Custom Services / Publishing Services List

Please share your points on (Preferably SAP Banking perspective) :
1. List the publishing services made available
2. Describe the productu2019s support for developing custom services

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It is hard to get information on these topics.
However, you could the Teched SAP site for some white papers.
Check for these presentors
Service-Enabling SAP Business Suite Applications with SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1
The latest release of SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1) offers considerable enhancements in the area of service enabling. Learn how this functionality can be leveraged with SAP Business Suite applications to create your own enterprise services. The hands-on exercises include modeling the service interface in the Enterprise Services Repository, implementing the backend functionality, configuring and publishing the service to the Services Registry. Learn also how to work with the Services Registry that is part of SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1.                                     
Speaker: Rathish Balakrishnan   Bernd Schmitt   Haichao Wei  
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    So I made sure I was the first person in the store today. I walked to the Amiibo section and, SURPRISE, there was no new products. I told the associate what I've written so far and he asked another guy who said to check the store room. I very patiently waited for him to return only to be told he could only find one of a different character. I explained again to him the situation and there was no way captain falcon had already sold out. I mean, I would assume the same practices are standard to each customer in the same situation, right? He asked me to wait a minute and I was soon met by a gentlemen in a black Best Buy shirt. (Great - they only send in the black shirts when some thing is wrong)
    He asked if I was the gentleman looking for the Amiibos and I nodded. He told me the character was spoken for already. I asked how that was possible and once again reiterated my story to him. I was met with a blank stare and a "yea." He told me, more than likely because he wasn't "too sure," that the item must have been placed back on the shelf and when somebody raised a big enough stink about it the manager let them put their name on it so they could return on the release date. Really? Street dated items are continually being put on the shelf? Needless to say I was floored. When I asked why these exceptions were made for others and not myself he told he didn't know. I said thank you and turned and marched out the store.
    Never have I been so disappointed and angry at the same time about customer service. When I asked if it was a possibility I was vehemently told no, yet other customers who complained got an edge up on a street dated item. I was going to elevate this situation to the district manager, but I will let you take care of that. I am extremely irate about this. Not to mention I had the explain the situation to the kid. I promise you I will NOT be returning to your store. This whole experience has left me with the most terrible impression of your customer service.
    I sincerely hope you take this opportunity to educate your subordinates on consistent customer service practices. "
    As of today I have yet to receive any kind of response. No we are sorry for wasting your time. Not even a simple acknowledgment of the complaint. This is truly infuriating. Will somebody please at least recognize the situation?
    Thanks for your help.

    Dear Brawdon4,
    Before coming to work at the corporate level, I was a member of leadership in our stores for years. The teams I was a part of were always seeking the voice of our customers by utilizing the customer surveys listed on the bottom of our receipts and through face to face interactions with patrons shopping in our store. I am sorry if your concerns haven’t been treated with the same haste or care up until this point.
    Items that have a hard street date are not able to be sold before that date. This can permanently damage or sever our relationship with the respective vendor. Stores are typically very careful of ensuring these products aren’t prematurely merchandised on the sales floor. This would explain why the associate was unable to make an exception on your behalf. However, stores are also instructed to not make unpaid holds for products as they usually create issues somewhere down the line. Much like it did during your return visit upon the products release date.
    While we are all human and accidents can happen, your frustration is completely warranted as this situation could have been avoided entirely. I have personally shared your feedback with the general manager of the Tyler, TX (store 246) location to be addressed with his leadership team for coaching and training. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.
    Warmest regards,
    JD|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
     Private Message

  • Bought new, discovered it was tampered with or refurbished, now at a loss with horrible customer service and dead phone

    I'm wondering where to go after 2 weeks playing CS phone tag, started with a tech call reguarding Iphone 5, battery issue, tech ran test, batt is consumed, went thru warranty talk then to Apple, as to our surprise once the serial number was ran , I purchased a bran new refurbished and battery previously swapped out phone thru our corporate Ver store, warranty is invalid and new batt was 80$, Apple tech was shocked... I let that settle for a few days, and began the worst ordeal and crap show of customer service since, I've made numerous calls, 1st being with christopher, whom claimed he talked with his supervisor and I was patient, talked about that they wouldn't swap battery, but replace phone with a refurb phone, contract is up 2/03/2015 , exlplained it would be less hassle and givin the time frame to renew contract and do the upgrade now, pay the upgrade cost and whatever, we are good customers , never file claims, or issues with contracts, seems simples, I've now talked to approx 5 supervisors from ID, ky, al and whom have alllllll confrimed they have taken notes, processed requests and will call back in such time, as of 4pm dec 7th I am no where fast, contract can not be upgraded, one supervisor claimed they where no longer making the iPhone 5? And would allow for a upgrade once she talked to tech service, however a magical cold transfer and 40 more minutes of retelling this insaine story, he was then going call back on a dif number so the issue ph could be used, never got the call, however Matt in ID WHO claimed such sympathy for all the hassle then texted me saying he couldn't get thru on my number, however could text, and by a tech texting myself , such poor grammar and then stating we could only have the 5 and 6+ 's are on back order. Beyond fed up and stressed, almost 6 hours on the phone and 10 days of hassle , yet we still have a phone that dies at 70% ....I've never seen such a lack of responsibly or communication , seems supervisors are really good at making statements to appease each situation with out any documentation . Can't bring myself to call again and go thru the issue over and over again, meanwhile getting same responses (excuses) from every area I've spoke to. Guess now when I purchase Verizon items I call good Ol Apple and run the serial numbers to make sure the fancy kindalooksnewplastic isn't the 2nd re wrap and buy a phone that's been tampered with and makes your monthly insurance and warrantys invalid . Money well spent kudos CS ...and no I'm not hunting down anyone via Twitter , I'm sure there's notes on our account that this crazy person is out of patience and trying to see what other cell company we could change to . Merry Christmas

    To clarify , we haven't serviced nor replaced the consumed battery . It has been noted as per Apple running the serial number that PRIOR to my purchasing the device, it had the battery replaced. Undocumented in detail, but showed up in Apple reports as replaced. Therefor creates a much wider issue than consumed battery issue, now we have the fact that 1. I paid for a new iPhone 5 16g with a renewed 2 yr contract, pay monthly for insurance on the device, however being that it has been worked on, that voided the 1 yr warranty and possibly the extended insurance program warranty as well, my corperate store can't handle this issue, given the extent of details, I stopped there today, to double check my receipt for original purchase to see if there was a CPO listed on my receipt, that is when they informed me they didn't acttially sell them there, nor if I did I wouldn't have paid full contract price either. More details, more time wasted on Verizon, knowing you all won't read the "fine" print.

  • Customer service issue regarding a BT infinity ord...

