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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV charged for price lock without consent nor received a decoder!

DSTV - pay for Price Lock without receiving a decoder and did not consent.

We were existing DSTV clients and had to replace our decoder.
We saw the Price Lock Promotion and send a sms.
My husband was contacted by the Price Lock agent, the lady however phoned him back and informed him that he didn't qualify for the Price Lock Promotion due to the fact that he didn't want to provide his banking details telephonically.
We went and bought a new decoder at Hi Fi Corp.
Oct and Nov 2019 - R1 800 (double the premium) was deducted from our banking account, since then an additional R99 gets deducted for Price Lock!
How is that possible? The Price Lock agent specifically phoned my husband to inform him that he did not qualify for Price Lock Promotion, we bought our own decoder!
In sort:
1. There is no mutual agreement/contract between my husband and Price Lock (please listen to their recordings)
2. We did not receive a decoder from Price Lock/DsTv, we bought our own and paid R1800 for the latter at Hi Fi Corporation.
I contacted DSTV on numerous occasions, but with no avail.
Please assist:
Client: Dr PW Lombard
Customer nr: [protected]
Contact details:
e-mail: [protected]@lantic.net
Cell: [protected] (Wynand)
[protected] (Louise - spouse)

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV billing

On 2 january 2020, I wrote to dstv help to request a downgrade of my package from dstv compact to dstv access. On the same day, I received a response stating that "we have scheduled a downgrade of services to dstv access for 01/02/2020 as requested." on the scheduled date, the downgrade did not take place. I resent an email follow up on the 1 february 2020 for a downgrade. I received feedback from daniel thwala on the same day stating "please make a payment of r242.97 to activate dstv access on your account." I made payment but the downgrade was not done.

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV cancellation of dstv and still being deducted

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I phoned multichoice to find out how to cancel subscription June 2019. I was told to phone 5 working days before month end. After more than and hour I cancelled it on the 19th July 2019. The cancellation fee was in my account they never deducted it. I did a change of ownership in August 2019 on my Explorer. The new owner also asked if I have any outstanding fees they told her no. I was contacted by Blake and [censored] Attorneys on the 13 Sept 2019 about outstanding money. I told the lady that phoned me, that Multichoice never deducted the cancellation fee from my account. So I did made the payment and sent it to Blake and [censored] and they told me everything was in order. 1 October 2019, 9 Dec 2019, 2 Jan 2020 Multichoice deducted money for the debit order. I have to pay the bank fees because I do not have the money in account. I am living in Australia since 3 October 2019. So how do I stop Multichoice from debiting my account!

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV subscription / payments

I did a payment for my monthly subscription and now dstv says the didn't receive the proof of such, so now i am sitting without service/subscription and they keep telling me to send the payments to proofofpayments@dstv.com
still while on the phone they don't receive it and i don't get any reply mail with my reference number even though ive send 10 emails to this account i asked the lady for an alternative email and the reply was we don't have one so how does this work? I want a refund of my funds and i want to cancel my subscription if this is the type of service that their customers who carry them must get.
Thank you but no thank you.

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV compact subscription

I have 3 Decoders in defferent locations however i have requested for one decoder to be disconnected, this was not fulfilled and as a result i am now liable to pay over R1800.00 which is even more that the subscription of 3 decoders.

Again i have made a payment and to this day it is not reflecting on my account, i even took a step to send the proof of payment to unallocated to multichoice and i have not recevied any feedback.

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV disconnected services

Good day.

I must say your service is the best hey,
I have been holding for 30minutes to you call center.finally I go throu I ask to speak to one of the supervisor…wow what a joy"mam the supervisor said he cant spek to you he said I should give you this email address and you email him…..what a service!

My Mom'S services are disconnected because she requested to migrate to the Lower package on the 27january and she was told she still have credit (call center agent she spoke to was Nolusindiso).Apparently she did not change my Mom s package as per her request, so she did not help her now her service are disconnected.

I called in to complain, answered by Masanda who could not even give me a number or email address for complains department.she also cannot her us, instead she is insisting that we must pay R450 to reconnect our service and also is not her problem because Nolusindiso did not help us.

Keep us the best joke service guys, Hellopeter will hear about this.

