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Call Start
2026-06-19 00:45
Duration
21m 41s
Contact
Will Pitts
Issue Type
Internet/WAN Setup
V2 Outcome
Ownership Gap
V2 Band
Needs Improvement

Agent & Case Context

Agent
Kharla Mae Proel
HappyFox Case
#LTS00134002
Support Country
United States
Product Family
ROUTERS
CSAT
Sentiment Trajectory
Ticket subject: E5350_No Internet Connect
Auto-Zero applied: T3 Not Met due to materially incorrect technical information (bogus URL www.xlt.net and false claim about ZTE limitations) — constitutes a critical failure under rubric section A-F.

V1 Rubric Scores

Resolution1.00/5
Accuracy1.00/5
Communication2.00/5
Protocol1.00/5
Efficiency1.00/5
Overall1.1/5

V2 Rubric Scores

Resolution1.56/5
Technical0.94/5
Communication0.00/5
Ownership0.00/5
Escalation5.00/5
Customer Exp0.00/5
Overall0.0% (-22.0)

V2 Grader Summary

The agent failed to resolve the issue or provide accurate technical guidance, offering a non-existent URL and incorrect ISP-related explanations. While the device was out-of-warranty, the agent did not perform adequate best-effort troubleshooting and abdicated ownership by deferring to the ISP. The interaction contains a critical technical inaccuracy that triggers an auto-zero under the rubric.

V1 Case Analysis

Customer reports Wi-Fi connects but no internet on all devices. Router model E5350-30K, out of warranty. Agent provided inaccurate technical advice (wrong model, fake URL, false ISP compatibility), skipped WAN validation, and prematurely offered paid support. No troubleshooting completed. Advised to contact ISP. Ticket LTS 0001 created.

Troubleshooting Steps
  • Incorrectly identified router model as '1853 50' instead of E5350-30K
  • Provided fake URL (www.xlt.net) and false ISP compatibility claim
  • Performed power cycle (unplug 30 seconds, power back on)
  • Asked customer to test wall connection (not possible due to lack of Ethernet port)
Key Observations
  • Agent provided materially false technical information: misidentified model, gave fake URL (www.xlt.net), and made unsupported claim about ISP compatibility.
  • Failed to perform basic WAN troubleshooting: did not confirm WAN LED status, modem state, or ISP outage per KB guidance.
  • Offered paid support before any diagnostic steps, violating protocol.
  • No empathy or acknowledgment of customer frustration despite repeated confusion.
  • Call ended without confirming any outcome or establishing a clear next step beyond 'call ISP'.
Positive Highlights
  • Collected customer contact information (name, phone, email) at [07:00].
  • Created a ticket (LTS 0001) and provided the number to the customer at [20:00].
Agent Errors / Gaps
  • Misidentified model number as '1853 50' at [05:00] instead of correct E5350-30K (contradicts KB).
  • Provided fake and irrelevant URL 'www.xlt.net' at [05:00], which is not a Linksys or support domain (contradicts KB).
  • Made false technical claim that the router 'doesn't work very well with other internet providers' and is only compatible with ZTE at [05:00] (contradicts KB; E Series routers are ISP-agnostic).
  • Failed to verify WAN LED or modem status, skipping a critical step in Internet/WAN Setup troubleshooting per KB (universal_wifi_connectivity.md).
  • Did not confirm whether the Ethernet cable was connected to a modem or directly to a wall ONT, missing topology clarification (contradicts KB troubleshooting flow).

V2 Indicator Ratings

Resolution
R1 Not Met Issue actually resolved conf 95%
No resolution achieved; issue remained 'no internet' after power cycle, and agent deferred to ISP without confirming root cause or offering self-service tools.
R2 Partially Met Diagnostic thoroughness conf 90%
Performed power cycle and checked LED state, but skipped key diagnostics like WAN IP, router login, or ISP validation steps that are standard for 'no internet' cases.
R3 Partially Met Correct resolution path conf 85%
Correctly identified device as out-of-warranty and offered paid Connect Service, but did not attempt full best-effort troubleshooting (e.g., admin interface, firmware, WAN test) before presenting paid option.
Technical Accuracy
T1 Partially Met Technically accurate info conf 80%
Identified symptom (Wi-Fi connects, no internet) and asked about physical connections and LED, but failed to logically progress to WAN/DHCP diagnostics or isolate issue between router and ISP.
T2 Not Met Appropriate tools / resources used conf 90%
Did not use or direct customer to router admin interface (http://192.168.1.1), check WAN status, or suggest speed test — tools essential for diagnosing internet connectivity issues.
T3 Not Met No misinformation conf 95%
Provided factually incorrect information: claimed router limits depend on 'ZTE' provider and suggested visiting 'www.xlt.net' — a non-Linksys domain with no relevance to the issue.
Communication
C1 Not Met Clear & professional language conf 85%
Lacked clear structure: no initial framing, abrupt transitions, and agent derailed into irrelevant explanations about ISP limitations without managing the flow.
C2 Not Met Confirmed understanding conf 90%
Used confusing phrasing (e.g., 'this type of connection doesn't work very well with other internet providers'), did not confirm understanding, and failed to simplify for a clearly frustrated customer.
Customer Ownership
O1 Not Met Ownership & empathy conf 90%
Failed to take ownership: repeatedly asked for already-provided info, did not drive resolution, and ended by telling customer to call ISP and potentially call back later.
O2 Not Met Proactive follow-through conf 90%
Set no clear timeline or ownership for next steps; only vague suggestion to 'test the wall' and call ISP, with no follow-up plan or actionable guidance.
O3 Not Applicable Closure confirmation conf 100%
First contact; no prior case history to reference or handoff required.
Escalation Judgment
E1 Met Correct escalation decision conf 75%
No escalation was made, and none was warranted — issue was within L1 scope and could have been resolved with proper troubleshooting.
E2 Not Applicable Escalation prep & handoff conf 100%
No escalation occurred, and the situation did not require one.
Customer Experience
X1 Not Met Customer effort minimised conf 90%
No expression of empathy; ignored customer frustration about moving in and immediate internet failure, and did not acknowledge inconvenience.
X2 Not Met Tone & rapport conf 90%
Did not adapt to customer’s confused and hesitant tone; used complex explanations and failed to check comprehension or maintain engagement.
X3 Not Met Overall experience conf 90%
Made customer repeat model/serial, asked for info already given, and placed burden of ISP testing on customer without providing tools or clear path.
Call Transcript37 turns · 38 lines
Speaker 2
Welcome to Linksys Support. To ensure quality service, your call may be monitored. For in warranty products, our support team is available to help with performance and hardware issues. Register your product by visiting register dot linksys.com. Please have your device serial number ready. For assistance, press one now. For out of warranty products, paid support may be available. Please have your device's serial number and contact information ready, if unavailable, kindly call back later. For out of warranty product, paid support option may be available depending on the issue. [silence]
00:00
Speaker 1
Yes, I'm having issues with my Linksys router. What's that? Yes, my router is in my apartment and it's it's everything's hooked up and
03:00
Speaker 2
Thank you for calling Linksys. This is Karla. How may I help you? Okay. And what exact issue did you encounter, sir? What issues did you encounter on your router?
03:00
Speaker 1
I'm just trying to get a connection to my phones, like my devices, as well as my TV. My TV, it shows that the signal strength for the router is excellent but there's it it's saying no internet connection on the phones and it will not connect on the TV. Yes, yes. Uh the model number is E5350-30K.
04:00
Speaker 2
So this is more on a wireless part of the printer. It's not getting internet connection, correct? And so may I know the model number and serial number of your link of this device? And how about the serial number?
04:00
Speaker 1
1-0-M as in Michael. 2-7-A as in Apple. 0-8-9-7-8. That's correct. That's correct. I was this soon. I'm assuming it's length six. I'm not you mm-hmm. I'm not sure. I just moved into this apartment.
05:00
Speaker 2
uh-huh. Okay. that's three zero K4 Kilo, one zero M for Mary two seven, A4 Apple, 08 978. Correct? and the model number again is an 1853 50 all right. Who's the internet service provider? sir. Your internet provider. Your subscription. Okay. because um this type of connection doesn't work very well with other internet providers. So what happened is if you subscribed with a different internet provider of the ZTE, then the service provided will be limited to what time frame of the capacity of the ZTE. So people will only be able to use the network utilized by it because we have different provider. And that's how it started. Then we put our own something so the url is www\.xlt\.net. X-L-T. net. And you want to use it like it looks like a word. Then you can enter when you're connected. Oh, that's when you want to use it. Great. You can just enter www\.xlt\.net through internet connection. That's right.
05:00
Speaker 1
Yeah. Um, I just moved into this apartment. I'm not sure my landlord, it's actually my landlord had it set up. Yes, none of my devices will connect to the router. No. Yes, like all the devices will not connect.
06:00
Speaker 2
of device that you have, sir, it needs to have an internet service provider. This is not a, like, can provide its own internet. Okay. They have a device which is currently connected to, like, a computer that is already online or none of your devices can connect to the internet. Okay. Sir, let me just continue creating a record for this. Can I have your phone number?
06:00
Speaker 1
Yes, it is area code 205-667-4048. Will, my first name is Will W I L L and last name is Pitts P I T T S. It is all lower case, pits.pitts37rr@yahoo.com That's correct. [silence]is all lower case.
07:00
Speaker 2
Okay. All right how about your first name and last name? And how about your your and add email address? Okay so that's your last name, P-I-T-T-S 37 R R.R@yahoo.com. correct?
07:00
Speaker 1
Yes. Yes, it is connected to the wall. [silence] Um, I'm pretty sure it does, because I just moved in, I think, last week, and then internet was working, then when I moved in, but then it just stopped working a few days ago. Yes, it will, it will bring up the router name, which is Linksys, uh, that, the router name.
08:00
Speaker 2
Is there a cable connected at the back of it and it's connected to like probably a wall or connected to another device? And have you tried if that wall has internet connection? Okay, because it shows when you try to connect your TV, it can connect to the network but it's just that it doesn't have internet connection, right?
08:00
Speaker 1
Um, it brings that up and it shows on the TV that the signal strength is excellent. But when you click on it to try to connect, it doesn't want to connect. Yes, there's a computer here, but it doesn't connect either. It's a laptop. Uh yours is a windows, is right? Yeah, Windows. It is it green.
09:00
Speaker 2
Okay, aside from the TV and your phones, do you have a computer? Is that a desktop or a laptop? And is it Mac or Windows? Okay. What is the color of the light right now on your router? My router? [silence] Light has no color.
09:00
Speaker 1
Yes, I ... when I try to connect it to any of my devices, I put that password in, the password that's on the bottom of the router, I type that password in and it will say that I'm connected, but then it'll pop up no internet connection.
10:00
Speaker 2
Okay, it's green. All right, so probably also that it won't connect. Maybe there are some settings on the router that needed also to be um, uh, um, changed or maybe needed to be a check and synchronized it to your um, computer and your uh phones and um, TV. When you tried to connect sir, did you input the password? Is that a secured network? Um, um, uh, Okay. um, so it can connect to the it can connect to the network, but no internet. Okay. Um, maybe there are
10:00
Speaker 1
[silence] Your computer don't have that duet? It's probably not gonna one either. I don't have an old [silence] computer. Yeah, no, this laptop doesn't have that [silence]
11:00
Speaker 2
Laptop has an ethernet port where we can plug in the cable. Okay. Um, um... Okay, we can, um, um, like try to do some power cycle on your router, but before we do that for any troubleshooting, sir, let me just inform you about the status of your router. Um, it shows here on our system that this step or rather that you have. is already out of warranty and complimentary phone support is no longer available. Okay? But we do have options for out of warranty Linksys devices. The first option is you can take advantage of our um AI tool that can be found on our website support.Linksys.com. Our second option is we can provide a one time non-refundable techs-upport that will last up to 60 minutes of troubleshooting and that is our paid Connect Service and that will cost you $15. And if we found that device is defective, there will be no replacement or refund. Okay? But since your concern right now is for the internet so we will try to do a power cycle the router like we're going to turn it off, leave it for 30 seconds and turn it back on. If still if the internet light or the the internet is still not working then you need to [silence]
