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LukeGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- 3 reviews
Used to be great. Not anymore
I've been a Vodafone customer for over 15 years. Used to have fantastic customer service but now it's very bad.
Phone calls break up/drop out often.
Data is good then drops off. I would call and complain, data would be good again then pan off. Constant battle.
I have now changed to Telstra
AnthonySydney, NSW
Taking money without permission.
I added my card details to make recharging quicker. But Vodafone started taking money out automatically. I called them to ask why and the guy in India? said I had done it myself. Which I hadn't. Then he rudely suggested that I should "try" listening to him. As if I hadn't been ?!?
I have had little trouble with Vodafone in the past. Unless I travelled interstate, then service was different.
Just be careful adding a card to make things faster. They will take your money without asking.
Kind regards. Anthony.
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Y RossFar North Queensland, QLD
- 2 reviews
Terrible experience
I moved to Thursday Island in November 2020, where there is no vodafone coverage. I was on $45 plan plus iPhone paying monthly. Vodaone let me have $10 plan just to let me keep the excising Vodafone number and paying the iPhone monthly.
I started to use a Belong sim card in Thursday Island. Every month Vodafone changed my plan from $10 to $40 lite plan(not sure the name of the plan). Every month I called Vodafone and they just changed it back to $10. In January or February 2021 same thing happened to my vodafone bill, so I called Vodafone ag...
Read moreain. Vodafone telephone operator from India told me that I have been calling from Vodafone to some other numbers every month and they can trace them. They won't change my plan back to $10. I thought that was very strange because my iPhone didnt have the vodafone sim card. There is no way that I could make a call from Vodafone number. No matter how I explained to the vofafone operator, they kept saying that I had to pay $40 lite plan from now on. There is no vodafone coverage in Thursday Island. How can I get benefit from $40 vodafone plan. I am using $10 Belong sim card and I cannot use Data, I am only able to make a telephone call from Belong number. It was so frustrating to talk to Indian operators. In the end I decided to cancel the vodafone and just pay the remaining balance for my iPhone. I called for the 3rd time to vodafone to cancel my contract, the guy from cancelling team suggested that he will bar the usage of my vodafone number so that there is no more mysterious usage on my vodafone number.Find out how Vodafone compares to other Mobile Phone Service Providers
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PaulCanberra 2600, ACT
- 4 reviews
- 1 like
Mobile coverage far worse than Telstra
Planning on switching my mobile phone service back to Telstra as the mobile coverage is pretty poor. Lots of areas with no coverage. SOS only.
The broadband though is very fast
FabiusSydney, NSW
- 6 reviews
- Verified customer
After sales assistance? Not received
After two years, I decided to return to Vodafone as a telephone operator. I specify that with the previous provider (Kogan mobile) I had a great time, spending half. However, having purchased a smartwatch, Kogan does not offer the possibility of combining it with the phone to use it independently. So after some research, Vodafone was offering the best price between Optus and Telstra. As soon as the rechargeable plan was activated, the website and the app did not recognize my phone number. After three weeks of waiting and calling customer suppor...
Read moret every 48 hours (following their directions), the problem did not go away. In the three weeks of requesting assistance, no one from Vodafone Australia contacted me trying to find a solution. I, therefore, decided to activate Optus.SuellaPerth, WA
VODAFONE phone with hotspot use
I use a Vodafone hotspot with my PC for internet (50 Gig plus 3 Gig to enable sharing with spouses phone etc). Used to be very good but last few months service has varied a lot from clear calls etc to NZ using apps and phone to frequent dropouts mid call. I have had two sim cards changed to check it and today I spent about 45 minutes using online chat to try and find out about what speed Im on plus why the service varies. No luck. Passed from one staffer to another and no answers. In store also not good and got clearer info from an Optus staffe...
Read morer (female) on trying to use WIFI hotpspot effectively. Phone service seems slower than before with lots of buffering to download short videos via Whatsapp etc. Won' t consider Telstra as they do not include international calls which is a necessity for me. A nusiance if they are the most reliable service.ShanePerth
- 30 reviews
- 13 likes
Always goes back to original price
In the area of Maylands very bad reception for Vodafone mobile and Vodafone wifi.
Another friend of mine has the same problem and he lives in the same area perth metro been like this for
along time.
Another problem that happen to me when using Vodafone sim that i did not like at all as when your contract is up with them normally 12 months it reverts back to the undiscounted price.
As i've used another mobile company and theirs stayed at the discounted price all the time i was with
them and did not revert back to the original price.
Another reas...
AlisonGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- 2 reviews
- 2 likes
Worst wait times to get customer service I've ever dealt with!
Currently on hold to Vodafone and have been for 1 hour and 50 minutes (and counting). Ive been with them ever since 3 brought them - like way back in 2013 I think - TBH never had any issues. So happy with everything, customer service, internet service, price.
That has all changed in the past week since my NBN connection has just been dropping out. Ive called 4 times (all over an hour wait time + today - which is still pending but on the verge of 2 hours waiting on hold) Im a calm and polite person but anyone waiting this long for an issue which has still not been fixed after 5 calls would drive anyone crazy.
Just not good enough - and stop blaming corona for your slack customer service issues - lift your game Vodafone!
