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
Share Your Pain
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10572 Someone from NSW thinks vodafone is Ultimate at 5 Jan 2011 11:49:24 AM
There is the current typical Vodafail mess of... rarely able to get reception to make calls, send sms, use data services unless i stand in 1 certain spot in my workshop or venture outside and even when Im outside I feel luckier than a lotto winner if I generally find reception. I dare not complain that I dont have reception when Im at home or visiting friends as I guess Vodafail hasnt commited to that or generally providing services within homes.. after all it is a mobile with which we can roam the earth looking for reception when we need to make a call right?? Thanks Vodafail.
A question I wanted to raise on this site is... has anyone experienced calls regularly dropping out at intervals such as 5 mins 2 seconds... 10 mins 2 seconds etc?
This occurred in various areas of sydney for me and some people I know also using Vodafail. It occurred from mid 2009 to early 2010. I would check my phone at the time, there would be reception and I would be abe to call back or others would call back immediately. This would happen consistantly for about a week then it would be back to "normal" for 2-3 weeks then it would reoccur!! At times I can remember having literally dozens of dropped calls per day and it would regularly happen 2 seconds into the minute of a call... most of them at 5 mins 2 seconds. Interestingly enough this just happens to add up to extra $$$ for Vodafail, as we are billed for that entire minute or 30 sec block, of which we only used 2 seconds. Then, we are also left with little option but to call again so we incur 2,3 or more flagfall charges for the one call. If this was intentional its an interesting way of increasing their income from calls by 10 - 15%. Considering Vodafails honesty and "ways" it appears they were INTENTIONALLY dropping calls in certain areas for a given period then moving to another to minimise customer complaints.
Please note that in all cases above Vodafail = Vodafone :-)
Anyone else with a similar experience?
A question I wanted to raise on this site is... has anyone experienced calls regularly dropping out at intervals such as 5 mins 2 seconds... 10 mins 2 seconds etc?
This occurred in various areas of sydney for me and some people I know also using Vodafail. It occurred from mid 2009 to early 2010. I would check my phone at the time, there would be reception and I would be abe to call back or others would call back immediately. This would happen consistantly for about a week then it would be back to "normal" for 2-3 weeks then it would reoccur!! At times I can remember having literally dozens of dropped calls per day and it would regularly happen 2 seconds into the minute of a call... most of them at 5 mins 2 seconds. Interestingly enough this just happens to add up to extra $$$ for Vodafail, as we are billed for that entire minute or 30 sec block, of which we only used 2 seconds. Then, we are also left with little option but to call again so we incur 2,3 or more flagfall charges for the one call. If this was intentional its an interesting way of increasing their income from calls by 10 - 15%. Considering Vodafails honesty and "ways" it appears they were INTENTIONALLY dropping calls in certain areas for a given period then moving to another to minimise customer complaints.
Please note that in all cases above Vodafail = Vodafone :-)
Anyone else with a similar experience?