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Dear visitor,

Since its inception Vodafail.com has made a significant contribution towards raising awareness of the problems and issues faced by Vodafone customers.

Vodafone Australia customers have had the opportunity to voice their concerns, their fears and their troubles from every corner of Australia and beyond our borders. You have gathered the courage to stand up for your rights as consumers and to make your voice heard.

Each and every person who shared their story should have a sense of pride in this achievement and the changes that have occurred since the start of Vodafail.com.

More recently, traffic to Vodafail.com has declined significantly. Having achieved the goal of raising awareness and promoting concrete action in early 2011, we have now reached the point of closing Vodafail to new complaints. The site will remain online for as long as possible as a reminder and an example of what is possible when we share our experiences.

It has been a privilege to run this initiative and I'm am forever grateful for the help and support I've received. In particular I would like to thank Melissa, David and Travis for their continued efforts over the past 15 months. I'm also thankful and humbled by the support of ACCAN, Choice magazine and a wide range of media outlets, blogs and websites.

You can still browse existing stories and find out how to file a complaint if you are experiencing problems.

Until next time,

Adam Brimo

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Over the past 6 months traffic to Vodafail has declined significantly. Therefore we have closed off Vodafail to new complaints. We think you will find more joy in posting on any one of these fine product / brand review sites.

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7318 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Constant drop outs on Vodafaone Wireless Broadband. at 28 Dec 2010 06:08:47 PM
Have had Vodafone Mobile Wireless Broadband for 12 Months now and when I first got it was constantly dropping out even though I live right next to Brisbane city with usually no less then 4 bar strength! However, my connection shows up Local Connection only and usually coincides with the signal going to HDSPA from 3G Network. When I explained the drop outs seemed to coincide with this the woman on the other end laughed and said HDSPA was better. Clearly, it can't be better if I can't get on line! I have not moved and since around the beginning of December it has started all over again!! Took me almost an hour of logging on and off just to check emails the other night! So tired of it and still have 12 months of contract left! Surely a contract works both ways ie if I don't pay I break the contract but if they don't provide a service THEY break a contract! I think it should be as simple as they aren't providing the service they are supposed so should be able to leave the contract now!

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7317 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is at 28 Dec 2010 06:08:35 PM
im on pre-paid with vodafone and my credit is not lasting as long as usual.have called customer service a number of times and no result.my phone drops out even when asking for help from their customer service.been vodafone customer for many years but fed up now.quick to take our money and credit and not looking after your customers at all.

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7316 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Companys that use Vodafone lines! at 28 Dec 2010 06:08:28 PM
I am using Mobile Vodafone Broadband, but via another Company that use Vodafone lines and I have to say the Connection here is poor a lot of the time! Recently I had no data getting thru at all and rang my Company who checked out a few things to make sure I was in a Coverage area which I was and then said they would have to contact the Technical support department which turned out to be Vodafone. I was told that it might take weeks for the problem to be resolved because of the Christmas break coming up! When I strong protested they said they couldn't do anything and would ring me back in and hour which never happened, so I had to ring them again. Still nothing resolved.

Fortunately the very spotty and unreliable coverage I do get returned in the afternoon. But still the Coverage is often very poor.

I would not have signed up for this if I had know Vodafone would be so unreliable!

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7315 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Very Fail at 28 Dec 2010 06:08:18 PM
After watching Today Tonight I was happy to see that it wasnt just me and my boyfriend that have dramas with Vodacrap.
We live in Pacific Pines that is on the Gold Coast in a huge residential area and we dont get one bit of reception! At all! We had to install a home phone and that is an expense we didnt wish to have, but we had to install it.
Because we have no reception, when we get out of Pacific Pines and into differnt areas, I get some recpetion along with heaps of voicemails (due to my work) and then I have to pay to hear at least 5 voicemails each time I leave my house!
In addition, I work for the media and I am on my phone constantly and my phone always drops out, which then means I have to call back - costing me dearly.
I would hate to think how much I have spent.
28 Dec 2010 06:20:33 PM: I love you gf!

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7314 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is reception at 28 Dec 2010 06:08:10 PM
my reception is crap 80% of the time takes for ever to send a text and to get on the internet phone calls which ive never heard ring could of missed on a sale as wanting to sell a camper trailer there was no missed call on my phone just that the service was'nt there sick off speeking to indian mongs which u can't understand

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7312 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is a sham at 28 Dec 2010 06:08:02 PM
they have some Indian calling my home to upgrade my hanset. I told this guy 'Kevin' I dont want it, in turn I was abused, when I asked if he understood, he said I SHOULD LEARN TO SPEAK ENGLISH!!!! wtf?

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7309 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is at 28 Dec 2010 06:07:14 PM
Sick of getting the same message about 20 times some times right though the night very frustrating in the early hours of the morning when i have young children ... Or the messages I send are being sent over and over again and being charged for it... OVER IT

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7308 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is A MASSIVE FUCKING FAILURE at 28 Dec 2010 06:06:22 PM
3 phones at postcode 4020 north of Brisbane CBD, no service on all of them. FAIL!

