON HOLD FOREVER) TRYING TO TRACK MY COMPUTER AND THE PROBLEM. EVERY PERSON SAYS "I AM SORRY, I UNDERSTAND , ETC. THEY DO NOT. I NEEDED TO EITHER RETRIEVE THE INFO FROM THE HARDRIVE OR HAVE IT REPAIRED BEFORE I LEAVE FOR EUROPE IN 2 DAYS FOR A POWER POINT PRESENTATON THAT TOOK 6 MONTHS TO PREPARE AND NO BACK UP. FINALLY I WAS TOLD THE ADAPTER PORT WAS BROKEN AND THE COMPUTER BOARD BURNT OUT AND TO GIVE THEM 950.00 TO FIX A COMPUTER I DID NOT DROP, TAMPER WITH OR BREAK. i USED THE POWER CORD THEY GAVE ME AND CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN CHARGE ME FOR A COMPUTER THAT IS NEW-WITHOUT A SCRATCH AND UNDER THE WARRANTY THEY SOLD ME. WHY DID I BUY A WARRRANTY?. SHAME ON IBM AND LENOVO. 950.00 . SHAME ON YOU OVER AND OVER.
I SPOKE TO EVERY DEPARTMENT AND THEY KNOW NOTHING EXCEPT HOW TO TRANSFER ME FROM ONE DEPARTMENT TO ANOTHER DEPT. ONE MAN TOLD ME THE COMPUTER IS UNDER WARRANTY AND HE WOULD HAVE IT FIXED AND THEN TRANSFERED ME TO A MANAGER TO REVIEW ALL HE CONFIRMED. . AGAIN I WAS SENT TO TECH SUPPORT AND THEN SALES AND THEN WARRANTY AND BACK AGAIN. THERE IS NO MANAGER, JUST PEOPLE THAT PASS THE BUCK AROUND WITHOUT RESPONSIBILITY. i WROTE EACH PERSONS NAME DOWN -AND THE LIST IS LONG. i DID SPEAK TO THE WARRANTY DEPT AND I WAS TOLD I COULD NOT GET THE RIGHT WARRANTY AS THE MACHINE IS MORE THAN 90 DAYS OLD AND NOW IN REPAIR. . LENOVO KNOWS ONE THING- CHARGE THE CUSTOMER AND THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT WHAT THEY DID WRONG OR THAT THE MACHOINE I RECIEVED WAS FAUTLY. I AM TO BLAME AND HELD HOSTAGE FOR 950.00. I FINALLY SPOKE TO A WOMAN WHO SAID SHE WOULD SEND MY CASE TO A MANAGER TO ESCALTE. SHE WAS CONDESCENDING AND HORRIBLE. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND TIMING AND SHE IS SORRY AND SHE UNDERSTANDS- BUT I DO NOT THINK ANYONE UNDERSTANDS THE WORDS THEY ARE SPEWING. IF THEY UNDERSTOOD- WHY IS IT GOING TO TAKE 3-5 MORE DAYS TO GET THE CASE TO ESCALATE.I WILL LEAVE ON A TRIP WITHOUT MY WORK AND ONE OF THESE DAYS -SOMEONE TILL WAKE UP AND JUST START THE WHOLE PROCESS OVER AND ASK ME THE PROBLEM AND DEMAND THE 950.00. WAKE UP IBM AND LENOVO AND KNOW I WILL DO ANYTHING I CAN TO DISCOURAGE MY COMPANIES AND ANYONE I AM ASSOCIATED WITH TO NOT CONSIDER IBM PRODUCTS.YOUR CUSTOMER CARE IS HORRIBLE. YOUR SYSTEMS AND TRAINING OF PERSONAL IS TERRIBLE. i WANT MY COMPUTER BACK, FIXED AND NO CHARGE AND ACCEPTED AS IT WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY I BOUGHT. iF THERE IS AN EXTRA PRO THNKPAD WARRANTY I NEED TO BUY- I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO SO. i AM POSTING THIS BLOG ON ALL MY COMPANIES WEBSITES INCLUDING FACEBOOK, TWITTER ,LINKED IN -GLOBALLY. PERHAPS I WILL DO SOME GOOD IN WARNING ANYONE THAT WAS THINKING OF IBM PRODUCTS TO NOT BUY THEM

