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My company has been a customer of Avaya for probably 2 decades. We have had a contract to provide maintenance to our Merlin phone system. Each year, when the contract was up for renewal, Avaya violated their own contract by failing to notify us of pending increases in the monthly rate. Last year, they did it again and after several phone calls, we got them to roll the rate back to the previous level.
This year, we can't even reach anyone who knows what we are talking about. For more than 2 months, I have been calling and leaving messages which are never returned. On 3 occasions, I actually got through their maddening voice mail barricade to a real person, but those people also failed to follow up with a return call.
So now I am attempting to cancel my contract and Avaya is trying to impose 'early cancellation fees' of several hundred dollars. This despite the fact I never renewed the contract in the first place. (Automatic renewal applies only if the rate stays the same; in this case, it did not.)
They don't even know the meaning of the phrase 'customer service.'
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
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We are getting poor customer service from local AVAYA office and partner.
I can add to the complaints. It is bad enough that our company is closing and we are out of jobs. So, as I cancel various contracts all has gone smooth until the Avaya Service Contract. First I was told I need to cancel it in writing and given the instructions of what to include and where to email the request. I can follow directions - and did exactly what was detailed that I do. The first email was immediately deleted without being read. So, I called - transferred twice to no avail and on the 3rd transfer was told they would call me back tomorrow. Each time I spoke with an employee I was advised to send the notice as I had originally done. So, I sent it again - same results. It was deleted without being read! What a unique way to get your work done - simply delete it! Right now I'm stymied and I certainly do not desire to be fussing with them when they renew my service agreement against my wishes. Stay tuned - and if you know how to reach management - not the board of directors - just a management person who has a brain, please advise.
We recently requested service on our phones. When we called, we were informed that we did not have a maintenance contract. If fact we were told we would have to pay for the phone call.
When we negotiated replacing our phone system I asked, and they stated that maintenance was included. That's what made it such a "no brainier" decision to make the change. This was confirmed TWICE, that maintenance was included. First e-mail from Anna Gogos dated Apr 27, 2015 3:20 pm, states that Avaya maintenance included. A second e-mail confirmed same, dated Apr 28, 2015 10:16 am by Anna Gogos. And yet a third e-mail, when specificaly asked, confirming maintenace included, dated Apr 28, 2015 10:54 am.
So why are we getting such grief over our maintenance request?
We used to have a Ortel system in our office, but 6 weeks ago it was replaced by Avaya IP phones. It's so complex that nobody knows how to use it properly - even after reading the pathetic single page reference guide we were given or the other guides we downloaded. We no longer have an inbuilt directory as we used to have and the messaging system emails you 4 times for every message - a real pain when you are busy. It's totally crap and handicapping our business. Nothing about it is simple, logical or easy to understand (and we complex mechanical and electronic control systems, so we should have a head start!). Why oh why our European IT department decided to hamstring us with this Avaya rubbish I don't know, but we are paying for it in wasted time and frustrated employees!
We pay Avaya for a service contract for our phone system. We've been paying for years. Now that we are having a problem, we can't get hold of anyone at Avaya. I spent over an hour on hold yesterday, listening to a message telling me to use their website. The website was useless. I logged in, but I was unable to request a service call. All I could use the website for was to view pages from the service manual that I already had. I sent an e-mail and fourteen hours later am still awaiting a reply.
My comment is base on a Company that is supporting Avaya Products.
NxGen Communciations Sdn Bhd, is the most unprofessional and a scam company. I was asked to create a brochure for this company by their director Veeresh in April. After completing the design, I requested my payment. However Nxgen has dragged on payment since to date and now refuse to pay me. I am a freelancer and took the word of trust of this company. The company has given Avaya a bad name. I will pursue to inform the scam of this company and proceeded to lodge formal reports against the director and the company.
Avaya is forcing customers to do completely unnecessary upgrades to their Nortel communications systems under the guise of being compliant with their pas program for support. if you don't and you need support you have to pay 8, 000 upfront.
Avaya has an attitude of we will take your money which is a lot of money and promise you the earth and deliver you wasted time, expense and crappy products with employees who don't care about your requests and have a 9 to 5 clock on/off mentality
My main complaint with this company is so disgusting that it doesn't sound right, BUT IT IS.
here goes, 1st. whenever I want a phone replacement, I get a reconditioned phone. I asked them "why can't I get a new phone for a change?" they told me if I wanted a new phone, I would have to pay for it. After all these years as a faithful company paying them for services.
2nd. and this is a real doozy, we were getting static on some of our phone lines.
I called them for service, of course I got a recorded answer each time. At the end I was told for someone to come out to check it would cost... get this...
$600.00 per hour, yes $600.00 per hour, I typed it twice so you wouldn't think I mistyped.
Who the hell are they sending out, a genius or a whole damn army of people?
Of course, I'm canceling them out and buying a complete new system, even if I have to pay more.
It is again getting worse as Avaya took over Nortel and now Avaya is going to sink with a good product also...