| Address: South Delhi, Delhi |
I have been a regular user of Vodafone for the last 2 years. I have been paying my bills on time too and my average bill is about Rs. 2,000 – Rs. 3,000 per month.
On March 21, 2013, I received a bill from Vodafone amounting to Rs. 17,438.05. I was shocked on receiving a bill for that amount because neither have I made calls that substantiate that kind of amount, nor have I travelled internationally to incur any roaming costs.
On checking the bill, I discovered that I have been billed heavily for my internet usage, for which I already have a 3G pack from Vodafone. I understand there is a cap of 8GB per month, but the usage for which I have been billed is actually impossible to achieve. Let me explain:
Take a sample from the itemised bill:
09/03/13-19:06:02
VF Mobile Connect
16400
0
940
**
09/03/13-19:06:15
VF Mobile Connect
2050
0
940
**
09/03/13-19:06:16
VF Mobile Connect
16400
0
940
**
09/03/13-19:06:28
VF Mobile Connect
34840
0
940
**
09/03/13-19:06:56
VF Mobile Connect
16400
0
940
*
According to the above sample, in less than a minute (54 seconds), I have consumed 152MB of data – this would translate into a speed of 3 MB per second or 24 megabits per second. That is impossible.
There are several such instances in the bill, which I am sure if checked from Vodafone's end, they will realise that I have been overbilled erroneously.
I have sent them several emails requesting Vodafone to take a look into the matter and correct the bill to arrive at a quick and smooth resolution to ensure I can make my payment on time and avoid the late payment charges. I am unable to pay such a high amount, especially since I have not even consumed the items I am being billed for.
However, their customer service has not just been unhelpful, they have actually been cruel. I have been assigned a Relationship Manager who refuses to pick up my calls now.
I have sent them at least six emails, finally begging them to just give me a complaint number so I can follow-up with the Nodal Officer and the Appellate Authority, but they have not even issued me a complaint number, and EVERY SINGLE TIME their reply is standard and automated - you have been billed correctly, we have checked your usage.
Excuse me, but I can actually prove that it is IMPOSSIBLE to use 152 Megabytes of data in 54 seconds even on your 3G connection.
They have absolutely no intention of resolving the issue. I know eventually they are going to hire goons to harass me and send me legal notices through random lawyers to browbeat me into paying them the entire sum.
This is nothing but extortion and blackmail by Vodafone. Absolutely ridiculous customer service. I hope this gets heard or read by the right people.
Dec 15, 2016
Complaint marked as Resolved
Verified Support
Apr 02, 2013
Vodafone India Customer Care's response Hello Kaustubh Prasad,
Please share your contact number with us at http://bit.ly/10uhbbi and we will get back to you with assistance.
Regards,
Vodafone Customer Care.
Verified Support
Apr 03, 2013
Vodafone India Customer Care's response Hello Kaustubh,
We wish to inform you that you have been charged accurately for the data usage. Hence, the charges are valid. We regret our inability to reverse the same.
vodafone/ data service — problem not solved
I am a old Vodafone Data service user( Internet on Blackberry) having a post paid connection, Mob No [protected] using Data plan of 1099/- monthly . I came to know that Vodafone have the same unlimited prepaid monthly plan of 399/- . I went to the Vodafone Shop on Dec 28th 2011 at Kalyan and the customer executive told me not to go for prepaid instead told me he would give me the same plan in Post Paid from the subsequent bill Cycle. To my surprise i did not recieve the bill for the subsequent month and my Data plan was still 1099, which i came to know from the call centre. After talking several times to the customer executive and going to the Vodafone shop, things were as it is and i did not receive the bills. in the month of March frustated, i got my post paid no disconnected.I bought a prepaid card of Vodafone and activated the Data service no [protected], thinking pre paid would be better.i Activated my Gmail account on my Blackberry and subsequently when i logged in to the Vodafone web Page for creating another account the web page showed an error. on continously contacting the customer executive and then went to the Dombivali Vodafone shop, the shop said they cannot help me as the concerned dept is not lifting the phone and i need to send a mail to vodafonecare.[protected]@vodafone.com.
Is this the way the country's leading mobile service provider operate?
Can any one help me?
Regards
Rajesh R Iyer