# Dell US = tup; Dell UK = the suck

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dell-us-tup-dell-uk-the-suck/19610>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [November 2, 2006, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dell-us-tup-dell-uk-the-suck/19610 "2006-11-02T09:06:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2006, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dell-us-tup-dell-uk-the-suck/19610/1 "2006-11-02T09:06:50Z")

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I’ve been on hold for 1.5 hours.

This is gonna be a sweet long distance bill.

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**Author:** ![dozr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@dozr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dozr)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2006, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dell-us-tup-dell-uk-the-suck/19610/2 "2006-11-02T11:02:58Z")

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Get VoIP, profit.

Let me know if you guys ever want to make the switch.

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**Author:** ![Ovrwrkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ovrwrkd/32/7586_2.png) [@Ovrwrkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ovrwrkd)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2006, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dell-us-tup-dell-uk-the-suck/19610/3 "2006-11-02T11:05:45Z")

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Still on hold?

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**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2006, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dell-us-tup-dell-uk-the-suck/19610/4 "2006-11-02T11:29:57Z")

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i coulda sworn he said they use VoIP before…

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**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2006, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dell-us-tup-dell-uk-the-suck/19610/5 "2006-11-02T11:34:44Z")

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i thought every business in the country used voip by now.

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**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2006, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dell-us-tup-dell-uk-the-suck/19610/6 "2006-11-02T11:35:29Z")

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We are on VoIP

It’s not expensive or anything, but holding for 2 hours still costs money

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**Author:** ![dozr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@dozr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dozr)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dell-us-tup-dell-uk-the-suck/19610/7 "2006-11-04T15:12:51Z")

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> [@JustinH](#):
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> i thought every business in the country used voip by now.

Penetration is surprisingly low.

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**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dell-us-tup-dell-uk-the-suck/19610/8 "2006-11-04T15:52:15Z")

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thats what she said

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**Author:** ![MikeRi24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dell-us-tup-dell-uk-the-suck/19610/9 "2006-11-04T16:09:42Z")

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> [@Joe](#):
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> thats what she said

zing!

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**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dell-us-tup-dell-uk-the-suck/19610/10 "2006-11-04T18:29:05Z")

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The amount of infrastructure overhaul most companies would need to undertake dissuades them from switching. Plus a lot of massaging for QoS has to be done.It’s not as simple as dropping a cool new phone on a desk.

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**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dell-us-tup-dell-uk-the-suck/19610/11 "2006-11-04T18:56:00Z")

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Keep it on topic Mike and Joe… 😉

Anyway, Dell has always been good when I have called although I cannot comment on overseas divisions of the company.