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Colin H

1 reviews | Active since Nov 2014

03 Nov 2020, 14:48

Appalling Customer Service

I have held an account with Vodacom since cell phones were introduced in South Africa, and over the years I have had several contracts on my account. I have recently retired and moved to KwaZulu Natal and decided to clean up my cell phone account. The customer service I have experienced from Vodacom has been appalling! Two of the contracts that I had were cell phone contracts for my daughter and grandson. I took my daughter to the Vodacom shop at Lakeside Mall in Benoni and asked the to create a new account for my daughter and transfer the two contracts into her account. They have transferred one account, the other has been forgotten about. Two weeks later I wanted to cancel another two contracts, both of which expired in 2014 and enquire about a Fibre installation. I went to the Vodacom shop in Midlands Mall in Pietermaritzburg where I was attended to by a very friendly and helpful consultant. To cancel the two contracts he told me I would have to phone ***, and for fibre I would have to go to the Victoria Street branch. I explained that I was new to the area and didn't know where Victoria Street was, he said no problem, took down all my details including my email address and promised that he would get a consultant to contact me. On returning to my home I phoned *** to cancel the two contracts - that's when the fun started! On my third attempt, I spoke to a consultant who was prepared to help, and even though I did manage to cancel the said two contracts (I hope), this process took 40 minutes!! I week later, I have still not been contacted by a consultant for a fibre installation. Pathetic service Vodacom!! I can't wait for all of my contracts to expire so that I can switch to a proper service provider.

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Vodacom's reply04 Nov 2020, 07:19
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Dear Customer,  Thank you for making us aware of your complaint.  Kindly be advised that a consultant will make contact with you in due course to assist with your query.  ***Please note*** Beware of phishing ****s.  Vodacom will not contact you via Whatsapp to request your personal details  Regards,  Vodacom Consumer Website Team 
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Colin H's update04 Nov 2020, 16:15
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Sadly, the farce continues. I was pleased when Vodacom advised that I would be contacted by a consultant and assumed it would be someone who had looked into my complaints and have some positive remarks to make to restore my faith in Vodacom. No such luck!! I was contacted by a consultant who had not even looked into my complaints, and instead, wasted my time for 15 minutes not being able to reassure me of anything. He has promised to phone me again tomorrow and after I have provided him with the numbers of the contracts I have cancelled, he will then check to see if they have indeed been cancelled. His closing remark was that he would ask a consultant to contact me regarding a fibre installation, I told him not to bother.
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Colin H's update05 Nov 2020, 14:08
Reviewer Update
Thank you Vodacom. The service I received today has been excellent, at long last all my issues have been resolved. It is good to know that Vodacom does care for its customers.