23-12-2013 21:51 - edited 23-12-2013 21:55
23-12-2013 21:51 - edited 23-12-2013 21:55
I would like to share my poor service with you all. I will keep this brief.
My "24 month contract" is not actually a 24 month contract, its "we will keep charging you until 30 days after you cancel" contract. I expect a 24 month contract to ... end after 24 month perhaps?
Customer service is poor, the first agent "Jeremy" could barely string two sentances together, and did not understand the concept of a happy customer, and it had to be escalated to "John." Despite being a "supervisor" John could not solve my issue or provide me an explanation, yet came up with the same patronising comments time after time, and so here we are. Perhaps the Ombudsman, Facebook or other social media will attract O2's attention.
Extract:
richard: at 20:59:43
so, please refund this months bill, and cease charging me
richard: at 20:59:50
the contract has expired
Jeremy: at 21:01:13
It was lovely chatting with you <-- ?????
Jeremy: at 21:01:13
Is there anything else I can help you with? <-- ?????
richard: at 21:01:29
please let me speak to your supervisor
I will not be recommending my friends or colleagues to use O2 in the future and I will actively seek reimbursment for the months charged after my contract ended which I did not verbally or in writing, agree to.
on 23-12-2013 23:37
perksie, judging by your unempathetic attitude/avatar I would imagine you are an O2 employee?
I have noticed that no O2 staff seem interested in my plight or retaining my business, despite my poor experiences with customer support and honest mistake.
23-12-2013 23:39 - edited 23-12-2013 23:41
23-12-2013 23:39 - edited 23-12-2013 23:41
In support of what perksie has said, you can read it here:
http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/2011/07/customer-service-satisfaction-levels-revealed/
As I said earlier, when you find a mobile phone provider who deals with contracts the way you want them to be, come back and tell us.
Neither perksie or I are O2 employees. We are just customers like you.
23-12-2013 23:42 - edited 23-12-2013 23:47
23-12-2013 23:42 - edited 23-12-2013 23:47
Your only "plight" is not knowing what you agreed to, this conversation is now closed as far as I'm concerned.
on 23-12-2013 23:47
on 23-12-2013 23:47
on 23-12-2013 23:50
on 23-12-2013 23:50
on 23-12-2013 23:51
I see little point in digressing any further.
As a customer I am dissatisfied at both the nature of the terms of the agreement and the poor customer service offered which ultimately leads me to abandon O2, and to not recommend them, and to pursue a complaint.
In my opinion customers should be given the option to auto renew, otherwise the contract length should be honoured. I also took the liberty of checking the purchase process on the website where no mention of "minimum contract length" is made until you reach the small print T&Cs. It is also my opinion that the customer should be treated with upmost respect and that mistakes sometimes are made on both parties, and where possible rectified.
23-12-2013 23:54 - edited 24-12-2013 00:01
What you all ultimately fail to understand is that *I* am the customer, and the customer is always right. If you fail to understand that you fail to retain the business of not just myself, but that of my friends, family and colleagues, based on my experiences. The inherent problem with all large, disconnected, faceless companies such as O2.
on 23-12-2013 23:55
on 23-12-2013 23:55
on 24-12-2013 00:01
on 24-12-2013 00:01
24-12-2013 00:02 - edited 24-12-2013 00:04
You missed the point entirely, and I am confident O2 staff view these posts.