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I have had a few very bad personal experiences with Dell, and I have several
customers who have had bad experiences over the past two years. Therefore, there is a factual basis for my opinion. Not some "counterpoint to often worthless, statistically useless rants". Sorry to rain on your parade. Furthermore, I have been reading this group for about one year. All of your post which I've read are ALWAYS strong pro Dell. You obviously have some decent knowledge and offer some help here, but try to be a bit more open minded. useless rants "Tom Scales" wrote in message ... No, you don't. You see a counterpoint to often worthless, statistically useless rants. If you'd been here awhile, like I have, you would also have heard me share disastrous experiences with Dell too. Regardless of anything else, Dell is still top of the heap. Tom "Turner" wrote in message ... Sorry if I offended you. I just see a lack of objectivity on his part here. "S.Lewis" wrote in message ... "Kelly" wrote in message ... I know plenty of people that has had unpleasent experiences with Dell. What's with this Tom guy? He seems to have a perpetual hard-on for Dell. snip Your grammar stinks. Your sexual reference isn't really helpful to the discussion. Scales has been posting in this group for years helping other Dell users. You, on the other hand, I do not recognize. plonk Stew |
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I didn't say you.
Aw to hell with it. I'm tired of being abused for being helpful. As far as I am concerned you can all continue to whine to your hearts content. I'm here to help. "Turner" wrote in message ... I have had a few very bad personal experiences with Dell, and I have several customers who have had bad experiences over the past two years. Therefore, there is a factual basis for my opinion. Not some "counterpoint to often worthless, statistically useless rants". Sorry to rain on your parade. Furthermore, I have been reading this group for about one year. All of your post which I've read are ALWAYS strong pro Dell. You obviously have some decent knowledge and offer some help here, but try to be a bit more open minded. useless rants "Tom Scales" wrote in message ... No, you don't. You see a counterpoint to often worthless, statistically useless rants. If you'd been here awhile, like I have, you would also have heard me share disastrous experiences with Dell too. Regardless of anything else, Dell is still top of the heap. Tom "Turner" wrote in message ... Sorry if I offended you. I just see a lack of objectivity on his part here. "S.Lewis" wrote in message ... "Kelly" wrote in message ... I know plenty of people that has had unpleasent experiences with Dell. What's with this Tom guy? He seems to have a perpetual hard-on for Dell. snip Your grammar stinks. Your sexual reference isn't really helpful to the discussion. Scales has been posting in this group for years helping other Dell users. You, on the other hand, I do not recognize. plonk Stew |
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On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 22:23:56 -0500, Tom Scales wrote:
As far as I am concerned you can all continue to whine to your hearts content. I'm here to help. As the originator of this thread, I mean this in the most positive way towards your efforts, Tom and with no irony: I'm *glad* you're here to help. With most forums I've been on where peer to peer help is available, it's often superior to manufacturer support since you've actually experienced the problem or at least the point of view of the person who has it. Having knowledgable help available on a free forum *should* lighten the load on customer support and allow them to have help with a higher tech level and less calls about what is actually Windows problems, pilot error or sometimes bad documentation. I realize that they have people reading lame scenarii about reformating and reinstalling windows because they likely get a lot of lame callers who are having problems that have *nothing* to do with Dell hardware (for example.) What I want Dell to do is to stop charging the account when they claim to charge upon shipment (bad enough) and then make it so hard to get the refund that is due (infuriating.) Really, all they'd have to do is get someone to realize that had they told me "no problem, we'll refund your card within 5 days" or even a little longer I'd never need to post in forums at all. Having to chase Dell as if they were welching on a bad loan is what sticks in my gullet and I'll make it known to as many punters (future PC buyers) as I can. |
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What I want Dell to do is to stop charging the account when they claim to
charge upon shipment (bad enough) and then make it so hard to get the refund that is due (infuriating.) My husband and I do thousands of dollars of activity on our credit card every month. We have had only two company's exceed 10 business days on credit card refunds. Many are handled within 72 hours and nearly all in 7 to 10 business days. One of the two problem company's was Dell and the other was Microsoft(MSN). "Psychomation" wrote in message ... On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 22:23:56 -0500, Tom Scales wrote: As far as I am concerned you can all continue to whine to your hearts content. I'm here to help. As the originator of this thread, I mean this in the most positive way towards your efforts, Tom and with no irony: I'm *glad* you're here to help. With most forums I've been on where peer to peer help is available, it's often superior to manufacturer support since you've actually experienced the problem or at least the point of view of the person who has it. Having knowledgable help available on a free forum *should* lighten the load on customer support and allow them to have help with a higher tech level and less calls about what is actually Windows problems, pilot error or sometimes bad documentation. I realize that they have people reading lame scenarii about reformating and reinstalling windows because they likely get a lot of lame callers who are having problems that have *nothing* to do with Dell hardware (for example.) What I want Dell to do is to stop charging the account when they claim to charge upon shipment (bad enough) and then make it so hard to get the refund that is due (infuriating.) Really, all they'd have to do is get someone to realize that had they told me "no problem, we'll refund your card within 5 days" or even a little longer I'd never need to post in forums at all. Having to chase Dell as if they were welching on a bad loan is what sticks in my gullet and I'll make it known to as many punters (future PC buyers) as I can. |
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Will I purchase a Dell computer again---YES!!!!!!!!!!!
