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Faizel F

1 reviews | Active since Mar 2009

17 Feb 2021, 16:51

Useless ISP

After nearly two years of loyal patronage, I’ve just about had it with Cool Ideas! Firstly, they send a bulk notification that the infrastructure provider has changed, and the method of purchasing vouchers have changed. The steps provided does not help! I called to ask for assistance and was “assisted” by the most unprofessional customer representative I’ve ever encountered. The revised steps provided also does not allow me to buy a voucher. This morning I am told that I need to wait until the voucher expires before I can purchase another one - how exactly do I do this online when I won’t have an internet connection once the voucher runs out? I called them to cancel my line as I want to move to a different ISP, and am told to send an email. Auto response mentions their commitment to resolve every ticket promptly, yet 24 hours later I need to call back to follow up. You guys are the most ridiculous bunch of people I’ve had the displeasure of dealing with. Can’t wait to move to a different ISP who treats their customers with the utmost respect. Good riddance.

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Replies (3)
Cool Ideas Service Provider
Cool Ideas Service Provider's reply18 Feb 2021, 13:50
Official
Good day Faizel 

We apologize for the frustration experienced 

Please note that the process of purchasing a voucher has been changed and instructions were sent. if the system was not working we would report this to the fibre line provider and this was done on a case by case basis. with any system change we try to limit the amount of affect it would have on our customer base but sometimes there are anomolies that we need to escalate. 

with regards to the unhelpful staff member we have sent your details off to our QA team to investigate accordingly and take the necessary action as we train our staff to be helpful and forthcoming with any customer requests for assistance 

we value our customer base and work each day to improve on our serivces 

The Cool Team 
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Faizel F's update18 Feb 2021, 13:54
Reviewer Update
Thank, but you're still not making life any easier for me now that I'm trying to cancel my service with you. The feedback that I am getting from both Afrihost and Mweb (who by the way are still charging R399 for the vouchers, instead of R429) is that the line needs to be released before I can sign up with another ISP
Can you please confirm this will be the case once the voucher expires? Can you confirm that once the voucher expires, the line will automatically be released?
Cool Ideas Service Provider
Cool Ideas Service Provider's reply24 Aug 2021, 10:20
Official
Good day Faizel 

we believe all is in order, thank you for your support and all the best for the future any further complaints can be submitted to complaints @ cool ideas .co .za