Today at 1915 hrs, 4th December, 2007, I called up customer service as my GPRS was not working. I was connected to an advisor by the name Mukesh Singh. God! Save Airtel, God, in my 33 years of life, I have never ever come across an advisor, who can’t speak not only English language, but wasn’t able to speak even Hindi, not only was he extremely rude, he hung up on me.
Call center running without a supervisor. Wow!! Where is Airtel heading and why are they doing this? First of all the IVR was not working. I get connected to an who can’t speak the language and was so rude. Told me that there is no one on the floor, please disconnect the line and call up after one hour.
Is this customer service. Damn! You guys are running a business or what. I have been a loyal customer with Airtel for years. Just because of GPRS rates cheaper that other providers I am still sticking on with this horrible service that you guys are providing. The nerve of him to hang up on me.
Before getting connected, there is a message which says that the call is getting recorded. I don’t think so, and I don’t think that this is the kind of training Airtel is giving. Not a word of English that he spoke was correct. I have never been treated in a bloody Government office too like this.
I have traveled all over and I tell you, not even in the poorest and the third world country, have I heard such a horrible and shocking conversation from a customer service agent. And then we get an SMS from 247 saying whether we are satisfied and thank you for the feedback. What do you guys do with the feedback?
I am reporting this matter to NDTV and other channels and to the press and will take this matter to consumer Forum. I am not going to tolerate this sort of service, when I always been so loyal to this provider. This is not the first time; there are numerous occasions, however this time, not even one line this Mukesh Singh could speak. Not even one line like “May I place your call on hold”, he couldn’t even speak this one line. What kind of person do you guys recruit? How come he was not trained? And forget English, he didn’t know Hindi also? This is horrible.
I am just speechless and I wish to receive an apology. I want to know why there was no supervisor on the floor. And why Mukesh Singh hung up on me?
After paying my bills on time and have never been a defaulter, having more than 2 connections, and I have been treated in this manner.
Every month, there is a problem with the GPRS service in Tingre Nagar area where I reside. Every month for at least 10 days, GPRS will not work and everyday, the same excuses are given. “Kindly wait for 48 hours and it will work”. Now a days, one cannot wait for 48 hours. Where r we heading?? Stone Age?? 48 hours, is not at all tolerable. In the month of October, 2007, it was the same problem and I had to call numerous calls and speak to different supervisors.
Today was the limits of incompetence to handle customers. No IVR and this Mukesh Singh. I can’t believe it, he couldn’t even speak Hindi.
I want to know whether my call was recorded or not? And what action the management going to take against this Mukesh Singh? My message to 247 in regards to satisfaction, what action is the management going to take.
Awaiting a favorable reply or I am going to the press and to the forum and mind it, I am not threatening you.
Aug 13, 2020
Complaint marked as Resolved
i am the user of airtel mobile office service in maharashtra circle. since one or two months, the service became very bad.the problem is that, after connecting to the mo service, it gets connected but after about 2 minutes, it gets dissconnected.means i have to connect it manually again.which i have to do every 2 minutes. it is so much irritating.and the regular deduction of 15 rupees per day is continuously going on.
i phoned to customer care service 3 times once they registered my complaint and told that service will be ok. next day i again called customer care, they told problem is already resolved, but problem was there.still i m getting that problem.
I really faced lots of problems due to this.so i might think to use gprs service of another company..if the problem persists.
my self ravikant i have activate mobile office service in my prepaid number which is succesfully work in my mobile but it didn't works in my PC, when i tried to complain for the perticular then they guide me to call GPRS help line number 12118 which was always massage me "First activate GPRS to get connect the call to data call center & disconecte the line.No body try to solve my problem.
kindly help me.
My salary is around 14000pm. I took a Airtel Postpaid Card. And also
had a prepaid card i was using GPRS ( 98 Rs 2GB FREE DOWNLOAD ) on a
prepaid card till 24th Nov 2010. After everytime i access GPRS and
disconnect it i is to get a message with how much MB or GB I used and
how much is remaining. On 25 it got over and had to activate GPRS on
my Airtel Postpaid card. And on the same day or the day after i called
customer services to check how much MB i used cos' i was not getting
the message on my phone after every usage as i is to get on my prepaid
card. But i got a unexpected reply from Airtel Customer Services that
they don't have access to check GPRS usage until my bill is not
generated, so i asked as a customer how can i check they said the
customer also don't have access. So i said its ok as i remember i was
told that i will get a message when i reach the 80% of my credit
limit. Note my credit limit is 1500 rs. Now on the 7th of november i
get a message that my card will be blocked if i don't make a payment
of 8000. As i have crossed my credit limit of 1500 and my outstanding
amount is 9018 rs. I was so shocked cos' i was expecting a sms from
them when i reach 80% of 1500 rs which is my credit limit. I had a
doubt and checked on the IVR by dialing 121 on my phone and my
outstanding amount showed as 24000 rs. I called Airtel customer
services and they said let my bill get generated. I waited till 21 dec
and noticed that i crossed my 2gb of download and they have a discount
of 12000 some change as i was on a 98rs 2gb free download pack. Now i
asked them why was i not informed when i crossed my credit limit
Airtel answer was we ideally send message it was our mistake but you
have to pay. I don't have money to pay or file a case. I will hang
myself i am taken to court cos of all this by airtel. They have wrong
information. Today a lady from airtel hung the call on me. They don't
want to help me she also said the information given to me was confusing which means airtel missguides a customer. And charge him. I was also told by many advisors in airtel customer services that its airtels fault but i have to pay. When i asked them why did you inform me when i reached the 80% of my credit limit. And if thats not true then why was i miss guided during the welcome call. I will hang myself cos i cant effort going to court and cant take when ppl look at me as a fraud or a cheat. I have not cheated anyone it airtel who did that. If anyone who is reading this can give me any suggestion to get out of it will be helpfull.
Thanking you.
I have activated mobile office and later the money debited directly from my prepaid account so I spoke to the customer care people for deactivating the weekly plan and activating the monthly plan. They said it is done.
Problems
1) Money was cut for weekly plan 4 times and I have called customer care to get the money back.
2) My number is removed to use the customer care; complaints registered more than 3 times and there is no response from Airtel
3) Now I am not able to use internet in my mobile; they removed the GPRS access I think for my mobile; I requested through Customer care (using other mobile) and SMS but answer is “wait for 24 hrs” from last 2 weeks.
4) Now I am not able to access the selfservice (server is busy for my number) from last 2 days.
5) Technical support tried for 30 min and said that in 1 Hr everything will be alright but I am not able to see any improvement.
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I would be really happy if these issue is solved asap; but I don’t see any feasibility of Airtel looking into this issue because all the reference are from last 2 weeks.