For myself----------- Not until they either fix the problems with the Home and Home Office support, or offer an option(like what is offered their business customers) that provides for better support that is based in the U.S. "Mike" wrote in message ... There is an easy fix. Write to I did to resolve an issue relating to the purchase of a Dell Axim, after I went through numerous (all spoke very clear and understandable English) support techs. All told me the issue would be resolved to no avail. Wrote to Mr. Dell--issue resolved with a new unit in a week. That said, I've had a Dell Inspiron 4150 for a year now. Excellent machine, no problems or issues requiring support. When I did call on a question, got to a knowledgeable tech in about 5 minutes and the question was answered quickly and professionally. Will I purchase a Dell computer again---YES!!!!!!!!!!! Michael Osborn "Psychomation" wrote in message ... On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 22:23:56 -0500, Tom Scales wrote: As far as I am concerned you can all continue to whine to your hearts content. I'm here to help. As the originator of this thread, I mean this in the most positive way towards your efforts, Tom and with no irony: I'm *glad* you're here to help. With most forums I've been on where peer to peer help is available, it's often superior to manufacturer support since you've actually experienced the problem or at least the point of view of the person who has it. Having knowledgable help available on a free forum *should* lighten the load on customer support and allow them to have help with a higher tech level and less calls about what is actually Windows problems, pilot error or sometimes bad documentation. I realize that they have people reading lame scenarii about reformating and reinstalling windows because they likely get a lot of lame callers who are having problems that have *nothing* to do with Dell hardware (for example.) What I want Dell to do is to stop charging the account when they claim to charge upon shipment (bad enough) and then make it so hard to get the refund that is due (infuriating.) Really, all they'd have to do is get someone to realize that had they told me "no problem, we'll refund your card within 5 days" or even a little longer I'd never need to post in forums at all. Having to chase Dell as if they were welching on a bad loan is what sticks in my gullet and I'll make it known to as many punters (future PC buyers) as I can. |
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I had to return two defective 600M's. It was a pain to have to
install the operating system and apps three times!!! Two times for the defective 600M's, and one time when the person I sold my 4100 to graciously let me have it back. I love the 4100, but the new laptops based on my experience leave a lot to be desired. Kevin On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 09:24:22 -0600, "BWL" wrote: Man, you had it easy! If that's the worst that happened to you in dealing with Dell, I'd say you were one of the lucky ones. Unlike just a couple of years ago, horror stories regarding Dell's PC's, return policies, and ESPECIALLY their worse-than-bottom-of-the-barrel tech support have been rampant. Dell apologists (customers who haven't been screwed yet, or Dell employees) will post messages of praise, but what's happened to Dell recently is no longer a secret. If more people did their homework, and actually talked to recent Dell costomers, fewer people would make that expensive mistake. Dell would (hopefully) eventually think about getting back to how it was in the '90's. But I understand the economics of it, and I doubt they will do that. All we can do (after exhausting all options in dealing with Dell) is not do business with them again. ...and warn future potential suckers of what awaits them. "Psychomation" wrote in message .. . 1) We bought one PC and all went fine. 2) Ordered a second one many months later and for technical reasons, cancelled the order within 24 hours by both fax and email. We received a confirmation of the cancellation from the service rep. This rep was not available by phone and would not return my call to the number left on 2 voice messages and 2 emails. 3) The next month, the full amount of transaction was charged to our account! 4) Maybe worst of all, any communication to cust service has resulted in the address being put on a mailing list. 5) The request to remove from list has resulted in a second "subscription" to the same mailing list. 6) The "unsubscribe page" of the list gives a "Service not available" error. Conclusion - I will never ever have anything to do with Dell again. Just in case you are scanning this forum with the intention of purchasing... think twice about it. |
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