| Address: Mumbai (as per their website) |
| Website: www.hathway.com |
I had a Hathway Broadband account when I lived in a rented house in Thoraipakkam, Chennai.
Chronology of events:
1. The last payment I made (Rs.943) was on 14th October 2020 for a month and this period lasted till mid November 2020.
2. I vacated the house on 7th November 2020. The house was vacant for more than a month after that. When I visited the Apartment on 11th December 2020, it was still vacant. In any case, nobody else knew the WIFI password to continue using it.
3. After that, I was getting at least 3-4 calls everyday for renewal. I tried explaining every time that I have moved to a house where I can't have a Hathway connection.
4. On 18th December 2020, I got a call from Hathway. When I explained the situation, the Customer care personnel said that he will send an OTP which I have to give him to stop getting further calls.
5. This was probably my major mistake. I believed it and immediately gave the OTP without checking the origin of the OTP.
6. To my shock, a Lazy Pay account was opened and I had an outstanding credit of Rs.470. I got messages about that.
7. Ever since, I have been trying to get this issue resolved via the Twitter handle of Hathway, but in vain.
8. I still get calls from Hathway for renewal. In addition, I get calls and sms from LazyPay asking me to pay the amount.
9. The amount has compounded to Rs.599.
Please help. This is causing me mental harassment on a daily basis to get calls asking me to renew/pay an amount that I don't owe anyone.
I am shocked to see(attached screenshot) that Hathway has not listed the Chennai Nodal Officer's contact details on the website for me to escalate the problem. I sent an email to [protected]@hathway.net
Hathway customer support has been notified about the posted complaint.
Jan 15, 2021
Updated by smenaka For the sake of partial mental peace, I paid Rs.600 to Lazy Pay to close the compounding credit.
But I don't know if Hathway will stop the calls or repay the amount to me.
Be aware.