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Mobile

Vodafone Says Customer Service Will Be Better Next March

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1:00PM October 26, 2011 | Angus Kidman

The good news? Vodafone says it is installing a more efficient customer service system. The bad news? It won’t be in place until March next year. More »


Mobile

The Proper Way To Talk With An Internet Helpbot

6:00AM April 23, 2011 | Erika Stalder

The self service world is a beautiful thing. Self-checkout lines. Vending machines. Amazon. Long gone are the days of being afraid to buy, say, a carton of whipped cream chargers, an oversized balloon and the newest Glee Soundtrack, because some dowdy employee’s gonna give you the stinkeye. More »


Mobile

Vodafone Respond To Network Criticism With Massive Network Upgrade

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11:02AM February 22, 2011 | Daniel Long

The recent Vodafail coverage that helps rival telco CEOs sleep well at night, might be finally coming to an end soon – that is, if their latest press statement has any bearing on actual network coverage. More »


Online

Telstra Make Big Deal About Online Customer Service

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3:13PM February 21, 2011 | Daniel Long

For a nice change of style from the usual ‘I hate Telstra story’, Telstra have decided to focus on customers (*gasp*) – rather than profit and loss statements. Today, Telstra will give customers access to a new online portal that aims to be a one-stop shop for all things plan-related. More »


News

Apple Customers Are Just The Worst

9:00PM February 18, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Stepping out of the blue employee t-shirt, an Apple worker has broken Jobs’ honor-code to speak to Popular Mechanics about what it’s like working in one of those big glass-and-chrome stores. And guess what? Us customers treat them like shit! More »


Mobile

Sprint’s Version Of ‘Find My Phone’ Involves Throwing It Out

11:00AM December 7, 2010 | Brian Barrett

If you want to return a Sprint handset to its rightful owner, according to Sprint you’ve got two options. The first is taking it to a Sprint retail store. The second? Chuck it in the garbage bin. More »


Online

I Feel Like This PayPal Automated Support Bot Most Days

3:40AM September 16, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

I guess artificial intelligence is not as intelligent as I thought it was. Yes? [Thanks Karl!]


Online

Apple’s Express Lane Is Their Faster Online Tech Support Service

12:23AM September 15, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Available for Apple customers still within their warranties, Express Lane is a fancy tech support service for cutting down forum-trawling to find help faster. It also stores details on previous issues you’ve had with their products. More »


Gadgets

What Happened To Wicked Lasers’ Spyder III Pro Arctic Laser?

7:42AM September 3, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

When we heard about Wicked Lasers’ Spyder III Pro Arctic laser, an ultra powerful portable laser with a lightsabre-esque design selling for only $US200, it almost seemed too good to be true. Turns out it might have been. More »


Computing

The Young And The Restless And The Tech Support Guy

3:29AM July 31, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert