Vodacom
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Vodacom since 2009 has been harassing me. I had a two year contract for a laptop and 3g card which I purchased in East London, Hemmingsway shopping area. The contract was for two years from 2009/02 to 2011/02. However Vodacom deducted until April, 2014 without my permission irrespective of my plea to them to stop deductions. When visiting vodacom shops i would be informed it is shown on the vodacom system that i am not using the 3g card but they do not know hwy vodacom is still deducting. I would be given a number to call and a fax number to send a letter informing Vodacom to stop. I did all this however, Vodacom continued to harass me.

Meanwhile even goods sold to me were not what i wanted or i was told it will be sold to me. Vodacom was supposed to sell me a laptop that was claimed to be small to get in a handbag. I had a normal laptop. I was interested in a laptop to get in my handbag. To my surprise, I got a laptop same size than the laptop I heard. I was sent from this person to that and could never seen a manager. It was sold by a black girl who after sometime I could not find her when I went to the shop which was never Woolworth downstairs. At some stage a young man whom I found there did not want to listen or even make me see a manager. At the time of buying there were two black girls and a coloured/white lady. None of them wanted to have anything to do with my case until I decided to give the laptop to one of my children as a gift.

The 3g card that went with the laptop always had serious problems and one stage i was in P.E at the bridge at it was taken for repairs. I did not know that I had to remove a sim card. Vodacom employee did not check either or took it with sim card purposely, I am not sure but the 3 G CARD when it came back it had no sim card. I was told the only thing to do was to do a sim swap which I paid for it. The 3 g card continued to have serious functional challenges until I was tied of always having to go to Vodacom shops etc and at end of 2nd year i was relieved to get rid of vodacom.

In 2012 I was surprised by a call from vodacom saying i must upgrade my 3 g card and i told them i wanted nothing to do with them anymore. The lady who phoned told me to fax a letter indicating that I no longer want the 3g card because Vodacom is still charging me although there is no evidence of me using it. Vodacom wants me to stop it so that they must stop deducting it. I did so. Again in March 2014 i wrote to them and faxed the letter using a fax number I was given by Vodacom employee in King Williams town Vodacom shop.

A two year contract ended being a five year contract. Yet Vodacom could see I was not using any data bundles but co

What is worse is Vodacom ongoing harassment and my character defamation. It started with the bank when I wanted a loan and I was told Vodacom has taken me to National Credit Bureau.

i phoned vodacom and i was given another phone which I called and ask them to pay back my money and close the ongoing contract I was not aware of with a 3 g card that did not last even two years working. However they keep sending to to lawyers who are harassing me with telephones and at times emails. However, when I ask their lawyers or debt collectors to ask vodacom to send me a copy of original contract I have with them or that i signed with them plus evidence that I bought or used any bundles for any 3g card, then that collector or lawyer will not write to me again. However after sometime I shall get a different one. None of them are able to give me proof of signed vodacom contract and proof of used bundles for the years vodacom has been deducting the money.

i am tired of this harassment and defamation of character. Vodacom has victimized me and emotionally and financially abused me. I would like to place the following charges and demands:
1. Vodacom to refund all my monies charged for the three years after a twy year contract should have ended which is R149 per month x 36 months. I do not receive any correspondence from Vodacom yet they had my email which never changed and my address did not change as well as postal address until 2017 February when physical and postal addresses changed.
2. a case of fraud must be opened as Vodacom took my money without service and when it was due with false promises and failing to resolve problems
3. I want R500 000 for defamation of my character, harassment from various collectors or lawyers he sends the false transactions to harass me; for false report to National Credit Bureau and interfering with my clean credit history.

MY id is : [protected]
Vodacom Account number: [protected]-1
3g card number: [protected]
My vodacom call reference: s30712DDUEOS
Kindly receive documents i have attached. I do not see my origin contract as it has been so many years but Vodacom must have it.

I look forward to your assistance and closure to this harassment.