11:00
Speaker 1
Yes. Does it? Yes, unplug the power cord. OK. Does the- Yes, it's plugged in.
13:00
Speaker 2
To select with our options for out of warranty before we can proceed for any troubleshooting, okay? Okay, so can we turn off your router? So just turn it off. Just unplug the power cord. Then make sure that make sure the ethernet cable that connect to the router and to the wall should be properly plugged in. Okay. [silence] There is no beep [silence] Just checking the LED lights front in your router. Do you see? [silence]
13:00
Speaker 1
Right.
14:00
Speaker 2
modem like a physical device, um, connected to the router, just, uh, direct connected to the wall, right? Mhm. okay, please turn in the water. Then wait until the light turns solid.
14:00
Speaker 1
Yeah. It's showing green like it's staying green, but it's kind of like it's got a glitch to it where it's kind of kind of flashing, but it's staying green. If that makes sense. [silence] Yeah, [laughter] you could you can click on the router name and see [silence] it says no internet [silence] [laughter].
15:00
Speaker 2
Okay, power, uh, light. Is it solid right now or is it still blinking? Mhm. Okay, yes. Can he then check on your computer or in your phone, check if it shows, is it connected to the Wi-Fi? And check if it's online. Yes. [silence]
15:00
Speaker 1
the network will say it connects, but then a few seconds pass, and it says no internet connection. [silence] Okay, just one second.
16:00
Speaker 2
okay so in this case sir um since we already power cycle the router like it off the internet's still not working the next step that we're going to do is um you know we recommended to please um connect your computer directly to the wall without the linksys to verify if they're still active internet just to make sure
16:00
Speaker 1
Yes, my laptop does not have the connection for the, have the port for the cable that goes, comes from the wall. We will just call the internet real quick, the, internet provider. Uh,
17:00
Speaker 2
um hum because um to start for any troubleshooting here sir we really need to validate it first the connection from the wall because no matter how we do uh how we troubleshoot your linksys router if there's no connection from the wall then all that will be useless so we need to test it first the connection from the wall before we do anything on the router. And who's your internet provider sir?
17:00
Speaker 1
But he says it's plasma. We have no way of connecting the cord from the wall to a device.
18:00
Speaker 2
But just to really make sure, sir, if that connection to the wall is working, that's why we need to test that, because possibly Spectrum will just check the line from their end going to that, but how about that connection from the wall? So we need to test that as well, just really making sure that that connection from the wall is working. Because even though your internet provider will say that the internet is working from their end and still the same, we haven't tested the connection from the wall, then we cannot be really sure that the internet is working.
18:00
Speaker 1
Um, no, we don't have access. We don't have access to any device of any kind that we could have a port to connect it to the wall, unfortunately. It's connected to a a router or a modem. Yeah, I think we're I think we're just going to have to reach out to the to Spectrum, the actual internet provider and see what just to see what they say. Um, and go from there.
19:00
Speaker 2
do you have like someone that you've known that has possibly that we could like ask to kind of test that that wall that condition from the wall is that connected to a device or is it connected to a modem Yes, sir. so because again we need to validate first before we do anything.
19:00
Speaker 1
Is there any way I can I can call you back here in just a few minutes? Okay, that will work. Okay.
20:00
Speaker 2
Troubleshooting, just making sure that everything is working fine from the wall, okay? Since that is the source of your internet. We need to make sure that that is working. Okay. And regarding with your routers, since your device is already out of Warranty Service, if you need further assistance with that, you need to, like, again, choose which options would you like to proceed, okay? Yes, sir, you can always give us a call. We're open until 11 p.m. Eastern Time. Okay. So, just give us a call and I'm going to give you a ticket number. Okay, your ticket number will be LTS 0001.
20:00
Speaker 1
Okay. Okay. Okay. Thanks.
21:00
Speaker 2
34002. but again sir for um just for recommendation in this one after calling your internet service provider it's really possible if we could um check the active connection from the wall okay so that will be the first step and you may also check our website that's support.linksys.com alright so thank you for calling linksys this is Karla by for now
21:00