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Let me present the facts:

1. I registered a fixed line last year September.

2. A week ago, I tried making calls overseas - but the ring tone was different. Upon inquiring with TM Customer Service (by dialing 100), I was informed that my fixed line's IDD service was not activated.

I asked the customer care staff about the activation process and she duly informed me that it was free and that I could apply for it via that phone call itself, without making a trip to TM Point.

She then put in a ‘service’ request on my behalf and told me that it will be processed in three working days.

I made that call on a Saturday evening (June 13). She took down my mobile number for reference.

3. Three working days would mean Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Fine with me. I gave them an extra day and tried again to call/fax overseas on Thursday. It was not working.

4. I called back TM Customer Service on Thursday evening (June 18). The ‘service request’ was still in the ‘system’. ‘They will act on it’, the staff said.

The customer care staff took down my mobile number again. Fine, I can still bear with that.

5. It’s Friday, and I make a call to TM Customer Service regarding my IDD service. It seems there's some problem with the connection or whatever.

The TM staff asked me to call on Saturday to ensure the activation is done. Again, my mobile number was requested.

6. Saturday morning arrives. I call TM Customer Service around 10am. The customer care staff checked the ‘system’ and mentioned that a request was put in on the 17th .

I clarified with her that I made a call last Saturday and the request should have been there on the 13th , not 17th .

I also mentioned that the staff asked me to call today (Saturday) to check on the activation. To my horror, she said the contractors don't work on weekends, so the earliest possible activation would be next Monday.

Well, I kind of expected that.

She was at loss on why the IDD service was still not activated. Anyway, I told her that TM Customer Care already had taken down my mobile number three times and I had not received any call from TM regarding solution of the problem.

I also told her to get someone to call me on Monday morning to clarify this.

My questions:

1. Who is going to reimburse me for calling TM Customer Service (two out of the four calls were from my mobile phone)?

2. Who is responsible for my inability to make calls/fax overseas, which may impact critical decision- making?

3. Who will solve this problem for me?

Such a simple service is not being acted upon. There's no point in being polite and customer-friendly when the work is not done. All style, no substance.

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