    Approximately a week ago I noticed that BT infinity was finally available in my area so I placed an order to upgrade to infinity. When the BT home hub 4 was delivered it did not have our house number listed on the parcel and it had been delivered to one of our neighbours. We ended up receiving the parcel but we were worried about whether the engineer would turn up to the correct address. The engineer was scheduled to visit on Monday the 17th of June. We contacted BT customer support (at 0800 800 150) to check that they had the correct listed address and the person we spoke to said that they had to completely cancel the order as they were unable to amend the address on the system and they would contact us within the next 24 hours to rearrange the order.
    So, we waited 24 hours and we did not receive a phone call. After this time we contacted BT customer support once again. We first spoke to a man, he said he had to put us on hold while he checked some details. After some time, another person came onto the line, a different person to the person we had originally spoke to. We had to explain the situation again. Again, we were put on hold while the person spoke to his manager. Then we had to speak to the "manager" and explain the situation for the THIRD time. Again, we were put on hold. Finally we spoke to a FOURTH person, again, explaining the situation for the FOURTH time. They told us that there was some sort of error with our listed address and the problem would need to be fixed before we'd be able to rearrange our BT infinity upgrade. They told us that we would receive a phone call by 8pm on Monday the 17th.
    It is now Tuesday the 18th and we have still not been contacted. Quite frankly I am disgusted with the inaptitude of BT's customer service representatives and at this point we're really considering taking our business elsewhere. I can not understand how it takes you a week to amend a delivery address despite the fact that we have been with BT for years and you still manage to send our bills to the correct address. Nor do I understand why an order has to be completely cancelled in order to rectify such a simple issue. If you can not handle such a simple issue how can we possibly hope to receive quality service?
    How do we go about contacting someone who can actually help us with our issue? I'm also going to be posting this on BT's facebook in the hopes that we can be contacted by someone with some iota of competence.

    Still have not been contacted by anyone from BT despite the fact we've been told about four times over the past week that someone would be in touch. In total we've spoken to 6 different customer service representatives who have been completely unhelpful. The last person we spoke to, after having to call BT once again, told us that it would take another 5 working days to resolve the "issue". Firstly, why does it take you almost two weeks to add the number 9 to a street name and secondly, why do your staff tell customers they will be contacted within a certain time period repeatedly if you have no intentions in doing what you have stated?
    Rather conveniently the offer for upgrading to BT infinity online actually ends in 5 days meaning that assuming our "issue" is resolved in the time period that was last stated, despite the fact the previous two times we were told it would be fixed and we would be contacted that never happened, the offer will have ended. We will have to place a new order, thanks to your extremely helpful customer support staff who decided to completely cancel our order without even asking us if we wanted to cancel it when we only contacted you to check that you had the correct address, and the offer will no longer apply.
    Quite literally the worst customer service I've ever experienced and we'll be taking our business elsewhere if it isn't resolved soon.

  • VZW Customer Service is a Joke (3332 Error Still A Huge Issue)

    I've been using an old (original) Razr flip phone, and recently had the opportunity to purchase a (never used) Razr2 that missed the 3/2011 update. Before forking over a single penny, I googled the 3332 error. It brought me to these very pages where a very helpful Verizon employee (helpful Verizon employee being an oxymoron these days) named MikeS_VZW posted on several different threads about how to fix the 3332 error.
    He posted a direct filepath for store employees to follow, and he also posted a list of phones that the flash would work for. (By the way, all those threads are now locked for some reason.) It was based on this information - a Verizon Wireless Employee posting on the Verizon Wireless Website, that I decided to fork over the money and buy this new phone.
    So a few days ago I head to the Encino, CA store and am told that they don't have any computers at all that a phone can be hooked up to and that he didn't think any stores are able to flash phones. But he did go in back and call around. Turns out that the Flagship stores are still able to flash phones and that the nearest Flagship store was in Porter Ranch.
    Today I went to the Porter Ranch, CA Verizon Wireless Flagship store. Upon entering I explain that I was sent there from Encino to have my phone flashed. I show him a printout of MikeS_VZW's filepath & instructions. The greeter tells me that he doesn't know why they keep sending people to his store but that he will have someone help me out.
    Jean Carlo comes over and I explain the whole thing to him again. First thing that he tells me is that Encino could have done it saving me a extra 30 miles (15 miles each way). Well I say that they told me only Flagship stores could Flash my phone. He tells me Panorama City is also a Flagship store (and only about 4 miles away from me). But whatever, I'm already in the Porter Ranch Store...
    I show him the printout and without looking at it he responds that he knows how to flash a phone. He then goes on to tell me that he can flash my phone but if it burns out, which has happened, then they aren't responsible and I would have to pay the insurance deductible to get a new phone.
    Again, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET, IF THE VERIZON WIRELESS FLAGSHIP STORE EMPLOYEE RUINED MY VERIZON PHONE WHILE TRYING TO GET IT TO PROPERLY WORK ON THE VERIZON WIRELESS NETWORK. Gotcha.
    I told him to go ahead, because if it burned out then I would revert to my super old original Razr and then just wait it out til the end of my contract.
    Ten or so minutes later and brings my phone back as it's still restarting and asks if there's anything else. I say no and he walks away. As soon as it restarts I try to download Backup Assistant and I of course get the 3332 Errror.
    I go to find Jean Carlo, but he's with a customer...20-30 minutes later, I show him the printout of the filepath that he previously refused to look at and ask if that's the filepath he followed because I'm still getting the error message. He tells me to hold on, takes the printout and goes to talk to someone. 5-10 minutes later Benjamin the manager approaches me and says that they can't follow specific filepaths, they can only flash phones with whatever software they have on their computers which are sent to them by Verizon.
    I explain that this is a fix posted to the Verizon Website, by a Verizon Employee and am told that there is nothing they can do and that I should call tech support.
    As soon as I got in my car I called 611 customer service to complain about the runaround that I had gotten which resulted in nothing being done to fix the problem that Verizon themselves created. The cs rep (whose name I didn't get) told me that it sounded like an issue for tech support. So my call to complain about getting the runaround results in getting more runaround.
    I was transferred to Buddy. I explained everything to him, told him about this forum and asked him to pull it up. He was unable to because their computers are very slow and the page kept timing out before it could load (VERY TELLING). He did mention though that anyone could post on the forums that MikeS_VZW might not be a Verizon employee. Buddy's solution was that he offered to replace my new phone (old, out of stock model, but still new and never before used) with a "like new" refurb. This option would 1) not cost me anything, and 2) not require a contract extension. The only 3 phone choices he gave me are all garbage. I wouldn't take any of those phones if I was offered free service to use them. And even if I were willing to try one out to see if it was acceptable, I'd have to send them my Razr2, so I'd be stuck with the garbage once it proved to be garbage. And since he was unable to pull up this forum to see that there is a fix, I asked to speak to a supervisor.
    I was then transferred to Brandon. While his computer was super slow as well, he was able to open the forum and see the filepath that MikeS_VZW had posted. I asked him to verify that we are in agreement that MikeS_VZW is (or at least was) a Verizon employee. He conceded that it appeared that he was. A lot of back and forth later, he promised to call stores in my area to see if he could find one that could and would be able to fix my phone. But before he did that, I asked him if he was able to open the filepath that MikeS_VZW had listed. He tried and said that it had been moved to a different location. He looked to for in that new location and still no luck. Therefore, if he wasn't able to find it, what was the point of asking a store to follow a path to a destination that didn't exist.
    That 611 call lasted 02h 01m 31s. Plus the 45m-1h I spent in the Porter Ranch. All for nothing. All because Verizon has obsolete information posted in it's help forums.
    There was a reply to a (now locked) post dated as recently as February 13, 2013, a mere month ago, saying that they went into a store in Columbus Ohio, and that store was able to fix the problem. Why does one hand not know what the other one is doing.
    Is there anyone else that has had this issue resolved recently?
    I have been a Verizon Wireless customer for over 10 years, since before it was called Verizon Wireless (I started with Airtouch). Slowly but surely, year by year, month by month, and day by day, their service, as in customer service (not wireless service) has steadily gone downhill. They do not care about their customers. They only care about their customers money.
    I have 3 phones in service with Verizon, and as soon as the contract expires on the last one in July, I'm dropping them as fast as they drop calls in the canyons.
    Q: Why create that update in 3/2011 that removed functionality from all the basic/non-smartphones?
    A: Cashmoney*
    By removing functionality you force your customers to upgrade their phones. (Cashmoney)
    By forcing your customers to upgrade their phones you force your customers to sign new 2-year contracts. (Cashmoney)
    By forcing your customers to sign new 2-year contracts when you basically offer nothing but smartphones, you effectively force your customers to switch to a smartphone. (Cashmoney)
    By forcing your customers to switch to a smartphone you force your customers to add data plans. (Cashmoney)
    Q: Why start charging a $30 upgrade fee when it used to be free to upgrade?
    A: Cashmoney
    Dear Verizon, may I please please pretty please pay you $30 for the privilege to continue paying you every month? (Cashmoney)
    Q: Why eliminate the unlimited data plan and move to an obtusely structured tier system?
    A: Cashmoney
    Hey Verizon, do you think there's any way it's possible for me to pay you more, but get way less? Why don't you guys look into that and see what you can come up with. (Cashmoney)
    *Cashmoney - Corporate translation: Added revenue stream
    Note: all the tags relating to this post (i.e. no_help_from_customer_service, money_hungry_company, cancel_contract, cancel_service) were already created by other users prior to me.
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    Message was edited by: Verizon Moderator

