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Brendan R

1 reviews | Active since May 2020

07 Mar 2021, 15:04

Vodacom agents ***********.

Shocking and deplorable service all round!!! I was trying to get my Wifi calling to work on my devices, but could only get it to work on the one device. I took out a brand new iPhone 12 Pro Max on contract, but could not get the Wifi calling to work. I thought there was an issue with my device. I made numerous calls to Vodacom to inform them to activate this feature and they informed me they will activate it. I found out they were lying all the time because there is no feature to activate it on their system. After speaking to more than half a dozen Vodacom agents, it still never worked. I told them, how is this possible. I asked them is there not something wrong with the SIM card or do only specific plans have Wifi calling. They told me no. I have an open line. It should be working. This SIM card is on a smart L plan that’s not working. They then told me there is probably an issue with your device and I must take it to Apple or a Vodacom shop. After taking it to Apple, the device passed the diagnostic testing. In other words there was nothing wrong with the device. The Apple tech then swapped the SIM cards around as I have two phones. The one in my old device is on the red bundle. The SIM card on the new device then picked up Wifi calling because this is on the red plan bundle. I then put the new sim on the Smart L bundle in my old phone and Wifi calling didn’t work. I then thought the SIM card was faulty. I even did a sim swap for nothing and paid for it because Wifi calling still didn’t work. The Vodacom call centre is useless and they are all ***********. An absolute shocker. I was misinformed. Just for your information, If you have a Vodacom contract, the Wifi calling will only work if you are on a red bundle package. Even if everything is activated on the phone for Wifi calling, it won’t work unless you have a red bundle plan. The Wifi calling doesn’t work on my one device because it is on the Smart L package. This should be simple knowledge that a Vodacom agent should know. They know zero.

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Vodacom
Vodacom's reply07 Mar 2021, 16:45
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,

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Brendan R's update08 Mar 2021, 18:53
Reviewer Update
The Vodacom agent made it clear that Wi-Fi calling works on any Vodacom contract if you have the Wi-Fi calling feature on your phone. Are you sure that’s correct?? What I am saying is the Wi-Fi calling on the Vodacom network doesn’t work properly!
On my one device the Wi-Fi calling doesn’t work at all.
On my other device I can make calls and send and receive sms’s, but I cannot receive calls. The incoming calls go straight to voicemail. I pick up the voice messages shortly after someone has made an incoming call.
This all with full signal strength on my Wi-Fi connection.
There must be an issue somewhere with Vodacom not diverting the calls correctly to a Wi-Fi network.
Please go back to the drawing board and fix this issue with urgency. Yes, I repeat with urgency!!!!
Vodacom
Vodacom's reply10 Mar 2021, 12:19
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. Our records indicate that the following feedback was provided, 

"Dear customer. Please be advised that we have updated your LTE profile succesfully. Kindly reboot the device and test the services accordingly.

Your query has now been resolved. Regards Consumer Website Team

Best regards,

Vodacom
Vodacom's reply15 Mar 2021, 13:36
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 organization.  Our records indicate that you have been in contact with the relevent department on the 11-03-2021 and was advised accordingly with regards to your query. Please note should you still experience issues with your WIFI calling service, you would need to visit your nearest Apple store for further assistance.  Regards  Consumer Website Team 

Best regards,