What Can I Say Abour Jordan Telecom?

Does this company have the worse customer service you can ever think of or what? Having said that; I am really wondering what the heck has changed since 5 or 10 years? They merged the companies together and they changed the logo to this?

JT Logo

So what good does this do me as a customer? How does this reflect on the service? And what’s in it for me after all?

They are harvesting monthly memberships for the following service:

- More delays in getting the service actually working, so you go and pay the registration fees but this does not necessarily mean that you will get your service as fast as you are required to pay because that would be wishful thinking on your part, so be careful and manage your own expectations when you apply to a new service as the company is not responsible for your disappointment or your wasted time. My sister paid for the ADSL Service in Jan 23rd and got the service on Feb 28th. O

- Worse customer service … you call the numbers they assigned for you dear customer but it would be really nice if someone actually answered the call. When you dial the number, you get a machine to give you instructions directing the call. Sometimes they keep you on the line for 5 or more minutes because all employees are so busy answering other queries, but most of the time, you get a machine that tell you: “Dear customer, so as not to keep you waiting for long, call again later”, then the line gets disconnected!!
The ironic thing is that they say that these calls are supposedly recorded for quality assurance, what quality exactly and who the heck listens to these calls and are there any real actions taken to solve the problems? S

- When your call finally gets answered (t) , you get a bored employee who is eager to end the call regardless of your dissatisfaction, and the funny thing is that this particular call center does not have the option to transfer the call to someone who can actually discuss your problem and maybe give you some useful information, they tell you that you have to call back only to get the “Dear customer, so as not to keep you waiting for long, call again later” (N)

- It seems that the time goes backwards here, because it used to take them two hours to connect your service again after disconnection due to payment issues, but guess what, it takes 24 hours now that extend to 48 depending on how lucky you are. Also, it seems that they don’t have a network because when you pay on 9 A.M. it will appear in the system at 12 P.M. … now that’s what I call improvement!!

- Forget about the 24 service slogan they have because it is a myth. There are no payment centers after 6, but you can still pay online, however; if you do not have a credit card, or you do not use your credit card online or if you don’t have internet connection to log in and process the payment, well … that’s just beside the point! O

They wonder why we are eager to see another telecom company in Jordan but all they have to do is look inside their organization to realize that in the modern world, people have choice and thank God we in Jordan will shortly do have that choice, because having some companies compete to serve the consumer magically turns the service around in each and every one of them.

This whole thing made me think of Etisalat; the Emiratis telecom company. Although it was a monopoly and controlled all telecommunications in the country, but they measured up to customers’ satisfaction, they had payment machines just like ATM’s spread all over the country where you can go and pay your invoice and guess what, the reconnecting process is automatic, no need for employees to send emails and do this in 24 – 48 hours like JT, yeah, that’s what JT customer service told me!! O

Now to something related; I thought that the following movie is so hilarious and so sadly related to what I am talking about here and in an ironic way )

Enjoy!!

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10 Responses to “What Can I Say Abour Jordan Telecom?”

  1. Qwaider قويدر Says:

    LOL …. Outsourcing … D
    Where are all those people who were hailing Privatization?
    God there are so many good clips on outsourcing …

  2. Dave Says:

    Most of the time when my “always on” internet connection goes out, it’s Jordan Telecom’s fault. At least that’s what the Wanadoo people always say.

    Perhaps if Jordan Telecom had a bit of competition, their service might improve?

  3. nasimjo Says:

    I’ve been bycotting Jordan telecom since 2002, after a case with them …. THEY SUCK..
    and i aint having internet at home just because of them …

    Why didnt u wait until Umniah will have its Wi-Max service on later this summer …. NOW THAT WILL GONNA BE A slam in JT’s face.

  4. bakouz Says:

    When I upgraded my ADSL connection it took them a full week to do so, I called and called and called them again and again and every time they would say Ok we filed a ticket we’re on it, but Salamtak, nothing, finally i had to personally go down to their headquarters and yell at them and demand i talk to someone in charge and I did, and magically it got fixed that same day.

  5. Sweet Angelita Says:

    Qwaider ..

    Honestly .. privatization shmivatization … this changes the logo but not mentalities of the people working in the organization … it changes the organization chart but not the competencies of the employees .. the magic spell of the privatization needs more ingredients as far as I know
    As for the outsourcing; I thought this clip was so so so funny D

    Dave ..

    Exactly … look at the mobile phones companies in Jordan … they all compete for the consumer’s benefit and that’s the choice I am talking about … hopefully soon for land lines so that JT can get rid of its arrogance )

    Nasimjo …

    Well .. I have had internet for as long as I can remember and I am not going to change that because of incompetent employees … they should start taking their customers seriously and that’s why I posted about this )

    Bakkouz …

    That’s what always happens … you have to go and shout and threat and do whatever it takes to get them to listen to you … if you ask me .. a lot of people need to be trained or let go .. but this way .. they are so behind (F)

  6. Qwaider قويدر Says:

    Someone has a new shiny sparkling button ) … Bawar to Za Beebol

  7. Sweet Angelita Says:

    Yeah Q … I wanted to do that ages ago but never got the time and it eventually slipped my mind … sorry dude … I hope it is not too late )

  8. noor Says:

    hi
    don’t feel bad about the bad service Jordan it’s same here in states if u call a company no matter what it is they make u push those buttons after buttons and finally when they answer after u r hand gets numed from holding the phone an Indian employ answer barley understand what your saying or even u understanding him what u expect form 3arb companies .what can we do?

  9. Qwaider قويدر Says:

    I guess better late than never D

  10. Mariam Ayyash Says:

    hey i blogged about Jordan Telecom just recently (still on) and for those who think that it takes time to get the line back after processing, try using ur credit cards! THAT would teach u the other “dark” side of JTC
    read on at shut.elmota.com

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