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staude S

1 reviews | Active since Jul 2017

27 Jan 2023, 08:22

Vodacom misleads customers to take their hard earned money

In December I received a call from Vodacom, they saw that I don't use the 500 sms I receive and asked if I would like to have it replace with 2G data. I asked if it would cost more and he said no, its a straight swop. I agreed, and as we went through the steps I said, numerous times "as long as I dont have to pay more" / "as long as it does not cost more", and each time he confirmed that it will not. On 16 Jan I checked how much data I had left, on the app, just to see that my bill iwas R292.24 MORE than it should be. I phoned the call centre and was told to phone back during office ours. The next day the lady I spoke to said she will escalate it and will get back to me in 24-48 hours. 10 days later and still no feedback. When I phoned her she was not in and she has not rep**** to my message. The amout was taken from my bank and I had to reverse it, causing extra bank fees that I now have to pay due to their false and misleading call centre agents. I have been with vodacom since I got my first phone back when nokia was still the size of a brick, but that does not matter, as loyalty means nothing to these big companies.

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Vodacom
Vodacom's reply27 Jan 2023, 09:28
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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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staude S's update31 Jan 2023, 09:15
Reviewer Update
Today, 31st, I phoned the call centre, nothing has been fixed and there is an additional charge on my account. I also reveived an sms this morning to say that they are adding R6.99 for cover I never agreed to, I am also being charged for an email that used to be free and now costs R25.43 per line, that I dont even use...... how much more can Vodacom steel from me?