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Cell C earns a 3.8-star rating from 7 reviews and 2116 complaints, indicating that most mobile network users are satisfied with service.

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Cell C Terrible service

Cell c has been stealing money from me in 2017 there was fraud in my account and they couldn't debit it was resolved and they continues debuting my account without but I didn't get airtime or data from them as per contract agreement in June 2019 I went to cell c Bedfordview to get answered about my issue I was told it's too late they won't credit me where was I all this time basically they took my money for nothing and they won't do anything about it I requested they cancel my account they didn't and I changed bank accounts they couldn't get money from me anymore. Now they handed my account over and when I call them their agents are rude and defensive no one is willing to listen to my problem I've sent hello Peter complaints I'm ignored I sent emails to their detentions department I'm ignored I don't know what to do anymore my number [protected] contract number with cell c [protected]

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Cell C Service levels ...terrible ...

I have 3 contracts with Cell all due to expire this year but at different months. From January this year i have been inudated with calls from your call centre and i have been telling them all contracts need to be cancelled, however instead of cancelling they continue to call me and make all different offers which is I am not interested in. Today called in to cancel the contracts ...today is the 4th March .. i was told by Clive from cancellations dept that they will only be cancelled at the end of April and tha that i will still be debited at the end of april... my question arises from the 4th March to 30th April is that 30 days?

when we sigining up contracts we dont wait 3 days do we?

This is one of the reasons why i wont deal with you people ...rude incomptetent staff ...

I await your comments.

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Cell C Fraud claim

Good Day

Please note that R200 was deducted from my Standard Bank account in December. I reversed this transaction as I have no contracts with Cell C.

Today I have applied for an overdraft with Standard Bank however as there was this activity on my account I need Cell C to take this up as I cannot apply for anything on my Standard Bank account. The South African Fraud department have noted to Standard Bank that Cell C need to sort this out as it was their activity.

I have been given 2 numbers which no one is answering and I need this resolved in the next 24 hours.

I would appreciate your prompt reply on this as this is affecting me and it was Cell C who deducted the money without my knowledge until it had come out of my account.

I would like this to be dealt with as a matter of urgency.

Regards
Karen

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Cell C Fraudulent Contract

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On the 31 January a transaction of R400 went off on my account, it was from Cell C. I then went to the nearest store to inquire what the transaction was all about. i was told that my details were used to take out two cellphone contracts at a cell c store by a consultant named Hendrick Sello. I then contacted cell c support so that they can assist me. I gave them all the details they requested, but till this day the issue has not been resolved, today another transaction of R1300 went off from Cell C.

I am therefore thinking that opening a fraud case with the police would assist me and taking further legal actions such as defamation of character and suing the company as this is damaging my credit report.

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Cell C Cell C Insurance

I had a very bad experience with the cell c device insurance. My claim was made on the 30th January 2020. The service received was extremely bad I have to constantly call for updates and the agents are rude and not helpful. I was informed that a replacement device was ordered on the 18th February 2020 and delivery to my selected store would take up to 7 working days. I was told to wait for a tracking number and follow up today. This morning at 09:00 agents by the name of Lehlohonolo and Lindiwe refused to transfer my call to their team leader and hung up on me on both occasions. I requested telephone recordings of the conversations to lay a formal complaint and still haven't received any feedback. The 7 days waiting period has passed and I still have NO device.

TICKET ID - 532542 & 921215

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Cell C repair services and claims services

Good day, i am discussed with the service i am receiving from cell c at this moment.

Lets start from the beginning, last year the 23rd of October 2019 i booked my Huawei mate 20 lite in to repair my screen, i still have not received my phone back.

After going back and forth with emails and phone calls i received an email on the 3rd of February 2020 that my claim has been approved by the claims department and will go into repairs now and that it will take another 7-14 working days for the repairs.

I phoned cell c repairs today(25 February 2020) to find out whats going on with the repair of my phone, the lady from cell c repair said that the system or status of approval was only given this morning and that it will take another 5-7 working days before my phone will be done.

It has been 4 to 5 months that i have not had my phone and keep on paying for the device, i have more than one contract with cell c and think that this is unacceptable.

