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Kevin R

1 reviews | Active since Apr 2013

30 Jun 2022, 00:37

Supersonic /MTN Hijacking customers Vodacom Fibre/Overcharging Customers

This is about your ISP agent Supersonic/MTN

I have been with Supersonic/MTN via Vodacom Fibre 100/100mbs package costing about R945 per month for over a year with endless outages sometimes for several day, For past several weeks now every single day my internet just stops working from 11pm to around 9am following day approx. 10 hours, so I had my wife call them this evening, and I was told that 2 other people have my same fibre codes and when they login into my fibre and my fibre cuts off. I was promised this would be immediately resolved, 2 hours later internet if off again, called in and still nothing, agent failed to call me back.

I could not understand how this could happen, because it meant 2 other people would have same problem because I had fibre during the day and they would off called in as their fibre would be cut off. Then it struck me this is a inside job by Supersonic staff, they close at 10pm and from 11pm my fibre is being hijacked and released following morning. (Its like leasing a car, and someone comes at night with a spare key and takes your car for a joy rides all night and returns it following morning and its the same people who leased car to you doing it)

I recall whenever my fibre was out they blamed Vodacom, but if you ask them for a Vodacom reference, their was none, no notes on system, sometime we would call them and be online for several hours, several time in same day and fibre was out for several days.

These people are hijacking customers fibre, probably doing it to multitude of customers, their has not been a month that we did not have fibre issues and last week they sent a technician out and he said it as Vodacom issue and they will come out to solve problem, magically no Vodacom call, fibre returned by its self.

I actually feel violated by Supersonic, this is theft, I pay for service which is hijacked and because my wife and I work from home we had to buy mobile data spending hundred of Rands per month because our Fibre was being ****** and like fools believing Supersonic was helping us.

Another thing few months ago Supersonic tariff rates were lowered to R945, but we as customers were still being billed old rate of R1195 , when I checked on their website and called them I could not believe what they said, it is up to customer to call in and ask them to drop tariff to new lower rates and they refused to tell me when the tariff was lowered and told us they would not be refunding us for overcharging us for several months. So if you are a customer please call them and change to lower tariff rates as they would continue to overcharge you.

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Vodacom
Vodacom's reply30 Jun 2022, 07:48
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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. 
 
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Kevin R's update30 Jun 2022, 14:23
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Still waiting for someone to contact me and explain how this could happen
KR
Kevin R's update30 Jun 2022, 22:31
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On Wed 30 June 2002 at 9:30 pm Fibre stopped working Fibre box PON light starts blinking and tonight 30 June 9:30pm like clock work as well Fibre stopped working, called supersonic call cebtre ref:CAS-***-W1X5D0, surprise surprise it's now vodacom issue as per supersonic agent, managers and technical staff all fast asleep for the night, no one is available to assist.

I was assured by supersonic such theft of my Fibre line will be stopped and it was being monitored, all empty assurances, once again no Fibre for next 12 hours, expect Fibre will come back around 9 am Friday morning after ***** goes back to work.

I will now be taking matter up on social. Media and news agencies and contacting communications authorities to expose this issue.


KR
Kevin R's update01 Jul 2022, 23:37
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Fri 1st Jul 11:30pm my internet is off again like clock work, PON light flashing. Your isp provider supersonic contact my wife today and informed us issue resolved, like clock work our Fibre line is hijacked by ******* at supersonic and they do not have a clue what's going on.
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Kevin R's update02 Jul 2022, 23:06
Reviewer Update
Sat 2nd Jul 2022 at 10:30pm Fibre stopped working like clock work, I did revive a call today from senior technician at supersonic and he did inform me he has seen this problem before with vodacom Fibre which is solvable but problem is vodacom rather let its customers go insane with constant Fibre outages than resolve matter with rival ISP supersonic and play the blame game.

So according to supersonic their hands are tired by a tiranical and petty vodacom.

If you do not like competition vodacom then do not sell your product via 3rd party ISP.

I am going to open a chat on my broadband and other ISP chat rooms and bring this counter productive, anti customer service behaviour at vodacom to light, I am going to request a report on why this failure by vodacom to resolve a issue supersonic claims is directly a result of vodacom poor customer service and I will publish the report online for your customers to see and I will. Make this my mission to expose your petty ways.

If you do not want customers to take out your Fibre at rival ISP then do not sell your Fibre with them.