    1. Jim, the only reason my phone is "obsolete" is because Verizon decided to make it "obsolete". Otherwise, it makes and receives calls and texts without issue.
    2. We are not all customers here, Verizon employees are constantly posting on these boards.
    3. There was a post on a previous thread by a customer who had the issue resolved. That post was dated February 13, 2013. https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/493678?start=122&tstart=0
    4. You, personally, might not need to know what every single person said in every single discussion, but I wanted the Verizon employees that troll these boards to see what >Comment Deleted<they put their customers through.
    5. >Comment deleted<
    Message was edited by: Verizon Moderator

  • What a dumb customer service!!!! and where the heck is my payment?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I am so furious right now to the point my whole body is shaking and I feel dizzy!
    I've been mailing out the check for $55 every month on 1st or 2nd of each month for past 2, 3 years now. 
    I don't get statements in mail, so I typed one page with the accountholder's name, address, account number and payment address. This check for $55 is issued by my work, so what I do every month is that as soon as I receive the check, I print out this little page with all the information, I staple the check to the page and mail out to the payment address listed under Contact Us on Verizon wireless website. 
    My due date is 21st of each month. As I mentioned above, I mail out the check either on 1st or 2nd of each month, which means the check should be arrived, processed, cleared from the bank, and credited to my account before my due date. 
    I don't have the entire record, but I can see the payment history for past 12 month from my verizon wireless online and this check for $55, although I've been mailng out on a very regular basis, it has been posted to my account very irregularly. 
    Sometimes, it gets credited to my account before the 10th. Sometimes, it gets credited sometime before my due date. Sometimes, it gets credited way after my  due date. Sometimes, it gets cleared from the bank, but doesn't even get credited to my account. Every month, I have to closely monitor whether this month's check has been cleared and credited for this account. 
    If this happens to many accountholders, I would not be this frustrated. 
    I have a coworker who gets the same check from the work and mail out on the same day to VERIZON WIRELESS. Okay? Mark this. Same amount of check issued by the same bank goes to the same payment address by mail (same postal service). Difference? Her due date is 11th and mine is 21st. Another difference? Her payment gets credited in few days and well before her due date. Mine takes forever and ever and sometimes lands on a wrong account.
    I called the customer service today to see where my check is and why it has not been cleared yet. The customer service, Jose, was so rude and raising his voice saying that it might have been the post office at fault. And then, he was asking if I wrote a wrong address or anything. Hello~ I TYPED the freaking payment address and my account number and saved in my computer. You've been getting my check with no problem for the past 2, 3 years now, so I'M SO SURE THAT IT'S NOT THE POST OFFICE WHO'S AT FAULT!!!! On top of it, I'm not calling to figure out whom to blame. 
    Then, I talked to the supervisor, Eric. Hey, if you are the supervisor, you should be able to give me more than the same lame lines that JOSE was giving me.  Don't say that I've been mailing my check to the lockbox and you don't have the contact number. I've been sending my check to the freaking lousy lockbox and so have my coworker. She doesn't have the same problem that I have. Even if the lockbox doesn't have the contact number and a live person in, there is the department in which they process the payment, right? You should contact them to figure something out! You should provide a CUSTOMER SERVICE. What part of CUSTOMER SERVICE don't you get as a SUPERVISOR? I am YOUR CUSTOMER! and I, the CUSTOMER, hereby request a  SERVICE that I am entitled to! 
    What did you just say? SUPPRESSING the late charges? Hey, Eric, Look!. I  mailed out the check on 1st of August! I'm sure it doesn't take more than three days to be delivered from Los Angeles to Dallas. When I mailed out the check even before you generated my bill, how dare you to even mention the LATE CHARGE? It is NOT my ****** problem that you have a lousy system to process the check. You better fix the **bleep** problem. 
    You'd better keep your word and call me back with answers to all the questions (about irregular postings to my account, what's been causing the delay, etc) by TUESDAY. 
    What? Suppressing the late charges is all you can do for me? I just wasted my 40 minutes holding the call, and not getting all the answers I wanted, and dealing with non-sense ridiculous customer service and that's all you can do? You should waive my payment. You should give me like 1000 min credit. 
    I've been using the Verizon Wireless for almost 5 years and I'm seriously disappointed at the level of customer service you provided and the way you are handling this matter and not providing a good reason why you are messing up with my payment. 

    I can understand that the situation is infuriating, but the anger is misplaced. To start, it is very bad practice to not have a direct way to view whether the check you are sending had been cashed. While it gives the appearance of being convenient, you are setting yourself up for a nightmare when you do not, first, deposit the funds and issue your own method of payment. Secondly, the fact that it was not applied to the account does not necessarily mean that Verizon Wireless is at fault. You cannot determine this absolutely until you confirm that the check had been cashed by VZW, which, again, is going to be difficult to impossible because you are sending a check from a third party. The likelihood that it was lost in the mail should not seem shockingly preposterous. Matter of fact, people use this excuse because it is a very plausible scenario. It is essential to know whether the check was cashed by VZW, if it was, then they can go through the steps to find it; if, however, it was not, then it is something you will want to get reissued.
    My advice is to follow the approach listed above, but, more so, eliminate the overly emotional reactions so that the matter can be addressed in a logical way.

  • Verizon Customer Service - Impersonal, scripted, unhelpful.

