1 reviews | Active since Aug 2015
Where has all my airtime gone?
I have been a Cell C customer for many years. In 2019 for financial reasons I changed my contract to one with limited airtime, which, although highly restrictive, has been sufficient up till now, with the 'any network' airtime lasting about 2 weeks a month, after which I purchase a 'top-up' which takes me close to the end of the month. All of a sudden, in 2020, with no warning, the same contract airtime lasts 1 day if that (and it's not as if I've been calling the world to wish everyone a happy New Year...). Purchasing of an additional 240 minutes (and according to my calculations that should be 4 hours) of so-called 'any network' airtime has allowed less than half an hour of use, leaving me with no 'any network' airtime until February, and one and a half years to go with this completely useless contract. So airtime which in 2019 which would last me for almost a month, barely lasts 4 days in 2020. Why do I suddenly have so little 'any-network' airtime in 2020, I wondered? Well, according to the call centre at Cell C, this is because Cell C has (unilaterally) decided to split 'any network' airtime into mostly Cell C airtime and a smidgeon of true 'any network' airtime, *****ing me over royally (because presumably, most numbers I seem to call are not cell C numbers - how would I know?) So what can I do to make the people I call change to Cell C so that I can talk to them? ... Actually, why would I even do that i.e. recommend Cell C to anyone after this latest dictatorial move (assuming that what the Cell C call centre agent told me is true...)? I now have more Cell C time than ever, seemingly (- way more than I need and will ever be able to use), and no 'any other network' time, after this completely ridiculous new move by Cell C (obviously intended to cut costs and boost the Cell C profits). Why call it 'any network' airtime if it is really 'x' amount of cell C time with a little 'y' amount of true 'any network' airtime? This is misleading and is in fact, a lie, This is not what I purchased, and it severely depletes my value for money. As a result I will not be recommending Cell C to anyone ever again, and I will be moving to another service provider the second this contract runs out. Lucky for Cell C, they can continue *****ing me over for another 16 months, if we ever get that far, but after that, it's one less customer for them. Not that they care, but anyway.
We will look into the matter and revert back.
^SM
We will look into the matter and revert back.
^SM
