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Dolf W

1 reviews | Active since Dec 2020

14 Dec 2020, 18:56

Shocking unresolved complaints

We have no to very poor signal all since the beginning of December 2020. trying to report it was very difficult, and had to ask the vodacom shop in Irene mall to log the query, at first Vodacom said that there was no fault and the said the query was resolved. had to drive out of area to log another query, that was also closed and said that it was resolved. on the third try they said that the tower is down since the 1 December 2020 and will attend to it. Yet again the query was closed and stated that it was resolved and that they couldn't get hold of me, aah well no network means no communication, wouldn't you say?? again another query was opened , today received a sms stating that the query was resolved and that they are going to look at more towers in the area but third parties are involved and can't give a time frame. up until now no technician, nor any person from the network/technical dept or radiographer dept contacted us, we never had this problem before and had full 4G signal, so how can there be tower shortfalls all of a sudden?, my wife has a business contract with them and she also reported the problem several times with them and her queries was also closed where as the problem is still the same. there are 5(five) towers within a 4km radius, still no to very poor network coverage. and no response from Vodacom. between us we are clients of Vodacom for more than 54 years. wow shocking service to their loyal clients . have all the reference numbers. this is pathetic!!!!!

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Replies (4)
Vodacom
Vodacom's reply15 Dec 2020, 06:59
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 reply15 Dec 2020, 09:30
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.

Drawing reference to service request number ***, our records indicate that your query was escalated to our networks team for further assistance. Based on the feedback providing the servicing site is currently down. Also, refer to the following feedback provided:

Dear Vodacom Customer. Kindly be advised that the service disruptions on our network in your area has been resolved. To ensure that the aforementioned service disruptions are minimised, we are looking into additional towers for the area. We cannot provide a time frame for completion of these projects due to 3rd party involvement and would like to thank you for your patience and understanding in this regard.

We apologize for the inconvenience and the service experienced.

Regards,

Vodacom Consumer Website Team 

Best regards,

DW
Dolf W's update18 Dec 2020, 15:21
Reviewer Update
Thank you for the feedback, online, but I still haven’t had the opportunity to speak to a capable technician who is working on the problem,. As stated in my review there are 4 towers within a 4km raduis, two towers that is within 2km line of site and both of them have vodacom services on them. What are we supposed to do in the mean time, should we just accept the answer that there is no time line and that these towers doesn’t have the capability to send a signal not even 2+km?, is it ok that we don’t have proper network, and is this within the contract that you pay for a service that you have had and no longer have? Will the consumer board be ok with this, and ICASA think this is acceptable. 3days later and still no further, please advise
DW
Dolf W's update22 Dec 2020, 20:23
Reviewer Update
Thanks for nothing Vodacom, will be canceling all our contracts in January, pathetic, useless, con caring attitude from you, well done !!! Losing long term loyal clients, doesn’t faze you!!!! No response from you shows you are out of your depth and became a company that ‘s arrogant , but thank you for showing us the way forward!!!!