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dejadeadnz

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#270472 11-May-2020 12:29
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@JasonParis

 

Direct debit/accounts systems still not working acceptably and you aren't living up to promises made on your own website

 

My dad had his own interesting experience with trying to arrange an ongoing DD using his credit card. Your website processed the request twice and seemingly accepted his request. After first instance some VF call centre CSR e-mailed back with an e-mail that had no content in the body but a big long subject suggesting something had gone wrong and that he should try again (it made zero sense when comprehended using ordinary rules of English grammar). He actually thought it was a phishing attempt and ignored it. Fast forward a bit and he got pinged with a late payment penalty because the DD didn't happen. He tried it again online and it seemed to have worked again and then he got the same stupid e-mail.

 

Finally, he rang someone up, gave them a piece of his mind, and they sorted it out, apologised, and waived the penalty. My question is this: why does VF constantly fail the same way and why are you promising people a particular degree of support/assistance during this difficult time but end up offering something less? This is pretty low.

 

I am still a VF fixed broadband customer although as a matter of ethics, I really question this relationship given these revelations.

 

 

 

 


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  #2481144 11-May-2020 13:02
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Very fair for you to be annoyed with this - I would be too. It's not good enough, especially at a time when there is already so much uncertainty around. I'll get the team to check out this process and see where it is going wrong - but in the interim, can you please drop me a quick note with the account details to Jason.paris@vodafone.com and I'll get this sorted now for you. Apologies again and thanks for letting me know.

 

 

 

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  #2481200 11-May-2020 14:40
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JasonParis:

 

Very fair for you to be annoyed with this - I would be too. It's not good enough, especially at a time when there is already so much uncertainty around. I'll get the team to check out this process and see where it is going wrong - but in the interim, can you please drop me a quick note with the account details to Jason.paris@vodafone.com and I'll get this sorted now for you. Apologies again and thanks for letting me know.

 

JP

 

 

@JasonParis - just to clarify my dad's problem got sorted, so no action required there. But you really need to give some people a kick up the behind if there's been genuinely a case where senior management has agreed on a COVID support package but people aren't implementing this. The ongoing policy/expectation and execution gap between the management and operational arms of VF is becoming wider than a chasm.

 

 


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  #2481203 11-May-2020 14:44
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dejadeadnz:

 

JasonParis:

 

Very fair for you to be annoyed with this - I would be too. It's not good enough, especially at a time when there is already so much uncertainty around. I'll get the team to check out this process and see where it is going wrong - but in the interim, can you please drop me a quick note with the account details to Jason.paris@vodafone.com and I'll get this sorted now for you. Apologies again and thanks for letting me know.

 

JP

 

 

@JasonParis - just to clarify my dad's problem got sorted, so no action required there. But you really need to give some people a kick up the behind if there's been genuinely a case where senior management has agreed on a COVID support package but people aren't implementing this. The ongoing policy/expectation and execution gap between the management and operational arms of VF is becoming wider than a chasm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Got it. Our policy is clear and easy (relatively) to follow and implement for our teams - so there is no excuse for these mistakes to happen. I share your frustration. Don't hesitate to drop me a note if I can help in the future.

 

 

 

JP





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  #2481334 11-May-2020 15:52
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@JasonParis

 

To be fair, I do agree that your COVID-19 policies are pretty clear, especially if people read them not just purely for their words but also the underlying intent. I can see how the overly literal (speaking purely as an interested spectator who handles internal operational risks issues for a large corporate, amongst other things) would take things to mean that people who have suffered hardship need to contact VF before they will get relief from being disconnected etc:

 

From 26 March 2020, for an initial period of 6 months, we will not disconnect or charge late fees to any Vodafone NZ customers experiencing financial hardship as a result of Covid-19, including consumers and small to medium sized businesses. Customers experiencing financial hardship or who meet the Government criteria for financial hardship as a result of Covid-19 should get in touch with us to discuss.

 

Maybe just make clear to staff that no disconnections and no late fees must automatically apply from 26 March 2020 and change the wording to the second sentence to something like "We also encourage customers experience financial hardship or who meet the Government criteria for financial hardship as a result of Covid-19 to get in touch with us to discuss your options".

 

 


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  #2481849 12-May-2020 12:26
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I have a similar problem.  My father-in-law (88 years old) wants to cancel all his vodafone services because he's moved house and now lives with his son.

 

Even though I'm a delegate on the father-in-laws vodafone account they won't let me cancel the services on his behalf.  He's tried calling Vodafone but struggles to hear and understand the people he's talking to.  He essentially has to keep paying for services he's not using until he can make his way into a vodafone shop and cancel in person.

 

Extremely frustrating.


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