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Cell C Cell C and insurance

I took a contract with cell C in 2005/2006 and I also had full insurance, I've claimed twice with the insurance already in 2006, unfortunately my company closed in 2008 and I notified cell C upon which I was advised to send through my documents and it would be covered under insurance and that I did. Last year 2019 I discovered that I could not qualify for a cellphone contract.I called cell C and was told I owe +R2000 and I never had insurance, how did I claim twice if I didn't have insurance.As a consumer this is bridge of contract and unfair practice. I've called compla

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Cell C customer care

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What is wrong with the service of Cell C and the people that is not equipped to be of assitance. I have asked a simple question, made it clear what I require and it was said that my request should not be a problem and that the person who assisted me would be able to help me. Just to receive information by e-mail that I did not require or ask for. I don't have any words except really?

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Cell C sim swap

Hi i am John Macwili cell no [protected] and my email address is john.[protected]@gmail.com i was using cell c for the past 5 years and now i lost my phone on monday the 3rd February 2020. i have been calling cell c customer care for several times without success. the consultants there looks they do not know what they doing let alone the cell c outlet in Randburg Square the guys there did not want to help me at all as i went there 3 times without being helped. Reason they say the sim card is not registered under my name though i was using it for more than 5 years. if you call the customer care they will tell you that you failed the security questions they cant help you . you are my last hope i want to use my no as i have been using this no for years and now it looks like i will not be able to use it again. Cell c service in general is disgusting, i was told to go to any Police Station to do an affidavit and take it to any cell c outlet so they can help me, to my surprise when i got there i was told that they dont accept any affidavits . so its back and forth please help me.

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Cell C Fraudulent account

My name is Reginah ID no [protected]. My email address is [protected]@gmail.com. I made request on my credit report. When I got the report it shows that I opened 2 contracts with glocell pty ltd 2018 0ctober of which is not true. I called last year November after finding out and the person I spoke to confirmed that it was a fraudulent account and they will clear my name within 21 days till today they haven't resolved my problem and I can't open any account now since I'm blacklisted. Can someone please help me where I can report this company.

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Cell C data not rolled over - [protected]

I lost the device and didn't claim insurance in September. After many attemps to do a sim-swop I am still not being helped at all

Today I received an sms stating you they unable to assist with sim-swop because there was no activity on the sim

1 - Did the money you deducted from my account include 500 panicle which include day + night data + Calling
2 - Was the debit order reduced because there was no activity on the sim?

If not

1 - What was the money used for that was taken from my account?
2 - What is your solution to all of this as I am NOT accepting the fact that you took money from me and did not give me service
3 - I also PAID for the sim-swops to be done……………..so do you think as a customer CellC can just say sorry and I must accept?

The reason for not using this number so long is BECAUSE I have been to your branches several times and no luck

Please do not tell me to waste one more day going to your branches and pay for service I'm not getting

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Jan 31, 2020 2:50 am UTC

How can anyone make contact with this e-mail address?
[protected]@cellc.co.za.
my number to call is [protected]

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Cell C employee kyle veraza, not giving necessary details to customer

It is my nearest store, and I have problems with my billing. I asked Kyle via email and in person for the Cell C head office contact details, and I am not getting anything. I also received the incorrect email address for unresolved matters. I asked for the correct address and I am simply ignored.
Meanwhile my credit record is affected due to the fact that Cell C billed me TRIPLE of what they were supposed to for a few months. Cell C is unable to assist me via their customer service channels.

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Feb 15, 2020 4:09 am UTC

johan.pretorius365@gmail.com

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Feb 13, 2020 6:23 am UTC

Call me on [protected] between 15h00 and 16h00 today 13/2 or tomorrow at that time.

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Feb 07, 2020 4:27 am UTC

[protected]@cellc.co.za. does HOT work!

I tried [protected]@cellc.co.za.
I tried [protected]@cellc.co.za
I tried protected@cellc.co.za

please send the correct email address

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Cell C paid up letter

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I have paid up my cellc contract, but now it seems that it appears on my credit report, I requested a paid up letter on monday 27th of jan, and today I phone as I have not recieved it, just to find out that my request was not done and it has to be done again, and I have to wait another 48 hours, and I really need the paid up letter as in today.