Dave,
Sorry to hear about your troubles - I can only imagine your frustration and the time crunch.
The best approach is to ask that your case be escalated to customer relations - this will usually take 24-48 hours and it sounds like that may be already in the works. Customer relations should be able to work with service and depending on the circumstances have the system repaired under your exisiting standard warranty terms.
A standard or extended warranty should be enough in most instances - the accidental damage upgrade is really to cover drops, spills, physically broken parts - cracked LCDs, hinges, etc. These types of damages are often rulled as "customer induced" and not covered under normal warranty which results in a billable ammount quoted for the repair.
Service applies their best judgement on these, but we recognize that circumstances can vary and so there is an escalation and review process to make sure we can intercede and help customers as appropriate given the particulars of the case.
Best regards,
Mark
ThinkPads: S30, T43, X60t, X1, W700ds, IdeaPad Y710, IdeaCentre: A300, IdeaPad K1
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Hi-- the mac keeps freezing. The log refers to LS Service failure, copied below. Any assistance will be most appreciated. Thanks

Apple System Log (ASL) Messages:
Source:          /var/log/asl
Size:          131 KB (131,261 bytes)
Last Modified:          9/30/13 9:49 PM
Recent Contents:          ...
2013-09-30 21:45:36 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: failed looking up LS service ( scCreateSystemService returned MACH_PORT_NULL, called from SetupCoreApplicationServicesCommunicationPort, so using client-side NULL calls.
2013-09-30 21:45:36 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: LaunchServices/5123589: Unable to lookup coreservices session port for session 0x186a0 uid=0 euid=0
2013-09-30 21:45:36 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: failed looking up LS service ( scCreateSystemService returned MACH_PORT_NULL, called from SetupCoreApplicationServicesCommunicationPort, so using client-side NULL calls.
2013-09-30 21:45:36 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: LaunchServices/5123589: Unable to lookup coreservices session port for session 0x186a0 uid=0 euid=0
2013-09-30 21:45:36 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: failed looking up LS service ( scCreateSystemService returned MACH_PORT_NULL, called from SetupCoreApplicationServicesCommunicationPort, so using client-side NULL calls.
2013-09-30 21:45:36 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: LaunchServices/5123589: Unable to lookup coreservices session port for session 0x186a0 uid=0 euid=0
2013-09-30 21:45:36 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: failed looking up LS service ( scCreateSystemService returned MACH_PORT_NULL, called from SetupCoreApplicationServicesCommunicationPort, so using client-side NULL calls.
2013-09-30 21:45:36 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: LaunchServices/5123589: Unable to lookup coreservices session port for session 0x186a0 uid=0 euid=0
2013-09-30 21:45:36 -0400 com.apple.launchd[1]: Job appears to have crashed: Trace/BPT trap: 5
2013-09-30 21:45:36 -0400 com.apple.launchd[1]: Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
2013-09-30 21:45:36 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: Saved crash report for avgnotifyd[249] version ??? to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/avgnotifyd_2013-09-30-214536_Oded-Kadoshs-MacBo ok-Air.crash
2013-09-30 21:45:37 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: failed looking up LS service ( scCreateSystemService returned MACH_PORT_NULL, called from SetupCoreApplicationServicesCommunicationPort, so using client-side NULL calls.
2013-09-30 21:45:37 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: LaunchServices/5123589: Unable to lookup coreservices session port for session 0x186a0 uid=0 euid=0
2013-09-30 21:45:37 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: failed looking up LS service ( scCreateSystemService returned MACH_PORT_NULL, called from SetupCoreApplicationServicesCommunicationPort, so using client-side NULL calls.
2013-09-30 21:45:37 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: LaunchServices/5123589: Unable to lookup coreservices session port for session 0x186a0 uid=0 euid=0
2013-09-30 21:45:37 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: failed looking up LS service ( scCreateSystemService returned MACH_PORT_NULL, called from SetupCoreApplicationServicesCommunicationPort, so using client-side NULL calls.
2013-09-30 21:45:37 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: LaunchServices/5123589: Unable to lookup coreservices session port for session 0x186a0 uid=0 euid=0
2013-09-30 21:45:37 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: failed looking up LS service ( scCreateSystemService returned MACH_PORT_NULL, called from SetupCoreApplicationServicesCommunicationPort, so using client-side NULL calls.
2013-09-30 21:45:37 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: LaunchServices/5123589: Unable to lookup coreservices session port for session 0x186a0 uid=0 euid=0
2013-09-30 21:45:37 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: failed looking up LS service ( scCreateSystemService returned MACH_PORT_NULL, called from SetupCoreApplicationServicesCommunicationPort, so using client-side NULL calls.
2013-09-30 21:45:37 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: LaunchServices/5123589: Unable to lookup coreservices session port for session 0x186a0 uid=0 euid=0
2013-09-30 21:45:37 -0400 com.apple.launchd[1]: Job appears to have crashed: Trace/BPT trap: 5
2013-09-30 21:45:37 -0400 com.apple.launchd[1]: Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
2013-09-30 21:45:37 -0400 ReportCrash[250]: Saved crash report for avgconfigd[251] version ??? to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/avgconfigd_2013-09-30-214537_Oded-Kadoshs-MacBo ok-Air.crash

Back up all data, then remove AVG Internet Security/Antivirus according to the developer's instructions. You may have to boot in safe mode in order to complete the uninstallation. Reboot and test.

