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  • .002 cents != .002 dollars

    This guy was quoted over and over again .002 cents/KB, yet Verizon charged him .002 dollars/KB. The Verizon folks keep typing into their calculator .002 x 35800 (I don't recall the exact number of KB) and end up getting 71.6, which they interpret as 71 dollars and 60 cents.

    It should be .716 dollars.

    Here's an audio recording of him talking to Verizon trying to explain the difference. Even if the rate is supposed to be .002 dollars/KB (despite the fact they keep telling him cents), it's funny and frustrating as hell listening to this recording.

    :laughing: :death:

    (from Slashdot)
    Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #98: Every man has his price.

  • #2
    I'll keep my frustrations to unavoidable everyday interactions with stupid people.

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    • #3
      hhaa, I like this. The people from verizon just don't understand it, haha and he keeps giving examples and all.
      help: (how do i shot) (Public 0): how do i travel diagonally? i only have up, down, left and right keys.

      4:PinkSTAR <ER>> ask DP he knows me inside and out

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      • #4
        I wonder how Verizon is going to handle this. I heard it's been slashdotted, and I don't really think they need the bad publicity over $71, considering this is going viral.

        But I worked in the call center industry for a few years and have a friend who works for Verizon. Considering it's the type of job you can make a decent wage without a college degree, it's no suprise how many math retarded people you will have trying to help you.

        However, having a floor manager (like the one who handled the 3rd escalation) who doesn't understand the difference between $.002 and $.00002 seems totally unusual to me. Most people in that position have degrees and understand basic math concepts like this.

        I wonder if it's an internal policy to play dumb on this, because they think most people are just going to roll over and take it up the ass instead of fighting them on it.

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        • #5
          This is tormenting to listen to..
          2:Displaced> k washed my nuts, hope they stop itching now
          2:Displaced> now its my fucking foot that is itching, FOR FUCKS SAKE

          2:Eeks> there was this girl that had a crush on me
          2:Eeks> and she had the biggest boobs i've ever seen live
          2:Eeks> had back problems too i think
          2:Eeks> it was kinda disturbing when her boobs were bigger than her head

          1:DangerGirl> spider, give your cap to era
          1:spider> Wooooohoo!
          1:spider> .*passes the hat*
          1:Erathia> <eats the hat>

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          • #6
            I saw the ytmnd
            USA WORLD CHAMPS

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            • #7
              Ogh why's it so freakin long.
              thread killer

              Also who changed to pw to Squadless, how am I supposed to fly the banner of sucking at the game

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Edify View Post
                Ogh why's it so freakin long.
                Because the guys in helpdesk seem to be retarded or something.
                megaman89> tsunami taught me that 1 shouldnt have used it
                L K> taught u what?
                megaman89> how to suck

                9:WiL> im gonna with my league \o/
                9:Graner <ZH>> you mean win?
                9:WiL> being on plade i forgot how to spell it

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                • #9
                  Holy Goddamn people just do not know math. This is so squirmworthy.
                  Originally posted by Ward
                  OK.. ur retarded case closed

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                  • #10
                    Is it copy threads from SA week?

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                    • #11
                      Are you an idiot? He took it from Slashdot, like he said in the first post. In case you've never quite picked up on this fact, different internet forums often discuss the same things that happen on the internet.
                      Originally posted by Ward
                      OK.. ur retarded case closed

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                      • #12
                        jesus christ, what kind of retards do you give jobs to?
                        Displaced> I get pussy every day
                        Displaced> I'm rich
                        Displaced> I drive a ferrari lol
                        Displaced> ur a faggot with no money
                        Thors> prolly
                        Thors> but the pussy is HAIRY!

                        best comeback ever

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                        • #13
                          For those of you who dont want to listen to it for that long,

                          http://verizonfails.ytmnd.com

                          cuts the clip down to about 3 minutes from ~25
                          USA WORLD CHAMPS

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                          • #14
                            god I want to kill something now
                            :groovy:.fm
                            toucanlam.com

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                            • #15
                              yeah this was painful to listen to.

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