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7971 Someone from NSW thinks vodafone is wanna watch the ashes for $2.49 at 29 Dec 2010 06:12:25 AM
I thought hey i may as well watch the the 3rd test of the ashes on my i-phone at work instead of listen on my ol transistor :)
Remembered hearing heals during the 2nd test say watch the ashes live for $2.49 on your mobile :) why wouldnt you at that price?
All i can say is thank god it only lasted just over 3 days coz 4 days later, i got a txt saying "that due to high usage not covered by your plan, services are temporarily suspended, please call 1300305522 to discuss options" aye what, i then call this 1300 number and find i cant call it because im currently serving a suspension! so i then jumped on the computer to find out what the story is and find im up for $736 :0 for watching the aussies whop the english, mouth falls on floor so i ring the 1300 number from my wifes mobile and get put on hold then redirected and then the call drops out, so i ring back and ask if this number is costing me more cash and they then give me the secret 15 something customer care number which would have been the best number to give me in the 1st place :( so i then ring this number and get passed from person to person explaining my dilemma and repeating my 4 digit pin pass over n over! then i get the person thats going to help me, i tell my tale of horror again! she then says as a one time act of good faith we can cut the bill in half and give you back 500mb's! i asked wouldnt it be a fair thing if when my just over 2gb usage was up that a reminder txt should come thru telling me that im about use a good part of a weeks wages to watch the rest of the test and that if i was going to spend $736 watching the test id have grabbed a flight to the wacca and watched it live!! She then told me off for not checking my usage every 2nd day and to be careful watching the cricket in the future! i once again explained that it had been a total accident and that id never have watched if it was going to cost me even half of what it cost me and that i felt i had been fully takin advantage off :\
Then was put thru another two operators repeating my pin and story to each before they lifted my suspension :(
Has anyone else been thru this horror of watching test match cricket and getting slapped with a massive bill that could have easily been avoided with a friendly reminder from vodafone that your agreed usage have been reached/exceeded?
Remembered hearing heals during the 2nd test say watch the ashes live for $2.49 on your mobile :) why wouldnt you at that price?
All i can say is thank god it only lasted just over 3 days coz 4 days later, i got a txt saying "that due to high usage not covered by your plan, services are temporarily suspended, please call 1300305522 to discuss options" aye what, i then call this 1300 number and find i cant call it because im currently serving a suspension! so i then jumped on the computer to find out what the story is and find im up for $736 :0 for watching the aussies whop the english, mouth falls on floor so i ring the 1300 number from my wifes mobile and get put on hold then redirected and then the call drops out, so i ring back and ask if this number is costing me more cash and they then give me the secret 15 something customer care number which would have been the best number to give me in the 1st place :( so i then ring this number and get passed from person to person explaining my dilemma and repeating my 4 digit pin pass over n over! then i get the person thats going to help me, i tell my tale of horror again! she then says as a one time act of good faith we can cut the bill in half and give you back 500mb's! i asked wouldnt it be a fair thing if when my just over 2gb usage was up that a reminder txt should come thru telling me that im about use a good part of a weeks wages to watch the rest of the test and that if i was going to spend $736 watching the test id have grabbed a flight to the wacca and watched it live!! She then told me off for not checking my usage every 2nd day and to be careful watching the cricket in the future! i once again explained that it had been a total accident and that id never have watched if it was going to cost me even half of what it cost me and that i felt i had been fully takin advantage off :\
Then was put thru another two operators repeating my pin and story to each before they lifted my suspension :(
Has anyone else been thru this horror of watching test match cricket and getting slapped with a massive bill that could have easily been avoided with a friendly reminder from vodafone that your agreed usage have been reached/exceeded?