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Mphephethe V

1 reviews | Active since Apr 2018

13 Jul 2025, 00:30

Poor service - No Internet for 4 days (and counting)

- I’ve been without internet since Tuesday, 08.07.2025. Today is 13.07.2025 - From the first time I called, I was told that my ticket would be “escalated” (1st of many “escalations”) - Everyone I called after that would go on to “escalate” the ticket. - On Wednesday, 09.07.2025 at 20:03 I was told my ticket was escalated to GAIA, and promised a turnaround time of 24-72 hours - We’re WAAAY passed 72 hours. (Do SLAs mean anything??) - Looking at the interaction history, a minimum of 7 people interacted with my ticket. Not even 1 of them could help me. - Side note: there’s A LOT of inefficiency in the operation. So many people interact with a ticket and none have a solution? Everyone’s go to is to escalate rather than solving the problem - At 1st I thought Cool Ideas had a bunch of *********** people working for them but I’ve concluded that it’s not incompetence, they just don’t have the desire to resolve this issue. I honestly don’t think that providing an internet service, for an Internet Service Provider, is that difficult? - Looking back, the same thing happened when I joined them in October 2024 - I had to endure a week of no internet. I gave them the benefit of the doubt but now I’ve seen that this is actually on brand. - One of the worst decisions I’ve made in recent times. It didn’t take even a year for them to disappoint me. Literally from day 1! - Everytime I call/they call, it’s the usual “sorry for the inconvenience. We’re following up on your ticket”. - It’s never “we’re working tirelessly to fix the issue”. - It’s Sunday morning now. Chances are, I’ll get another call from them on Monday ASKING me if there’s a change instead of them telling me it’s fixed. - I’m looking at other options. The plan is to cancel this thing ASAP

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Cool Ideas Service Provider
Cool Ideas Service Provider's reply14 Jul 2025, 10:07
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Good day Mphephethe,  Thank you for your feedback. We understand your frustration with the extended downtime and the experience you’ve described. We can assure you that your concern has not been taken lightly.  Our Escalations Team has been actively engaging with GAIA’s Service Delivery Manager to prioritise the matter, and we’ve received confirmation that GAIA has now escalated the issue to their contractor’s highest level of management.  This update was shared with you earlier today, and we’ll continue pushing for resolution and keeping you informed every step of the way.  Thank you for your continued patience while we work through this with the relevant providers.  Kind Regards, The Cool Ideas Team