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Ivan M

1 reviews | Active since Oct 2013

24 Jul 2018, 15:49

Wrong billing and inappropriate treatment.

I recently noted that my last bill which I got was high and called into the call centre for assistance and spoke to the call centre where I got through to Zanele Chonco. I advised her that my bill was higher than normal and I don’t know why. Zanele checked and advised that the excess amount billed by MTN was caused by subscription services to an external party which I advised that I am not aware of because I have not subscribed to any services as my contract is now up. Zanele advised that I cannot even get a refund of that amount which I was billed to which I advised that this would be ******* as that means MTN can bill be for subscriptions that I know nothing about and gladly bill me and there is nothing I could be able to do about it. I was not certisfied with her responses and requested for an escalation to which she responded and said there is no one to escalate to. I requested that she put me through to her supervisor and after holding she advised that a manager by the name of Melanie (who was not interested in my call) said she (Zanele) should just give me the code to unsubscribe. This just enraged me as a customer to see that not only am I not valued by my Network but my information is not even safe. I have been unfairly billed and now mistreated and all I want is a refund of the amounts owed to me. Having a balance availability to my account was for my convenience not to be made a victim this way. This has left me with no choice but to do my own escalation. Kindly assist in the matter and feel free to check the recording over the phone call. I have been a client of MTN on other numbers for years and this is no way to remedy such an issue. since my contract has matured I have sort to rather not renew due to such.

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MTN South Africa
MTN South Africa's reply27 Jul 2018, 10:37
Official

Dear Ivan,

Thank you for taking the time to tell us why our service failed to meet your expectations.

We value your business, and would like to address your concerns as quickly as possible.

I understand your frustration, and I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience we have caused you.

Please note A Wireless Application Service Provider (WASP) is a company that provides services such as bulk SMS and MMS, USSD and Interactive Voice Response services to the public. We partner with a number of WASPs that specialise in various services.

Wireless Application Service Providers (WASPs) are third parties or content providers that deliver services and content independent of mobile operators.

To manage your subscriptions to WASP services, dial *135*5# and follow the prompts.

What is token-based billing?

Without a token, a WASP cannot bill a customer. Once you approve your subscription to a WASP service, the WASP has the right to bill you. To assist with your billing process, MTN converts your airtime into tokens on behalf of the WASP. MTN is not responsible for WASP content.

As goodwill gesture for the inconvenience caused I have credited your number which has been converted to prepaid with a R100.00 airtime.

It is my goal to restore your confidence in our company by solving this problem and preventing it from happening again.

Thank you again, for your honest feedback. I hope to have the pleasure of serving you again in the future.

Sincerely,

Willem Jnr Loots

MTN Complaints Management Team

Best regards,

IM
Ivan M's update27 Jul 2018, 12:10
Reviewer Update
hi Willem thank you for coming back to me. what I was advising the rep is that I never registered with any WASP service and it doesn't make sense to me why I would have registered only now and not use the service. they billed me more than R300 which is what I was querying because if they are this complicated then we as customers need to be advised upfront before taking up contacts if we might take interest in such so we declare upfront. I never accepted to join any such services because I like keeping additional spend incase I need to call abroad. please do make a follow up on this for me for a further R200 to the R100 then I would be happier.