    This email correspondence began because this is the 2nd time in 4 years that my service as degraded at my house for some unknown reason and in both cases, Verizon has been unwilling to do anything to help resolve that situation. I had good coverage in both of these locations initially but then something happened on Verizon's end that degraded the service. This is my attempt at getting some kind of resolution.
    I'm not sure of this but in my current location, 4g service seems to be just fine but I have a 3g phone and have no need to upgrade to 4g and I don't want to be forced to have to upgrade two handsets just because the 3g service is degraded. Could this be on purpose? According to Verizon 3g and 4g should be the same.
    By the way, my repeated request for escalation to upper management was ignored.
    In any case, I'm posting this so others can see that VZW is a mail order phone company that has no personal interest in customer communication. Customer service is entirely script driven as you will see by the over use of "I'm delighted to help you" "I'm deeply sorry for...". This is not at all sincere as VZW was delighted to close the call without a resolution and happy for me to take a survey because they are "always looking to provide a better experience for our customers".
    Perhaps other carriers are just as bad, but after 4 years of being treated like the lucky person who gets to use VZW, I'm going to find out first hand by moving to another carrier in July when my contract expires.
    I'm sure some will see this as simply an unreasonable customer demand being handled by skilled customer service reps... until you call with a legitimate complaint. Then you will understand.
    My original message Sent: Sun Feb 12 03:41:19 MST 2012:
    Message Body: Please forward this email to someone in upper management. I have been a customer for 4yrs and have been paying nearly $200/mo for phone coverage and have HAD to upgrade my phones several times in order to try to get better service. Since 2010 I have had very poor phone performance and had to buy a network extender (non 3g) in August of 2010 just to receive phone calls in an area that was supposed to have good coverage. I found out only 2months later a 3g version of the network extender had been released. I was told there was NO 3g network extender when I purchased the one I did. I can't imagine no one at Verizon knew this. Last year, I have moved to another location and finally freed myself of the Network Extender until about 4 months ago when the service began to degrade. I was told by CSR I 'should' have good connectivity. The service has become so poor now that I often see missed calls, and voice mails when the phone never rang. I drug out the old network extender just to be able to receive calls again and I found I can no longer receive MMS texts. After calling CS I found it's because it is not 3g and was advised to upgrade to a 4G phone. My wifes' contract ends in July 2012 and mine has already expired.
    I'm growing weary of this dance with Upgrade-degraded service service loop. My phones are 3G. I am happy with the performance when I can get coverage. I work from home and use my phone often from home. PLEASE, don't make me pay for another network extender. Send me a 3G network extender so I can use my phones. I have been a faithful customer for 4 years and all 3 of my kids are also customers. We want to stay with VZW but am forced to look for alternate Solutions. I have friends that come over to my house and show me their AT&T 3g Iphones with full coverage. It's very tempting to switch.
    PLEASE RESPOND BY EMAIL because of lack of coverage.
    VZW Response On 02/14/12 12:28 - 2 days later:
    (Things to notice: Non-personal, scripted response that completely ignores the clear message that I no longer am willing to upgrade.)
    Good afternoon David,
    My name is Ariel and I am sorry to hear about the issues you have been experiencing with your service. I will be more than happy to assist you with forwarded your email to management today. I have forwarded your email to management. I also recommend contacting our Technical Support team at 800-922-0204 so we can do troubleshooting in your area
    and to make sure the Network Extender will fix this issue. We may be able to fix the service in the area if it worked before.
    I am delighted to inform you that your line ending in -xxxx is eligible to receive promotional pricing on a new wireless device. When participating in our Equipment Upgrade Program, the discounted price is contingent upon you accepting a two year Customer Agreement. To view your promotional pricing and to process your order, please sign
    in to "My Verizon" on www.verizonwireless.com using your Account Owner Number and password. Next, click on the "Upgrade" icon located under "Device" in the "I Want To" section at the bottom of your home page and follow the instructions provided.
    You also have the following options to process your order:
    1. Complete the upgrade process by visiting a local Verizon Wireless store. To obtain a list of stores in your area, please click on the following link, which will direct you to the "Store Locator" page of our website:
    www.verizonwireless.com/storelocator
    2. Call Customer Service at 800-922-0204 or by dialing *611 (Send) airtime free from your wireless device. Regular delivery time is three to five days.
    3. Call me directly at xxx-xxx-xxxx ext xxxx and I can get your new phones sent out with overnight shipping for free!
    Based on your equipment history, I recommend that you upgrade this line to the Motorola DROID 3 for $149.99 (after $50 New Every Two). The retail price of this phone is $459.99, however; due to your loyalty and additional discounts, you will save $260 on this device! The NE2 and Annual Upgrade programs have been retired since the
    beginning of 2011. You will not be eligible for these programs after you upgrade.
    I also wanted to let you know that I performed a quick analysis of your account and I found you have the best calling plan and features for your wireless needs.
    If you would like to perform an analysis of your account, you may go to www.verizonwireless.com and log into the "My Verizon" account attached to the account owner. After you have successfully logged in, you may select "More Actions" link under the "I Want To..." section of the homepage. The "Run Account Analysis" option will be under "Plan."
    David, I appreciate you allowing me to assist you with forwarding your email. Again, I recommend also contacting Technical Support to ensure the Network Extender is the correct path. Feel free to reply to this email if you have any other questions or concerns regarding your account. Thank you for your time and for being a part of the Verizon
    Wireless family since 2008.
    Have a great day!
    Sincerely,
    Ariel
    Verizon Wireless, Customer Service
    Internet Response Team
    My Response Tue Feb 14 13:48:18 MST 2012:
    Ariel,
    I did contact technical support which is why I opened this email correspondence. They did the same thing, recommending I pay more money in hopes of finally getting decent service. If you were me, you would understand why that is not only the wrong path but insulting. How many years of buying new equipment while still receiving consistently poor service would should I endure? It's been 2 years already. Giving another several hundred dollars for another set of device upgrades as I have already been doing? No. I think it's time VZW gave me $150/mo worth of good service first. Look at my usage on both phone and it's clear VZW is benefiting and I'm not. My phones are nothing more then cordless extensions with wifi. Texting is intermittent, MMS only works if I turn off the wifi, stand in the right corner of the room, get the text after many retries and then turn the wifi back on, data is wifi only. We can hardly use our 3G phones at home where we spend the majority of our time since we both work from home. I will be seriously considering an alternate carrier if this continues until July. You have my address, you can check if there is a 3G coverage problem in my area. If there is (or isn't) then VZW can provide the appropriate devices/solution as a customer service. I'm tired of paying to test faulty equipment.
    Very frustrated,
    David Ford
    VZW Response On 02/16/12 16:19 - 2 days later:
    (Things to notice: Different CSR, ignores email about trying to call because I'm not receiving phone calls reliably, wants me to call and "discuss". In other words, as you will see later, WE ARE NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU ANYTHING.)
    Hello David ,
    My name is Clyde. I was sorry to learn of all the issues that you are having with your service. I can definitely assist you with your concern. Please call me at xxx-xxx--xxxx ext. xxxx, and I will be glad to go over your options. I will provide additional information below in this email.
    I attempted to reach you on 02/16/2012, and did leave a message. I was able to see that you form your previous emails, that you are interested in getting a free Network Extender. When you call me, we can discuss your options for the 3G Extender.
    In closing, I was glad to give you my number, so that we can discuss your options for the 3G Network Extender from Verizon Wireless. It was a privilege to serve you! Should you have additional questions, please call me at xxx-xxx-xxxx ext.xxxx, or reply to this email. Thank you for choosing Verizon Wireless!
    Respectfully,
    Clyde
    Verizon Wireless, Customer Service
    Internet Response Team
    My Response Thu Feb 16 19:09:01 MST 2012 :
    Clyde,
    I mentioned in my email to please correspond by email as I often miss calls. I can tell by your super positive response that you are going to offer me discounts against purchasing more equipment. I don't know if this is a Verizon programming thing, but discounts are not savings when you are forced to have to make a purchase. I'm only hope the government doesn't catch on to this. "What, you don't like paying 85% tax? You still save 15%!". Perhaps I can Verizon-speak my dilemma. In July my contract ends and I stop paying Verizon $152.00+ a month for service. Sooo... If you send me a 3G wireless extender and that solves my coverage problems, I'll continue to pay Verizon $152.00+ per month. Over one year that will be more the 7 TIMES THE VALUE OF THE ROUTER!!!! And the "savings" will continue on as long as I'm a happy customer. Isn't that a bargain?
    I'm not meaning to be factious but offering me a discount is like a crappy restaurant offering coupons for a free meal to compensate for the crummy food and poor service.
    Please, if FREE is on the table then I will gladly call you to discuss. Otherwise, hasta Julio (until July). Thanks for at least contacting me,
    David
    VZW Response 02/20/12 09:25 - 4 days later:
    (Things to notice: 4 days later because of "higher then normal call volumes, yet it only took one day, see the end, to send a case closed email. No offer of any compensation or resolution apart from me having to upgrade and pay more money for a faulty service. More impersonal scripted response)
    Hello David,
    My name is Larry and I am sorry to learn about the service issues you have been experiencing. I am happy to address your request to receive a network extender. Please know, we are unable to guarantee service indoors and this is why the Network Extenders are not offered at no cost. We thank you for your understanding.
    We appreciate your business and will be happy to offer further troubleshooting if you call. However, we are unable to offer a free Network Extender and apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.
    The Verizon Wireless Network Extender enhances indoor voice and data coverage in areas with minimum or no in-building coverage, allowing customers to get the most of their plan minutes while indoors.
    This indoor coverage solution operates with existing Verizon Wireless-branded devices and installation is simple - just "plug and play."
    For additional information regarding Verizon Wireless Network Extender visit the following website:
    Network Extender
    Again, my name is Larry and I am sorry we are unable to offer the Network Extender at no cost.
    Because my reply was not prompt, I would like to apologize for the delayed response to your email as we have been receiving a higher than normal rate of email inquiries. We appreciate your business and would like to thank you for helping to make Verizon Wireless the most reliable network in America.
    Did you know, most of your questions can be answered with out calling or emailing? Simply visit www.verizonwireless.com/support any time, day or night!
    Sincerely,
    Larry
    Verizon Wireless
    Internet Response Team
    My Response 02/20/12 15:03:
    Ok, well. It looks like I will be canceling my service in July and moving to a better carrier that cares for it's customers. Please forward this email to management as I asked in the beginning for further review.
    VZW Response 02/21/12 14:26 - 1 day later:
    (Things to notice: Only 1 day response, case closed. No resolution. No concern for losing a customer to due faulty service. Impersonal scripted response.)
    Dear Verizon Wireless Customer,
    Thank you for your recent inquiry on verizonwireless.com. We are always looking to provide a better experience for our customers, so your opinion is important to us. Please take just a moment to give us your thoughts about your experience.
    Just click on the link below to take a quick 3-question survey.
    It is part of our commitment to making your wireless experience the best that it can be.
    Sincerely,
    Verizon Wireless
    >Edited internal VZW phone numbers and extensions<
    Message was edited by: Verizon Administrator

