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Lizahn J

1 reviews | Active since Sept 2012

09 Mar 2019, 21:49

Poor service and no transparency

am not very happy about my services with this company.

On the 19th of February i was emailed with an invoice stating services from the 12th to the 28th of feb, my payment due would be R364 which i paid.

I was then emailed another bill on the 1st of stating my account is in a arrears and that a payment was due, i ignored it at first because i already made thr payment on the the 28th of February.

Later that day i get an invoice stating my payment due from the the 1st to the 31st of March is just over R900.

I contacted you guys and was told by someone in your billing department that you guys do advance billing which was never discussed with me. When asked to have a manager call me back i was told the sales person i spoke to had already left for the day and that a manager would call me back.

I received a call and the sales person manager confirmed that sales person no longer works for the company. My complaint is one the reasons the company let him go. I was also told that must people don't read their terms and conditions but it is part of the terms and conditions. He then told me that he would speak to the accounts department and spread my payment over 2 months where id beed to pay R900 and there after my payments would go back to normal.

When i got back home this evening my services was suspended. I am very frustrated because this is not on. Because of 1person i as the customer will still be paying for the mistake the sales rep made. Im having to pay R900, my services are suspended. When i spoke to the manager he told me my service would not be terminated. Gues what my services are terminated and i am not happy.

Advance billing was never discussed with me, my contract was never discussed with me, all i was told to do was sign a job card, and select what package i want and sign it. I would have been happy to pay the R900 the end of this month but i dont see how my interest as a consumer has been looked after. My services are still suspended, i still now need to pay R1200 to activate my services, but nothing from you as a company to apologize for someone else's greed to make sales.

At this point i am looking at terminating my contract with you as a company because you are in breach of the consumer law. Im have not been a month with your company and i already have this headache, and if im honest its just not worth the hassle.

Pleass contact me as soon as possible because i am not impressed.

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Replies (2)
Sonic Telecoms
Sonic Telecoms's reply10 Mar 2019, 12:51
Official
Good day, thank you for reaching out to Sonic Telecoms. We apologise for the experience you have had. We will escalate it to the management team and ask them to give the issue attention. Sonic Telecoms does advanced billing as stated in your contract that was signed by you when you selected the packages. The document you signed when you filled in your banking details had the following in bold ,

 "FIRST PAYMENT
NB: Please note that a debit order for the monthly service fee is mandatory for residential subscribers.
 It is mandatory for all commercial subscribers to sign the debit order form, unless arranged otherwise in writing.
The first invoice by Sonic Telecoms will include your installation fee and your pro-rata subscription for the month the installation took place. Depending on the day of installation you will receive your second full invoice for the month in advance, which will go off on debit order.
All additional invoices & outstanding balances will be debited including your subscription. "

However, your sales person should have made sure that you understood the terms and conditions around payments when you signed up. 

We apologise once more for the experience you have had. 
Sonic Telecoms
Sonic Telecoms's reply05 Mar 2020, 10:33
Official
 Dear Lizahn,Providing a great customer experience is very important to us, and we are sorry that your initial experience did not meet that standard. Our customer reviews are very important to us, and we hope that you will be willing to revise your review based on your further experiences.