Comments on: Vonage: Churn Baby Churn http://gigaom.com/2006/07/05/vonage-churn-baby-churn/ The Business of Technology Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:39:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: richard lander http://gigaom.com/2006/07/05/vonage-churn-baby-churn/#comment-56049 richard lander Tue, 11 Jul 2006 13:42:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/05/vonage-churn-baby-churn/#comment-56049 <p>Just to prove the Vonage madness is international. Vonage UK is offering a promo of £8 a month including all calls to UK, US, Spain and other countries. As an existing and loyal customer I feel pissed I cannot get this and tell them thus. So they reply </p> <p>The only way for you to get the free international calls promo is to cancel your current account and sign up for a new one by calling our Sales Department at 0800 008 6000. </p> <p>to which i reply: </p> <p>I have to say that this strikes me as absurd and a waste of time. You guys gain nothing from this suggestion and have to go the expense of sending me a new box. I lose my existing number.</p> <p>There are many other competitors out there. if i cancel my account why shouldn't i just move to them as i have to get a new number anyway?</p> <p>same dumb reply from them. do i smell a rat to get 'new customer' numbers up and to hell with churn?</p> Just to prove the Vonage madness is international. Vonage UK is offering a promo of £8 a month including all calls to UK, US, Spain and other countries. As an existing and loyal customer I feel pissed I cannot get this and tell them thus. So they reply

The only way for you to get the free international calls promo is to cancel your current account and sign up for a new one by calling our Sales Department at 0800 008 6000.

to which i reply:

I have to say that this strikes me as absurd and a waste of time. You guys
gain nothing from this suggestion and have to go the expense of sending me a new box. I lose my existing number.

There are many other competitors out there. if i cancel my account why shouldn’t i just move to them as i have to get a new number anyway?

same dumb reply from them. do i smell a rat to get ‘new customer’ numbers up and to hell with churn?

]]> By: Mark http://gigaom.com/2006/07/05/vonage-churn-baby-churn/#comment-56046 Mark Fri, 07 Jul 2006 22:47:51 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/07/05/vonage-churn-baby-churn/#comment-56046 <p>Vonage is the absolute worst! I've been trying to cancel their service for days on end…they have placed me on hold for a minimum of 45 minutes EACH TIME, only to then transfer me to another person who can "help me" and AGAIN I'm placed on hold 30-45 minutes. By then, it was 9:00 PM and their customer "service" was closed for the weekend, and I had this all to look forward to AGAIN the next week. They apparently don't "get it" when it comes to customer service. I must cancel because of a military deployment… however, I regret ever getting this piece of junk. Please, please someone who is able to reach them let them know this is one of the major reasons they're sinking! Thanks. Oh yes, as I'm sitting here, I'm still on hold… my phone is at 35 minutes now, and still no answer.</p> Vonage is the absolute worst! I’ve been trying to cancel their service for days on end…they have placed me on hold for a minimum of 45 minutes EACH TIME, only to then transfer me to another person who can “help me” and AGAIN I’m placed on hold 30-45 minutes. By then, it was 9:00 PM and their customer “service” was closed for the weekend, and I had this all to look forward to AGAIN the next week. They apparently don’t “get it” when it comes to customer service. I must cancel because of a military deployment… however, I regret ever getting this piece of junk. Please, please someone who is able to reach them let them know this is one of the major reasons they’re sinking! Thanks. Oh yes, as I’m sitting here, I’m still on hold… my phone is at 35 minutes now, and still no answer.

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