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Cell C false advertising/display on app/ deceptive

Good day,

I have downloaded the Cell C app on my phone.
And something has been bothering me. I have bought airtime and data
On the App as advertised on the 30 day Double up.
Your App specifies Nite Data. My normal data is being used after 19hoo in the evening, as that was what it was previously.
I would expect Nite date to be from 19h00(In the evening -06h00(morning)
Which is a total of 11 Hours to spend on Nite data.
So what it comes down to is that most months my 30 day Nite day expires without being used. And my normal date has been used up.

Please reimburse for expenses incurred on Cell C App.
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Regards
Loshane Ford
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Cell C paid up letter

My is bafana mlambo and I used to have a contract with cell c.

When my initial contract ended I wanted to cancel with them they offered me some contract for airtime and data then I lost my sim card and they failed to assist me with sim swap as I could not remember the people I called.

I just want my paid up letter so that I can purchase a property because apparently I was blacklisted by you guys and this hinders my progress.

Can someone call me or email the letter to me because I paid in full.

Please attend to this asap as I will lose out on the property

Cell: [protected]
Email: mlamboba. [protected]@gmail.com

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Jan 30, 2020 6:02 am UTC

name: bafana mlambo -[protected] /[protected]

you know i am so surprised of how you guys operate as someone called me yesterday from the legal to send me the paid letter and today i called in to follow up and i was advised differently that as per their system it doesn't show who called me and there was no case opened.

the reference i received on Tuesday is [protected]

and the case number i received today is [protected].

can someone do their job the best way they know how, taking into considerations someone's needs assist me asap cause am really bored of all this

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Cell C faulty laptop

8 days later and after numerous follow ups my laptop still has not been collected. Received a faulty laptop on contract 2019 June. My warranty with hp has apparently expired leaving me with no option but to unfortunately refer the laptop back to cell c. Every follow up is the same feedback, 'i will escalate with the courier company'. Spoke to an apparent manager by they name of Bongani who is as useless as the call centre consultants. I will no longer make a single payment to cell c until that laptop is collected and repaired accordingly.

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Cell C sim swap

I have been going around in circles to change my number with Cell C. I was told to visit the store and now my sim card is still not working. I already went into the store 3 times and still no help. I paid for a cellphone number I did not need, thereafter I paid for a number change of R255. I still am unable to use my cellphone and the funds will be deducted at the end of the month. I had enough of this pathetic service.

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Cell C sttruggling to get my paid-up letter since monday

I mack mooketsi id no [protected] cell [protected] contacted cellc contract dept to request my paid letter. Then the matter was escalated to legal dept then they provide me a case no [protected] and they promised me to wait for 48 hours. Yesterday on the 16th I contacted them to follow-up again they created another case no [protected] for me. I was by assisted by a rude lady called fina kose saying that I will wait for another 7 days. Then ask her about what happened to case no [protected] she said there's no response on it I mst wait for second one. Dats not me please I need my paid-up letter cellc thanks mack altv no [protected]

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Cell C payments not reflecting

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My name is sithandiwe sibiya I have a 24 month contract with cell c which is coming to an end in january. I sent payments via eft on the 28/12 which I assume by cell c I used the wrong ref number. I have emailed about 7 proof of payments to the relevant department at cell c. Yet till today no1 has gotten back to me and yesterday 15/01 my line got cut of. I am upset because I know iv made payments and for the past 23 months I have never missed payments, I am not even given the benefit of the doubt. Can I kindly get assisted on my query and have my line up and running again. The number in question is [protected]. The reference I received from the contact centre this morning after they logged a query is [protected]

Kind regards
S. Sibiya

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Cell C cell c fibre cancelation: - account # [protected]

Herewith all emails I send to Cell c for cancellation and still they charge me
I have a contract with them but fell ill and move then to Kroonstad to be near my doughter and the doctor. Kroonstad do not have Cell C Fibre they can not give me service but they keep on charging me for a cervice they can not deliver. On the 18the November I send them a email for cancelation but it is not done. Herewith all email I send to them. PLEAQSE help in this regard, I do not help to talk to tehm

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