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Nina B

1 reviews | Active since Mar 2012

05 Jun 2018, 09:52

MTN please fix my billing and refund me!

On the 29 September 2017 I upgraded to a data package. The adverti*****t said pay for 20 gb of data, and receive 40gb. So 20 gb day data and 20gb night data. The price was advertised as R299.00 incl vat. The first month I was billed correctly: 19 October 2017 MTN CHOICE 10GB SUBS FEE R455.26 MONTHLY SERVICE FEE DISCOUNT - R192.98 TOTAL EX VAT R 262.28 VAT R36.72 TOTAL INCL VAT R299.00 Then came the problems, the first month the data I was issued was incorrect, and after going to the MTN store I was told they had issues with the contract, and that it would be fixed. After about a month the actual data I was being issued was corrected, but then came the billing nightmare.

18 November 2017 INT 10GB DISC - R570.18 RECURRING INTERNET 10GB R570.18 MTN CHOICE 10GB SUBS FEE R455.26 RECURRING INTERNET 5GB R377.19 MONTHLY SERVICE FEE DISCOUNT - R192.98 TOTAL EX VAT R 639.47 VAT R89.53 TOTAL INCL VAT R729.00

Firstly my contract should have been R 299.00 and not R729.00 and I was being billed for a recurring 5GB of data which I never asked for and never received.

25 December 2017 INT 10GB DISC - R570.18 RECURRING INTERNET 10GB R570.18 MTN CHOICE 10GB SUBS FEE R455.26 RECURRING INTERNET 5GB R377.19 MONTHLY SERVICE FEE DISCOUNT - R192.98 TOTAL EX VAT R 639.47 VAT R89.53 TOTAL INCL VAT R729.00

19 January 2018 INT 10GB DISC - R570.18 RECURRING INTERNET 10GB R570.18 MTN CHOICE 10GB SUBS FEE R455.26 RECURRING INTERNET 5GB -R267.68 RECURRING INTERNET 5GB R267.68 RECURRING INTERNET 5GB 377.19 MONTHLY SERVICE FEE DISCOUNT - R192.98 TOTAL EX VAT R 639.47 VAT R89.53 TOTAL INCL VAT R729.00

At this point I got a credit for -R 554.81. Not sure how they worked this out.

20 February 2018 INT 10GB DISC - R570.18 RECURRING INTERNET 10GB R570.18 MTN CHOICE 10GB SUBS FEE R455.26 RECURRING INTERNET 5GB 377.19 MONTHLY SERVICE FEE DISCOUNT - R192.98 TOTAL EX VAT R 639.47 VAT R89.53 TOTAL INCL VAT R729.00

21 March 2018 INT 10GB DISC - R570.18 RECURRING INTERNET 10GB R570.18 MTN CHOICE 10GB SUBS FEE R455.26 RECURRING INTERNET 5GB 377.19 MONTHLY SERVICE FEE DISCOUNT - R192.98 TOTAL EX VAT R 639.47 VAT R89.53 TOTAL INCL VAT R729.00

21 April 2018 INT 10GB DISC - R570.18 RECURRING INTERNET 10GB R570.18 MTN CHOICE 10GB SUBS FEE R455.26 RECURRING INTERNET 5GB 377.19 MONTHLY SERVICE FEE DISCOUNT - R192.98 TOTAL EX VAT R 639.47 VAT R95.92 TOTAL INCL VAT R736.39

21 May 2018 INT 10GB DISC -R433.91 RECURRING INTERNET 10GB MTN CHOICE 10GB SUBS FEE R455.26 RECURRING INTERNET 5GB -R37.72 MONTHLY SERVICE FEE DISCOUNT - R192.98 TOTAL EX VAT R 224.56 VAT R33.68 TOTAL INCL VAT R258.24

Now my bill is less, but I have not been refunded for all the past incorrect billing, and the billing is still incorrect. I don't want to pay less, I just want to pay what I owe every month, at the correct amount which is R 299.00 plus a bit more for the vat adjustment in April.

What I have paid: Ex Vat Vat Incl Vat October R 262.28 R 36.72 R 299.00 Nov R 639.47 R 89.53 R 729.00 Dec R 639.47 R 89.53 R 729.00 Jan R 639.47 R 89.53 R 729.00 Jan Refund -R 477.90 -R 66.91 -R 544.81 Feb R 639.47 R 89.53 R 729.00 March R 639.47 R 89.53 R 729.00 April R 639.47 R 95.92 R 735.39 May R 224.56 R 33.68 R 258.24 Total R 3,845.76 R 547.05 R 4,392.81 What I should have paid: Ex Vat Vat Incl Vat October R 262.28 R 36.72 R 299.00 Nov R 262.28 R 36.72 R 299.00 Dec R 262.28 R 36.72 R 299.00 Jan R 262.28 R 36.72 R 299.00 Feb R 262.28 R 36.72 R 299.00 March R 262.28 R 36.72 R 299.00 April R 262.28 R 39.34 R 301.62 May R 262.28 R 39.34 R 301.62 Total R 2,098.24 R 299.00 R 2,397.24 Difference that MTN owes me: R 1,995.57

I have logged various calls to no avail.

Can someone just sort out my billing query please.

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Nina B's update08 Jun 2018, 10:13
Reviewer Update
Thank you so much MTN, I appreciate the response and that my billing has finally been fixed. It's such a relief!