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Anna-Maré Herselman

1 reviews | Active since Aug 2017

18 Aug 2017, 20:40

Misinformation and useless assistance!

Absolutety discussed by *********** service received from Telkom Mobile. Signed up for the Feb 2017 deal of the month (5 gigs Data p/m day and 5 gigs night surfer p/m + wifi router for R149 p/m). Received my router and all was well, until I received my first bill with an extra R500, called "Data spendage limit" which was an extra added to my contract, without my knowledge. I then queried this and was told it can be reduced to zero but will only take effect the following month so I'd need to pay another R500 end of that following month! I expressed my anger and frustration to the Telkom consultant of not being informed by this upon signing up for this contract and also not receiving any notifications to warn me that I had depleted my first 5 gigs allocated to me monthly. I asked that Telkom please investigate and go back on my recorded conversation with the consultant who helped me to sign up over the phone, nothing ever came from this. Cases were opened from Telkom's side and just closed again! Utterly useless. I was told that no matter what, I'd need to pay it eaither way! I then failed to make my monthly payment because of this unexpected R1000 that was now due on my account so had no Internet for about 4 month's, eventually in August I managed to make the outstanding amount and asked for my account to be activated ASAP. My account was then activated in about 2 weeks and I then checked if it's back up and running again. "Connected, no Internet" This has been the error message I've received ever since those first 2 glorious months of having Internet access. I then contacted Telkom for the 100'th time! Consultant then informed me, after all the calls and queries of having this problem that I can not roam on MTN, it has to roam on Telkom. This is an issue I queried in the 1st month to connect properly where a Telkom consultant told me, I have to roam on MTN for the day date and I have to change the setting to roam on Telkom for night surfer, which is unfortunately a connection we can not get where we live so we've never been able to use the night surfer data. She informed me that I have to go into the nearest branch and check if the router or sim card has a problem. We live 180 kilometres from the nearest Telkom branch, so rushed through today on the 18th of August to Walmer Park's Telkom branch in Port Elizabeth just to be told there is no problem with the sim router and I do indeed need to roam from MTN to access my monthly 5 gigs that's allocated to me! What a waste of time and money. Got home and guess what, same problem! Phoned 1 last time and Telkom consultant informed me that I have no data allocated to me so I am not able to roam on MTN, I have to up my data spendage limit. In order to use my Telkom 5 gigs I need to roam on Telkom, what?!!!! Why take a 100 calls and 6 months to explain this to a very unhappy client who's had endless problems ever since signing up! I'm so upset and feel I have been misinformed from the word go. Telkom has failed me in so many ways and I can not keep quiet about this, I will warm everyone I know of my experience as I don't wish this stress and dissapointment to anyone.

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Replies (8)
Telkom
Telkom's reply22 Aug 2017, 09:44
Official

Hi annamare-herselman,

Thank you for making contact with us

We would like to assist further, kindly provide us with the account details , affected number and ID number.

We really do apologize for any inconvenience caused to you.

Your reference number is: AI***

Regards
Launa
Telkom Social Media Team

Best regards,

AH
Anna-Maré Herselman's update22 Aug 2017, 13:05
Reviewer Update
Thank you for replying Launa I unfortunately don't have the affected cell no with me now, but can send it this evening. My ID no is *** Billing address is 2 Allen street, Grahamstown, 6139 And my email address is *** Thank you again for assisting me
AH
Anna-Maré Herselman's update23 Aug 2017, 09:55
Reviewer Update
Good morning Launa The affected no is ***. Please let me know if there is any other info you require.
AH
Anna-Maré Herselman's update11 Sept 2017, 17:45
Reviewer Update
Good evening Can someone please respond to my message. It's almost a month now and this is still not resolved. I'm getting billed every month for a contract I can not use, being misinformed from day 1 and this is completely unacceptable. A cancellation has been sent through and correspondence between me and Telkom consultant but still I'm being charged monthly. Please get back to me ASAP
Telkom
Telkom's reply25 Sept 2017, 12:05
Official

Good day,

Thank you for making contact with us.

Please be assured that we have sent your query to the Billing Team for further assistance, they will be in contact with you.

Your reference number: ***6

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Kind regards,
Launa
Telkom Social Media Team

Best regards,

AH
Anna-Maré Herselman's update11 Dec 2017, 11:49
Reviewer Update
Morning Telkom It's been 3 months since my last message received from you. Still no hope in the cancellation of my absolute useless contract, no call or contact from the billing department. The only person trying to make contact is me, a very unhappy client. Each month I need to see how the monthly debit order goes off for a service I do not get! What absolute disgusting service from Telkom. Every phone call I make to Telkom costs me money and nothing is really achieved as each agent I speak to just tells me someone from Telkom will be in contact with me. I am waiting by my phone, ready to get this finalised. I feel that the reason this is being dragged out is so Telkom ensures to receive every debit order from me for a contract that a client can not use!! I was given a contract that can only work in an area where Telkom's signal is picked up, the consultant never checked this or informed me of this, I was told as long as I can roam on MTN in the area it will work! This is the only reason I had internet in the first 2 months, I was roaming on MTN with the extra R500 per month spendage limit, that I was also never told of!!! Telkom failed in 2 very important area's to inform their client of 2 big reasons for actually taking a contract! I am fed up and need to know what is happening, my latest case no is ********** 0
AH
Anna-Maré Herselman's update30 Jun 2018, 13:49
Reviewer Update
Still NOTHING!!!!! Going for almost a year now and each month the installment is deducted from my account!!! NO internet, No assistance, but Telkom keeps taking money after I have phoned and opened too many cases, no reply, no call to actually resolve it! Just sms's every now and again to say they are working on my case. I am so tired of this!
AH
Anna-Maré Herselman's update06 Dec 2018, 16:52
Reviewer Update
Finally my contract is canceled!!!! Hallelujah. My issue now is to get my credits back into my bank account. I can NOT pay for something I could NOT use due to TELKOM's consultant who sold me a contract that I could not use, she should of checked my coverage before selling me the contract, all the consultants I have spoken to ever since taking the contract should of assisted me to get the contract canceled ASAP, why keep me on a contract where I am not getting what I'm paying for. The last consultant who assisted me, ensured me that I will get my full refund for all the amounts that were deducted off my account. I can not be held liable for these amounts. Please let me know when I can expect the refund. I got a sms on the 21st of Nov to say an amount of R1788 will be returned within 7 working days, we are on 11 working days now! Then there is over R2000 that should still be returned to me, I have an excel sheet of all the amounts that went to telkom and that was refunded to me by dispute's that I had to call for every month. Cost my airtime and not even to mention the fuel costs of traveling back and forth from my home to the nearest Telkom branch(200 km's away) Please assist me to get this sorted ASAP