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Thread ID: 56414 2005-04-04 05:57:00 Best & Worst on-hold music Tony (4941) PC World Chat
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341399 2005-04-05 02:32:00 If you enter such a place, Metla, you deserve whatever they inflict on you. :p Graham L (2)
341400 2005-04-05 02:45:00 I'm a sucker for good coffee...... Metla (12)
341401 2007-06-16 21:48:00 I spend most of my day at work on hold - I call insurance companies for a doctors office. So I have heard all the hold music there is.
The absolute worst in the entire world (and maybe the universe) is Sprint!
Not only is the music irritating, but the poor reception makes it even more intollerable. I wonder if any of the CEO'S listened to the music before it was used. Everyone has different taste when it comes to music and there is no happy medium. My sugestion - keep the volume down or have "silent hold" -
Happy holding everyone!
mollysnana (7797)
341402 2007-06-16 22:19:00 Alrighty, What about the tribal urban mellow mush music that gets played in upthemselves with hipness cafe's around the country......

That is some of the better music out there Metla. Sounds like you need to leave that cave you call Wanganui every so often. Maybe pop over to Ohakune today and catch a bit of the Mardi Gras while it is still on.
On topic, TesltraClear on hold music is crap as is their ability to actually answer the phone when you ring up for assistance.
winmacguy (3367)
341403 2007-06-16 22:28:00 Last night I rang slingshot to get them cut off (33kbs, what a joke), I rang at 925pm and got their message "your call is important to us blah blah" then got "We're sorry, our operating services are from 8am to 10pm..."


Man ever since that lady left Slingshot has just turned into a big steaming pile of $h!t.
rob_on_guitar (4196)
341404 2007-06-16 22:38:00 What I hate worse than the music is Telecoms pathetic voice menu system when you phone now.

Chirpy female voice:
Hi, what would you like to do?
Pause.....
No, I didn't understand that, lets try this another way.

(I haven't said anything yet)
Would you like to: Endless list
Sorry, I didn't understand that.....lets



And on and on and on and on around and around until it finally either gives up and transfers you to the real press a number system or puts you through to an actual person, or you go mad and run away.


With the amount of English as a second language people here now, what idiot thought that would work?
pctek (84)
341405 2007-06-16 23:25:00 Alrighty, What about the tribal urban mellow mush music that gets played in upthemselves with hipness cafe's around the country . . . . . . Even a good coffee wouldn't make me go in there and subject myself to the punishment they call music

What I hate worse than the music is Telecoms pathetic voice menu system when you phone now .

Chirpy female voice:
Hi, what would you like to do?
Pause . . . . .
No, I didn't understand that, lets try this another way .

(I haven't said anything yet)
Would you like to: Endless list
Sorry, I didn't understand that . . . . . lets



And on and on and on and on around and around until it finally either gives up and transfers you to the real press a number system or puts you through to an actual person, or you go mad and run away .


With the amount of English as a second language people here now, what idiot thought that would work?LOL, totally agree
Myth (110)
341406 2007-06-17 00:09:00 When I get the automated voice-recognition stuff, I just start speaking German . . . . and I get to the top pretty fast .

There was a list out a while back for numeric key codes to get past the electronic stuff . . each place uses a different code, but just try "0" a few times and it might switch to a human .
SurferJoe46 (51)
341407 2007-06-17 02:17:00 Woosh is god-awful as well. Atleast there isn't any of that "I can understand what you say, what does your query relate to" automated crap.

Good old holding on for about 60mins only to be told to read the 5 page manual that comes with every account (useless btw)
beeswax34 (63)
341408 2007-06-17 02:25:00 Oh I cant forget Telecom, put me on hold with that annoying frog song. Goddam!:lol: rob_on_guitar (4196)
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