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Michelle C

1 reviews | Active since Jun 2011

29 Mar 2019, 22:05

Lead into a contract under false pretenses

I currently have a contract with Vodacom for a router and data bundle that I am paying R200.74 per month. On the 31st of January I received a call from a Vodacom, the person whom was assisting me stated that Vodacom is re-looking there data bundles and because I am a long term client they would like to offer me the same package just with a cheaper fee paying only R169 per month. I informed the agent that I already have 3 contract with MTN and 1 with Vodacom and I can not afford another contract apart from the ones I already had. She ensured me that I will only have 1 vodacom contract and nothing changed except for the payment this was also confirmed by her "manager" several times. On the 1ste of Feb I received a new sim card and had to call vodacom to activate this sim, this was very strange to me thus I asked the person whom assisted to activate the sim if they are sure I only have one contract. This is when the agent informed me that there is 2 contract and not 1, I explain the situation and he informed me that he would escalate the matter to stop this contract. He also said that it will take 7 to 14 days to stop the contract, after the 07th of Feb I called again to confirm whether the contract was stopped and they once again promised that Vodacom has stopped this contract #incident 1- ********** ********** . Today 29th of March Vodacom deducted R467.39 how is this possible that I don't just pay my normal installment but I pay for a contract that was activated under false pretenses and pay an additional R100 for what? The consumer protection act clearly states that I have a cooling-off period of 5days which I did log a call as soon as I was aware of the second contract, please note "All Your Calls are Recorded" so please use this as reference. Vodacom must also please inform me when I used the data as I was informed that I should destroy the sim card as the contract is cancelled??? I would love to hear how they will be explaining this???

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Vodacom
Vodacom's reply30 Mar 2019, 09:34
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      
Vodacom
Vodacom's reply01 Apr 2019, 12:00
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.  As per discussion, query has now been Resolved. Regards  Consumer Website Team