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Samantha H

1 reviews | Active since Mar 2024

16 Jan 2020, 13:58

Sim swop hell.

My mothers phone was ******. Her contract is in her ex husbands name. He emailed customer care to say the phone was ****** and she needed to do a sim swop. He emailed a letter of consent as he is in SWAZILAND and she is in JHB. So now my mother who is in her 70s is being sent back and forth to try sort her number out. Her ex husband has said he cannot drive 250kms to do a sim swop. The unwillingness to help is actually disgusting. I will provide any reference numbers needed so Vodacom can actually follow up. She desperately needs her number back. If you can't or won't help an old lady then say so. It's always being passed on to someone else. Honestly it's unacceptable. It's bad enough that her phone was ****** in a *******. She bought a sim as was suggested. It cannot be passed back and forth. She doesn't even know how to contact anyone via phone as all her numbers were on her phone.

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Vodacom
Vodacom's reply16 Jan 2020, 14:06
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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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Samantha H's update16 Jan 2020, 14:19
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The email customer care says "please note it would be better to complete the sim swop in store". She went in store. They said they can't help her. So I suggest Vodacom sends someone to Swaziland to physically see her ex husband. This is ridiculous.
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Samantha H's update18 Jan 2020, 06:27
Reviewer Update
Vodacom have still not been in contact with me. My mother purchased a new sim as Vodacom customer care said. She has limited hours to do a sim swop, yet vodacom wont help her? Her ex husband told you that he is in Swaziland. He wrote a letter of consent where my mom should be able to do it in JHB but no, Vodacom say that is not good enough.
So now again my mother is sitting without a phone number which she urgently needs. I gave the reference number that her ex husband gave her from his correspondence with Vodacom. What else do you expect her to do? Do you expect her ex husband to drive 250kms to sort out her sim card? Is Vodacom going to pay for his day off work and pay for his petrol etc? She can't even call him or anyone without her number. This is just getting ridiculous now.