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Andrew H

1 reviews | Active since Mar 2013

15 Aug 2017, 17:35

Telkom, please find another service provider than Openserve. Please!

I have no words to describe the beyond shoddy installation by Openserve in our complex.

Conduits run skew down walls.

Conduits are installed 20cm above the skirting. Again, as skew as they come.

Unsightly exposed cables loop from one unit to another.

Some units have metres and metres of multiple cables that fill their lounges; there is no attempt to give people back the use of their own living space.

Workers have no proper tools to drill holes through walls; not even proper *****drivers for that matter.

Arrangements to work at a specific unit are not kept.

Some days the "installers" arrive, some days not.

Email complaints to #Openserve goes unanswered.

#Telkom Technical refers one to Sales; Sales refers one back to Technical that once again wants to fob one off to Sales again. Eventually, Technical records the complaint with a request for a Telkom technician to come and inspect the installations. No reference number is provided.

Telkom deserves proper service providers. I only received the best of services from Telkom in the past. This time, the service is so utterly unacceptable.

U. N. A. C. C. E. P. T. A. B. L. E.

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Andrew H's update23 Aug 2017, 19:35
Reviewer Update
After a site visit by management and one further soul destroying unsuccessful installation attempt by an installation team, a most competent installation team finally arrived today after weeks of undiluted trauma, inconvenience, and stress. Surprisingly, I at last came home tonight to an acceptable installation except for the damaged wall where they had to remove an improperly installed conduit. However, they did rehabilitate the wall to a state of readiness to be painted. They offered to return to paint the wall but it would be less inconvenient for me to repaint the wall myself. Unfortunately, I came home in the dark and could not inspect the proper securing of the cables between my unit and the one next door but I trust in good faith that the cables were neatly rooted out of sight. I wish to thank Patrick, Jan, and Louw for intervening in which became a totally unbearable installation experience spanning quite a number of weeks and strained relationships with neighbours. You can check my previous service ratings to Telkom over the years as a reasonably satisfied customer; I always give credit where credit is due. Finally, I am happy with the standard of the installation and for the first time in weeks I am really look forward to the fibre optic experience. Also, thank you to Moenieb, Asanda, Rafeeqah, and all the other many support staff at 10210.
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Andrew H's update23 Aug 2017, 20:08
Reviewer Update
The ratings was supposed to be converted to a 4. The functionality does not work.