Cait's Ramblings

I no longer can recommend HP or its customer service. They either a.) Blatently lied to me about my PC or b.) sold me a computer under false pretenses.

In the event you guys are interested in the situation, here's the chat from the idiot at HP.

http://pastebin.com/JZPq3FfT

er soo ^^

dad came home and was like "wtf.... you just bought one"

so i told him "well i did this already and told her id be there so you can either come with me and get free subway or stay here and ill go"

even though by then it was pouring and i didnt wanna drive >_>...or spend 20$ on gas LOL

yeah i got all upset and he was all like RAWR!!!! >:(

but it worked out..

She told me she was gunna be wearin silver shoes and has brown hair.. Well my dad was like "lol how much does she charge an hour" and ugh i wanna punch him.. hes such a huuuge perv... and hes like "when you get there look at the bottom of it and see if the serial # is scratched off.. if it is its STOLEN and YOU ARENT GETTING IT!" and im like jebus fine..

I didnt know how it was going to work out.. like if she was one of those people who wanted to socialize and drink coffee before gettin down to business or what o___o so i wore my a-maaazing flame aura crystal point necklace in the event i needed a conversation piece.. as you all know how much i suck at talking in real life... esp to people i dont even know o___o;;

we drove there and went to subway and i felt waaaaayyy too nervous to eat.. lol

so i ate 1/2 of it and.... we went to beaners and she was like right around the corner thing and so she seemed really nice...

i checked it out there.. and saw that the AC adapter had to be taped to hold it in.... and that the screen messes up at the bottom if not angled right o_O

you gotta kinda.. "pull" on the right part of the LCD and push on the top left and it'll straiten out..

not a big deal.. better than no backlight at all, lmao......

i jsut hope it doesnt like.. strain the screen to oblivion or whatever...

anddd there was nothing scratched off XD it looks like its in REALLY good condition.. and DOES have 504 MB ram o_O its so odd..

Yeah um.... so im on it nooow ^^

and im AMAZED at how much stuff on here is like.. stuff I already use o_O a link to livejournal.. facebook.. aim.. limewire.. well i dont USE limewire but.. still whole p2p generalized thing..

Ummmm theres a bunch of her music on here.. iits really interesting ive never heard of like almost ANY Of the bands.. but it is interesting.. and omg -- theres even the GUMMI BEARS THEME!!!!!!!! XD

gummi bears is the best...

ummm theres most of season 1 of "the office' and season 3..

Ive never seen or heard of it.. But ill prolly watch some of it and see if its interesting or not..

I need a new series >_> lol.. after invasion.. it has left cait sad :(

esp cuz theres no SEASON 2!!!!!! UGH!!!

its like.. WHAT HAPPENS TO LARKIN!:??! O_O i must know, lol..



Ummmmmmmmm... it also came with mcafee firewall thing and theres a lot of.. port activity.. which is kinda freakin me out a bit o___O its like..... people trying to get into the comp?? is there keyloggers on this? virus? i dont know... ill have to do a throughal scan of it..

so me and cory hooked up microphone support.. and made a totally random story XD cuz it doesnt recoginize words well.. here ill paste some.. its frikkin hillarious.. I may actually try to write a story like this and put it on fictionpress.. OR WAIT i could type up my george washabush story really fast this way!!! XD

Im guna remove all the random testing gibber..



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HAHAHAHAHHA "every family will likely end up with a gymnasion" i laughed for like HOURS! XD

ugh i wish my old comp had this voice thing.. but this is amazing XD

for a poor, undertechnologized computer geek, this is just.. so ammazing, lol.

I am lame and have no life!!!!!!

So im gradually getting rid of all of previous owners crap.. like itunes.. and expired versions of word... and whatnot..

I tried limewire.. ive never used it before.. I dont like it o_O its like.. i search for anything and it brings up like 20 pages of pr0n.

Ill stick with emule, lol.


ohh and i couldnt get my home networking to work with this ;-; so its a good thing it had a modem, or id be screwed LOL..

also it appears to be that the fan may be dying o_O it like.. is loud.. and on all the time.. sometimes it winds down almost to a stop.

But as long as its workin it should be fine :p




soooooooooo thats all for today i spoze..


Now i just gotta remember every program that i could never get to work cuz i didnt have XP...

and then use it.
lol.


like DS stuff >_> :D!

After trying the chat support many times.. and getting nowhere..


This is what i emailed to them:


First Name: cait
Last Name: Berry
Address1: none of your business
Address2:
City: new york
State: NY
Zip: 10108
Zip+4:
Country: USA
Company Name:
Operating System:
Issue Description One: First of all.. I think the chat support is
broken. Ive tried it several times.. and i am on hold in "position 1"
for hours.
But anyway.
My problem is.. i have a Gateway EV700 monitor.. and usually the
settings works fine. It has the big button you press and rotate it to
change the settings. However, my dad tried it the other day, and it wont
work. You press the button in, it goes to the menu on the contrast
option. you press the button again, and it goes to adjusting the
contrast, however if you rotate the button, it doesnt do anything. And
also if you go back to where it says contrast, if you rotate the button
it still does nothing.
It makes the same sound it always does upon rotating it.. it just..
doesnt /GO/ anywhere.
My dad is retarded and thinks you should be able to use the mouse to
also change the options, but i keep telling him he CANT. it's
IMPOSSIBLE.
but anyway,
What could be wrong?





this is what they sent back:


Hello Cait,

Thank you for using Gateway's Online E-mail Support. If the monitor
buttons does not work, it is most likely damaged. To properly address
your issue, please confirm the Gateway Customer ID, order number, or
serial number for this computer. This information will allow me to look
up the system so I can assist you with your current issue.

The 10-digit serial number is usually on a rectangular sticker, on the
back of the computer (not the monitor). In some cases, the sticker may
also be placed on the side of the computer or on the front bezel.

If you are not the original owner of the system, and you are not a
previous Gateway customer, I can transfer the system to your name.
Please provide the following information:

Name:
Address:
Telephone Number:
E-mail Address:

Once I have this information I will be able to transfer the system into
your name for you.

If you are a previous Gateway customer, please verify your Customer ID
so that I can transfer the system to that account.


Please reply to this message if you require further assistance with this
issue. If your reply is received while I am out of the office, to
ensure a speedy resolution, your issue will be handled by one of my
colleagues.

Thank you.

Lilly
Badge GWPE274
Online Customer Support Team
Gateway




and im thinkin.. wtf.. you idiots.. so this is what i sent back to them.








I just have a monitor.. no computer..

if it's 'damaged' than there's more than likely nothing you can do for
me over the internet besides tell me to send the monitor in along with
200$ for shipping charges. I got this monitor at a garage sale for 5$.
There's no way in hell I am going to pay anything to get it fixed if i
cant fix it myself.

There's no reason why you need my address or phone number. If i wanted
you to have my phone # i would call you. If i wanted you to have my
address, i would write you a letter.

But anyway, if you are tryin to confirm that im not trying to get
support for like.. some random non-gateway computer, then i will tell
you this.

the serial # on the back of the MONITOR is MU17026C0382317 and was
manufactored in april of 01.


But seriously, pretty much all youd need is the "EV700" to give general support.

So... yeah hewlett packards support > yours.

but thanks for a speedy reply, anyway.

~Cait



so yeah i totally dissed them. Beacause their support sucks. >_o