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Call Start
2026-06-27 01:05
Duration
53m 13s
Contact
Nitian Agarwal
Issue Type
Speed/Performance
V2 Outcome
Unresolved
V2 Band
Needs Improvement

Agent & Case Context

Agent
Paulo Real
HappyFox Case
#LTS00135042
Support Country
United States
Product Family
ROUTERS
CSAT
Sentiment Trajectory
Ticket subject: Slow Internet connection

V1 Rubric Scores

Resolution2.00/5
Accuracy5.00/5
Communication2.00/5
Protocol2.00/5
Efficiency2.00/5
Overall2.2/5

V2 Rubric Scores

Resolution2.19/5
Technical1.88/5
Communication2.50/5
Ownership3.00/5
EscalationN/A
Customer Exp2.50/5
Overall46.8% (+2.8)

V2 Grader Summary

The agent correctly identified the E2500’s 100 Mbps hardware limitation and advised upgrading, satisfying technical accuracy (T3) and ownership (O1). However, no diagnostic steps were taken (R2, T1, T2 Not Met), no concrete next steps were provided (O2 Not Met), and empathy was minimal (X1 Partially Met), resulting in an unresolved outcome despite accurate technical information.

V1 Case Analysis

Customer with E2500 V4 reports 100 Mbps speed cap despite 600 Mbps ISP. Agent confirmed hardware limitation due to 100 Mbps WAN port and out-of-warranty status. Customer requested return process but was not provided with RMA or return instructions. No case number issued.

Troubleshooting Steps
  • Explained hardware limitation of 100 Mbps WAN port on E2500.
  • Clarified difference between Wi-Fi link speed and actual internet speed.
  • Checked warranty status (out of warranty).
Key Observations
  • Agent accurately diagnosed the 100 Mbps hardware limitation per universal_hardware_speed_limits.md.
  • Failed to provide return/RMA process after customer explicitly requested it at [41:00].
  • No case/ticket number was created or communicated to the customer.
  • Excessive filler and rambling explanations reduced clarity and efficiency.
  • Call ended abruptly without confirming understanding or summarizing next steps.
Positive Highlights
  • Accurately identified the hardware speed limitation of the E2500 per KB guidance.
  • Correctly explained the difference between Wi-Fi speed and internet speed.
  • Confirmed warranty status by checking device eligibility, per protocol.
Agent Errors / Gaps
  • Did not provide return/RMA instructions after the customer requested a return at [41:00].
  • No case/ticket number was created or communicated to the customer.
  • Used excessive filler and repetitive explanations (e.g., [39:00] digression about file transfer and ISP pricing) that did not address the core issue.
  • Failed to confirm serial number spelling before lookup; misheard 'Nitin' as 'Nippin' and had to correct later.
  • Ended call abruptly without recap or closure, leaving customer without a clear path forward.

