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Terence Scott-Turner

1 reviews | Active since May 2012

18 May 2021, 09:02

Vodacom *****ing data - breaking the law

As explained to the consultant and manager on Friday 14.05.2021: I have recently upgraded my phone, and was restoring data from the cloud via wifi connection (on thursday 13.05.2021). When I went out, my phone went on to mobile data but continued to use data to restore from the cloud backup. Obviously this quickly used up my data, but no warning messages were received from vodacom (the law), and R1000+ was quickly used from my airtime for data and added to my bill (against the law). I had reached my limit and could not use my phone, so when I phoned in later that day the consultants advice was to up my limit from R1000 to R1500 so I could load data and use my phone while I waited to get onto a wifi connection.

Very clear what happened and you can listen to all your recorded calls for proof. When I phoned in on friday 15.05.2021 requesting the amount used for data to be reversed I was told they could not do that. I spoke to the manager who advised she would investigate and get back to me, still no response. Also no ref number sent as promised. Please do your job and follow the rules of the law. Get back to me asap and reverse the amount.

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Vodacom
Vodacom's reply18 May 2021, 10:41
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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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Terence Scott-Turner's update19 May 2021, 10:53
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Still no feedback. Vodacom know and can see the problem, reverse the amount!
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Terence Scott-Turner's update20 May 2021, 12:45
Reviewer Update
Still no feedback, no ref, nothing. Cannot load data because my limit has been reached, yet you are still adding to my bill by using my airtime for data? GET BACK TO ME URGENTLY!