During September 2017 we activated a new price lock on our premium account with DSTV. Since then my service has been suspended almost 9 times. When I call the Call Centres ( which also take forever ) the person cant see why it has been switched off. We have had various reasons given : double billing , a charge from 3 years back and simply I don't know why - Then they reconnect the service for us. But 4 days in it is suspended again.

We actually went into the Rustenburg centre last Friday - but the same thing - No mam I cant see why - I will re-activate it for you. Get home its active - Yesterday it was switched off once again.

No one is actually fixing the problem they just activate and wait for my call again in 4 days.

This is extremely frustrating since our account is fully paid and I sit without DSTV for at least 1 week since if you add the days up.

Can someone just check the account and fix the freaking error - or we will be cancelling your services and use Netflix.

Regards
Mr Mynhardt
0794911177
8303015045081

Since July 2017 my services has been disconected, reconnected disconnected and this has been going on for 4 months now.
I have emailed proof of payments to several people, 35 email to be correct.
Together wit email from bank.
Today I was told that I supplied invalid proof of payments??????
Seriously, and when I sked what was wrong nobody can answer me, because I want it in writting to supply to the bank.
Yet again without services!!!!!!!!
Out of 5 two of my payments went missing????
How do you explain that..

I had a problem with my Dstv where I have received an error code E48:32. I called the call centre and they advise I should get a agent out to assist. I then follow the instructions and the agent came and look at the signal error then rectified it. I paid them and they left, however before they could driver away I've realised the Tv in one if the bedrooms were not playing all channels, they rectified the problem. That same evening I 've noticed that the problem continued in my tv room. I called the next day and the guy advise that they will assist. However I have been waiting and waiting with no avail. I then continuously tried to get hold of them with no luck. I then called the call centre and they advised that I should go to the closest agent centre to test which I did and they confirmed my recorder is in order. I told them what occurred and the gentlemen said just get another agendt(istaller) I told him it so easy to respond in that manner since he is not the one paying as I will have to pay again. The problem continued and I called the first installer again using a different number he answered and confirmed that he will come out if I can sent him my details via sms, we now three weeks later and still nothing. I am unable to view catch up and a number of other channels, why am I paying you guys so much money without viewing anything when I approached your call enter again, the call centre agent said cancel it. I need this matter to be resolved as a matter of urgency. This is totally unacceptable service.

Here is the installers contact details. 073 091 5581, they are your agent in Rosebank advertised on your website as an authorised agent.

Looking forward to your response.

Regards
Enver

I have applied for an explora on pricelock, which was approved. On 11 august my services was activated, without receiving the explora. I have been phoning almost 8 times and spoke twice to Clinton maduna at pricelock, who said 18 august it will be delivered. Still no explora. I can watch no tv but dstv didn't mind to deduct over a 1000 rand for the service. I need answers. Please phone me on 0815470918 or my husband on0814191348. Martjie yule

I haven't had dstv for a few years now, maybe 2 or 3 years. A few days ago I received a call out of the blue to say I've been handed over due to my dstv account being in overdue. I told the consultant she must be mistaken, I haven't had dstv for quite sometime now. She said no I owe the money as I never called dstv to tell them that I'm cancelling the service I now have been handed over for three hundred and something rand. I can't understand how no notice is given to dstv customers, I.e email, SMS, phone call. Now years down the road I get a call saying I'm handed over. Surely it's against the law to just hand somebody over without any notice given to these customers.
Frankly I will never ever support dstv ever again. Almost R1000 for a service in a country that's in recession and most people can't even afford to pay for tv/entertainment. There is nothing new or exciting about dstv. We would have dstv and cancel it and then perhaps a year or two down the road we would connect again, it was merely repeats of the series etc, programs that we watched the previous time. So basically throwing money away every month.
We now have OVHD which is a once off payment for the decoder, programs are not bad at all. Definitely beats paying nearly R1000 for a service which is basically just on repeat.

