THE WELCH COMPANY
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
415 781 5700
rod@welchco.com


S U M M A R Y


DIARY: June 18, 2014 08:06 AM Wednesday; Rod Welch

Comcast meeting repair telephone service.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Telephone Dial Tone Restored Replace Fittings and Reset Configuration


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Comcast                                                                                                                                                            
020101 - Mr. Customer Assistant                                                                                                                                           
020103 - Customer Support Department                                                                                                                                      

SUBJECTS
Comcast Telephone Service Fails Schedule Meeting 140618 Bill Owe $10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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2504 - Summary/Objective                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
2505 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
250501 - Follow up ref SDS 81 0000. ref SDS 79 0000.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
250502 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
250503 - Comcast rep repaired no dial tone problem by verifying configurations,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
250504 - ref SDS 0 UY6X, and replacing outdated exterior system fittings.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
250505 - ref SDS 0 HJ49                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
250506 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
250507 -            [On 140809 0941 paid Comcast about $60 for service call                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
250508 -            today. ref SDS 82 Y13G                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
250510 -             ..
250511 -            [On 170303 1610 same problem occurred after disconnecting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
250512 -            electrical cables in the office to vacuum the floor; found                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
250513 -            this record explaining the solution, and saved money for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
250514 -            Comcast service ca.. ref SDS 85 GK4M                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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250521 -  ..
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2508 - Background                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
2509 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
250901 - Background on Comcast services for account 8155400270740804 reported                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
250902 - on 110214 1910. ref SDS 18 SS5O                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
250904 -  ..
250905 - Original rate of $128.51 for monthly communication services is listed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
250906 - in the record ordering Comcast service, ref SDS 6 H13L  The rate was                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
250907 - later changed to $115 per month, reported on 110125 0921, ref SDS 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
250908 - WZ4O                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
250910 -  ..
250911 - On 110609 0849 Comcast made another billing mistake. ref SDS 22 UY6X                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
250912 - Contacted Comcast and entered into revised agreement reducing monthly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
250913 - charges for all communication services to about $111. ref SDS 22 MQ6O                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
250915 -  ..
250916 - On 111109 0800 Comcast agreed to provide HBO service for 3 months,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
250917 - expiring on 120209, reported. 111109 1718, ref SDS 30 XP4N                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
250919 -  ..
250920 - On 120109 0800 Comcast made billing mistakes charging $158, 120109                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
250921 - 0957, ref SDS 32 UY6X; after making corrections Comcast continued                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
250922 - making mistakes claiming agreement on 110609 expires on 120125, and so                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
250923 - proposed new agreement in the amount of $160 per month, reported on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
250924 - 120109 0957. ref SDS 32 KG4O  Since this conflicted with the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
250925 - agreement, Comcast offered to increase the monthly charge to $144                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
250926 - instead of $160, shown on 120109 0957. ref SDS 32 SD8L  Contacted AT&T                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
250927 - and got offer to provide comparable communication services for monthly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
250928 - charge of $117, reported on 120109 0957, ref SDS 32 IO6O                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
250930 -  ..
250931 - On 120116 1051 AT&T clarified offer to provide communication services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
250932 - at same rate Comcast offered for comparable DTR, ref SDS 33 T59F;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
250933 - called Comcast and entered revised agreement to continue current                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
250934 - communication services for monthly charge of $117.72, ref SDS 33 Z53M;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
250935 - agreed to pay $128.04 on January invoice and due credit of $10.54 on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
250936 - February invoice to reflect new agreement of $117.72, and in order to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
250937 - avoid confusion in Comcast computer. ref SDS 33 6F94                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
250939 -  ..
250940 - On 120118 0610 paid Comcast $128.04. ref SDS 34 EG8M                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
250942 -  ..
250943 - On 120615 1424 AT&T offered to provide expanded communication                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
250944 - services including 2 digitl controllers rather than 1 currently                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
250945 - provided by Comcast. ref SDS 40 9M6F                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
250947 -  ..
250948 - On 120620 changed agreement with Comcast to expand television services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
250949 - and to continue Internet and telephone services for 12 months at the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
250950 - rate of $112.65. ref SDS 41 LB8L  This was confirmed in letter to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
250951 - Comcast later that day. ref SDS 41 J47F                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
250953 -  ..
250954 - On 120911 1502 Hector at AT&T offered again to provide comparable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
250955 - communicaiton services for $117 per month, but increased rebate to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
250956 - $400. ref SDS 45 LL8J                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
250958 -  ..
250959 - On 130108 received letter from Comcast reporting account in good                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
250960 - standing. ref SDS 50 BN5H                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
250962 -  ..
250963 - On 130308 1142 received letter from AT&T offering $400 rebate for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
250964 - ordering communication services on television, Internet, telephone.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
