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01 May 2016, 10:15

Vodacom Cancellation Department

Hi, I have had the worst dealings with Vodacom Call Centre this morning. 17th February i called the cancellations department to cancel my contract. They advised that on April 30th i must switch my phone off and switch it back on May 1st. The time now is 11:50am and May 1st and i did not switch on my phone yet reason being i want to confirm my contract is cancelled. But after the run around i had this morning, i am switching my cellphone number on. Vodacom will not bill me for this month's subscription as i said i want my contract to be cancelled and my number on prepaid. The reference number i received for the cancellation is ***. Im sure you can get the call recording and my cell number from that. Firstly i phoned 111, got through to an agent which said she cant see the cancellation order and that i should call 082 114 to go through the cancellation dept. (I wish i took down their names but i did on the last call.) I called that number and when i got through, the said this is not the cancellations department and she will transfer the call for me. I asked what is the number and she said its ***. I called that number (to which i waited for 15 minutes) and as i was explaining my issue to the agent, she put me back in the queue without saying anything. Very unprofessional!!!!! Called the same number back and Lydia (cannot give surname when i asked) said that my number has moved over to the new 3D system and that they were on the old system. I have to be transferred to another person. I understand that that agent cannot help because of 2 different systems, but why must i wait another 15 minutes to get to the other agent. Finally when i said transfer me to the other department were they have the updated system, the voice prompter said "the department is closed". This is unacceptable!!! Can someone please call me regarding this? Regards, Kalvin

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Replies (5)
's update01 May 2016, 12:54
Reviewer Update
Hi, I went into the Vodacom Customer Care branch in Gateway to try and resolve this and to my surprise, my number has been taken out of the system. I cannot believe this has happened. If you'll listen to the call recording, the agent asked me if i want to keep my number and move it to prepaid or cancel it. I said i want to keep my number, move it to prepaid. This is truly an inconvenience to me. Everything is linked to my cellphone number. I cannot make online payments because the bank will send the OTP pin to my cell number (to which its not active). I cannot do anything with my bank if it requires me get get the pin from my cell number. This is a matter of urgency. Can someone please contact me on ***. Reference number at the store: INC*** Regards, Kalvin
's update03 May 2016, 09:39
Reviewer Update
Hi, This is really getting ridiculous now. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE CONTACT ME URGENTLY!!! I phone the customer care number again today and i spoke to 3 people. Im just going around in circles. Firstly i spoke to Veli Maluleke (which i had no issue with) that said i need to talk to the cancellation department. He transferred me and i spoke to Thabisile Mlambo which advised that i need to contact the re-activation department on ***. I phoned the re-activation department and spoke to Patricia Mtuli and she said that i must call the cancellation department as they made the error or deleting my number instead of moving it to prepaid and they must log a service request with their department to the re-activation department. I cant believe the run around i am having with this. I WANT MY CELL NUMBER TO BE RE-ACTIVATED!!!
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Vodacom's reply03 May 2016, 09:52
Official

We are sorry to hear of the circumstances under which your posting has reached us and we do apologise for the inconvenience caused.

Please note that a consultant will make contact with you in due course to assist with your query.

 Regards

 Consumer Website Team

's update04 May 2016, 08:58
Reviewer Update
Hi, Can your consultant please call me again to give me feedback about my cell number. Its been 24 hours and I urgently need my number activated. Without my number i cannot do any banking payments / purchases.
's update05 May 2016, 12:47
Reviewer Update
Hi, Can the consultant please call me urgently!!! I need my number activated and phoning the call centre is just wasting my time. They just keep giving me the run around