I haven't had dstv for a few years now, maybe 2 or 3 years. A few days ago I received a call out of the blue to say I've been handed over due to my dstv account being in overdue. I told the consultant she must be mistaken, I haven't had dstv for quite sometime now. She said no I owe the money as I never called dstv to tell them that I'm cancelling the service I now have been handed over for three hundred and something rand. I can't understand how no notice is given to dstv customers, I.e email, SMS, phone call. Now years down the road I get a call saying I'm handed over. Surely it's against the law to just hand somebody over without any notice given to these customers.
Frankly I will never ever support dstv ever again. Almost R1000 for a service in a country that's in recession and most people can't even afford to pay for tv/entertainment. There is nothing new or exciting about dstv. We would have dstv and cancel it and then perhaps a year or two down the road we would connect again, it was merely repeats of the series etc, programs that we watched the previous time. So basically throwing money away every month.
We now have OVHD which is a once off payment for the decoder, programs are not bad at all. Definitely beats paying nearly R1000 for a service which is basically just on repeat.

Multichoice (DSTV) is most probably the most unprofesional company I have ever had to deal with. They have absolute zero ownership and accountability towards their consumers (customers).
They have taken the believe that we need them more then they need us.
When talking to agents that does not LISTEN and talk to you as if you are an idiot and when you want to complain they forward you to another person that cares even less.
Asking them for a telephone number to take the matter further with their Head Office they give you a number that either does not exist or a number that is automated and just redirecst you to the call centre that you just received the number from.
Apparently Multichoice (DSTV) Head Office does not exist and/ or the executives of this company plainly does not care what is going on on the ground of their company.
I can not believe that one can be given the run around from a company this size.
Looking for the telephone number on the web is just as useless as this number does the same thing, redirecting you to an automated switchboard.
Clearly the people in this company does not want to hear about any problems and/ or plainly just does not worry about any frustrations from their consumers their money comes from.

in March i was disconnected and phoned DSTV requesting to be subscribed to a lower package, the lady advised that it cant be done in that month and only can be done the following month so i must pay the subscription of the package im currently on, she gave me the amount to pay, i paid. In May i went and bought a lower package and i phoned DSTV for reconnection, they told me that i have to pay the higher package and i told them that but i have notified you that i can no longer afford this package, they reconnected me and promised to search for the call i made notifying them. In June i went and paid the package amount i paid last month and phoned them, they told me im owing , i asked why and recited the whole story, they told me they cant see anything that ive notified them but will call me back. No one called me back instead i received a message that i v been dsconnected, i phoned again when i recieved this message asked the lady to call me back as i didnt have enough airtime, the lady said she ant she is not allowed to, i told her the story, she said she is gonna come back to me but i am reconnect, yes i was , i ran out of airtime and the converstaion ended.

This morning i switch on my tv , im disconnected, i check my phone , there is a message that i have been disconnected.

i feel that im being bullied by DSTV, additional to the subscriptions i have to have airtime to phone them, they only came bak to me when they promised to listen to the calls iv made, they never came back to me on the outcome , i have to spend a lot of airtime calling dstv, why cant they call me. The other thing i picked up during my conversation with the guy is that in May i should have called on the due date to be changed to a lower package and i have told him that i did not have airtime on the day and i though it was sufficifent enought that iv called in March and notified them ,they should have put the reminder on their side that this client is to be downgraded the following month, this is bulling.

Now iv paid but im disconencted, no one calls me but i have to spend on airtime and call them.This is grossly aunfair and bullying.

card no: 1036037646

Hi Dstv send out mails to there clients that all customers get 4 new channels and when i checked this is not working. Then i go back and read on the link and the it says its avail only to certain packages and not all customers. Misleading and fulse advertising. [email protected]

Dstv are now send out mails that all dstv customers get 4 new channels and i checked and this is not true. Then i go back and look at the website if specify its only avail to some package and not all. This is very misleading and untrue. Fulse advertising. [email protected]

I have renewed my contract with DSTV in March 2017. They promised to cancel the previous subscription. In April 2017 they overcharged me for two subscriptions. In April 2017 I again contacted them and they apologised and mentioned it will be sorted out immediately. In May 2017 they overcharged me by R800. I am now paying R1900.00 for one dstv subscription and indian bouquet. I contacted them again on 16 May 2017 whereby the financial consultant could not even understand my account. If DSTV call centre are incompetent who do I actually complain to in order for this problem to be solved. Service in South Africa is really pathetic and it is getting much worse as incompetent people are being employed.

Unhappy customer since DSTV delivered my Explorer but installers doesn't want to install because they were not payed for their work since from December last year.