V2 Indicator Ratings

Resolution
R1 Partially Met Issue actually resolved conf 96%
Agent correctly identified the hardware limitation of the E2500's 100 Mbps WAN port and advised upgrading to a gigabit router, but did not resolve the issue or offer a replacement path.
R2 Not Met Diagnostic thoroughness conf 97%
No diagnostic steps were performed (e.g., speed test at modem, checking cable type, reviewing router settings); agent immediately concluded it was a hardware limitation without verification.
R3 Met Correct resolution path conf 98%
Agent confirmed the device was out of warranty, correctly identified it as a legacy model with known speed limits, and recommended an appropriate upgrade path rather than dismissing the customer.
Technical Accuracy
T1 Not Met Technically accurate info conf 96%
Agent did not ask relevant diagnostic questions (e.g., actual speed test results, WAN port status, cable type) and failed to logically isolate the source of the bottleneck.
T2 Not Met Appropriate tools / resources used conf 97%
No tools were used — no request to run a speed test, no login to router UI to check WAN speed, no verification of PPPoE or configuration issues.
T3 Met No misinformation conf 99%
Agent accurately explained that the E2500 has 100 Mbps Ethernet ports and that Wi-Fi speed (300 Mbps) is separate from internet throughput, consistent with KB documentation.
Communication
C1 Partially Met Clear & professional language conf 92%
Agent maintained basic call flow and collected required information, but provided no initial roadmap and allowed the conversation to become unfocused after the core issue was raised.
C2 Partially Met Confirmed understanding conf 90%
Agent used consistent terminology but repeated technical explanations without confirming understanding; did not simplify concepts like 'Wi-Fi vs internet speed' effectively for a frustrated customer.
Customer Ownership
O1 Met Ownership & empathy conf 97%
Agent created a ticket, collected serial number and contact info, and handled the case without transferring, demonstrating ownership.
O2 Not Met Proactive follow-through conf 95%
No specific next steps were given (e.g., where to buy, model recommendations, warranty upgrade options); only a generic suggestion to 'buy a new router'.
O3 Not Applicable Closure confirmation conf 100%
No prior case history was referenced or available; this appears to be the first contact.
Escalation Judgment
E1 Not Applicable Correct escalation decision conf 100%
No escalation occurred and none was warranted — the issue was a known hardware limitation on an out-of-warranty device.
E2 Not Applicable Escalation prep & handoff conf 100%
No escalation occurred; therefore execution cannot be assessed.
Customer Experience
X1 Partially Met Customer effort minimised conf 93%
Agent said 'I understand, sir' twice, acknowledging frustration, but did not proactively express empathy or validate the customer’s concern about misleading advertising.
X2 Partially Met Tone & rapport conf 91%
Agent stayed engaged and answered follow-up questions, but maintained a repetitive, technical tone without adapting to the customer’s growing confusion and dissatisfaction.
X3 Partially Met Overall experience conf 92%
Agent collected all required information (name, email, serial, ISP) in one pass without repetition, reducing customer effort in data entry.
Call Transcript27 turns · 30 lines
Speaker 2
Welcome to Linksys Support. To insure 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.linksys.com. please have your device serial number ready. For assistance, press one now. For out-of-warranty products, paid support. 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. Thank you. Thank you for calling link's technical support. My name is
00:00
Speaker 1
Hi, hello. Hi, I have a Linksys E2500 V4 router. I'm sorry. Yeah. So you know my router is showing a speed only 100 Mbps. while my modem from Spectrum is 600 Mbps. E2500 the for E2500 V4.
36:00
Speaker 2
I don't think - I - I checked one, uh, E2500. Yeah. I'll let you check that. Uh, okay, so, yeah. So if you have a power cord that connects to router, what you can do is just take a look on the back side of router, on the back side of the router, just take out the cords, just power cord. And then after disconnecting the power cord, just plug it back in. switch off the power of the router by the button, switch the button by the button. Then push it once. Let's hear out for your other one. Then switch on. So when you turn it back - you turn it back. for a few more minutes and it will Bo.Get about thirty minutes or so. If it's getting on already, I think you managed to get that back now.
36:00
Speaker 1
