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Barbara D

1 reviews | Active since Jul 2011

31 Aug 2017, 08:20

Account "suspended" because I wanted to see the T&Cs

Yesterday, a guy called me from DStv to offer me a new Explora decoder on the 2 year price lock plan. Our conversation went something like this: Me: Thanks, but there is nothing wrong with our current decoder, so I don't need that. Him: Don't you need extra view? Me: There are only 2 people who can operate a TV living in our house, so that's not necessary either. Thanks. Him: You can have the price lock plan without a decoder? You can lock your subscription fee at last year's price for 2 years. Me: I don't want to get locked into a contract because I'm not sure I'll keep my DStv once we get fibre in our area. Him: You won't be locked in, you can cancel at any time, but there will be a cancellation fee of R189. Me: Ok, well that's not too bad, can you send me the T&Cs via email so I can go through them and make sure I'm 100% comfortable with everything before signing on? Him: Once you agree to the price lock plan, the T&Cs will be sent to you within 24-48 hours. Me: No, but I want to see them BEFORE I agree. Him: No, you must agree now before I can send them to you. Me: So, you want me to agree to something before I understand what I'm signing up for? If that's the case, there really is no point continuing this conversation. Him: Ok, thanks for your time. [end of call]

A short while later my wife called me to say our DStv had gone wonky – we only had channel 100 and all the other channels just gave an error. I asked if she'd tried switching it off and on again, which she had. We left it and went to my folks for dinner but when I checked it this morning, I saw DStv has suspended my account, seemingly because I didn't want to sign up for their promo without first seeing the T&Cs. There's no other logical reason. My account is fully paid up, I've NEVER missed a debit order and it was working prior to the phone call... Talk about leaving a poor taste in an already less-than-satisfied customer's mouth!

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Replies (3)
DStv (MultiChoice)
DStv (MultiChoice)'s reply31 Aug 2017, 09:47
Official

Dear Barbara

We acknowledge receiving your complaint. Feedback will be communicated as soon as possible.

Kind regards

DStv : Hello Peter team

DStv (MultiChoice)
DStv (MultiChoice)'s reply31 Aug 2017, 18:32
Official

Good Evening Barbara

We are glad to hear that all is in order. Thank you for your insight, it has been referred to the relevant team for consideration.

Apologies once more for the inconvenience caused.

Regards

Elna

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Barbara D's update01 Sept 2017, 09:02
Reviewer Update
Thank you to Elna for being the first person (in multiple exchanges with various customer service teams from DStv) to actually apologize.