Since Dec i've been trying to sort out my account.
DSTV charge me for 2 full packages i've only got 1.
Every second day they suspend my dstv.
I've been on the phone for hours explaining the same story over and over.
Every time the do understand and promise to sort out and refund me my money....next day cut off again.

I really need help and don't know what to do anymore.

I’ve had enough with dstv…2016 September my dstv was disconnected 4 times in that month, I called in spoke to Nomathamsaqa who advised that no payment was received was ask to email prove of payment which was my bank statement at that time since it was an EFT payment. She apologized reconnected me after 4 days again was disconnected again called in with my airtime another lady assisted me that time, tells me I have not paid! Had to explain to her that I was disconnected last week I’ve sent through proof of payment, she checked saw it and told me the lady that assisted last time (Nomathamsanqa) didn’t do it correctly she assured me it was done this time apologized and reconnect.

Again after 2 days was disconnected called in explained same story after a long argument was told it has been sorted out. 3 days later was disconnected again spoke to a gentlemen this time explained over again some story he said the 3 ladies that assisted didn’t attach my bank statement they were just reconnecting me the system showed I have not paid hence disconnection. He stated that it was an error on their side he has sorted it out I will be connected. This was a huge frustration I decided rather not have dstv it’s pointless. On the 04 March 2017 went to Durban central offices to pay for my dstv was told I owe R600!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I ask the lady Phumelele Mbatha who assisted me, she checked on her system and tells me I did not pay in August 2016. My question to her was I did not pay in August 2016 yet I was never disconnected? She told me to please wait went to her supervisor and then tells me she and her supervisor checked they were payment received in August but again I did not pay in September 2016 Yes that story again….. had to explain to her that I paid and was even ask to send through proof of payment, she checked on her system and saw the attached proof of pay she then ask me to please wait she’s going to speak to her supervisor again spent almost 30mins waiting for her going back and forth. Eventually she comes back and tells me that the September payment wasn’t allocated to my account hence I owe R600, she advised me that her supervisor will sort it out. She tells me to pay R335.00 since she saw on her system that they owe me. I advised her that I want to upgrade from compact to extra she then says I should add R170.00. Dstv extra is R445.00 yet I was told to pay a total of R505 for what I don’t know.

I arrive home that day guess what??? My dstv was disconnect, called in spoke to Darren who told me that I owe R445.00 I inform him that I just paid R 505.00 and he tells me that I paid R170.00! We both argue on the phone he tells me to please hold on, he comes back and tells me that from the R505 amount I paid R335 was revised buy dstv I ask why he has no explanation what’s so ever but tells me he will reconnect and send an email cause it’s an error on their side. He did reconnect again after 3days I was disconnect again had to call your offices but nobody seems to know what was going on” they all kept on telling me that they escalating and she connected me again. Yesterday was disconnected again had to call in we fought over the phone.

Is this happening to everyone or is it just me???????? dstv has been escalating this matter since last year nothing ever gets done the service is beyond pathetic and it saddens me that such a huge company yet no good is done. I’m also still waiting for my statement since March 2016 that I had requested when I paid for my dstv after 10 days was disconnected and I was told I need to pay again which I did. I’ve been requesting for my statement since then. I pay yet I'm not allowed to watch what I pay for? Sort this mess out or else I will report you I am feed up with you people.

Why are we paying for services and it is so poor. Everytime it rains or there is a cloud then the message says there is no signal due to bad weather. Id this continues i will stop my Dstv.

Very disappointed with DSTV client service. My husband and I have been calling to apply for the price lock option and we have spent more than R140 in airtime just to be told they can't do the application as someone has to call us back. We both sent more than one sms to be called back. We did however got one call that we missed so we sent a sms again and called. We got told someone will call us back by the end of the day it's been 2 days and no call. Very disappointed as a potential new customers. As we started the process on the 28th of December it's now the 1st of January.

It seems I have made the mistake to take a price lock with Dstv. The fact that there should be a fixed debit order in place does not make any deference to this company. There has again this month (December) been incorrect deduction made for my account. This should be a fixed amount and the same happened in the start of this so called contract but it seems this company can do whatever they want when they want.

