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Nilesh H

1 reviews | Active since Aug 2013

12 May 2018, 11:44

Cell C have bungled my Greencom Account Transfer

My fibre account was migrated from Greencom to Cell C earlier this year (Greencom sold their account base on the Metrofibre infrastructure to Cell C). In February I had to send multiple emails requesting details of my account since I had received no communication as to what my new account number was, or even just a general "welcome to the network" as is the norm. Two weeks later I received an invoice addressed to "Ntobe Zungu" - I have no idea who this person is or whether it was mistakenly sent to me. Once again, I was in contact to query this and received no response for a week. On 12th March, after yet more following up on my side, I received an email with a screenshot and the word "Done"

My May invoice has now come through - the name Ntobe Zungu still appears linked to the account. In addition, it appears that my contract is a 24 month contract. I did not sign up for a 24 month contract; my Greencom contract was month-to-month.

I phoned the call centre on 7th May to try and get all of this fixed. I was told that the technical team would work on it, and I would receive a status update by 7pm that day. To date, I have received no response from anyone.

This is absolutely pathetic. I cannot even cancel my contract because I would be liable for outstanding payments for the 24 month contract THAT I DID NOT EVEN SIGN UP FOR.

I have done everything I can to deal with this matter privately, but it would seem that Cell C's customer service team only responds when complaints are made public.

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Replies (7)
Cell C
Cell C's reply14 May 2018, 07:27
Official

Good morning Nilesh

We will ensure that this matter is sorted. Apologies for the poor service.

Regards

Cell C | PN

Cell C
Cell C's reply16 May 2018, 09:43
Official

Danielle has been in contact with you to assist and provide feedback regarding this matter.

Regards
Cell C | PN

NH
Nilesh H's update16 May 2018, 11:29
Reviewer Update
Danielle responded quickly to the request and escalated it to the support team, which was much appreciated. I received an email from Lyn explaining that my contract is on a month-to-month basis and that the 24-month tag was only for internal use (although why an internal reference should make it onto an external document does not make sense to me). I requested an updated invoice that same day with all of the corrected details thereon as I refuse to settle an invoice that is incorrect. I have had no response to this request. I don't believe that this is unreasonable seeing as the last time I received communication that Cell C corrected an error, the following invoice did not reflect that correction.
Cell C
Cell C's reply16 May 2018, 12:25
Official

We will get someone to assist further.

Regards

Cell C | PN

NH
Nilesh H's update16 May 2018, 17:21
Reviewer Update
I've just received a statement. It still has the name Ntobe Zungu on it. This is ridiculous.
NH
Nilesh H's update19 May 2018, 06:48
Reviewer Update
I am still waiting for a correct invoice.
Cell C
Cell C's reply21 May 2018, 15:42
Official

As per the notes on the system, the correct name will reflect on the next invoice.

Regards

Cell C | PN