SMART is not so smart
December 4, 2008
For the last two weeks, I’ve been trying to check the balance of my SMART Gold’s postpaid account. Three times a week, I would text BILL? to 211 in the hopes that I will know how much I need to pay the next paydays.
Lo and behold, I still haven’t checked my balance yet. Each time I text 211, I get the same auto-reply, “This transaction is currently unavailable due to ongoing system enhancements. Thank you for bearing with us.”
Fed up that I still haven’t checked it (the hard copy of the billing statement hasn’t arrived either), I called *888 to inquire.
For two consecutive times, and to my much consternation, I was automatically put on hold for at least 15 minutes. The first time I called *888, I hung up because my ears were hurting. The second time I called, I was still on hold even though I already chose the option “Lost cell phone.” This was terribly annoying and inconvenient. If some unscrupulous cell phone robber really took my cell phone, he could have made at least PhP1,000-worth of pasa load because it would take me a long time to have the line cut off.
And then there’s my SMART Bro account. The cutoff of my SMART Bro is every 25th of the month. And because I registered my SMART Bro online, I can access the billing statements via http://smart.com.ph/Corporate/Support/Smart+Bro+Online.htm
In the previous months, I was able to view my billing statements three to five days after the cutoff. But it’s already Dec. 4, almost 10 days after the cutoff, but SMART Bro still hasn’t updated my billing online.
Really, is this a smart way to treat SMART’s customers?
Entry Filed under: Others, Reviews. Tags: *888, 211, bill, cell phone, pasa load, postpaid account, smart bro, smart gold.
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1. Bellex | June 14, 2009 at 2:04 pm
I am having a trouble with my bills as well. My smart gold 500 was stolen. I tried to have it barred the same day and it turned out it wasn’t barred until I checked it, ( thanks to my friend for telling me to remind). I wrote an email to smart, saying to cut it off.
They replied to me that is cut off. And they gave me an update of my account. Then, I replied. And the next day, they wrote me an email again saying my bill has gone to 3,700 pesos. I was shocked cos it was just suppose to be 1,200 if barred the day I requested for it.
Then, I complained about it saying they will investigate for it. Until now, I didnt hear from them except a letter from the attorney. Lol, it’s so hillarious.
What makes it worse, is that, when I reviewed my bills, they charge me of some things I never used and dont understand them.
So, annoying.
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