JT
Jan T

1 reviews | Active since May 2022

26 May 2022, 05:13

Poor Service

I entered into a contract with Home Connect in June 2020. The reason I chose them is they offered a month-to-month deal, no penalties for cancelation of the service. I moved to other accommodation in Cape Town and asked for a transfer of the service to the other address in April 2021. They “cancelled” my contract and started a “new” contract with the old address. I gave up trying to get it fixed. I cancelled the service/contract on 22 February 2022 (Want it stopped end of March 2022). They phoned me stating that I must give a month’s notice. I rep****, I know, I am giving them more than a month’s notice!! I received a bill end of March (for payment 3 April). I emailed them and informed them that I cancelled the contract. This is where I really discovered their incompetence as well as the unreliable system. They claimed that I did not cancel the service, they have no record of it. I lost count of the emails (every time from a different person) from here on. They took the money in April and informed me that they “cancelled” the service and I must still pay for May as well, as I must give a month’s notice. At this stage I decided just to “let it go” and get it behind me. Payment went of 3 May. Beginning of May I get a bill for “recovery fees” because I cancelled the service within 12 months from the start. I started with them June 2020!!! If they wanted to say the transfer was the start of a new contract when I asked for the transfer (April 2021 – May 2022!!!!), still more than a year. Middle of May I get a bill for penalties for no payment in May. This time I asked for a “senior person’s” email address and emailed him and copied the “help centre/account department” in as well and explained everything from the beginning (with snippets of invoices and payments). The “senior person” rep**** that as a result of the cancellation I still need to pay a month’s notice in May!!!! I rep**** and asked if he did not see the snip of my bank statement!!! He rep****, they cannot open snips!!! I then created a JPEG and sent it to them. They acknowledge the payment but again tell me that I am still to pay the “recovery fees” for cancelling the contract within 12 months!!!! It is imposible to convince them that June 2020 - May 2022 or then March 2021 - May 2022 is more than 12 months!!! I give up.

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Home-Connect
Home-Connect's reply26 May 2022, 09:15
Official
Dear Jan,

We would like to take this opportunity to apologise for the experience you have had with Home Connect. We pride ourselves on great customer service, so we are disappointed to hear about your experience.

Please note that we are taking measures to ensure that the above experience does not happen again.

Please expect a call from one of our agents shortly. 

JT
Jan T's update01 Jun 2022, 23:23
Reviewer Update
Got an email that you could not get hold of me. You asked for a number where you could get hold of me and what time will suit me. I rep**** that I had not have any calls on my South African cell number but gave you an Australian number and asked that you please call between 10h00 and 12h00 South African time. I got a call 13h46 South African time (21H46 Australian time) and when I answered the person hang up. I immediately got an email saying you could not get hold of me. I rep**** that the person hang up. Yesterday , 1 May I got an email that my service is cancelled successfully and today, 2 May, you took R 3 106.00 via debit order. This amount equals the "cancelation fee" plus the penalty for not paying in May (But I gave you prove that you were payed via debit order). There is a saying "The way you live is the way you will die". There is no way that a company doing what you did will make it over the long term. I am just tired of dealing with an *********** company who is now *****ing.