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Maria C

1 reviews | Active since Mar 2021

02 Nov 2023, 13:01

Upgrade nightmare.

Good day. Why are you FORCING me to leave my home and go into public just to upgrade my contract in your dreadful, overcrowded, hot-as-hell stores? I feel you are discriminating against me as a 51yo housebound bedridden recluse forcing me to go out in public just for an upgrade you're now forcing down my throat. I don't do phone calls and have firewalls enforcing it. Do you not understand social disorders or is Vodacom/ Tobi-AI too inadequate?

You are irritating my Husband, who pays the bills and works far out. He has given you permission a million times to deal with me directly since I am the sole user of the phones and simcards. My Husband isn't technically inclined and do not understand my requirements. I had a pay-as-you-go/top-up 110GB contract for R389p/m, which you brought to an end for some pitiful probably greedy reason. Just match it.

Simply send me your data offers between 120-200GB per month and let's call it a day. It's simple:

1. You email/Telegram me your data offers between 120-200GB, and I make my pick for the new data contract. 2. You can confirm it with him if that will settle your nerves.

And boom, bob's your uncle - the upgrades are done! It's not rocket science.

Added requests: -Also send me smaller than 100GB data-only contract offers for my other two numbers as well. Thanking you in advance. -Please make a note on your system that my Husband gives you permission to deal with me directly, since it's MY phones; MY simcards; MY requirements for said devices. In no world does it make sense to ask ABC, what XYZ wants. Only I can tell you what I want.

Suggestion: the upgrade function on your app does not work right (I can elaborate should you be interested). Your app is very good but needs to create space for us housebound, terminally, bedridden recluses, who cannot go about. Even housewives have the same problems with Vodacon because they don't receive incomes yet remains the decision-makers. Let the user of your product make their choice and then you run it past the bill-payer. Seems simple enough, right.

Regards

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Vodacom
Vodacom's reply02 Nov 2023, 13:28
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 

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Maria C's update03 Nov 2023, 15:36
Reviewer Update
Good day and thank you very much for your response. I have briefed my Husband and he now knows what I want. Please phone him, the account holder, and then you'll be able to upgrade my contract immediately. As a side-note, I should mention that due to spams/****s/etc, we have firewalls blocking all non-preapproved numbers, hence your inability to get through. We are not opening ourselves up for the harassment again just to get YOUR 1 phone call, think man. If your call does not INDICATE "Vodacom", your call won't reach us. Surely you should understand this, in this day and age of harassment by spammers/****mers/ads/sales/harassment calls/etc - 50-90 calls PER DAY!! So you'll have to change the way you do things, we can't switch off our firewalls just for your 1 phone call. You cannot settle with, "oh, we called them a thousand times but to no avail".......Did you sms us?? Did you email us?? Did you send an inbox in your app?? Because you could have gotten a hold of us then. Please indicate "Vodacom" when you call my Husband; specify a specific time, for him to look out for your call; or give the precise number you're calling from so we can enter and approve the number in our firewalls. He now knows what I want and he will approve the contract over the phone. We've done it in previous years so I can't see why you're not making a real effort. "But I called", is a poor excuse. Sms; email; whatsapp; Vodacon app inbox; etc - so you have no excuse. Thank you for phoning my Husband now and finalizing my new contract with him. Have a great weekend. Regards.