gcw20877@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (George Wang) (02/06/90)
t's a real shame that though USR makes a high quality product, the director of their Reseller Program is rude and unhelpful!! Personally, I am a private computer consultant who is sincerely interested in selling as many USR HST's as possible... I am a student at the University of Illinois and the primary area of my sales would be to other students... However, when I talked to Jim Summers, the director of the program, he basically told me right in my face that "he didn't think I ran a legitimate business".... He then asked me a whole bunch of questions as if he was a N*ZI interrogator (trying to prove that I didn't know a thing about computers...) In any event, I told him that it was my sincere interest to sell USR HST modems to students... He then wanted PERSONAL LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION from my clients and when I told him that most of my clients right now are students and other older adults back in my hometown, he told me with a mocking laugh, that he wouldn't take the recommendation or word of ANY STUDENTS!! I personally feel that the descrimination of students is a very wrong thing.. Hmmm, I wonder if Mr. Summers ever considered himself once a STUDENT??? In any event, I believe students should be treated just as equally as other people.. Mr. Summers claimed that he would only accept letters from BIG BUSINESSES... Obviously he didn't think the college sector is a important business area.... Apple and IBM sure does as it supports students through loans.... Enough said.. I hope anyone who reads this would send me some kind of feedback on what you think of Mr. Jim Summers attitude... Thanks George Wang -- George Wang University of Illinois gcw20877@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu