I would imagine they can do a better job than most of us at certain things, 
like help with various computers, phones, tablets, routers, apps, email 
problems, etc.  I am still not good with Windows 10 support, and I am lost if 
someone has a Belkin or ASUS or TP-Link router.  The call center techs do this 
all day every day, plus they probably have scripts and cheat sheets for all the 
major devices and software.  So they aren’t guessing when the customer says the 
lights on  the router look like a planet, a sparkler, a candlestick, and a 
tadpole.


From: That One Guy /sarcasm 
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 11:23 PM
To: af@afmug.com 
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Call center pricing

interesting, i anticipated lower level tech, more sales. sounds even better 
with actual tech support

On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:16 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote:

  I’m trying to imagine having the phones covered 24/7 for awhile and then 
taking it away after the night owls and lonely hearts get used to being able to 
call in the middle of the night.  Call center support must be a one-way street, 
you can’t go back.

  Because customers can accept being treated like dirt, but don’t ever give 
them something nice and then try to take it back.


  From: Jeremy 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 10:54 PM
  To: af@afmug.com 
  Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Call center pricing

  Yep, $24K a year.  They will do some basic sales, but you have to realize 
that these are tech support guys...they aren't really salesmen.  They are 
willing to answer some questions, and will schedule an install when someone 
calls in and says "I want to be installed on X day"...but when the customer 
needs to 'be sold' don't expect any big numbers.   

  Still, when you add it up.  1,000 customers at $2,000 a month...you will 
never hire ONE employee at minimum wage to answer your calls at that rate.  Not 
to mention that employee will only work 8 hours a day.  This route, you end up 
with a call center that has 15 or 20 techs that can take calls simultaneously, 
and it runs 24 hours.  If you can't tell I've already sold myself and am 
working on switching right now.

  On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 9:11 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm 
<thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote:

    so for 1k customers youd be looking at 24k per year? 

    whats a 2 dollar service get you? basic tier 1 tech support (powercycle and 
a ticket)? basic billing stuff, take payments under specific circumstance, and 
a ticket? Presales info?

    On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 10:08 PM, Jeremy <jeremysmi...@gmail.com> wrote:

      $2.00 per customer per month.  

      On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 8:28 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm 
<thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote:

        what kind of dough gets paid for call centers capable of answering our 
industries phones? 


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