KS
Kevin S

1 reviews | Active since Feb 2021

01 Feb 2021, 11:26

Fibre service not working and false information

My mother has a Vodacom 10 down/ 2 up fibre package through Vumatel. As of Sunday 24th January her service has been interrupted and neither Vodacom nor Vumatel have assisted, after countless calls/emails/social media posts to both companies. I called Vumatel again on Friday 29th January, and after explaining the situation for the 100th time, a lady called Hope advised strangely that Vumatel no longer supports 10/2 package.. even though it is advertised on their website and the ISP. I then was on a conference call with both this lady from Vumatel and Vodacom to discuss this. Vodacom were also surprised and had never heard of this 10/2 discontinuation. The only choice provided was to upgrade the package to 10/10. My mother has now called both Vumatel and Vodacom this morning and both companies have now stated they have no knowledge of 10/2 discontinuation and this it is still supported! So either this lady Hope at Vumatel was completely lying to get my 62 year old mother to upgrade her package, or there are some serious communication issues between these 2 companies. My mother is still without internet for over a week now, and works from home. Vumatel, do you care to resolve this issue?

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Replies (4)
Vumatel
Vumatel's reply02 Feb 2021, 10:52
Official
Good day Kevin

Thanks for making contact with us.
We have received your complaint on Facebook and we will make contact with you shortly. Just to clarify the issue with regards to the 10mbps package. Vumatel has taken a business decision to discontinue the 10/2 package and all clients on that package would have to migrate to 10/10.

Kind regards
The Vuma Team
KS
Kevin S's update02 Feb 2021, 10:55
Reviewer Update
So the fact that both Vodacom and Vumatel were unaware of this yesterday when my mother called both customer service lines? And when I called Vodacom on Friday 29th they were not aware of it. This is an absolute joke of a service and as indicated I have escalated to ICASA.
KS
Kevin S's update02 Feb 2021, 14:26
Reviewer Update
when was my mother - the client - going to be made aware of this fact?
Do you just normally unilaterally decide to discontinue services without telling your clients first.. if that is indeed the truth?
KS
Kevin S's update03 Feb 2021, 09:12
Reviewer Update
DAY 11 - STILL NO SERVICE. NO ACCOUNTABILITY. NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY.