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david W

1 reviews | Active since Feb 2015

03 Jun 2025, 16:49

No Customer Service at Cell C

In February this year I was forced to change my bank account due to a ****mer persistently sending through debit orders on my account. I remained with the same bank but had a new account number. I then proceeded to advise all my service providers to update my bank details which they all did successfully in time for any debit orders for February month to be actioned. Cell C however, informed me that as my “new” bank account was not 3 months old they could not update their system. I sent emails and made countless calls to get them to over-ride the system to correct my details in their system. Since February I have been paying the account directly into their bank account so my account is up-to-date. However, Cell C have now sent me an email from the collections department demanding payment of R140.00 which apparently is penalties (2 x R70.00) for “unpaid debit orders”. I again phoned the customer service (what a joke - they definitely don’t know anything about customer service) today and was told in no uncertain terms that the R140.00 cannot and will NOT be reversed. 🤬🤬 Please can you guys help me to get them to reverse the R140.00 as I am adamant that it is NOT my fault that they refused to update their system as my “new” bank account was not 3 months old although I have been a customer of theirs for MANY years.

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Replies (3)
Cell C
Cell C's reply03 Jun 2025, 17:04
Official
Dear David Wykerd

Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention, and we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused. This is certainly not the level of service we strive to provide, and we truly appreciate your feedback.
Please be assured that your concern will be escalated to our Social Media Support Team for further assistance with updating your new banking details and reviewing the debit order penalty fees in question.
We want to clarify that there is no waiting period required to update banking details in our system. This matter will be addressed accordingly to ensure it is resolved promptly and to prevent similar issues from affecting you or any other customers in the future.
Once again, thank you for your valuable feedback as we continuously strive to improve our services. We will contact you shortly.

Regards
Cell C | NT
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david W's update03 Jun 2025, 17:15
Reviewer Update
I would also like to mention that I have requested - on numerous occasions, for someone senior from Cell C to phone me to resolve this issue but nobody has contacted me. I have had numerous emails telling me that they “tried calling me” but could not get hold of me. This is absolute nonsense as I have had many others calls from family and friends but NOTHING fro anybody from Cell C.
Cell C
Cell C's reply03 Jun 2025, 17:19
Official
Despite your repeated requests, it is unacceptable that no senior representative has contacted you. We are investigating why you were marked as unreachable.
Your case has now been escalated to a senior team member who will contact you directly. We appreciate your loyalty and are committed to resolving this promptly.

Regards
Cell C | NT