Joe Duffy & Liveline

WhoWhatWhere

On the bus home and bus driver turns on liveline (god help us) and this afternoon it was time for the aul wans to ring up and complain about Eir(com). Now there's a lot to complain about with Eir, but these people I feel are just being entitled. The two stories I heard before getting off were one woman had her elderly fathers line turned off and when they asked Eir to turn it back on, they said they can't unless they sign up to a direct debit, a policy which everyone uses these days and has been in place with Eir since they first rolled out EFibre. That woman of course (Mary I believe her name was) felt the best policy was to come on liveline for a moan and a bitch about Eir. The next caller wanted to upgrade her package or her fathers I can't remember but essentially was met with the same trouble, Eir need a direct debit, she said no I'm changing providers (guess what she didn't because they all wanted it) instead decided to stay with Eir and not upgrade her landline package.. essentially cutting off her nose to spite her face. And the Joe went on about Comreg and state licenses as if that's relevant considering EVERY company does DD. Electric, Gas, Bins, Broadband, Mobile, everyone. Is it me or are these people just way overly entitled and a bit daft? The latter woman especially, I mean refused to take an upgrade over DD... I can't understand it.

neilthefunkeone

Ah leave them be.. Once the washing is hung out they haven't got much left to do with their day!

jimgoose

I can see their point. I'm not keen on having some latchey-co utility company bolted to my current account either, and have thus far managed to avoid it.

The_Valeyard

WhoWhatWhere wrote: »

On the bus home and bus driver turns on liveline (god help us) and this afternoon it was time for the aul wans to ring up and complain about Eir(com). Now there's a lot to complain about with Eir, but these people I feel are just being entitled. The two stories I heard before getting off were one woman had her elderly fathers line turned off and when they asked Eir to turn it back on, they said they can't unless they sign up to a direct debit, a policy which everyone uses these days and has been in place with Eir since they first rolled out EFibre. That woman of course (Mary I believe her name was) felt the best policy was to come on liveline for a moan and a bitch about Eir. The next caller wanted to upgrade her package or her fathers I can't remember but essentially was met with the same trouble, Eir need a direct debit, she said no I'm changing providers (guess what she didn't because they all wanted it) instead decided to stay with Eir and not upgrade her landline package.. essentially cutting off her nose to spite her face. And the Joe went on about Comreg and state licenses as if that's relevant considering EVERY company does DD. Electric, Gas, Bins, Broadband, Mobile, everyone. Is it me or are these people just way overly entitled and a bit daft? The latter woman especially, I mean refused to take an upgrade over DD... I can't understand it.

So you work for a company that organises DD?

Cervantes2

Paragraphs Joe, Paragraphs!

Allinall

If they were from Clontarf they can f";k right off.

They're always on whinging.

WhoWhatWhere

The_Valeyard wrote: »

So you work for a company that organises DD?

No.

freshpopcorn

None of our bills are DD and that's how we want it to stay. I can see why they'd be annoyed!

The_Valeyard

I've heard horror stories with DD and virgin media.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

3 made a mistake with my bill one month and took nearly 200 euro out of my account. (My bill is usually 30) when I. Allied them up they said they couldn't issue a refund but could credit my account. So my bank called it back and the money was back in my account. No more DDs for me.

pumpkin4life

Ye get some classics from the Duffmaster alright. Here's a great one:

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Boards really needs a daily thread, in the Radio forum, dedicated to Liveline .

9or10

WhoWhatWhere wrote: »

On the bus home and bus driver turns on liveline (god help us)

Did you clap when he arrived at your stop?

gramar

9or10 wrote: »

Did you clap when he arrived at your stop?

Probably caught the clap if he was on Dublin Bus.

WhoWhatWhere

9or10 wrote: »

Did you clap when he arrived at your stop?

No I thanked him as is customary.

Ted111

What's your point caller?
Make your point please.

foggy_lad

Classic Joe Meltdown here http://www.rte.ie/cspodcasts/media.mp3?c1=2&c2=16951747&ns_site=test&ns_type=clickin&rte_vs_ct=aud&rte_vs_sc=pod&rte_mt_sec=radio&rte_vs_sn=radio1&rte_mt_pub_dt=2016-09-23&rte_mt_prg_name=test-liveline&title=Direct%20Provision.&c7=http%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.rasset.ie%2Fpodcasts%2Faudio%2F2016%2F0923%2F20160923_rteradio1-liveline-directprov_c21058806_21058810_232_.mp3&r=http%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.rasset.ie%2Fpodcasts%2Faudio%2F2016%2F0923%2F20160923_rteradio1-liveline-directprov_c21058806_21058810_232_.mp3

elperello

Actually Joe was providing a good piece of public service broadcasting by showing how customers were having problems with Eir and got very little help from the supposed regulator Comreg.

sligojoek

Audrina Tall Verb wrote: »

Boards really needs a daily thread, in the Radio forum, dedicated to Liveline .

If only there was someone we could ring to complain about it.

vicwatson

foggy_lad wrote: »

Classic Joe Meltdown here http://www.rte.ie/cspodcasts/media.mp3?c1=2&c2=16951747&ns_site=test&ns_type=clickin&rte_vs_ct=aud&rte_vs_sc=pod&rte_mt_sec=radio&rte_vs_sn=radio1&rte_mt_pub_dt=2016-09-23&rte_mt_prg_name=test-liveline&title=Direct%20Provision.&c7=http%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.rasset.ie%2Fpodcasts%2Faudio%2F2016%2F0923%2F20160923_rteradio1-liveline-directprov_c21058806_21058810_232_.mp3&r=http%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.rasset.ie%2Fpodcasts%2Faudio%2F2016%2F0923%2F20160923_rteradio1-liveline-directprov_c21058806_21058810_232_.mp3

Would love to hear what was said between Duffy and Seamus during the ad break

WhoWhatWhere

elperello wrote: »

Actually Joe was providing a good piece of public service broadcasting by showing how customers were having problems with Eir and got very little help from the supposed regulator Comreg.

ComReg won't make anyone change a direct debit policy.

elperello

There were other complaints like cutting off a 91 year old man's phone and panic button because of a mix up over the bill.
Comreg about as much use as an ashtray on a motorcycle.

Arghus

Joe is an awful broadcaster and getting worse as the years go on, but thankfully he's only ever actually presenting Liveline half of the time.

Ted111

vicwatson wrote: »

Would love to hear what was said between Duffy and Seamus during the ad break

He's some sanctimonious prick. Putting up his emotive, liberal superior, anger
on behalf of the little man and the minority, excoriating a caller who
probably earns less than a tenth of his half million euro salary. A man
who initiated his career being gay byrne's lick spittle, novelty working
class dub. Long since thoroughly integrated into the wealthy, privileged. elite of irish society. But he can still lecture the rest of us from his clontarf palace.
And as per Foggy Lads clip above abusing his caller and then cutting the conversation at the point of his choosing. A coward and a bully.