I am absolutely livid with the way DSTV has treated me as a customer when I applied for the Price Lock campaign that they are running. I was approved for the campaign on the 30 November 2016, I was informed I would be getting the decoder within 2 to 4 days. On the 2 December 2016 I received an sms confirming that my order was dispatched and later on the day I received a text saying my smartcard is activated. On the 05/12/2016 I made contact with DSTV to follow up on my Decoder. I spoke to a consultant who advised that the decoder was dispatched on the 04/12/2016 which was a Sunday. She gave me a contact number for the delivery guys who I called and was informed they do not do the package that I chose and do not deliver on a Sunday. I made another call to the DSTV call centre and spoke to a different lady and she informed she would escalate the call.
Due to no further communication, I contacted the DSTV call centre again on the 06/12/2016 and spoke to a gentleman who informed that the decoder was dispatched to me at my address. I informed him that this was not possible as I did not receive the decoder. He then gave me a case no: 8323663 and said they would revert to me.
After two days of no communication, I contacted the DSTV call centre and spoke to a lady that said the decoder had been dispatched to me again! I told her the same story all over again.. She then gave me a new contact number for the guys that deliver the decoders which I contacted and was also told it was delivered to my house. The lady that I spoke to gave me a person's name that I have never heard of in my life.
Due to the fact that my service is now activate and I have no idea what is going on and feel this is absolutely ridiculous that they would not even verify the person that they handed over the decoder to, it makes me feel sceptical about how confidential will DSTV be with regards to the personal information that we need to provide when applying for this service!

It sounds as if DSTV thinks that they are doing us a favour when we in actual fact are paying for this service.
I have tried to resolve the matter without blowing it out of proportion but it is simply too much to take in.

firstly on the 25/11/2016 i called DSTV customer service to find out what documentation do i need to change ownership and incorrect information was given. On the 27/11/2016 we went back to DSTV in Maponya mall to change ownership and we we told that change of ownership will be done on the 28/11/2016 as the insurance department needs to be informed and they only available during business days. On Tuesday 28/11/2016 i phoned Maponya mall and spoke to consultant that has assisted us from day one 27/11/2016 (Mr N Khumalo) and he has informed us that ownership has been changed. 29 and 30/11/2016 DSTV connection was switch off. So i called Khumalo again on the 30/11/2016 to find out when will DSTV be connected again because ownership has been done. Only then has he informed me that the new owner needs to make a payment before dstv can be connected again (We were not informed about this before hand). I made that payment 30/11/2016 shortly after the conversation. On the 01/12/2016 i have called once again and spoke with Khumalo and he confirmed that funds was received and that he has connected the dstv just to find that only one channel was active. New owner has to take time off from her busy schedule to find assistance on dstv twitter assistance and consultant give excellent service.


NOW AFTER ALL THIS DRAMA , CONFUSION , FRUSTRATION, WASTE OF AIRTIME AND DATA AND EARLY PAYMENT FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER THE DEBIT ORDER RUNS FROM MY ACCOUNT ON THE 02/12/2016. SEEING I PAID REQUIRED FUND ON THE 30/11/2016. THERE IS NO FUNDS IN My ACCOUNT SO IT WILL RESULT IN A RETURN DEBIT ORDER AND BAD CREDIT RECORD. I HAVE APPLIED FOR A HOME LOAN AND THIS WILL SURELY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON MY APPLICATION.

I NEED THIS MATTER TO BE RECTIFIED AND UNPAID CHARGERS TO BE PAID AND AN APOLOGY LETTER TO BE GIVEN ASAP.

There are repeats on every channel absolutely nothing to watch on DSTV we are paying alot and not getting value for money. DsTv is charging a fortune and there are too many repeats of all the movies and series this needs to change asap

Good day
I have applied for the new dest explorer in January 2016 , they did approved me and came and installed it for me with a fix premium of R899 for 2 years, with a debit order plan to go off every month, but then I got home on the 7 November and my dstv have been suspended . So then I called the customer call centre to find out what is the problem , the consultand told me its suspended because I have a outstanding ammount for R9000-00 on my account , I then told her how can this be possible she told me that the debit order have been cancelled and it's switch back to cash payment ??? Without my concent they have made changes,on my account so I told the consultand that I dident give permission for that change and a dident receved any call or email or SMS or any account bill for my dstv to confirm that. I whatch dstv for 9 months with no problem what so ever, why dident DSTV calld me and told me that there are changes made ?????? Then I ask the consultand if there are any other person I can speak to regarding my account so I can make arrangements for the outstanding account and she told me that there are the DPD department, but they don't take any calls. So she confirms that she is going to send an email to the DPD department and someone will call me back the same day, but she also refers me to the dstv branch in linwood Pretoria that could arrange the payment arrangement for me, so I went there and spoke to them with no help they told me I must call the dstv customer centre, to arrange that. With no help there I calld them again on the 10/11/2016 and spoke to a consultand Susan regarding the problem and she also told me its is going to be referd to the DPD department. I ask her if I could speak to her suppervicer and she told me that I can't every suppervicer is in a meeting. I ask her ok can I then speak to someone in a higher possition and she told me NO there are no one I can speak to, but they will call me back until today.i realy think it's is verry verry verry BAD SERVICE from dstv.

