I'm still reeling from my latest experience with Rostelecom. It's been a wild ride, to say the least.
I've been a loyal customer for a long time, but the last incident with Rostelecom was the final straw. I've had my share of internet outages over the years, but this time it was different. The internet was out for four days, and it's been a nightmare for me and my husband, who work remotely.
Rostelecom provider❗️The internet went down for everyone in our building and the surrounding areas. We've been told it's an emergency situation, but we're not sure what's causing it. They said it would be fixed by the next morning, but it's now been four days. It's not just me, my husband's work has been affected too. He's missed a day of work, and it's been a real challenge for us.
But what really gets my goat is the customer support.
They're not even able to see the status of the outage, let alone provide any real updates. They just keep saying it's being worked on, but that's it. No real information, no timeline, nothing.
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It's clear that the customer support team in our region doesn't have access to the same information as the rest of the company. They can only see the status of the outage, and even that's not always accurate. It's frustrating, because we're not just dealing with a technical issue, we're dealing with a company that's not communicating with us.
Of course, it's not the operators' fault that they don't have access to the information we need. But it's the company's problem, and they need to do better.
Our household chat is filled with complaints about the automated responses from the customer support team. But at the end of the day, they're just as powerless as we are. It's clear that Rostelecom needs to step up its game when it comes to customer support.
Let's be real, having AI handle customer support in our area instead of human operators isn't a bad thing, considering the subpar support we've experienced in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
It's clear that the company isn't making any efforts to improve this situation.
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On the fourth day of our internet outage, my husband bought a Wi-Fi adapter to share the internet from his mobile phone with our non-functional computer, since he was already getting pressure from work to resolve the issue and start coming in for shifts. Fair enough. A remote worker takes responsibility for ensuring internet access for themselves. Rostelecom, however, wasn't providing any new information. People were stuck without internet for over a week.
❌️ This experience was the final straw for us, and we decided to switch to a different provider.
I'm still puzzled as to how a company with millions of users can't adapt and resolve issues quickly, especially when many people's work depends on it.
Even when we're on vacation in a village and the power lines get damaged due to bad weather, workers usually arrive the next morning to fix the issue. It's usually just a one-night outage. But why can't Rostelecom send a worker to our city address in a timely manner?
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One thing is clear: when internet access is crucial for someone's financial situation, schedule, and more, it's a whole different story.
Despite Rostelecom's pros:
✔️ Fast internet
✔️ A wide range of tariffs
✔️ TV and more,
The cons far outweigh them:
❌️ Extremely poor technical support
❌️ Failure to resolve internet access issues in a timely manner
This makes the service unreliable, uncomfortable for customers, and prone to causing problems and dependence on the company's inaction.
Given this, we had to switch to a different provider.
And therefore, I wouldn't recommend Rostelecom.
Thanks for your time and fast internet!