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Tracy G

1 reviews | Active since Sept 2018

20 Sept 2018, 15:55

Deceased estate and continuation of account.

My father sadly died, he had an account for his landline and WiFi with Vodacom. Even though we sent through proof of my fathers death and instructions to contact the executor of the will (twice! to two different email addresses) that we wanted to continue this account in my mothers number on the 7 September 2018, and paid the monthly account today (20 September) my mother was cut off this morning. After holding for 45 minutes I finally got through to the legal department. I was told nothing had been received and they were waiting for proof of my fathers death. The executor also called and was told that Vodacom will neither deny or confirm that the emails were received, and that the more we email the more attention our situation will get. We were told that the emails haven’t been handed to an agent yet and that it would only be dealt with once that happens. I find it quite bizarre that we want to pay and continue a service and NO ONE is interested in assisting us. In the meantime my mother has no internet or landline. We have 2 reference numbers for the emails sent on the 7/08. I find the service appalling. I’ll be interested to see if anyone from Vodacom gets in touch with us, preferably someone in a managerial position, to assist us.

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Vodacom
Vodacom's reply20 Sept 2018, 16:09
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Tracy G's update20 Sept 2018, 16:24
Reviewer Update
I really really hope so Vodacom, because at this stage I am appalled and horrified by your lack of interest in our situation.
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Tracy G's update28 Sept 2018, 10:45
Reviewer Update
Vodacom we are at the store with all the documents we were required to bring to change this account to my mothers name. The lady in the shop can find nothing under my fathers ID number and the account number brings up ‘an error’! We paid R575 last week which also seems to have disappeared! I need some proper help here as no one seems to know what is going on. As I said I have brought EVERYTHING the legal department told us to bring - see pic attached of the letter sent ?
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Tracy G's update28 Sept 2018, 10:50
Reviewer Update
Vodacom we are at the store with all the documents we were required to bring to change this account to my mothers name. The lady in the shop can find nothing under my fathers ID number and the account number brings up ‘an error’! We paid R575 last week which also seems to have disappeared! I need some proper help here as no one seems to know what is going on. As I said I have brought EVERYTHING the legal department told us
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Tracy G's update05 Oct 2018, 12:46
Reviewer Update
Vodacom I have given you a week, last week we paid R575 and we’re told we needed to make another payment on the 3/10 which we did on the first of R700. I was told by a woman called Zakhiti that the transfer was in the process of happening. She knew my fathers name and she knew my mothers name and that the account was to be transferred to my mother. I have just called as I’ve heard NOTHING this week. The very friendly and unhelpful woman in the legal department kept repeating ‘you need to go to the Vodacom shop’ over and over! We have been to the shop, we have paid R1275 (where the hell is that money?!) and we are still getting the run around. I am appalled and furious! I really really need to talk to someone that is in a position to assist us. Please can somebody that can actually help us call me. I am sick of all the polite friendliness but sweet nothing been done about this problem!