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7305 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Massive Failure at 28 Dec 2010 06:05:28 PM
I could go on and on for hours about how much I HATE Vodafone. Having signed up for a Wi-fi usb & a mobile plan for my business, Vodafone promised great coverage & 5GB of data. I got to the point that I was SO frustrated with the constant call drop outs, internet disconnecting, hour + wait when calling 1555 and the fact that to take a call I needed to stand in the field outside my house - I blew up. I rang Vodafone maybe 15-20 times over 3 days, only to be hung up on 3 times, calls never returned and one "Team Leader" Jared was so unhelpful and rude, I had almost lost hope. All I wanted was OUT of the plans, and to not pay the $1500 they were asking of me "because I moved house". Apparentely, if you move house, you should check your Vodafone service first and move according to where you get service- but no one can tell you where this is written in the contract. I had it out with one woman (and I have to say I was very restrained considering I was FURIOUS) and eventually agreed on a deal to get out of both deals for a certain amount - she told me to sign up with a "better" provider and suggested Telstra (ha!) and said as soon as I registered with them, they would send the final bill. I signed up with Telstra that day. I have since received 2 normal monthly bills. The thought of calling them and sitting on hold for over an hour is too much for me right now, and I will deal with it in the New Year - all I want now is out of the contract and I'm not willing to pay at all. I hope this lawsuit goes ahead, because someone has to do something. If it's reception you're after - hit Telstra.

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7304 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is EPIC at 28 Dec 2010 06:05:19 PM
DOnt get reception anywhere 99% of the time. When reception is achieved it is only temporary, specially if you would like to make a call, it seems to sense phone in hand and straight away loses all reception. ive recieved messages several days after being sent, from my girlfriend sitting right next to me while i have reception. standing perfectly still balanced on one leg hand gently rubbing head (exercise needed to get enough reception to make the call) the call is broken and switching to the other leg is often required to here a short scrambled (lack of reception) sentence. I might add, I have a vodafone tower around 500 metres from my house and it is visible from my balcony, i still have no reception. vodafone has my area listed as a full reception area... dont think so. When i went to leave the network because of this bad reception somehow no other telecom network would accept me (full time employment, well payed, perfect credit, etc.) I can however rejoin vodafone.. coincidence? now that i have rejoined im getting monthly calls from telstra, optus and virgin asking me to join their networks. WTF? Fuck you vodafone

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7303 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Pathetic at 28 Dec 2010 06:05:01 PM
I recently moved from Telstra to sign 4 new services with Vodafone.
MISTAKE!!!
Nothing works......MMS takes days to send and receive, voicemail is received 2-3 days after they have been sent and the phone drops out of 3G reception so often that my business associates can never get a hold of me and my data services are nothing short of a joke.
I predominantly use my phone at My Gravatt, 7km's from Brisbane CBD, and Main Beach, 2.5 km's from Surfers Paradise. You'd think these areas would deliver great range.....NOT!
A phone and data service in a metro area should deliver seamless service that shouldn't require any of your attention at all. No-one should have to deal with performance issues on the hour, every hour, every day. Not to mention burning hours of our time on hold to offshore call centres who's care factor doesn't even rate ......we've all got better things to worry about.
Thanks for all the headaches Vodafone!
I want out but can't seem to get anyone at the other end of the phone to grant me a cancellation of my contract. Any help from anyone on this forum would be appreciated.
There is nothing good about vodafone.
Please......get me out of this!

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7301 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is 10outta10 for fail at 28 Dec 2010 06:04:39 PM
#7263 here again. I forgot to mention that it also took over 12mths to change my surname with vodapain. They just do not listen or heed new info uploaded on website which by the way often was offline in late 09 early 2010.

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7299 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Vodafone is a total FAIL at 28 Dec 2010 06:03:50 PM
I have two phones a telstra (nokia n15) and a Vodafone(Iphone 3) I cant get reception in my house with the vodafone mobile. I got no work for this week because I havnet told them my telstra number.

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7295 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Overcharging!!! at 28 Dec 2010 06:03:23 PM
Vodafone overcharged! On the inquiry text and unofficial balance I get when I inquire, it says that I have not exceeded my limit. However I am paying 2x my plan! Because I am in contract, I can not swithc to other network. Soooo frustrating

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7294 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Accounts at 28 Dec 2010 06:03:18 PM
I have had charges on my bills for something I didn't even sign up for. I recently got a new phone through them and when I had a look at my new bill I noticed a charge of $10.00 for some internet package I didn't know anything about. Through insistance they finally looked into it and found I was right. This had been going on for 3 months. If I had not taken much notice of what was on the bill I would have been out of pocket even more. They have done a credit of $30.00 to my account now but I urge people to really check your bills.

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7293 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is phone calls drop out. at 28 Dec 2010 06:03:10 PM
Vodafone phone calls constantly drop out, at least 1-2 phone calls a day (very frustrating!).

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7292 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is I have no reception at 28 Dec 2010 06:03:04 PM
I cannot recieve calls or call anyone without driving into the middle of town. I get delayed text messages and cannot access internet anywhere I have tried. The Vodafone website said I would have full coverage of everykind. Not happy having recently switched from the great coverage three had available.

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7291 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is at 28 Dec 2010 06:03:01 PM
I am losing connection all the time.. they are sending messages i am sending 3-4 times in a row, but only showing it as sent once in my sentbox... The only reason i am with them prepaid is that Optus doesnt roam in NZ ...

