Yes, it was I who queried what merits discussion on Kictanet and whether it should be a conduit for customer service issues. Well, I'm only chiming in to broadly touch on issues of QoS (and to a certain extent SLAs and what providers position as connectivity and speeds (and disclosures relating to contention). I think this area is very vague with ISPs and perhaps the ignorance gap among users is sometimes exploited. On QoS - as a Zuku subscriber, I am advised this morning that both TEAMS and SEACOM are down....and that there are no redundant links (!!!!) - perhaps the CS person I spoke to is not privy to such info? Can Zuku really afford to drive passengers without a spare wheel? No redundancy? On a brighter note, its gratifying to see CCK take this issues up - perhaps they could simply share the customer complaints link and a brief note outlining at which point they can take the issue up (i.e. when efforts to escalate with the provider have failed). On 16 March 2011 18:18, Edith Adera <eadera@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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