Thursday, November 16, 2006

Dell Customer Service Chats



FIRST TECHNICIAN

22:38:56SystemConnecting to server. Please wait...

22:38:56SystemConnected to chat2.us.dell.com

22:38:56Systemhttp://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/chat/en/techchat_backup_media?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

22:39:16Systemhttp://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/chat/en/techchat_doc?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

22:42:46SystemDhruv_01110995 has joined this session!

22:42:46SystemConnected with Dhruv_01110995

22:42:46Dhruv_01110995: Thank you for
contacting Dell Technical Support. My name is Dhruv and my rep ID number is
01110995. How may I assist you today?

22:43:25You: I recently bought my
computer and just today I took it out of the box---the sound card I purchased
is supposed to come with a firewire (IEEE 1394) port, but I cannot find it on
the computer

22:43:46Dhruv_01110995: We regret
the inconvenience caused to you.

22:43:46Dhruv_01110995: Thank you
for the information. I’ll be glad to assist you. Please give me 2 to 3 minutes
to pull up your account information. In the meantime I would like to inform you
that you might get aninvitation to participate in a survey at the end of this
session.

You will be asked to
rate our interaction on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being very satisfied. In order
to participate in the survey, you must close the chat by selecting the
"Exit" button
.

22:43:46Dhruv_01110995: Also, may I
have your telephone number, along with the area code to update our records?

22:44:00You: #########

22:44:46Dhruv_01110995: I would like
to inform you incase we loose connection, either due to a system restart or
troubleshooting, you will receive a call back to resolve the issue to your
satisfaction. Would that be fine with you ?

22:44:54Youok

22:45:16Dhruv_01110995: Thank you. I
suppose the no given by you at the start of the conversation would be the right
no to reach you, am I right ?

22:45:16Dhruv_01110995: Any
alternate numbers to reach you?

22:45:54You: i didn't say no
anywhere in the conversation--i'd be fine with somone contacting me at the
number i already provided

22:46:46Dhruv_01110995: I understand
your concern and I will personally attend to your matter and assure you to
provide you quality service.

22:46:52You: ok

22:53:36Dhruv_01110995: Could you
please give me 2-3 minutes while I check my resources to provide you with the
best possible steps?

22:59:27Dhruv_01110995: Thank you
for staying online. I appreciate your patience.

22:59:37SystemDhruv_01110995 pushes
page, http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/acc/P77830/en/index.htm

23:01:59You: http://www.dell.com/content/learnmore/learnmore.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&~id=audio_dimen&~lt=popup&~series=dimen&~tab=other&ref=CFG&ref=CFG

23:04:57Dhruv_01110995: I am
checking the link.

23:07:47Dhruv_01110995:I have
checked the link and I apologise for the inconvenience caused to you.

23:08:07Dhruv_01110995: You need to
contact customer care department in this case.

23:08:27Dhruv_01110995: The number
1-800-624-9897

23:08:27Dhruv_01110995: Is there
anything else I can assist you with the Dell computer?





