1 reviews | Active since May 2016

06 May 2016, 08:55

Unallocated Payments and Unexplained reconnection fees charged

I am extremely upset with DSTV Services. We have spend countless amounts of time on the phone with DSTV due to an Unallocated payment made on the 4th of April. Communicated with over 10 consultants and forwarded proof of payment 8 times to supervisors and consultants. As of today DSTV says we owe them R3000 and now 2 payments have been unallocated according to they're system. On top of that we have been charged reconnection fees for the whole of April that add up to R350 because of a fault that is not on our part. Bank statements have been forwarded, proof of payments have been forwarded and NO ONE Can get back to us to communicate what is happening with our account and why no one can Allocate our payments. Poor service and *********** staff. Extremely frustrated that DSTV is taking advantage of the monopoly that they have and on top of charging they're customers ridiculously high payments they give us the worst service in return. We have therefore made a decision to look into Netflix and disconnect our services since NO one is willing to assist us at Multichoice. Extremely disappointed as a loyal customer for years who has recommended the company's services to many of our friends.

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Replies (3)
DStv (MultiChoice)
DStv (MultiChoice)'s reply06 May 2016, 10:25
Official

Dear Tshego Sekhute,

We tried to contact Mr IV More today but could not reach him.

According to our records, his proof of payment has been referred to our central finance team for allocation. His DStv account has been manually adjusted to reverse the reconnection fees charged.

We noticed that his DStv account has been short paid. Previously the monthly subscription for his DStv account was R814.00. This amount included R699.00 for Premium package, R80.00 for Xtraview and R35.00 for the insurance.

Effective from 01 April 2016, there was a price increase on the DStv packages and Access Service fee (Xtraview). This simply means that his monthly subscription is now R879.00. This balance includes R759.00 for the Premium package, R85.00 for the Xtraview and R35.00 for insurance. Also, the payment for the month of May is not reflecting. If this period is paid for, please send us your proof of payment to ***.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us.

Kind regards

Dinah

's update06 May 2016, 10:34
Reviewer Update
Hi Dinah, According to our February statement, our closing balance was R320. As of today, we owe you all a total of R3100. Please advice on how this is possible even given the short payment as stated above. Proof of payment has been sent to the provided email address countless times including bank statements to prove that the payments were successful on our side and no one has gotten back to us so it is pointless for me to forward the proof of payment to the same email address again. Please also note that as of 2 minutes ago reconnection fees have still not been reversed on the account. Regards
DStv (MultiChoice)
DStv (MultiChoice)'s reply10 May 2016, 09:35
Official

Dear Tshego Sekhutle,

We would like to inform you that Mr More's payment has been allocated back into his DStv account. The reconnection fee charged has been reversed and his account reflects a credit balance.

Mr More's next payment is R783.00 payable by 01 June 2016. We highly recommend that he visits our website on www.dstv.com for an updated status regarding his DStv account.

We truly appreciate your time and patience whilst we resolved this matter.

Should you require any further ***istance, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Thank you for your invaluable support.

Kind regards

Dinah