I have being calling dstv from the 26 to transfer a hd pvr onto my name. After be advised its 24 hr to 48 hrs it was only done on the 30 oct after many more emails and calls up yo date I stil have no signal I was told to recable I got to technicals to come in stil nothing I was then told to take it for testing both devices were tested and is fine after about 50 calls no help and no signal yet the preium will stil be deducted. I called yesterdat five to six times and am waitinh for thtee agents to stil call me back
I was on hold once for more than twenty minutes I wasted tyn data and money on airtime

I have logged several cases and wasted my time on lengthy telephone calls to the accounts department to rectify my account.
we had moved over to a PVR and all other decoders were inactive, however Multichoice was still billing me for insurance premiums for about 18 months where they could obviously see what was active and inactive. Telephone call ref 42368257-i23 / ref 42368257- i31. The credit was granted, however Multichoice found every reason to bill against this credit eg. for services that was disconnected since March 2016/ for insurance premiums which were not scheduled to be disconnected in the correct month....the case ##7566357/ #6833088.... Telephone call ref# 43268257-I-71/ 42368257 - I - 84...

Today same story - will log a case to credit and refund and escalate....yada yada yada....
what a waste.

In short.
Dstv disconnected my services after,as they stated, their debit order returned unpaid. After I asked them twice if the debit order was in place, and received WRITTEN CONFIRMATION that it was And that the payment has been received by them.
I sent my bank statements as they requested, to show that I indeed had sufficient funds available at the tme.
But they are still 'investigating' and my dstv has been disconnected again.

Apart from their poor customer service, they are incompetent to do their work and make mistakes on their side, then tell you whatever they want just to avoid the fact that they made a mistake, a mistake we have to pay for..
And if we don't pay, they simply disconnect your dstv until you pay..
Unlike the call centre, most of us need to work in extreme heat and cold to pay our subscriptions, to watch constant repeats, and some rugby on the weekends... Then we have to deal with abovementioned as well.
And don't get me started on the 'self help app ' crap!!!!

Anycase, this incident happened twice now.. I dont know what to do or where to complain anymore, can someone please help me?

Chris
[email protected]

this is the email i have been trying to send dstv for more than 6 hours to no avail.


12:43pm
02/08/2016


Regarding FRAUD on DSTV account 43446252 FJ Swanepoel 8011280376087.


To whom it may concern,

I have now come to the point where I have had enough, for the past four months I have been connected each week; then suspended after several days for a nonpayment claim, this continues to persist each week. Every time I have to contact DSTV and add a additional R80 on my cell phone bill. Every time I phone in I am told we have been upgraded to the "full" package, without my consent and have been disconected as the amount was not paid. Now I am also informed that we have outstanding payments. I do not wish to pay for the full package as we only watch the channels that show on the package we choose. I get suspended for nonpayment, but I pay each month, I get upgraded without contacting DSTV and requesting a upgrade. I want my airtime refunded! I want my DSTV account reconnected! and I want it done promptly. I will be taking DSTV to the fraud and claims department as this is fraud on your side. We have been customers with MultiChoice since 2006. Your services are terrible, and I will never recommend you to anyone, ever! Each consultant has hisher own explanation each time we contact in. After much arguing and running back and forth from agent to office and back again, we were now told by a call agent, "the system automatically upgraded you", how on gods earth is this possible. I am unsatisfied and extremely irritated! I have sent a email to the consumer council regarding this.
I have been trying to contact you via email on 8 different websites and have not been successful, so what does this tell me regarding the fraud in your company.
I wish to not take a case any further but will have to as you refuse to resolve the issue.


Mr P Swanepoel
0815170509