GK
Gerald K

1 reviews | Active since Jul 2014

13 Oct 2022, 13:50

Shocking - Cool Ideas can no longer be called a service provider. Ref ***

I cannot believe that this is the No 1 rated ISP which I signed up with just a couple of years ago. Is this the same company? What has happened? Their service has gone from cool to **** in no time at all! Have they fallen into the same trap as so many other companies? That is, hiding behind "smoke screens" of empty apologies and promises which have absolutely no truth in them at all. The response promises a Turn Around Time of 72 hours. This is a joke, I am on day 4 and still no sign of a solution... They simply hit a button which sends an automated response... They clearly believe that clients simply have no power to influence them in any way. They don't care that customers spend enormous amounts of money trying to assist in resolving their own issue... Phoning after them and taking off work to be available... They know that their contract works only in their favor and spend all of their energy defending their rights at the expense of "their" clients. Based on the other reviews below this one, I am not alone in this frustration. Wouldn't it be great if companies were fined when they did not live up to their own SLA's? Maybe then there would be service delivery and accountability. It is not only sad, but it is shocking. Hopefully the employees of cool ideas do not complain about service delivery owed to them. They have NO right and would be hypocrites if they did! If I could have rated no starts, I would have. 1 star is too good for the lack of "service provided"

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Cool Ideas Service Provider
Cool Ideas Service Provider's reply13 Oct 2022, 14:39
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Good day Gerald K,
 
Thank you for your feedback, and apologies for any inconvenience caused.
 
We see that you've spoken with our Escalations team in this regard. We will keep you updated.

Your patience and understanding are much appreciated.
 
Kind Regards,
Cool Ideas
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GK
Gerald K's update14 Oct 2022, 06:24
Reviewer Update
The reply that I received was the same autogenerated excuse as I have received from day 1. Which is that they are sorry and will attend to the issue... Well today is the 5th day since I logged the issue and they promise a 3 day turn around time. At this rate it looks like I will go through the weekend without Fibre. (which I am paying for but, not able to use) If I read the other reviews on Cool Ideas, I realize that there will be no compensation for any down time. Irrespective of how long they take to fix the issue. They will simply push the automated response button then sit back and allow their clients to stew. They get paid anyway, so why do anything! Just let TT Connect attend to the issue when they feel like it. I am not certain what the acronym SLA stands for. It used to mean Service Level Agreement. But that can't apply to Cool Ideas. 72 hours passed 48 hours ago.