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Brian R

1 reviews | Active since Apr 2021

26 Mar 2024, 09:05

Treating a pensioner like dirt.

Incredibly poor service, frustrating beyond belief. Been on hold a total of over 2 hours via 3 phonecalls, over 5 days, and still no progress at all. I am considering cancelling my subscription and my company's several contracts. My 77 year old mother took a price lock and new decoder and signed a new contract that came with installation. She would have been better off sticking with her old decoder or cancelling completely. DSTV arranged an installation (yes, YOU....Vhengs Trade - Vhuyisile) who came round and did half an installation. they were more concerned about getting the old tv for free than completing the job. They left halfway through the installation saying they were coming back the next day, and never heard from them again. 3 Days of my poor mother trying to navigate DSTV with no success on the phone, promises of escalations that never happened, lots of talk with nothing being done. That's when I stepped in. Promises from a manager to sort it out on Monday...nothing happened. Lots of sitting on hold. Today called again, after 38 minutes on hold, was told they had arranged for a new installer and gave me his details. Called him 1 minute after, and he has never been contacted by DSTV, knew nothing about it, and is fully booked and cannot do an installation. Incredible! Long weekend coming up, and my mother is looking like she will be staring at a blank wall the whole Easter Weekend? Now I need to call back and face more hours on hold. What on earth are you doing Multichoice?? This is unacceptable. Going to cancel my own subscription and move to streaming, refuse to deal with a company treating a pensioner like this.

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Replies (4)
DStv (MultiChoice)
DStv (MultiChoice)'s reply26 Mar 2024, 09:42
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Hi Brian Robinson, 

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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Brian R's update26 Mar 2024, 13:07
Reviewer Update
Spent lots of time on the phone again, with Tandeka and Noluthando. Was promised by the team leader that she would arrange an installer and call me back shortly.
Been a few hours, and no response yet. I'm guessing this time tomorrow I'll be in the same situation.
Seems like DSTV has no systems in place to get an installer to do promised work. Considering getting my own installer, and then just withholding the funds from Multchoice on the next payment. At least then it will get done.
The Easter weekend approaches.
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Brian R's update26 Mar 2024, 17:44
Reviewer Update
Useless!
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Brian R's update28 Mar 2024, 19:33
Reviewer Update
Original installer was contacted, and came back today to complete the installation. They had to, we couldn't appoint anyone else as they had been paid. End result is the job is done, and in the nick of time before the Easter weekend. Horrible experience until it was actually escalated eventually, and enough complaining was done. But after that, I had numerous call backs and follow ups. So not going to reverse anything, but they eventually get there, even if you have to lose your mind. Post follow ups are decent and fairly pleasant. Now if we can avoid the whole week long battle, reviews would be different. Thank you to those who followed through to sort this out.