    David, Don't give up. That's what they want by giving you and everyone else who has legitimate complaints the run around.
    Send the FCC a complaint. You will get a response. I did after 5 months of getting the **. Please pass this along to everyone, that the FCC responds. They will log the complaint with Verizon and then you can followup with a confirmation number. It took approx. 30 days to receive a letter from Verizon. A few weeks later my issue was resolved.
    I think it's time to gather enough willing customers to file a class action lawsuit. It is unfortunate that corporations won't take responsibility with customer complaints/issues unless they are threatened with a lawsuit. We need to hold businesses and their employees accountable.  WWW.esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms  888-225-5322  email [email protected]

  • Adobe Customer Service Complaint (CS4 Master Collection)

    Hi, I'm new to the forum but I have been browsing it a lot recently in reference to an ongoing issue of mine. I've largely given up on my original problem right now as I've been in touch with Adobe Customer Support no fewer than five times - online and over the phone - to little avail or respite. Instead, I'm making this post just to get it out in the open how DISGUSTED I am with the quality of customer support offered by Adobe and add to the HOARD of complaints already up here.
    Before anyone jumps in and tells me what I already know, I do realise that this is a community forum and it's not a place for voicing issues with the company. However, seeing as this forum is that which comes up on google most predominantly (complaints included), I figured it was the best shout at getting my issue heard by the world at large. This is especially seeing as I've already sent my complaint to the 'official' adobe support email address, but given my current faith in their ability to respond to customer issues and complaints, I'm not exactly expecting anything useful in response to my letter - as you might figure from what I have written below.
    Anyway, as such, consider this post either a consolidation or an emphatic shoutout to anyone who also has major grievances with Adobe's pathetic and totally unsupportive support system.
    Dear Sandesh,
    I am writing to make a formal complaint about the way in which several members of your staff have handled a case of mine recently. For your reference, the case numbers opened by your staff members are #0212480723, #0212621543 and #0212612935. Also, find attached at the bottom of this letter two separate online conversations that I had with your staff members within 24 hours. I am frustrated to even have to quote you three separate case files seeing as each of them relate to only one case, yet for some reason, your staff members opted to open new cases each time I was in contact with them rather than add to or resolve the cases already opened on my behalf. This is a ridiculous way to run a support company that is not at all focused on the customer at all.
    Furthermore, I say staff “members” simply because on the 5 separate instances that I was in contact with Adobe Customer Support, I spoke to a new support administrator each time. Not only is this incredibly frustrating in itself, but the simple issue that none of your staff members seemed at all capable of referring to notes made by previous staff members, which meant that each and every time I had to chase my case up I was forced to go through the entire process of explaining the problem to every person I spoke to – either online or on the phone.
    This meant that I had to waste time to accommodate your staff’s incompetence by continuously explaining my serial number problems. If only ONE of your staff members had proved capable of writing decent, comprehensive notes about my calls and only ONE of them had proved capable to read the notes made then I would have been to save HOURS of my own time and HOURS waiting to hear back from your team about my issue.
    Not only this, but on three separate occasions I was promised a call back and/or email response to my problems within 24 hours of getting in touch with Adobe Customer Support. This was after two of your staff members told me that my case had been ‘escalated’ to a higher department as they did not have the means to deal with and investigate my problem correctly. Needless to say, none of these responses from the higher department actually occurred otherwise I would not have had to get in touch repeatedly. I am absolutely disgusted that multiple members of your staff made these assurances to me and for NOT A SINGLE ONE of them to follow through. On the second occasion where I was assured my case had been escalated to the higher department, I repeatedly asked the support administrator what the name of the higher department is and who my contact from the department would be and the administrator totally evaded my questions, simply telling me that I would hear back within 24 hours.
    As I’m sure you can guess, I did NOT hear back in 24 hours. As such, I went onto Adobe Live Support again and spoke to Nakul. Rather than explaining why my case had not been handled in the way that was promised, Nakul simply dodged all of my questions and decided to treat my case as if it were brand new. As such, I had to go through the motions again of explaining my serial number problems, only for him to ignore them and – unlike the previous 4 people I had spoken to – decide that he DID, in fact, have the answer. Rather than actually help me, however, he opted to simply tell me that my product was unsupported because of where I bought my product from.
    Having already uploaded my receipt of purchase and not received anything from Adobe by way of response, I feel that Nakul’s not-so-solution was beyond unacceptable. Firstly, because if Nakul is right, then WHY weren’t your other staff members capable of telling me this beforehand? Secondly, because if Nakul is wrong – as the previous members of staff would have led me believe – then it is totally inappropriate for him to have to completely dodged my original issue in favour of simplifying it by telling me he couldn’t do anything. In the end, it seems that Nakul has opted to ‘withdraw’ all of my cases DESPITE MY SPECIFIC, REPEATED REQUESTS THAT HE DID NOT DO SO as I was not at all satisfied in the way he had concluded my case. I AM INFURIATED AND INSULTED BY THIS.
    The sheer inconsistency, incompetence and laziness displayed by all of your staff members in relation to my issue is COMPLETELY APPALLING. I have never been so stressed or insulted in attempting to get a problem resolved in my entire life. Because of your DISGUSTING way of treating your customers, I have LOST OVER A MONTH’S work time through having to compensate entirely for the way your team handles problems. EVEN NOW, MY PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED AND I HAVE HAD TO GIVE UP. Given that your team solely deals in customer support, I FAIL to see how they can be so APPALLING at their work and how they have not been reprimanded already – especially given the quite ASTOUNDING volume of complaints about Adobe Customer Support already published throughout the internet.
    I have included my last conversation with Nakul for your reference to see my level of frustration in this conversation. I ask that you read it to see where I am coming from. Naturally, however, by this stage, however reasonable courteous I feel that this is, I completely do not expect you to offer me anything by way of apology or assurance, or even to offer me some kind of sound solution to my problem. However, you can guarantee that I will be adding this complaint letter to the Adobe community forums whatever your response – or not – just to emphasise that it is certainly time that SOMEONE in Adobe does SOMETHING about the way its horrific support service is run.
