My mobile number is [protected]. Currently, I am on 999/month Vodafone RED plan. While paying my September bill, I studied the bill for the first time as I was curious to how it got to the higher side of my usual bill amount and to my surprise I found out that I was charged 149/month rentals for two mobile numbers [protected] and [protected] which I had not received, activated or used even once and Rs. 250 rental for 1GB 3G pack. I wasn't even notified about such new rentals via a message. Then I went and check all my earlier paid bills and found out that I was being charged for these numbers since June 2016. How can I be charged for the numbers without even my consent or approval? Just a comparison, few months back I had taken 3 SIM cards from Airtel and in that case I had to activate each and every number with my address proof on call with their executives. And then they started those SIMs on my ID. And here, I'm being charged for something which I had no freaking idea about!
Hence, I contacted Vodafone support via both Email and Twitter. The responses by the support staff were so pathetic and textbook responses that I lost my faith in Vodafone's service. The support never once called me since I raised my complaint. They always said "they tried reaching me but couldn't connect" but which was not the case. They even tried calling me on some random number (according to them) when I had shared my contact explicitly.
About the 1GB internet pack, few months back, my internet limit had got exhausted, hence I bought a RED 1GB Add-on "One-Time Charge Pack" via myVodafone iOS App. I was under the impression that it will be applicable for that running month only because that's what "One-Time" means at least according to the English Dictionary. I don't know about Vodafone Dictionary. The 1GB pack got active for each month. Now why would I pay for extra internet pack when my own plan's internet quota was enough for me. There is no option to cancel any add-on using the mobile app which points out that Vodafone just wants to extract money from it's users hence there is no option to deactivate any pack in the app.
I used to pay all my bills on timely basis. I refused to pay my bill from September thinking that will catch someone's attention and my complaint will be looked at. I was right but the only attention it caught was I was getting payment due calls. And they said they don't know about my complaint but I have to pay my bill at the earliest and that I have to visit a Vodafone Store to deactivate the SIM cards. Now why would I visit the store for deactivating the cards which I have no idea about. My outgoing has been stopped now! And imagine if those SIM cards were/are used by some random third person and I would be held responsible for their wrong-doings, if any.
I wonder how Vodafone reach it's 200 million users by giving such pathetic service and deceiving it's users. Now I'm fed up with this whole thing. I would be paying my outstanding now and doing MNP to Airtel as there is no resolution here. I am just banging my head to an unresponsive and dumb Vodafone Support.
Vodafone India customer support has been notified about the posted complaint.
I want to deactivate my vodafone corporate connection, as am no more employee of that compay