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7289 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is dreadful customer service and coverage - liars! at 28 Dec 2010 06:01:53 PM
My partner and I both signed up for 24 month iphone contracts in a vodafone store at the end of 2009. We live in Beerwah, QLD and we were assured that our area would have complete 3G coverage. However this was of course not the case. We could not make phone calls or receive txt messages at all! I must have called them about 10 times to resolve the issue. The first time they said the would get back to me within 48 hours but they never did... in fact when I called back again they had no record of my issue. It was a month and a half that this was going on and in the end my partner and I SOLD our iphones after being told by vodafone that the issue was due to the antenna in the phones. (I knew this was a possibility, however I put my mums telstra sim in my iphone - completely fine, full bars) So we repalced our iphones with HTC desires and of course have little or no reception again. I called again about the issue and they said they would cancel our contracts, but we had to SEND BACK THE IPHONES! Why didnt they say that before?!?! Instead of telling us its not vodafone and to try other phones?? Anyway, we pay $80 a month for contracts with $400 caps and we dont even come close to getting our money's worth... can't even send a text message in an area that is supposed to be full 3G coverage. Vodafone, your customer service is dreadful and your coverage is even worse.

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7288 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is at 28 Dec 2010 06:01:52 PM
I recently went to Fiji for 5 days, before leaving I checked my rates on roaming, reset my counter so I knew how long I was talking for and switched off data roaming as advised on the vodafone website and told by staff. I received a text once I landed which said to receive a call would cost $1 per minute yet advice I had was I would only be charged standard call rates, hence I elected to phone back to Australia as it would be cheaper than to receive a call. On the final day my phone had been suspended hopefully they thought it was a security breach yet the numbers they sent me in a text were not working numbers. When I landed back in Brisbane I went to the Vodafone booth at the airport and he had to give me a new sim card but could not activate my phone for outgoing calls or texts. I called the following day and it was re activated but I have a bill for over $2000. $1100 in calls and the remainder in data. I have mananged to get a credit for $866.87 for some of the data roaming but they have not credited me anything back on the calls. My calculations I was on the phone for 4 hours and 30 odd mins and even being generous my calls should not of been over $500.
As for MMS, forget it my son sent some on Christmas day and I received the last one (I think) at 5.23 am this morning. This is a common problem, as is not being able to use the internet e.g. facebook and twitter are the worst on a regular basis. I talk to another Vodafone customer frequently and when he is on the M5 in Sydney and I am on the Gold Coast his phone cuts out on a major motorway.
I have been a Vodafone customer for approx 12 years.

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7285 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Terrible at 28 Dec 2010 06:01:12 PM
I was watching the today tonight story about vodaphone (VODAFAIL) and surprise surprise my wireless broadband dropped out. I am supposed to get full coverage and the most I have ever has is 40%. Vodaphone needs to pick up it's act, we pay good money for below average services.

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7282 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is So So SO Fail at 28 Dec 2010 06:00:44 PM
I am now on my 5th blackberry storm handset... instead of just swapping out the phone for one that actually works and doesnt drive me crazy... they keep sending them away and just sending me new handsets... i have spent months of my plan with a crappy loan phone while paying through my ass for this plan!! but they are losing the most cause they have to keep sending me brand new handsets!! And now my latest handset is screwed and i can upgrade in 3 weeks in the 3 month buffer but they wont let me upgrade early... they want me to send the phone away... again and as soon as i get it back ill will be upgrading so why not let me upgrade now??
28 Dec 2010 06:04:42 PM: keep trying different stores, after my 4th Blackberry storm I went into a store and they gave me a phone of my choice, although I did have to start a new plan but I did have over 12 months left on the Blackberry plan.
28 Dec 2010 06:09:35 PM: You do realize that this is a Blackberry issue and not Vodafone....
Dont just post for the sake of posting....

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7281 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is epic fail at 28 Dec 2010 06:00:30 PM
Metro Brisbane area and constant drop outs or having to find out that people tried calling but saying that the phone is switched off or not in coverage area even though the phone is on and in metro areas..Trying to contact customer support doesn't work nor does getting a vodafone staff member to try either..Having unlimited calls ect is no good if you can't use it..Now with Telstra and MUCH better..

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7280 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is very at 28 Dec 2010 06:00:28 PM
poor or no reception, late sms messages or non arrival very frustrating, lack of customer service also!

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7278 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Alot of things at 28 Dec 2010 06:00:25 PM
I have new phone too, guy who sold me it didn't know what he was doing, I received bills from my old company and vodafone, charging me as if i was with them. Then get that sorted after 5 months of hardwork on my part. Then i txt and my family and friends they may get 1-2 days later, or at some ungodly hour of the night(when i sent it that morning . Sitting at home now, my husband who is on different provider has full bars, I have 1 maybe 2 and drops out.And a little while back didn't have coverage for 24 hours or so, got an email saying sorry from vodafone. My daughter went to recharge her phone and they told her to change to talk and txt, then next time she goes to charge she told to has to change to another thing!!!?

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7277 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is at 28 Dec 2010 06:00:23 PM
no reception, phone drops out

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7274 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is A Let Down at 28 Dec 2010 05:59:52 PM
My husband and myself have been with vodafone for seven years and have never had any dramas until the last probably 6 months. I upgraded to an iphone 3gs about 6months ago and after about 2 months of having it i started to have trouble sending messages and making calls so i went into my local vodafone store to make sure it wasnt the phone itself and they proceeded to tell me it was their network as they werent expecting the iphones to take off and there was too many people on there network and it was in the process of being up graded, well im still witing for that upgrade to be completed as i am now experiencing more and more problems. I can never get a hold ofmy husband (who is with vodafone) i cant get on facebook or my net banking which is a bnig pain in the a$$. I am ready to leave vodafone if this isnt fixed

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7273 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is at 28 Dec 2010 05:59:49 PM
I rang vodafone 3 months ago to change my details, while i was on the phone talking to the rep the phone kept dropping in and out due to this i was not sue if the could hear me and when I go to the point of changing my address they got it wrong. Two
months later When I rang back to see why I was not receiving my bill I was just told to register to my vodafone and I still was not told or given my bill & in formed that it was going to the wrong address. Not happy vodafone!