Regard
Lily Rose Nomfundo Mlisa
Cell: [protected]
Email: [protected]@ufh.ac.za

I have been calling Vodacom over the same issue for a long time now my issue with my data just dissapearing and when I call in a service request is logged a technical person sms me saying I must check my background data and updates and stuff I only have 1application on my phone and its whatsapp I am a IT desk support agent and I know that it can not be my device as I have done all the proper checks I have even wiped my device to prevent the data usage. How does my data dissapear after my data is switched off at night. I have spent over R200 on data since the end of last month and I dont think it is customer service I asked for a call back from a tech person an im still waiting since 13/072017 now I am affraid to buy data on this network I need a resolution u did it in the past with another tech guy where he changed or reset my billing cycle or period and my data was absolutely right bt now im back to where I started please dont make me go to HELLO PETER and news papers if u have the ability to resolve it like u did in the past I might not have a contract with you guys and I might be on a prepaid line but I really like this network even if its expensive I believe in paying the right price for quality but not what I am getting now and I spend over R200 rand each month on airtime and data.

Please help me get my issue resolved.

Thank you
Fatiemah

My account number is I0767317-0.

1. I went to Vodacom shop end feb, Mar and Apr and I was told that I don't owe nothing my account is R0.
2. I even requested for a statement as proof that I don't owe anything but it was never send. The reason I requested for one I knew that one day Vodacom will come back and say I owe them.
3. Now all of a sudden I owe R400.
4. Some time in April I asked one of the consultant at the woodmead Vodacom shop to send a debit order form to the head office if I do owe anything in future it should be debited from my account. I even changed the date from the 30th to the 25th. Again the reason I did that I knew one day this will happen.
5. One of the call centre guy phoned me yesterday very very very very rude to me telling me that my account was suspended cause I could not afford it. Who the he'll is he to tell me that I can't afford it. Is he bloody my financial advice. Vodacom messed up my account and I went numerous times to woodmead vodashop and I was told I don't owe anything. The next best thing someone phones me from Vodacom telling I can't afford. I am not happy with that statement and the services.

I was phoned on [protected] by this no [protected] at 11:35 on the 14/07/2017.

This is unacceptable for one of your agent to talk to your customers in that despicable manner. I request for an apology and for a better service from Vodacom.

One of my contract has expire, please cancel the contract. I should be only left with one contract which R79. This should be please debited from my account every month.

Please I need feedback about the rude agent that phoned me yesterday. Further disciplinary should be taken against and I need feedback please.

Looking forward from your response.

After numerous struggles with Vodacom to resolve various issues on my account I decided to terminate my contract and had my number ported to Cell C. The Vodacom consultant in Menlyn store told me that I do not need to give notice as my contract was due for an upgrade. So on 17 April 2012 I ported my number to Cell C. However Vodacom continued billing me. On 24 April I spoke to Simpiwe Qwabe who informed me that my contract was still active and is only expiring on 08 July 2017. He send me a retention quote, which I paid on 28 April 2016. I requested simpiwe to cancel my contracts [protected] (previous ported number [protected]) as well as [protected].

However, Vodacom continued billing me and debiting my bank account. I went to Woodlands, Atterbury and Menlyn vodashops again and again to try to sort out the problem, without success. Yesterday, 14 July 2017, I got through to a consultant, I explained the situation and he said that he would put me through to the right person, before I could ask for his name the line was cut off.

I am really frustrated and if I am not urgently assisted in this regard, I am taking this matter up with various consumer platforms e.g. Hello Peter.

On 1st June 2017 I joint a vodacom contract for 10 gig data bundle for 24 months.
The consultant who helped me said I will pay R299 per month as shown on the advertisement book.
But she didn’t tell me that in the first 48 hour they will deduct money which is R399 which the is R100 for connection which I was not told about. But now I understand, my problem is that I am charged another R100 because they said they debited the money from my account and it was not found, but there was money in my account I can even proof by statement. I wanted to despute that R100 for pernalies of not paying the money where as there was money in my account.I also have to pay R13 every month for identity so that when someone call me I can see their name. I have called customer service for about eleven times some consultant they transfer me from one to another consultant and I have to explain many times but they seems confused. I even gone to two vodacom shop they gave a number to call I called that number(0821946) twice but they said I should call 111
Another thing when I told the cosultant that when I am on the internet sometimes the network fade away for a while then it comes back even on tendering hotspot they get confused. When I was using my old phone there was no problem like this. when I told them to transfer me to the technical team they don’t want to but they cant solve the problem. I want to change the network the problem is at our area only vodacom has network for internet. [protected]

