A good friend once told me that rather than calling it "good old common sense" - it should be "uncommon good sense" - I thought it was quite insightful of him (he was quite an elderly gentleman).
Lance ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 3:00 PM Subject: RE: FW: UBS Broadband connection delays > A Telecom rep admitted to me this morning that the delay would not happen if > I was with Xtra. They tell me that the wholesale UBS service has such an > uptake that there are delays. He could not explain satisfactorily why the > lot could not be ordered at the same time. > > Imagine telling one of our customers that we would not order a new machine > for them until their old one was removed. > > The trouble with common sense is that it is not very common. > > Regards, > > Robert > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eliot Blennerhassett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, 15 February 2005 2:53 p.m. > To: linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz > Subject: Re: FW: UBS Broadband connection delays > > Rob, > > I am a Telecom customer for both phone and jetstream. > I am moving house to about 3km from here and can keep my number (not sure if > > that means its on the same exchange) > > I just called them to enquire about the delays and they say the changeover > will all happen on the same day. > > So, the (anti)competitive situation will be put to the test in about a > month. > > -- Eliot > > Robert Fisher wrote: > > The delay for the disconnection took 10 days after our shift and now I am > > told that the delay to connect at the new house is another 5 days. This is > > bad enough for our household to experience these delays but imagine if it > > was a business. > > > > I cannot accept that the orders could not be placed concurrently, prior to > > our shift, for any other reason than being anti competitive. > >
