Banks have been bilking customers on "fees" for years to the tune of billions. A legitimate claim comes around and they get to lobby their way out of it. Bah, I'd say turn about is fair play if they weren't gonna just use it as an excuse to raise fees for their customers.
Any time a big money patent is mentioned it seems a knee jerk reaction to scream "Patent Troll!". As was mentioned the inventor has been battling for his fair shake in saving banks and (if they ever bothered to pass on the savings) their customers time and money. He's the little guy in this scenario. Seems if the patent system was actually set up to protect innovation this guy would get his due.
I recommend:
1)Booting to a desktop with a picture of yourself in tighty whities waving to the camera. That should get you on your way fast.
2)Install sound theme (max volume settings) with such classics as "I love it when you touch me there!" and "You don't want to do that, Dave."
3)Use 98 but ensure that it blue screens when they want to do anything, reply to this post with your suggestions on how we might do this.
4)Obscure distros, the more obscure the better
5)Boots to a command line
6)Windows loads to Norton battling AVG battling McAfee in which one can pop up more virus warnings.
Your welcome.
I'm not sure how many are taking the cancellation route but after being stuck in limbo due to a Gamer Tag recovery gone bad it's too little too late. I would have been happy to take advantage of intermittent service. Spent almost two weeks playing as a lowly guest on Halo 3 waiting 10-15 minutes for a match from various consoles/homes. Too many slow to non-existent replies to emails.
Seriously, if they aren't giving you the service you paid for or expect then leave. It sucks because for many like myself multi-player constitutes the majority of my play. But be warned. Canceling is proving to be a pain in the rear. 20-41 minute phone calls because they don't offer a way to cancel on the console or online. Apparently, the far too few number of "supervisors" are the only ones allowed the final say on canceling accounts. There's no warning about call volumes and if they take down your info for a call-back laugh inside because they won't. I'm on day 3 of canceling my account. Tomorrow might be a call to my card company for a charge-back.
I may even fight for a refund for my non-existent Gold service due to the gamer tag issue if my state has consumer laws that trump the Live TOS (no guaranteed level of service can't surely mean a complete lack of paid service). If paying with a credit card check your issuers terms for provisions that may help you get satisfaction.
For those willing to stand up for quality of service and customer service good luck when canceling and bring your patience and always remember to be courteous to those you talk to.
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Banks have been bilking customers on "fees" for years to the tune of billions. A legitimate claim comes around and they get to lobby their way out of it. Bah, I'd say turn about is fair play if they weren't gonna just use it as an excuse to raise fees for their customers. Any time a big money patent is mentioned it seems a knee jerk reaction to scream "Patent Troll!". As was mentioned the inventor has been battling for his fair shake in saving banks and (if they ever bothered to pass on the savings) their customers time and money. He's the little guy in this scenario. Seems if the patent system was actually set up to protect innovation this guy would get his due.
I recommend: 1)Booting to a desktop with a picture of yourself in tighty whities waving to the camera. That should get you on your way fast. 2)Install sound theme (max volume settings) with such classics as "I love it when you touch me there!" and "You don't want to do that, Dave." 3)Use 98 but ensure that it blue screens when they want to do anything, reply to this post with your suggestions on how we might do this. 4)Obscure distros, the more obscure the better 5)Boots to a command line 6)Windows loads to Norton battling AVG battling McAfee in which one can pop up more virus warnings. Your welcome.
I'm not sure how many are taking the cancellation route but after being stuck in limbo due to a Gamer Tag recovery gone bad it's too little too late. I would have been happy to take advantage of intermittent service. Spent almost two weeks playing as a lowly guest on Halo 3 waiting 10-15 minutes for a match from various consoles/homes. Too many slow to non-existent replies to emails.
Seriously, if they aren't giving you the service you paid for or expect then leave. It sucks because for many like myself multi-player constitutes the majority of my play. But be warned. Canceling is proving to be a pain in the rear. 20-41 minute phone calls because they don't offer a way to cancel on the console or online. Apparently, the far too few number of "supervisors" are the only ones allowed the final say on canceling accounts. There's no warning about call volumes and if they take down your info for a call-back laugh inside because they won't. I'm on day 3 of canceling my account. Tomorrow might be a call to my card company for a charge-back.
I may even fight for a refund for my non-existent Gold service due to the gamer tag issue if my state has consumer laws that trump the Live TOS (no guaranteed level of service can't surely mean a complete lack of paid service). If paying with a credit card check your issuers terms for provisions that may help you get satisfaction.
For those willing to stand up for quality of service and customer service good luck when canceling and bring your patience and always remember to be courteous to those you talk to.