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV accredited installer punched wall & mounted dstv cables below ceiling cornice

Accredited installer punched wall and mounted cables below cornice of a new cealing without concert from me the client. The excuse was he doesn't want to get dirty placing cables thru a newly installed cealing that has pigeons. This was extra view installation and he pulled originally installed cables from the cealing to mount them across the house passage and punched two walls for the extra view installation.
Asked why he didn't use the cealing he said it's the professional standard of DSTV installation and I the customer must buy cable covers to cover the cables he mounted. This cealing is new and was redone end of December 2019. This I believe is unprofessional and me as client did not give approval for damaging my walls. Client is not responsive to calls or requests for fixing this wall

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV refund

Morning all, I just want to share response from Dstv/Multichoice. These people lie and just won't payback your refund back. After being on the ph

one with them for most of December I wrote them an email explaining that I was retrenched and an exemployee of Multichoice. There is a refund on my account R3700. I gave through all details. They got back to me and re-requested my ID number ... I told them to read my email that I send as all the details was on there. They said they sending my query through to HR. Never had any response from HR. I wrote another email and can you believe I was requested to resend my ID, bank statements and so much more. I once again referred to my initial email. Got a response saying they are now sending the payment through to Finance. 12 days later I send a email asking what is happening. For the 3rd time I was requested to send all my details through. ID ... I once again referred them to my 1st email as this was still attached to my latest email. Once again an apology came though. I was told that finance rejected my payment. I once again gave all my details as per there request. They now sending it back to HR for a override. Once again I wrote and email as no one gets back to u. Once again i was told that its back at finance. Day number 3 at finance and waiting. If I as an exemployee from the company is struggling i cannot understand what everyone else must be going through. Please make sure everyone keeps there reference numbers. This is your proof that you have correspondent with them.

The problem is. Higher management does not read what people have to say on these forums so they do not care that there company has a bad name.

It is so regrettable that a company that is delivering an expensive service does not care about there customers. Really sad. I have now got an email address for one of the CEO. I'll keep everyone updated.

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV dstv online profile issue

For 4 months I have being tying to contact DSTV /Multichoice to resolve issues with my online profile. I did a change of Ownership from my late husbands name to my name and since Oct 2019 the decoders linked to my profile is incorrect, I cannot see my billing information and we also cannot use DSTV NOW or Showmax.
I have logged at least 7 incidents/tickets and each time I am told that they are escalating the issue and will get back to me. No one ever gets back to me.
On Tuesday I phoned the call- center again and spoke to a friendly lady called Confidence. After being on the phone for more than an hour, she promised she will phone back at 15h00. 3 days later, still no reply.
I am really fed up and cannot afford to spend hours on the phone or on live chat.

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV poor dstv reception

I hope that this complaint reaches somebody that will respond to my complaint.

I pay nearly R 1000 a month for my Premium subscription.
Since the end of Dec 2019, I have had poor or no reption at all.

I am extremely frustrated that I pay such a large amount monthly to be getting such poor service.

My complaints seemingly have fell on deaf ears. I have called in on numerous occassions.

I am seriously considering cancelling my DSTV subscription as I believe it is total waste of money and I dont believe I should be paying for a service not recieved.

Can someone PLEASE confirm when this will be sorted out before I cancel.

Ricky - [protected]

Extremely Frustated Viewer.

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV charges on my account

I had the worst service ever. Just need you guys to remove the debit order we made.
1. I called on Friday the 24th inquiring about my account which had a balance of R2540 that was to be paid on the 27th Monday of January 2020. Which the balanced was wrongly calculated by DSTV say that I had another account which was a lie and I explained to the guy who was helping me.
He went on saying that he will convey they message to his manager/supervisor and it will be sorted out before the end of that day Friday the 24th.
The references number for that call was ([protected]/i18)
2. I called on Monday after I notice that the money has been taken from my account inquiring again to what happened and explaining to the lady that wS helping me that the debit did damage to my account most of my debit order didn't go through because of this amount not forgetting the reversal charges et.
Her also said she will speak to someone and she put me on hold until the phone hangup on its own that call took more than 30 minute.
I would like to be compensated for all the unpaid debit including the charges.

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV mr delivery advertisement

Good morning. I am referring to the above company's latest advertisement which is currently being aired by DStv, and trust that you will remove this advertisement because it is upsetting, to say the least.

In South Africa there has been a long running campaign to stop the violence against women and children, and yet your latest advertisement promotes exactly verbal and violent abuse against a woman. What a rotter. It seems that it is a sick mind that uses that sort of tactics to promote business.

I am going to lodge a complaint against your advertisement with the Broadcasting Complaints Commission as a I have a huge problem with your advertisement which is very upsetting to watch. I will also copy this message to DStv who seems to think that it is okay to air such violence.

