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Msawakhe M

1 reviews | Active since Oct 2021

22 Apr 2022, 22:26

Night OWL Disappeared Without a Trace!

Just when I thought my relationship with Vodacom was smooth sailing. They go and mess up again! Why?????

Ok so here is the situation. On the 6th of this month. I bought data on the Vodacom app (500MB daily for 30 days + 15GB Night Owl for R179.00) it's due to expire on the 5th of May @23:59:59.

I know you know how it works but I'll explain anyway. Everyday after midnight I get 500MB. The Night Owl was given as a once off. If I use the internet from 00h00 till 05h00am. The data that get used is the night owl then I use the 500MB during the day. A few days ago I checked my night OWL and I had lots of it. I was even sure that i won't be able to use all of it and some of it will expire on the 5th.

To my surprise today (Fri 22 April) when I logged into my Vodacom app and looked at my balances. It was completely gone ( not depleted, just gone without a trace) As if I never had it. If it was depleted it was still going to show on 0.0 under night owl until the 5th. No it's completely gone!!!!

I decided that u know What, there must be something wrong with the app, let me do a detailed balance on using the *135# an sms came through detailing every cent I've spent this month and every KB I've bought, used and depleted and there was no mention of my night owl. Another thing I found very disturbing on the app was that the data that I'm supposed to get daily (500MB) was now combined and changed into Anytime data (i have screenshots) that's not what i bought and nothing of that sort was communicated with me!

I have a reason why I prefer getting it daily and not once off. Had I wanted to buy once off data I would've done so. I need someone to explain to me why is this happening? Where did my data go! Someone that knows more than those call centre consultants. If you check my call log you will see that I called twice the first agent I spoke to was just as clueless as I am as he also couldnt see my night owl. He only could see when it was bought and last used but he did try to assist and he also managed to calm me down and told me that it's a technical issue that will be sorted.

I didn't get his name and so when I called for the 2nd time to ask something else related to my query. I got through to someone else (whoever is in charge please listen to that 2nd call and please take that agent back to training unless if he's still a trainee then I'll understand. What a waste of my time, what a joke. I've been a client of Vodacom for many years and I've never experienced such clownery before. He wasn't rude. He just didn't know what he was doing or saying, sounded nervous, kept muting me when he didn't have to then spoke to his colleague "Yolanda" while talking to me.

I even heard him loudly asking (& looking) for his book to use in order escalate my query (that's when he should've muted his mic) or played music as annoying as that music is. Guys please do better! I really do want my data back and I want an explanation. If it's there wherever it is, I need to be able to see it when I check my balances so as to manage my usage.

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Msawakhe M's update23 Apr 2022, 12:02
Reviewer Update
Update: The current data balance that I have does not correspond with the amount of data I'd have if they had combined all the remaining 500MB's so I have no idea where that 4GB anytime data is coming from. I still can't see my night owl balance. This morning (Sat,23 April 22) i received my normal 500MB data sms but still even that when I log into my Vodacom app I can't see it all I see is that 4GB which I have no idea where it's coming from. I am so frustrated! I wasn't even able to use the internet after midnight because I wasn't sure what's gonna happen. I only started using it around 02h00am and I'm not even sure whether I was using the night Owl or the 500MB. How will I know if I can't check my balances!

The cherry on top. That useless Twitter support! Honestly and personally. If it was up to me I'd shut them down. They be never not once sorted out a claim. They're always more clueless than you the client. I'm starting to think that account is run by your chat not Tobi. Only a bot can be that limited! Needless to say I've blocked and unfollowed that account. I mean what's the point?

Please sort this matter out. It's driving me insane and causing so much inconvenience!
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Vodacom's reply23 Apr 2022, 23:14
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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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Msawakhe M's update25 Apr 2022, 16:52
Reviewer Update
They asked me questions which the answers to, were alreadyon the screenshots that they asked for. But I still indulged them and answered every damn question correctly. They asked me the last recharge amount and how I recharged, which I told them it was R10 via the Vodacom app using airtime advance, then they asked me my VB balance which was already there on the screenshot I sent them and I still went ahead and answered them then they asked when last I played the Vodacom summer and I gave them the exact date which I played and what i won. Now tell me which questions I answered indirectly. Please don't try and shift the blame to me for your own team's incompetence. Those idiots couldn't help me because they're clueless as always. Not once have they sorted out a query.

The least you could do is lie to me and say that it's a technical issue and ur tech team is working on it. Not this nonsense private response. Why is the response private if u have nothing to hide? I was told a consultant was gonna call me and no one did because no one cares then u come back to me shifting the blame to me??? Are u kidding me!!!

By the way the issue is still persistent. I even deleted and re-installed the app and there's no change. I still can't see proper balances, I still see the data I have no idea where it's coming from but here's the twist, I get my 500MB daily and after midnight I'm able to use my night owl. My problem is that I can't see the balances! I didn't write these review here because I'm bored or looking for free data. I can afford my own data as expensive as Vodacom is, was merely voicing out an issue I'm facing as a paying customer and right now I'm a very irritated, dissatisfied, inconvenienced customer but carry on!

I'll just wait for my data to deplete then I'll leave. ***** this!