Comments on: When technology goes too far http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2005/07/26/when-technology-goes-too-far/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:57:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Ewan McIntosh http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2005/07/26/when-technology-goes-too-far/#comment-448 Ewan McIntosh Tue, 26 Jul 2005 22:30:43 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=284#comment-448 This reminds me of the guy who received community service after managing to tap into the computer system running a customer service number. He replaced the faux-polite "thank you for your call; you're currently in a queue" with his own, four-letter brand of customer service: 8 June 2005 RUDE CALL CUSTOMER IS IN CLEAR AN IRATE caller recorded a message on a phone firm's answering service telling clients to "f*** off". But Ashley Gibbin, 26, was yesterday cleared of sending a grossly offensive message because magistrates ruled it wasn't offensive enough. He got frustrated after hanging on the line to ntl for an hour trying to order broadband. Then he was put through to its message service by accident. Seizing his chance for revenge, taxi driver Mr Gibbin told customers: "We don't give a f*** about you. We are never here. Just f*** off and leave us alone. Get a life." Mr Gibbin, of Redcar, Teesside, was traced and charged. He said outside court yesterday: "I just got angry because I had to wait such a long time. I think they deserved it." You can read it all here: http://forums.ntlhell.co.uk/lofiversion/index.php/t9662.html This reminds me of the guy who received community service after managing to tap into the computer system running a customer service number. He replaced the faux-polite “thank you for your call; you’re currently in a queue” with his own, four-letter brand of customer service:

8 June 2005
RUDE CALL CUSTOMER IS IN CLEAR
AN IRATE caller recorded a message on a phone firm’s answering service telling clients to “f*** off”.

But Ashley Gibbin, 26, was yesterday cleared of sending a grossly offensive message because magistrates ruled it wasn’t offensive enough.

He got frustrated after hanging on the line to ntl for an hour trying to order broadband. Then he was put through to its message service by accident.

Seizing his chance for revenge, taxi driver Mr Gibbin told customers: “We don’t give a f*** about you. We are never here. Just f*** off and leave us alone. Get a life.”

Mr Gibbin, of Redcar, Teesside, was traced and charged. He said outside court yesterday: “I just got angry because I had to wait such a long time. I think they deserved it.”

You can read it all here: http://forums.ntlhell.co.uk/lo.....t9662.html

]]> By: Armin http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2005/07/26/when-technology-goes-too-far/#comment-447 Armin Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:31:42 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=284#comment-447 Somehow this reminds me of "We value your call, please don't hang up. An operator will be with momentarily *** canned music *** We value your call, ..." repeated ad infinitum. Is that because I'm calling on one of these 0870 numbers? Somehow this reminds me of “We value your call, please don’t hang up. An operator will be with momentarily *** canned music *** We value your call, …” repeated ad infinitum.

Is that because I’m calling on one of these 0870 numbers?

]]> By: Nick Miners http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2005/07/26/when-technology-goes-too-far/#comment-446 Nick Miners Tue, 26 Jul 2005 13:24:14 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=284#comment-446 London Euston station still has a pleasingly diverse array of regional accents; theres one bloke with RP english, an Essex girl/lady, a Norf Laandan bloke, and oddest (and most pleasant) of all, a lady with a lovely soft New Zealand accent (Pindolino to Wegan North Wistern anyone?). The only CG voice is the (now more frequent) reminder to 'please keep all belongings with you at all times when on and about...' London Euston station still has a pleasingly diverse array of regional accents; theres one bloke with RP english, an Essex girl/lady, a Norf Laandan bloke, and oddest (and most pleasant) of all, a lady with a lovely soft New Zealand accent (Pindolino to Wegan North Wistern anyone?). The only CG voice is the (now more frequent) reminder to ‘please keep all belongings with you at all times when on and about…’

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