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Kirkman126
Nov 08, 2016Star
Terrible customer service
Just bought a new router in October this year. Went dead and I called customer service. Complete idiots. Ask fo ra US based number. They didnt have it. Ask for a number to file for complaint. Refused...
- Nov 09, 2016
By dead I meant all the lights were out and despite unplugging and replugging and turning off and on it stayed dead. I reset the modem by using the reset hole and no change , no lights whatsoever. The tech on the phone said to take it back to the store,which I did
Kirkman126
Nov 10, 2016Star
I don't consider anything solved. You can label what you will so to pretend it's over. It's not over. You closing out the issue unilaterally doesn't change anything . I drove over 150 miles on my dime because of your inept, rude customer service moron in god knows what country. You could have had ups pick it up and send me another . Some warranty .
- michaelkenwardNov 10, 2016Guru - Experienced User
Kirkman126 wrote:I drove over 150 miles on my dime because of your inept, rude customer service moron in god knows what country. You could have had ups pick it up and send me another . Some warranty .
Do you have to be insulting? I always find that I get better service when I don't treat people like dirt.
You chose to drive 150 miles. There are other ways of dealing with warranty issues on line: some of them were explained to you.
It is a fact of modern life that customer support is generally hopeless. Netgear is no better nor worse than most makers of IT hardware. (Actually some are much worse.) It is down to the demand for ever lower prices.
No one can stop you banging on about how this crime against humanity was perpetrated on you, but don't be surprised if people take a less than sympathetic attitude to your ranting. We are help to help each other solve problems with our Netgear kit, not to bring the business to its knees because it refuses to treat us as if I we are the centre of the universe.
- Kirkman126Nov 10, 2016Star
Your right.Its my fault that despite me explaining numerous times the problem, they hung upon me.I never cused, never was rude.I kept asking why should I pay the price of their refusal to pickup the item and send a new one within 60 days of purchase. UPS is such a new concept that it is unreasonable to expect them to understand the confusing concept of picking up and shipping to a persons house. Its all my fault when I ask for another number to call that they kept putting me on hold. Its my fault that only the one number exist in the Netgear world .I almost forgot what business they are in. Technology! I should have lowered my expectations to the horse and buggy days.