1 reviews | Active since Dec 2017
Vodacom overcharges for so called out of bundle data usage
Whilst at a business lunch on 22 Nov I received a message from Vodacom saying that I had run out of "in bundle" data. Within a minute of that message I received another message saying I had used R111 out of bundle data. Within another minute of that I received another message saying I had used R151 out of bundle data and within another minute or two of that it went up to R301. This was very alarming. I didn't understand how I could've used R301 of data without so much as touching my phone i.e. not downloading ANY emails , messages, going onto the internet etc. I then received yet another message from Vodacom confirming that I had used R601 of out of bundle data. I have absolutely no idea how this is actually possible as my data had been off for a considerable period and I had switched it on for probably less than 2 minutes to check if I had any messages. I did not at any point during these few minutes download emails or use any apps (other than WhatsApp) and yet I had used another R300 of out of bundle data. I sent my partner a Whatsapp at 15:00 to say I'm switching my data off and when I switched my data back on at 16:30 I received another message saying I had used over R900 of out of bundle data. All of this happened in a matter of 3 hours with my mobile data being switched off except for switching it on for a total of about 10min. I contacted Vodacom as soon as I got into my car at around 17:00 and explained to them what had happened. The lady explained that she needed to refer the call to a technical person and that they would get back to me within a week. It has been 3 weeks and I have not heard anything back from them. I've had to follow up with them now and after 3 weeks, they still have no explanation as to how I could've possibly racked up R795 of data usage in 3 hours which is something I haven't managed to do in the last 12 months. The messages I received and my statement also don't coincide. The last message I received confirmed that I had used more than R900 of out of bundle data and yet my statement reflects that I used R795 of out of bundle data. Vodacom still intends on debiting an amount of R2014.79 from my account this month without any explanation as to why...Terrible service!!
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Dear Customer,
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Vodacom Consumer Website Team
Good day Louise,
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Regards,
Lucian
Good day Louise,
Our record indicate this query has been resolved. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
You may review your rating on the Hellopeter website.
Regards,
Lucian
