May 26, 2012

Yellow Pages

Yellow Pages

Gizmodo republished a photo from Reddit of a note that was left with a stack of unclaimed Yellow Pages.

The note reads, in part: “Dear Yellow Pages, see this big stack of unclaimed telephone books? NOBODY WANTS THEM. Please stop killing trees and GET A NEW BUSINESS MODEL.”

I entirely agree with the sentiment.

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An open letter to Vodafone Australia

vodafail, Vodafone Australia

I am again writing to you regarding the above order and account. I wish to complain that despite repeated attempts and assurances, the order has not been cancelled. On July 21, I completed an online order for a Samsung GalaxyS II handset on a $29 per month cap plan over 12 months. After receiving no communications regarding delivery in three business days, I called Vodafone customer service on July 26 and was told my credit reference had failed. As a result, I asked that my order be cancelled. I was told by the customer service officer that my order would be cancelled.

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Wrong phone line

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I’ve been in Adelaide for three weeks now and I still don’t have a proper phone connection. The story is like something you’d expect to hear from a third world country. To begin with, I rang the phone company (known here as PC), gave them my new address and asked for a connection. Easy. It [...]

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