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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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17130 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is Extremely fed up. at 25 Apr 2011 11:59:23 PM
Contracts SHOULD BE ILLEGAL, a phone company should have CONSEQUENCES for the way they run their businesses. My suggestion is to follow my lead, REFUSE to pay your bills, I've already been threatened with disconnection, and as soon as outbound calls are barred and internet access is suspended, then I'm switching to either Telstra or Optus. As far as the remaining 15 months of contract is concerned, FOLLOW MY LEAD - REFUSE TO PAY. Tell them to stick it where the sun don't shine. If enough of us collectively refuse to pay our Vodafone and 3 bills, then perhaps they will either shape up or ship out. Aussie consumers aren't the braindead zombie morons you people at Vodafone think they are. wait and see.
26 Apr 2011 03:41:11 PM: Not such a good idea. Non payment of accounts will result in a negative impact on your credit rating. Good luck joining another provider if you have bad credit. Actually, good luck doing anything with bad credit.
I had similar problems that everyone is reporting - I called Vodafone and let them know of my problems. We tried another handset, a replacement SIM and then they OFFERED to cancel my contract. So I did. Total time to bail and join another carrier: within 36 hours.
26 Apr 2011 03:47:50 PM: If you are disputing what vodafone is charging you then file a complaint with the TIO. In the complaint to the TIO you can tell them the amount of money in dispute, once you complete this complaint you will not have to pay that amount until the complaint is resolved. Regardless, the damage to your credit rating from not paying your account is not worth it. File a complaint and dispute the charges if there is a problem.

Goodluck!

Vodafail.com Moderation Team
26 Apr 2011 06:49:05 PM: thanks.. quite frankly I don't care about my credit rating. Most of my income is generated o/s. Have a UBS Mastercard, paying 5.6%pa interest, and currently paying off 2 properties I purchased (TX and PA, USA) for $usd68'000 and $usd49'000 respectively, both are positively geared and are currently returning about $200 to $300 per month after management expenses and insurance. Why the hell anybody would want to live in an overpriced loser country like Australia is just beyond me, unless you're one of those boat people from a war-torn or famine country.... TIO complaint being compiled at the moment, Telstra already approved me for the services I'm going to tell Vodaphoney and "3" to stick up their rear ends. More people should take this approach. Telcos in this place are so pathetic, but they DO listen to the TIO and release customers when a valid complaint is made, with supporting documentation. My parents left loser country Australia 8 years ago and haven't looked back. One would reasonably expect that if you pay top dollar for services you receive a corresponding quality to go with it, not here. Then again, average aussie will say she'll be right, mobile phone services in South Africa are the pits, aren't we a lucky bunch.... Good work on the vodafail site, though. Double-thumbs up.