Your behaviour is like spoilt children unable to play with each other and only ones that lose is your customers, it may be via a 3rd party but end of day its your product which we pay for.
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Kevin R's update04 Jul 2022, 09:41
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Sunday 03 Jul, Fibre off again and returned Monday 4 Jul around 9am
As a customer i continue to have no servi e, no response from vodacom or supersonic, zero monitoring or resolution of Fibre daily outage


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Kevin R's update04 Jul 2022, 14:08
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It's now 2pm on Mon 4th Jul 2022, Vodacom Fibre has stopped working, like clock work
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Kevin R's update05 Jul 2022, 12:50
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Tuesday 5th July 2002, received a call from Vodacom regarding my Hellopeter complaint, they wanted to confirm they do not take any responsibility for their Fibre line and its ISP provider fault and they can do absolutely nothing, even though they own the fibre, get paid for the fibre via ISP provider and customer be ****ed.

Shocking part, Supersonic says its a Vodacom fault, but they can do absolutely nothing and Vodacom, not knowing what the problem is, even if it is their fault, can do nothing and shifts fault on Supersonic.

Both are absolutely *******ed organizations and should if all possible be avoided.
KR
Kevin R's update07 Jul 2022, 07:37
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Thursday 7th July 2022, at 7am Fibre stopped working again
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Kevin R's update13 Jul 2022, 10:36
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Wednesday 13 July 10am and Fibre is once again not working
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Kevin R's update13 Jul 2022, 12:10
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Wednesday 13 July 12 midday and vodacom . Fibre box alarm light on, still no fibre
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Kevin R's update13 Jul 2022, 15:26
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Wednesday 13 July 3:30pm and vodacom . Fibre box alarm light on, still no fibre
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Kevin R's update13 Jul 2022, 18:12
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Wednesday 13 July 6pm and vodacom . Fibre box alarm light on, still no fibre

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Kevin R's update13 Jul 2022, 21:30
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Wednesday 13 July 9:30pm and vodacom . Fibre box alarm light on, still no fibre for almost 12 hours

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Kevin R's update14 Jul 2022, 00:25
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Wednesday 13 July 11pm Fibre returns, with speed running at 50% and signal dropping every few minutes.

At midnight 14 July 2022, signal lost completely and PON light on Fibre box blinking.

Back to same old problem with vodacom, Fibre stops working like clockwork
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Kevin R's update14 Jul 2022, 09:20
Reviewer Update
We had no Fibre from 10am on Wed 13 2022 to Thur 14 July 9:30am, and now we have speed of 49mbs down and 5 mbs upload, yet we pay for 100 by 100 mbs

Vodacom Fibre is unreliable and unstable. Waste of money. They do not bother to resolve issues even when their appointed ISP contacts them.

They promise to send technician to fix problem and no one shows up for weeks.


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Kevin R's update18 Jul 2022, 17:33
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Friday 15 midnight, Saturday 16, Sunday 27, Monday 18 July 2022, we had no Fibe connection, Supersonic asleep, Vodacom asleep, no servi e, no help, no response,
5:30m fbr still off
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Kevin R's update18 Jul 2022, 17:36
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Friday 15 midnight, Saturday 16, Sunday 17, Monday 18 July 2022, we had no Fibe connection, Supersonic asleep, Vodacom asleep, no service no help, no response,
5:30m fibre still off

Supersonic fails to cancel our month to month contract, manager at cancelation asleep promised to call from 9am nothing
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Kevin R's update18 Jul 2022, 17:39
Reviewer Update
Friday 15 midnight, Saturday 16, Sunday 17, Monday 18 July 2022, we had no Fibe connection, Supersonic asleep, Vodacom asleep, no service no help, no response,
5:30pm fibre still off

Supersonic fails to cancel our month to month contract, manager at cancelation asleep promised to call from 9am nothing
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Kevin R's update19 Jul 2022, 14:04
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Tuesday 19 July 2022, Fibre is still not working, we have received no feedback, no one came out to fix issue, no telephonic call from supersonic mtn manager at cancelation, complete failure to provide service for which we pay R945 per month
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Kevin R's update20 Jul 2022, 13:35
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Wednesday 20 July 2022, Fibre is still not working, we got hold of supersonic yesterday and they told us issue with vodacom Fibre resolved, yet our Fibre is not working, we sent them pictures of alarm light on Fibre box, they never contacted us again