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1 reviews | Active since Aug 2022

17 Aug 2022, 14:52

Cellphone insurance malpractice

I've been paying my cellphone insurance since Oct 2020. On Monday the 8 August 2022 my line was suspended because I missed 2 payments. I called immediately to make payment arrangements. I would pay R2500 on Friday 12th August and the rest the following Friday 20 August. However on the same day 12 August I went to pay R3754, after payment was made I received an sms that my cellphone insurance was canceled. I called in immediately to enquire as I did not request for it to be canceled and neither did I receive communication that it would be canceled. I told the agent that I did not request for it to be canceled. The agent said it would be reinstated once full payment is made. On the 11 August my phone got ****** and the 12 August I went to pay the outstanding amount of R900 which should have added up to more than what I owed of R4754. I realized they had added of my first payment onto my new month's premium and after that payment I was still in arrears because of that. On the 13 August I went back to pay another R254 arrears amount which should not have been based off the telephone discussion I first had when I made the initial payment arrangement. My line was only reinstated on the 13th August and made a case on the 15 August and claimed from insurance which they declined. The first call they said I haven't been paying insurance for a year, then I requested 6 months statements and the most recent shows insurance premiums, then they came back again and said I should have called to make arrangements and I should have ensured the correct vodacom platforms should have been updated. Now I don't work for vodocom insurance and expected them to do the necessary updates. Then the last feedback I got was its unfortunate my phone went missing at that time because I wasn't covered. They've gotten 22 months of premiums from me and 1 day of error now affects almost 2 years of payment. This is wrong in so many ways and done not make logical sense.

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Replies (2)
Vodacom
Vodacom's reply18 Aug 2022, 07:57
Official
 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 

Best regards,

Vodacom
Vodacom's reply19 Aug 2022, 11:31
Official
Dear Customer, Thank you for the time and effort taken to voice your dissatisfaction to our office. It is with the cooperation and feedback from valued clients such as yourself that we are able to identify any areas of improvement within our organisation. Our records indicate that contact was made and feedback provided.
 Regards Consumer Website Team 

Best regards,