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From: ginge on 17 Jul 2010 21:49
On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:28:50 +0100, Gyp <Gyp(a)gyponline.co.uk> wrote:

>R C Nesbit wrote:
>> Got a call today from an Indian chappie - 3rd in the past
>> couple of weeks, *telling* me I has a problem with my PC,
>> it was running slow and kept crashing.
>
>My 86-year-old rather gets this 2 to 3 times a day, so I was delighted
>when I answered his phone this morning to be told there was a problem
>with the PC.

I've never had a call like this, which is a shame as I'd 'invent'
errors just for the hell of it.
From: Tim on 18 Jul 2010 03:40
In message <i1t09a$137$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Gyp
<Gyp(a)gyponline.co.uk> writes
>R C Nesbit wrote:
>> Got a call today from an Indian chappie - 3rd in the past couple of
>>weeks, *telling* me I has a problem with my PC, it was running slow
>>and kept crashing.
>
>My 86-year-old rather gets this 2 to 3 times a day, so I was delighted
>when I answered his phone this morning to be told there was a problem
>with the PC.
>
When they ring I like to sit at a Unix PC and pretend to be thick [1].
After some time they eventually get the idea this isn't a Windows
machine.

[1] feedlines-R-us
--
Tim
From: spike1 on 18 Jul 2010 05:40
And verily, didst Tim <tim(a)nospam.osvif.demon.co.uk> hastily babble thusly:
> In message <i1t09a$137$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Gyp
> <Gyp(a)gyponline.co.uk> writes
>>R C Nesbit wrote:
>>> Got a call today from an Indian chappie - 3rd in the past couple of
>>>weeks, *telling* me I has a problem with my PC, it was running slow
>>>and kept crashing.
>>
>>My 86-year-old rather gets this 2 to 3 times a day, so I was delighted
>>when I answered his phone this morning to be told there was a problem
>>with the PC.
>>
> When they ring I like to sit at a Unix PC and pretend to be thick [1].
> After some time they eventually get the idea this isn't a Windows
> machine.

Aye, I've never had a call like that but I'd love to get one.
I've been exclusively linux for home use for well over 10 years now.
I've never even owned a windows machine that didn't get wiped and have linux
installed within the hour.

So I imagine the conversation would go something like..
"What version of windows are you running?"
"Errrr, I don't know. I have windows on my screen..."
"Press the start button..."
"I... what's a start button?"
"The button in the bottom corner"
"There isn't a button in the bottom corner"
etc
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From: Mick Whittingham on 18 Jul 2010 06:09
In article <3cn446lus2onulscabg21eseoorpisbtsf(a)4ax.com>, ginge
<the.gingeREMOVE(a)THISgmail.com> writes
>On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:28:50 +0100, Gyp <Gyp(a)gyponline.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>R C Nesbit wrote:
>>> Got a call today from an Indian chappie - 3rd in the past
>>> couple of weeks, *telling* me I has a problem with my PC,
>>> it was running slow and kept crashing.
>>
>>My 86-year-old rather gets this 2 to 3 times a day, so I was delighted
>>when I answered his phone this morning to be told there was a problem
>>with the PC.
>
>I've never had a call like this, which is a shame as I'd 'invent'
>errors just for the hell of it.


I keep getting calls from BT telling me if I switched to them I could
get 10meg download speed.

I point out to them that the reason my down load speed is so low is
because of BT and the fact that they keep delaying updating my exchange.
--
Mick Whittingham
'and I will make it a felony to drink small beer.'
William Shakespeare, Henry VI part 2.
From: R C Nesbit on 18 Jul 2010 06:25
Ginge spoke:
> >R C Nesbit wrote:
> >> Got a call today from an Indian chappie - 3rd in the past
> >> couple of weeks, *telling* me I has a problem with my PC,
> >> it was running slow and kept crashing.
> >
> >My 86-year-old rather gets this 2 to 3 times a day, so I was delighted
> >when I answered his phone this morning to be told there was a problem
> >with the PC.
>
> I've never had a call like this, which is a shame as I'd 'invent'
> errors just for the hell of it.

Like frag says, if you're bored, just go to the link and have an online
chat.

http://www.onlinepchub.com/remote.php

That's if you're ok with running their .exe
--
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UKRM(at)indqualtec.co.uk
uppercase(d) BBIWYMC#1 BOG#11? MRO#31 IBCDBBB#1(kotl)
FJ1200, CCM130 Benelli Cabriolet (gone)
Looks like Rab C Nesbit.

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