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Estie D

1 reviews | Active since Nov 2015

15 Nov 2017, 12:04

False advertising and empty promises

I app**** for a MTN cell phone contract on Monday 3 July 2017, the deal that I app**** for, consisted of the LG G6 + 64 GB sd Card + the LG K4. After my phone arrived I saw that I didn't receive the LG K4, and the courier advised me to go to the store and query about it, as this was the only package he got to deliver, so I went to the store (to the same lady where I app**** for my contract), she advised me to go to a MTN direct store, and that they will give me the phone. As I live in a small town and we do not have a MTN Direct close, the closest MTN Direct store is 150km away, so that weekend we drove to the Rustenburg Mall, I went into the first store and the lady said that I need to go to MTN Direct and she explain to me where MTN Direct is, I went there and the guy behind the counter (who was no very friendly) sent me back to the store where I app**** for my contract, and he said that the whole package should be sent back from the store and that the contract will be cancelled and it will take up to a month to be sorted and then the same deal will also not even be available. At this point I was already unhappy about the service (and I was a new client). I went back to the lady where I app**** and she have send the email regarding my query, she also said that the phone will be on backorder and it will take up to a week. After a week - still no phone, so she said that there is no stock, so then I decided to send an email to MTN Customer service, attached with a letter explaining the whole situation and necessary documentation and up till now, no one have contacted me. (the letter was dated 2017/07/10). I still have the letter and email.

If you look at the time frame...from July 2017 that I app**** for the contract and I have sent an email with a letter and I went to the MTN Store in our town, the lady always says ''I have sent an email to them'' ''there's no stock'' EVERY TIME it is another story, I probably went to the MTN Store 12 times and every time its something else. I went to the store about 2 weeks ago ONCE AGAIN and I also said to the lady that no one asked or contacted me asking me to take out an insurance, so the lady said to me that its over 3 months I cant apply for a insurance cover on the phone from MTN Now anymore.

I think MTN is doing false advertising to attract customers, but I want to cancel my contract, and according to the government gazette I am liable to do so, I will no longer be good enough to pay for something I didn't receive. The poor service I have received thus far, is just beyond unacceptable - If I can call it service, because there was no service at all - I will rather go back to my previous service provider.

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Replies (2)
MTN South Africa
MTN South Africa's reply15 Nov 2017, 18:24
Official

Dear Valued Customer,

We acknowledge the receipt of your complaint and apologise for the inconvenience experienced.

We value your input and also appreciate the time you took to raise your concerns with us because it is only through constructive feedback that we can identify and improve in areas that need our urgent attention.

Please be advised that this has been escalated to thabazimbi Regional Management to take corrective measures in accordance with our Service level agreements, and you will be advised of the outcome.

Warm regards,

Mike Ramaboka

Complaints Management Team

Best regards,

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Estie D's update12 Dec 2017, 10:53
Reviewer Update
Good day Mr. Ramaboka, After your reply on the 15th of November I decided to wait for feedback from the Thabazimbi Regional Management team, I haven't received any feedback, phone calls, emails or response from them, in 3 days it will be a month ago that the matter was escalated to management? I would like to know if this is the way all the customers are treated? Once again its a setback for me...