Good day

I am very angry and disappointing with your service, I paid up all my debts with vodacom but I am still listed on the itc for r112, 00 this is really unfair because I settled your amount. I query this in one of your branch in menly and the branch manager follow it up with you then you send me this letter to and you send us these settlement letter and promise in the letter to send this to itc but you did not. Your services is very appalling, you there to destroy people's lives. Please remove my name asap. Please attend to this please!
I am currently looking for a loan and a job iand I was refused a loan and I swear if this can affect me not to work you will hire me!

I have contact Vodacom in connection with my cellphone account which they deducted more than R500 wrongly at the end of June 2017. I phoned them on the 3rd of July when they promissed me the problem will be solved with in 48 hours. On the 5th of June i phoned again and they told me it will take up to 7 days. I phoned on the 14th again when they told me it will take 14 days.

I want a explanation of how it append in the first place and why it is taken so long to refund me.

I upgraded two of my lines; [protected] and [protected]. I have a work cellular and am not on my personal devices during the day, this is also due to the fact that I am 70% on the road and my devices are often left in the car or placed on silent as I am in and out of client meetings. Vodacom keep calling me on my 079 number, I keep missing the call, I call back but am told they need to call me on the 079 number in order to activate my upgrades. Again I kept missing the calls and my upgrades were promptly cancelled by Vodacom. I then reactivated my upgrades and have been told nobody can let me know when vodacom will try reaching me again, So this means I have to keep the device that has my 079 sim in at my side at all times and hope I dont get a call when i am in meetings. I am really unhappy, as much as I understand the logic of contacting me, I made every attempt to contact Vodacom back, more than once and I do not appreciate the upgrades simply being abruptly cancelled. I have been a vodacom client for many years and this is the first time upgrading has proved to be such hard work. My devices should have been delivered today, one of these being a laptop since mine crashed. Now I have no idea if and when my upgrades will be confirmed, I cannot understand why I cannot phone in. Please attend to this urgently, I have a very busy, demanding job and cannot carry all the devices with me in the hopes that Vodacom will eventually call me.

Good day

Account Number I1372973-6 Number [protected], I contacted end of June for a Premature Cancellation quote which I received and settled on the 10 July. Now please look carefully one my settlement quote it stippelates im paying for the remainder of the 22 months on my contract which was settled in full now I opened this contract in March my first payment via Direct Debit was in April now count 22 + 4 = 26 ! Now reluctantly I have contacted VODACOM numerous times including again today at 10:19 customer serv put me throught to cancellations and I spoke to a Charmaine I Think but what I do know is she was very rude and could not understand that Vodacom needs to refund me she said no Vodacom will still debit me at the end of July and I do not agree, so i said to her to transfer me to a manager she then put me on hold for more than 10 min so i then cut the call and dialled Vodacom again. Now please can a Manager that understands 22 + 4 = 26 and also that has looked at my acc contact me and let me know what is going on and when will I get my refund! PLEASE I MUST SAY WORST EXPERIENCE EVER IS TO PHONE VODACOM ! If I do not get possitive feedback ASAP i will move my cellphone contract that is till currently have with Vodacom to another service provider.

Kind regards
Chantell

Debit orders no problem right? Wrong. I moved to eft because of inconsistencies. Why? Data? I pay my account in full every month based on an invoice... Please don't ask for a statement... I have done so many many many many times. Still, still don't have one.

My account is current, yes paid for, yet suspended! I spent more time on email and 082 1946. This is no service... Its crap and I am fed up. I have even communicated on email so many times... But ya... Same old... Transfer your call to nothing.

I have printed everything, my bank has records, yet vodacom will escalate you to death. Pleeeease bring vodafone.

I have been loosing airtime for the past few months. R350 in one day gone! The shop that assisted me finally tracked it down to something called AirG gold, which I have not subscribed to. This suddenly happend as I switch over to a new top up contract.
I lost over a R1000! I think it's disgusting that vodacom is not doing anything regarding this as it seems like loads of people are having the same problem. Who is going to pay us back?