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7272 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is 100% fail at 28 Dec 2010 05:59:49 PM
failed to set up my global roming three times in a row. my contract runs out in feb 2011 and am so looking foward to teeling them to bash it.

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7271 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Serious fail... Really disappointed in myself for signing up to such a poor service provider at 28 Dec 2010 05:59:34 PM
The phone regularly drops phone calls, cannot connect to the server whenever I want Internet or apps. So I'm just not getting the service I am paying for. Only 20 mths left on contract! :-(

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7268 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is UTTER CRAP at 28 Dec 2010 05:59:14 PM
Vodafone have to have the poorest Customer Service I have ever experienced. I hold for over an hour only to be greeted by someone who can barely speak English! (this is in no way shape or form a racist comment. It does, however, show that Vodafone are using 'cheap labour' instead of pumping their profits back into Australia)

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7265 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is otiose at 28 Dec 2010 05:58:40 PM
When i call to top up my credit it says i am on a Flexi cap so i buy flexi cap credit and when i enter my credit pin it says "Sorry this pin is not used for your services"
28 Dec 2010 06:01:57 PM: Ah! you have to ask for flexicap credit! Buying it from a supermarket? Like they don't know! Don't care. Buy from a real phone store why don't you. At least you might get some propper advice. $29 is a flexicap credit $30 is not. Learn you plans read the brochures! Ignorance is no excuse!
28 Dec 2010 06:06:26 PM: Ah! you have to ask for flexicap credit! Buying it from a supermarket? Like they don't know! Don't care. Buy from a real phone store why don't you. At least you might get some propper advice. $29 is a flexicap credit $30 is not. Learn you plans read the brochures! Ignorance is no excuse!
28 Dec 2010 06:08:45 PM: Ah! you have to ask for flexicap credit! Buying it from a supermarket? Like they don't know! Don't care. Buy from a real phone store why don't you. At least you might get some propper advice. $29 is a flexicap credit $30 is not. Learn you plans read the brochures! Ignorance is no excuse!
28 Dec 2010 06:37:50 PM: HA, Priceless!!!

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7264 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is EPIC FAIL at 28 Dec 2010 05:58:37 PM
Vodafone has the most unreliable coverage of all the networks I have ever been with. At most I have 2 bars reception at my home in Warner (not exactly rural or anything) and this is so variable I have basically written off using my mobile at home. Sending and receiving MMS is a nightmare, usually taking several hours at least for them to send or be received. I am constantly seeing 'No Service' or 'Searching...' on my phone, even in the CBD. Coverage drops out second to second and with each step.
COME ON VODAFONE, GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!

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7263 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is 10outta10 at 28 Dec 2010 05:58:36 PM
Constant drop out of calls.
Constant drop out of calls.
Constant drop out of calls.
Very late voicemail.
Even when there is full 3g and signal there is often limited internet use.
10year custom yet no loyalty scheme...

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7262 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is 100% Fail at 28 Dec 2010 05:58:33 PM
My bills have been addressed to the incorrect name for over 3 years despite numerous requests to have it changed and numerous staff saying "Oh sorry, it's all fixed now".
When I phoned to make a complaint, I was on hold for over 2 hours and then finally got some Indian fool who told me "Sorry we're closed now and I'm the only one here so you can't speak to a manager... But I'll have one call you back tomorrow night". Well it's been 3 months and I'm still waiting on that phone call.
I had so many phones drop out despite my phone saying I had full coverage. I had voicemail messages coming through a week late.
I finally cancelled my contract but it cost me a couple of hundred dollars to do it!

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7260 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is very very bad at 28 Dec 2010 05:58:29 PM
my phone keeps dropping out on me and i am sick of it and messesce come days later. i may be a kid but i am sick of vodaphone

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7259 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Sick of Vodafone at 28 Dec 2010 05:58:20 PM
I took out a contract in July this year, after the recieving the phone. I was not happy with the phone itself. The battery life was terrible poor mobile and data coverage. I called vodafone and after numerous efforts to talk to an actual person I finally got through. Thy told me to go to my nearest vodafone store the only problem was that it is over an hour away.

They then told me that they would send a postage bag and I could send the phone back the only problem is that I never received the bag. After trying to call back again numerous times. I got defeated and have put up with poor service in both mobile coverage and data coverage ever since. I dont even get coverage in my own house. I constanly miss call and some voice mails dont come through until hours later. I use this phone for my small business also and it has cost me customers.

I tried to transfer the contact to my mother who lives in Sydney thinking that she might get better coverage than me in Rockhampton Queensland. Vodafone then told me I have to go into a store with my mother otherwise we cant do it. If they dont know Rockhampton is a 22 hour drive from Sydney.