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV incorrect billing

I paid my account of R939.00 on the 28th of December 2019. I have bought a house and my dstv was relocated. Ever since DSTV has billed me for a 3rd decoder which I do not own. I only have 3 explorer decoders. I went to the Uitenhage branch and spoke to the manager Melissa. She explained that they are only agents to DSTV and that they bill me incorrect. She did log a journal on their system, but head office just ignores her. Since then my dstv keeps being disconnected. It was disconnected 29 Dec, 1 Jan, 6 Jan, 8 Jan, 13 Jan, 17 Jan, 21 Jan, 24 Jan, 26 Jan and 28 Jan again. I had to phone in every time or go to the branch. The head office just tells me that my account is in arrears, which is not the case. This is unacceptable for I have been a client for almost 9 years and never was my account disconnect due to none payment. This mistake is by Multi choice self and this needs to be rectify for I am now fed up for this incompetency. It is costing me money to phone and hold on for like 30 minutes every time as well as my petrol

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV explora price lock

i took an explora price lock deal last year in October for R649 on a compact plus subscription..i paid R660 for october withphone banking app cause my debit wasn't activated, november and december i paid on the 20 th R650 but on 28 december its suspended till this year 17 january and i called many and coudnt get help till today price locks fails me

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So I pay my mom's DSTV every month, i pay late because of the job I have. This should not be an issue if there's a late payment fee then please add it to her bill and I will gladly pay it. I from the 08/01/2020 been experiencing problems with DSTV staff, so service was cut due to non payment. I accept, I pay the subscription and Reconnection same day while...

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV wrongly billed for subscriptions I do not have

I have been calling the multichoice contact center since early November 2019 to undo subscriptions that was wrongly added to my account
I purchased a DStv explora decoder from multichoice however I didn't connect it, this was done by a consultant who had no authority from me to connect it, the decoder is still in its box and is not connected at my home. On 06/11/19 I spoke to Fortunate under ref id [protected]-i101 and was advised that this was done in error and she would escalate to the price lock department to reverse. This was never done
I called again after my DStv was disconnected and again was told that the issue was with price lock
On 09/01/20 I spoke to Viogan who said he would escalate yet again however nothing has been done. I called again on 22/01/20 and spoke to Shamila Booysen who fed me the same story. I asked to speak to her manager/team leader (Adrian Philander) however he advised that he was too busy to speak to me and if I wanted I could wait 30 mins if I needed to speak to him. This is pathetic service from DStv and I now demand my refund for the incorrect services with interest that I had to pay in order to reconnect my services
It's no wonder that people are moving away from the service, the consultants have no clue what's going on and the managers are even more pathetic. So much for great customer service!

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV billing and disconnection

My dstv was disconnected due to a billing fault on their part. No manager or supervisor available to assist. The agent couldn't give a reason why exept i have to pay again. I want to disconnect my dstv. Service i down the drain all they want is your money and if they make a mistake the customer has to pay? I don't know why they treat customers like this. And if you want to speak with a supervisor or manager they are all currently busy...

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV dstv south africa

MI bought a Dstv explore on dpp in June 2015 on premium package, iv never missed a payment ever since, was shocked when in 2019 September Dstv tried to debit R37 000 from my account again in October November and December, when I called them they said iv never paid since 2015 n I still owe the decoder n m in arrears so they cut the viewing January 2020 they said I xud pay R3000 of which I paid n yet they said I owe them R1010 for the explore, and they keep saying they resolving and they never do, please advise is there any legal action I cud take against them

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV dstv catch up not working

on the 8-01-2020 i called to downgrade my subscription to R105 package and paid R235 including PVR, but i could not catch up and of my SABC Soapies
i called call centre on the 9/01/2020 was adviced to unpug cable and restart decoder and said it should work but still nothing

on the 16-01-2020 i called again spoke to nomfundo and went through diferrent process for same querie, she advice that i go to settings and format the whole system still i get error when i want to catch up, instead it deleted my movies that i had recorded before

please help fix error or Reimburse my money i paid for PVR
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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV price lock delivery of new explora on 24 months contract

Good day

I am very unhappy, because I have called in and SMS'd on 30 December 2019 to upgrade for another 24 months contract on the price lock.

I have called 5 times already and SMS'd to the price lock number.

The first time they told me that my explora has been delivered already although we received nothing yet.

The second time they told me that the courier collected the explorer on 3 January 2020.

The next time they told me that there is a huge delay.

After that they told me to send an SMS although I get no reaction on my SMS's.

There is no way that I can talk to anybody to follow up on my deliver of my new explora.

Please assist urgently?

Ella Grobler
Supervisor HR Employee Benefits
Operation • SA PGM Segment

Tel: +[protected]
Mobile: +[protected]
Email: Ella.[protected]@sibanyestillwater.com
www.sibanyestillwater.com

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MultiChoice Africa / DSTV reviews first appeared on Complaints Board on Apr 19, 2007. The latest review Dstv internet was posted on Apr 20, 2024. The latest complaint Service was resolved on Jun 13, 2021. MultiChoice Africa / DSTV has an average consumer rating of 1 stars from 2291 reviews. MultiChoice Africa / DSTV has resolved 50 complaints.
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