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Charles J

1 reviews | Active since Jul 2013

18 May 2018, 18:36

Another Cell C Fibre Outage

In February my Fibre Line was down for approximately 10 days. That's how long it took to resolve it.

Two weeks ago my line went down on a Sunday and only after numerous calls were my line restored the Thursday afternoon. They can only log a ticket on the Monday and then have a turnaround time of 24-48 hours.

Now my line is down again and the first time anyone can promise to do something about it is on Monday. Today is Friday.

On all occasions the incident happened over the weekend and they cannot investigate or fix over a weekend.

For an ISP provider like Cell C this is completely unacceptable. I am having more issues with my fibre than I had with Telkom's ADSL.

The call center agents says the my previous ticket hasn't even been closed as it should have, meaning that ticket is now open for almost 2 weeks.

I expect to be refunded for every day my line is down. I insist on a root cause analysis and feedback on exactly what happened and why it conveniently happens over weekends.

When I was handed over from Greencom to Cell C the promise was excellent customer service.

Far from it.

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Replies (12)
Cell C
Cell C's reply19 May 2018, 06:58
Official

Good morning Charles

You have come through to the correct platform for assistance and a solution will be provided. Apologies for the poor service.

One of our team members will contact you.

Regards

Cell C | PN

CJ
Charles J's update21 May 2018, 12:42
Reviewer Update
So the call centre agent on Friday understood my urgency and said I should phone back by 12:00 today if I haven't heard anything. I haven't heard anything. So the new call centre agent says I must keep in mind that Metrofibre has a 4-6 day turnaround! Really? If I logged my call on Friday, it gets escalate to Metrofibre today and I have to wait 6 days? What on earth kind of service is that to your clients?
Cell C
Cell C's reply21 May 2018, 13:11
Official

As per feedback, your complaint has been escalated to fibre for further assistance and feedback.

Regards

Cell C | PN

CJ
Charles J's update21 May 2018, 13:31
Reviewer Update
Cool, so what is the acceptable turnaround time? How long should I wait for a response?
CJ
Charles J's update21 May 2018, 13:31
Reviewer Update
Cool, so what is the acceptable turnaround time? How long should I wait for a response?
CJ
Charles J's update25 May 2018, 21:18
Reviewer Update
So my line has been repaired thank you very much, but as indicated in my original complaint, I would like to be refunded for the 9 days my line was down this month. Otherwise there is no incentive for Cell C to improve my service or to ensure that my line stays up. So between ticket 006727 and 007228, my line was down from a Sunday to a Thursday (4 days) and from a Friday to a Wednesday (5 days). I therefore expect to be refunded 9/31*950=R275. Thank you.
CJ
Charles J's update27 May 2018, 20:09
Reviewer Update
So 3 times this weekend my line goes down with no data. Currently down again. 20 Mins on the phone to Cell C - no answer. I am beyond fury.
Cell C
Cell C's reply28 May 2018, 08:24
Official

Good morning Charles

A follow-up request has been sent and feedback will be provided.

Regards

Cell C | PN

CJ
Charles J's update28 May 2018, 16:24
Reviewer Update
Down again right now
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Charles J's update05 Jun 2018, 19:25
Reviewer Update
Line down again. Please may I have a response on my credit before I escalate to ICASA?
Cell C
Cell C's reply06 Jun 2018, 09:21
Official

A follow up has been sent to our Fibre team. Feedback will be provided as soon as possible.

Regards

Cell C | DA

CJ
Charles J's update15 Jul 2018, 13:15
Reviewer Update
So ICASA cannot help me with the refund. I will log a query with the National Consumer Commission this week. Thank you.