[kictanet] An Open Letter to Zuku (Help me please!!!)

Thu Mar 17 13:07:30 EAT 2011

 In my humble opinion, it all boils down to the attitude customer care
representatives have towards their organization's clients. I have worked in
customer care and supervised front desk support & I can tell you for a fact
they act as if they are doing you a favour. What CCRs need to comprehend is
that these entities they serve actually consider the connectivity they
support their bread and butter. Consider an enterprise like I&M Bank with
branches countrywide. If the link from the Mombasa branch to HQ goes down
(hypothetically speaking and assuming it has no redundancy), reports on
financial transactions can not be relayed on time and money is lost.
Services like clearing of cheques etc will be denied to clientèle in the
coastal region.

For the CCRs in the forum, consider support as a game of tennis where the
two parties playing are yourselves and the last-mile providers (be they KDN,
JTL, Access Kenya etc). When you write an e-mail to them that a certain
circuit is down, it is like giving the first serve in the game. When the
last-mile provider replies with the results of troubleshooting on their end
(e.g fibre switch is down due to power, no good L.O.S. to B.S.), it is like
returning your serve. This goes on until a resolution is reached. The (M)ean
(T)ime (T)o (R)esolution on the other hand, is variable depending on the ISP
you have.

*I hope this yields some ideas to fellow members! *[?]

On 16 March 2011 18:18, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.or.ke> wrote:

>  It's strange that CCK never responds to issues on KICTANET list except
> the other day I saw an email from Christopher.
>
> Does CCK have a consumer affairs department. Can complaint procedures be
> published? and QoS performance of all companies be made public?
>
> I was just about to sign up to Zuku after the feedback we got from listers
> on broadband!
>
> A consumer study we've just published points to serious complaints in the
> Internet market which are not being addressed.
>
> Edith
>
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>
> *Edith Ofwona Adera *
>
> Senior Program Specialist
>
> ICT4D Program and Climate Change & Water Program
>
> International Development Research Centre | Centre de recherches pour le
> développement international
>
> Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa
>
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>   ------------------------------
> *From:* kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke[kictanet-bounces+eadera=
> idrc.or.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Brian Ngure [
> brian at pixie.co.ke]
> *Sent:* 15 March 2011 01:43
> *To:* Edith Adera
>
> *Cc:* sabiya.bagha at ke.wananchi.com; ida.aginga at ke.wananchi.com;
> support at ke.wananchi.com; zukucanhelp at gmail.com;
> felix.sechero at ke.wananchi.com; poonam.pitrola at ke.wananchi.com;
> ruth.muturi at ke.wananchi.com; sharon.kisia at ke.wananchi.com;
> shelmith.njoki at ke.wananchi.com; supportbb at zuku.co.ke;
> samson.bonyi at ke.wananchi.com; jimmy.mbotela at ke.wananchi.com; KICTAnet ICT
> Policy Discussions
> *Subject:* [kictanet] An Open Letter to Zuku (Help me please!!!)
>
>  Hi,
>
> I would like to bring to attention the extremely poor service provided by
> Zuku. The quality of service has steadily declined. Emails to customer
> support are now totally ignored.
>
> When I subscribed to the "Turbo 8" bundle from Zuku, I was informed that
> the speed would be maintained at a minimum of 70% to 80% (approximately
> 5Mbps - 6Mbps). However, the down speed on my 8Mbps Turbo 8 fibre link is
> now *0.33Mbps*. (This represents *3.75%* of the speed that I am signed up
> for and is advertised by Zuku.)
>
> Is there a body that performs routine checks on quality of service? e.g.
> CCK? And if so, is there a specified procedure that one should follow? Also,
> if a complaint is filed, is it acted upon? Has anyone on this list filed a
> complaint and a solution has been found?
>
> I am at my wits end. I don't know what else to do.
>
> Below is a summary of some of the communication I have had with Zuku
> support since mid January.
>
> ---------------------- *My Turbo 8 connection is has been experiencing
> slow speeds since Monday 24th January.
>
> I also lost the TV signal from 23rd January until 7th February.
>
> In one of the screenshots, you can see that packet loss on the first two
> hops is greater than 70%.
>
> A work order number was raised: 298106.
>
> In calls to support, I have been told:
>
> 1. That the problem is a node near my house in Lavington.
>
> 2. That the modem firmware is faulty.
>
> 3. That the modem is fine!
>
> 4. That the 8Mbps package is a shared bandwith, BUT SPEEDS OF 0.3Mbps to a
> maximum of 1.2Mbps on an 8 Mbps link?
>
> 5. That support teams would come on specifed days at specified times (They
> never bothered to show up or call!)
>
> 6. That there is an issue with the main line and the issue has been
> escalated to our maintenance team who are working to resolve the matter.
>
> 7. That the support technician who finally came to my house lied and said
> everything is ok even though my TV signal (which finally came back on its
> own) still was jerky and the internet speed was 1.2 Mbps Down and 0.8 Mbps
> Up. My maximum download was 80 - 100kbps download and an average of
> 40-60kbps. This is supposed to be an 8Mbps link.
>
> 8. That the wifi modem would have to be changed to one that does not have
> wireless and that this will resolve the current issue.
>
> 9. To purchase a router as the one that will be installed does not support
> wireless. (NOTE: The 8 Mbps package clearly states that wireless is part
> of the package so why should I have to buy one?)
>
> 10. That I will indeed be given a new Cable modem + wifi since I am still
> on Turbo 8. (February 16th)
>
> 11. That another technician will come over to check the internet and TV
> signal issue.
>
> 12. That the HD receiver and phone will be issued soon as they are in
> stock. (They have not been provided to date.)
>
> 13. That it was a mis-communication on the previous mail and that you need
> to change the modem but to one without the Wifi and that I should tell you
> if I have purchased the router for the wifi! (Again, the Turbo 8 package is
> advertised as coming with wifi) (February 17th)
>
> 14. That you are working on a resolution for this matter and shall get back
> to me shortly. (February 18th)
>
> I have noticed that packet loss on the link is very high (sometimes between
> 60% to 80%). I have sent emails with this information which has been totally
> ignored.
>
> I have also been told:
>
> 1. That the receiver supplied is an SD Receiver which will be upgraded to
> the HD Receiver.
> 2. No phone set was supplied but will be brought as they out of stock
> (apparently since November last year).
> 3. That they have just received the HD decoders and telephone which will be
> installed soon (I was told this on the 27th of January) once they have been
> integrated into our system.
>
> *It's March 15th and guess what, I'm still waiting for a solution to these
> problems. We (Kenya) plan to be the ICT hub for East and Southern Africa,
> with all the plans in place for the ICT city (Malili). If this is a sample
> of things to come in regards to customer service and quality of service....
> well I suppose you can guess what our potential audience will think of us
> (Kenya).
>
>
> Brian Ngure
>
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