    Charlotte
    Conversation 1
    Hi, we are currently helping other customers in line ahead of you. We'll be with you as soon as possible.
    While you wait, you can try our community forums where experts are online 24/7.
    You are now chatting with Biswaranjan. To ensure we stay connected throughout our interaction , please don't click on the 'x' in the chat window. Doing so will disconnect our chat session.
    Charlotte : Hello
    Biswaranjan: Hello! Welcome to Adobe Customer Service.
    Biswaranjan: Hi Charlotte.
    Charlotte : Hi, thanks
    Biswaranjan: I am sorry for the delay.
    Charlotte : That's fine. To save some time, please may I ask you to refer to the details currently held for case 212480723
    Charlotte : As this support request is a continuation of this case
    Biswaranjan: I will definitely help with this issue.
    Biswaranjan: Please allow me 2-3 minutes while I check the case number for you.
    Charlotte : No problem
    Biswaranjan: Thank you.
    Charlotte : Not a problem. In short, I am contacting you because in spite of my phoning Adobe Customer Support twice since the case was opened, I have yet to hear anything in response.
    Charlotte : This is despite being told by the second individual that the priority of my case had been upgraded to a high level and that I would receive a phone call from the technical support team within 24-48 hours after they had done some investigation into my issue.
    Charlotte : Obviously, this is very frustrating for me as it is impeding my work presently.
    Charlotte : I am currently using Adobe CS4 Master Collection on a trial basis and the trial will shortly run out, which will obviously bring my work to a halt.
    Charlotte : As such, I am very keen to get an answer to my issue and incredibly disappointed by Adobe Customer Support so far, as I feel like I am being misled or ignored.
    Biswaranjan: I apologize for the inconvenience caused.
    Charlotte : Thank you. Obviously I understand that this is not your fault personally, but it is appreciated nonetheless.
    Charlotte : More importantly, of course, I just need this issue resolved ASAP
    Biswaranjan: I'll be right with you.
    Biswaranjan: Thank you for waiting. One moment please.
    Charlotte : That's fine.
    Biswaranjan: Sorry for the wait. Please do stay online.
    Biswaranjan: Thank you for staying online.
    Biswaranjan: I checked and see that the serial number you have provided is invalid. Since you have purchased the product from eBay.com, in this case I will suggest you to please contact the reseller to get the valid serial number.
    Charlotte : I have done this already. I have already spoken with the seller at considerable length, and he has provided me with the original receipt of purchase and confirmed that he has no other serial number available.
    Charlotte : Again, I have already told other members of Adobe's Customer Support this. The first support administrator assured me that by providing the original receipt of purchase (which I have already done), I would be sent a new, valid serial number by Adobe.
    Charlotte : After hearing nothing from them again, the second support administrator told me that he would chase the case up to higher technicians/'investigators' who would get back to me in 24-48 hours. This was last week and I have yet to hear anything.
    Biswaranjan: I'll be right with you.
    Biswaranjan: Thank you for waiting. One moment please.
    Biswaranjan: Sorry for the wait. Please do stay online.
    Charlotte : That's not a problem. I will stay online.
    Biswaranjan: Thank you for staying online.
    Biswaranjan: In this case I need to escalate the issue to the higher department so that they can assist you with the issue. Is that okay with you?
    Charlotte : It is okay with me, yes. However, I have already been promised this by another Customer Support advisor and I have yet to hear anything. As such, I'm sure you will understand that I am sceptical that this will resolve anything/
    Charlotte : As such, I would appreciate some contact details for this department/higher advisor in the event that I need to get in touch with them
    Biswaranjan: I will assure that you will get the resolution with 24 hours.
    Charlotte : Okay. Regardless, please could you tell me the name of this higher department and or the advisor that I will be dealing with? Also, will I hear from them via phone or email?
    Biswaranjan: Once I escalate the issue you will get the resolution via an email within 24 hours.
    Charlotte : Very well. Please could you confirm this for me by updating my case file on the Adobe Support Centre accordingly with all of these details
    Charlotte : Including your own details, that is
    Charlotte : Just for reference for who I have spoken to about this
    Biswaranjan: You will get a case number for this conversation.
    Charlotte : Will this include all the information I have asked for?
    Biswaranjan: You will also get the whole chat conversation.
    Charlotte : Thank you very much. This is very much appreciated.
    Biswaranjan: You are welcome.
    Biswaranjan: Is there anything else I can help you with?
    Charlotte : In which case, if in the event that I have not heard anything by 10:
    Charlotte : 30am GMT tomorrow, I will phone Adobe Customer support directly
    Charlotte : And quote this case number and conversation
    Charlotte : No, that will be all for today, thank you very much for your help
    Charlotte : I look forward to hearing a response from your higher department
    Biswaranjan: It was pleasure assisting you.
    Biswaranjan: You may receive an email that will contain a link to complete an optional survey to provide your feedback on the support experience. Your feedback is very much appreciated.
    Biswaranjan: Thank you for contacting Adobe.  We are available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Goodbye!
    Charlotte : Thank you. Good bye
    This chat session has ended.
    Thank you for contacting Adobe.
    Conversation 2
    info: Hi, we are currently helping other customers in line ahead of you. We'll be with you as soon as possible.
    While you wait, you can try our community forums where experts are online 24/7.
    info: You are now chatting with Nakul. To ensure we stay connected throughout our interaction , please don't click on the 'x' in the chat window. Doing so will disconnect our chat session.
    Nakul: Hello! Welcome to Adobe Customer Service.
    Charlotte : Hello Nakul
    Nakul: Hello Charlotte
    Charlotte : Please may I ask you to refer to the cases numbered stated
    Nakul: Let me check on that case.
    Charlotte : CaseS. Plural.
    Nakul: Thank you for waiting. One moment please.
    Nakul: I'll be right with you.
    Charlotte : Right, well. Whilst you're investigating, I will tell you my situation.
    Charlotte : I am incredibly disappointed and infuriated with Adobe Customer Service at the moment. One TWO SEPARATE OCCASSIONS I have been told that my case has been escalated to a mythical 'higher department' and that I will receive a response to my serial number issues within 24 hours
    Charlotte : As you will see, my first case was opened at the end of February and it is still marked as 'Pending Adobe Response' and as of yet I have yet to hear anything of substance
    Charlotte : I will state clearly right now that I DO NOT WANT YOU TO CLOSE EITHER CASE
    Nakul: I understand. 
    Nakul: May I know where did you purchased the product?
