My old cable company had an office with a bunch of nerds handling things on their computers. I could walk in during business hours and ask them to fix stuff. Sadly they got bought by a huge corporation who, when you call, says “Your call is very important to us and we will be with you in a few moments.” That repeats for at least 45 minutes before I give up.
My bank has varied between a few minutes on hold and over an hour. The operator when I finally got through on the >60 minutes wait call, thought it was funny I had waited that long.
A former bank, I rang the bank and then got put through to a department of the bank that closed while I was on hold. I only found out when after 40 minutes of being told how they had ‘high call volume and my call was important to them’, someone answered and asked why I was ringing when they were shut.
Yet another bank, stopped my card when I was overseas. I had a pay as you go phone, and ran out of credit in the call as I was on hold so long, followed by the lengthy process of verifying who I was.
This happened to me 2 days ago. I outlasted the dirge music and the tech finally answered. I do wonder where they find a single piece of horrible music that last 30 minutes.
Bilan about 2 years ago
A cable company on the the R.U. Sirius? You’d be better off calling DirectTV or DISH.
FreihEitner Premium Member about 2 years ago
She lives inside the space station. Where can the cable company possibly be located?
Jeff0811 about 2 years ago
Some companies have a feature where you can choose to have them call you back. This would seem to be a good time to use that feature, if available.
Doug K about 2 years ago
Do not mess with Pam and her place … uh … Don’t mess with Pam.
Zykoic about 2 years ago
My old cable company had an office with a bunch of nerds handling things on their computers. I could walk in during business hours and ask them to fix stuff. Sadly they got bought by a huge corporation who, when you call, says “Your call is very important to us and we will be with you in a few moments.” That repeats for at least 45 minutes before I give up.
WelshRat Premium Member about 2 years ago
Either the line cuts off or her battery dies. Which will happen?
The Reader Premium Member about 2 years ago
Don’t mess with the cable cabal!
chuckcork1 about 2 years ago
My bank has varied between a few minutes on hold and over an hour. The operator when I finally got through on the >60 minutes wait call, thought it was funny I had waited that long.
A former bank, I rang the bank and then got put through to a department of the bank that closed while I was on hold. I only found out when after 40 minutes of being told how they had ‘high call volume and my call was important to them’, someone answered and asked why I was ringing when they were shut.
Yet another bank, stopped my card when I was overseas. I had a pay as you go phone, and ran out of credit in the call as I was on hold so long, followed by the lengthy process of verifying who I was.
Apologies? Not their fault you were calling them…
Imagine about 2 years ago
Fortunately Pam can multi-task.
P51Strega about 2 years ago
There is nothing a call to the cable company to ratchet up the rage. Those space squids are calamari now.
preacherman Premium Member about 2 years ago
What would space squids want with the inside of a space station. They could treat the station as a rest stop on the way to the next galaxy.
arrseetee about 2 years ago
This happened to me 2 days ago. I outlasted the dirge music and the tech finally answered. I do wonder where they find a single piece of horrible music that last 30 minutes.
YippiKiAyMofo about 2 years ago
Cable…? What’s that?
Lee26 Premium Member about 2 years ago
Not just the cable company. ANY support line does this.
kartis about 2 years ago
You call them space squids, I call them calamari.
blakerl about 2 years ago
For obvious reasons the ISS cannot get cable TV. It is possible to watch TV on the ISS digital air TV direct from NASA.
mistercatworks about 2 years ago
This gag was done thoroughly on a “Red Dwarf” episode, with Lister on hold with one of those TV deal vendors.
geese28 about 2 years ago
Now for the next battle….waiting for the cable guy to show up
David Huie Green AmericaIsGreatEvenWithFlaws about 2 years ago
Sometimes you just have to realize what’s most important.
Space squids are a dime a dozen.
norphos about 2 years ago
On the menu for the R.U. Sirius cafeteria: Calamari.
eb110americana about 2 years ago
That’s right Pam, channel that anger into a destructive rampage!