Contact Curve 8350

Hi everyone,
Here is my issue/story,
I'm working for an I.T. departement as technician and our team set up a blackberry server on our SBS server linked with Active Directory. Everything is finely done and works very well for almost all our user exept for one of us that have a blackberry Curve 8350. I'm unable to link the A.D. contact list like the other blackberry. I already tried to update the O.S. version but the problem is still there. There's something weird in this blackberry, in the list of contact there's some contact wich are set as "null" and there is a lot of contact that are in double, triple and more... The list of contact is really "f***ed t' up" and I don't know what else to try or check. Could this be a problem directly in the OS or maybe only server side configuration. I need help please.

Hi there!
Is this BES-based? If so, then you need to contact your BES admins for assistance.
If this is BIS via OWA, then you need to follow these guides:
KB03133 How to integrate a Microsoft Outlook Web Access email address with a BlackBerry Internet Service account
KB15173 Locate the mailbox name for a Microsoft Outlook Web Access 2007 email account
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In my BlackBerry Curve 8520 any application is not working

Hello..
My name is Hamza Qureshi. I am using blackberry curve 8520.
My service provider is Airtel Prepaid.I am facing some problems when i am using 2g plan in my curve 8520 then except browser not a single application is not working like (whatapp, wechat, line, operamine browser) not a single 1. May i know the reason?
I had reset my phone last month and from that point of time i m facing the same problem infact the wifi is also not working, when I connected my phone with the wifi of my home is shows that its connected but its not working.
I thought the problem is that my blackberry id and bis plan is not activated in then i recharge it for 1 week and create by bb id and that particular period of 1 week I downloaded the application but after that I am facing the same problem so can any one help me in this.
Right now i am using 2g plan but except browser nothing is working not a single application nor a wifi.
please help me I wanted to use these app on 2g plan not on BB plan or airtel.
So kindly provide me a proper resolution regarding my query.
I am requesting with warm warm warm regards

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You must, in order to get the RIM push email functions you are looking for, as well as additional BlackBerry data services such as the internet browser, Facebook for BlackBerry, BlackBerry Messenger, and much more.
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I AM SO ANNOYED WITH VERIZON CUSTOMER SERVICE, Router Issue

So i upgrade to 75/35 and immediately don't get more than 45-65 downstream, heavy fluctuation. I power cycle the modem. It immediately pegs out to 84.2 down. Thinking it was a one off and all is good I leave it.
Couple hours later the speed goes back to the initial. Power cycle again and it maxes out again. Call Verizon and Tech support have me reset router (Westell 9100em) and the ONT. All seems good.
Couple hours again back to the same thing.
Call back Verizon the next day and the next tech says that the Westell may not be able to handle the speeds and says I should speak to customer service about getting an Actiontec Router instead.
They transfer me and customer service refuse to send it only if I pay money for it. The only way for me to get another model is for me to have a tech come out and swap it out. I am currently on hold trying to get that scheduled....
I just wish Verizon would own up to the issue.

If It's Been Less Than 60 Days Since The Port Out Happened,
You Should Be Able To Port That Number Back In.
However You Would Need The Wireless Account Information Of The Account Where The Number Is Currently Active.
Such As The Acct #, Last 4 Of Social, Passcode, Etc.
It Might Even Be Possible To Reinstate The Next Agreement.
You Can Call Customer Service And Request To Talk To The Winback Team.

