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Ncedisa N

1 reviews | Active since Nov 2013

13 May 2025, 19:31

Vodacom I want my phone

I feel so played, I took my phone to Vodacom for repairs as it had stopped charging while it was still fairly new and still under warranty. The phone was with them for like 2 months, which means I paid for 2 debit orders for a phone I didn’t have. Fast forward the phone was back but came without my box and a charger which were later sent back. It was yesterday when I realised that the phone they sent me is not my phone. I was struggling to sync my watch with the phone when I noticed that there are 2 iphone 16 pro max’s linked to my apple account. I decided to check the imei and serial numbers on my box and they do not have the one that is on this phone. I physically went into Vodacom store in Vodaworld and they insisted that this is my phone the IMEI number just changes because they changed the motherboard of the phone. I then reached out directly to Apple Support and they advised me that is not possible, Vodacom must have given me another phone if this is a different IMEI number, I even have confirmation from Apple. I think they took any s**** they had in their repair centre and gave it to me thinking I won’t notice. What’s worse is that the s**** they sent me is as faulty it’s hot as I type and sometimes it won’t take pictures. This phone even have other airpods linked that I do not even know who they belong to because I do not have airpods. The Vodacom customer complaints team is worse because they will just call to acknowledge the complaint but nothing after that in terms of resolution. So what happens now I would really love to know.

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Vodacom
Vodacom's reply14 May 2025, 08:03
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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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Ncedisa N's update14 May 2025, 09:28
Reviewer Update
You better do it urgently because I am tired, I cannot believe the level of dishonesty from Vodacom. When I called your repairs line this morning to tell them that I called Apple and apple confirms this is not my IMEI number was not changed only then does the lady tell me that they could not repair my phone and had to claim for another phone under the warranty. So now they gave me a phone, and want to make money with the phone they claimed. This is unbelievable