SECOND TECHNICIAN

23:42:40SystemConnecting to server. Please wait...
23:42:40SystemConnected to chat2.us.dell.com
23:42:40Systemhttp://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/chat/en/techchat_backup_media?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
23:42:49SystemGeet_01110983 has joined this session!
23:42:49SystemConnected with Geet_01110983
23:42:49Geet_01110983: Thank you
for contacting Dell Technical Support. My name is Geet and my rep ID number is
110983. How may I assist you today?
23:43:43You: I'm getting the run
around while trying to get parts for my computer--i contacted tech support, who
told me to contact customer service, who told me to contact tech support
23:44:13You: basically, the sound
card I ordered with my computer is supposed to come with a IEEE 1394 port and
that port is not on my computer
23:44:19Geet_01110983: Thank you
for the information. I’ll be glad to assist you. Please give me 2 to 3 minutes
to pull up your account information. In the meantime I would like to inform you
that you might get an invitation to participate in a survey at the end of this
session. You will be asked to rate our interaction on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5
being very satisfied. In order to participate in the survey, you must close the
chat by selecting the "Exit" button.
23:44:19Geet_01110983: Also, may I
have your telephone number, along with the area code to update our records?
23:44:29You: #########
23:45:19Geet_01110983: Thank you
for the information.
23:46:19Geet_01110983: As per the
records with me, you have a Dimension E 520 with windows XP. Am I right?
23:46:32You: yes
23:47:09Geet_01110983: Are you
chatting from the same system on which you are facing the issue?
23:47:56You: no, I'm on another
computer---but I have the E520 beside me
23:48:09Geet_01110983: Okay.
23:49:39Geet_01110983: Erik, what we need to do is follow some simple steps
together for your computer and I assure you that I would guide you to the best
of my ability to provide you the resolution.
23:49:54You: ok
23:51:09Geet_01110983: Let me
check the system specifications please.
23:51:19Geet_01110983: Please provide me 1-2 minutes to check that.
23:51:24You: sure
23:54:09Geet_01110983: Thank you
for staying online.
23:54:59Geet_01110983: Erik, I
have checked the order details and also the components list.
23:55:06You: ok
23:55:29Geet_01110983: The IEEE
1394 was not ordered with the system, you can also verify the same in the
invoice.
23:56:11You: i understand
that---however, the sound card i ordered (SoundBlaster X-FI Xtreme Music) is
supposed to come with one according to Dell website
23:57:29You: if you click on the following link (which is a link that says 'help me choose' in the ordering
process), you'll see there is a check next to IEEE 1394 port in the column of
the sound card i ordered
23:57:30You: http://www.dell.com/content/learnmore/learnmore.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&~id=audio_dimen&~lt=popup&~series=dimen&~tab=other&ref=CFG&ref=CFG
23:57:59Geet_01110983: Let me
check.
23:59:40Geet_01110983: I am
checking the system original configuration parts information.
23:59:40Geet_01110983: Please stay
online with me
00:00:48You: ok
00:01:39Geet_01110983: Thank you
for staying online.
00:01:59Geet_01110983: Erik, the
card comes in many types, the card installed on your system does not has that
feature.
00:03:00You: Ok, then I think I
should be entitled to a free IEEE 1394 card because, as the link I sent you
shows, the system led me to believe that this card would come with that port
and I configured my system according to the misinformation
00:03:59Geet_01110983: Erik, did
you confirmed with the Sales representative about the card?
00:04:24You: I ordered online. The
link I sent you clearly stated that there woudl be a IEEE 1394 port.
00:04:59You: And it listed the
sound card I ordered, not a different version of the same card
00:05:39Geet_01110983: Erik, card
comes in many types and the card you ordered specifies in your invoice also
that it does not has IEEE 1394 port.
00:05:49Geet_01110983: You have
ordered a different card.
00:06:00Geet_01110983: Not the one
on the link.
00:06:04You: No--the link i sent
you said "X-Fi XtremeMusic"---there is only 1 card with that name
00:06:19You: under that name it
says that the IEEE 1394 port is included
00:06:39Geet_01110983: Erik, the
system was not built according to that link,.
00:06:49You: Yes it was
00:06:49Geet_01110983: You can
even check your invoice which says as which card was ordered
.
00:07:08You: that link is directly
from the order process where it says 'help me choose'
00:07:19Geet_01110983: Please
check the invoice, it will give you a clear picture.
00:07:56You: i understand the
invoice--i ordered the X-Fi XtremeMusic card--that is the only X-Fi card
available on that system (according to the sound card options listed)
00:08:09Geet_01110983: If the invoice states that the card has IEEE 1394 feature , then we will more happily
replace it.
00:08:19Geet_01110983: Please be
assured of that.
00:08:26You: Ok, is there a manager
that can call me to discuss this?
00:08:50Geet_01110983: Erik, we at
chat support do not have the facility to call back.
00:09:04You: that is not true---the
last tech i talked to called me on my phone
00:09:10Geet_01110983: How ever
you can contact the Customer Care and they ill help you in this regard.
00:09:10Geet_01110983: The
Customer Care number is - 1-800-624-9897
00:09:44You: I received a call from
the last technican I talked to--how did he call me if there is no call back
feature?
00:10:20You: he called from
1-800-289-3755
00:10:53You: So i would like a call
from a manager there to discuss this issue
00:10:59Geet_01110983: Erik, we do
not have permission to call back, how ever we also cant send the different card
as it is not on the order list, we can only send a part which has gone bad and
is in the order list.
00:11:09Geet_01110983: If the card
has go
00:11:09Geet_01110983: Sorry for
the typo.
00:11:29Geet_01110983: If the card
has gone bad then we can certainly repalce that card but then again it will be
the same card.
00:11:46You: Alright. I will call
customer care tomorrow and I will let them know that one tech on the chat
called me and the other refused to call.
00:12:22You: I just want it known
that I am extremely dissatisfied with the service I have gotten from Dell.
00:13:48You: There is an issue, apparently with the information on the Dell website, and the compnay is
refusing to fix the problem. This is horrible service and I will think twice
before I order another Dell product.
00:14:39SystemThe session has ended!

1 comment:

  1. Thank goodness for outsourcing!! Hope everything gets figured out sometime soon!!

    I miss you incredibly...

    ReplyDelete