I am a very upset vodafone customer

Chris (Rockhampton)

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7258 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Annoying bum holes at 28 Dec 2010 05:58:16 PM
I am using facebook on my unlimited plan 45 inifinite plan and it is deducting my usage of and it made my bill exceed 100.00 despite it stating facebook is unmetered. big stuff up vodafail

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7257 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Its crap at 28 Dec 2010 05:57:57 PM
I recently canceled my contract with vibraphone for two many reasons to mention.They offered me an early exit payout figure i agreed to this - then they sent me a bill for triple the amount i KEEP CALLING AND ALL I EVER GOT WAS SOMEONE IN INDIA-how do i know as the person said they were based at the airport that's very strange as i work there and they could not even describe the area hm mm.even though my contract does not exist iam still being billed go figure-then they send me an automatic debt collection letter for $48.00 wow this is the last straw.
I sick and tired of paying for poor coverage and drop outs. Very frustrating... As well as customer service (or lack of) that have no idea on the problems. All customer service want to do is transfer you and argue with you about the problem. I have lodge a complaint with the telecommunications industry ombudsman, asking Vodafone to terminate my contract and my sons as well. They are yet to get back to me.

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7256 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Extremely fail at 28 Dec 2010 05:57:55 PM
It's useless on my iPhone. Can hardly get reception anywhere and I have to deal with this for another 10 months on my contract! Very disappointing!

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7255 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is epic at 28 Dec 2010 05:57:38 PM
Constant drop outs, on hold for 50 mins to be connected and drop out three times in a row... billing errors... anyone read this you need to know you can demand the write of an entire bill.... for your trouble. i have had $150 written off over the last month for their constant screw ups and being stuck on hold... also had no messages come through for hours then being flooded with 15+ messages...and poor reception.... iphone 4 combined with vodafone is an epic fail for reception....

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7254 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is 50% at 28 Dec 2010 05:57:34 PM
Service Provider is Transact from the ACT. Outside of NSW/ACT, Vodaphone is the carrier. Being in QLD it is very hard to get coverage and even a phone call from someone in NSW that doesn't drop out. Basically I don't understand why all carriers can't have NATIONAL coverage.

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7252 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Extreme at 28 Dec 2010 05:57:23 PM
not getting service - reception and call drop outs.

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7250 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is extremely at 28 Dec 2010 05:56:41 PM
People call me to be told I am unavailable or my ph is turned off. I never turn my ph off!
People getting my texts hours or days after I send them!
Ph calls dropping out all the time!
NOT HAPPY VODAFONE !!!

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7249 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Rediculous Invasion of Privacy!! at 28 Dec 2010 05:56:39 PM
About a month ago I reported vodafone to teo as somehow my husbands phone account had been muddled with another vodafone's customer. After a vigorous 3 days of constantly having a phone to my ear (mind you 95% of the time i was on hold) I continuously got told that they could not access my account without the correct personal information. I then got on my web account which had another ladies name as well as all of her information, bills and phonecalls. Finally after contacting TEO I got a phone call from a vodafone representative willing to listen. As my vodafone phone was out of action I had to rach up my optus bill which still sits at a total of $600 + as I simply can not afford to pay it. Vodafone keep telling me that they are compensating my account by giving me 9 months credit but since then they have added a subscription to the account which i've been told was authorised and is on contract which can't be canceled. I added no such thing to my account. Also I've still got the other customers details on my account page. And they refuse to take responsibility for my optus bill so i've got optus threatening debt collection etc...

the only sufficient compensation is for vodafone to cancel my accounts with them... and i'm not going to give up until this has happened.

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7248 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Dodgy at 28 Dec 2010 05:56:37 PM
I ended my contract with vodafone 6 or more months ago and have called 5 time waited on hold for hours. Each time been told they will refund my money that they owe me in credit. Still no refund.

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7244 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is at 28 Dec 2010 05:56:23 PM
the phone keeps droping out allt he time we were in stroms the other day and lost power to my house and we could not even ring anyone to find out what wa sgoing on as the service was not there and every time the customers ring me i loose clients as im in realestate and have lost sale due to customer mnot been able to reach me in time or days later receiving texts lol

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7242 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is pretty fail at 28 Dec 2010 05:56:15 PM
I only receive about half of my txts and nearly all of my phone calls drop out for no reason, even for an important job interview! i only just changed over and now feel like the biggest chump. thanks guys

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7240 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Beyond fail at 28 Dec 2010 05:55:54 PM
I used to have Vodafone for my mobile, now i'm with Virgin, guess what? I went on a road trip to Adelaide, Ballarat and back to Brisbane in the week before Christmas. On Virgin i was without cover for about 4 hours for the whole trip!! Not bad considering at home in suburban Brisbane I get that every day!! And let's not forget the mobile broadband debacle a few weeks ago. I couldn'e get online to submit my BAS statement, so now I have proof that I couldn't, for the ATO thanks to vodafail.com. Oh and of course, i tried to buy a new phone using bonus bank, but hey, guess what they don't accept Commonwealth Bank mastercard debit, so my bonus bank $ are useless, gotta be a legal precedent there!!
28 Dec 2010 05:58:33 PM: Damn it. almost went to virgin first. instead i got ass raped by vodafone
28 Dec 2010 06:00:57 PM: Damn it. almost went to virgin first. instead i got ass raped by vodafone
28 Dec 2010 06:47:56 PM: Hey, I was with Vfucked for over 5 years in country SA, and accepted that in the country reception ain't so great, even on Telstragic 3GEEEwizz. But having a 2G phone seemed to actually help, and then i move back home to Qld, (Gold Coast) it was woeful, got a new Nokia 3GEEEwizz on Vfucked and guess what, got better reception on my old 2G faithful on Vfucked. And of course the wireless broadband was shit too. Moved up to Brissy 6 months ago, still shit, even on 2G. Go Virgin

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7239 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is at 28 Dec 2010 05:55:33 PM
One in two calls drop out why do we in a capital city great work VFail.

