| Address: Bangalore, Karnataka |
Dear Sir,
This is to report constant inaction on behalf of technician & customer care. Giving up on phone complaint I had resorted to following written communication. My issue will be evident from it (have added few more facts to the original email for better understanding):
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Naved <[protected]@yahoo.co.in>
To: "[protected]@in.airtel.com" <[protected]@in.airtel.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 28 March 2012 10:52 PM
Subject: Fw: Fixedline & broadband complaint - A/c No.16590158. Phone No. [protected]
This mail wasn't accepted because of no phone number, so here you go:
A/c No.16590158.
Phone No. [protected]
Complaint remains same as below.
Regards,
Naved
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Naved <[protected]@yahoo.co.in>
To: "[protected]@airtel.in" <[protected]@airtel.in>
Sent: Monday, 26 March 2012 9:16 PM
Subject: Fixedline & broadband complaint - A/c No.16590158
Hi!
Am writing this post wasting 30 minutes explaining to your customer care. I guess they had no answers & they kept cutting the call (or may be it was a connection issue)
Let me explain the problem to you:
1. I took this connection predominantly for broadband connection (somewhere in November'11). The router worked for 10-12 days, but then it stopped working.
2. I had called you tech & reported the problem, the problem was resolved after more than a month (i don't have reference complaint number for that)
3. The connection worked for 3-4 days & then it conked again
4. I had reported this too (Service request reference No. 8603750, 10th Dec'11) , but meanwhile I had shifted from my old place too the new place (remember the connection wasn't working as yet!)
Service request reference No. 8603750, 10th Dec'11
Service request reference No. 9004984, 19th Dec'11
I think the problem was resolved 26th Dec'[protected]. I was not home then (my mom was undergoing a heart surgery) and I was back by 1st week of Jan'12. I checked the connection then it was not working.
5. On 2nd Feb then I went to the Airtel center on 100 ft road Indiranagar, Bangalore. Reported my problem. I had figured out that I had 3 months payment due. I had not used the services for more than 15 days, but yet I had volunteered to pay 1 month changes (Rs.1700) & I was told that other 2 months charges will be reversed. The complaint reference Sr. No. is 11170200 & I wanted to shift the connection Ref No. 11169724. Ref No. 11184796
6. After few days the connection was transferred to the new place, it still did not work, tried LAN too this time, it did not work. After few days I started getting message that since I had not paid the outstanding the connection is deactivated. I had reported this to the telecaller who had called to follow up on payments.
7. Today I receive a bill with outstanding of Rs.4955! (I got 3-4 SMS reminders of overdue payment, but I kept thinking the complaint may be taking time to process)
The complaint in summary is that with no fault of mine I have been asked to pay Rs.[protected] + 1700 that I have already paid) for internet usage of just 15 days!
Request is to either provide a resolution within next 7 days or remove the connection completely (am increasingly happy with Tata Photon, that I started using as a backup in absence of your connection)
Regards,
Naved
[protected]
p.s.: Please change the wrong email id that is registered with you. It is [protected]@yahoo.co.in and not [protected]@yahoo.co.in. I had reported this too at you center.
Then I receive this reply:
From: "[protected]@in.airtel.com" <[protected]@in.airtel.com>
To: [protected]@yahoo.co.in
Sent: Thursday, 29 March 2012 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: FIXEDLINE & BROADBAND COMPLAINT - A/C NO.16590158. PHONE NO. [protected] [|BAL|Qrc[protected]|]
Dear Customer,
Ref: Email dated[protected], concern regarding billing for your airtel number [protected].
Thank you for writing to airtel and the opportunity to assist you.
To address your current concern, we have raised a complaint regarding the billing with the concerned team. For your reference, the unique Service Request number is 13609722. Our team will be contacting you by 07-APR-2012 11:30 AM with an update on the issue.
Please do write in for any further assistance.
Warm Regards,
Deepak HK
customer care executive
bharti airtel limited.