No, I'm talking about the Wi-Fi. no, no, no. So, you know, my modem output is speed 600 Mbps and as I understand this this router supports up to 300 + 300 Mbps, which is dual band router, right? Yes, but uh I'm checking Wi-Fi not Yes. Wireless speed, yes.
37:00
Speaker 2
Have like a gigabit connection sir then yeah you will be just limited up to 100 Mbps since the port or the internet port of this router you can only support up 200 Mbps. So yeah it's already. Also for the Wi-Fi sir it's still sir because the Wi-Fi is dependent on the Ethernet on the speed on WAN. So if your WAN is only 100 Mbps even if you get 600 Mbps Wi-Fi speed then you will only be limited up to 100 Mbps Wi-Fi internet speed connection. Yeah that's for Wi-Fi sir yeah. Yes that's the wireless speed. Yes that the wireless speed.
37:00
Speaker 1
But,
38:00
Speaker 2
It speeds that it's only capable of up 100 it can actually get past 100. Yes, yes, sir. Oh sir, yes, since the router is only capable in providing 100 down speed for the internet speed. So for internet it's Yeah, that's good. Yes, that's the speed for Wi-Fi sir. Not the internet speed just link on your Wi-Fi speed. Mhm, yes, for Wi-Fi sir, it's 300 mps, but for internet it's only 100 mps.
38:00
Speaker 1
yeah. so then what is the meaning of? so then what's the meaning of 300 Mbps? because you know I am connecting my modem. yeah I'm using Wi-Fi. I'm using Wi-Fi. so then you know, if if if I can so if I cannot get more than 100 Mbps over Wi-Fi, so then what is the purpose of advertisement of showing hundred 300 Mbps Wi-Fi? [silence]
39:00
Speaker 2
Is that uh are you referring for the uh internet speed uh sir? Over wi-fi? Yes. Uh 1in internet speed, you can only get up to 100 even though your wi-fi speed is 300. That's the wi-fi speed, sir. Wi-fi speed for ethna, it's only limited to up to 100 yes, um. Uh gain, sir. Yes for wi-fi, it's the wi-fi speed. It's not an internet speed. Internet speed and wi-fi speed is different. It's your speed on wireless, but it's not the internet speed. Uh, Yes. So if you transfer file, sir, from one computer to Another one or when you copy files, when you are making your crescent, probably you can exert the wi-fi, internet uh speed is related to how much data your internet supplier or your company provides. You know, how much data you can download uh and how much data you can upload uh in one second? Okay. This speed it influences for instance your wi-fi speed, how much data you can download from a certain server, moreover, uh different speed on wi-fi and internet. Sometimes you expect to have 300 wi-fi speed and your internet speed is limited to 100 but so, does it mean no one can order to the ISP to increase the speed? Sometimes the internet speed limit is often due to the price people are actually paying for their internet access. But what else can contribute to this gap? The local internet day may not be providing than when internet speeds like Fiber-optics provided ISPs can offer a better internet speed. What happens when you order a very larger size actually order data? The router then cannot support it? Sometimes you may buy a router which has a capacity of 300 but then you have an internet speed of 100 or 50, so it acts as a limitation. Um, cann yes, it is true or -- that the connection problem I'm experiencing right now from my side is that I have a router, a master router and I have extended these Wi-Fi. Keep on losing Wi-Fi while using Bluetoo?
39:00
Speaker 1
one computer, to, another, computer. I'm not liking you, "One computer to another." So, Wi-Fi speed, so you mean like, Wi-Fi within my local network, if I'm transferring.
40:00
Speaker 2
okay, so that's your Wi-Fi speed, you can get up to 300 Mbps for file transfer from one computer to another, but for internet, you can only get up to maximum of 100 Mbps, since the router is only capable in handling internet speed up to 100 Mbps. So, you cannot go beyond 100 Mbps internet speed. But for file transfer from one computer to another, via Wi-Fi, then you can get a maximum of 300 Mbps. Yes. Location. Sorry, if you have two computers, and you want to transfer a file from computer one to computer two, so for the file transfer, you will be using the Wi-Fi speed, not the internet speed.
40:00
Speaker 1
My. So then this is the wrong advertisement, right? By this router, right? So this is not good. Hmm. So then if I want to return this router, how can I do that? Yeah, Nitin Agarwal. Yeah, it's N-I-T-I-N. T-I-N. Yeah. And last name Agarwal. [ silence ]
41:00
Speaker 2
transferring a file from one computer to another, and now, sorry, it's not wrong advertisement, sorry, because it's indicated their Wi-Fi speed, not internet speed. Internet and Wi-Fi speed are two different thing. Okay, before we procedure, let me create first a ticket for you. Okay, can I have your first name and your last name? Nisa Nabeer? A-B-I-R-U-A-R. Oh, hold on sir. N-I-P-P-I-N okay.
