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Danie van der Merwe

1 reviews | Active since Apr 2015

07 Aug 2018, 15:35

Telkom - terrible account mismanagement and overall poor quality service

Short version: I am extremely disappointed and angry with the outrageous service provided by Telkom - I want the money deducted from the last debit order paid back in full. If an industry watchdog exists in this country please can someone forward me their details so that I can make contact?

Long version: I had a Telkom mobile LTE account, which was past the contract period on a month-to-month. Upon visiting a Telkom store to find out how to upgrade my existing package, I was advised to manually cancel my existing account and then apply for a new package, which I then did on the 11th of May 2018, and heard nothing back from anyone. Then I received an email on 05 June 2018 from one "Fuzo ********** expressing his "sincere apologies on the inconvenience caused and the delayed response to your request", and advised me that "Order ********** 19A was successfully submitted for cancellation as per request for the contract > ********** 228." Later in June I received yet another Telkom account for R53.58. Upon enquiring this amount with their call centre they advised that not all my account numbers had been cancelled and this amount was for uncancelled accounts, to my surprise. I then logged into my telkom profile and proceeded to manually cancel another 3 accounts that should have all been automatically cancelled along with the parent account ********** 228 as it was all part of the same LTE package. Later on in July I have received yet another account for R138.20. I went to complain at a store and they advised that I would not be billed for this amount, as the invoice needed to be back-dated as per the actual cancellation date - obviously this never happened and I want my money back!

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Replies (2)
DvdM
Danie van der Merwe's update14 Aug 2018, 13:06
Reviewer Update
Hi Bradley With respect, i dont give 2 ****s about any further apologies from Telkom - Telkom has made a lot of empty promises and is busy *****ing money from me and other clients via debit order. I want my R138.20 paid back immediately. Furthermore, if I receive one more invoice from Telkom for my cancelled service, ill be going to the bank to put a stop order on the debit order and i will pay the fee to get Telkom blacklisted with the bank.
DvdM
Danie van der Merwe's update14 Aug 2018, 17:15
Reviewer Update
Dear Telkom I today received yet another account/bill for R138.20. After having spent additional time and money with your stupid useless call centre agents as well as visiting the Adderley branch again (for the 3rd time), I have confirmed yet AGAIN that all my accounts are indeed cancelled yet you just keep on *****ing more money month after month. I have taken the following actions -: 1. Placed a stop order on your monthly debit order at the bank and will be reporting you to the ombudsman with the banks 2. Reported you to the Consumer Protection department with the DTI ********** and **********