On 4 July I opened a data contract with vodacom R299.00 20gig day 20gig night time data. While the sales person, Julian, finalized my particulars on the computer, I received a conformation notice1-[protected] of the 24 month contract. Julian told me they do not have the router ion stock she will order it. I specifically asked, "what if the time frame for the special lapses?" She told me that it has no bearing on the matter, the order has been placed and I will receive 40gig for R299. She will phone me when the router arrives. On the 12 July I made a query regarding the router spoke to be Bianca, she could not find any record of order, asked to speak to Julian, she was busy. Phoned a couple of hour’s later, spoke to Bianca, Julia is out of the office, Phoned a while later got hold of Julian. With all the arrogance in the world she told me that Ulrich Prins deleted the information from the computer and there is nothing she could do about it and through the pone down in my ear. I should have expected bad service from them but hoped that they would at least try to resolve the situation. It is the worst service I ever received never again

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Vodacom het my vrou Mev WB Schultz geskakel om haar foon telefonies opgradeer . Op 20 Junie 2017 het daar 'n sms deurgekom, foon opgradeer. Ek het Vodacom twee dae later gevra om kontrakte te kanselleer op die stadium Vodacom my vrou geskakel het was my vrou baie siek het net ja gese om persoon van haar rug af te kry ek het dit ook so meegedeel aan Vodacom. Een kontrak wat hul haar aangebied het is op ' n ou een, eenvoudige Nokia wat mens net kan bel en sms stuur. Hulle het haar 208 minute praat tyd, 467 sms, 866 Megabites. Het ook aan hul verduidelik ek die spesifieke foon gebruik en Hy gebruik glad nie data nie. Selfoonommer [protected] asb nie nommer van selfoon in koerant plaas ni ander nommer [protected] ook, n problem Daar was ook nie met 'n foon afgelewer nie. My vrou le tans in die hospitaal met 'n gewas op haar brein soos vrooer genoem die betrokke dag wat hul haar geskakel was Sy alreeds baie siek ek het ook so aan hul verduidelik. Ek het agterna weer geskakel om kontrakte te kanselleer MAar wou net met my vrou praat, het aan hul verduidelik hul Kan nie want Sy in hospitaal en nie by haar volle is om besluite te Kan maak nie. Kan glad nie met Vodacom praat nie. Ek verstaan ek Kan nie namens haar praat nie en sekuriteit to navrae antwoord nie. By voorbaat dankBen Schultz [protected]

I have a complaint about the network of Vodacom in Marken (0605)
The first complaint was loged in 2014 oktober, this problem is ongoing, every time you call they say they are look in to it. Or they say it is going to take 6 months. We have almost no signal, after how many calls there is no solution. In February 2017 I called again to find out about my ongoing problem, they told me there was no previous complaint. and if there where, vodocam when over to a different system and all the old information is lost. That is a story, because there is no way you can just loose all your complaints and references. So now last month and this month I called numerous times, with no solution. every time they tell me the solution department will call me back in a hours time, nothing.
They have a landline number for my work. but still nothing. 3 weeks ago I spoke to a person on saterday. They told me they will put n query in and they will call me on Monday. Monday past with no call. last week Thursday I called again and after explaining the story again, so then she spoke to someone at solutions and told me that they will call me back in a hours time. And I am still waiting. This Morning I phone again, and it was the story all over. They will call me back in an hour. I told het they must call me back in 30min time, because I am really sick of this sorry and knowing no one is going to call me back. And still they didn't call. I asked to speak to a manager but the answer is that they are all in a meeting

So now i have stopped my debit order, I am not paying a cent for a service that I am not getting for almost 3 years. And I want all my contracts stopped and I am not going to pay the penalty's. So I can go to MTN because they actually have a network.
This is the worst service experience every. So this only show that you as a company don't care about me as a customer.

My details is CF.ROOS
nr [protected] / [protected]
Email [protected]@ntk.co.za

If you want more information email me direct .

