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James K

1 reviews | Active since Apr 2016

29 Apr 2016, 15:21

Unacceptable service from MTN

I have had many problems with my Samsung A7 and very bad service from MTN and the new phones I’ve received are still giving me problems. I went to Howick to upgrade my contract on the 16/11/2015 to a Samsung A7. From the second day I had it the phone would randomly restart in the middle of a call or just during the day. Within the first week the phone screen would not turn on, only the 2 buttons at the bottom would light up. Since it had not been 7 days they said they would give me a brand new phone. This took me 2 weeks to finally get and instead of getting it from Howick I had to phone and go to Cascades otherwise it would have taken longer but I had to discuss and make this plan. The second Samsung A7 lasted 4 months. I left it off charge for the night and when I woke up I put it on charge and it wouldn't charge. I sent it in back to Howick MTN and they said they will need to get it sent in which will take 14 days. a Month later I got a call that they’re replacing it. I get to Howick to tell me that they were broken into and all phones were ****** so I only got it the following week. The new Samsung A7 I have now restarts between 5-15 times a day and almost every time in the middle of a call. I am very disappointed with the Samsung A7 and MTN’s service, this whole thing is just completely unacceptable, and even though the phone has a 2 year warranty it's clearly an inferior phone and will just continue malfunctioning. The 30gig promotion MTN had was barely used as I was waiting for a new phone and I have paid for this contract and handset for 2 months that I did not have it. MTN’s communication is terrible and they can absolutely not stick to the time limitation they have set themselves (14 days) and made absolutely no effort to keep good customer service.

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MTN South Africa
MTN South Africa's reply04 May 2016, 13:19
Official

Thank you for your post.

We are terribly sorry for the inconveniences that you experienced as a result of this. We completely understand the frustration it causes.

 The matter has been escalated to the relevant management team for urgent attention and to contact you directly with feedback and a way forward.

 Rest assured, it is not our intention to displease you. We look forward to improving on the service delivery to you. 

Regards

Thabelo

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JK
James K's update20 May 2016, 14:51
Reviewer Update
It has been 2 weeks now and MTN management has still not got hold of me. Nothing has been done except this reply telling me that they going to do something. It is disgusting service that iv been given even after this complaint. So I guess you don't understand my frustration and my phone is still restarting and what is more irritating is I use it for business and it will restart in the middle of a call. Samsung A7 is a bad quality phone and I am really disappointed that such an expensive phone and quality brand would do this. The fact that MTN has still not done anything about this complaint is an accurate representation of the pathetic and completely unacceptable customer service provided by them.