So I wait till 7th April for resolution, but yet again no reply. So I write to them that night:
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Naved <[protected]@yahoo.co.in>
To: "[protected]@in.airtel.com" <[protected]@in.airtel.com>
Sent: Saturday, 7 April 2012 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: FIXEDLINE & BROADBAND COMPLAINT - A/C NO.16590158. PHONE NO. [protected] [|BAL|Qrc[protected]|]
Dear Deepak,
You commitment has been as unreliable as the internet service, no one called at 10.30 am today!
Please accept my request to remove the connection. Cannot be asked to pay for your inefficiencies.
Regards,
Naved
[protected]
Then I get this mail:
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: "[protected]@in.airtel.com" <[protected]@in.airtel.com>
To: [protected]@yahoo.co.in
Sent: Monday, 9 April 2012 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: FIXEDLINE & BROADBAND COMPLAINT - A/C NO.16590158. PHONE NO. [protected] [|BAL|Qrc[protected]|]
Dear Customer,
Ref: Email dated[protected], concern regarding Bill Related Discrepancy for your airtel account number 16590158.
Thank you for writing to airtel.
We understand from your previous interactions that you have expressed concern and issue remains unresolved, we regret the inconvenience caused to you.
We regret for the delay in processing your request however, your Service Request No. 13609722 is under process on priority. We assure that your request would be resolved at the earliest.
Please do write in for any further assistance.
Warm Regards,
Shwetha V
customer care executive
bharti airtel limited.
Then 2-3 days back from today I receive a call claiming to be from Airtel & telling me that I have to pay my entire outstanding and today I receive a legal notice 'Shiva & Rawley Advocates' (dated 1st April'12 ref No: BAL/Bangalore/16590158/2011-12/617 threatening me of various legal action & sanctions and asking me to pay Rs.4811 + 500 (towards cost of this legal notice) within 7 days!
Feel really miserable taking this connection, all these 6 months I have just struggled to connect & may have just used services for just over 15 day. I pay my bills & taxes regularly & feel really hurt by the legal notice.
Request you to please take it up with higher ups of Airtel so no one else suffers the way I did as this leaves a very bad aftertaste. I sure want to remove this Airtel connection & never come back to it.
Regards,
Naved
Aug 13, 2020
Complaint marked as Resolved
Dear Sir,
I am a corporate postpaid connection user of Airtel, my mobile number is [protected] this number belongs to the CUG of Ricoh India limited Kolkata branch, I have paid my last mobile bill on 13th May 2008 at the ICICI ATM drop box located at Shakuntala Park like every other month. The due date was 24th May 2008 & the cheque number was577609 dated 13th May 2008 on ICICI Ballygunj Branch for Rs 629.20. Till date the cheque has not been produced at the bank for clearance and today I have received a fresh bill of Rs.1274.25, as per the connection status credit limit allocated is Rs.2300.
Suddenly today afternoon I found out that my outgoing has been stopped and on calling up 121 one robotic type of a guy told me that I am taking your complaint and we will get back to you by Friday, it was as if I was talking to a IVRS system. Please tell me where is my fault? I am not at all depressed by all this, it is airtel who is loosing revenue if I am not using your facility, in Today’s world nobody gets stuck if stupid and senseless people like you all behave so rudely even with corporate customers. As you can see clearly a copy of this mail is being sent to corporate HR department of Ricoh and to our regional heads also, this will only help you to gain bad reputation and help other service providers to gain ground by your childish acts. I had a talk with Mr. Nabendu Roy of Airtel Kolkata ([protected]) today afternoon who deals with our account and always assures us by saying that he is the single window messiah for us but when he came to know about my problem he told me that he is riding a bike and he will get back to me shortly but he hasn’t found time or cared to get back to me yet. It is almost 9o’ clock at night.
I would request you to trace out the cheque and try to be a bit less rude to customers who give you revenue month after month.
Thanks & Regards,
Proteek Basu.
Senior Engineer
Ricoh India Limited