Dear Sir/Madam

Mr I T Nyamane id no [protected] I was having contract with Vodacom and I did not pay my instalment regarding my situation of debt review failing to pay. After a month my line was off. I Received a call today tell me that I must pay Vodacom R700.0.
I ask him what about my AIR time and Land Line the caller said I lost them I must pay because I was supposed to call them then I sad like you are calling me write now why you did not let me know what will be the situation with your not paying it was my question then answer you lost your air time and numbers. I said to him where I was supposed to call because Vodacom stopped my land line and how I was supposed to call them. I sad did not take any steps because I don't have line. after few days somebody is using my contract number because when they are looking for me my number was already used by some body else. Honestly I did not take any step because I did not believed that if you sigh contract it can be given to somebody else like that without consulting the owner of the numbers.

I want Vodacom to answer me where is the funds that was in the card and how much I must pay and I still want to use my number that I was using before.

Thanks

SR no S4-0N21F-F6NLL has not been completed after several requests.
I deactivated my debit order at the bank, because I have been charged R109 for a 2GIG data plan, and could not use the sim because of Hard lock on it. I paid up all outstanding amounts.
I believe I am entitled to some credit or data paid for but could not been used...

Please makes sure this is resolved before the end of the week, As I was promised by billing dept that this will the case after I have paid up the account.

I purchased 2 Samsung J3 on contract base from vodacom December 2016 for my kids for christmas.
3 weeks ago my sons phone was stolen. I blocked it. And went to the police station to open a case so that I am able to submit a claim.
Upon submitting the incident report number (case number) with Vodacom, I found that my contracts have no insurance. Vodacom lapsed it because they could not recover R80 which was outstanding on my account for some or other reason. My account was seen as a pre-paid account and they decided to lapse the insurance, although it was contract phones. They say my Absa account details are incorrect and this is why they could not settle the R80 odd rand and therefor cancelled the insurance. They also say I have not been making payments. I don't have an account with Absa. My account is with Standard bank. And I have a debit order of R357.98 going off every month from Standard bank for these contracts. Worst of all the lady in policy department put the phone down in my ear, because I was asking to many questions! How will I resolve this issue and claim a new phone?

Between 8pm and 8:30pm my phone was left on the charger. Just after 8:30pm i checked my phone and i had several SMSs, one started with the balance of the data bundle and about half an hour later i had already used up R900 worth of data out of bundle. I don't understand how this is possible. When i called Vodacom i was told that this is beyond their control, i need to check what apps are running on my phone.

So glad about the public being able to submit comment on the service they receive from vodacom. All users that are bound to a contract please be aware and take not that should you pass away you are still held liable for your contract and the handset rental and the bill etc until such contracts ends ! also when trying to get through to departments you get attitude and people not wanting to talk to you if you are not the registered owner of the phone - please be aware of this! ie if you are a friend, a mother, etc - they dont give you much information at all - i am being sent from department to department and ended up finding out i am still liable for the contract - now to top it all they switch off me being able to phone out instead of asking for payment or giving you a chance to pay - then they still expect payment for the facility you dont have! also if you have a hiccup with your emails - outlook - they dont assist, dont want to speak to you if you are not the registered owner and dont provide a technician to assist - yet they want payment for another service i cannot use - strange don't you think - no discount, no help, no advice, this is the attitude you get from vodacom - pls pls careful when signing a contract ! take it from me - an unhappy spouse who has not been assisted with my problem! thanks vodacom - after knowing all this i will not change ownership which i was thinking of doing and was going to pay the bill under my name - but never mind that anymore! no apologies, no help yet, just rudeness and attitude! thanks vodacom appreciate your assistance with my friends passing! thanks for working out a deal for me we could all agree to and now it came to wanting payment and me having to pay for services i don't get - where is the discount? or assistance? what a disappointment! Thanks for the assistance vodacom in solving the issues I had, most welcome!

I have been a loyal customer of vodacom for many years and must say I am entirely disgusted in the admin and service reveived.

I have cancelled one of my vodacom lines about a month ago, last week 6th of July I contacted vodacom customer care advising them that my new renewed contract did not go off.  After pathetic service and telling the lady I require assistance from her to sort it out, I received 2 invoices today, 1 with a balance of 11 884.25 and another of R2473.34 (on this invoice I can see the payment reflecting).

When logging in to vodacom self help I see the amount owing of the R11 884.25. This is of utmost disgrace how pathetic your admin is.