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7238 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is 60% at 28 Dec 2010 05:55:25 PM
Have been a Vodafone customer for over 10 years. Worst reception ever with new plan via Crazy Johns. Will be changing when plan expires shortly.

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7236 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Very!! at 28 Dec 2010 05:55:21 PM
Hardly ever receive SMS's, and if by chance I do they come hours, sometimes days late!!!!!!!!

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7235 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is EPIC at 28 Dec 2010 05:55:14 PM
1. Paid for new ringtones - never received (this has happened a number of times) 2. Crap coverage. 3. My account has reverted to my previous name - how? I didn't even sign up with my current Vodaphone pre paid under that name!! And to change it back i have to supply all my original paperwork..why should I? its Vodafones issue not mine.

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7234 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is at 28 Dec 2010 05:55:14 PM
No coverage in country towns at times and none in San Francisco USA and other large cities overseas

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7232 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is at 28 Dec 2010 05:55:10 PM
I owned a vodafone mobile phone.The charger died,so i went to a vodafone store where they told me that they did not stock chargers for their own phone.I then called vodafone to order a charger.2 hours and 12 transfers later i was put through to the billing department who told me they couldnt help me.Thanks vodafone,your awesome

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7230 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is at 28 Dec 2010 05:54:46 PM
dropped calls, late messages like 24 to 72hrs later, some people dont even get my messages or i wont get theres till days later..poor support lack of reception mid you living in brisbane and optus and telstra has full service i have 1 bar then drops... there only after our money and dont care about the quality of service...went for too long now...wake up stupid vodafone you rip offs....

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7229 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Crap at 28 Dec 2010 05:54:45 PM
3G coverage is a joke. I only get the lowest reception most of the time and it drops out all the time. I have been a Vodafone customer for 14 years and when contract up in June I am leaving them never to come back!

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7228 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is bad at 28 Dec 2010 05:54:32 PM
always drops out or has no service at all.

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7227 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Mobile & Internet at 28 Dec 2010 05:54:31 PM
My mum had a prepaid mobile with Vodaphone and has had no end of problems trying to re-charge (She isn't very phone literate) so I endeavoured to help her with it and gave up in disgust, it was one of the most non-user friendly thing I have ever had to do. We have since converted her over to Telstra which is alot easier as she can do this online. We gave up trying to unlock the PUK on her phone as she had owned it for over two years as we were told it was going to cost us $50 and of course you guessed it you cannot get hold of anyone from Vodaphone on the weekend to help with this particular issue.

Myself personally - we were in the process of changing over from Optus to Telstra and I wanted to ensure that we didn't have any issues with loss of internet as my husband runs a business from home so we purchased 2 prepaid Vodaphone Mobile Internet USB's and I can honestly say that my comment was Please give me Dial Up it's alot quicker than what I was dealing with. After ringing Vodaphone to check on the connectivity I was told that we were in a perfect reception area - Goodness help those that weren't in a perfect reception area. I will never deal with Vodaphone ever again.

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7225 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is pathetic at 28 Dec 2010 05:54:16 PM
Totally erratic!! I drive on the major freeway each day and it drops out in different places everyday. I get messages late or not at all. The reception is terrible

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7224 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is calls/messages/ at 28 Dec 2010 05:54:13 PM
i have numerous problems with services such as my uncle who lives with us receiving messages from my mobile even when he is next to me have made a complaint and to no avail excuses excuses it was someone elses fault or the phone itself so i have now purchased 3 phones and still i have the problem also drop out no connection

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7222 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is no reception at 28 Dec 2010 05:54:06 PM
I have no reception in Brisbane CBD? Thought this would be an area with the best service.

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7221 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is 11/10 at 28 Dec 2010 05:54:03 PM
sms messages not being sent
sms messages arriving 24 - 48 hours after being sent
constant drop outs no matter where you are situated when trying to make a call
forever getting 'no network coverage' messages


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7220 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is at 28 Dec 2010 05:54:01 PM
I have experienced calls dropping out for weeks so I went into the vodafone retail outlet at Northlakes but they assured me it was not their fault but a problem with my phone which was just out of warranty and gave me the details of two repairers that I should take my phone to.

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7219 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is FAIL!!! at 28 Dec 2010 05:53:57 PM
Always drops out! Having a conversation and just automatically drops! call back and say one or two words and drops out again!!! WHATTTT THE????? HOW IN THE WORLD ARE YOU SUPPOSE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION! PISSES ME OFF! . Text messages are not getting sent through until hours after! what the point is that! I sent like 20 messages to husband once and didn't get response! totallly nottt cool!!!!! got it 5 hours later! all at once!

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7218 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Completely at 28 Dec 2010 05:53:56 PM
I signed up for a broadband internet stick for my laptop a couple of years ago. It never worked in my home. I complained and was told that it would be cancelled.

I got a credit check to upgrade my phone plan and was told I had an outstanding debt with vodafone. The only thing I'd ever had with them was my internet.

