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Lindy N

1 reviews | Active since Jun 2015

05 Apr 2023, 13:32

DSTV USES ************ MEANS TO SWINDLE CUSTOMERS

On the 4th of April Dstv contacted us to sell us their wifi /internet service. Soon after I realised that I no longer had access to Showmax. I contacted the call centre and the agent told me that our subscription had been cancelled and then immediately reinstated. That resulted in the account being debited a cancelation fee. The sgent referred me to his manager who promised to sort out the issue and get back to me which he never did. I called an additional 2 times, second agent put me on hold for 6 minutes, 3rd line just went dead. I contacted the DSTV Twitter account and I was assisted in connecting back my Showmax. My issue now is the bill : in attempting to reconnect Showmax I was billed twice, due to the cancelation the account was billed a cancelation fee. Now the Twitter agent is unable to understand, despite me explaining the issue several times. I did not ask for a cancelation fee so I'm not liable for the fee. On the 2nd of April 2023 I paid the full subscription amount for dstv and Showmax, so I did not owe anything. Therefore I can't be billed another 2 times for Showmax on one account when I have already paid. I have been requesting dstv to tell me who cancelled and for what reason. Surely their system records calls, it identifies who worked on a particular account. I'm using my airtime and data to try and fix a problem that they created. On top of that their agents simply put me on hold and never come back or just hand up.

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Replies (2)
DStv (MultiChoice)
DStv (MultiChoice)'s reply05 Apr 2023, 13:48
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Hi Lindy Nene, 

We acknowledge receiving your complaint and we are attending to it. Feedback will be communicated as soon as possible. 

Kind regards, 
DStv: Hello Peter Team 
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Lindy N's update06 Apr 2023, 13:03
Reviewer Update
After my initial complaint, today I got a all from Shanuel (not sure of the spelling) who listened to my query, then reversed the amounts that were incorrectly charged. Good customer service from him and the person managing the Twitter account. Thank you