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Cuan W

1 reviews | Active since Feb 2013

10 Dec 2024, 11:14

No Fibre, No Quote, No Customer Care - 12 Days & Counting...

My incredibly frustrating experience with Vumatel began on the 29th of November - it is now 12 days later having had a sub-contracting team come to confirm the photos provided to Afrihost were accurate as well as a supervisor confirming that what the sub-contracting team confirmed can be confirmed and that a quote is needed before any progress on restoration can be made.

I have spoken to multiple customer care consultants and my request to restore my fibre has been "escalated" more times than I care to admit. There is a total lack of ability to generate and email a quote as well as a complete inability for any form of supervisor or service manager to either take my call or give me a call back. To date I have made phone calls 3 times per day just to get the elusive quote that has been promised to me and yet I still have not received anything.

It escapes me that a business like Vumatel cannot seem to deliver a service which is presumably a core competence of a fibre infrastructure provider.

The wait continues....

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Cuan W's update10 Dec 2024, 12:01
Reviewer Update
Hello,

I was told this every day I called last week (Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri) and I am yet to receive anything - your "escalation" process does not work and your service supervisors / service managers are unavailable or just simply don't deliver the service you promise to customers.

I continue to wait....and pay...for a service I am not receiving...

Kind regards,
Cuan
CW
Cuan W's update11 Dec 2024, 09:11
Reviewer Update
Day 13: Still no fibre.

Remarkably HelloPeter has got Britelink's email systems to work with the assistance of Vumatel. I am happy to say that the ever elusive quote has now been received and I have paid the full amount in the hope that this will fast-track the process...

Sadly, I am back into an "escalation" loop which seems like a default way of saying please wait whilst we try to figure out how to do this.

Hoping not to have to make a day 14 entry on this saga but at least HelloPeter prompts action.
CW
Cuan W's update11 Dec 2024, 10:52
Reviewer Update
Hello Vuma Team,

Received and supp**** the requested proof of payment. This platform is still working more effectively than any other "customer service" channels.

I continue to wait...

Kind regards,
Cuan