Seeing a massive flood of people who can't make calls or send SMS

[HideInLight]

https://www.facebook.com/Vodacom

They keep popping up.

 

[Pure_Acid]

Can't view Facebook at work but i am getting "Protocol stack error" when trying to send SMS's.

 

[Sonic2k]

Ah, is Vodascum borked again?
Instead of spending money on new network equipment and more backhaul they bought the chieftans some new shiny cars instead?

 

[Jola]

Same here, and their Web site is stuffed, no balance information.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Is this problem tied in with their birthday gift over the weekend?

I mean, did they broke something when iintroducing that 1Gb freebie?

 

[McGuywer]

Same for me. Disappointed in Vodacom. Happy 20th birthday.......

I almost missed my interview this morning since I couldn't make a call or SMS. Luckily iMessage saved me...

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

Have had problems since this morning.

I'm on TopUp and no service while another guy in the office is on contract and he was able to phone me. I cannot do any USSD requests to check balance.

 

[PhireSide]

A lady in the office got a 'no network error' on her Vodacom number. Mine is fine though

 

[Electric]

same problem here

 

[Jola]

Looks as if the prepaid and top up systems are down.

I am sure that it has to do with yesterday's fiasco.

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

I can still use my data bundle. Just no outgoing calls or USSD session I will assume they have a problem with their billing engine and its registering zero balance - this would explain why I can receive phone calls.

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

Just tested SMS, also not going through. Def a billing issue. This is going to be fun as my son has a birthday party this afternoon and most of the parents have not been to our house or know the area.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Just tested SMS, also not going through. Def a billing issue. This is going to be fun as my son has a birthday party this afternoon and most of the parents have not been to our house or know the area.

Get a cellC or 8ta prepaid SIM and use that to SMS/call the parents?

 

[Jola]

I can still use my data bundle. Just no outgoing calls or USSD session I will assume they have a problem with their billing engine and its registering zero balance - this would explain why I can receive phone calls.

IMO your analysis is correct - ties in with my observations.

 

[Jola]

Luckily I use a S4 Mini Duos, with a Cell C sim in the second slot, so I can still make calls.

Bummer, Vodacom !

Some techie tried to reset the 1 GB balances to zero, and then he managed to do it for all balances ???

 

[Gtx Gaming]

nothing works! top up 135

is this how vodascum rewards there paying contract clients?

 

[copacetic]

I can't make or receive calls.

 

[HideInLight]

Someone just linked this map, Johannesburg and Cape Town seems to be most effected.
http://downdetector.co.za/status/vodacom/map/

 

[Anakha56]

I must be bouncing around JHB then :wtf:...

 

[Sherbang]

Yep, no sms messages going through, no calls going through. Data seems ok