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Nelly M

1 reviews | Active since Dec 2016

11 Dec 2023, 17:44

Promised 24 months contract with new handset, airtime and data and later changed to 36 months no data without informing me

On the 15th of September 2023 I received a call from Vodacom offering me a contract upgrade. I already had a 20g discounted data with vodacom. The agent who assisted me said I qualify to received a new handset that comes with 200 airtime for 24 months contract..

I explained to the urgent that since I was receiving the 20g data, if it will fall away when I do the upgrade, I will not accept the upgrade. She assured me that I will continue to received the 20g, plus 200 airtime and new dual sim handset. I later received an email from Vodacom on the 4th of October 2023 indicating that I have signed up for 36 month contract where I will be getting only new handset and 200 airtime.

I called Vodacom on the 6th of November 2023 and I was referred to enquiries and complaints. They promised to listen to the recording between myself and the urgent. Vodacom never bothered to give me feedback of their investigations. I called them and they promised me that someone will call me and no one called me. Today, 11 December 2023 I called vodacom again and I was told that the outcome of their investigation proved that I was telling the truth and that means I was not offered what was promised. Now vodacom can only reinstate the pro-rata data and they cannot change the contract from 36 months to 24 months. The other option is for them to collect the handset and cancel the contract.

What I want from vodacom is what was promised/agreed between me and the urgent which is the new handset,200 airtime and 20g data for 24 months.

Please be careful when signing contract with Vodacom, what was offered is not what you get.

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Replies (4)
Vodacom
Vodacom's reply12 Dec 2023, 07:30
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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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Nelly M's update13 Dec 2023, 14:09
Reviewer Update
Kindly indicate your turnaround time. Saying a consultant will make contact without indicating timelines is not helping at all. Thank you
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Nelly M's update18 Dec 2023, 23:13
Reviewer Update
No one has made contact with me, I'm the one who called them and they told me ne that there's nothing they can do to change the contract or even amend it to what I was promised. Your people only said that they will arrange for pick up of the device and then cancel the contract since they can't change it from 36 to the 24 months that the consultant from sales /upgrade **** to me. Please keep in mind that I haven't received any correspondence indicating that Vodacom has acknowledged my query and that something is being done. Kindly get your people to contact me ir ar least send me an email indicating the progress made. It's poor customer service to make one pay for something they didn't not sign up for.
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Nelly M's update22 Dec 2023, 07:12
Reviewer Update
Vodacom is definitely taking me for a ride and I have decided to cancel the contract since you are doing nothing to help resolve my complain.