An R11k bill could be construed as reckless lending IMO. Where is the new consumer protection act when you need it?Originally Posted by RPG_Fan
An R11k bill could be construed as reckless lending IMO. Where is the new consumer protection act when you need it?
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Utter madness I say watson!
I guess that is one way how to maximize profit.. screw the consumer and make tons.
Reminds me of the redonkulous prices of sms'es.. only something like R5k/MB :/
The question is, why does MTN allow this to happen!? It doesnt make sense to pay for a databundle, then they send you and sms saying you need to activate the darn thing. You bought it cos you want to use it! At vodacom is awake on this! Also drives me nuts how data expires!
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I can think of at least 11,000 reasons.
mmm!mtn network is damn fast indeed,but guys why do you ignore part of the sms that clearly state that the bundle should be activated?can we hold mtn responsible for this mess if the user neglected to read a short sms in full?
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If it makes u feel any better, when the huawei wireless modems were first introduced, I somehow ended up signing a 2 year contract with Autopage/Mtn was my network choice. I chose the 500mb Data contract, which at the time was R249 per month with 500mb data usage per month at 3.6mbps speeds. Over the span of my 2 year contract, I forked out over R14K in bills, with my highest being close to R5K on the first month. I sure did learn my lesson......the hard way. Honestly, at the time, I didn't know watching youtube videos was considered as cap usageAnyway, I had to take a screenshot of "my account" on the Autopage site........just as a reminder
I'd go with this
would the consumer be liable if this happens on prepaid though? (that your speeds don't get limited for some reason)
^How would it happen on prepaid ?
Lol Keeper's a rich bastard... loading R11000 worth of airtime!!
The only contract i will consider is a TopUp so that these things may never happen, its like something out of a horror movie! Shame guy i hope they cut you some short of slack
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No, I mean like say you buy the 24hour uncapped option, on prepaid, right, but it doesn't throttle you and you download at full speed
it has happened to me before
Legally, I doubt MTN can still bill you for downloading a few Gig's due to throttle speed not being reduced(on a prepaid sim). Remember, the package is called "UNLIMITED" access for 24hrs. Prepaid is still the safest for broadband internet access IMO.
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Were you held liable?
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no......just asking if you can be held liable on prepaid. I believe you can't, but after this thread I just wanted to get some opinions...
I doubt if they'll bother with your complaint. I had a similar case with Vodacom a while ago and ended up paying. They simply shook the whole thing of as me being an idiot and I didn't know what I was doing. The manager at the shop said something like "You probably didn't read the message properly so you're at fault"
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they cannot bill you, if you transfer data @unthrottled speeds on the prepaid "unlimited offer"
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