    Charlotte : And instead, I would like to know the exact NAME of this higher department and a contact number
    Charlotte : You would be able to find out by checking the receipt attached to my case
    Charlotte : The point is that I already know you will not be able to help me with this issue - hence why my cases have been escalated by the higher department - and so I wish to be put in touch with the higher department immediately
    Charlotte : I am FED UP of running around in circles at this level and answering the same questions REPEATEDLY
    Charlotte : I apologise to hit out at you personally like this, but I just want to get in touch with someone who can actually and actively HELP ME instead of making empty promises
    Nakul: Sorry for the wait. Please do stay online.
    Nakul: I checked and see that you have purchased the product from eBay and reseller who has sold this has purchased the serial number from TOPPER GLOBAL LIQUIDATORS INTERNATIONAL.
    Charlotte : You are correct
    Nakul: In this case you need to contact Ebay. As this was not direct purchase from authorized reseller.
    Charlotte : This is not what I have been told before
    Charlotte : This includes what I have been told by other Adobe customer support agents on Live Chat and over the phone
    Nakul: No I am sorry, there was little confusion about point of purchase. As you have purchased from Ebay to need to contact Ebay if not the reseller from whom you have purchased.
    Nakul: Iam sorry there are no other options.
    Charlotte : And is the result of the investigation by the 'higher department'
    Charlotte : Because if so, I want to know exactly WHY I have not received this already in writing from a named agent from Adobe
    Charlotte : As this is what I was promised
    Nakul: Yes, that is correct.
    Charlotte : Forgive me if I do not trust the conclusions made by an agent at this level, after I have already been fobbed off and mislead by so many others
    Charlotte : Please tell me WHY I have not received this in writing then before having to contact you again now
    Charlotte : And may I just take the opportunity to point out that Adobe's customer service is without question THE WORST customer service I have ever had the mispleasure of having to endure
    Nakul: I am really sorry, I truly understand your concern. You can send us the email to [email protected].
    Charlotte : I will certainly do that
    Charlotte : In the meantime, I request that you DO NOT CLOSE OR DELETE EITHER OF MY CASES
    Charlotte : As I am firmly dissatisfied and mistrusting to the conclusion that you would have me believe
    Nakul: Okay I will not close the case. You can mention the case number in the email also.
    Charlotte : I have all of my previous conversations with adobe customer service agents in the past in writing, and the information you have given me directly contradicts what I have previously been told about investigations and responses
    Charlotte : Furthermore I would like to point out that the serial number I have used to activate my product has come from an adobe sealed product
    Charlotte : It has not been used before
    Charlotte : And neither has it been fabricated
    Charlotte : The box has an adobe barcode and seal and so I see no reason why Adobe cannot fulfill the promise already made to me that it would provide me with a valid serail number or a valid reason why this cannot be done
    Charlotte Cartner: But regardless, I do not wish to discuss this with someone at this level
    Nakul: I am sorry, as because the purchase was from Ebay we are not able to help in this issue.
    Nakul: We do not support for the Ebay purchase products.
    Charlotte : It's not an ebay product. It's an AUTHENTIC ADOBE PRODUCT
    Charlotte : Adobe generated the serial number, so why on earth can the company not CORRECT IT
    Charlotte : The serial number was ACCEPTED upon my initial activation of the product!
    Charlotte : It was only AFTERWARDS that it was suddenly and magically decided that the serial number wasn't valid!
    Nakul: I'll be right with you.
    Nakul: I am sorry, In this chat itself you have mentioned that you have purchased from Ebay and hence you need to check with the point of purchase itself, there are no other options.
    Charlotte : I have checked the point of purchase
    Charlotte : But the bloody point is that the serial number was ACCEPTED, and then the activation server came back to me TWO DAYS LATER and said that 'LICENSING FOR THIS PRODUCT HAS EXPIRED'
    Charlotte : Accordingly, this problem has LITERALLY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE POINT OF PURCHASE
    Charlotte : It has to do with ADOBE
    Charlotte : Do not try and rub me off onto some phony excuses to legitimise your support teams pure, ridiculous incompetence
    Nakul: I am really sorry. I checked all the possibilities, there are no other options.
    Charlotte : Somehow, I fail to believe this as again it DIRECTLY CONTRADICTS INFORMATION GIVEN TO ME BY OTHER CUSTOMER SUPPORT AGENTS
    Charlotte : So which one should I believe? You or the first guy I spoke to, the second guy I spoke to, or the third?
    Charlotte : Forgive me if I am dubious as to the validity of any claim you are making
    Charlotte : You've taken the easiest conclusion to resolve this problem to your convenience
    Charlotte : And by way of fact, you're totally ignoring what I'm telling you
    Nakul: I am sorry for the wrong information provided by earlier agents. We do not support for the eBay orders as it is not an authorized reseller to Adobe.
    Charlotte : Well, in which case, I insist on complaining about the other agents
    Charlotte : I believe their names and or agent ID numbers should be marked in my case files
    Nakul: Sure, you can send a complaint to [email protected].
    Charlotte : I see no reason why my problem should have to be dragged out by FALSE INFORMATION provided by other agents
    Charlotte : And NO. I want YOU to put me in touch with your departmental supervisor or manager
    Nakul: I truly understand.
    Charlotte : I will NOT ACCEPT a generic email address that bears no promise of a response or certified apology for all this aggrevating inconveneince
    Charlotte : I want a NAME, a JOB TITLE, a PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS and a UK phone number for whom I can address this complaint specifically to
    Charlotte : As this is totally unacceptable. #
    Nakul: We have one more email that directly goes to the manager, that is [email protected].
    Charlotte : And what is the managers name?
    Nakul: Sandesh, you can mention his name in the subject.
    Charlotte : I'll mention it in the address line, thank you
    Charlotte : And what is their phone number
    Charlotte : And please may I also have their last/surname?
    Nakul: I am sorry, we do not have the option to provide the contact number of Managers.
    Charlotte : Then at least give me a surname
    Nakul: His first and last name is Sandesh Acharya.
    Charlotte : Thank you. Please inform him that he will be hearing from me very soon.
    Nakul: Sure, I have already informed about this. You can send the email right away.
    Charlotte : Thank you
    Charlotte : That will be all
    Charlotte : No, there is nothing else you can help me with today
    Nakul: You are welcome Charlotte.
    Charlotte : Thank you and good bye. Have a good day.
    Nakul: Take Care Charlotte.
    Nakul: I am really really sorry for this inconvenience.
    Nakul: Thank you for contacting Adobe. We are available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Goodbye!
    Charlotte : Good bye