250965 - ref SDS 52 7L5N                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
250967 -  ..
250968 - On 130711 2002 returned 2 Comcast cable controller/DVRs for deduction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
250969 - on monthly charges of $27.00. ref SDS 60 4N5H                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
250971 -  ..
250972 - On 130715 0454 submitted letter today updating account to new monthly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
250973 - rate of $104.00. ref SDS 61 555J                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
250975 -  ..
250976 - On 130731 1635 returned Comcast rented modem equipment for additional                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
250977 - deduction of $7 per month. ref SDS 64 XL6H                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
250979 -  ..
250980 - On 130808 issued payment of $97 for Comcast communication services.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
250981 - ref SDS 65 W84I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
250983 -  ..
250984 - On 130817 1731 Mary 5KV called and notified that Comcast may fail to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
250985 - provide contracted communication services because customer has not                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
250986 - paid more than the agreed amount. ref SDS 66 SZ7N                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
250988 -  ..
250989 - On 130828 the record shows Comcast failed to provide contracted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
250990 - communication services. ref SDS 67 UY6X                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
250992 -  ..
250993 - On 130912 entered new agreement to pay $117.33 per month for the next                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
250994 - year. ref SDS 70 Q134                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
250996 -  ..
250997 - On 140617 Comcast telephone service failing. ref SDS 81 UY6X  Comcast                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
250998 - shows customer owes $107 outstanding balance on account, evidently due                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
250999 - to miscommunication during meeting on 130912. ref SDS 81 866K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
251000 - Scheduled meeting with Comcast service technician on 140618, to repair                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
251001 - telephone service. ref SDS 81 H356                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
251003 -  ..
251004 - On 140618 Comcast repaired defective telephone system to restore dial                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
251005 - tone by replacing outdated fittings. ref SDS 0 HJ49                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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2513 - Progress                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
2514 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
251401 - Telephone Dial Tone Restored Replace Fittings and Reset Configuration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
251402 - 
251403 - Follow up ref SDS 81 UY6X, ref SDS 79 UY6X.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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251405 - Met with ....                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
251407 -                    ..
251408 -                   Junior Aniceto ID #141202                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
251409 -                   Communications Technician                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
251410 -                   3055 Comcast Place                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
251411 -                   Livermore, CA 94551                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
251412 -                   800 951 1665                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
251414 -  ..
251415 - Junior discovered that phone cable was plugged into telephone port #2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
251416 - rather than port #1, which is near the outside edge of the modem.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
251417 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
251418 -            [On 170303 1610 same problem occurred after disconnecting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
251419 -            electrical cables in the office to vacuum the floor; found                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
251420 -            this record explaining the solution, and saved money for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
251421 -            Comcast service ca.. ref SDS 85 GK4M                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
251423 -  ..
251424 - This only changed yesterday, performing test operations with Comcast                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
251425 - agent remotely, reported on 140617 0732. ref SDS 81 G83K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
251427 -  ..
251428 - He further discovered that line 2 was selected on the main telephone                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
251429 - in the computer room.  He changed this by pressing the line #1 button                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
251430 - on the telephone console.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
251431 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
251432 -            [On 140809 0941 paid Comcast about $60 for service call                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
251433 -            today. ref SDS 82 Y13G                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
251435 -  ..
251436 - These changes restored dial tone on the telephone landline for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
251437 - Comcast number...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
251438 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
251439 -                          925 849 4745                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
251441 -  ..
251442 - Checked the remote telephone extensions in the other rooms.  They all                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
251443 - have dial tones now.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
251445 -  ..
251446 - This problem may have occurred from vacuuming on 140608 1444.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
251447 - ref SDS 80 G37J  Somehow could have bumped the line #2 button,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
251448 - thereby disconnecting line 1, and so caused all the telephones in the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
251449 - house to disconnect.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
251451 -  ..
251452 - This analysis conflicts with the record of using the telephone daily                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
251453 - for at least 6 days, since 140608, until dial tone outage occurred.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
251455 -  ..
251456 - Junior checked outside fitting connections, and found they are                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
251457 - outdated.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
251459 -  ..
251460 - He feels this may have caused dial tone failures with intermittant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
251461 - disruptions, i.e., inconsistent performance of the system.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
251463 -  ..
251464 - Junior removed the outdated fittings, and installed new fittings at                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
251465 - both the junction box near the streetside curb, and at the junction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
251466 - box in the exterior utility closet next to the garage.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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