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Actually, I called UUNet today, and the sales guy was actually pretty cool. Specifically said that UUNet would probably be out of the price range we were considering, and that I could probably get a better deal somewhere else. On top of that, he still gave me the information that I called to get in the first place. They are a little pushy about the "We are the best" thing, though. At 03:58 PM 10/28/98 -0500, you wrote: >---Reply on mail from John Golovich about UU Net sales tactics? > >> Has anyone else received a phone call from a UUnet salesman out of the blue? >> It appears that he used the Boardwatch magazine, because he quoted me some >> information out of it about my company. >> >Yup, and he was VERY demanding in his statements about how they have the >*BEST* network compared to anyone else, and how they offer better service, >and the price difference isnt an issue :) > >> I simply can not believe the egos they have. I will never do business with >> UUnet, with this or any other company I am with. I use Fiber Network >> Solutions currently and am very happy with the service. Todd and Kyle are >> excellent at what they do. >> >We arent a network provider so how they got our name (other than via >internic/arin perhaps ...) is a bit of a mystery (ie we wouldnt have been >in boardwatch for any reason) > >> The comments that peaked my anger the most were. >> "Im sure companies as small as yours would b content with someone as small >> as Fibernet" >> >> When I stated to them that their company is one of the most expensive T1 >> providers, he responded with >> "Not every company is able to afford the best Internet that can be offered" >> (implying UUnet is directly that). >> >He told me that I had my facts wrong, and that he would send me some >information to 'show me the light' or whatever, I told him not to, and >they did anyway.. > >the UUNET rep got a bit upset when I askedl em why a T3 is like 48,000 and a >OC3 is 178,000 (more than 3x, which means no 'bulk discount' etc) >He also gets upset when you mention OC48 and how other people have made >public statements of their intention to upgrade to that (sprint, bbn, psi >all have) and they havent made any such statement (at least not as >publicly).. > > >-- >Bret McDanel http://www.rehost.com >Realistic Technologies, Inc. 973-514-1144 > > These opinions are mine, and may not be the same as my employer > >
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