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Judith Proctor ([personal profile] watervole) wrote2006-06-14 04:25 pm

Bad customer service

I'm phoning O2 in order to get a PAC code to transfer my mobile to Tesco (identical coverage, half the cost, texts at 5p). I'm sitting on an 0870 phone line (4p a min to me, 8p a min to most people) I ended up waiting 5 mins to speak to someone and then she tied up more of my time by trying to sell me a better offer from O2.

If I hadn't been paying for the phone call, I might well have listened... Maybe they need an 0800 number.

As it was, even though they probably were offering me a better deal than I currently have with them, I suspect the Tesco offer is still better value, and besides O2 increased their tariff on me originally without warning me. (Tesco came up as best on a web comparison site and I don't want any frills)

I was 14 mins on the phone by the time we'd finished and I'd got all the details I needed.

[identity profile] alexmc.livejournal.com 2006-06-14 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
All phone companies put obstacles in the way of you getting a PAC code :-(

[identity profile] alex-holden.livejournal.com 2006-06-14 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I suppose you've heard the telephone recording of the guy who wanted to cancel his AOL account (http://www.duggmirror.com/technology/MP3_Recording:_Trying_to_cancel_AOL/)?

[identity profile] darth-tigger.livejournal.com 2006-06-14 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Waaa, broken link. How bad was the call then?

[identity profile] alex-holden.livejournal.com 2006-06-14 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Try this mirror (http://frank.e.barrett.googlepages.com/aolcancellationeditfinal.mp3).

[identity profile] darth-tigger.livejournal.com 2006-06-14 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
That's quite amazing.

Thanks for posting that, I feel marginally better about NTL now!

[identity profile] alex-holden.livejournal.com 2006-06-14 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't get me started on NTL! fx: bangs head on desk

[identity profile] darth-tigger.livejournal.com 2006-06-15 07:40 am (UTC)(link)
They're a bunch of wankbags you know. (http://darth-tigger.livejournal.com/11669.html)