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Decent Provider but Retail Staff Cons you!
I have no qualms with Vodafone as a network service provider. If you are in civilisation it is up to the mark and reliable. However, their retail sales team is an absolute joke. They will con you by selling you things that you do not need or can find online for 1/10th of the price. The key words that the sales people use are "it is included along with your plan", "it is free", "it is a special offer for new customers" etc. They particularly take advantage of consumers whose first language is not English and are new to the country. International...
Read more students are a big mark for them. For instance, a phone plan that would normally set you back by 80 dollars a month, consumers end up paying $120, cause they include headphones, screen protectors , cases etc which the consumer thinks they are getting for free. If i were to buy Vodafone, I would buy it from their online store and not go to the retail store at all. Once again, the network and data speed is reliable and great. Just be careful if you walk into their retail stores.Find out how Vodafone compares to other Mobile Phone Service Providers
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oliveramelbourne
- 33 reviews
- 15 likes
reception very hard on some sspots
been on prepaid and reception somedays in some spots dont have enough coverage only issue there is call overseas is hard to understand but in general vodafone has some pretty good plans and included data as well
Unreasonably expensive
I found the same plan for less than one third of the Vodafone!!!
Really unhelpful store staff, just think about selling not helping.
Happy that leave my previous plan after three years.
Jordan D.Metropolitan Adelaide, SA
- 2 reviews
Good plans
I have never had an issue with service dropping out and always have plenty of data for the money I pay per month. Customer service over phone is very poor but very helpful I store
KitaSydney, NSW
- 5 reviews
Not as happy as I thought Id be
Is not the best service! I get little to no service in my house and customer service team sound like they read everything off a manual!
They continually tell me for 4yrs that they are fixing or putting up a tower in my area and my service will improve. The service has never improved. We are looking around for another service as its pointless paying for something that I never get to use!
The coverage is getting worse
Vodafone was okay but the network is getting worse. I can not even get a 4G network consistently. After this sim plan contract finish will definitely move to other service provider
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Anna M.Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- 2 reviews
- 2 likes
It's ok
It's ok but I won't suggest to another member of my family because they're charging too much and even didn't explain or refund me. When I call asking lots of question, It just waste of my time.
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V.connSydney, NSW
- 19 reviews
- 13 likes
- Verified customer
Need better customer service
Generally Vodafone’s okay however when there is an issue I have to speak to someone who cannot speak English, so I can never get an answer to my problems and nothing every gets fixed.
Don’t trust roaming
I was led to believe that roaming allowed you to use your phone as if you were in Australia, however please be aware that you don’t get voicemail message notifications nor can you access voicemail as you would in Australia.
I missed very important messages when I was away - very frustrating that I wasn’t notified.
WiFi Hotspot: Fine for traveling, but ration your data
I’m in the country temporarily because our Secretary of Defense was friends with the Minister of Defence. I suppose this review is for other temporary visitors who don’t change their phone’s SIM card and just need internet service for a month or two; I imagine my experience would have been a little better if I had changed the card in my phone. The WiFi hotspot served my needs well for the most part:
Pros
-Always had service when near civilization
-Service was fast
-Vodafone offered the most data per plan out of the other available services
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Read morens -Preface: this might be an iPhone X problem, perhaps android users will have more luck: Worst customer interface I’ve ever experienced. Put an hour at a time into trying to register and get the apps working, never succeeded. Couldn’t download the correct My Vodafone app. I would click on “My Vodafone Australia” in my browser, then the App Store would tell me “App currently not available in your country or region.” Other country’s apps didn’t work, I assume they’re in different systems and couldn’t access my Aussie account (I am 100% certain that I was providing the correct account information). And in order for me to sign up on the website, I would have needed to receive a text message to my assigned phone number—which required the correct app because I didn’t change my phone’s SIM card. So in short, I had no way to accurately track my remaining data, which was important because I did all of my official work on this personal data plan. -No service in the field. Not that big of a deal to me, but if you need service in the DOD training areas, go with Telstra.Emanon01Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- 13 reviews
- 7 likes
Customer Service poor experience
Pros:
- $5/day Roaming has been great.
- Vodafone App when it works
Cons:
- customer service has been terrible on more than 1 Occassion where I have been told to hold for long periods and not fully getting the answers I had been looking for.
- remote mobile coverage
- App temperamental.
- retail stores only interested in making a sale.
Vodafone is a safe bet but for a loyal customer like myself no real benefits and is best to see what all telecommunication companies are doing. Combining NBN with all mobile services works out really good.
Rajneesh R.Greater Melbourne (Inner), VIC
- 2 reviews
- 2 likes
Network quality medium
Network quality is different in all suburbs. sometimes I get 50 m b p s and something 100k b p s speed. They should improve the stability and range of network
Questions & Answers
Danielle m.asked
I have been charged $148 this month as part of my bill. The $148 is itemised as ‘pricing plan’ . What is that?
No answers
Jenny R.asked
TXT confirmation to another mobile what does this question mean when I am topping up my phone
No answers
decksasked
If I connect Vodafone tv can I still use my dvd player/recorder to record free to air programs?
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Category | Mobile Phone Service Providers and Physical Shops |
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Network Used | Vodafone |
International Roaming Offered | Yes |
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