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Candice A

1 reviews | Active since Nov 2015

11 Nov 2015, 13:22

Inability to cancel services and send correct bill

I gave 30 days notice to cancel my ADSL line (internet and phone line) on 1 June as I was moving house. Store staff in Cape Town CBD store told me to send the cancellation via email, which I did, and as a precaution I visited the Canal Walk store on 7 June to log my request in person. The following week I returned to the Canal Walk store to make sure my request would be actioned and was assured it would be cancelled on 1 July. On 15 July the line was still active so I returned to the Canal Walk store and asked the staff to cancel my line immediately. I was asked if I wanted to cancel everything - internet and phone and I confirmed this request. I paid my bill up tiIl 8 July and was told to wait for my final invoice, and to ignore all bills until I receive it. I returned to the Canal Walk store after receiving my bills for August and September to query why I was still being charged for services I wasn't using, and have been communicating with Telkom via facebook since the end of September, but they have still passed my bill over to an external debt collector. Ref ***7 was initiated to Credit Management on 30 October to be actioned within 7 working days, which was two days ago.

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Telkom
Telkom's reply11 Nov 2015, 13:40
Official
Hello Calli87,

Thank you for making contact with us.

Please be assured that this matter has been escalated to our Accounts Team, feedback will be provided.
Your reference number is SM166648
We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Regards,
Ntokozo
Telkom Social Media Team
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Candice A's update09 May 2016, 11:28
Reviewer Update
Despite resolving this issue with Telkom on 24 December 2015, we are STILL being contacted by their debt collection agency VVM Attorneys with regards to this matter. On 24 December 2015 we were advised that "The Credit Bureau update will take at least 10 working days." It has been more than 4 months and it has still not been actioned. We have attempted to sort this out directly through VVM Attorneys but their online portal is completely flawed and inaccessible, and multiple emails have not received a single response. I have sent multiple emails regarding this matter to the Telkom adviser who cleared the matter and have not received any responses or further action from her either. Why must we keep coming back to channels like this for anything to even be looked at?