Extremely Disappointed with Customer Service

Saturday, August 1st, my daughter called Verizon customer service to increase my internet speed. The representative helped and said the upgrade would take effect Thursday, August 6. We receive a call on the 6th and were told that we now have the increased internet speed. The internet stopped working once the upgrade took effect. It is Sunday, August 9th and we still do not have internet.
When we call, we’re informed that the call is recorded and I hope that is true. If so, I’d like a customer service manager or specialist to please review the calls that we made from our home number, {edited for privacy}, on Thursday, August 6th, Friday, August 7th, Saturday, August 8th and Sunday August 9th. I believe anyone that listens to our calls and the responses we received from the initial service representative would understand my great frustration.
August 6th, my wife called to notify Verizon that the internet is not working and to get it fixed. She went through the initial trouble shooting attempts with the customer service representative. After, the representative said that a ticket would be created and the issue would be fixed in 24 hours.
August 7th, I called and spoke to another customer service representative. This representative said that the first representative was mistaken, it takes 48 hours. The representative said there is a ticket with the central office.
August 8th, I called to follow up because it has been 48 hours and I was assured we would receive a call from a network specialist. During the call, I was put on hold and disconnected. In the beginning, I was asked for a call-back number. Why did I not receive a call back? I was again told that the first line customer service could not give me any other information than there is a ticket with the central office.
August 9th, my daughter called to get information about why we still do not have internet. We were told 48 hours and at this point, it has been well over that time period. We have not received a call back from a specialist, as promised as well. She spoke to Edward at around 9am, Pacific Time. He informed her that the central office only received the ticket today and said that we would definitely be receiving a call “soon” since it has been more than 48 hours. She asked if she could speak to the central office herself or a network specialist since he could not give her any answers. He informed her that he could not. She asked if she could speak to his supervisor because she was unhappy with not receiving any answers after 4 attempts to resolve our issue. He said that the supervisor would tell her the same thing. She said she understood that he tried everything he could but she wanted to express her frustration and displeasure with not receiving any answers. She had to ask 3 times for the supervisor. He, then, put her on hold and a moment later, the call was disconnected. Again, at the beginning of this call, he asked for a call back number. Why didn’t she receive a call back after the call was disconnected?
When my daughter initially called to increase the speed on August 6th, the first representative she spoke to had put her on hold and she was disconnected. 3 out of 7 times we tried calling Verizon, we were disconnected and not once received a call back.
1. Each representative gave us answers that were inaccurate and conflicting. We did not receive helpful or satisfactory answers.
2. Repeatedly, we were told that we would receive a call back from a network specialist within a time period, and have not.
3. On multiple calls, we were disconnected at very suspect moments during the calls, and did not receive a call back.
4. After 4 days, we still do not have internet or any inclination when my issue will be resolved.
We have no assurance that our issue is being worked. The first-line customer service representatives should receive better training to handle issues such as ours. Hearing conflicting answers from different representatives, receiving broken promises, and being hung-up on is unacceptable from any service providing business. My frustrations are enough for me to search for another service provider.

Hi busohio,
Your issue has been escalated to a Verizon agent. Before the agent can begin assisting you, they will need to collect further information from you. Please go to your profile page for the forum and look at the top of the middle column where you will find an area titled "My Support Cases". You can reach your profile page by clicking on your name beside your post, or at the top left of this page underneath the title of the board.
Under "My Support Cases" you will find a link to the private board where you and the agent may exchange information. The title of your post is the link. This should be checked on a frequent basis, as the agent may be waiting for information from you before they can proceed with any actions. To ensure you know when they have responded to you, at the top of your support case there is a drop down menu for support case options. Open that and choose "subscribe". Please keep all correspondence regarding your issue in the private support portal.

WATSON ROAD MO (Store 42) customer service issues

I was at the Watson store in STL around 12:30 today. Looking forward to purchasing a Wii U, Mario Kart 8, and a couple accessories. I'm pretty versed in this stuff, but I had a couple questions about extra controllers and they kept the 'pro' controllers off the floor with a little sign that said ask for assistance to get one.
I was in the gaming section casually looking through games waiting for an associate to come around since I didn't see any when I came to that part of the store. After a solid 15-20 minutes I started looking around for someone to help and all I really found were other customers searching the store. It's a bigger store and quite honestly there was just no one at all except for the far wall where the computers and geek squad are.
I headed that way and saw about 6 or so associates standing around carrying on. As I approached the employees, a customer actually stopped me to ask me a question because they couldn't find help. I decided at that time to take my business elsewhere since no one at that Best Buy was really interested in customer service.
There aren't any great deals on Wii U's or games right now at BB and my local Gamestop is more than willing to help me answer questions and provide a good shopping experience. I've had better experiences at the Brentwood location, but it is further away and is a smaller store in general. I'm a reasonable guy and I'm not terribly angry at the situation, but this kind of dissapointing visit really just drives me directly to your competitors.

Good afternoon witebuddha,
Thank you for taking the time to post to the forum about your recent visit to our Watson Road store. I really don't think anyone could blame you for feeling disappointed, and to be honest with you, I feel disappointed after reading about your experience. The associates are there to help answer questions our customers may have about the products we offer and it appears there were plenty of available associate, but you were still left waiting for more 20 minutes.
I do apologize for any inconvenience you experienced, as that is simply not the level of service that Best Buy strives to provide its customers. If an associate is not helping a customer, then I would hope that they would actively look for a customer to help. We care about our customers and should seize every opportunity to demonstrate that. I greatly appreciate your feedback and will make sure the store managers at our Watson Road store are made aware, as this is not an experience we want to duplicate.
I hope you have a great rest of your day, and let us know if there is any other way we can assist.
Derek|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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