41:00
Speaker 1
A-G-A-R-W-A-L. Yes. Yeah. It's N-I-P for Tango. It's N-I-P-I-N-A-G dot I-I-P for Tango R at gmail.com. No, no. Okay, it's N-I-P for Tango I-N-A-G dot I-I-P
42:00
Speaker 2
How do you spell your last name, sir? A, L, B, A. Oh, Agarwal, right? Nityan Agarwal. Okay. And how about your email address? Okay, so that's N, I, T, I, A, N, G, right?
42:00
Speaker 1
yes. I. okay. okay. so this one is one zero a four zero M. two six a zero two three five zero. yes. yeah. Uh, spectrum.
43:00
Speaker 2
PR. Oh, okay. Got it. So, that's Netflix now dot L.I.T.R at gmail.com. Okay. And can I have, sir, the serial number of your link system router, please? Okay, that's one zero A as in apple, four zero M as in mike, two six A for Apple, zero two three, five zero. Did I get it correct? Okay, thank you. And also, sir, may I know who's your ISP, your internet service provider, please? Okay, Spectrum. Okay, so thank you very much for this information. Sir, may I please this call on hold? Just give me two or three minutes. I'll just have to verify the one on the status of your device and I'll be right back. Okay, just stay on the line. hello hello sir hello hello hello sir can you still hear me okay yeah thank you very much for patiently waiting and I will just without longhold okay sir so upon tracking it appears that your device is already outside of its warranty
43:00
Speaker 1
okay mmm so you know this is so this is actually a little bit confusing right so when you say like Wi-Fi speed 300 mbps 300 plus 300 so people will think that is the Internet right so this is a so all all I mean all um um um
49:00
Speaker 2
It's already outside of its warranty period, so then it's not valid for support and replacement anymore. So, regarding your concern, yes, if you upgraded to a gigabit connection, then I would suggest that you upgrade, of course, your router to a gigabit router. So you will, so you can maximize the speed that you subscribe from your ISP. This one, sir, is already came to its end of life. So, this is one of our legacy devices. Our device and it's only limited up to 100 MBPS. Yeah. Mm-hmm. Yeah, 600 MBPS. Yes, I understand, sir. Yeah, I understand, sir. [silence]
49:00
Speaker 1
I mean, all manufacturers are providing similar information or only Linksys?
50:00
Speaker 2
yes sir yeah that's how they advertise it's 300 Wi-Fi but nowadays sir the router yeah most of the routers have a gigabit port so it can support a gigabit connection with and wireless I don't sir most of the manufacturers that's how they advertise the Wi-Fi speed like 300 then they will just add it up yeah okay yes so if you buy a new router so make sure to check the specifications okay make sure the internet port of the router yeah is uh gigabit port yeah it's included on the documentation
50:00
Speaker 1
Or probably I can see some of the routers. They are saying 1200, which is like 867 + plus 300, right? So that is a good internet speed. Yes. Yes. So this this this is good. Is this is this is this internet speed 867 over 5G or no? Yes, yes. Yeah. So 800 867 bps what is meant on 5G [silence]
51:00
Speaker 2
Gigabit port, yes. 10 slash 100 slash 1000. Yeah, that's how they... Yeah, that's... that's how they advertise 857 for, uh, what do you call this? That's for Wi-Fi speeds, 857 for 5 GHz, then 300 for 2.4 GHz, and that's how they advertise. But if you... Uh, 857. So, it's already uh, 5 GHz frequency. Yes, it's already a Gigabit speed. Yeah. Yes.
51:00
Speaker 1
excellent 5 gigahertz band. So, this is internet speed or wi-fi speed? Oh. It's a - it's a wi-fi speed. So then, internet speed may be lower, right? Okay. Okay. So then, yeah. So, so when I buy the router, I need to check my Ethernet port can support like one gigabits per second or not, right? Something like that.
52:00
Speaker 2
Still sir, Wi-Fi, wireless speed. Wi-Fi speed. Yeah. Yes, exactly. So, if you subscribe, sir, for like, if you have a gigabit router, that has the gigabit port. So, if your wired devices can get, what you call it, a gigabit connection, like if it can, your fired device can get up to a 900 Mbps speed, then your wireless. if you have a 857 wireless speed, then you can get uh most mostly a half of that speed maybe up to 400 Mbps 400, 500 Mbps on wireless. So, usually wireless is half of wired. Yeah. Exactly, yes, yes, correct. It should be a gigabit port. That's one thing you need to check.
52:00
Speaker 1
[ 0m1s162ms - 0m1s722ms ] Okay, got you.
53:00
Speaker 2
you buy a new router. You're welcome sir and once again my name is Paul sir from link this technical support have a great day bye bye
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