[Congratulations to the Sixers– the only local franchise that makes it necessary to denote players by team and position. Like, I’d never write Phillies Second Baseman Chase Utley or Eagles Running Back Darren Sproles. But the Sixers… well, let’s just say I, local sports blog editor, had to Google the name JaKarr Sampson when Jim wrote it yesterday. Turns out, he got 20+ minutes in three consecutive games last week. Who knew?!]
Sixers Center Henry Sims went on an all-too-familiar Twitter rant about his Comcast cable service yesterday:
In the absence of any response from Comcast to an NBA player who plays his home games under two giant signs with letters situated in such a way as to convey the message COMCAST COUNTRY, Verizon FIOS’ Twitter account stepped in to fill the void:
#TeamFIOS. I’m #TeamFIOS, too, Henry. But I’m telling you, their customer service isn’t much better*:
See?
Damn near unattainable, my man.
*It’s here where I’d like to call attention to AT&T, which – you’re not going to believe this – actually has good customer service. There are some quirks with their system, website and plans, for sure, but I’ve had nothing but good experiences every time I’ve talked to them. Once, a rep offered to lower my bill by upgrading my plan. No strings. Just cheaper. They’re helpful, willing to explain stuff, and generally try to make you not feel like you’re a piece of gooey scum stuck to the bottom of their shoe. That’s the bar the cable companies have set– gooey scum on bottom of shoe. The future of awesome.
