Stupid tech support

[XMEN Gambit]

I know I (and others) have posted links to conversations that tech support has had with stupid users. Well, now the shoe's on the other f00t. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll sigh with empathetic frustration...<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://rinkworks.com/stupid/cs_stuptech ... <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br><br>Here's a sample:<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr> * Tech Support: "Is your computer on? Is the modem plugged in?"<br> * Me: "Yes, it's on and working fine. The modem's plugged in, but it isn't getting anything from your end."<br> * Tech Support: "Ok, can you click on the 'Start' button and type 'WINIPCFG'--"<br> * Me: "Yes, I know. My IP is listed as 169.XXX.XXX.XXX." <br><br>(This IP was the one Windows 98 usually gives when it's supposed to have one assigned to it but doesn't get one.)<br><br> * Tech Support: "Well, sir, that's the problem."<br> * Me: "Yes, I know. I'm getting no IP. I'm not in the network."<br> * Tech Support: "No, sir, the problem is that you're using a Mac." <hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.xmenclan.org/xmengambit.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br>XMEN member<br>Card-carrying DTM<br>OKL Fish-napper<br><br>Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained.<br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em> The Tao of Programming</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></p><i></i>

[XMEN Ashaman DTM]

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