I chased it up and was told that it would be corrected, and sent them back the modem. I received a letter from a debt collector AFTER this and followed it up with them telling me it would be resolved.

I have recently received YET ANOTHER letter about a debt I should never have had, for a service they were unable to provide.

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7217 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is a lot at 28 Dec 2010 05:53:32 PM
My voicemail arrives days late. Unable to get internet as it takes a long time and then says the server is not responding (major issue). Poor reception in most areas.

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7216 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is at 28 Dec 2010 05:53:32 PM
my vodaphone drops out constantly, in the middle of phone calls, always searching for service , says no service i got told it was the service and would be fixed within a few days but that was 3 weeks ago.i even got another phone through another company just so i had service for my job

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7215 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Dropped calls at 28 Dec 2010 05:53:30 PM
Tried 4 times to speak with my friend using my Vodafail prepay sim. Call went through then went dead within 10 seconds, even though call duration was still ticking over. Swapped over to my Virgin $5/mth iPhone 4 and had no problems calling her. I feel sorry for the engineers at Vodafone and surprised they had no rollback plan.

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7212 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Quite fail at 28 Dec 2010 05:53:04 PM
Text messages I send not arriving or arriving late and almost always not arriving when sent to overseas numbers, absolutely awful coverage - even from the same location, I'll have coverage half the time and not the other half, voicemails not arriving or arriving late, dropouts when I'm using the internet... very disappointed.

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7211 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Vodafone is very fail. I thought it was just my phone mucking up. at 28 Dec 2010 05:53:03 PM
I recive text messages from anyother network but if it is from another vodafone phone I don't usally get it for a couple of hours sometimes |:

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7209 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is lot at 28 Dec 2010 05:53:00 PM
My voicemail arrives days late. Unable to get internet as it takes a long time and then says the server is not responding (major issue). Poor reception in most areas.

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7207 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is FAIL at 28 Dec 2010 05:52:54 PM
Bought a vodaphone Internet stick yesterday. BIGGEST MISTAKE. No frikken reception anywhere.
29 Dec 2010 10:46:29 AM: Why would you do something like that will all the bad media about their reception????? Should have just bought a Telstra stick!

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7205 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Customer Service at 28 Dec 2010 05:52:41 PM
I have been a customer for a while now, however when I wanted to just upgrade my phone, the vodafone stores told me that they did not have the ability to organise that for me, instead they said to ring customer service and it can be done. Well, hours upon hours of waiting, even after midnight I tried and still I couldn't get through, even six in the morning and no answer, I went back to the store, and again they said they couldn't do it and to just keep trying. After many attempts of wanting to upgrade to the new iphone 4 finally within 20 minutes OUT OF SHEER LUCK that I got through only to have to talk to an indian I couldn't even understand!

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7204 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is vodafone SUCKS at 28 Dec 2010 05:52:37 PM
cannot send any emails from my iphone. cant get reception on merrimac and worongary which are standard full coverage ares on every other company. Calls wont even connect half the time. This is a phone I use for emails ALWAYS. I can't even send emails. So far vodafone has goven me a $20 credit. THATS IT! I will never use Vodafone again. Terrible reception, useless service at least 30 - 45 minutes on hold every time, just to be told that their 'server' is down and has been down now for at least two months. I am stuck in a contract and want to get out of it and join a company that works. I send MMS to people that, if they are lucky, get it within 1 or 2 days, and they are also with vodafone!
28 Dec 2010 05:58:30 PM: Also, internet is SO SLOW if it works at all. 3G is a joke. People try to call me, phone is on, and goes to msg bank.... which takes days to get.

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7203 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is at 28 Dec 2010 05:52:33 PM
no call and delayed msg

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7202 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is a lot at 28 Dec 2010 05:52:32 PM
My voicemail arrives days late. Unable to get internet as it takes a long time and then says the server is not responding (major issue). Poor reception in most areas.

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7201 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Epic! at 28 Dec 2010 05:52:27 PM
Went to check my account balance the other day and "Lara" the auto-matic phone message told me they w ere un-able to give me my information, she then said I can send a blank text message and they will text my account balance to me, so I did that and ofcourse never got my account balance. I called back again 2 days later to find out I was then over my pre-paid balance... that would never have happend if I got the account balance when I first called up.... thanks for the extra $25 on my phone bill vodafone!

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7200 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is vary fail vodafone at 28 Dec 2010 05:52:23 PM
me and my brother have lost service since 10am on the 28th of december and even following all their steps we still dont have service rather, we need service to call work as i am a manager i need my phone in case they need me or there is something wrong at my work.

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7199 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is FAIL at 28 Dec 2010 05:52:20 PM
They said that 8g and then theyd stop billing but it started with $39.95 to $112.00 this hurt my bank alot

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7198 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is at 28 Dec 2010 05:52:12 PM
Never have any reception or internet

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7197 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is worse than optus! at 28 Dec 2010 05:52:00 PM
i keep losing service.. randomly dropping out.. had my iphone plan for 12 months (today) and it's getting to be worse service than the optus i left!
28 Dec 2010 06:04:34 PM: Ahhhhh hahahaha funny... all my friends are with Optus and they constantly complain about reception.... But wow Voafone.

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7196 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Bad! at 28 Dec 2010 05:51:58 PM
I was sold an internet package and was assured I would have reception. When I got it home and tried to use it, there was no reception, I complained so many times and tried to cancel, they wouldn't let me cancel unless I paid an exit fee. Why should I pay an exit fee when I'm not even getting a service I paid money for. And why cant you talk to anyone that is in the sae stae or country as you?

