I do that for an unamed ISP provider who greats you with "happy to help you please describe your problem-" and attempts to guess what you are calling about by going through an endless dialogue of playing "tips" and asking questions. The word "cheeseburger" seems to get right through.
I have used the Windows phone activation and if you don't strictly comply with wha tit asks it sends you to the back of the line. On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Matthew W. Ross <mr...@ephrataschools.org>wrote: > I do not know enough about the Windows Telephone Activation to be specific, > but often times I will use these dial and voice activated systems and give > it one of the "secret words" that can help... > > ----- > > Computer Voice - "...Please say the name of the product of which you need > help." > > Me - "Aardvark." > > Computer Voice - "We're sorry, we could not understand you. Please repeat > the name of the product that of which you need help." > > Me - "Aardvark." > > Computer Voice - "Please wait while we get you in touch with a service > technician." > > Me (under my breath) - "Thank you!" > > ----- > > Works 99% of the time. Sm:)e. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ben Scott > [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] > Sent: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 > 09:39:07 -0700 > Subject: Windows Activation for non-Dummies? > > > > Does anyone know of a way to make Windows telephone Activation suck > > less? Or a way to submit feedback on it? Right now, using it is > > agonizingly frustrating. Every prompt has a 15 minute speech telling > > me how to use a telephone, and there's no way to interrupt it with > > your input. You have to let the recording finish or the system just > > gets confused and wastes even more of my time. Every time I use it I > > end up wanting to repeatedly slam my hand in a car door (it would hurt > > less). Maybe a code I can dial that tells it I'm not a cabbage and I > > know how to count, so please just let me enter all the digits at once > > and then read off the code quickly? It really pisses me off that I'm > > a paying customer and *I'm* the one being put through the third > > degree, and the pirates are the ones with a pleasant user experience. > > > > And yes, it has to be voice telephone. We have a bunch of computers > > that cannot be connected to any communications lines. > > > > -- Ben > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