    What ended up happening with this? I am simultaneously glad to know that someone else has gone through what I am in the midst of, and apprehensive to know the outcome as I feel like they will throw you around enough to the point that you either give up or they can cover their trail and delete the evidence of their wrongdoing and deceit! Ha, sounding like a conspiracy theorist. THANKS ADOBE, LOOK WHAT YOU'VE TURNED ME INTO!

  • Adobe Customer Service vs Avid's

    I recently upgraded my Adobe and Avid software suites and was able to make a better comparison between both companies customer service. First, I want to make clear that except for the Creative Cloud membership, I always buy my software from authorized resellers like Videoguys and B&H, and not directly from the manufacturers (Avid, Adobe...).
    After a year using Creative Cloud for $29.99 a month, I decided not to renew my membership and save me $49.99 a month until I really needed the latest versions of the software I use the most. Right now I'm using Avid Media Composer for editing so all I need to complete my workflow is, Photoshop, After Effects and Adobe Media Encoder, and those are pretty good in CS5.5.  The following version, CS6, brought major improvements to Premiere Pro (GUI and under the hood) and the introduction of Prelude. It was hard, having to use Premiere Pro CS5.5 after using CS6, so I decided to upgrade to Production Premium CS6 perpetual license. These upgrades are sold only as Electronic Software Downloads (ESD, LIC). So I purchased the upgrade through the Videoguys website and that same day I received a confirmation e-mail from Adobe about my new Adobe License. So I click on the link provided and enter my Adobe ID. I was welcomed by a very intimidating screen with information about End User Organization, Deploy-to-contact and categories for different kind of licenses. I just wanted to install my software, so I went ahead and downloaded the installation image and got my serial key.
    While visiting one of my daily forums I heard about the $19.99 a month, one year subscription to Creative Cloud full for CS6 users. Coming from paying $29.99 a month, I thought it was a good deal, so I decided to act, since the offer was good only until August the 31st. To my surprise, the system did not let me select the $19.99 option because my CS6 is a "Volume License". It was Friday night so both, Adobe and Videoguys were closed and since it was a holiday weekend, I have to wait until Tuesday to call. By that time, that offer was already over.
    So today I called Videoguys and explained to them what happened. They told me to call Adobe since the problem was on their end. I then called Adobe and talked to a representative named Dolores. She said that they can't honor the special offer of a one year subscription to Creative Cloud (full) for $19.99 a month, because I have a "Volume License" and that was something that my vendor would have to fix. I told her that resellers only sell Licenses for ESD. She asked some questions that made me realize that she had no clue of how the process works when buying from an authorized reseller; (they are trained to handle only issues with their own ordering system). Then she said that there is nothing they can do since I did not purchased the upgrade directly from Adobe. So I called my vendor back and apparently I'm not the only one having that licensing issue with the upgrades.
    How does that compare to Avid? They are also doing the Electronic Software Download only thing. I am going to miss the fancy boxes but this seems to be the industry trend. Anyways, what I really care about is to be able to use the software I already paid for until I decide it is time to upgrade. I had a Media Composer 5.5 and a Symphony 6 that I wanted to upgrade to version 6.5 with the option to later upgrade to version 7 for free. The problem is that the free upgrade to 7 offer was already over. So I called Videoguys and they told me that the offer was still good while supplies last. Just to be sure I contacted Avid through the User Forum and a famous Avid's Customer Advocate replied and told me to contact her privately. We exchanged e-mails and she even personally called me, (sometimes after office hours), during the whole process and after my problem was resolved, just to make sure I was 100 percent satisfied. They not just only solved my problem but also made me feel like a was a very important client with a large account.
    I am not an Avid or Adobe fan boy. I like Avid products but love Adobe products even more. Premiere Pro CS6/CC is my favorite NLE, but in my market I can get more freelance gigs or a better staff position if I know Media Composer.  Just wanted to share my experience in case you are planning to upgrade your Creative Suite or need to contact Customer Service.

    Bill,
    I understand your frustration. The whole situation sucks, but rest assured that Beverly and Adobe will take care of your problem. I am currently enjoying Adobe CC at a discounted price for one more year, thanks to their prompt response. I am disappointed that they couldn't change my volume license for a “single license”.  I’m afraid this is going to haunt me, since individuals always get the best deals. I learned a few things with this experience...All CS6 upgrades purchased from the resellers are now "Volume licenses". If you want a single license, you have to buy it directly from Adobe. Apparently Videoguys did not know that, since they blamed Adobe for the misunderstanding. I have purchased pretty much all my pro video software and hardware from Videoguys and always thought they were the top reseller in this market, but just noticed that they are not included in the Adobe Partner list. Which is very strange. I wonder if they lost their status as Adobe Authorized reseller.
    I love the CC products and I see myself using at least CS6 for a long time, but I am a little apprehensive about my future business with this Company, due to their new strategies and the resent “hackers” attack. I was one of the many customers that received the scary notification and had to change my password.

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    I have been trying to get information on the Visa gift card I was sent. I placed an order online with Staples. AFTER the order was placed, I received an email saying they apologize, but the tablet is not in stock. The CSR at Staples claimed that my Visa card was not charged. However, when I took a look, the money had, in fact, been removed from the account. I was told to call the number on the back of the card, which is what I did or TRIED TO DO. The relay operator dialed, listened all the way through, then came back and said THERE IS NO OPTION FOR A LIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. None. Also, when you enter the requested information like the tracking number, etc. you get your current balance, then you are cut off.
    This is the type of thing that I abhore about Verizon. I want to know why they still have that charge listed on the card! Why is it necessary for it to remain there forever? As long as it is listed, I CANNOT MAKE ANOTHER PURCHASE. The tablet I ordered was $330.00, which took up almost the entire balance of the $400 Visa card. How in the heck is a hearing impaired person supposed to get any help if you do not provide the necessary services? It's as if you seem to think WE DO NOT EXIST! Why tie up those funds for days and days so that nothing else can be ordered?
     I pay my bill on time EVERY MONTH! If I said to you it would take 3-5 days for me to make the payment past the due day, would you wait before cutting off my service? I don't think so. So why would you tie up the funds on my card, because you can't keep the accounts up to date? How much longer do I have to wait?????

    1. This is a peer-to-peer support forum. If you want to get a message to Verizon, you should contact them directly via one of the options on their Contact Us page.
    2. I would assume the number on the card goes to a VISA support line, not Verizon. Verizon doesn't own the card, they just give them out.
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