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7195 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is way tooo fail at 28 Dec 2010 05:51:48 PM
my phone calls never get to the stage of cutting out cause they NEVER CONNECT IN THE FIRST PLACE...so ridiculous

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7194 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Shocker at 28 Dec 2010 05:51:37 PM
I thought it was due to having a new I phone that calls kept dropping out - but it's not! It's Vodafone! I regularly have calls drop out or regularly can't get service. Shocking. Shame on you Vodafone. Will definitely be looking at someone better

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7193 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is a lot at 28 Dec 2010 05:51:36 PM
My voicemail arrives days late. Unable to get internet as it takes a long time and then says the server is not responding (major issue). Poor reception in most areas.

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7189 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is very fail at 28 Dec 2010 05:51:07 PM
Phone cuts in and out i receive phone msgs hours later sick of it just wanna get out

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7188 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is FAIL to the max...... at 28 Dec 2010 05:51:07 PM
No reception at all.........they can shove it!!!!!

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7185 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is very at 28 Dec 2010 05:50:32 PM
I sick and tired of paying for poor coverage and drop outs. Very frustrating... As well as customer service (or lack of) that have no idea on the problems. All customer service want to do is transfer you and argue iwht you about the problem. I have lodge a complaint with the telecommunications industry ombudsman, askingVodafone to terminate my contract and my sons as well. They are yet to get back to me.

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7184 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is EPIC at 28 Dec 2010 05:50:28 PM
I was promised that Vodafone would have better coverage and have coverage where i live. in fact they guaranteed it. yet not only do they have limited coverage at my home residence but they also failed to have coverage at my work, in my town, its just bloody shocking. and im sick of hearing them tell me that according to their coverage investigation, i do have coverage in my area. BULL SH!T!!! you cheating, lying #$!@ #&#!%&

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7181 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is extremely at 28 Dec 2010 05:50:22 PM
recharging prepaid from phone fails regularly. logging onto the website takes too long and recharge from there usually fails also. Reception is poor. Only good thing is the 365 plan they offer which is good for pensioners. (me)

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7180 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Fail at 28 Dec 2010 05:50:16 PM
I have done the text a ringtone on Vodafone loads of times. This time though it wouldnt work. I have spend over 4 hours and 2 emails trying to get it refunded as it wont download. Have now given up!! So basically they have kept my money for nothing!
I am over being on hold with vodafone!

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7179 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is 11/10 on the failscale at 28 Dec 2010 05:50:10 PM
Constantly dropping out and rarely having more then one bar of reception (especially while out). What's the point of the mobile if you can't use it?

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7178 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is 75% at 28 Dec 2010 05:50:08 PM
The call drops atlest 5 times during a half a hour conversation.It's very annoying!!!

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7177 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is IT'S F&^%ED at 28 Dec 2010 05:50:04 PM
NO network at all in alot of areas - drop outs - connection failing - dials, takes my flag fall $$$ then drops out - Trying to run a business but how can i when this happens? This is absolutely out of this wirld!! We are not living in a 3rd world country ..... HELLOOOOO VODAFONE!!!!!!
UPGRADE!!!! ABOUT TIME I THINK!!!! making the switch tomorrow... So over unreliable service from vodafone

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7170 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is VODA(epic)FAIL at 28 Dec 2010 05:48:06 PM
BOOO!!! vodafone is the worst

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7166 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is SO ANNOYING at 28 Dec 2010 05:47:30 PM
I have been with Vodafone for 3 months now.... been through 2 phones and multiple sim cards. My issue at first was when calling a contact it would hang and go nowhere. Try multiple times and I would finally get through. So I tried my other phone... no change. Txt messages would also fail at times or take a while to send. This was all happening in a full service area. They first replaced the phone... I did say I tested on my other phone first but they didnt want to listen. Replacement phone.... same issue only now its hard to get on the net... has coverage but the browser keeps saying Network Error or Unabled to proccess while offline. They replaced sims... no resolve.. I was with 3 before Vodafone and had full service almost everywhere i went... in my house it fluxuates between 3 and no service. I thought 3 used the Vodafone network so if so shouldnt I be getting the same coverage as I was on 3???
28 Dec 2010 05:51:02 PM: Oh surprise... here I am trying to get online with full service and its saying No Network Coverage
28 Dec 2010 05:57:12 PM: Probably reserving there cells for 3 if they do use the Vodafone network and Vodafone just thinking our customers are already with us who cares
28 Dec 2010 06:03:28 PM: 3 Just merged with Vodaphone. This doesn't mean they both now share the same networks.
28 Dec 2010 06:07:32 PM: When I was with 3 the customer service told me they were using the Vodafone network... but you cant really beleive the customer support of any company I guess.

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7165 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is 2 at 28 Dec 2010 05:47:23 PM
lots of dropouts, bad coverage, cannot get to the customer service easily. shocking.

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7164 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Very fail at 28 Dec 2010 05:47:03 PM
No signal, dropped calls, incorrect billing arrhh

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7157 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is epic fail at 28 Dec 2010 05:44:24 PM
I only just recently joined with vodafail and I don't think i have once been able to have a conversation any longer then 5min without my phone dropping out. and most of my text messages I receive were sent to me usually hours before..

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